tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35357065303841262862024-03-15T18:12:19.656-07:00Curiosity in the worldCurious ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/06477028846348644843noreply@blogger.comBlogger5336125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535706530384126286.post-7226553199158078242024-02-16T02:58:00.001-08:002024-02-16T02:58:18.662-08:00Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 1 update in 1 topic <div style="border:1px solid #d3d3d3;max-width:850px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;"> <div style="background-color:#f5f5f5;padding:10px 20px"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width:70%"> <span style="font:18px/20px arial;color:#333333"> <a href=" https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/rec.games.trivia/topics " style="text-decoration:none; color:#333333"> rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com</a> </span> </td> <td style="text-align:right;width:30%"> <span style="font:20px/24px arial"><a style="color:#dd4b39; text-decoration:none;" href="https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email/#!overview" target="_blank">Google Groups</a></span> </td> <td style="width:32px;"> <a href="https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email/#!overview" target="_blank"><img style="border:0;vertical-align:middle" src="http://www.google.com/images/icons/product/groups-32.png"></a> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div style="padding:20px; background-color: #f5f5f5;"> <div style="font-family: arial; color: #222222; padding: 0px"> <a name="digest_top" style="font-size:21px;"> Topic digest </a><br> <span style="font-size:11px"> <a style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:none" href=" https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/rec.games.trivia/topics ">View all topics</a> </span> </div> <div style="font: 13px/18px arial; color:#222222; padding: 0px; margin-bottom:30px"> <ul style="margin-left:3px; padding-left:0px"> <li> <a style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:none" href="#group_thread_0"> QFTCIMM24 Game 1, Rounds 2-3 answers: CanFoods, yoga poses</a> - <span style="color:#777777">1 Update</span> </li> </ul> </div> <a name="group_thread_0"></a> <div style="display:inline-block; font-family: arial; padding: 4px 0 5px 0px;"> <a target="_blank" href="http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/40dfc02fae1c4549?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email" style="font-size:21px; color:#1155CC; text-decoration:none"> QFTCIMM24 Game 1, Rounds 2-3 answers: CanFoods, yoga poses </a> </div> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%"> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 16 01:00AM </span> <br /><br /> Mark Brader:<br /> >>> and serve it in a pita, then you have this lovely treat to<br /> >>> serve to hungry bar-hoppers in Atlantic Canada. What is it?<br /> <br /> >> Donair.<br /> <br /> Dan Blum:<br /> > Wikipedia thinks "doner" and "donair" are the same thing.<br /> <br /> Not at the moment it doesn't. "A variation known as donair was introduced<br /> in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in the early 1970s."<br /> <br /> > (So do I but Wikipedia is a bit more authoritative.)<br /> <br /> Hardly.<br /> -- <br /> Mark Brader, Toronto | Actor sent to jail for not finishing sentence<br /> msb@vex.net | --Knoxville, TN, News-Sentinel, 1989-01-21<br /> <br /> My text in this article is in the public domain.<br /> </td></tr> </table> <div style="align:right; font-size:11px; margin-bottom: 40px; margin-top:5px;"> <a style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:none" href="#digest_top">Back to top</a> </div> </div> <div style="background-color: #f5f5f5;padding: 5px 20px;"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"> <tbody><tr> <td style="padding-top:4px;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:#636363;font-size:11px"> You received this digest because you're subscribed to updates for this group. 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She was portrayed on TV in the 1980s<br /> > by Francesca Annis. (For this one either the first name or<br /> > surname is sufficient.)<br /> <br /> Miss Marple<br /> <br /> > Nash, and Young cranked up the volume and the tempo for their<br /> > hit recording of the song. Who was the writer of the original,<br /> > dreamier version?<br /> <br /> Joni Mitchell<br /> <br /> > Girl" from a buddy who was down on his luck and turning it into<br /> > a #1 hit -- and perennial source of royalties. Who was Bowie's<br /> > lucky songwriting pal?<br /> <br /> Iggy Pop<br /> <br /> <br /> > The following are among the top science stories of 2023.<br /> <br /> > 4. Name the submersible that imploded en route to a tour of the<br /> > Titanic.<br /> <br /> Ocean Blue<br /> <br /> > 5. In July, a moon lander surveyed the previously unexplored<br /> > south pole of the moon, where frozen water reservoirs are<br /> > believed to exist. *Which country* launched this moon lander?<br /> <br /> China<br /> <br /> > but now he is one of many speaking out about its potential<br /> > misuse and need for regulation. What is "it"? (Give the<br /> > general answer, but a specific project or product.)<br /> <br /> AI<br /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Feb 14 05:46PM -0800 </span> <br /><br /> On Wednesday, February 14, 2024 at 4:02:19 AM UTC-6, Mark Brader wrote:<br /> <br /> <br /> > Each of the detectives we'll ask you to name exists both in print <br /> > fiction and as a character in movies and/or on TV. <br /> <br /> > 1. Who did Humphrey Bogart play in "The Maltese Falcon"? <br /> <br /> Sam Spade<br /> <br /> > 2. Name another Dashiell Hammett detective, played by William <br /> > Powell on the big screen and by Peter Lawford on TV. <br /> <br /> Nick Charles<br /> <br /> > "Partners in Crime". She was portrayed on TV in the 1980s <br /> > by Francesca Annis. (For this one either the first name or <br /> > surname is sufficient.) <br /> <br /> Marple<br /> <br /> > in movies by Charles Laughton and Jean Gabin -- among others -- <br /> > and on television by Michael Gambon, Bruno Cremer, and Rowan <br /> > Atkinson. <br /> <br /> Maigret<br /> <br /> > small, but Albert Finney is the only one to have earned a Best <br /> > Actor Oscar nomination for his portrayal. The year of the <br /> > movie is 1974. Name the detective. <br /> <br /> Hercule Poirot<br /> <br /> > gave him one name; Paul Newman played the character twice under <br /> > a different name. Give either name of this sleuth, but please <br /> > specify books or movies. <br /> <br /> Harper (in movies); Archer (in books)<br /> <br /> > Nash, and Young cranked up the volume and the tempo for their <br /> > hit recording of the song. Who was the writer of the original, <br /> > dreamier version? <br /> <br /> Joni Mitchell<br /> <br /> > first tour. Only problem is, they still don't have a hit song. <br /> > Some buddies loaned them "I Wanna Be Your Man", which went to <br /> > #12 on the charts. Who were the Stones' songwriting friends? <br /> <br /> John Lennon & Paul McCartney<br /> <br /> > But in this case, Chaka Khan just helped herself to the song <br /> > "I Feel For You", which won her a Grammy and went to #1 on the <br /> > Cashbox charts. Who was the songwriter? <br /> <br /> Prince<br /> <br /> > Girl" from a buddy who was down on his luck and turning it into <br /> > a #1 hit -- and perennial source of royalties. Who was Bowie's <br /> > lucky songwriting pal? <br /> <br /> Iggy Pop<br /> <br /> > again in 1982 -- before Whitney Houston swooped down and turned <br /> > it into the best-selling single of all time by a female artist. <br /> > Name the songwriter. <br /> <br /> Dolly Parton<br /> <br /> > death, making it a rare example of a posthumous #1 hit, and <br /> > an even rarer example of a #1 written by a Rhodes scholar. <br /> > Name the songwriter. <br /> <br /> Kris Kristofferson<br /> <br /> > Apparently, he was nonplussed when the Pointer Sisters scored <br /> > a worldwide #1 with this song, which he had yet to commit to <br /> > vinyl himself. Name the songwriter. <br /> <br /> Bruce Springsteen<br /> <br /> > Ironically, the highest any of her own recordings ever reached <br /> > on the charts was #43 -- and that was for her cover of a Carole <br /> > King song. The song is "And When I Die". Name the songwriter. <br /> <br /> Laura Nyro<br /> (the above implies that Carole King wrote "And When I Die," but I'm pretty sure Nyro herself wrote that song)<br /> <br /> > of the song has since joined the party, now using UB40's ska <br /> > arrangement when he performs his song live. The song is "Red, <br /> > Red Wine". Name the songwriter/balladeer. <br /> <br /> Neil Diamond<br /> <br /> > it on an album till 1977. In the meantime, Aretha Franklin had <br /> > scored a #1 hit with it. Four other performers have reached <br /> > the top 100 with the song since then. Name the songwriter. <br /> <br /> Stevie Wonder<br /> <br /> <br /> > 5. In July, a moon lander surveyed the previously unexplored <br /> > south pole of the moon, where frozen water reservoirs are <br /> > believed to exist. *Which country* launched this moon lander? <br /> <br /> China; India<br /> <br /> > 6. 2023 saw a new record in Canada of land lost to wildfires -- <br /> > more than double the previous record set in what year, within <br /> > four? <br /> <br /> 2018; 2009<br /> <br /> > 7. In March, two teenage girls from New Orleans presented a new, <br /> > trigonometric proof of what theorem? <br /> <br /> Pythagorean theorem<br /> <br /> > but now he is one of many speaking out about its potential <br /> > misuse and need for regulation. What is "it"? (Give the <br /> > general answer, but a specific project or product.) <br /> <br /> artificial intelligence; ChatGPT<br /> <br /> --<br /> Joshua Kreitzer<br /> gromit82@hotmail.com<br /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Feb 15 05:07AM </span> <br /><br /> <br /> > * Game 1, Round 4 - Entertainment - Detectives from Page to Screen<br /> <br /> > 1. Who did Humphrey Bogart play in "The Maltese Falcon"?<br /> <br /> Sam Spade<br /> <br /> > 2. Name another Dashiell Hammett detective, played by William<br /> > Powell on the big screen and by Peter Lawford on TV.<br /> <br /> Continental Op<br /> <br /> > "Partners in Crime". She was portrayed on TV in the 1980s<br /> > by Francesca Annis. (For this one either the first name or<br /> > surname is sufficient.)<br /> <br /> Marple<br /> <br /> > in movies by Charles Laughton and Jean Gabin -- among others --<br /> > and on television by Michael Gambon, Bruno Cremer, and Rowan<br /> > Atkinson.<br /> <br /> Maigret<br /> <br /> > small, but Albert Finney is the only one to have earned a Best<br /> > Actor Oscar nomination for his portrayal. The year of the<br /> > movie is 1974. Name the detective.<br /> <br /> Sherlock Holmes<br /> <br /> <br /> > 1. Canadian Jeremy Hansen was tapped by NASA to be a part of its<br /> > mission to the moon. What mission? Include the sequence number<br /> > if applicable.<br /> <br /> Artemis<br /> <br /> > 2. For the first time, the FDA has approved a gene-editing technique<br /> > to treat what blood disorder?<br /> <br /> hemophilia<br /> <br /> > 5. In July, a moon lander surveyed the previously unexplored<br /> > south pole of the moon, where frozen water reservoirs are<br /> > believed to exist. *Which country* launched this moon lander?<br /> <br /> China<br /> <br /> > superconductor i.e. a material that carries electric current<br /> > with no resistance. Superconductivity is not new, but what do<br /> > they say makes this one -- LK-99 -- special?<br /> <br /> it works at room temperature<br /> <br /> -- <br /> _______________________________________________________________________<br /> Dan Blum tool@panix.com <br /> "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."<br /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Feb 14 11:44PM -0800 </span> <br /><br /> On 2/14/24 02:02, Mark Brader wrote:<br /> <br /> > Each of the detectives we'll ask you to name exists both in print<br /> > fiction and as a character in movies and/or on TV.<br /> <br /> > 1. Who did Humphrey Bogart play in "The Maltese Falcon"?<br /> <br /> Sam Spade<br /> <br /> > small, but Albert Finney is the only one to have earned a Best<br /> > Actor Oscar nomination for his portrayal. The year of the<br /> > movie is 1974. Name the detective.<br /> <br /> Sherlock Holmes<br /> <br /> > death, making it a rare example of a posthumous #1 hit, and<br /> > an even rarer example of a #1 written by a Rhodes scholar.<br /> > Name the songwriter.<br /> <br /> Kris Kristofferson<br /> <br /> <br /> > 1. Canadian Jeremy Hansen was tapped by NASA to be a part of its<br /> > mission to the moon. What mission? Include the sequence number<br /> > if applicable.<br /> <br /> Artemis III<br /> <br /> <br /> > 2. For the first time, the FDA has approved a gene-editing technique<br /> > to treat what blood disorder?<br /> <br /> sickle cell anemia<br /> <br /> <br /> > 3. Rocks and dust collected from an asteroid 2,000,000,000 km<br /> > away were brought back to earth in September. Name *either*<br /> > the asteroid or the probe.<br /> <br /> OSIRIS-REx<br /> <br /> <br /> > 4. Name the submersible that imploded en route to a tour of the<br /> > Titanic.<br /> <br /> Titan<br /> <br /> <br /> > 5. In July, a moon lander surveyed the previously unexplored<br /> > south pole of the moon, where frozen water reservoirs are<br /> > believed to exist. *Which country* launched this moon lander?<br /> <br /> India<br /> <br /> > superconductor i.e. a material that carries electric current<br /> > with no resistance. Superconductivity is not new, but what do<br /> > they say makes this one -- LK-99 -- special?<br /> <br /> works at room temperature (ecept that it doesn't)<br /> <br /> > but now he is one of many speaking out about its potential<br /> > misuse and need for regulation. What is "it"? (Give the<br /> > general answer, but a specific project or product.)<br /> <br /> artificial intelligence<br /> <br /> <br /> > 10. Sales of a certain GLP-1 receptor agonist went through the roof.<br /> > What is this drug popularly known as?<br /> <br /> Ozempic<br /> <br /> <br /> -- <br /> Dan Tilque<br /> </td></tr> </table> <div style="align:right; font-size:11px; margin-bottom: 40px; margin-top:5px;"> <a style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:none" href="#digest_top">Back to top</a> </div> <a name="group_thread_1"></a> <div style="display:inline-block; font-family: arial; padding: 4px 0 5px 0px;"> <a target="_blank" href="http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/40dfc02fae1c4549?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email" style="font-size:21px; color:#1155CC; text-decoration:none"> QFTCIMM24 Game 1, Rounds 2-3 answers: CanFoods, yoga poses </a> </div> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%"> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Feb 15 05:02AM </span> <br /><br /> > > and serve it in a pita, then you have this lovely treat to<br /> > > serve to hungry bar-hoppers in Atlantic Canada. What is it?<br /> <br /> > Donair.<br /> <br /> Wikipedia thinks "doner" and "donair" are the same thing. (So do I but<br /> Wikipedia is a bit more authoritative.)<br /> <br /> -- <br /> _______________________________________________________________________<br /> Dan Blum tool@panix.com <br /> "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."<br /> </td></tr> </table> <div style="align:right; font-size:11px; margin-bottom: 40px; margin-top:5px;"> <a style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:none" href="#digest_top">Back to top</a> </div> </div> <div style="background-color: #f5f5f5;padding: 5px 20px;"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"> <tbody><tr> <td style="padding-top:4px;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:#636363;font-size:11px"> You received this digest because you're subscribed to updates for this group. 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Yes, Xnews was<br /> abandoned more than ten years ago, but since the only group I follow<br /> that has regular traffic is this one, it works for me.<br /> <br /> I can't say why eternal-september does not like your login, though.<br /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> swp <swp@aol.com>: Feb 13 03:14AM </span> <br /><br /> Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se> wrote in <br /> > abandoned more than ten years ago, but since the only group I follow<br /> > that has regular traffic is this one, it works for me.<br /> <br /> > I can't say why eternal-september does not like your login, though.<br /> <br /> thank you. I got the password issue resolved with eternal-september.<br /> <br /> now to see if posting from here really works.<br /> <br /> swp<br /> </td></tr> </table> <div style="align:right; font-size:11px; margin-bottom: 40px; margin-top:5px;"> <a style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:none" href="#digest_top">Back to top</a> </div> </div> <div style="background-color: #f5f5f5;padding: 5px 20px;"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"> <tbody><tr> <td style="padding-top:4px;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:#636363;font-size:11px"> You received this digest because you're subscribed to updates for this group. 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I foolishly thought when they took over deja news that it would be forever and all old posts would be preserved in perpetuity. I was wrong. I had based my assumptions on their old corporate motto "don't be evil." but those days are behind us.<br /> <br /> I used to use x-news, but that was abandoned almost a decade ago. eternal-september doesn't seem to like my login, despite having changed my password there just last week, which has complicated things as well. throughout this I saw various people's answers on this round using other services, so I couldn't submit a slate in good conscience.<br /> <br /> I would prefer to not have to pay for this and am open to suggestions. <br /> <br /> swp<br /> </td></tr> </table> <div style="align:right; font-size:11px; margin-bottom: 40px; margin-top:5px;"> <a style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:none" href="#digest_top">Back to top</a> </div> <a name="group_thread_1"></a> <div style="display:inline-block; font-family: arial; padding: 4px 0 5px 0px;"> <a target="_blank" href="http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/40dfc02fae1c4549?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email" style="font-size:21px; color:#1155CC; text-decoration:none"> QFTCIMM24 Game 1, Rounds 2-3: CanFoods, yoga poses </a> </div> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%"> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Feb 11 12:14PM +0100 </span> <br /><br /> > in the late 1970s. Two of the main ingredients are crab and<br /> > avocado. Their initial letters inspired the name of the item.<br /> > What is it?<br /> <br /> California roll<br /> <br /> > with a mixture of meats like veal, beef, pork, or wild game.<br /> > However, before the 20th century, a different type of meat -- no<br /> > longer available now -- was the main meat used in tourtière. Name it.<br /> <br /> Dog<br /> </td></tr> </table> <div style="align:right; font-size:11px; margin-bottom: 40px; margin-top:5px;"> <a style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:none" href="#digest_top">Back to top</a> </div> </div> <div style="background-color: #f5f5f5;padding: 5px 20px;"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"> <tbody><tr> <td style="padding-top:4px;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:#636363;font-size:11px"> You received this digest because you're subscribed to updates for this group. 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(In your answer posting, quote<br /> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal<br /> the correct answers in about 3 days.<br /> <br /> All questions were written by members of the Misplaced Modifiers<br /> and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may<br /> have been retyped and/or edited by me. The posting and tabulation<br /> of current-events questions is independent of the concurrent posting<br /> of other rounds. For further information please see my 2023-05-24<br /> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition<br /> (QFTCI*)".<br /> <br /> <br /> * Game 1, Round 2 - Canadiana - Canadian Foods, Drinks, and Snacks<br /> <br /> *Note*: none of the answers is poutine!<br /> <br /> 1. Introduced in 1938 by Rowntree, now manufactured by Nestlé<br /> in Toronto, and quite difficult to find outside Canada, this<br /> confectionery wrapped in yellow paper "makes a nice light snack".<br /> Name it.<br /> <br /> 2. What's the main ingredient that distinguishes the popular<br /> Canadian cocktail, the Bloody Caesar (or just Caesar), from<br /> the similar Bloody Mary?<br /> <br /> 3. This cultivar of a root vegetable was developed in Ontario<br /> and burst onto grocery store shelves in 1980 to great success.<br /> It's a cross between varieties from the US and Peru. Despite<br /> the first part of its name, it is not widely grown in northern<br /> Canada. Its distinctive color inspired the second part of its<br /> two-word name. What is it?<br /> <br /> 4. If you take a traditional kebab that you slice off a vertical<br /> rotisserie, but you make it out of beef instead of pork or lamb,<br /> then add a sauce of condensed milk, vinegar, sugar, and garlic,<br /> and serve it in a pita, then you have this lovely treat to<br /> serve to hungry bar-hoppers in Atlantic Canada. What is it?<br /> <br /> 5. You probably think this kitchen staple was invented by George<br /> Washington Carver, but in fact Canada's Marcellus Edson<br /> received the first patent in 1884. By World War I it was<br /> in widespread use as a protein source during meat rationing.<br /> Canadians are among the world's largest consumers per capita.<br /> 85% of you have some at home. What is it?<br /> <br /> 6. The McLaughlin family of Oshawa is best known for their motor<br /> car company, which became part of General Motors. The eldest<br /> son, John, however, contributed a carbonated drink to the world,<br /> which exploded in popularity as a mixer for moonshine during<br /> US Prohibition. Name the "patriotic" drink *brand*.<br /> <br /> 7. It's not certain, but Vancouver chef Hidekazu Tojo might be<br /> responsible for the creation of this popular restaurant item<br /> in the late 1970s. Two of the main ingredients are crab and<br /> avocado. Their initial letters inspired the name of the item.<br /> What is it?<br /> <br /> 8. The next item also bears a name from outside Canada. A Greek-<br /> Canadian restaurateur in Chatham-Kent added canned fruit to a<br /> popular take-out item on his menu. You either like or hate it.<br /> What is it?<br /> <br /> 9. Tourtière is a traditional meat pie from Quebec, which is made<br /> with a mixture of meats like veal, beef, pork, or wild game.<br /> However, before the 20th century, a different type of meat -- no<br /> longer available now -- was the main meat used in tourtière. Name it.<br /> <br /> 10. In the 1970s, University of Manitoba researchers modified an<br /> oil-producing plant to reduce the amount of bitter and dangerous<br /> erucic acid. They created Canola, which stands for Canadian Oil,<br /> Low Acid. What was the source plant that they modified?<br /> <br /> <br /> * Game 1, Round 3 - Sports - Yoga Poses<br /> <br /> Please see the handout at: <a href="http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/1-3/yoga.jpg">http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/1-3/yoga.jpg</a><br /> <br /> Western yoga is built on the idea of asanas ["AHSS-ah-nuhs"], or<br /> "poses" that stretch, strengthen, and calm or energize the body.<br /> You'll be given the name of a yoga pose in its original Sanskrit<br /> and in English. If the commonly used English name isn't a<br /> literal translation, we'll give you that too. For example,<br /> Tadasana ["TAH-dass-ah-nuh"] literally means "mountain pose",<br /> and that is its common English name, while Eka Pada Rajakapotasana<br /> ["aa-KAH pah-DAH rah-JAH-kop-poh-TAHS-anna"] literally translates<br /> to "one-legged king pigeon", but is known as the "mermaid pose."<br /> In each case, give the correct corresponding letter on the handout.<br /> <br /> 1. Paripurna Navasana ["par-ee-POOR-nah nah-VAHS-anna"] -- English,<br /> "boat pose", literal translation "complete" or "full boat pose."<br /> <br /> 2. Parighasana ["par-ee-GAHS-ah-nah"] -- English, "gate pose",<br /> direct translation "the bar used for shutting a gate, crossbar."<br /> <br /> 3. Natarajasana ["not-ah-raj-AHS-anna"] -- English, "dancer pose",<br /> direct translation "King Dancer" or "Lord of the Dance."<br /> <br /> 4. Trikonasana ["trik-cone-AHS-ah-nah"] -- English, "triangle pose."<br /> <br /> 5. Ustrasana ["oosh-TRAH-sah-nah"] -- English, "camel pose."<br /> <br /> 6. Camatkarasana ["KUH-mutt-Kuh-RUSS-uh-nuh"] -- English, "wild<br /> thing pose", direct translation "the joyful unfolding of<br /> the heart."<br /> <br /> 7. Urdhva Dhanurasana ["OORD-vah don-your-AHS-anna"] -- English,<br /> "wheel pose", direct translation "upward facing bow."<br /> <br /> 8. Garudasana ["gah-rue-DAHS-anna"] -- English, "eagle pose",<br /> direct translation "the mythic king of the birds."<br /> <br /> 9. Bhujangasana ["boo-jang-GAHS-anna"] -- English, "sphinx pose"<br /> or "cobra pose", direct translation "snake."<br /> <br /> 10. Malasana ["muh-LUH-suh-nuh"] -- English, "garland pose."<br /> <br /> -- <br /> Mark Brader | "To a guy, an RGB value is three bits rather than bytes.<br /> Toronto | ...000 Black, 001 Blue, 010 Green, ..., 111 White."<br /> msb@vex.net |<br /> <br /> My text in this article is in the public domain.<br /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Feb 11 04:17AM </span> <br /><br /> > the first part of its name, it is not widely grown in northern<br /> > Canada. Its distinctive color inspired the second part of its<br /> > two-word name. What is it?<br /> <br /> Yukon Gold potato<br /> <br /> > then add a sauce of condensed milk, vinegar, sugar, and garlic,<br /> > and serve it in a pita, then you have this lovely treat to<br /> > serve to hungry bar-hoppers in Atlantic Canada. What is it?<br /> <br /> doner kebab<br /> <br /> > in widespread use as a protein source during meat rationing.<br /> > Canadians are among the world's largest consumers per capita.<br /> > 85% of you have some at home. What is it?<br /> <br /> peanut butter<br /> <br /> > son, John, however, contributed a carbonated drink to the world,<br /> > which exploded in popularity as a mixer for moonshine during<br /> > US Prohibition. Name the "patriotic" drink *brand*.<br /> <br /> Canada Dry<br /> <br /> > in the late 1970s. Two of the main ingredients are crab and<br /> > avocado. Their initial letters inspired the name of the item.<br /> > What is it?<br /> <br /> California roll<br /> <br /> > Canadian restaurateur in Chatham-Kent added canned fruit to a<br /> > popular take-out item on his menu. You either like or hate it.<br /> > What is it?<br /> <br /> Hawaiian pizza<br /> <br /> > with a mixture of meats like veal, beef, pork, or wild game.<br /> > However, before the 20th century, a different type of meat -- no<br /> > longer available now -- was the main meat used in tourti?re. Name it.<br /> <br /> turtle<br /> <br /> > oil-producing plant to reduce the amount of bitter and dangerous<br /> > erucic acid. They created Canola, which stands for Canadian Oil,<br /> > Low Acid. What was the source plant that they modified?<br /> <br /> rapeseed<br /> <br /> > * Game 1, Round 3 - Sports - Yoga Poses<br /> <br /> > 1. Paripurna Navasana ["par-ee-POOR-nah nah-VAHS-anna"] -- English,<br /> > "boat pose", literal translation "complete" or "full boat pose."<br /> <br /> K<br /> <br /> > 2. Parighasana ["par-ee-GAHS-ah-nah"] -- English, "gate pose",<br /> > direct translation "the bar used for shutting a gate, crossbar."<br /> <br /> E<br /> <br /> > 3. Natarajasana ["not-ah-raj-AHS-anna"] -- English, "dancer pose",<br /> > direct translation "King Dancer" or "Lord of the Dance."<br /> <br /> D<br /> <br /> > 4. Trikonasana ["trik-cone-AHS-ah-nah"] -- English, "triangle pose."<br /> <br /> A<br /> <br /> > 5. Ustrasana ["oosh-TRAH-sah-nah"] -- English, "camel pose."<br /> <br /> B<br /> <br /> > 6. Camatkarasana ["KUH-mutt-Kuh-RUSS-uh-nuh"] -- English, "wild<br /> > thing pose", direct translation "the joyful unfolding of<br /> > the heart."<br /> <br /> F<br /> <br /> > 7. Urdhva Dhanurasana ["OORD-vah don-your-AHS-anna"] -- English,<br /> > "wheel pose", direct translation "upward facing bow."<br /> <br /> M<br /> <br /> > 8. Garudasana ["gah-rue-DAHS-anna"] -- English, "eagle pose",<br /> > direct translation "the mythic king of the birds."<br /> <br /> P<br /> <br /> > 9. Bhujangasana ["boo-jang-GAHS-anna"] -- English, "sphinx pose"<br /> > or "cobra pose", direct translation "snake."<br /> <br /> C<br /> <br /> > 10. Malasana ["muh-LUH-suh-nuh"] -- English, "garland pose."<br /> <br /> G<br /> <br /> -- <br /> _______________________________________________________________________<br /> Dan Blum tool@panix.com <br /> "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."<br /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Feb 10 08:24PM -0800 </span> <br /><br /> On Saturday, February 10, 2024 at 9:50:23 PM UTC-6, Mark Brader wrote:<br /> <br /> > 2. What's the main ingredient that distinguishes the popular <br /> > Canadian cocktail, the Bloody Caesar (or just Caesar), from <br /> > the similar Bloody Mary? <br /> <br /> Clamato<br /> <br /> > the first part of its name, it is not widely grown in northern <br /> > Canada. Its distinctive color inspired the second part of its <br /> > two-word name. What is it? <br /> <br /> Yukon red<br /> <br /> > in widespread use as a protein source during meat rationing. <br /> > Canadians are among the world's largest consumers per capita. <br /> > 85% of you have some at home. What is it? <br /> <br /> peanut butter<br /> <br /> > in the late 1970s. Two of the main ingredients are crab and <br /> > avocado. Their initial letters inspired the name of the item. <br /> > What is it? <br /> <br /> California roll<br /> <br /> > Canadian restaurateur in Chatham-Kent added canned fruit to a <br /> > popular take-out item on his menu. You either like or hate it. <br /> > What is it? <br /> <br /> pineapple pizza<br /> <br /> > oil-producing plant to reduce the amount of bitter and dangerous <br /> > erucic acid. They created Canola, which stands for Canadian Oil, <br /> > Low Acid. What was the source plant that they modified? <br /> <br /> rapeseed<br /> <br /> <br /> > In each case, give the correct corresponding letter on the handout. <br /> <br /> > 1. Paripurna Navasana ["par-ee-POOR-nah nah-VAHS-anna"] -- English, <br /> > "boat pose", literal translation "complete" or "full boat pose." <br /> <br /> A; N<br /> <br /> > 2. Parighasana ["par-ee-GAHS-ah-nah"] -- English, "gate pose", <br /> > direct translation "the bar used for shutting a gate, crossbar." <br /> <br /> B; E<br /> <br /> > 3. Natarajasana ["not-ah-raj-AHS-anna"] -- English, "dancer pose", <br /> > direct translation "King Dancer" or "Lord of the Dance." <br /> <br /> D<br /> <br /> > 4. Trikonasana ["trik-cone-AHS-ah-nah"] -- English, "triangle pose." <br /> <br /> I<br /> <br /> > 5. Ustrasana ["oosh-TRAH-sah-nah"] -- English, "camel pose." <br /> <br /> F; G<br /> <br /> > 6. Camatkarasana ["KUH-mutt-Kuh-RUSS-uh-nuh"] -- English, "wild <br /> > thing pose", direct translation "the joyful unfolding of <br /> > the heart." <br /> <br /> J; K<br /> <br /> > 7. Urdhva Dhanurasana ["OORD-vah don-your-AHS-anna"] -- English, <br /> > "wheel pose", direct translation "upward facing bow." <br /> <br /> M<br /> <br /> > 8. Garudasana ["gah-rue-DAHS-anna"] -- English, "eagle pose", <br /> > direct translation "the mythic king of the birds." <br /> <br /> L; O<br /> <br /> > 9. Bhujangasana ["boo-jang-GAHS-anna"] -- English, "sphinx pose" <br /> > or "cobra pose", direct translation "snake." <br /> <br /> C<br /> <br /> > 10. Malasana ["muh-LUH-suh-nuh"] -- English, "garland pose." <br /> <br /> P; H<br /> <br /> --<br /> Joshua Kreitzer<br /> gromit82@hotmail.com<br /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Feb 11 01:25AM -0800 </span> <br /><br /> On 2/10/24 19:50, Mark Brader wrote:<br /> <br /> > * Game 1, Round 2 - Canadiana - Canadian Foods, Drinks, and Snacks<br /> <br /> > *Note*: none of the answers is poutine!<br /> <br /> I'm severely disapointed<br /> <br /> > in widespread use as a protein source during meat rationing.<br /> > Canadians are among the world's largest consumers per capita.<br /> > 85% of you have some at home. What is it?<br /> <br /> peanut butter<br /> <br /> > Canadian restaurateur in Chatham-Kent added canned fruit to a<br /> > popular take-out item on his menu. You either like or hate it.<br /> > What is it?<br /> <br /> Hawaiian pizza<br /> <br /> > oil-producing plant to reduce the amount of bitter and dangerous<br /> > erucic acid. They created Canola, which stands for Canadian Oil,<br /> > Low Acid. What was the source plant that they modified?<br /> <br /> rapeseed<br /> <br /> > "boat pose", literal translation "complete" or "full boat pose."<br /> <br /> > 2. Parighasana ["par-ee-GAHS-ah-nah"] -- English, "gate pose",<br /> > direct translation "the bar used for shutting a gate, crossbar."<br /> <br /> D<br /> <br /> <br /> > 3. Natarajasana ["not-ah-raj-AHS-anna"] -- English, "dancer pose",<br /> > direct translation "King Dancer" or "Lord of the Dance."<br /> <br /> > 4. Trikonasana ["trik-cone-AHS-ah-nah"] -- English, "triangle pose."<br /> <br /> A; I<br /> <br /> > the heart."<br /> <br /> > 7. Urdhva Dhanurasana ["OORD-vah don-your-AHS-anna"] -- English,<br /> > "wheel pose", direct translation "upward facing bow."<br /> <br /> K<br /> <br /> <br /> > 8. Garudasana ["gah-rue-DAHS-anna"] -- English, "eagle pose",<br /> > direct translation "the mythic king of the birds."<br /> <br /> H<br /> <br /> <br /> > 9. Bhujangasana ["boo-jang-GAHS-anna"] -- English, "sphinx pose"<br /> > or "cobra pose", direct translation "snake."<br /> <br /> C<br /> <br /> <br /> -- <br /> Dan Tilque<br /> </td></tr> </table> <div style="align:right; font-size:11px; margin-bottom: 40px; margin-top:5px;"> <a style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:none" href="#digest_top">Back to top</a> </div> <a name="group_thread_1"></a> <div style="display:inline-block; font-family: arial; padding: 4px 0 5px 0px;"> <a target="_blank" href="http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/4a72a0aae9503d48?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email" style="font-size:21px; color:#1155CC; text-decoration:none"> QFTCI23 Final, Round 9-10 answers: entertainment, challenge </a> </div> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%"> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 11 03:45AM </span> <br /><br /> Mark Brader:<br /> > and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information<br /> > please see my 2023-05-24 companion posting on "Questions from the<br /> > Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".<br /> <br /> <br /> The Final game is over and Stephen Perry is the winner in absentia!<br /> <br /> This completes the latest season written by the Usual Suspects<br /> (and associated people). Next, we begin the current season, by<br /> the Misplaced Modifiers -- you've already seen a pair of their<br /> current-events rounds.<br /> <br /> <br /> > I wrote 9 of the 13 pairs in this set.<br /> <br /> I wrote entertainment pairs A and C, and the whole challenge round.<br /> <br /> <br /> > ** Final, Round 9 - Entertainment<br /> <br /> In the original game, the audio round was the hardest and this one<br /> was next-hardest.<br /> <br /> <br /> > A1. Although Hanna-Barbera officially denied it, which of their<br /> > cartoon animal characters was obviously named after a New<br /> > York Yankees player who was famous for his malapropisms?<br /> <br /> Yogi Bear. (Yogi Berra.) 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque,<br /> and Pete.<br /> <br /> > characters 8ho were parodies of, and named in reference to,<br /> > Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini. Give *either* the first<br /> > name or the surname of *either* character.<br /> <br /> Adenoid Hynkel, Benzino Napaloni. 4 for Joshua.<br /> <br /> <br /> > * B. Theatrical Superstitions<br /> <br /> > B1. On the stage it's considered bad luck to wish someone<br /> > good luck. What do they say instead?<br /> <br /> "Break a leg." 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete.<br /> <br /> > B2. It is also considered bad luck to mention the name of<br /> > a certain play by Shakespeare, so we won't mention it here.<br /> > What do they say instead?<br /> <br /> "The Scottish play." ("Macbeth".) 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum,<br /> Dan Tilque, and Pete.<br /> <br /> <br /> > title. But before that, in its first season, the show used<br /> > an even longer and more redundant title: 6 words altogether,<br /> > counting the abbreviation as one. What was it, exactly?<br /> <br /> "Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service".<br /> <br /> > first season, the rules were somewhat different, the host<br /> > was Sherri Shepherd, and the title was different as well.<br /> > What was that 4-word, rather conceited original title?<br /> <br /> "Best Ever Trivia Show". Joshua had the idea, but was not close<br /> enough.<br /> <br /> <br /> > * D. Canadiana: GTA Bands<br /> <br /> > In each case, name the GTA band in the picture.<br /> <br /> (GTA = Greater Toronto Area. But you knew that.)<br /> <br /> > D1. See: <a href="http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr9/gta-D1.jpg">http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr9/gta-D1.jpg</a><br /> <br /> Moxy Früvous.<br /> <br /> > D2. See: <a href="http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr9/gta-D2.jpg">http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr9/gta-D2.jpg</a><br /> <br /> Triumph.<br /> <br /> <br /> > by which TV shows and movies, mostly science fiction for<br /> > children, were made using miniature models for sets and<br /> > marionettes instead of actors. Who developed it?<br /> <br /> Gerry and Sylvia Anderson. (Either one is sufficient, or just<br /> the surname.) 4 for Dan Blum and Pete.<br /> <br /> <br /> > In the Supermarionation TV show "Thunderbirds", either name<br /> > the organization that the main characters worked for, or give<br /> > the first name of the woman who was their agent in London.<br /> <br /> International Rescue, Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward. 4 for Pete.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> > F1. See: <a href="http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr9/swif-F1.jpg">http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr9/swif-F1.jpg</a><br /> <br /> > How many studio albums has she released, including the<br /> > re-recorded "Taylor's Version"s?<br /> <br /> 14. (10 others + 4 "Taylor's Version"s.)<br /> <br /> <br /> > She spent her first few years living on a specialized<br /> > farm that her father, a stockbroker, bought from a client.<br /> > What kind of farm was it?<br /> <br /> Christmas-tree farm. 4 for Joshua.<br /> <br /> <br /> > and took 24 successive photos of a galloping horse, thus<br /> > proving the claim that at times none of its feet were on<br /> > the ground. Why did he want to settle that claim?<br /> <br /> There was a bet on the outcome. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum,<br /> and Dan Tilque.<br /> <br /> Note in particular the second photo in the bottom row.<br /> <br /> > Name any year when Canadians with a color TV set could<br /> > receive these compatible color broadcasts, but only from<br /> > the US, as no one in Canada was yet broadcasting in color.<br /> <br /> 1953-66. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque,<br /> and Pete.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> > B1. What technique for finding previously undiscovered ruins,<br /> > or previously undiscovered details in ruins, first became<br /> > available about 1920?<br /> <br /> Aerial photography. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque.<br /> <br /> > to learn how long it's been dead, which means they measure<br /> > the ratio of carbon-14 to carbon-12. Why is this ratio<br /> > related to how long it's been dead?<br /> <br /> Carbon-14 decays radioactively at a known rate (and when the<br /> thing dies it stops taking in new carbon from the environment).<br /> 4 for Erland. 3 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque.<br /> <br /> <br /> > day of the year, and seeing the Sun reflecting off the water.<br /> > This was possible because the well was *where*? (Not the<br /> > place name, the relevant characteristic of that place.)<br /> <br /> On the Tropic of Cancer. 4 for Erland and Dan Tilque.<br /> <br /> > desire to locate the one in the US and the other in French<br /> > territory, what made these locations more desirable than<br /> > most alternatives?<br /> <br /> The nearer you are to the equator, the more the rotation of the<br /> Earth contributes some speed to your (eastward) rocket launch.<br /> <br /> "Closeness to the equator" was not sufficient.<br /> <br /> <br /> > in Sweden in the late 19th century, and it involves<br /> > finding your way across country using a map and compass.<br /> > What's it called?<br /> <br /> Orienteering. 4 for everyone.<br /> <br /> > D2. A related recreational activity involves using a GPS<br /> > receiver to find objects hidden at announced coordinates.<br /> > What's this called?<br /> <br /> Geocaching. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete.<br /> <br /> <br /> > He never got into an actual game, but his 1966 book about<br /> > the experience was a success. The title "Paper Lion"<br /> > tells you which team it was, so just name the writer.<br /> <br /> George Plimpton. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete.<br /> <br /> > on the subject of restaurants. In 1970 Jim Bouton wrote<br /> > with similar frankness about a season as pitcher with the<br /> > Seattle Pilots. What was the title?<br /> <br /> "Ball Four". 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> > F1. The Bootmakers of Toronto are a society of Sherlock Holmes<br /> > fans. They take their name from a scene where Holmes finds<br /> > a boot marked "Meyers, Toronto" -- in what novel or story?<br /> <br /> "The Hound of the Baskervilles".<br /> <br /> See: <a href="http://victorianweb.org/art/illustration/pagets/259.jpg">http://victorianweb.org/art/illustration/pagets/259.jpg</a><br /> <br /> > F2. In the 1993 spy novel "The Night Manager" by John le Carré,<br /> > the lead character, Jonathan Pine, lives for several months<br /> > in a small town in what Canadian province?<br /> <br /> Quebec.<br /> <br /> <br /> > National Film Board, criticizing the pornography business.<br /> > But it was banned for a while in Ontario -- as pornography.<br /> > What was it? (Just the main title.)<br /> <br /> "Not a Love Story". 4 for Joshua.<br /> <br /> See:<br /> <a href="http://www.pastposters.com/cw3/assets/product_expanded/JamieR-MULL/not-a-love-story-cinema-quad-movie-poster-(1).jpg">http://www.pastposters.com/cw3/assets/product_expanded/JamieR-MULL/not-a-love-story-cinema-quad-movie-poster-(1).jpg</a><br /> <br /> > Phillips Square in 1991 found their booking canceled after<br /> > someone on Mayor Rowlands' staff decided the name of the<br /> > band was offensive. What band?<br /> <br /> Bare Naked Ladies. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum.<br /> <br /> If you dare, see: <a href="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Z4U1H9MRNgo/maxresdefault.jpg">https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Z4U1H9MRNgo/maxresdefault.jpg</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Scores, if there are no errors:<br /> <br /> FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST<br /> TOPICS-> Geo Mis Spo Sci Lit His Ent Cha SIX<br /> Stephen Perry 44 48 43 36 48 39 -- -- 258<br /> Joshua Kreitzer 30 32 16 28 30 27 20 32 179<br /> Dan Blum 36 24 7 24 40 16 16 31 171<br /> Dan Tilque 24 20 8 28 24 20 12 35 151<br /> Pete Gayde 28 23 -- -- 12 10 20 20 113<br /> Erland Sommarskog 24 16 0 23 8 16 0 16 103<br /> <br /> -- <br /> Mark Brader | "Writing that used both upper-case and lower-case<br /> Toronto | characters became fashionable many centuries ago.<br /> msb@vex.net | It continued... until FORTRAN was invented." --Peter Moylan<br /> <br /> My text in this article is in the public domain.<br /> </td></tr> </table> <div style="align:right; font-size:11px; margin-bottom: 40px; margin-top:5px;"> <a style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:none" href="#digest_top">Back to top</a> </div> </div> <div style="background-color: #f5f5f5;padding: 5px 20px;"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"> <tbody><tr> <td style="padding-top:4px;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:#636363;font-size:11px"> You received this digest because you're subscribed to updates for this group. 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Although Hanna-Barbera officially denied it, which of their<br /> > cartoon animal characters was obviously named after a New<br /> > York Yankees player who was famous for his malapropisms?<br /> <br /> Dino<br /> <br /> <br /> > F1. See: <a href="http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr9/swif-F1.jpg">http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr9/swif-F1.jpg</a><br /> <br /> > How many studio albums has she released, including the<br /> > re-recorded "Taylor's Version"s?<br /> <br /> 13<br /> <br /> > Name any year when Canadians with a color TV set could<br /> > receive these compatible color broadcasts, but only from<br /> > the US, as no one in Canada was yet broadcasting in color.<br /> <br /> 1963<br /> <br /> > to learn how long it's been dead, which means they measure<br /> > the ratio of carbon-14 to carbon-12. Why is this ratio<br /> > related to how long it's been dead?<br /> <br /> As long as the plant/animal is alive the carbon is constantly replace,<br /> so the proportions between the isotopes stay the same.<br /> <br /> > day of the year, and seeing the Sun reflecting off the water.<br /> > This was possible because the well was *where*? (Not the<br /> > place name, the relevant characteristic of that place.)<br /> <br /> The place is on the tropic.<br /> <br /> > in Sweden in the late 19th century, and it involves<br /> > finding your way across country using a map and compass.<br /> > What's it called?<br /> <br /> Orientering is how we spell it in Swedish.<br /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Feb 08 02:10AM </span> <br /><br /> <br /> > A1. Although Hanna-Barbera officially denied it, which of their<br /> > cartoon animal characters was obviously named after a New<br /> > York Yankees player who was famous for his malapropisms?<br /> <br /> Yogi Bear<br /> <br /> > * B. Theatrical Superstitions<br /> <br /> > B1. On the stage it's considered bad luck to wish someone<br /> > good luck. What do they say instead?<br /> <br /> break a leg<br /> <br /> > B2. It is also considered bad luck to mention the name of<br /> > a certain play by Shakespeare, so we won't mention it here.<br /> > What do they say instead?<br /> <br /> the Scottish play<br /> <br /> > by which TV shows and movies, mostly science fiction for<br /> > children, were made using miniature models for sets and<br /> > marionettes instead of actors. Who developed it?<br /> <br /> Gerry Anderson<br /> <br /> <br /> > F1. See: <a href="http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr9/swif-F1.jpg">http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr9/swif-F1.jpg</a><br /> <br /> > How many studio albums has she released, including the<br /> > re-recorded "Taylor's Version"s?<br /> <br /> 12; 15<br /> <br /> <br /> > She spent her first few years living on a specialized<br /> > farm that her father, a stockbroker, bought from a client.<br /> > What kind of farm was it?<br /> <br /> llama farm; emu farm<br /> <br /> > and took 24 successive photos of a galloping horse, thus<br /> > proving the claim that at times none of its feet were on<br /> > the ground. Why did he want to settle that claim?<br /> <br /> he had made a large bet on the subject<br /> <br /> > Name any year when Canadians with a color TV set could<br /> > receive these compatible color broadcasts, but only from<br /> > the US, as no one in Canada was yet broadcasting in color.<br /> <br /> 1962<br /> <br /> <br /> > B1. What technique for finding previously undiscovered ruins,<br /> > or previously undiscovered details in ruins, first became<br /> > available about 1920?<br /> <br /> aerial photography<br /> <br /> > to learn how long it's been dead, which means they measure<br /> > the ratio of carbon-14 to carbon-12. Why is this ratio<br /> > related to how long it's been dead?<br /> <br /> because carbon-14 undergoes radioactive decay<br /> <br /> > day of the year, and seeing the Sun reflecting off the water.<br /> > This was possible because the well was *where*? (Not the<br /> > place name, the relevant characteristic of that place.)<br /> <br /> on the equator<br /> <br /> > desire to locate the one in the US and the other in French<br /> > territory, what made these locations more desirable than<br /> > most alternatives?<br /> <br /> they are near the equator<br /> <br /> > in Sweden in the late 19th century, and it involves<br /> > finding your way across country using a map and compass.<br /> > What's it called?<br /> <br /> orienteering<br /> <br /> > D2. A related recreational activity involves using a GPS<br /> > receiver to find objects hidden at announced coordinates.<br /> > What's this called?<br /> <br /> geocaching<br /> <br /> > He never got into an actual game, but his 1966 book about<br /> > the experience was a success. The title "Paper Lion"<br /> > tells you which team it was, so just name the writer.<br /> <br /> Plimpton<br /> <br /> > Phillips Square in 1991 found their booking canceled after<br /> > someone on Mayor Rowlands' staff decided the name of the<br /> > band was offensive. What band?<br /> <br /> Barenaked Ladies<br /> <br /> -- <br /> _______________________________________________________________________<br /> Dan Blum tool@panix.com <br /> "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."<br /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Feb 07 11:03PM -0800 </span> <br /><br /> On 2/6/24 22:24, Mark Brader wrote:<br /> <br /> <br /> > A1. Although Hanna-Barbera officially denied it, which of their<br /> > cartoon animal characters was obviously named after a New<br /> > York Yankees player who was famous for his malapropisms?<br /> <br /> Yogi Bear<br /> <br /> <br /> > * B. Theatrical Superstitions<br /> <br /> > B1. On the stage it's considered bad luck to wish someone<br /> > good luck. What do they say instead?<br /> <br /> break a leg<br /> <br /> <br /> > B2. It is also considered bad luck to mention the name of<br /> > a certain play by Shakespeare, so we won't mention it here.<br /> > What do they say instead?<br /> <br /> the Scottish play<br /> <br /> > and took 24 successive photos of a galloping horse, thus<br /> > proving the claim that at times none of its feet were on<br /> > the ground. Why did he want to settle that claim?<br /> <br /> He made a bet about it.<br /> <br /> > Name any year when Canadians with a color TV set could<br /> > receive these compatible color broadcasts, but only from<br /> > the US, as no one in Canada was yet broadcasting in color.<br /> <br /> 1961<br /> <br /> <br /> > B1. What technique for finding previously undiscovered ruins,<br /> > or previously undiscovered details in ruins, first became<br /> > available about 1920?<br /> <br /> aerial surveying<br /> <br /> > to learn how long it's been dead, which means they measure<br /> > the ratio of carbon-14 to carbon-12. Why is this ratio<br /> > related to how long it's been dead?<br /> <br /> C-14 is radioactive and is produced in the atmosphere by cosmic rays. <br /> Plants and animals take it in while living, but that ceases when they <br /> die. So the amount of C-14 in a living being is fixed upon death and <br /> goes down in a predictable manner as the C-14 decays over the years.<br /> <br /> > day of the year, and seeing the Sun reflecting off the water.<br /> > This was possible because the well was *where*? (Not the<br /> > place name, the relevant characteristic of that place.)<br /> <br /> Tropic of Cancer<br /> <br /> > desire to locate the one in the US and the other in French<br /> > territory, what made these locations more desirable than<br /> > most alternatives?<br /> <br /> closeness to the equator<br /> <br /> > in Sweden in the late 19th century, and it involves<br /> > finding your way across country using a map and compass.<br /> > What's it called?<br /> <br /> Orienteering<br /> <br /> <br /> > D2. A related recreational activity involves using a GPS<br /> > receiver to find objects hidden at announced coordinates.<br /> > What's this called?<br /> <br /> Geocaching<br /> <br /> > He never got into an actual game, but his 1966 book about<br /> > the experience was a success. The title "Paper Lion"<br /> > tells you which team it was, so just name the writer.<br /> <br /> George Plimpton<br /> <br /> > on the subject of restaurants. In 1970 Jim Bouton wrote<br /> > with similar frankness about a season as pitcher with the<br /> > Seattle Pilots. What was the title?<br /> <br /> Ball Four<br /> <br /> <br /> -- <br /> Dan Tilque<br /> </td></tr> </table> <div style="align:right; font-size:11px; margin-bottom: 40px; margin-top:5px;"> <a style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:none" href="#digest_top">Back to top</a> </div> <a name="group_thread_1"></a> <div style="display:inline-block; font-family: arial; padding: 4px 0 5px 0px;"> <a target="_blank" href="http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/b3c4d0fdd84f5377?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email" style="font-size:21px; color:#1155CC; text-decoration:none"> QFTCI23 Final, Round 7-8 answers: literature, history </a> </div> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%"> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Feb 07 09:03PM +0100 </span> <br /><br /> > Edward (the Confessor, 1042-66; the Martyr, 975-78; the Elder,<br /> > 899-924), <br /> <br /> So with Roman numerals, the latter would be Edward -III?<br /> <br /> Anyone knows about the funny numbering of the Edwards? Was 1066 a <br /> total reset?<br /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Feb 07 10:28PM </span> <br /><br /> <br /> > So with Roman numerals, the latter would be Edward -III?<br /> <br /> > Anyone knows about the funny numbering of the Edwards? Was 1066 a <br /> > total reset?<br /> <br /> Yes. 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(In your answer posting, quote<br /> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal<br /> the correct answers in about 3 days.<br /> <br /> All questions were written by members of the Usual Suspects and<br /> are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have<br /> been retyped and/or edited by me. The posting and tabulation of<br /> current-events questions is independent of the concurrent posting<br /> of other rounds. For further information please see my 2023-05-24<br /> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition<br /> (QFTCI*)".<br /> <br /> <br /> I wrote 9 of the 13 pairs in this set.<br /> <br /> <br /> ** Final, Round 9 - Entertainment<br /> <br /> * A. Name that Parody<br /> <br /> A1. Although Hanna-Barbera officially denied it, which of their<br /> cartoon animal characters was obviously named after a New<br /> York Yankees player who was famous for his malapropisms?<br /> <br /> A2. See: <a href="http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr9/paro-A2.jpg">http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr9/paro-A2.jpg</a><br /> <br /> Charlie Chaplin's movie "The Great Dictator" featured<br /> characters 8ho were parodies of, and named in reference to,<br /> Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini. Give *either* the first<br /> name or the surname of *either* character.<br /> <br /> <br /> * B. Theatrical Superstitions<br /> <br /> B1. On the stage it's considered bad luck to wish someone<br /> good luck. What do they say instead?<br /> <br /> B2. It is also considered bad luck to mention the name of<br /> a certain play by Shakespeare, so we won't mention it here.<br /> What do they say instead?<br /> <br /> <br /> * C. Short-Lived TV Titles<br /> <br /> C1. See: <a href="http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr9/tv-C1.jpg">http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr9/tv-C1.jpg</a><br /> <br /> The long-running series whose title is now just "NCIS"<br /> previously included an expansion of the abbreviation in the<br /> title. But before that, in its first season, the show used<br /> an even longer and more redundant title: 6 words altogether,<br /> counting the abbreviation as one. What was it, exactly?<br /> <br /> C2. See: <a href="http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr9/tv-C2.jpg">http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr9/tv-C2.jpg</a><br /> <br /> A current quiz show on the Game Show Network is hosted by<br /> the lovely Brooke Burns and titled "Master Minds". In its<br /> first season, the rules were somewhat different, the host<br /> was Sherri Shepherd, and the title was different as well.<br /> What was that 4-word, rather conceited original title?<br /> <br /> <br /> * D. Canadiana: GTA Bands<br /> <br /> In each case, name the GTA band in the picture.<br /> <br /> D1. See: <a href="http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr9/gta-D1.jpg">http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr9/gta-D1.jpg</a><br /> <br /> D2. See: <a href="http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr9/gta-D2.jpg">http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr9/gta-D2.jpg</a><br /> <br /> <br /> * E. Supermarionation<br /> <br /> E1. See: <a href="http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr9/supe-E1.jpg">http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr9/supe-E1.jpg</a><br /> <br /> Supermarionation was the trademarked name of a system<br /> by which TV shows and movies, mostly science fiction for<br /> children, were made using miniature models for sets and<br /> marionettes instead of actors. Who developed it?<br /> <br /> E2. See: <a href="http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr9/supe-E2.jpg">http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr9/supe-E2.jpg</a><br /> <br /> In the Supermarionation TV show "Thunderbirds", either name<br /> the organization that the main characters worked for, or give<br /> the first name of the woman who was their agent in London.<br /> <br /> <br /> * F. The World (Taylor's Version)<br /> <br /> Increasingly this is Taylor Swift's world -- we just live here.<br /> <br /> F1. See: <a href="http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr9/swif-F1.jpg">http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr9/swif-F1.jpg</a><br /> <br /> How many studio albums has she released, including the<br /> re-recorded "Taylor's Version"s?<br /> <br /> F2. See: <a href="http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr9/swif-F2.jpg">http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr9/swif-F2.jpg</a><br /> <br /> She spent her first few years living on a specialized<br /> farm that her father, a stockbroker, bought from a client.<br /> What kind of farm was it?<br /> <br /> <br /> ** Final, Round 10 - Challenge Round<br /> <br /> * A. Entertainment History<br /> <br /> A1. See: <a href="http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr10/hist-A1.jpg">http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr10/hist-A1.jpg</a><br /> <br /> The invention of movies was inspired by an accomplishment<br /> of Eadweard Muybridge in 1878. He set up a row of cameras<br /> and took 24 successive photos of a galloping horse, thus<br /> proving the claim that at times none of its feet were on<br /> the ground. Why did he want to settle that claim?<br /> <br /> A2. See: <a href="http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr10/hist-A2.jpg">http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr10/hist-A2.jpg</a><br /> <br /> After a failed experiment with an incompatible system,<br /> the US introduced color TV broadcasts on the NTSC system,<br /> which could be viewed properly on a color TV set, or<br /> in black-and-white on the ordinary TV set of the time.<br /> Name any year when Canadians with a color TV set could<br /> receive these compatible color broadcasts, but only from<br /> the US, as no one in Canada was yet broadcasting in color.<br /> <br /> <br /> * B. History Science<br /> <br /> B1. What technique for finding previously undiscovered ruins,<br /> or previously undiscovered details in ruins, first became<br /> available about 1920?<br /> <br /> B2. Carbon is made up principally of two isotopes, carbon-12<br /> and carbon-14. If an object is made of organic matter, such<br /> as wood or animal remains, historians may use carbon-dating<br /> to learn how long it's been dead, which means they measure<br /> the ratio of carbon-14 to carbon-12. Why is this ratio<br /> related to how long it's been dead?<br /> <br /> <br /> * C. Science Geography<br /> <br /> C1. The first measurement of the size of the Earth involved<br /> looking straight down a certain well in Egypt on the longest<br /> day of the year, and seeing the Sun reflecting off the water.<br /> This was possible because the well was *where*? (Not the<br /> place name, the relevant characteristic of that place.)<br /> <br /> C2. The Kennedy Space Center is in Florida, and the Guiana<br /> Space Center is in French Guiana. Given the political<br /> desire to locate the one in the US and the other in French<br /> territory, what made these locations more desirable than<br /> most alternatives?<br /> <br /> <br /> * D. Geography Sports<br /> <br /> D1. This sport was developed from military training exercises<br /> in Sweden in the late 19th century, and it involves<br /> finding your way across country using a map and compass.<br /> What's it called?<br /> <br /> D2. A related recreational activity involves using a GPS<br /> receiver to find objects hidden at announced coordinates.<br /> What's this called?<br /> <br /> <br /> * E. Sports Literature<br /> <br /> E1. Although he was not an athlete, this American writer<br /> convinced an NFL team to let him try playing with them.<br /> He never got into an actual game, but his 1966 book about<br /> the experience was a success. The title "Paper Lion"<br /> tells you which team it was, so just name the writer.<br /> <br /> E2. Back in Game 7 of this season you heard about tell-all books<br /> on the subject of restaurants. In 1970 Jim Bouton wrote<br /> with similar frankness about a season as pitcher with the<br /> Seattle Pilots. What was the title?<br /> <br /> <br /> * F. Canadiana: Literature Canadiana<br /> <br /> F1. The Bootmakers of Toronto are a society of Sherlock Holmes<br /> fans. They take their name from a scene where Holmes finds<br /> a boot marked "Meyers, Toronto" -- in what novel or story?<br /> <br /> F2. In the 1993 spy novel "The Night Manager" by John le Carré,<br /> the lead character, Jonathan Pine, lives for several months<br /> in a small town in what Canadian province?<br /> <br /> <br /> * G. Canadiana: Canadiana Entertainment<br /> <br /> G1. In 1981 Bonnie Sherr Klein made a documentary for the<br /> National Film Board, criticizing the pornography business.<br /> But it was banned for a while in Ontario -- as pornography.<br /> What was it? (Just the main title.)<br /> <br /> G2. One of the bands selected for a public concert at Nathan<br /> Phillips Square in 1991 found their booking canceled after<br /> someone on Mayor Rowlands' staff decided the name of the<br /> band was offensive. What band?<br /> <br /> -- <br /> Mark Brader | "UNIX are quality sectional bookcases, made of solid oak.<br /> Toronto | Open or glass-fronted, in three sizes and three finishes,<br /> msb@vex.net | UNIX gives unapproached flexibility."<br /> | -- Daily Mail Ideal Home Book, 1951-52<br /> <br /> My text in this article is in the public domain.<br /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Feb 06 11:54PM -0800 </span> <br /><br /> On Wednesday, February 7, 2024 at 12:25:11 AM UTC-6, Mark Brader wrote:<br /> <br /> <br /> > A1. Although Hanna-Barbera officially denied it, which of their <br /> > cartoon animal characters was obviously named after a New <br /> > York Yankees player who was famous for his malapropisms? <br /> <br /> Yogi Bear<br /> <br /> > characters 8ho were parodies of, and named in reference to, <br /> > Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini. Give *either* the first <br /> > name or the surname of *either* character. <br /> <br /> Adenoid<br /> <br /> > * B. Theatrical Superstitions <br /> <br /> > B1. On the stage it's considered bad luck to wish someone <br /> > good luck. What do they say instead? <br /> <br /> break a leg<br /> <br /> > B2. It is also considered bad luck to mention the name of <br /> > a certain play by Shakespeare, so we won't mention it here. <br /> > What do they say instead? <br /> <br /> the Scottish play<br /> <br /> > first season, the rules were somewhat different, the host <br /> > was Sherri Shepherd, and the title was different as well. <br /> > What was that 4-word, rather conceited original title? <br /> <br /> "World's Greatest Quiz Show"; "World's Best Quiz Show"<br /> <br /> <br /> > F1. See: <a href="http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr9/swif-F1.jpg">http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr9/swif-F1.jpg</a> <br /> <br /> > How many studio albums has she released, including the <br /> > re-recorded "Taylor's Version"s? <br /> <br /> 16; 17<br /> <br /> <br /> > She spent her first few years living on a specialized <br /> > farm that her father, a stockbroker, bought from a client. <br /> > What kind of farm was it? <br /> <br /> Christmas tree farm<br /> <br /> > and took 24 successive photos of a galloping horse, thus <br /> > proving the claim that at times none of its feet were on <br /> > the ground. Why did he want to settle that claim? <br /> <br /> Governor Leland Stanford had placed a bet on it<br /> <br /> > Name any year when Canadians with a color TV set could <br /> > receive these compatible color broadcasts, but only from <br /> > the US, as no one in Canada was yet broadcasting in color. <br /> <br /> 1959<br /> <br /> > desire to locate the one in the US and the other in French <br /> > territory, what made these locations more desirable than <br /> > most alternatives? <br /> <br /> they are located along the seacoast with an ocean to the east, and due to the rotation of the earth, debris from any spacecraft that exploded on launch would more likely fall into the ocean than on land<br /> <br /> > in Sweden in the late 19th century, and it involves <br /> > finding your way across country using a map and compass. <br /> > What's it called? <br /> <br /> orienteering<br /> <br /> > D2. A related recreational activity involves using a GPS <br /> > receiver to find objects hidden at announced coordinates. <br /> > What's this called? <br /> <br /> geocaching<br /> <br /> > He never got into an actual game, but his 1966 book about <br /> > the experience was a success. The title "Paper Lion" <br /> > tells you which team it was, so just name the writer. <br /> <br /> Plimpton<br /> <br /> > on the subject of restaurants. In 1970 Jim Bouton wrote <br /> > with similar frankness about a season as pitcher with the <br /> > Seattle Pilots. What was the title? <br /> <br /> "Ball Four"<br /> <br /> <br /> > F2. In the 1993 spy novel "The Night Manager" by John le Carré, <br /> > the lead character, Jonathan Pine, lives for several months <br /> > in a small town in what Canadian province? <br /> <br /> Nova Scotia; Newfoundland and Labrador<br /> <br /> > National Film Board, criticizing the pornography business. <br /> > But it was banned for a while in Ontario -- as pornography. <br /> > What was it? (Just the main title.) <br /> <br /> "Not a Love Story"<br /> <br /> > Phillips Square in 1991 found their booking canceled after <br /> > someone on Mayor Rowlands' staff decided the name of the <br /> > band was offensive. What band? <br /> <br /> Barenaked Ladies<br /> <br /> --<br /> Joshua Kreitzer<br /> gromit82@hotmail.com<br /> </td></tr> </table> <div style="align:right; font-size:11px; margin-bottom: 40px; margin-top:5px;"> <a style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:none" href="#digest_top">Back to top</a> </div> <a name="group_thread_1"></a> <div style="display:inline-block; font-family: arial; padding: 4px 0 5px 0px;"> <a target="_blank" href="http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/b3c4d0fdd84f5377?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email" style="font-size:21px; color:#1155CC; text-decoration:none"> QFTCI23 Final, Round 7-8 answers: literature, history </a> </div> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%"> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 07 06:21AM </span> <br /><br /> Mark Brader:<br /> > please see my 2023-05-24 companion posting on "Questions from the<br /> > Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".<br /> <br /> <br /> > I wrote 6 of the 12 pairs in this set.<br /> <br /> In Round 7, I wrote pairs B, C, and E; in Round 8, pairs A, B, and D.<br /> <br /> <br /> > ** Final, Round 7 - Literature<br /> <br /> In the original game, the current-events round was the easiest and<br /> this one was next-easiest.<br /> <br /> > Last", which dealt with his experiences in World War II.<br /> > His later work was influenced by more experimental writers<br /> > such as Roland Barthes. Name him.<br /> <br /> Italo Calvino. 4 for Dan Blum and Stephen.<br /> <br /> > published in 1955? One of his best-known films is "The<br /> > Gospel According to St. Matthew". He died in violent and<br /> > never-explained circumstances in 1975.<br /> <br /> Pier Paolo Pasolini. 4 for Joshua and Stephen.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> > In 1897 the "Sun" received a letter reading in part, "Papa<br /> > says 'If you see it in the Sun, it's so'". What question<br /> > did the writer want answered?<br /> <br /> Is there a Santa Claus? (Anything along these lines is fine.)<br /> 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Pete, and Stephen.<br /> <br /> <br /> > In 1835 the "Sun" ran a series of 6 articles detailing<br /> > discoveries supposely made by Sir John Herschel using a<br /> > new telescope. What did they say he had discovered?<br /> <br /> People living on the Moon. (Also plants, animals, colossal buildings,<br /> etc. Anything along these lines is fine.) 4 for Dan Tilque,<br /> Dan Blum, and Stephen. 2 for Joshua.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> > C1. See: <a href="http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr7/dark-C1.jpg">http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr7/dark-C1.jpg</a><br /> <br /> > Which national capital city has a daily newspaper whose<br /> > motto is "Democracy Dies in Darkness"?<br /> <br /> Washington. (The "Post".) 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum,<br /> Pete, and Stephen.<br /> <br /> > C2. See: <a href="http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr7/dark-C2.jpg">http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr7/dark-C2.jpg</a><br /> <br /> > Which national capital city has a daily newspaper whose<br /> > motto is "Fair Play and Daylight"?<br /> <br /> Ottawa. (The "Citizen".) 4 for Dan Blum and Stephen.<br /> <br /> <br /> > of all places. One of his best-known books is 2001's<br /> > "The Global Soul", a meditation on cultural globalization.<br /> > Name him.<br /> <br /> Pico Iyer. 4 for Stephen.<br /> <br /> <br /> > "Black Lamb and Grey Falcon" is Dame Rebecca West's<br /> > over-1,000-page account of a trip to which country in 1937?<br /> > The country no longer exists.<br /> <br /> Yugoslavia. 4 for Dan Blum and Stephen.<br /> <br /> <br /> > robots ran amok. Asimov decided it would be more interesting<br /> > to write about robots with built-in ethical principles --<br /> > principles that he called what?<br /> <br /> The Three Laws of Robotics. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum,<br /> Pete, and Stephen.<br /> <br /> Fun fact: at the time, he thought "robotics" was an existing word.<br /> Thanks to his stories, now it is. But not a sufficiently specific<br /> answer for this question by itself.<br /> <br /> <br /> > What fictional technology did Asimov's robots use to<br /> > accomplish reasoning? On "Star Trek: The Next Generation",<br /> > Commander Data used the same technology.<br /> <br /> Positronic brain. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum,<br /> and Stephen.<br /> <br /> Fun facts:<br /> <br /> The top photo is from the 2004 movie "I, Robot". That title was<br /> taken from a well-known book collection of a number of Asimov's robot<br /> stories, but the movie's plot was not derived from any of them;<br /> indeed, part of the movie involves robots running amok, although<br /> this is eventually worked into a Three Laws of Robotics context.<br /> <br /> In any case the title of the book was not Asimov's in the first place;<br /> it was chosen by the publisher over his objections, as it had been<br /> previously used for yet another unrelated story, by Eando Binder.<br /> By the time the movie appeared, Binder's story had been adapted<br /> twice into episodes of different versions of "The Outer Limits".<br /> <br /> <br /> > face weird or surrealistic quandaries and incomprehensible<br /> > entanglements with bureaucracy. He died in 1924 from<br /> > tuberculosis.<br /> <br /> Franz Kafka. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, and Stephen.<br /> <br /> > writers in English literature. His most famous work was<br /> > inspired by a time years before, when he lived in Africa<br /> > and served on a steamer going up and down the Congo River.<br /> <br /> Joseph Conrad. ("Heart of Darkness".) 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque,<br /> Dan Blum, and Stephen.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> > * A. The Ones Before<br /> <br /> > A1. Before the US adopted its constitution in 1789, there were<br /> > 14 presidents of the Continental Congress. Name *any one*.<br /> <br /> Elias Boudinot (1782-83), Nathaniel Gorham (1786-87), Cyrus Griffin<br /> (1788), John Hancock (1775-77 and 1785-86), John Hanson (1781-82),<br /> Samuel Huntington (1779-81), John Jay (1778-79), Henry Laurens<br /> (1777-78), Richard Henry Lee (1784-85), Thomas McKean (1781),<br /> Henry Middleton (1774), Thomas Mifflin (1783-84), Peyton Randolph<br /> (1774 and 1775), Arthur St. Clair (1787). 4 for Joshua and Stephen.<br /> <br /> > A2. Before the Norman conquest under William I in 1066, there<br /> > were 19 men who are sometimes considered kings of England.<br /> > Name *any one*; his first name will be sufficient.<br /> <br /> Æthelbald [pronounce Æ like E] (ruled 858-60), Æthelbert (860-66),<br /> Æthelred (I, 866-71; II or the Unready, 978-1016), Æthelwulf (839-58),<br /> Alfred the Great (871-99), Athelstan (924-39), Canute (1016-35),<br /> Eadred (946-55), Eadwig (955-59), Edgar (959-75), Edmund (939-46),<br /> Edward (the Confessor, 1042-66; the Martyr, 975-78; the Elder,<br /> 899-924), Egbert (827-39), Harold (I, 1035-40; II, 1066), Harthacanute<br /> (1040-42). 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Stephen.<br /> 2 for Pete.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> > B1. The European Union now has 27 member countries. Within 1,<br /> > in 1957, how many countries formed what was then called<br /> > the European Common Market?<br /> <br /> 6 (accepting 5-7). 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Stephen.<br /> <br /> > B2. The United Nations now has 193 member countries. Within 5,<br /> > how many member countries were there when it was formed<br /> > in 1945?<br /> <br /> 50 (accepting 45-55). 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum,<br /> and Stephen.<br /> <br /> <br /> > post-war welfare state. Though he lost his own seat,<br /> > running as a Liberal, in 1945, the newly-elected Labour<br /> > government largely implemented the program he had set out.<br /> <br /> William Beveridge. 4 for Stephen.<br /> <br /> > until 2017. She now holds a fellowship with the Atkinson<br /> > Foundation and researches workers and technology. She is<br /> > a frequent contributor to the "Toronto Star" and the CBC.<br /> <br /> Armine Yalnizyan.<br /> <br /> <br /> > the Arctic Archipelago to Canada, and Edward (Ned) Hanlan<br /> > became the first Canadian world champion in any sport,<br /> > which, of course, was rowing. What year was it?<br /> <br /> 1880. 4 for Stephen. 3 for Joshua.<br /> <br /> > go to what is now the company's main building in Toronto,<br /> > you will see several signs mentioning the date of founding.<br /> > What year was it?<br /> <br /> 1670. 4 for Stephen.<br /> <br /> ("The Governor and Company of Adventurers of England Trading into<br /> Hudson's Bay.") See:<br /> <a href="http://i0.wp.com/www.mp.photo/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/E830E30A-5B85-4CDB-9965-4BE9EBEBD1C8_1_201_a.jpeg">http://i0.wp.com/www.mp.photo/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/E830E30A-5B85-4CDB-9965-4BE9EBEBD1C8_1_201_a.jpeg</a><br /> <br /> <br /> > York University. He was known for his writings on modern<br /> > European history, including "Postwar", concerning Europe<br /> > after 1945. He died of ALS in 2010.<br /> <br /> Tony Judt ["jut"].<br /> <br /> > suggested that, rather than by direct orders from the top,<br /> > the Third Reich operated mostly by officials implementing<br /> > policies that the leader would approve of.<br /> <br /> Ian Kershaw. 3 for Stephen.<br /> <br /> <br /> > * F. Colonial Powers<br /> <br /> > F1. In Africa, which country colonized what are now Benin<br /> > and Mali?<br /> <br /> France. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Erland, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum,<br /> Pete, and Stephen.<br /> <br /> > F2. Which country colonized what is now Angola, in Africa,<br /> > as well as Macau, which is now part of China?<br /> <br /> Portugal. 4 for everyone.<br /> <br /> <br /> Scores, if there are no errors:<br /> <br /> FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST<br /> TOPICS-> Geo Mis Spo Sci Lit His FOUR<br /> Stephen Perry 44 48 43 36 48 39 183<br /> Dan Blum 36 24 7 24 40 16 124<br /> Joshua Kreitzer 30 32 16 28 30 27 120<br /> Dan Tilque 24 20 8 28 24 20 96<br /> Erland Sommarskog 24 16 0 23 8 16 79<br /> Pete Gayde 28 23 -- -- 12 10 73<br /> <br /> -- <br /> Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net | "...but I could be wromg." --Rodney Boyd<br /> <br /> My text in this article is in the public domain.<br /> </td></tr> </table> <div style="align:right; font-size:11px; margin-bottom: 40px; margin-top:5px;"> <a style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:none" href="#digest_top">Back to top</a> </div> <a name="group_thread_2"></a> <div style="display:inline-block; font-family: arial; padding: 4px 0 5px 0px;"> <a target="_blank" href="http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/652bb0bdd3590543?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email" style="font-size:21px; color:#1155CC; text-decoration:none"> QFTCIMM24 Current Events Games 1-2 </a> </div> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%"> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Feb 06 05:29AM -0800 </span> <br /><br /> On Tuesday, February 6, 2024 at 12:48:06 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:<br /> <br /> > 1. The Oilers beat the Flames 3-1 last week. They broke a record <br /> > for a Canadian NHL team that had stood since Montreal set it <br /> > in the 1967-68 season. What did they break the record for? <br /> <br /> longest winning streak by a canadian team (13)<br /> <br /> > 2. Nick Dunlap won the American Express PGA golf tournament last <br /> > week but did not get the $1,500,000 prize. Why not? <br /> <br /> he is an amatuer <br /> <br /> > 3. Whose bust was unveiled at Queen's Park? <br /> <br /> lincoln alexander [1st black mp in canada]<br /> <br /> > 4. Art seems to come and go at the legislature. Why was the <br /> > painting "Salmon Life Giving Spawn" *removed* from Queen's Park? <br /> <br /> they don't know the correct provenance and it may be a fake<br /> <br /> > 5. What Canadian filmmaker died last week at age 97? <br /> <br /> norman jewison<br /> <br /> > 6. Name the Canadian who was nominated for the Best Supporting <br /> > Actor Oscar. <br /> <br /> ryan gosling<br /> <br /> > 7. At the Telus Centre in Calgary, in front of 4,000 people, <br /> > Danielle Smith had a sit-down with what controversial media <br /> > personality? <br /> <br /> tucker carlson<br /> <br /> > 8. Which state hosted both the Democratic and Republican primaries <br /> > last week? <br /> <br /> new hampshire<br /> <br /> > 9. In a blow to international shipping, the Panama Canal is <br /> > drastically reducing the number of ships that can pass through. <br /> > Why? <br /> <br /> lack of rain<br /> <br /> > 10. Which country is receiving the first-ever vaccine against <br /> > malaria? <br /> <br /> cameroon [following ghana, kenya, and malawi since the trials began. this is truly huge news.]<br /> <br /> <br /> > * Game 2 (2024-02-05), Round 1 - Current Events <br /> <br /> > 1. Justice Marie-Josée Hogue was in the news last week. What is <br /> > the subject of the investigation she is leading? <br /> <br /> foreign interference in elections<br /> <br /> > 2. Five professional hockey players from Canada's 2018 world <br /> > junior hockey team turned themselves in last week to face charges <br /> > of sexual assault. In *what city* will the trial take place? <br /> <br /> london, ontario<br /> <br /> > 3. Turning to the obits, this Puerto Rican dancer/singer/actress, <br /> > whose breakthrough came as the original Anita in "West Side <br /> > Story", died Tuesday. Name her. <br /> <br /> chita rivera<br /> <br /> > 4. This actor, famous for his role as Apollo Creed in the "Rocky" <br /> > franchise, also played linebacker for two seasons for the <br /> > BC Lions. He died on Thursday. Name him. <br /> <br /> carl weathers<br /> <br /> > 5. Saturday saw the passing at the age of 86, at his home in <br /> > Switzerland, of Vitorio Emmanuele di Savoia. *What title* <br /> > was Vitorio Emmanuele's *father* the last to hold? <br /> <br /> king of italy<br /> <br /> > 6. Last Monday a judge ordered the liquidation of Evergrande. <br /> > The development company is $300,000,000,000 in debt. In *what <br /> > country* did Evergrande have its operations? <br /> <br /> china<br /> <br /> > of land it owns on the edge of the city into a residential zone <br /> > with 4,000 new homes. That's one way to generate buyers for <br /> > its products! Name the company. <br /> <br /> leon's?<br /> <br /> > 8. After taking down Novak Djokovic in the semifinal, this rising <br /> > Italian tennis star defeated Daniil Medvedev to win the <br /> > Australian Open. Name him. <br /> <br /> jannik sinner<br /> <br /> > appeared in the big game. They won't this year either, after <br /> > losing to the San Francisco 49ers. Who are these perennial <br /> > also-rans? <br /> <br /> detroit lions<br /> <br /> > 10. While helping his father clean out his house, a Saskatchewan <br /> > man came across a cardboard box, the value of whose contents <br /> > has been estimated as high as $3,000,000. What was in the box? <br /> <br /> unopened 1979 o-pee-chee hockey cards in original cases. wayne gretzky rookie cards among them.<br /> <br /> > Toronto | By definition, there are already enough people to do that." <br /> > m...@vex.net | --G.H. Hardy <br /> <br /> > My text in this article is in the public domain.<br /> <br /> swp<br /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Feb 06 08:14PM +0100 </span> <br /><br /> > * Game 1 (2024-01-29), Round 1 - Current Events<br /> <br /> > 2. Nick Dunlap won the American Express PGA golf tournament last<br /> > week but did not get the $1,500,000 prize. Why not?<br /> <br /> He is an amateur<br /> <br /> > 8. Which state hosted both the Democratic and Republican primaries<br /> > last week?<br /> <br /> New Hampshire<br /> <br /> > 9. In a blow to international shipping, the Panama Canal is<br /> > drastically reducing the number of ships that can pass through.<br /> > Why?<br /> <br /> The canal is frozen? :-)<br /> <br /> Interesting. Lot's of noise in the papers here about the Houthi<br /> rebels driving shippers to take the long route about Africa and how<br /> that can affect the economy. I've seen nothing about the Panama Canal.<br /> <br /> > 10. Which country is receiving the first-ever vaccine against<br /> > malaria?<br /> <br /> Kenya<br /> <br /> <br /> > 2. Five professional hockey players from Canada's 2018 world<br /> > junior hockey team turned themselves in last week to face charges<br /> > of sexual assault. In *what city* will the trial take place?<br /> <br /> London<br /> <br /> > 5. Saturday saw the passing at the age of 86, at his home in<br /> > Switzerland, of Vitorio Emmanuele di Savoia. *What title*<br /> > was Vitorio Emmanuele's *father* the last to hold?<br /> <br /> King of Italy<br /> <br /> > 6. Last Monday a judge ordered the liquidation of Evergrande.<br /> > The development company is $300,000,000,000 in debt. In *what<br /> > country* did Evergrande have its operations?<br /> <br /> China<br /> <br /> > 8. After taking down Novak Djokovic in the semifinal, this rising<br /> > Italian tennis star defeated Daniil Medvedev to win the<br /> > Australian Open. Name him.<br /> <br /> Jenner<br /> <br /> > appeared in the big game. They won't this year either, after<br /> > losing to the San Francisco 49ers. Who are these perennial<br /> > also-rans?<br /> <br /> Green Bay Packers<br /> <br /> > 10. While helping his father clean out his house, a Saskatchewan<br /> > man came across a cardboard box, the value of whose contents<br /> > has been estimated as high as $3,000,000. What was in the box?<br /> <br /> Gold and platina<br /> <br /> (Apparently, some time back here in Sweden, workers in a house that <br /> had been bought by some Youtubers found exactly that in the attic of<br /> the house. There is now a controversy who hsa the right to the metals.<br /> The workers, the YouTubers or the former owner.)<br /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Feb 06 10:33PM </span> <br /><br /> <br /> > * Game 1 (2024-01-29), Round 1 - Current Events<br /> <br /> > 2. Nick Dunlap won the American Express PGA golf tournament last<br /> > week but did not get the $1,500,000 prize. Why not?<br /> <br /> he is an amateur player<br /> <br /> > 8. Which state hosted both the Democratic and Republican primaries<br /> > last week?<br /> <br /> New Hampshire<br /> <br /> > 10. Which country is receiving the first-ever vaccine against<br /> > malaria?<br /> <br /> Nigeria; Ghana<br /> <br /> <br /> > 3. Turning to the obits, this Puerto Rican dancer/singer/actress,<br /> > whose breakthrough came as the original Anita in "West Side<br /> > Story", died Tuesday. Name her.<br /> <br /> Chita Rivera<br /> <br /> > 4. This actor, famous for his role as Apollo Creed in the "Rocky"<br /> > franchise, also played linebacker for two seasons for the<br /> > BC Lions. He died on Thursday. Name him.<br /> <br /> Carl Weathers<br /> <br /> > 5. Saturday saw the passing at the age of 86, at his home in<br /> > Switzerland, of Vitorio Emmanuele di Savoia. *What title*<br /> > was Vitorio Emmanuele's *father* the last to hold?<br /> <br /> King of Italy<br /> <br /> > appeared in the big game. They won't this year either, after<br /> > losing to the San Francisco 49ers. Who are these perennial<br /> > also-rans?<br /> <br /> Detroit Lions<br /> <br /> -- <br /> _______________________________________________________________________<br /> Dan Blum tool@panix.com <br /> "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."<br /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 06 11:12PM </span> <br /><br /> Mark Brader:<br /> > > 9. In a blow to international shipping, the Panama Canal is<br /> > > drastically reducing the number of ships that can pass through.<br /> > > Why?<br /> <br /> Erland Sommarskog:<br /> > The canal is frozen? :-)<br /> <br /> "The canal isn't frozen" was news not so long ago -- from Ottawa.<br /> The Rideau Canal in that city is usually available for skating<br /> during the winter, but this winter has been so mild in Southern<br /> Ontario (unlike a lot of other parts of Canada!) that so far this<br /> season it's only been open for 4 days.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://globalnews.ca/news/10248610/ottawa-rideau-canal-closes/">http://globalnews.ca/news/10248610/ottawa-rideau-canal-closes/</a><br /> -- <br /> Mark Brader, Toronto "When you say 'non-trivial', can you<br /> msb@vex.net quantify that for me?" --Kate Hamilton<br /> <br /> My text in this article is in the public domain.<br /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Feb 06 04:51PM -0800 </span> <br /><br /> On Monday, February 5, 2024 at 11:48:06 PM UTC-6, Mark Brader wrote:<br /> <br /> > * Game 1 (2024-01-29), Round 1 - Current Events <br /> <br /> > 5. What Canadian filmmaker died last week at age 97? <br /> <br /> Jewison<br /> <br /> > 6. Name the Canadian who was nominated for the Best Supporting <br /> > Actor Oscar. <br /> <br /> Gosling<br /> <br /> > 8. Which state hosted both the Democratic and Republican primaries <br /> > last week? <br /> <br /> New Hampshire<br /> <br /> > 9. In a blow to international shipping, the Panama Canal is <br /> > drastically reducing the number of ships that can pass through. <br /> > Why? <br /> <br /> low water levels<br /> <br /> <br /> > 3. Turning to the obits, this Puerto Rican dancer/singer/actress, <br /> > whose breakthrough came as the original Anita in "West Side <br /> > Story", died Tuesday. Name her. <br /> <br /> Rivera<br /> <br /> > 4. This actor, famous for his role as Apollo Creed in the "Rocky" <br /> > franchise, also played linebacker for two seasons for the <br /> > BC Lions. He died on Thursday. Name him. <br /> <br /> Weathers<br /> <br /> > 5. Saturday saw the passing at the age of 86, at his home in <br /> > Switzerland, of Vitorio Emmanuele di Savoia. *What title* <br /> > was Vitorio Emmanuele's *father* the last to hold? <br /> <br /> King of Italy<br /> <br /> > 6. Last Monday a judge ordered the liquidation of Evergrande. <br /> > The development company is $300,000,000,000 in debt. In *what <br /> > country* did Evergrande have its operations? <br /> <br /> China<br /> <br /> > appeared in the big game. They won't this year either, after <br /> > losing to the San Francisco 49ers. Who are these perennial <br /> > also-rans? <br /> <br /> Detroit Lions<br /> <br /> > 10. While helping his father clean out his house, a Saskatchewan <br /> > man came across a cardboard box, the value of whose contents <br /> > has been estimated as high as $3,000,000. What was in the box? <br /> <br /> the complete archive of Questions from the Canadian Inquisition<br /> <br /> --<br /> Joshua Kreitzer<br /> gromit82@hotmail.com<br /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> Pete Gayde <pete.gayde@gmail.com>: Feb 06 11:50PM -0600 </span> <br /><br /> Mark Brader wrote:<br /> <br /> > 1. The Oilers beat the Flames 3-1 last week. They broke a record<br /> > for a Canadian NHL team that had stood since Montreal set it<br /> > in the 1967-68 season. What did they break the record for?<br /> <br /> Consecutive wins<br /> <br /> <br /> > 2. Nick Dunlap won the American Express PGA golf tournament last<br /> > week but did not get the $1,500,000 prize. Why not?<br /> <br /> He was an amateur<br /> <br /> > personality?<br /> <br /> > 8. Which state hosted both the Democratic and Republican primaries<br /> > last week?<br /> <br /> New Hampshire<br /> <br /> <br /> > 9. In a blow to international shipping, the Panama Canal is<br /> > drastically reducing the number of ships that can pass through.<br /> > Why?<br /> <br /> Depth of water has decreased<br /> <br /> <br /> > 3. Turning to the obits, this Puerto Rican dancer/singer/actress,<br /> > whose breakthrough came as the original Anita in "West Side<br /> > Story", died Tuesday. Name her.<br /> <br /> Chita Rivera<br /> <br /> <br /> > 4. This actor, famous for his role as Apollo Creed in the "Rocky"<br /> > franchise, also played linebacker for two seasons for the<br /> > BC Lions. He died on Thursday. Name him.<br /> <br /> Weathers<br /> <br /> <br /> > 5. Saturday saw the passing at the age of 86, at his home in<br /> > Switzerland, of Vitorio Emmanuele di Savoia. *What title*<br /> > was Vitorio Emmanuele's *father* the last to hold?<br /> <br /> King of Italy<br /> <br /> > appeared in the big game. They won't this year either, after<br /> > losing to the San Francisco 49ers. Who are these perennial<br /> > also-rans?<br /> <br /> Detroit Lions<br /> <br /> <br /> > 10. While helping his father clean out his house, a Saskatchewan<br /> > man came across a cardboard box, the value of whose contents<br /> > has been estimated as high as $3,000,000. 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Seems like an unlikely answer,<br /> though.)<br /> <br /> > robots ran amok. Asimov decided it would be more interesting<br /> > to write about robots with built-in ethical principles --<br /> > principles that he called what?<br /> <br /> Robotics<br /> <br /> <br /> > What fictional technology did Asimov's robots use to<br /> > accomplish reasoning? On "Star Trek: The Next Generation",<br /> > Commander Data used the same technology.<br /> <br /> Positron brains<br /> <br /> > face weird or surrealistic quandaries and incomprehensible<br /> > entanglements with bureaucracy. He died in 1924 from<br /> > tuberculosis.<br /> <br /> Franz Kafka<br /> <br /> <br /> > A2. Before the Norman conquest under William I in 1066, there<br /> > were 19 men who are sometimes considered kings of England.<br /> > Name *any one*; his first name will be sufficient.<br /> <br /> Edward the Confessor<br /> <br /> <br /> > B1. The European Union now has 27 member countries. Within 1,<br /> > in 1957, how many countries formed what was then called<br /> > the European Common Market?<br /> <br /> Six<br /> <br /> > B2. The United Nations now has 193 member countries. Within 5,<br /> > how many member countries were there when it was formed<br /> > in 1945?<br /> <br /> 75<br /> <br /> > post-war welfare state. Though he lost his own seat,<br /> > running as a Liberal, in 1945, the newly-elected Labour<br /> > government largely implemented the program he had set out.<br /> <br /> Keyens<br /> <br /> > * F. Colonial Powers<br /> <br /> > F1. In Africa, which country colonized what are now Benin<br /> > and Mali?<br /> <br /> France<br /> <br /> > F2. Which country colonized what is now Angola, in Africa,<br /> > as well as Macau, which is now part of China?<br /> <br /> Portugal<br /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Feb 04 06:48AM -0800 </span> <br /><br /> On 2/3/24 21:07, Mark Brader wrote:<br /> <br /> > In 1897 the "Sun" received a letter reading in part, "Papa<br /> > says 'If you see it in the Sun, it's so'". What question<br /> > did the writer want answered?<br /> <br /> Is there a Santa Claus?<br /> <br /> <br /> > In 1835 the "Sun" ran a series of 6 articles detailing<br /> > discoveries supposely made by Sir John Herschel using a<br /> > new telescope. What did they say he had discovered?<br /> <br /> life on the Moon<br /> <br /> <br /> > C1. See: <a href="http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr7/dark-C1.jpg">http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr7/dark-C1.jpg</a><br /> <br /> > Which national capital city has a daily newspaper whose<br /> > motto is "Democracy Dies in Darkness"?<br /> <br /> Washington DC<br /> <br /> <br /> > C2. See: <a href="http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr7/dark-C2.jpg">http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr7/dark-C2.jpg</a><br /> <br /> > Which national capital city has a daily newspaper whose<br /> > motto is "Fair Play and Daylight"?<br /> <br /> Canberra, Australia<br /> <br /> > robots ran amok. Asimov decided it would be more interesting<br /> > to write about robots with built-in ethical principles --<br /> > principles that he called what?<br /> <br /> three laws of robotics<br /> <br /> <br /> > What fictional technology did Asimov's robots use to<br /> > accomplish reasoning? On "Star Trek: The Next Generation",<br /> > Commander Data used the same technology.<br /> <br /> positronic brain<br /> <br /> > writers in English literature. His most famous work was<br /> > inspired by a time years before, when he lived in Africa<br /> > and served on a steamer going up and down the Congo River.<br /> <br /> Joseph Conrad<br /> <br /> <br /> > * A. The Ones Before<br /> <br /> > A1. Before the US adopted its constitution in 1789, there were<br /> > 14 presidents of the Continental Congress. Name *any one*.<br /> <br /> Patrick Henry<br /> <br /> <br /> > A2. Before the Norman conquest under William I in 1066, there<br /> > were 19 men who are sometimes considered kings of England.<br /> > Name *any one*; his first name will be sufficient.<br /> <br /> Edward the Confessor<br /> <br /> <br /> > B1. The European Union now has 27 member countries. Within 1,<br /> > in 1957, how many countries formed what was then called<br /> > the European Common Market?<br /> <br /> 6<br /> <br /> <br /> > B2. The United Nations now has 193 member countries. Within 5,<br /> > how many member countries were there when it was formed<br /> > in 1945?<br /> <br /> 50<br /> <br /> > the Arctic Archipelago to Canada, and Edward (Ned) Hanlan<br /> > became the first Canadian world champion in any sport,<br /> > which, of course, was rowing. What year was it?<br /> <br /> 1930<br /> <br /> > go to what is now the company's main building in Toronto,<br /> > you will see several signs mentioning the date of founding.<br /> > What year was it?<br /> <br /> 1810<br /> <br /> <br /> > * F. Colonial Powers<br /> <br /> > F1. In Africa, which country colonized what are now Benin<br /> > and Mali?<br /> <br /> France<br /> <br /> <br /> > F2. Which country colonized what is now Angola, in Africa,<br /> > as well as Macau, which is now part of China?<br /> <br /> Portugal<br /> <br /> <br /> -- <br /> Dan Tilque<br /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Feb 04 03:56PM </span> <br /><br /> > Last", which dealt with his experiences in World War II.<br /> > His later work was influenced by more experimental writers<br /> > such as Roland Barthes. Name him.<br /> <br /> Italo Calvino<br /> <br /> > published in 1955? One of his best-known films is "The<br /> > Gospel According to St. Matthew". He died in violent and<br /> > never-explained circumstances in 1975.<br /> <br /> Antonioni<br /> <br /> <br /> > In 1897 the "Sun" received a letter reading in part, "Papa<br /> > says 'If you see it in the Sun, it's so'". What question<br /> > did the writer want answered?<br /> <br /> "Is there a Santa Claus?"<br /> <br /> <br /> > In 1835 the "Sun" ran a series of 6 articles detailing<br /> > discoveries supposely made by Sir John Herschel using a<br /> > new telescope. What did they say he had discovered?<br /> <br /> life on the Moon<br /> <br /> <br /> > C1. See: <a href="http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr7/dark-C1.jpg">http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr7/dark-C1.jpg</a><br /> <br /> > Which national capital city has a daily newspaper whose<br /> > motto is "Democracy Dies in Darkness"?<br /> <br /> Washington, DC<br /> <br /> > C2. See: <a href="http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr7/dark-C2.jpg">http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr7/dark-C2.jpg</a><br /> <br /> > Which national capital city has a daily newspaper whose<br /> > motto is "Fair Play and Daylight"?<br /> <br /> Ottawa<br /> <br /> <br /> > "Black Lamb and Grey Falcon" is Dame Rebecca West's<br /> > over-1,000-page account of a trip to which country in 1937?<br /> > The country no longer exists.<br /> <br /> Yugoslavia<br /> <br /> > robots ran amok. Asimov decided it would be more interesting<br /> > to write about robots with built-in ethical principles --<br /> > principles that he called what?<br /> <br /> Three Laws of Robotics<br /> <br /> <br /> > What fictional technology did Asimov's robots use to<br /> > accomplish reasoning? On "Star Trek: The Next Generation",<br /> > Commander Data used the same technology.<br /> <br /> positronic brain<br /> <br /> > face weird or surrealistic quandaries and incomprehensible<br /> > entanglements with bureaucracy. He died in 1924 from<br /> > tuberculosis.<br /> <br /> Kafka<br /> <br /> > writers in English literature. His most famous work was<br /> > inspired by a time years before, when he lived in Africa<br /> > and served on a steamer going up and down the Congo River.<br /> <br /> Conrad<br /> <br /> <br /> > * A. The Ones Before<br /> <br /> > A1. Before the US adopted its constitution in 1789, there were<br /> > 14 presidents of the Continental Congress. Name *any one*.<br /> <br /> James Madison<br /> <br /> > A2. Before the Norman conquest under William I in 1066, there<br /> > were 19 men who are sometimes considered kings of England.<br /> > Name *any one*; his first name will be sufficient.<br /> <br /> Harold<br /> <br /> <br /> > B1. The European Union now has 27 member countries. Within 1,<br /> > in 1957, how many countries formed what was then called<br /> > the European Common Market?<br /> <br /> 8<br /> <br /> > B2. The United Nations now has 193 member countries. Within 5,<br /> > how many member countries were there when it was formed<br /> > in 1945?<br /> <br /> 52<br /> <br /> > post-war welfare state. Though he lost his own seat,<br /> > running as a Liberal, in 1945, the newly-elected Labour<br /> > government largely implemented the program he had set out.<br /> <br /> Keynes<br /> <br /> > the Arctic Archipelago to Canada, and Edward (Ned) Hanlan<br /> > became the first Canadian world champion in any sport,<br /> > which, of course, was rowing. What year was it?<br /> <br /> 1890; 1900<br /> <br /> > go to what is now the company's main building in Toronto,<br /> > you will see several signs mentioning the date of founding.<br /> > What year was it?<br /> <br /> 1760; 1780<br /> <br /> > * F. Colonial Powers<br /> <br /> > F1. In Africa, which country colonized what are now Benin<br /> > and Mali?<br /> <br /> France<br /> <br /> > F2. Which country colonized what is now Angola, in Africa,<br /> > as well as Macau, which is now part of China?<br /> <br /> Portugal<br /> <br /> -- <br /> _______________________________________________________________________<br /> Dan Blum tool@panix.com <br /> "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."<br /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> Pete Gayde <pete.gayde@gmail.com>: Feb 04 04:57PM -0600 </span> <br /><br /> Mark Brader wrote:<br /> <br /> > In 1897 the "Sun" received a letter reading in part, "Papa<br /> > says 'If you see it in the Sun, it's so'". What question<br /> > did the writer want answered?<br /> <br /> Is Santa Claus real?<br /> <br /> <br /> > In 1835 the "Sun" ran a series of 6 articles detailing<br /> > discoveries supposely made by Sir John Herschel using a<br /> > new telescope. What did they say he had discovered?<br /> <br /> Planets<br /> <br /> <br /> > C1. See: <a href="http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr7/dark-C1.jpg">http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr7/dark-C1.jpg</a><br /> <br /> > Which national capital city has a daily newspaper whose<br /> > motto is "Democracy Dies in Darkness"?<br /> <br /> Washington, DC<br /> <br /> <br /> > C2. See: <a href="http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr7/dark-C2.jpg">http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr7/dark-C2.jpg</a><br /> <br /> > Which national capital city has a daily newspaper whose<br /> > motto is "Fair Play and Daylight"?<br /> <br /> London, England<br /> <br /> > robots ran amok. Asimov decided it would be more interesting<br /> > to write about robots with built-in ethical principles --<br /> > principles that he called what?<br /> <br /> 3 laws of robotics<br /> <br /> <br /> > What fictional technology did Asimov's robots use to<br /> > accomplish reasoning? On "Star Trek: The Next Generation",<br /> > Commander Data used the same technology.<br /> <br /> Artificial Intelligence<br /> <br /> <br /> > * A. The Ones Before<br /> <br /> > A1. Before the US adopted its constitution in 1789, there were<br /> > 14 presidents of the Continental Congress. Name *any one*.<br /> <br /> John Adams<br /> <br /> <br /> > A2. Before the Norman conquest under William I in 1066, there<br /> > were 19 men who are sometimes considered kings of England.<br /> > Name *any one*; his first name will be sufficient.<br /> <br /> Eldred; Henry<br /> <br /> <br /> > B1. The European Union now has 27 member countries. Within 1,<br /> > in 1957, how many countries formed what was then called<br /> > the European Common Market?<br /> <br /> 12; 15<br /> <br /> <br /> > B2. The United Nations now has 193 member countries. Within 5,<br /> > how many member countries were there when it was formed<br /> > in 1945?<br /> <br /> 100; 106<br /> <br /> > the Arctic Archipelago to Canada, and Edward (Ned) Hanlan<br /> > became the first Canadian world champion in any sport,<br /> > which, of course, was rowing. What year was it?<br /> <br /> 1920; 1910<br /> <br /> > go to what is now the company's main building in Toronto,<br /> > you will see several signs mentioning the date of founding.<br /> > What year was it?<br /> <br /> 1840; 1850<br /> <br /> <br /> > * F. Colonial Powers<br /> <br /> > F1. In Africa, which country colonized what are now Benin<br /> > and Mali?<br /> <br /> France<br /> <br /> <br /> > F2. Which country colonized what is now Angola, in Africa,<br /> > as well as Macau, which is now part of China?<br /> <br /> Portugal<br /> <br /> <br /> Pete Gayde<br /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Feb 04 04:06PM -0800 </span> <br /><br /> On Sunday, February 4, 2024 at 12:07:32 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:<br /> > Last", which dealt with his experiences in World War II. <br /> > His later work was influenced by more experimental writers <br /> > such as Roland Barthes. Name him. <br /> <br /> italo calvino<br /> <br /> > published in 1955? One of his best-known films is "The <br /> > Gospel According to St. Matthew". He died in violent and <br /> > never-explained circumstances in 1975. <br /> <br /> passolini<br /> <br /> <br /> > In 1897 the "Sun" received a letter reading in part, "Papa <br /> > says 'If you see it in the Sun, it's so'". What question <br /> > did the writer want answered? <br /> <br /> is there a santa claus? [yes, virginia, there is a santa claus]<br /> <br /> <br /> > In 1835 the "Sun" ran a series of 6 articles detailing <br /> > discoveries supposedly made by Sir John Herschel using a <br /> > new telescope. What did they say he had discovered? <br /> <br /> life on the moon<br /> <br /> <br /> > C1. See: <a href="http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr7/dark-C1.jpg">http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr7/dark-C1.jpg</a> <br /> <br /> > Which national capital city has a daily newspaper whose <br /> > motto is "Democracy Dies in Darkness"? <br /> <br /> washington, dc<br /> <br /> > C2. See: <a href="http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr7/dark-C2.jpg">http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr7/dark-C2.jpg</a> <br /> <br /> > Which national capital city has a daily newspaper whose <br /> > motto is "Fair Play and Daylight"? <br /> <br /> ottawa?<br /> <br /> > of all places. One of his best-known books is 2001's <br /> > "The Global Soul", a meditation on cultural globalization. <br /> > Name him. <br /> <br /> pico iyer<br /> <br /> <br /> > "Black Lamb and Grey Falcon" is Dame Rebecca West's <br /> > over-1,000-page account of a trip to which country in 1937? <br /> > The country no longer exists. <br /> <br /> yugoslavia<br /> <br /> > robots ran amok. Asimov decided it would be more interesting <br /> > to write about robots with built-in ethical principles -- <br /> > principles that he called what? <br /> <br /> the three laws of robotics<br /> <br /> <br /> > What fictional technology did Asimov's robots use to <br /> > accomplish reasoning? On "Star Trek: The Next Generation", <br /> > Commander Data used the same technology. <br /> <br /> positronic brain<br /> <br /> > face weird or surrealistic quandaries and incomprehensible <br /> > entanglements with bureaucracy. He died in 1924 from <br /> > tuberculosis. <br /> <br /> franz kafka<br /> <br /> > writers in English literature. His most famous work was <br /> > inspired by a time years before, when he lived in Africa <br /> > and served on a steamer going up and down the Congo River. <br /> <br /> conrad?<br /> <br /> <br /> > * A. The Ones Before <br /> <br /> > A1. Before the US adopted its constitution in 1789, there were <br /> > 14 presidents of the Continental Congress. Name *any one*. <br /> <br /> john hancock<br /> <br /> > A2. Before the Norman conquest under William I in 1066, there <br /> > were 19 men who are sometimes considered kings of England. <br /> > Name *any one*; his first name will be sufficient. <br /> <br /> alfred [I suppose king arthur would not count here?]<br /> <br /> <br /> > B1. The European Union now has 27 member countries. Within 1, <br /> > in 1957, how many countries formed what was then called <br /> > the European Common Market? <br /> <br /> six<br /> <br /> > B2. The United Nations now has 193 member countries. Within 5, <br /> > how many member countries were there when it was formed <br /> > in 1945? <br /> <br /> fifty?<br /> <br /> > post-war welfare state. Though he lost his own seat, <br /> > running as a Liberal, in 1945, the newly-elected Labour <br /> > government largely implemented the program he had set out. <br /> <br /> beveridge?<br /> <br /> > until 2017. She now holds a fellowship with the Atkinson <br /> > Foundation and researches workers and technology. She is <br /> > a frequent contributor to the "Toronto Star" and the CBC. <br /> <br /> mackenzie<br /> <br /> > the Arctic Archipelago to Canada, and Edward (Ned) Hanlan <br /> > became the first Canadian world champion in any sport, <br /> > which, of course, was rowing. What year was it? <br /> <br /> 1880<br /> <br /> > go to what is now the company's main building in Toronto, <br /> > you will see several signs mentioning the date of founding. <br /> > What year was it? <br /> <br /> [the hudson bay company] ... 1670?<br /> <br /> > York University. He was known for his writings on modern <br /> > European history, including "Postwar", concerning Europe <br /> > after 1945. He died of ALS in 2010. <br /> <br /> johnson ; africa<br /> <br /> > suggested that, rather than by direct orders from the top, <br /> > the Third Reich operated mostly by officials implementing <br /> > policies that the leader would approve of. <br /> <br /> dang nabbit I can't remember his name ... kershaw? kersh?<br /> <br /> <br /> > * F. Colonial Powers <br /> <br /> > F1. In Africa, which country colonized what are now Benin <br /> > and Mali? <br /> <br /> france<br /> <br /> > F2. Which country colonized what is now Angola, in Africa, <br /> > as well as Macau, which is now part of China? <br /> <br /> portugal<br /> <br /> > Toronto | the man with one fact is king." <br /> > m...@vex.net | --"In the Loop", Jesse Armstrong et al. <br /> <br /> > My text in this article is in the public domain.<br /> <br /> swp, who is reading some of dear sweet isaac's essays again<br /> </td></tr> </table> <div style="align:right; font-size:11px; margin-bottom: 40px; margin-top:5px;"> <a style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:none" href="#digest_top">Back to top</a> </div> </div> <div style="background-color: #f5f5f5;padding: 5px 20px;"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"> <tbody><tr> <td style="padding-top:4px;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:#636363;font-size:11px"> You received this digest because you're subscribed to updates for this group. 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(In your answer posting, quote<br /> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal<br /> the correct answers in about 3 days.<br /> <br /> All questions were written by members of the Usual Suspects and<br /> are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have<br /> been retyped and/or edited by me. The posting and tabulation of<br /> current-events questions is independent of the concurrent posting<br /> of other rounds. For further information please see my 2023-05-24<br /> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition<br /> (QFTCI*)".<br /> <br /> <br /> I wrote 6 of the 12 pairs in this set.<br /> <br /> ** Final, Round 4 - Sports<br /> <br /> * A. Lady Byng<br /> <br /> A1. The NHL instituted the annual Lady Byng trophy for<br /> sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct in 1925; it was<br /> replaced by the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy when she died in<br /> 1949. This was actually the second time it was replaced:<br /> when the same man had won it 7 times from 1928 to 1935,<br /> he was given the original trophy to keep. *Either* name<br /> that man, *or else* name the player who has won it the most<br /> times since then -- 5 wins from 1980 to 1999.<br /> <br /> A2. One of the players who won the Lady Byng 4 times spent part<br /> of his career with the Leafs, which overlapped with the<br /> time he was in Parliament. Name him.<br /> <br /> <br /> * B. Canadiana: The Nickname of the Line<br /> <br /> As everyone knows, in hockey a set of three forwards who often<br /> play together is called a "line" -- and if they play well enough<br /> together, they may acquire a collective nickname.<br /> <br /> B1. In the 1940s the Montreal Canadiens were led by the "Punch<br /> Line". We'd like to ask you to name any two of the three,<br /> but Mel would be annoyed, so just name *any one*.<br /> <br /> B2. In the 1970s the Buffalo Sabres were led by the "French<br /> Connection". All three players were French-Canadian.<br /> Again, name *any one* of them.<br /> <br /> <br /> * C. The Tour de France<br /> <br /> C1. The modern Tour de France consists of 21 legs and covers<br /> around 3,500 km, though the route changes from year to year.<br /> What aspect of the circuit *alternates* from one year to<br /> the next?<br /> <br /> C2. The Tour often starts outside France and traditionally<br /> terminates in Paris. But next year, because of preparations<br /> for the Olympics, the race will end in a different French<br /> city. Tell us *either* the French endpoint or the non-French<br /> starting point for 2024.<br /> <br /> <br /> * D. Board Games on Grids<br /> <br /> In each case, name the relevant game.<br /> <br /> D1. The board for this game is logically a square grid, but<br /> all the squares are slightly elongated in one direction,<br /> making them rectangles. There are 15 rows and columns,<br /> making 225 of these rectangular spaces where you can play.<br /> <br /> D2. This game is played on the intersections of a square grid<br /> of lines. In the standard game, there are 19 lines each way,<br /> making 361 points where you can play.<br /> <br /> <br /> * E. Baseball Awards<br /> <br /> Well, the season's over, and all the postseason hardware has<br /> been handed out. Here are some questions regarding all-time<br /> award winners.<br /> <br /> E1. The Rawlings Gold Glove award is given annually to the<br /> best defensive player in each major league in each position<br /> on the field. The record number of wins by a position<br /> player (as opposed to a pitcher) is 16, all earned in<br /> consecutive years. Name the player.<br /> <br /> E2. The Manager of the Year award was instituted in 1983 and<br /> is given annually in each major league. Name *any one*<br /> of the three managers who have each received the award<br /> four times.<br /> <br /> After completing this pair, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh whfg<br /> fnvq "Ebovafba" sbe nal nafjre, tb onpx naq cebivqr n svefg anzr.<br /> <br /> <br /> * F. Curling Terms<br /> <br /> F1. When you're taking a shot in curling, or "delivering a<br /> stone" as they say, you brace your foot against a doo-hickey<br /> that sticks out of the ice and is called what?<br /> <br /> F2. When you're delivering a stone and intending it to reach<br /> the house and stop there in the position you want, *without*<br /> hitting any other stones, what is that type of shot called?<br /> <br /> <br /> ** Final, Round 6 - Science<br /> <br /> * A. Old-Timey Photography<br /> <br /> A1. Cameras today are typically digital, recording the image<br /> electronically. Before that, they used film, meaning<br /> a rolled strip of plastic covered with photosensitive<br /> chemicals: substances that change chemically when exposed<br /> to light. With film, you had to turn the roll to the next<br /> section after each photo, either by hand or there would be<br /> a motor. But before *that*, i.e. before there was film,<br /> what technology was used to put those photosensitive<br /> chemicals where they needed to be for each photo?<br /> <br /> A2. Today if it's too dark to take a photo normally, you would<br /> use an electronic flash, generally built into the camera.<br /> Before that, you would use a flashbulb, a disposable<br /> bulb containing a length of fast-burning magnesium wire.<br /> But before *that*, i.e. before there were flashbulbs,<br /> what technology would you use to take a flash photo?<br /> <br /> <br /> * B. Linguistics<br /> <br /> B1. What is the notation used by linguists, lexicographers,<br /> and other speech and language professionals as a standard<br /> way of representing sounds? We need the full name.<br /> <br /> B2. What do linguists call a consonant sound if at some point<br /> in its articulation the flow of air is completely blocked?<br /> <br /> <br /> * C. Cardiology Slang<br /> <br /> C1. What is the gloomy nickname for a heart attack that involves<br /> a complete blockage of the left main coronary artery and/or<br /> the left anterior descending artery, so-named because of<br /> its propensity to cause sudden death?<br /> <br /> C2. What vegetable-sounding term is sometimes applied to a<br /> coronary bypass procedure?<br /> <br /> <br /> * D. Watch Those Element Symbols<br /> <br /> D1. Pa is not the symbol for palladium. What element is it<br /> the symbol for?<br /> <br /> D2. Ca is not the symbol for cadmium. What element is it the<br /> symbol for?<br /> <br /> <br /> * E. Clever People<br /> <br /> Give the field of intellectual inquiry principally associated with the<br /> following clever people.<br /> <br /> E1. See: <a href="http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr6/clev-E1.jpg">http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr6/clev-E1.jpg</a><br /> <br /> Kurt Gödel ["Gerd'll" without the R sound], Andrew Wiles,<br /> Paul Erdós ["AIR-dosh"; should be written with a double<br /> acute accent].<br /> <br /> E2. See: <a href="http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr6/clev-E2.jpg">http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr6/clev-E2.jpg</a><br /> <br /> Donald Knuth ["kuh-NOOTH", rhymes with "tooth"], Brian<br /> Kernighan ["kern-i-HAN"], Grace Hopper.<br /> <br /> <br /> * F. Canadiana: Ontario Research Institutes<br /> <br /> F1. Which Toronto hospital is the principal host of the Krembil<br /> Research Institute, founded to study neurological disease<br /> but also doing work in areas such as ophthalmology and<br /> orthopedics?<br /> <br /> F2. Name the center for the study of theoretical physics in<br /> Waterloo, whose initial funding was largely contributed<br /> by Mike Lazaridis ["LAZ-a-REE-deez"] and other Research in<br /> Motion founders.<br /> <br /> -- <br /> Mark Brader "Those who do not study history<br /> Toronto are condemned to repeat the course"<br /> msb@vex.net (after George Santayana)<br /> <br /> My text in this article is in the public domain.<br /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jan 31 10:21PM -0800 </span> <br /><br /> On Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at 11:08:56 PM UTC-6, Mark Brader wrote:<br /> > he was given the original trophy to keep. *Either* name <br /> > that man, *or else* name the player who has won it the most <br /> > times since then -- 5 wins from 1980 to 1999. <br /> <br /> Gretzky<br /> <br /> > around 3,500 km, though the route changes from year to year. <br /> > What aspect of the circuit *alternates* from one year to <br /> > the next? <br /> <br /> whether it runs clockwise or counterclockwise<br /> <br /> <br /> > D2. This game is played on the intersections of a square grid <br /> > of lines. In the standard game, there are 19 lines each way, <br /> > making 361 points where you can play. <br /> <br /> Go<br /> <br /> > on the field. The record number of wins by a position <br /> > player (as opposed to a pitcher) is 16, all earned in <br /> > consecutive years. Name the player. <br /> <br /> Brooks Robinson<br /> <br /> > is given annually in each major league. Name *any one* <br /> > of the three managers who have each received the award <br /> > four times. <br /> <br /> Joe Torre<br /> <br /> <br /> > B1. What is the notation used by linguists, lexicographers, <br /> > and other speech and language professionals as a standard <br /> > way of representing sounds? We need the full name. <br /> <br /> International Phonetic Alphabet<br /> <br /> > B2. What do linguists call a consonant sound if at some point <br /> > in its articulation the flow of air is completely blocked? <br /> <br /> stop<br /> <br /> > a complete blockage of the left main coronary artery and/or <br /> > the left anterior descending artery, so-named because of <br /> > its propensity to cause sudden death? <br /> <br /> widowmaker<br /> <br /> > * D. Watch Those Element Symbols <br /> <br /> > D1. Pa is not the symbol for palladium. What element is it <br /> > the symbol for? <br /> <br /> protoactinium<br /> <br /> > D2. Ca is not the symbol for cadmium. What element is it the <br /> > symbol for? <br /> <br /> calcium<br /> <br /> <br /> > Kurt Gödel ["Gerd'll" without the R sound], Andrew Wiles, <br /> > Paul Erdós ["AIR-dosh"; should be written with a double <br /> > acute accent]. <br /> <br /> mathematics<br /> <br /> > E2. See: <a href="http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr6/clev-E2.jpg">http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr6/clev-E2.jpg</a> <br /> <br /> > Donald Knuth ["kuh-NOOTH", rhymes with "tooth"], Brian <br /> > Kernighan ["kern-i-HAN"], Grace Hopper. <br /> <br /> computer programming<br /> <br /> --<br /> Joshua Kreitzer<br /> gromit82@hotmail.com<br /> </td></tr> </table> <div style="align:right; font-size:11px; margin-bottom: 40px; margin-top:5px;"> <a style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:none" href="#digest_top">Back to top</a> </div> <a name="group_thread_1"></a> <div style="display:inline-block; font-family: arial; padding: 4px 0 5px 0px;"> <a target="_blank" href="http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/f229ae259157df53?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email" style="font-size:21px; color:#1155CC; text-decoration:none"> QFTCI23 Final, Round 2-3: geography, miscellaneous </a> </div> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%"> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jan 31 08:46PM +0100 </span> <br /><br /> <br /> > Bahamas<br /> <br /> > (Looks like you left out a line like "One of them is xxxx." I suspect <br /> > xxxx was Canada.)<br /> <br /> In a Toronto pub? Get real, Dan!<br /> <br /> (I'm glad that Panama was the first that fell to my mind, so I did not<br /> goof on this one. It's bad enough with missing Brazil. I could try to<br /> blame it on that there is no Z in the Swedish spelling. But it's kind<br /> of lame, since the same is true for the answer I gave to that question.)<br /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> Pete Gayde <pete.gayde@gmail.com>: Jan 31 09:49PM -0600 </span> <br /><br /> Mark Brader wrote:<br /> <br /> > A1. Name the city of about half a million in Peru's part of the<br /> > Amazon basin that is the largest city in the world that<br /> > *is not* on an island, but has *no access* by road.<br /> <br /> Cuzco<br /> <br /> > larger than the capital of which it was once a part, and<br /> > has the distinction of being the largest mostly-indigenous<br /> > city in all of Latin America.<br /> <br /> Bolivia<br /> <br /> > islands, there are three countries where the only vowels<br /> > in the name are instances of A. Name *either one* of the<br /> > *other two*.<br /> <br /> Bahamas<br /> <br /> <br /> > B2. In Africa, including its associated islands, there are four<br /> > countries where the only vowels in the name are instances<br /> > of A. Name *any one*.<br /> <br /> Chad<br /> <br /> > short name in English.<br /> <br /> > C1. What is the world's most populous country with a Z in<br /> > its name?<br /> <br /> Zaire<br /> <br /> <br /> > C2. What is the world's most populous country with an X in<br /> > its name?<br /> <br /> Mexico<br /> <br /> <br /> > E2. The other candidate for the largest lake in South America<br /> > is so far above sea level that it's the world's highest<br /> > lake navigable by large ships. What's its name?<br /> <br /> Titicaca<br /> <br /> <br /> > * F. Artificial Lakes<br /> <br /> > F1. Lake Mead was created by damming what river?<br /> <br /> Colorado<br /> <br /> > F2. Lake Nasser was created by damming what river?<br /> <br /> Nile<br /> <br /> <br /> > * A. Culinary Terms<br /> <br /> > A1. What word means to lightly coat uncooked food with a dry<br /> > mixture, typically flour, cornmeal, or bread crumbs?<br /> <br /> Dredge<br /> <br /> > Roman numerals in sequence, for example "Super Bowl XIV".<br /> > But again, in 2015 an exception to the pattern was made.<br /> > What did they call the game that year?<br /> <br /> Super Bowl 50<br /> <br /> > say LEAVEN.<br /> <br /> > C1. "Ancient port near Carthage or a town in New York State."<br /> > 5 letters, 2nd letter is T.<br /> <br /> Utica<br /> <br /> <br /> > C2. "Put in chains." 7 letters, 3rd letter is S.<br /> <br /> Ensnare<br /> <br /> <br /> > D1. The Gaza Strip has been much in the news in recent weeks.<br /> > What is its area, within 5% of the true number in either<br /> > direction?<br /> <br /> 40 square miles<br /> <br /> > including the removal of settlers. Which Israeli prime<br /> > minister proposed, and was eventually able to implement,<br /> > the withdrawal?<br /> <br /> Sharon; Barak<br /> <br /> <br /> > * E. Prizes Established<br /> <br /> > E1. What year, within 5, were the first Pulitzer ["PULL-it-zer"]<br /> > Prizes given out?<br /> <br /> 1910; 1921<br /> <br /> <br /> > E2. What year, within 5, were the first Nobel Prizes given out?<br /> <br /> 1890; 1901<br /> <br /> > many lakhs?<br /> <br /> > F2. In India, one crore [rhymes with "bore"] equals how many<br /> > lakhs?<br /> <br /> Pete Gayde<br /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 01 05:04AM </span> <br /><br /> Mark Brader:<br /> > order the pairs were used in. There was no Canadiana category,<br /> > but Canadiana pairs were distributed through the different rounds.<br /> > In this set I wrote 8 of the 12 pairs.<br /> <br /> In Round 2, I wrote pairs B through F; in Round 3, pairs B, E, and F.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> > A1. Name the city of about half a million in Peru's part of the<br /> > Amazon basin that is the largest city in the world that<br /> > *is not* on an island, but has *no access* by road.<br /> <br /> Iquitos.<br /> <br /> Iguacu is a waterfall and related features about 2,000 miles from there.<br /> <br /> > larger than the capital of which it was once a part, and<br /> > has the distinction of being the largest mostly-indigenous<br /> > city in all of Latin America.<br /> <br /> Bolivia. (Next to La Paz.) 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Erland, Stephen,<br /> and Pete.<br /> <br /> <br /> > islands, there are three countries where the only vowels<br /> > in the name are instances of A. Name *either one* of the<br /> > *other two*.<br /> <br /> Bahamas, Panama. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Dan Blum, Erland, Stephen,<br /> Dan Tilque, and Pete.<br /> <br /> > B2. In Africa, including its associated islands, there are four<br /> > countries where the only vowels in the name are instances<br /> > of A. Name *any one*.<br /> <br /> Chad, Ghana, Madagascar, Rwanda. 4 for Joshua (the hard way),<br /> Dan Blum, Erland, Stephen (the hard way), Dan Tilque, and Pete.<br /> <br /> <br /> > short name in English.<br /> <br /> > C1. What is the world's most populous country with a Z in<br /> > its name?<br /> <br /> Brazil. 4 for Dan Blum and Stephen.<br /> <br /> According to the CIA World Factbook:<br /> <br /> Brazil 218,689,757<br /> Tanzania 65,642,682<br /> Mozambique 32,513,805<br /> Uzbekistan 31,360,836<br /> Venezuela 30,518,260<br /> Zambia 20,216,029<br /> Kazakhstan 19,543,464<br /> Zimbabwe 15,418,674<br /> Czechia 10,706,242<br /> Azerbaijan 10,420,515<br /> Switzerland 8,563,760<br /> Kyrgyzstan 6,122,781<br /> New Zealand 5,109,702<br /> Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,807,764<br /> Gaza Strip 2,098,389<br /> Belize 419,137<br /> <br /> Zaire hasn't been the name of a country since 1997. The former<br /> Zaire -- the Democratic Republic of the Congo -- only has 111,859,928<br /> people anyway.<br /> <br /> > C2. What is the world's most populous country with an X in ><br /> its name?<br /> <br /> Mexico. 4 for everyone.<br /> <br /> Mexico 129,875,529<br /> Luxembourg 660,924<br /> <br /> <br /> > * D. Canadiana: Ontario County Seats<br /> <br /> > D1. Owen Sound is the county seat of which county? Hint:<br /> > The name resembles a well-known sports trophy.<br /> <br /> Grey. 4 for Stephen. 2 for Joshua.<br /> <br /> It's named after the grandfather of the Earl Grey who was known<br /> for both the tea and the Grey Cup.<br /> <br /> > D2. Orangeville, Ontario, is the county seat of which county?<br /> > Hint: The name resembles a major street in Toronto.<br /> <br /> Dufferin. 4 for Stephen.<br /> <br /> <br /> > largest lake in South America, but it's practically at sea<br /> > level and receives ocean water at high tide, so arguably<br /> > it's not a lake at all. In any case, what's its name?<br /> <br /> Lake Maracaibo. 4 for Dan Blum and Stephen.<br /> <br /> > E2. The other candidate for the largest lake in South America<br /> > is so far above sea level that it's the world's highest<br /> > lake navigable by large ships. What's its name?<br /> <br /> Lake Titicaca. 4 for everyone.<br /> <br /> It's in Bolivia and Peru, at about 12,500 feet elevation.<br /> <br /> <br /> > * F. Artificial Lakes<br /> <br /> > F1. Lake Mead was created by damming what river?<br /> <br /> Colorado. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, Dan Tilque, and Pete.<br /> <br /> > F2. Lake Nasser was created by damming what river?<br /> <br /> Nile. 4 for everyone.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> > * A. Culinary Terms<br /> <br /> > A1. What word means to lightly coat uncooked food with a dry<br /> > mixture, typically flour, cornmeal, or bread crumbs?<br /> <br /> Dredge. 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, and Pete.<br /> <br /> > A2. What word means a thick creamy soup, with a base of strained<br /> > broth of shellfish or game?<br /> <br /> Bisque. 4 for Stephen.<br /> <br /> <br /> > Yesterday", and most of the rest followed the same pattern<br /> > in alphabetical order. But the 24th book, in 2015, did<br /> > not fit the pattern. What was its full title?<br /> <br /> "X". 4 for Joshua and Stephen.<br /> <br /> > Roman numerals in sequence, for example "Super Bowl XIV".<br /> > But again, in 2015 an exception to the pattern was made.<br /> > What did they call the game that year?<br /> <br /> Super Bowl 50. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, Dan Tilque, and Pete.<br /> <br /> Apparently I meant to say "in the 2015 season" there. Sorry.<br /> <br /> <br /> > say LEAVEN.<br /> <br /> > C1. "Ancient port near Carthage or a town in New York State."<br /> > 5 letters, 2nd letter is T.<br /> <br /> UTICA. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, Dan Tilque, and Pete.<br /> <br /> Ithaca is an island in Greece, not an ancient port near Carthage,<br /> and is 6 letters long.<br /> <br /> > C2. "Put in chains." 7 letters, 3rd letter is S.<br /> <br /> ENSLAVE, but I also accepted ENSNARE. So, 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum,<br /> Stephen, and Pete.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> > D1. The Gaza Strip has been much in the news in recent weeks.<br /> > What is its area, within 5% of the true number in either<br /> > direction?<br /> <br /> Different sources give numbers from 360 to 365 km²: Accepting 342-402<br /> km², 125-155 sq. mi., or 80,060-99,213 acres. 4 for Stephen.<br /> <br /> Nobody else came within a factor of 4 of the true answer -- two people<br /> guessed too high, one too low.<br /> <br /> > including the removal of settlers. Which Israeli prime<br /> > minister proposed, and was eventually able to implement,<br /> > the withdrawal?<br /> <br /> Ariel Sharon ["AH-ree-el sha-ROHN"]. 4 for Joshua, Erland,<br /> and Stephen. 3 for Pete.<br /> <br /> <br /> > * E. Prizes Established<br /> <br /> > E1. What year, within 5, were the first Pulitzer ["PULL-it-zer"]<br /> > Prizes given out?<br /> <br /> 1917 (accepting 1912-22). 4 for Joshua and Stephen. 2 for Pete.<br /> <br /> > E2. What year, within 5, were the first Nobel Prizes given out?<br /> <br /> 1901 (accepting 1896-1906). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Erland, Stephen,<br /> and Dan Tilque. 2 for Pete.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> > F1. In India they generally do not express large numbers<br /> > in millions. What we call a million, they would call how<br /> > many lakhs?<br /> <br /> 10. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. 2 for Joshua.<br /> <br /> > F2. In India, one crore [rhymes with "bore"] equals how many<br /> > lakhs?<br /> <br /> 100. 4 for Erland, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. 2 for Joshua.<br /> <br /> Fun fact: The title of the Indian edition of "Who Wants to Be a<br /> Millionaire" uses the word "Crorepati": a person with 10 million<br /> rupees -- which they would write numerically not as "10,000,000"<br /> with commas for millions and thousands, but as "1,00,00,000" with<br /> commas for crores, lakhs, and thousands.<br /> <br /> <br /> Scores, if there are no errors:<br /> <br /> FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS<br /> TOPICS-> Geo Mis<br /> Stephen Perry 44 48 92<br /> Joshua Kreitzer 30 32 62<br /> Dan Blum 36 24 60<br /> Pete Gayde 28 23 51<br /> Dan Tilque 24 20 44<br /> Erland Sommarskog 24 16 40<br /> <br /> -- <br /> Mark Brader | "If you have to go in, you go in.<br /> Toronto | The choice was made the day you took your oath."<br /> msb@vex.net | --Dan Duddy, New York Fire Department<br /> <br /> My text in this article is in the public domain.<br /> </td></tr> </table> <div style="align:right; font-size:11px; margin-bottom: 40px; margin-top:5px;"> <a style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:none" href="#digest_top">Back to top</a> </div> </div> <div style="background-color: #f5f5f5;padding: 5px 20px;"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"> <tbody><tr> <td style="padding-top:4px;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:#636363;font-size:11px"> You received this digest because you're subscribed to updates for this group. 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What is<br /> > the theory related to this concept called?<br /> <br /> Techtonics<br /> <br /> <br /> > 5. Okay, enough about <answer 1>. Rocks are divided into three<br /> > basic types according to how they are formed. How is an igneous<br /> > rock formed?<br /> <br /> From volcanic lava<br /> <br /> > scale on which the hardness can be reported numerically,<br /> > *or* tell what is the reliable way to compare the hardness of<br /> > two rocks.<br /> <br /> Mohs scale<br /> <br /> <br /> > 2. Another country similarly abolished their monarchy in 1792,<br /> > but at the time it didn't stick, and they had a king again<br /> > by 1814. Today the country is a republic again. What country?<br /> <br /> France<br /> <br /> > in 1931. A law of 1947 officially made the place a kingdom<br /> > again, but they didn't actually get a monarch until 1975.<br /> > They still have one now. What country?<br /> <br /> Spain<br /> <br /> > times in the 20th century -- with the successive answers Yes,<br /> > No, Yes, Yes, No, No. The last of those decisions, in 1974,<br /> > is still in effect. What country?<br /> <br /> Spain<br /> <br /> <br /> > 5. Another country where their monarchy was abolished by referendum<br /> > was Italy. In what year, within 1?<br /> <br /> 1870; 1873<br /> <br /> <br /> > 6. In what year was the monarchy overthrown in Russia?<br /> <br /> 1917<br /> <br /> <br /> > 7. In what year was the monarchy abolished in Germany?<br /> <br /> > 8. This country's monarchy was overthrown in 1893 by people who<br /> > were seeking to become a US territory. What country?<br /> <br /> Philippines; Mexico<br /> <br /> <br /> > 9. Of the countries that still have a monarch today, there are two<br /> > where he's not called a king, but a prince. 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In every case we are referring<br /> > to the population of the city proper, not its metropolitan area.<br /> <br /> > 1. Florida.<br /> <br /> Miami; Orlando<br /> <br /> > 2. Alaska.<br /> <br /> Fairbanks<br /> <br /> > 3. Louisiana.<br /> <br /> New Orleans<br /> <br /> > 4. Delaware.<br /> <br /> Wilmington<br /> <br /> > 5. Iowa.<br /> <br /> Des Moines<br /> <br /> > 6. Kentucky.<br /> <br /> Louisville<br /> <br /> > 7. Maine.<br /> <br /> Portland<br /> <br /> > 8. Texas.<br /> <br /> Houston<br /> <br /> > 9. North Dakota.<br /> <br /> Fargo<br /> <br /> > 10. 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If we don't say when they died, they haven't yet.<br /> <br /> > 1. She was born in 1967 in Ladysmith, BC, and acted in "Baywatch"<br /> > and "Barb Wire".<br /> <br /> Pamela Anderson<br /> <br /> > "Star Trek", both TV and movies.<br /> <br /> > 7. He was born in 1915 in Ottawa, died in 1987, and acted in<br /> > "Bonanza" and "Battlestar Galactica".<br /> <br /> Lorne Greene<br /> <br /> <br /> > * A. History: World War II<br /> <br /> > A1. The Spitfire and which other fighter aircraft were primarily<br /> > responsible for victory in the Battle of Britain?<br /> <br /> Hurricane<br /> <br /> <br /> > A2. From August 1942 to February 1943, American and Japanese<br /> > troops fought over the possession of an airfield on which<br /> > island?<br /> <br /> Guadalcanal<br /> <br /> <br /> > B2. Of the 32 current teams in the NFL, four have never played in<br /> > the Super Bowl. Name *any one* (city or team name<br /> > acceptable).<br /> <br /> Carolina Panthers<br /> <br /> <br /> > * C. River Geography<br /> <br /> > C1. In or near which city do the White Nile and the Blue<br /> > Nile meet?<br /> <br /> Khartoum<br /> <br /> <br /> > C2. In or near which Canadian city would you find the Reversing<br /> > Falls?<br /> <br /> St John<br /> <br /> <br /> > * D. Science: Mustelid Homes<br /> <br /> > D1. Which animal's home may be called a holt?<br /> > D2. Which animal's home may be called a sett?<br /> <br /> beaver<br /> <br /> <br /> > E1. Who had a hit in the 1980s titled "Girls Just Want to<br /> > Have Fun"?<br /> <br /> > E2. Which actor had a hit with the song "MacArthur Park" in 1968?<br /> <br /> Tom Jones<br /> <br /> > racetracks?<br /> <br /> > F2. Which 1979 movie was based on Joseph Conrad's novel "Heart<br /> > of Darkness"?<br /> <br /> Apocalypse Now<br /> <br /> -- <br /> Dan Tilque<br /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 23 10:44PM +0200 </span> <br /><br /> <br /> > A2. From August 1942 to February 1943, American and Japanese<br /> > troops fought over the possession of an airfield on which<br /> > island?<br /> <br /> Okinawa<br /> <br /> > * B. Sports Miscellany<br /> <br /> > B1. What is the name of Michael Schumacher's younger brother,<br /> > who also was a Formula 1 driver?<br /> <br /> Jens<br /> <br /> > B2. Of the 32 current teams in the NFL, four have never played in<br /> > the Super Bowl. Name *any one* (city or team name<br /> > acceptable).<br /> <br /> Green Bay Packers<br /> <br /> > * C. River Geography<br /> <br /> > C1. In or near which city do the White Nile and the Blue<br /> > Nile meet?<br /> <br /> Khartoum<br /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Oct 24 02:31AM </span> <br /><br /> > Actors and Actresses<br /> <br /> > 1. She was born in 1967 in Ladysmith, BC, and acted in "Baywatch"<br /> > and "Barb Wire".<br /> <br /> Heather Locklear<br /> <br /> > 2. He was born in 1952 in Ottawa, and acted in "The Blues Brothers"<br /> > and "Ghostbusters".<br /> <br /> Dan Aykroyd<br /> <br /> > 4. Speaking of Ironside, he was born in 1917 in New Westminster,<br /> > BC, died in 1993, and acted in "Perry Mason" and "Ironside".<br /> <br /> Raymond Burr<br /> <br /> > 6. He was born in 1920 in Vancouver, died in 2005, and acted in<br /> > "Star Trek", both TV and movies.<br /> <br /> James Doohan<br /> <br /> > 7. He was born in 1915 in Ottawa, died in 1987, and acted in<br /> > "Bonanza" and "Battlestar Galactica".<br /> <br /> Lorne Greene<br /> <br /> > 9. He was born in Regina in 1928, died in 2010, and acted in<br /> > "Airplane" and "Forbidden Planet".<br /> <br /> Leslie Nielsen<br /> <br /> <br /> > * A. History: World War II<br /> <br /> > A1. The Spitfire and which other fighter aircraft were primarily<br /> > responsible for victory in the Battle of Britain?<br /> <br /> Hurricane<br /> <br /> > A2. From August 1942 to February 1943, American and Japanese<br /> > troops fought over the possession of an airfield on which<br /> > island?<br /> <br /> Iwo Jima<br /> <br /> > * B. Sports Miscellany<br /> <br /> > B1. What is the name of Michael Schumacher's younger brother,<br /> > who also was a Formula 1 driver?<br /> <br /> Johann; Franz<br /> <br /> > B2. Of the 32 current teams in the NFL, four have never played in<br /> > the Super Bowl. Name *any one* (city or team name<br /> > acceptable).<br /> <br /> Detroit Lions<br /> <br /> > * C. River Geography<br /> <br /> > C1. In or near which city do the White Nile and the Blue<br /> > Nile meet?<br /> <br /> Khartoum<br /> <br /> > * D. Science: Mustelid Homes<br /> <br /> > D2. Which animal's home may be called a sett?<br /> <br /> badger<br /> <br /> > * E. Entertainment: Dino Rock<br /> <br /> > E1. Who had a hit in the 1980s titled "Girls Just Want to<br /> > Have Fun"?<br /> <br /> Cyndi Lauper<br /> <br /> > * F. Literature<br /> <br /> > F1. Which former jockey wrote many mystery novels set at<br /> > racetracks?<br /> <br /> Dick Francis<br /> <br /> > F2. Which 1979 movie was based on Joseph Conrad's novel "Heart<br /> > of Darkness"?<br /> <br /> Apocalypse Now<br /> <br /> -- <br /> _______________________________________________________________________<br /> Dan Blum tool@panix.com <br /> "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."<br /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Oct 23 07:56PM -0700 </span> <br /><br /> On Monday, October 23, 2023 at 2:30:51 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:<br /> <br /> > In each case name the person. <br /> <br /> > 1. She was born in 1967 in Ladysmith, BC, and acted in "Baywatch" <br /> > and "Barb Wire". <br /> <br /> Pamela Anderson<br /> <br /> > 2. He was born in 1952 in Ottawa, and acted in "The Blues Brothers" <br /> > and "Ghostbusters". <br /> <br /> Dan Aykroyd<br /> <br /> > 4. Speaking of Ironside, he was born in 1917 in New Westminster, <br /> > BC, died in 1993, and acted in "Perry Mason" and "Ironside". <br /> <br /> Raymond Burr<br /> <br /> > 5. He was born in 1911 in London, ON, died in 2003, and acted in <br /> > "Cocoon" and "The Postman Always Rings Twice". <br /> <br /> Hume Cronyn<br /> <br /> > 6. He was born in 1920 in Vancouver, died in 2005, and acted in <br /> > "Star Trek", both TV and movies. <br /> <br /> DeForest Kelley<br /> <br /> > 7. He was born in 1915 in Ottawa, died in 1987, and acted in <br /> > "Bonanza" and "Battlestar Galactica". <br /> <br /> Lorne Greene<br /> <br /> > 9. He was born in Regina in 1928, died in 2010, and acted in <br /> > "Airplane" and "Forbidden Planet". <br /> <br /> Leslie Nielsen<br /> <br /> <br /> > A2. From August 1942 to February 1943, American and Japanese <br /> > troops fought over the possession of an airfield on which <br /> > island? <br /> <br /> Midway<br /> <br /> <br /> > B2. Of the 32 current teams in the NFL, four have never played in <br /> > the Super Bowl. Name *any one* (city or team name <br /> > acceptable). <br /> <br /> Detroit Lions<br /> <br /> > * C. River Geography <br /> <br /> > C1. In or near which city do the White Nile and the Blue <br /> > Nile meet? <br /> <br /> Khartoum<br /> <br /> > * E. Entertainment: Dino Rock <br /> <br /> > E1. Who had a hit in the 1980s titled "Girls Just Want to <br /> > Have Fun"? <br /> <br /> Cyndi Lauper<br /> <br /> > E2. Which actor had a hit with the song "MacArthur Park" in 1968? <br /> <br /> Richard Harris<br /> <br /> > * F. Literature <br /> <br /> > F1. Which former jockey wrote many mystery novels set at <br /> > racetracks? <br /> <br /> Dick Francis<br /> <br /> > F2. Which 1979 movie was based on Joseph Conrad's novel "Heart <br /> > of Darkness"? <br /> <br /> "Apocalypse Now"<br /> <br /> --<br /> Joshua Kreitzer<br /> gromit82@hotmail.com<br /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> Pete Gayde <pete.gayde@gmail.com>: Oct 24 12:24AM -0500 </span> <br /><br /> Mark Brader wrote:<br /> > and "Barb Wire".<br /> <br /> > 2. He was born in 1952 in Ottawa, and acted in "The Blues Brothers"<br /> > and "Ghostbusters".<br /> <br /> Dan Ayckroyd<br /> <br /> > "Total Recall".<br /> <br /> > 4. Speaking of Ironside, he was born in 1917 in New Westminster,<br /> > BC, died in 1993, and acted in "Perry Mason" and "Ironside".<br /> <br /> Raymond Burr<br /> <br /> <br /> > 5. He was born in 1911 in London, ON, died in 2003, and acted in<br /> > "Cocoon" and "The Postman Always Rings Twice".<br /> <br /> Don Ameche<br /> <br /> <br /> > 6. He was born in 1920 in Vancouver, died in 2005, and acted in<br /> > "Star Trek", both TV and movies.<br /> <br /> Leonard Nimoy; James Doohan<br /> <br /> <br /> > 7. He was born in 1915 in Ottawa, died in 1987, and acted in<br /> > "Bonanza" and "Battlestar Galactica".<br /> <br /> Lorne Greene<br /> <br /> > and "Crossing Jordan".<br /> <br /> > 9. He was born in Regina in 1928, died in 2010, and acted in<br /> > "Airplane" and "Forbidden Planet".<br /> <br /> Leslie Nielsen<br /> <br /> <br /> > 10. She was born in 1922 in Vancouver, died in 2007, and acted in<br /> > "The Ten Commandments" and "The Munsters".<br /> <br /> Yvonne DeCarlo<br /> <br /> <br /> > A2. From August 1942 to February 1943, American and Japanese<br /> > troops fought over the possession of an airfield on which<br /> > island?<br /> <br /> Corregidor<br /> <br /> <br /> > B2. Of the 32 current teams in the NFL, four have never played in<br /> > the Super Bowl. Name *any one* (city or team name<br /> > acceptable).<br /> <br /> Detroit Lions<br /> <br /> <br /> > * C. River Geography<br /> <br /> > C1. In or near which city do the White Nile and the Blue<br /> > Nile meet?<br /> <br /> Khartoum<br /> <br /> <br /> > * E. Entertainment: Dino Rock<br /> <br /> > E1. Who had a hit in the 1980s titled "Girls Just Want to<br /> > Have Fun"?<br /> <br /> Cindy Lauper<br /> <br /> <br /> > E2. Which actor had a hit with the song "MacArthur Park" in 1968?<br /> <br /> Richard Harris<br /> <br /> <br /> > * F. Literature<br /> <br /> > F1. Which former jockey wrote many mystery novels set at<br /> > racetracks?<br /> <br /> Shoemaker<br /> <br /> <br /> > F2. 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(In your answer posting, quote<br /> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal<br /> the correct answers in about 3 days.<br /> <br /> All questions were written by members of the Usual Suspects and<br /> are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have<br /> been retyped and/or edited by me. The posting and tabulation of<br /> current-events questions is independent of the concurrent posting<br /> of other rounds. For further information please see my 2023-05-24<br /> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition<br /> (QFTCI*)".<br /> <br /> <br /> I did not write either of these rounds.<br /> <br /> <br /> ** Game 2, Round 9 - Canadiana Entertainment - Canadian-Born<br /> Actors and Actresses<br /> <br /> In each case name the person. The titles we name may be either<br /> movies or TV. If we don't say when they died, they haven't yet.<br /> <br /> 1. She was born in 1967 in Ladysmith, BC, and acted in "Baywatch"<br /> and "Barb Wire".<br /> <br /> 2. He was born in 1952 in Ottawa, and acted in "The Blues Brothers"<br /> and "Ghostbusters".<br /> <br /> 3. He was born in 1950 in Toronto, and acted in "Scanners" and<br /> "Total Recall".<br /> <br /> 4. Speaking of Ironside, he was born in 1917 in New Westminster,<br /> BC, died in 1993, and acted in "Perry Mason" and "Ironside".<br /> <br /> 5. He was born in 1911 in London, ON, died in 2003, and acted in<br /> "Cocoon" and "The Postman Always Rings Twice".<br /> <br /> 6. He was born in 1920 in Vancouver, died in 2005, and acted in<br /> "Star Trek", both TV and movies.<br /> <br /> 7. He was born in 1915 in Ottawa, died in 1987, and acted in<br /> "Bonanza" and "Battlestar Galactica".<br /> <br /> 8. She was born in 1968 in Edmonton, and acted in "Law & Order"<br /> and "Crossing Jordan".<br /> <br /> 9. He was born in Regina in 1928, died in 2010, and acted in<br /> "Airplane" and "Forbidden Planet".<br /> <br /> 10. She was born in 1922 in Vancouver, died in 2007, and acted in<br /> "The Ten Commandments" and "The Munsters".<br /> <br /> <br /> ** Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round<br /> <br /> * A. History: World War II<br /> <br /> A1. The Spitfire and which other fighter aircraft were primarily<br /> responsible for victory in the Battle of Britain?<br /> <br /> A2. From August 1942 to February 1943, American and Japanese<br /> troops fought over the possession of an airfield on which<br /> island?<br /> <br /> <br /> * B. Sports Miscellany<br /> <br /> B1. What is the name of Michael Schumacher's younger brother,<br /> who also was a Formula 1 driver?<br /> <br /> B2. Of the 32 current teams in the NFL, four have never played in<br /> the Super Bowl. Name *any one* (city or team name<br /> acceptable).<br /> <br /> <br /> * C. River Geography<br /> <br /> C1. In or near which city do the White Nile and the Blue<br /> Nile meet?<br /> <br /> C2. In or near which Canadian city would you find the Reversing<br /> Falls?<br /> <br /> <br /> * D. Science: Mustelid Homes<br /> <br /> D1. Which animal's home may be called a holt?<br /> D2. Which animal's home may be called a sett?<br /> <br /> <br /> * E. Entertainment: Dino Rock<br /> <br /> E1. Who had a hit in the 1980s titled "Girls Just Want to<br /> Have Fun"?<br /> <br /> E2. Which actor had a hit with the song "MacArthur Park" in 1968?<br /> <br /> <br /> * F. Literature<br /> <br /> F1. Which former jockey wrote many mystery novels set at<br /> racetracks?<br /> <br /> F2. Which 1979 movie was based on Joseph Conrad's novel "Heart<br /> of Darkness"?<br /> <br /> -- <br /> Mark Brader, Toronto | Canada... likes to sit up there looking harmless,<br /> msb@vex.net | like the USA's hat... --Anthony McCarron<br /> <br /> My text in this article is in the public domain.<br /> </td></tr> </table> <div style="align:right; font-size:11px; margin-bottom: 40px; margin-top:5px;"> <a style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:none" href="#digest_top">Back to top</a> </div> <a name="group_thread_1"></a> <div style="display:inline-block; font-family: arial; padding: 4px 0 5px 0px;"> <a target="_blank" href="http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/7feed4c999f4357d?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email" style="font-size:21px; color:#1155CC; text-decoration:none"> QFTCI23 Game 2, Rounds 7-8: angles and numbers </a> </div> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%"> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> Pete Gayde <pete.gayde@gmail.com>: Oct 22 03:25PM -0500 </span> <br /><br /> Mark Brader wrote:<br /> <br /> > 1. The little square symbol at point B indicates that lines AB<br /> > and BC form a right angle. Therefore, in a single word, these<br /> > two lines are what?<br /> <br /> Perpendicular<br /> <br /> <br /> > 2. Lines BC and DE are what?<br /> <br /> Parallel<br /> <br /> > 3. A right angle equals how many radians?<br /> <br /> 25<br /> <br /> > in some cases more than one answer is correct. And answers may<br /> > repeat, so don't cross them off your diagram. Now, which one<br /> > of the lettered angles is an external angle of the triangle ABC?<br /> <br /> w<br /> <br /> <br /> > 5. Angle v and which one of the lettered angles are complementary?<br /> <br /> x<br /> <br /> > 6. Angle v and which one of the lettered angles are supplementary?<br /> <br /> w; u<br /> <br /> <br /> > 7. Which one of the lettered angles is acute?<br /> <br /> w<br /> <br /> > jung glcr?<br /> <br /> > 9. If angles v, w, and x are added to form a single angle, this<br /> > is what type?<br /> <br /> Obtuse<br /> <br /> <br /> > We name a player; you identify them by number. Note: some of them<br /> > have sometimes worn other numbers.<br /> <br /> > 1. Tom Brady.<br /> <br /> 12<br /> <br /> > 2. Kobe Bryant.<br /> <br /> 8<br /> <br /> > 3. Mickey Mantle.<br /> <br /> 7<br /> <br /> > 4. Maurice Richard.<br /> <br /> 9<br /> <br /> > 5. Johan Cruyff.<br /> <br /> 14<br /> <br /> > 6. Ricky Ray.<br /> <br /> 5<br /> <br /> > 7. Johnny Bower.<br /> <br /> 1<br /> <br /> > 8. Pele.<br /> <br /> 10<br /> <br /> > 9. Wilt Chamberlain.<br /> <br /> 13<br /> <br /> > 10. Babe Ruth.<br /> <br /> 3<br /> <br /> <br /> > So there were 6 decoys. If you like, for fun but for no points,<br /> > decode the rot13 to see the player names, and give their numbers.<br /> <br /> > 11. Yhv Cnffntyvn.<br /> <br /> 15<br /> <br /> > 12. Wbr Zbagnan.<br /> <br /> 16<br /> <br /> > 13. Obool Bee.<br /> <br /> 4<br /> <br /> > 14. Fgna Zhfvny.<br /> <br /> 6<br /> <br /> > 15. Arlzne.<br /> <br /> 11<br /> <br /> > 16. Xnjuv Yrbaneq.<br /> <br /> 2<br /> <br /> <br /> Pete Gayde<br /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 23 07:29AM </span> <br /><br /> Mark Brader:<br /> <br /> > 1. The little square symbol at point B indicates that lines AB<br /> > and BC form a right angle. Therefore, in a single word, these<br /> > two lines are what?<br /> <br /> Perpendicular or orthogonal. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum,<br /> Stephen, and Pete.<br /> <br /> > 2. Lines BC and DE are what?<br /> <br /> Parallel. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Stephen, and Pete.<br /> <br /> > 3. A right angle equals how many radians?<br /> <br /> pi/2. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Erland, and Dan Blum. 2 for Stephen.<br /> <br /> > in some cases more than one answer is correct. And answers may<br /> > repeat, so don't cross them off your diagram. Now, which one<br /> > of the lettered angles is an external angle of the triangle ABC?<br /> <br /> w. 4 for Dan Tilque, Erland, Dan Blum, and Pete.<br /> <br /> > 5. Angle v and which one of the lettered angles are complementary?<br /> <br /> u. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Stephen.<br /> <br /> > 6. Angle v and which one of the lettered angles are supplementary?<br /> <br /> w or z. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Stephen. 3 for Pete.<br /> <br /> > 7. Which one of the lettered angles is acute?<br /> <br /> u, v, x, or y. 4 for Joshua (the hard way), Dan Tilque, Erland,<br /> Dan Blum, Stephen (the hard way), and Pete.<br /> <br /> > 8. Please decode the rot13 only after you are finished with the<br /> > previous question. Angles w and z are not acute; they are<br /> > what type?<br /> <br /> Obtuse. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Stephen.<br /> <br /> > 9. If angles v, w, and x are added to form a single angle, this<br /> > is what type?<br /> <br /> Reflex. 4 for Stephen.<br /> <br /> > 10. Triangles ABC and ADE are not the same size, but their<br /> > corresponding angles are equal, making them the same shape.<br /> > In geometrical terms they are what?<br /> <br /> Similar. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Stephen.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> > Please see the handout at: <a href="http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/g2r8/numb.jpg">http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/g2r8/numb.jpg</a><br /> <br /> > We name a player; you identify them by number. Note: some of them<br /> > have sometimes worn other numbers.<br /> <br /> This was the easiest round in the original game, even though one of<br /> the photos was wrong -- I somehow had Johan Cruyff's photo identified<br /> as Thierry Henry (who did also wear number 14, but sheesh).<br /> <br /> > 1. Tom Brady.<br /> <br /> Number 12. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Dan Tilque, Erland, Dan Blum,<br /> Stephen, and Pete.<br /> <br /> > 2. Kobe Bryant.<br /> <br /> Number 8. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, Stephen, and Pete.<br /> <br /> > 3. Mickey Mantle.<br /> <br /> Number 7. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Stephen, and Pete. 3 for<br /> Dan Blum.<br /> <br /> > 4. Maurice Richard.<br /> <br /> Number 9. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, and Pete.<br /> <br /> > 5. Johan Cruyff.<br /> <br /> Number 14. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Stephen, and Pete.<br /> <br /> > 6. Ricky Ray.<br /> <br /> Number 15. 4 for Stephen.<br /> <br /> > 7. Johnny Bower.<br /> <br /> Number 1. 4 for Stephen and Pete.<br /> <br /> > 8. Pele.<br /> <br /> Number 10. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, Stephen, and Pete.<br /> <br /> > 9. Wilt Chamberlain.<br /> <br /> Number 13. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Stephen, and Pete.<br /> 2 for Dan Blum.<br /> <br /> > 10. Babe Ruth.<br /> <br /> Number 3. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Stephen, and Pete. 3 for<br /> Dan Blum.<br /> <br /> > So there were 6 decoys. If you like, for fun but for no points,<br /> > decode the rot13 to see the player names, and give their numbers.<br /> <br /> > 11. Lui Passaglia.<br /> <br /> Number 5.<br /> <br /> > 12. Joe Montana.<br /> <br /> Number 16. Joshua and Pete got this.<br /> <br /> > 13. Bobby Orr.<br /> <br /> Number 4. Joshua, Erland, and Pete got this.<br /> <br /> > 14. Stan Musial.<br /> <br /> Number 6. Joshua and Pete got this.<br /> <br /> > 15. Neymar.<br /> <br /> Number 11. Erland and Pete got this.<br /> <br /> > 16. Kawhi Leonard.<br /> <br /> Number 2. 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"The life of man in a state of nature is solitary, poor, nasty, <br /> > brutish, and short." <br /> <br /> thomas hobbes<br /> <br /> > philosopher who he says said it. We want the philosopher who <br /> > was being quoted. The line is: "An unexamined life is not <br /> > worth living." <br /> <br /> socrates<br /> <br /> > 3. "Cogito, ergo sum." ("I think, therefore I am.") <br /> <br /> descartes<br /> <br /> > 4. "God is dead. He remains dead. We killed Him." <br /> <br /> nietzsche<br /> <br /> > 5. "Happiness is not an ideal of reason but of imagination." <br /> <br /> kant<br /> <br /> > 6. "Life must be understood backwards but it must be lived <br /> > forwards." <br /> <br /> kierkegaard<br /> <br /> > 7. "If God did not exist it would be necessary to invent Him." <br /> <br /> voltaire<br /> <br /> > 8. "I would never die for my beliefs, because I may be wrong." <br /> <br /> russell<br /> <br /> > 9. "He who thinks great thoughts is often in great error." <br /> <br /> heidegger? [saw it on bbc]<br /> <br /> > 10. "Religion is the sign of the oppressed... it is the opium of <br /> > the people." <br /> <br /> marx<br /> <br /> > and East St. Louis, Illinois. Many of them are capitals or former <br /> > capitals, but some aren't. <br /> <br /> > 1. In what country would you find Port-au-Prince? <br /> <br /> haiti<br /> <br /> > 2. In what 3-word country would you find Port of Spain? <br /> <br /> trinidad and tobago<br /> <br /> > 3. What is the capital of Andorra? <br /> <br /> andorra la vella<br /> <br /> > 4. Bandar Seri Begawan is on the island of Borneo, in what country? <br /> <br /> brunei<br /> <br /> <br /> > 5. This city is 50 miles west of Winnipeg and 15 miles south of <br /> > Lake Manitoba, and its name alludes to canoe travel. What name? <br /> <br /> portage la ... something<br /> <br /> > Canada, you will find a pair of cities with the same 3-word name. <br /> > Obviously we're not talking about the Niagara River border. <br /> > What is the name of those two cities? <br /> <br /> sault ste marie<br /> <br /> <br /> > 7. What African country's capital used to be Dar es Salaam? <br /> <br /> tanzania<br /> <br /> > 8. What city was the capital of Brazil before Brasilia? <br /> <br /> rio de janeiro<br /> <br /> > 9. This 3-word city lies on a 3-word body of water, and has been <br /> > the host city for the Winter Olympics. Name it. <br /> <br /> salt lake city?<br /> <br /> <br /> > 10. 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What will happen on Monday, November 27, starting at 7:30 pm,<br /> > > in Toronto?<br /> <br /> Dan Tilque:<br /> > (Note: You forgot to specify a year, so I assumed it was this year...)<br /> <br /> No, I just didn't redundantly specify that it was.<br /> -- <br /> Mark Brader, Toronto | Any company large enough to have a research lab<br /> msb@vex.net | is large enough not to listen to it. --Alan Kay<br /> </td></tr> </table> <div style="align:right; font-size:11px; margin-bottom: 40px; margin-top:5px;"> <a style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:none" href="#digest_top">Back to top</a> </div> </div> <div style="background-color: #f5f5f5;padding: 5px 20px;"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"> <tbody><tr> <td style="padding-top:4px;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:#636363;font-size:11px"> You received this digest because you're subscribed to updates for this group. 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(In your answer posting, quote<br /> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal<br /> the correct answers in about 3 days.<br /> <br /> All questions were written by members of the Usual Suspects and<br /> are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have<br /> been retyped and/or edited by me. The posting and tabulation of<br /> current-events questions is independent of the concurrent posting<br /> of other rounds. For further information please see my 2023-05-24<br /> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition<br /> (QFTCI*)".<br /> <br /> <br /> I wrote one of these rounds.<br /> <br /> <br /> * Game 1, Round 9 -- Canadiana Geography -- City Neighborhoods<br /> <br /> We name three districts or neighborhoods, and you name the Canadian<br /> city where they are located. For example, we say Rosedale, Mimico,<br /> and Forest Hill, and you say Toronto.<br /> <br /> 1. Britannia, Alta Vista, and Sandy Hill.<br /> 2. Walkerville, Old Sandwich, and Riverside.<br /> 3. Place-Royal, Place d'Youville [both pronounced as French],<br /> and Lower Town.<br /> 4. Deschenes ["day-SHEN"], Aylmer, Hull.<br /> <br /> Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the<br /> above questions. Sbe gur erfg bs gur ebhaq, lbh ner fgvyy anzvat<br /> pvgvrf, ohg sebz urer ba, gurve cebivaprf jvyy abg ercrng.<br /> <br /> 5. Oak Bay, Sidney, and Saanich ["SAN-nitch"].<br /> 6. Clayton Park, Fairview, and Kingswood.<br /> 7. Cathedral area, Albert Street South, and Germantown.<br /> 8. Glenora, Westmount, and Lansdowne.<br /> 9. Kenmount Terrace, Southland, the Narrows.<br /> 10. Inkster, Point Douglas, and River Heights.<br /> <br /> <br /> ** Game 1, Round 10 - Challenge Round<br /> <br /> * A. Entertainment: Comedies by Fetish<br /> <br /> A1. In what classic comedy movie from about 65 years ago does<br /> the sexy female lead character have a fetish for men playing<br /> the saxophone -- especially tenor sax?<br /> <br /> A2. In what classic comedy movie from about 35 years ago does the<br /> sexy female lead character have a fetish for foreign<br /> languages -- notably, Italian and Russian?<br /> <br /> <br /> * B. Geography: Museums of Upstate New York<br /> <br /> B1. The George Eastman Museum is the world's oldest museum<br /> of photography, covering both the art and the technology.<br /> What city is it in?<br /> <br /> B2. The Museum of Glass likewise covers both the art and the<br /> science of glassmaking. Its full name begins with the city<br /> where it is: what city?<br /> <br /> <br /> * C. History: Sex Beats Violence<br /> <br /> C1. In 2000 the US presidential election came down to a Supreme<br /> Court battle over recounts. We all know what happened,<br /> but what exactly was the title of the case? That is, it<br /> was *who or what* versus *who or what*? (Hint: See the<br /> category title, har-har-har.)<br /> <br /> C2. Turning from real-life history to historical fiction,<br /> "Saving Private Ryan" was nominated for the Oscar for<br /> Best Picture of 1998, but it didn't win. What movie did?<br /> (Hint: See the category title.}<br /> <br /> <br /> * D. Name that Science<br /> <br /> D1. In what field of science would people use all these terms?<br /> Absolute magnitude, gamma-ray burster, eccentricity, brown<br /> dwarf, red giant, right ascension and declination.<br /> <br /> D2. In what field of science would people use all these terms?<br /> Recombinant, dominant, diploid, base pair, point mutation,<br /> crossover, restriction enzyme, nucleotide.<br /> <br /> <br /> * E. Literature: Spell that Character<br /> <br /> E1. In novels by Sara Paretsky, you will read about private<br /> detective Victoria ["Iffy-Jeanie-a" "war-shaw-ski"].<br /> *Spell* either her middle name or her surname.<br /> <br /> E2. In novels by George R.R. Martin, you will read about<br /> ["Duh-nair-ris Tar-gair-ee-en"], a member of a royal family.<br /> *Spell* either her first name or her surname.<br /> <br /> <br /> * F. Canadiana: It's More Patriotic This Way<br /> <br /> F1. The last time that the words of "O Canada" were officially<br /> changed was in 2018. Two words were replaced with two<br /> other words. What changed?<br /> <br /> F2. In 1916 the name of a city in Ontario was changed because<br /> it sounded too German. What was the *old* name?<br /> <br /> -- <br /> Mark Brader, Toronto | "You are becoming far too reasonable.<br /> msb@vex.net | I worry about you." --Tony Cooper<br /> <br /> My text in this article is in the public domain.<br /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> Pete Gayde <pete.gayde@gmail.com>: Oct 11 12:33AM -0500 </span> <br /><br /> Mark Brader wrote:<br /> > 2. Walkerville, Old Sandwich, and Riverside.<br /> > 3. Place-Royal, Place d'Youville [both pronounced as French],<br /> > and Lower Town.<br /> <br /> Quebec<br /> <br /> <br /> > B1. The George Eastman Museum is the world's oldest museum<br /> > of photography, covering both the art and the technology.<br /> > What city is it in?<br /> <br /> Rochester<br /> <br /> > but what exactly was the title of the case? That is, it<br /> > was *who or what* versus *who or what*? (Hint: See the<br /> > category title, har-har-har.)<br /> <br /> Bush vs Gore<br /> <br /> <br /> > D2. In what field of science would people use all these terms?<br /> > Recombinant, dominant, diploid, base pair, point mutation,<br /> > crossover, restriction enzyme, nucleotide.<br /> <br /> Genetics<br /> <br /> <br /> > E1. In novels by Sara Paretsky, you will read about private<br /> > detective Victoria ["Iffy-Jeanie-a" "war-shaw-ski"].<br /> > *Spell* either her middle name or her surname.<br /> <br /> Iphegenia<br /> <br /> <br /> > E2. In novels by George R.R. Martin, you will read about<br /> > ["Duh-nair-ris Tar-gair-ee-en"], a member of a royal family.<br /> > *Spell* either her first name or her surname.<br /> <br /> Danaerys<br /> <br /> > other words. What changed?<br /> <br /> > F2. In 1916 the name of a city in Ontario was changed because<br /> > it sounded too German. What was the *old* name?<br /> <br /> Pete Gayde<br /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Oct 10 11:48PM -0700 </span> <br /><br /> On 10/10/23 21:43, Mark Brader wrote:<br /> > city where they are located. For example, we say Rosedale, Mimico,<br /> > and Forest Hill, and you say Toronto.<br /> <br /> > 1. Britannia, Alta Vista, and Sandy Hill.<br /> <br /> Hamilton<br /> <br /> > 2. Walkerville, Old Sandwich, and Riverside.<br /> <br /> Windsor<br /> <br /> > 3. Place-Royal, Place d'Youville [both pronounced as French],<br /> > and Lower Town.<br /> <br /> Montreal<br /> <br /> > 4. Deschenes ["day-SHEN"], Aylmer, Hull.<br /> <br /> Gatineau<br /> <br /> > above questions. Sbe gur erfg bs gur ebhaq, lbh ner fgvyy anzvat<br /> > pvgvrf, ohg sebz urer ba, gurve cebivaprf jvyy abg ercrng.<br /> <br /> > 5. Oak Bay, Sidney, and Saanich ["SAN-nitch"].<br /> <br /> Victoria<br /> <br /> > 6. Clayton Park, Fairview, and Kingswood.<br /> > 7. Cathedral area, Albert Street South, and Germantown.<br /> <br /> Calgary; Edmonton<br /> <br /> > 8. Glenora, Westmount, and Lansdowne.<br /> > 9. Kenmount Terrace, Southland, the Narrows.<br /> <br /> Winnipeg<br /> <br /> <br /> > B1. The George Eastman Museum is the world's oldest museum<br /> > of photography, covering both the art and the technology.<br /> > What city is it in?<br /> <br /> Rochester<br /> <br /> <br /> > B2. The Museum of Glass likewise covers both the art and the<br /> > science of glassmaking. Its full name begins with the city<br /> > where it is: what city?<br /> <br /> Ithaca<br /> <br /> > but what exactly was the title of the case? That is, it<br /> > was *who or what* versus *who or what*? (Hint: See the<br /> > category title, har-har-har.)<br /> <br /> Bush v Gore<br /> <br /> <br /> > D1. In what field of science would people use all these terms?<br /> > Absolute magnitude, gamma-ray burster, eccentricity, brown<br /> > dwarf, red giant, right ascension and declination.<br /> <br /> astronomy<br /> <br /> <br /> > D2. In what field of science would people use all these terms?<br /> > Recombinant, dominant, diploid, base pair, point mutation,<br /> > crossover, restriction enzyme, nucleotide.<br /> <br /> genomics<br /> <br /> <br /> > F1. The last time that the words of "O Canada" were officially<br /> > changed was in 2018. Two words were replaced with two<br /> > other words. What changed?<br /> <br /> "thy sons" to "of us"<br /> <br /> <br /> > F2. In 1916 the name of a city in Ontario was changed because<br /> > it sounded too German. What was the *old* name?<br /> <br /> Berlin<br /> <br /> -- <br /> Dan Tilque<br /> </td></tr> </table> <div style="align:right; font-size:11px; margin-bottom: 40px; margin-top:5px;"> <a style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:none" href="#digest_top">Back to top</a> </div> <a name="group_thread_1"></a> <div style="display:inline-block; font-family: arial; padding: 4px 0 5px 0px;"> <a target="_blank" href="http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/60f484ce8c9f0fe0?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email" style="font-size:21px; color:#1155CC; text-decoration:none"> QFTCI23 Game 1, Rounds 7-8 answers: 1-word titles, 1809 </a> </div> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%"> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 11 04:41AM </span> <br /><br /> Mark Brader:<br /> > and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information<br /> > please see my 2023-05-24 companion posting on "Questions from the<br /> > Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".<br /> <br /> Sorry, I'm a day late again.<br /> <br /> <br /> > I wrote one of these rounds.<br /> <br /> The history round.<br /> <br /> <br /> > * Game 1, Round 7 - Entertainment - One-Word Movie Titles<br /> <br /> > We give a short description, and you give the one-word movie title.<br /> <br /> This was the easiest round in the original game.<br /> <br /> > 1. An unknown gets a shot at the heavyweight boxing championship.<br /> <br /> "Rocky" (1976). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, Pete,<br /> and Dan Tilque.<br /> <br /> > 2. From a novel subtitled "a novel about three army doctors".<br /> <br /> "MASH" (1970). 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, Stephen,<br /> Pete, and Dan Tilque.<br /> <br /> The spelling "M*A*S*H" was introduced in posters for the movie and<br /> used for the TV series, but was never the movie title.<br /> <br /> > 3. A strange creature attacks the crew of the spaceship Nostromo.<br /> <br /> "Alien" (1979). (Not "Aliens" or other sequels -- the Nostromo is<br /> not in those.) 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, Pete, and Dan Tilque.<br /> <br /> > 4. The daily lives of mobsters in New York.<br /> <br /> "GoodFellas" (1990). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Pete, and Dan Tilque.<br /> <br /> > 5. A former policeman suffers from acrophobia.<br /> <br /> "Vertigo" (1958). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Stephen.<br /> <br /> > 6. The life and times of the former first lady of Argentina.<br /> <br /> "Evita" (1996). 4 for everyone.<br /> <br /> > 7. The lives of music-hall performers in pre-Nazi Berlin.<br /> <br /> "Cabaret" (1972). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, Pete,<br /> and Dan Tilque.<br /> <br /> > 8. A sheriff in a small town uncovers murder and kidnapping in<br /> > the snow.<br /> <br /> "Fargo" (1996). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, Pete,<br /> and Dan Tilque.<br /> <br /> > 9. An alien creature comes to Earth to do a little hunting.<br /> <br /> "Predator" (1987). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, Pete,<br /> and Dan Tilque.<br /> <br /> > 10. Remade several times. In the original a prehistoric creature<br /> > attacks Tokyo.<br /> <br /> "Godzilla" or "Gojira" (1954). 4 for everyone.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> > 1. In 1809 Napoleon's French Empire was at war with several other<br /> > countries. Name any one of the countries that the French were<br /> > fighting in the Peninsular War.<br /> <br /> Spain, Portugal, UK ("England" was acceptable). 4 for Joshua,<br /> Erland, Dan Blum, Stephen (the hard way), Pete, and Dan Tilque.<br /> <br /> > 2. Meanwhile on another peninsula, France completed its invasion<br /> > and annexation of the Papal States. How did Pope Pius VII<br /> > react to this?<br /> <br /> He excommunicated Napoleon. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, and Dan Tilque.<br /> <br /> > 3. On February 12, about 4,000 miles apart, there were born a<br /> > future scientist and a future politician, both of whose fame<br /> > still endures today. Name either one.<br /> <br /> Charles Darwin, Abraham Lincoln. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum,<br /> Stephen (the hard way), and Dan Tilque.<br /> <br /> > 4. On June 8 the author of the 1776 pamphlet "Common Sense" died.<br /> > Name him.<br /> <br /> Thomas Paine. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, Pete, and Dan Tilque.<br /> <br /> > 5. Name either the US president whose term ended in 1809, or the<br /> > one who succeeded him.<br /> <br /> Thomas Jefferson, James Madison. 4 for Joshua (the hard way),<br /> Erland, Dan Blum, Stephen (the hard way), and Dan Tilque.<br /> <br /> > 6. Washington Irving's first major book was published in 1809 under<br /> > the pseudonym of "Diedrich Knickerbocker". It was a satirical<br /> > history of what city?<br /> <br /> New York. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, Pete, and Dan Tilque.<br /> <br /> > 7. Robert Fulton received his first US patent in 1809, for what<br /> > invention?<br /> <br /> Steamboat. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, and Dan Tilque.<br /> <br /> > finished with the previous one. Meanwhile in Lower Canada,<br /> > a steamboat financed by John Molson made its maiden voyage.<br /> > Name either the starting point of the trip, or the endpoint.<br /> <br /> Montreal, Quebec City. 4 for Stephen. 3 for Dan Tilque.<br /> <br /> Sorry about the non-rot13 there.<br /> <br /> > 9. In 1809 the governor of the Louisiana Territory was either<br /> > murdered or committed suicide, but it's not clear which.<br /> > He was previously known as an explorer. Name him.<br /> <br /> Meriwether Lewis. 4 for Stephen and Dan Tilque. 3 for Joshua.<br /> <br /> > 10. This Austrian composer of over 100 symphonies died in Vienna in<br /> > 1809. The Requiem by his friend Mozart was played at his<br /> > funeral. 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These spicy sweet buns are traditionally eaten on Good<br /> > Friday, and symbolize the crucifixion and resurrection.<br /> <br /> Hot Cross buns<br /> <br /> > holds the record for number of resurrections, repeatedly<br /> > dying and resurrecting while buried underground for 1,874<br /> > years. Who?<br /> <br /> Captain Jack<br /> <br /> <br /> > B2. This character was stabbed to death at the end of season 5<br /> > of "Game of Thrones". His resurrection in season 6 came<br /> > as a surprise to absolutely no one. Who?<br /> <br /> Snow<br /> <br /> > between 1934 and 1950. Her cinematic career was resurrected<br /> > when Billy Wilder cast her as a faded star of the silent era<br /> > who desperately hopes for a career resurrection of her own.<br /> <br /> Swanson<br /> <br /> > comically villainous Duke Brothers in "Trading Places",<br /> > and an Oscar-winning performance in "Cocoon", where his<br /> > character also gets rejuvenated.<br /> <br /> Don Ameche<br /> <br /> <br /> > E2. The original variant of this car, nicknamed "Topolino", was<br /> > produced 1936-55. A resurrected version was produced<br /> > 1957-75. And in 2007, it was resurrected yet again.<br /> <br /> Fiat Spider<br /> <br /> > around any more, because, gentlemen, this is my last press<br /> > conference". 6 years later, he was giving press conferences<br /> > as his country's leader.<br /> <br /> Richard Nixon<br /> <br /> <br /> > F2. Rising from the ashes of the Fascist Party, the MSI became<br /> > the AN, which became the PdL, eventually gaining power as<br /> > the FdI -- under which leader?<br /> <br /> Berlusconi<br /> <br /> <br /> > 1. Not counting the original three TV-movies, how many episodes<br /> > of "Murdoch Mysteries" have there been, from the series' start<br /> > through 2023-04-10?<br /> <br /> 35; 50<br /> <br /> <br /> > 2. We asked google.ca "what is the distance between Cork, Ireland,<br /> > and Waterford, Ireland"? What was the length of the suggested<br /> > driving route (via N25)?<br /> <br /> 100.0; 80.0<br /> <br /> <br /> > 3. According to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum,<br /> > how many wins did Fergie Jenkins have in his Major League career?<br /> <br /> 220; 230<br /> <br /> <br /> > 4. We used a couple of online tools to calculate the distance<br /> > between Kumasi, Ghana (see Round 8, Question 5), and the<br /> > Headquarters of the United Nations. What is that distance?<br /> <br /> 5500.0; 5600.0<br /> <br /> <br /> Pete Gayde<br /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 04 07:05AM </span> <br /><br /> If Pete Gayde has posted his answers on time, he would have scored<br /> 4 points on Round 9 and 20 on Round 20, for a final score of 106,<br /> moving him up to 5th place.<br /> <br /> On the tiebreaker game, only one guess was allowed per entrant<br /> (I forgot to say that explicitly, but it was implied by the scoring).<br /> Using Pete's first answers, he would have scored 4 points, taking<br /> 2 each off Joshua and Dan Tilque, and finished 4th.<br /> <br /> -- <br /> Mark Brader, Toronto | "If you wish so, we write your consummations<br /> msb@vex.net | on your bill." --Swiss hotel services handbook<br /> <br /> My text in this article is in the public domain.<br /> </td></tr> </table> <div style="align:right; font-size:11px; margin-bottom: 40px; margin-top:5px;"> <a style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:none" href="#digest_top">Back to top</a> </div> <a name="group_thread_1"></a> <div style="display:inline-block; font-family: arial; padding: 4px 0 5px 0px;"> <a target="_blank" href="http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/147d25eb0f388ff8?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email" style="font-size:21px; color:#1155CC; text-decoration:none"> QFTCI23 Game 1, Rounds 2-3: shoes, organ parts </a> </div> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%"> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> Pete Gayde <pete.gayde@gmail.com>: Oct 03 06:58PM -0500 </span> <br /><br /> Mark Brader wrote:<br /> <br /> > 1. Let's start with the enormous, thin heel in picture 13.<br /> <br /> > 2. In picture 2, what is the girlish name for this closed, low-cut<br /> > shoe with a strap across the instep?<br /> <br /> Pump<br /> <br /> > always speak in the singular, but some of these occur more than<br /> > once in the organ.<br /> <br /> > 1. Nephron.<br /> <br /> Liver<br /> <br /> > 2. Vitreous or vitreous humor.<br /> <br /> Heart; Lungs<br /> <br /> > 3. Corpus cavernosum.<br /> <br /> Lungs<br /> <br /> > 4. Stratum spinosum or squamous-cell layer.<br /> > 5. Cochlea.<br /> <br /> Ear<br /> <br /> > 6. Phalanx.<br /> > 7. Alveolus.<br /> > 8. Duodenum.<br /> <br /> Intestines<br /> <br /> > 9. Occipital lobe.<br /> <br /> Brain<br /> <br /> > 10. 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(In your answer posting, quote<br /> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal<br /> the correct answers in about 3 days.<br /> <br /> All questions were written by# members of the Usual Suspects and<br /> are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have<br /> been retyped and/or edited by me. The posting and tabulation of<br /> current-events questions is independent of the concurrent posting<br /> of other rounds. For further information please see my 2023-05-24<br /> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition<br /> (QFTCI*)".<br /> <br /> #- Or in some cases by arrangement with, but I won't<br /> repeat this clarification on future question sets.<br /> <br /> I wrote one of these rounds.<br /> <br /> <br /> * Game 1, Round 2 - Miscellaneous - Shoes<br /> <br /> Please see the handout at: <a href="http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/g1r2/shoe.pdf">http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/g1r2/shoe.pdf</a><br /> <br /> In each case, name the type of shoe (or shoe part) indicated by the<br /> picture and the clue. Please note that the picture numbers are to<br /> the lower left of the images.<br /> <br /> 1. Let's start with the enormous, thin heel in picture 13.<br /> <br /> 2. In picture 2, what is the girlish name for this closed, low-cut<br /> shoe with a strap across the instep?<br /> <br /> 3. In picture 6, what name is given to this relatively low<br /> stiletto-style heel?<br /> <br /> 4. What is the shoe in 8, characterized by a heel that is completely<br /> (or almost completely) filled in beneath the arch?<br /> <br /> 5. What is the generic name for the shoe in picture 1, where the<br /> salient feature is an open back and a strap behind the ankle?<br /> <br /> 6. The shoe in picture 14 might be called a court shoe in Britain,<br /> though the late singer Amy Winehouse sang about a pair of<br /> them using the more familiar North American name in a risqué<br /> combination. They have a low front, relatively low heel,<br /> and may have a buckle or bow.<br /> <br /> 7. A perforated leather men's shoe is a brogue. But what name is<br /> given to the specific style of perforations in picture 3,<br /> with a W-shaped design over the toe?<br /> <br /> 8. What is the backless shoe in picture 11, a style which may or<br /> may not be open at the toe?<br /> <br /> 9. What is the two-tone shoe in picture 5, wearable by any gender,<br /> characterized by the plain toe and distinctive dark panel shape<br /> over the mid-foot?<br /> <br /> 10. The shoes in 7 are characterized by a very low heel or the<br /> absence of a heel.<br /> <br /> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh pnyyrq<br /> gur fubr jvgu n svyyrq-va urry n "cyngsbez" fubr, cyrnfr tb onpx<br /> naq or zber fcrpvsvp.<br /> <br /> <br /> * Game 1, Round 3 - Science - Organ Parts<br /> <br /> For each question, we have an organ of the human body in mind;<br /> we'll name a part of it; and you'll name the organ. For example,<br /> if we said the cricoid cartilage, you'd name the larynx. We will<br /> always speak in the singular, but some of these occur more than<br /> once in the organ.<br /> <br /> 1. Nephron.<br /> 2. Vitreous or vitreous humor.<br /> 3. Corpus cavernosum.<br /> 4. Stratum spinosum or squamous-cell layer.<br /> 5. Cochlea.<br /> 6. Phalanx.<br /> 7. Alveolus.<br /> 8. Duodenum.<br /> 9. Occipital lobe.<br /> 10. Islet of Langerhans.<br /> <br /> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh fnvq<br /> "unaq" be "sbbg" sbe nal nafjre, cyrnfr or zber fcrpvsvp.<br /> <br /> -- <br /> Mark Brader | "I do have an idea ... based on the quite obvious fact<br /> Toronto | that the number two is ridiculous and can't exist."<br /> msb@vex.net | -- Ben Denison (Isaac Asimov, "The Gods Themselves")<br /> <br /> My text in this article is in the public domain.<br /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Oct 01 09:43PM -0700 </span> <br /><br /> On Sunday, October 1, 2023 at 10:48:16 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:<br /> <br /> <br /> > In each case, name the type of shoe (or shoe part) indicated by the <br /> > picture and the clue. <br /> <br /> > 1. Let's start with the enormous, thin heel in picture 13. <br /> <br /> stiletto (???)<br /> <br /> > 2. In picture 2, what is the girlish name for this closed, low-cut <br /> > shoe with a strap across the instep? <br /> <br /> Mary Janes<br /> <br /> > 5. What is the generic name for the shoe in picture 1, where the <br /> > salient feature is an open back and a strap behind the ankle? <br /> <br /> mule<br /> <br /> > 8. What is the backless shoe in picture 11, a style which may or <br /> > may not be open at the toe? <br /> <br /> mule<br /> <br /> > 10. The shoes in 7 are characterized by a very low heel or the <br /> > absence of a heel. <br /> <br /> mule<br /> <br /> <br /> > For each question, we have an organ of the human body in mind; <br /> > we'll name a part of it; and you'll name the organ. <br /> <br /> > 1. Nephron. <br /> <br /> kidney<br /> <br /> > 2. Vitreous or vitreous humor. <br /> <br /> eye<br /> <br /> > 4. Stratum spinosum or squamous-cell layer. <br /> <br /> skin<br /> <br /> > 5. Cochlea. <br /> <br /> ear<br /> <br /> > 6. Phalanx. <br /> <br /> finger<br /> <br /> > 7. Alveolus.<br /> <br /> lung<br /> <br /> > 8. Duodenum. <br /> <br /> small intestine; large intestine<br /> <br /> > 9. Occipital lobe. <br /> <br /> brain<br /> <br /> > 10. Islet of Langerhans. <br /> <br /> pancreas<br /> <br /> --<br /> Joshua Kreitzer<br /> gromit82@hotmail.com<br /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Oct 01 11:00PM -0700 </span> <br /><br /> On 10/1/23 20:48, Mark Brader wrote:<br /> > picture and the clue. Please note that the picture numbers are to<br /> > the lower left of the images.<br /> <br /> > 1. Let's start with the enormous, thin heel in picture 13.<br /> <br /> stiletto<br /> <br /> <br /> > 2. In picture 2, what is the girlish name for this closed, low-cut<br /> > shoe with a strap across the instep?<br /> <br /> Mary Janes<br /> <br /> > stiletto-style heel?<br /> <br /> > 4. What is the shoe in 8, characterized by a heel that is completely<br /> > (or almost completely) filled in beneath the arch?<br /> <br /> platforms<br /> <br /> (damn if I know what the more specific answer is)<br /> <br /> <br /> > 7. A perforated leather men's shoe is a brogue. But what name is<br /> > given to the specific style of perforations in picture 3,<br /> > with a W-shaped design over the toe?<br /> <br /> wingtips<br /> <br /> <br /> > 8. What is the backless shoe in picture 11, a style which may or<br /> > may not be open at the toe?<br /> <br /> sandal<br /> <br /> <br /> > 9. What is the two-tone shoe in picture 5, wearable by any gender,<br /> > characterized by the plain toe and distinctive dark panel shape<br /> > over the mid-foot?<br /> <br /> Oxfords<br /> <br /> > once in the organ.<br /> <br /> > 1. Nephron.<br /> > 2. Vitreous or vitreous humor.<br /> <br /> eye<br /> <br /> > 3. Corpus cavernosum.<br /> > 4. Stratum spinosum or squamous-cell layer.<br /> <br /> skin<br /> <br /> > 5. Cochlea.<br /> <br /> ear<br /> <br /> > 6. Phalanx.<br /> <br /> finger<br /> <br /> > 7. Alveolus.<br /> <br /> lung<br /> <br /> > 8. Duodenum.<br /> <br /> stomach<br /> <br /> > 9. Occipital lobe.<br /> <br /> brain<br /> <br /> > 10. Islet of Langerhans.<br /> <br /> pancreas<br /> <br /> <br /> -- <br /> Dan Tilque<br /> </td></tr> </table> <div style="align:right; font-size:11px; margin-bottom: 40px; margin-top:5px;"> <a style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:none" href="#digest_top">Back to top</a> </div> <a name="group_thread_1"></a> <div style="display:inline-block; font-family: arial; padding: 4px 0 5px 0px;"> <a target="_blank" href="http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/ff68b457c1702fd1?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email" style="font-size:21px; color:#1155CC; text-decoration:none"> QFTCIBSI23 Final, Rounds 9-T: Dr. who?, resurrections challenge, breakers </a> </div> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%"> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 02 03:37AM </span> <br /><br /> Mark Brader:<br /> > > Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup, <br /> > > based only on your own knowledge.<br /> <br /> Stephen Perry:<br /> > dr julia ogden<br /> <br /> > Read more at: <a href="https://tvshowtranscripts.ourboard.org/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=31689">https://tvshowtranscripts.ourboard.org/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=31689</a><br /> <br /> I do not find it credible that Stephen had a 65-character URL memorized<br /> and ready to bring to mind, before he started answering these questions.<br /> His entry is disqualified.<br /> -- <br /> Mark Brader, Toronto | "Asteroid Nearly Misses Earth"<br /> msb@vex.net | --Washington Post, June 24, 2002<br /> <br /> My text in this article is in the public domain.<br /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 02 03:39AM </span> <br /><br /> Mark Brader:<br /> > and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information<br /> > please see my 2023-05-24 companion posting on "Questions from the<br /> > Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".<br /> <br /> <br /> The Final game is over and STEPHEN PERRY's attempt to disqualify<br /> himself out of winning has failed -- he holds on to win by 3 points.<br /> Congratulations, I guess!<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> > "Huh?!?"<br /> <br /> > "No, no, she's an actress on a soap opera and she's had 3 weeks<br /> > to live for the past 2 years."<br /> <br /> Dr. Robert Hartley ("The Bob Newhart Show", with Carol Kester --<br /> Bob Newhart and Marcia Wallace). 4 for Joshua.<br /> <br /> <br /> > "Well, jeepers, you're about to witness the world's first<br /> > demonstration of fireproof paper. Here is my assistant Beaker,<br /> > carrying a lighted blowtorch."<br /> <br /> Dr. Bunsen Honeydew ("The Muppet Show"). 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.<br /> <br /> > so I used a hemocytometer to analyze her cells and discovered<br /> > that her blood plaque was far below normal levels."<br /> <br /> > "And blood plaque is a chief factor in blood clotting."<br /> <br /> Dr. Julia Ogden Murdoch (accepting either surname) ("Murdoch<br /> Mysteries", with William Murdoch -- Helene Joy and Yannick Bisson).<br /> <br /> > in town."<br /> <br /> > "Yes I am! The next nearest is in Montreal. Parlez-vous<br /> > français?"<br /> <br /> Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan ("Bones", with Seeley Booth -- Emily<br /> Deschanel and David Boreanaz). 4 for Joshua.<br /> <br /> > Ees a terrible disorder where the skeleton tries to leap out<br /> > the mouth and escape the body."<br /> <br /> > "Now you're talking!"<br /> <br /> Dr. Nick Riviera ("The Simpsons", with Grampa Simpson). 4 for Joshua.<br /> <br /> > Speaking to: <a href="http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/F-9/to6.jpg">http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/F-9/to6.jpg</a><br /> <br /> > "I didn't kill my wife!"<br /> <br /> > "I don't care!"<br /> <br /> Dr. Richard Kimble ("The Fugitive" (1993), with Sam Gerard --<br /> Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones). 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.<br /> <br /> > the onset of irumodic syndrome."<br /> <br /> > "If that's so, why do you look as if you just signed my death<br /> > sentence?"<br /> <br /> Dr. Beverly Crusher ("Star Trek: The Next Generation", with<br /> Capt. Jean-Luc Picard -- Gates McFadden and Patrick Stewart).<br /> 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.<br /> <br /> > that you collapsed, possibly a panic attack. You were unable<br /> > to breathe?"<br /> <br /> > "*They* said it was a panic attack."<br /> <br /> Dr. Jennifer Melfi ("The Sopranos", with Tony Soprano -- Lorraine<br /> Bracco and James Gandolfini). 4 for Joshua.<br /> <br /> <br /> > "You wretched slugs. Don't any of you have the guts to fight<br /> > for blood?"<br /> <br /> > "I'm your huckleberry. I kill for my game."<br /> <br /> John Henry "Doc" Holliday ("Tombstone" (1993), with Jonny Ringo --<br /> Val Kilmer and Michael Biehn). 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.<br /> <br /> <br /> > "We all in critical condition, babies, but you can tell me where<br /> > it hurts, because I've got the healing prescription here from<br /> > the big 'KRP musical medicine cabinet."<br /> <br /> Dr. Johnny Fever ("WKRP In Cincinnati" -- Howard Hesseman).<br /> 4 for Joshua.<br /> <br /> <br /> > Calvados, and one part Italian vermouth. After a hard night<br /> > of drinking, this cocktail is intended "to be taken before<br /> > 11 am, or whenever steam or energy is needed".<br /> <br /> Corpse reviver.<br /> <br /> > A2. These spicy sweet buns are traditionally eaten on Good<br /> > Friday, and symbolize the crucifixion and resurrection.<br /> <br /> Hot cross buns. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.<br /> <br /> <br /> > holds the record for number of resurrections, repeatedly<br /> > dying and resurrecting while buried underground for 1,874<br /> > years. Who?<br /> <br /> Capt. Jack Harkness.<br /> <br /> > B2. This character was stabbed to death at the end of season 5<br /> > of "Game of Thrones". His resurrection in season 6 came<br /> > as a surprise to absolutely no one. Who?<br /> <br /> Jon Snow.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> > C1. This author's final novel, "Resurrection", decries the<br /> > injustice of man-made laws and the hypocrisy of the church.<br /> > Unsurprisingly, this resulted in his excommunication. Who?<br /> <br /> Leo Tolstoy.<br /> <br /> > C2. Resurrections gone bad are the theme of which 1983 Stephen<br /> > King novel?<br /> <br /> "Pet Sematary". 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.<br /> <br /> <br /> > between 1934 and 1950. Her cinematic career was resurrected<br /> > when Billy Wilder cast her as a faded star of the silent era<br /> > who desperately hopes for a career resurrection of her own.<br /> <br /> Gloria Swanson (as Norma Desmond in "Sunset Blvd." (1950)).<br /> 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.<br /> <br /> > comically villainous Duke Brothers in "Trading Places",<br /> > and an Oscar-winning performance in "Cocoon", where his<br /> > character also gets rejuvenated.<br /> <br /> Don Ameche. 4 for Joshua.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> > E1. Originally produced from 1959 to 2000, this car brand was<br /> > resurrected by BMW in 2001. The new variant is 34% longer,<br /> > 43% wider, and 16% taller than the 1959 original.<br /> <br /> (Austin) Mini. (Anything with "Mini" was acceptable.) 4 for<br /> Dan Blum.<br /> <br /> > E2. The original variant of this car, nicknamed "Topolino", was<br /> > produced 1936-55. A resurrected version was produced<br /> > 1957-75. And in 2007, it was resurrected yet again.<br /> <br /> Fiat 500 (Cinquecento). 4 for Erland.<br /> <br /> <br /> > around any more, because, gentlemen, this is my last press<br /> > conference". 6 years later, he was giving press conferences<br /> > as his country's leader.<br /> <br /> Richard Nixon. 4 for everyone -- Erland, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque,<br /> and Joshua.<br /> <br /> > F2. Rising from the ashes of the Fascist Party, the MSI became<br /> > the AN, which became the PdL, eventually gaining power as<br /> > the FdI -- under which leader?<br /> <br /> Giorgia Meloni (Fratelli d'Italia -- "Brothers of Italy").<br /> 4 for Joshua.<br /> <br /> "Giorgia Merino" was not quite close enough for an "almost correct".<br /> <br /> <br /> Scores, if there are no errors:<br /> <br /> FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 BEST<br /> TOPICS-> Geo Can Spo Aud Sci Art His Ent Cha SEVEN<br /> Stephen Perry 32 0 36 36 40 39 36 -- -- 219<br /> Joshua Kreitzer 24 12 20 36 36 19 40 36 24 216<br /> Dan Blum 20 8 16 8 36 19 33 16 20 160<br /> Erland Sommarskog 12 0 16 0 36 0 36 0 8 108<br /> Dan Tilque 12 0 12 0 40 8 28 0 4 104<br /> Pete Gayde 18 12 -- -- -- 16 36 -- -- 82<br /> <br /> -- <br /> Mark Brader | "Once established, it has prospered and spread, even<br /> Toronto | in the face of determined opposition from the<br /> msb@vex.net | computing establishment. We feel sure that the UNIX<br /> | system is a computing phenomenon whose full influence<br /> | has not yet been experienced." -- John Lions, 1979<br /> <br /> My text in this article is in the public domain.<br /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 02 03:42AM </span> <br /><br /> Mark Brader:<br /> > I'll award 6 points for the entrant closest to the right answer,<br /> > 3 points for the second-closest, and 1 point for the third-closest,<br /> > and add all four question scores.<br /> <br /> JOSHUA KREITZER wins.<br /> <br /> <br /> > 1. Not counting the original three TV-movies, how many episodes<br /> > of "Murdoch Mysteries" have there been, from the series' start<br /> > through 2023-04-10?<br /> <br /> 266. 6 for Joshua. 3 for Dan Blum. 1 for Erland.<br /> <br /> > 2. We asked google.ca "what is the distance between Cork, Ireland,<br /> > and Waterford, Ireland"? What was the length of the suggested<br /> > driving route (via N25)?<br /> <br /> 121.1 km. 6 for Dan Blum. 3 for Joshua. 1 for Dan Tilque.<br /> <br /> > 3. According to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum,<br /> > how many wins did Fergie Jenkins have in his Major League career?<br /> <br /> 284. 6 for Joshua. 3 for Dan Blum. 1 for Dan Tilque.<br /> <br /> > 4. We used a couple of online tools to calculate the distance<br /> > between Kumasi, Ghana (see Round 8, Question 5), and the<br /> > Headquarters of the United Nations. What is that distance?<br /> <br /> 8041.6 km. 6 for Erland. 3 for Dan Tilque. 1 for Dan Blum.<br /> <br /> <br /> Scores, if there are no errors:<br /> <br /> Joshua Kreitzer 15<br /> Dan Blum 13<br /> Erland Sommarskog 7<br /> Dan Tilque 5<br /> <br /> -- <br /> Mark Brader | "This man must be very ignorant, for he answers<br /> Toronto | every question he is asked." -- Voltaire<br /> msb@vex.net | "'I resemble that remark!'" -- Steve Summit<br /> <br /> My text in this article is in the public domain.<br /> </td></tr> </table> <div style="align:right; font-size:11px; margin-bottom: 40px; margin-top:5px;"> <a style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:none" href="#digest_top">Back to top</a> </div> </div> <div style="background-color: #f5f5f5;padding: 5px 20px;"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"> <tbody><tr> <td style="padding-top:4px;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:#636363;font-size:11px"> You received this digest because you're subscribed to updates for this group. 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Here is my assistant Beaker, <br /> > carrying a lighted blowtorch." <br /> <br /> dr bunsen honeydew<br /> <br /> > so I used a hemocytometer to analyze her cells and discovered <br /> > that her blood plaque was far below normal levels." <br /> <br /> > "And blood plaque is a chief factor in blood clotting." <br /> <br /> dr julia ogden<br /> <br /> Read more at: <a href="https://tvshowtranscripts.ourboard.org/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=31689">https://tvshowtranscripts.ourboard.org/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=31689</a><br /> <br /> > in town." <br /> <br /> > "Yes I am! The next nearest is in Montreal. Parlez-vous <br /> > français?" <br /> <br /> dr temperance brennan<br /> <br /> > Ees a terrible disorder where the skeleton tries to leap out <br /> > the mouth and escape the body." <br /> <br /> > "Now you're talking!" <br /> <br /> dr nick riviera<br /> <br /> > Speaking to: <a href="http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/F-9/to6.jpg">http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/F-9/to6.jpg</a> <br /> <br /> > "I didn't kill my wife!" <br /> <br /> > "I don't care!" <br /> <br /> dr richard kimball<br /> <br /> > the onset of irumodic syndrome." <br /> <br /> > "If that's so, why do you look as if you just signed my death <br /> > sentence?" <br /> <br /> dr beverley crusher<br /> <br /> > that you collapsed, possibly a panic attack. You were unable <br /> > to breathe?" <br /> <br /> > "*They* said it was a panic attack." <br /> <br /> dr jennifer melfi<br /> <br /> <br /> > "You wretched slugs. Don't any of you have the guts to fight <br /> > for blood?" <br /> <br /> > "I'm your huckleberry. I kill for my game." <br /> <br /> doc holliday<br /> <br /> <br /> > "We all in critical condition, babies, but you can tell me where <br /> > it hurts, because I've got the healing prescription here from <br /> > the big 'KRP musical medicine cabinet." <br /> <br /> dr johnny fever<br /> <br /> > Calvados, and one part Italian vermouth. After a hard night <br /> > of drinking, this cocktail is intended "to be taken before <br /> > 11 am, or whenever steam or energy is needed". <br /> <br /> corpse reviver<br /> <br /> > A2. These spicy sweet buns are traditionally eaten on Good <br /> > Friday, and symbolize the crucifixion and resurrection. <br /> <br /> hot cross bun<br /> <br /> > holds the record for number of resurrections, repeatedly <br /> > dying and resurrecting while buried underground for 1,874 <br /> > years. Who? <br /> <br /> jack harkness<br /> <br /> > B2. This character was stabbed to death at the end of season 5 <br /> > of "Game of Thrones". His resurrection in season 6 came <br /> > as a surprise to absolutely no one. Who? <br /> <br /> jon snow<br /> <br /> <br /> > C1. This author's final novel, "Resurrection", decries the <br /> > injustice of man-made laws and the hypocrisy of the church. <br /> > Unsurprisingly, this resulted in his excommunication. Who? <br /> <br /> leo tolstoy<br /> <br /> > C2. Resurrections gone bad are the theme of which 1983 Stephen <br /> > King novel? <br /> <br /> pet cemetary<br /> <br /> > between 1934 and 1950. Her cinematic career was resurrected <br /> > when Billy Wilder cast her as a faded star of the silent era <br /> > who desperately hopes for a career resurrection of her own. <br /> <br /> gloria swanson<br /> <br /> > comically villainous Duke Brothers in "Trading Places", <br /> > and an Oscar-winning performance in "Cocoon", where his <br /> > character also gets rejuvenated. <br /> <br /> don ameche<br /> <br /> <br /> > E1. Originally produced from 1959 to 2000, this car brand was <br /> > resurrected by BMW in 2001. The new variant is 34% longer, <br /> > 43% wider, and 16% taller than the 1959 original. <br /> <br /> the mini<br /> <br /> > E2. The original variant of this car, nicknamed "Topolino", was <br /> > produced 1936-55. A resurrected version was produced <br /> > 1957-75. And in 2007, it was resurrected yet again. <br /> <br /> fiat 500<br /> <br /> > around any more, because, gentlemen, this is my last press <br /> > conference". 6 years later, he was giving press conferences <br /> > as his country's leader. <br /> <br /> nixon<br /> <br /> > F2. Rising from the ashes of the Fascist Party, the MSI became <br /> > the AN, which became the PdL, eventually gaining power as <br /> > the FdI -- under which leader? <br /> <br /> giorgia meloni<br /> <br /> <br /> > 1. Not counting the original three TV-movies, how many episodes <br /> > of "Murdoch Mysteries" have there been, from the series' start <br /> > through 2023-04-10? <br /> <br /> 386 [it's a wag, based on 17ish seasons and xkcd #386 is a personal favorite]<br /> <br /> > 2. We asked google.ca "what is the distance between Cork, Ireland, <br /> > and Waterford, Ireland"? What was the length of the suggested <br /> > driving route (via N25)? <br /> <br /> 75 miles, so 120 km<br /> <br /> > 3. According to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, <br /> > how many wins did Fergie Jenkins have in his Major League career? <br /> <br /> 286 [he was #31 and played most of his career for the Cubs]<br /> <br /> > 4. We used a couple of online tools to calculate the distance <br /> > between Kumasi, Ghana (see Round 8, Question 5), and the <br /> > Headquarters of the United Nations. What is that distance? <br /> <br /> 5000 miles, so 8000 km<br /> <br /> > Mark Brader, Toronto |"--", Paul said, and then repeated it for emphasis. <br /> > m...@vex.net | --Spider Robinson, "Lifehouse" <br /> <br /> > My text in this article is in the public domain.<br /> <br /> swp, Cubs fan<br /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 30 06:56PM </span> <br /><br /> Stephen Perry:<br /> > ...and xkcd #386 is a personal favorite<br /> <br /> Me too.<br /> -- <br /> Mark Brader, Toronto "Well, I'm back", he said.<br /> msb@vex.net -- Tolkien (The Lord of the Rings)<br /> </td></tr> </table> <div style="align:right; font-size:11px; margin-bottom: 40px; margin-top:5px;"> <a style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:none" href="#digest_top">Back to top</a> </div> </div> <div style="background-color: #f5f5f5;padding: 5px 20px;"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"> <tbody><tr> <td style="padding-top:4px;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:#636363;font-size:11px"> You received this digest because you're subscribed to updates for this group. 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Which legendary rock band was forced to postpone the Toronto<br /> > stop on their farewell tour because of the vocal cord problems<br /> > of their 75-year-old front man?<br /> <br /> Rolling Stones<br /> <br /> (total WAG)<br /> <br /> <br /> > 5. Last week Apple unveiled the iPhone 15, but around the same time,<br /> > which country ordered the company to stop distributing the<br /> > iPhone 12 because of alleged high radiation emissions?<br /> <br /> Japan; S Korea<br /> <br /> > restoration, was shown at the recent Toronto International<br /> > Film Festival, also bringing together the band for a rare and<br /> > perhaps uncomfortable reunion.<br /> <br /> This is Spinal Tap<br /> <br /> > hands of which opponent?<br /> <br /> > 9. Name the hurricane, by then downgraded to a post-tropical storm,<br /> > that hit the Atlantic provinces on the weekend.<br /> <br /> Ophelia<br /> <br /> > has been attributed to agents of the government of India.<br /> <br /> > 7. Which media mogul announced his retirement last week, turning<br /> > over his businesses to his son Lachlan?<br /> <br /> Najjar<br /> <br /> > for personal reasons. Name either ex-minister.<br /> <br /> > 9. The US Marine Corps temporarily lost track of what large piece<br /> > of equipment last week?<br /> <br /> F-35<br /> <br /> <br /> -- <br /> Dan Tilque<br /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 29 05:24AM </span> <br /><br /> Mark Brader:<br /> <br /> > * Game 1 (2023-09-18), Round 1 - Current Events<br /> <br /> > 1. The federal government has ordered Rogers to provide BCE and<br /> > Telus access to its TTC wireless network by what date?<br /> <br /> 2023-10-03. 4 for Stephen.<br /> <br /> > 2. Which legendary rock band was forced to postpone the Toronto<br /> > stop on their farewell tour because of the vocal cord problems<br /> > of their 75-year-old front man?<br /> <br /> Aerosmith. (Steven Tyler.) 4 for Erland and Stephen.<br /> <br /> > 3. In which city did the federal Liberals hold their recent<br /> > caucus retreat?<br /> <br /> London (Ontario). 4 for Stephen.<br /> <br /> > 4. Which Canadian MP testified before a US Congressional committee<br /> > last week on the topic of foreign interference in the political<br /> > process?<br /> <br /> Michael Chong. 4 for Stephen.<br /> <br /> > 5. Last week Apple unveiled the iPhone 15, but around the same time,<br /> > which country ordered the company to stop distributing the<br /> > iPhone 12 because of alleged high radiation emissions?<br /> <br /> France. 4 for Stephen.<br /> <br /> > restoration, was shown at the recent Toronto International<br /> > Film Festival, also bringing together the band for a rare and<br /> > perhaps uncomfortable reunion.<br /> <br /> "Stop Making Sense". (The band: Talking Heads.) 4 for Joshua,<br /> Erland, Dan Blum, and Stephen.<br /> <br /> > 7. Last week a Canadian bank effectively gave up its attempt to put<br /> > itself up for sale with the end of a strategic review.<br /> > Which bank?<br /> <br /> Laurentian Bank.<br /> <br /> > 8. The Toronto Blue Jays' run for a playoff spot was dealt a severe<br /> > blow last week by a 4-game sweep at the Rogers Centre at the<br /> > hands of which opponent?<br /> <br /> Texas Rangers. (Either word is sufficient.) 4 for Stephen.<br /> <br /> > 9. Name the hurricane, by then downgraded to a post-tropical storm,<br /> > that hit the Atlantic provinces on the weekend.<br /> <br /> Lee. 4 for Dan Blum and Stephen.<br /> <br /> > 10. Which Canadian newspaper chain is headed into bankruptcy<br /> > protection, leading to 70 weekly papers becoming digital-only?<br /> <br /> Metroland.<br /> <br /> (Not Nordstar -- that's the parent company, which also owns the<br /> Toronto Star.)<br /> <br /> <br /> > * Game 2 (2023-09-25), Round 1 - Current Events<br /> <br /> > 1. Who is the *subject* of the film that won the *People's Choice<br /> > documentary award* at TIFF this year?<br /> <br /> Mr. Dressup -- Ernie Coombs (accepting either). 4 for Stephen.<br /> <br /> > 2. Who was removed from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame board<br /> > of directors for comments that appeared to disparage black and<br /> > female musicians?<br /> <br /> Jann Wenner. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, and Pete.<br /> <br /> > 3. Mike Babcock resigned as coach of his latest (and perhaps last)<br /> > NHL team, before a single game was played this season.<br /> > Which team? (City or team name.)<br /> <br /> Columbus Blue Jackets. 4 for Stephen. 3 for Pete.<br /> <br /> > 4. The former CEO of which Canadian corporation is returning to<br /> > the job following the resignations of the most recent CEO and<br /> > the president, and turmoil in the board of directors?<br /> <br /> Indigo. Stephen knew it but answered the wrong question.<br /> <br /> > 5. The Superior Court of Ontario dismissed a Charter challenge<br /> > last week to the laws governing what activity?<br /> <br /> Sex work (prostitution). "Sex" was not specific enough.<br /> <br /> > 6. Name the Sikh activist whose murder in June in Surrey, BC,<br /> > has been attributed to agents of the government of India.<br /> <br /> Hardeep Singh *Nijjar*.<br /> <br /> > 7. Which media mogul announced his retirement last week, turning<br /> > over his businesses to his son Lachlan?<br /> <br /> Rupert Murdoch. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Stephen, and Pete.<br /> <br /> Dan_Tilque said "Najjar", as if he meant to give that answer on #6.<br /> <br /> > 8. The Ontario provincial cabinet lost two more ministers last<br /> > week, one in the fallout from the Greenbelt scandal, the other<br /> > for personal reasons. Name either ex-minister.<br /> <br /> Monte McNaughton, Kaleed Rasheed.<br /> <br /> (Not Steve Clark: he left a couple of weeks ago.)<br /> <br /> > 9. The US Marine Corps temporarily lost track of what large piece<br /> > of equipment last week?<br /> <br /> An F-35 fighter jet. (Any reference to a plane was sufficient.)<br /> 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, Stephen, Pete,<br /> and Dan Tilque.<br /> <br /> > 10. Why did the TTC invite people to a celebration on Saturday<br /> > afternoon?<br /> <br /> To say goodbye to the Scarborough RT (lately named Line 3<br /> Scarborough) after 38 years of operation. 4 for Stephen.<br /> <br /> <br /> Scores, if there are no errors:<br /> <br /> GAMES-> 1 2 TOTALS<br /> Stephen Perry 32 24 56<br /> Dan Blum 8 8 16<br /> Joshua Kreitzer 4 12 16<br /> Erland Sommarskog 8 8 16<br /> Pete Gayde 0 15 15<br /> Dan Tilque 0 4 4<br /> <br /> -- <br /> Mark Brader, Toronto | "I'm not entirely convinced 115 is prime."<br /> msb@vex.net | --Patrick Hamlyn<br /> <br /> My text in this article is in the public domain.<br /> </td></tr> </table> <div style="align:right; font-size:11px; margin-bottom: 40px; margin-top:5px;"> <a style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:none" href="#digest_top">Back to top</a> </div> <a name="group_thread_1"></a> <div style="display:inline-block; font-family: arial; padding: 4px 0 5px 0px;"> <a target="_blank" href="http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/ff68b457c1702fd1?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email" style="font-size:21px; color:#1155CC; text-decoration:none"> QFTCIBSI23 Final, Rounds 9-T: Dr. who?, resurrections challenge, breakers </a> </div> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%"> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 28 08:29PM +0200 </span> <br /><br /> <br /> > E2. The original variant of this car, nicknamed "Topolino", was<br /> > produced 1936-55. A resurrected version was produced<br /> > 1957-75. And in 2007, it was resurrected yet again.<br /> <br /> Fiat 500<br /> <br /> > around any more, because, gentlemen, this is my last press<br /> > conference". 6 years later, he was giving press conferences<br /> > as his country's leader.<br /> <br /> Nixon<br /> <br /> > F2. Rising from the ashes of the Fascist Party, the MSI became<br /> > the AN, which became the PdL, eventually gaining power as<br /> > the FdI -- under which leader?<br /> <br /> Giorgia Merino, current PM of Italy<br /> <br /> <br /> > 1. Not counting the original three TV-movies, how many episodes<br /> > of "Murdoch Mysteries" have there been, from the series' start<br /> > through 2023-04-10?<br /> <br /> 52<br /> <br /> > 2. We asked google.ca "what is the distance between Cork, Ireland,<br /> > and Waterford, Ireland"? What was the length of the suggested<br /> > driving route (via N25)?<br /> <br /> 225 km<br /> <br /> > 3. According to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum,<br /> > how many wins did Fergie Jenkins have in his Major League career?<br /> <br /> 137<br /> <br /> > 4. We used a couple of online tools to calculate the distance<br /> > between Kumasi, Ghana (see Round 8, Question 5), and the<br /> > Headquarters of the United Nations. What is that distance?<br /> <br /> 8000 km<br /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Sep 28 09:44PM </span> <br /><br /> <br /> > "Huh?!?"<br /> <br /> > "No, no, she's an actress on a soap opera and she's had 3 weeks<br /> > to live for the past 2 years."<br /> <br /> Newhart<br /> (I know, I am hoping the character's name is the same.)<br /> <br /> <br /> > "Well, jeepers, you're about to witness the world's first<br /> > demonstration of fireproof paper. Here is my assistant Beaker,<br /> > carrying a lighted blowtorch."<br /> <br /> Dr. Bunsen Honeydew<br /> <br /> > Speaking to: <a href="http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/F-9/to6.jpg">http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/F-9/to6.jpg</a><br /> <br /> > "I didn't kill my wife!"<br /> <br /> > "I don't care!"<br /> <br /> Dr. Richard Kimble<br /> <br /> > the onset of irumodic syndrome."<br /> <br /> > "If that's so, why do you look as if you just signed my death<br /> > sentence?"<br /> <br /> Dr. Beverly Crusher<br /> <br /> <br /> > "You wretched slugs. Don't any of you have the guts to fight<br /> > for blood?"<br /> <br /> > "I'm your huckleberry. I kill for my game."<br /> <br /> Holliday<br /> <br /> <br /> > * A. Food and Drink<br /> <br /> > A2. These spicy sweet buns are traditionally eaten on Good<br /> > Friday, and symbolize the crucifixion and resurrection.<br /> <br /> hot cross buns<br /> <br /> > * C. Literature<br /> <br /> > C2. Resurrections gone bad are the theme of which 1983 Stephen<br /> > King novel?<br /> <br /> Pet Sematary<br /> <br /> > between 1934 and 1950. Her cinematic career was resurrected<br /> > when Billy Wilder cast her as a faded star of the silent era<br /> > who desperately hopes for a career resurrection of her own.<br /> <br /> Gloria Swanson<br /> <br /> <br /> > E1. Originally produced from 1959 to 2000, this car brand was<br /> > resurrected by BMW in 2001. The new variant is 34% longer,<br /> > 43% wider, and 16% taller than the 1959 original.<br /> <br /> Mini Cooper<br /> <br /> <br /> > around any more, because, gentlemen, this is my last press<br /> > conference". 6 years later, he was giving press conferences<br /> > as his country's leader.<br /> <br /> Richard Nixon<br /> <br /> > F2. Rising from the ashes of the Fascist Party, the MSI became<br /> > the AN, which became the PdL, eventually gaining power as<br /> > the FdI -- under which leader?<br /> <br /> Berlusconi<br /> <br /> <br /> > 1. Not counting the original three TV-movies, how many episodes<br /> > of "Murdoch Mysteries" have there been, from the series' start<br /> > through 2023-04-10?<br /> <br /> 56<br /> <br /> > 2. We asked google.ca "what is the distance between Cork, Ireland,<br /> > and Waterford, Ireland"? What was the length of the suggested<br /> > driving route (via N25)?<br /> <br /> 123<br /> <br /> > 3. According to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum,<br /> > how many wins did Fergie Jenkins have in his Major League career?<br /> <br /> 234<br /> <br /> > 4. We used a couple of online tools to calculate the distance<br /> > between Kumasi, Ghana (see Round 8, Question 5), and the<br /> > Headquarters of the United Nations. What is that distance?<br /> <br /> 10,001<br /> <br /> -- <br /> _______________________________________________________________________<br /> Dan Blum tool@panix.com <br /> "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."<br /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Sep 28 05:09PM -0700 </span> <br /><br /> On 9/27/23 23:02, Mark Brader wrote:<br /> > around any more, because, gentlemen, this is my last press<br /> > conference". 6 years later, he was giving press conferences<br /> > as his country's leader.<br /> <br /> Richard Nixon<br /> <br /> <br /> > 1. Not counting the original three TV-movies, how many episodes<br /> > of "Murdoch Mysteries" have there been, from the series' start<br /> > through 2023-04-10?<br /> <br /> 18<br /> <br /> <br /> > 2. We asked google.ca "what is the distance between Cork, Ireland,<br /> > and Waterford, Ireland"? What was the length of the suggested<br /> > driving route (via N25)?<br /> <br /> 161 km<br /> <br /> <br /> > 3. According to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum,<br /> > how many wins did Fergie Jenkins have in his Major League career?<br /> <br /> 184<br /> <br /> <br /> > 4. We used a couple of online tools to calculate the distance<br /> > between Kumasi, Ghana (see Round 8, Question 5), and the<br /> > Headquarters of the United Nations. What is that distance?<br /> <br /> 8312 km<br /> <br /> -- <br /> Dan Tilque<br /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Sep 28 08:08PM -0700 </span> <br /><br /> On Thursday, September 28, 2023 at 1:02:43 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:<br /> <br /> > "Huh?!?" <br /> <br /> > "No, no, she's an actress on a soap opera and she's had 3 weeks <br /> > to live for the past 2 years." <br /> <br /> Dr. Hartley<br /> <br /> <br /> > "Well, jeepers, you're about to witness the world's first <br /> > demonstration of fireproof paper. Here is my assistant Beaker, <br /> > carrying a lighted blowtorch." <br /> <br /> Dr. Honeydew<br /> <br /> > in town." <br /> <br /> > "Yes I am! The next nearest is in Montreal. Parlez-vous <br /> > français?" <br /> <br /> Dr. Brennan<br /> <br /> > Ees a terrible disorder where the skeleton tries to leap out <br /> > the mouth and escape the body." <br /> <br /> > "Now you're talking!" <br /> <br /> Dr. Riviera<br /> <br /> > Speaking to: <a href="http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/F-9/to6.jpg">http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/F-9/to6.jpg</a> <br /> <br /> > "I didn't kill my wife!" <br /> <br /> > "I don't care!" <br /> <br /> Dr. Kimble<br /> <br /> > the onset of irumodic syndrome." <br /> <br /> > "If that's so, why do you look as if you just signed my death <br /> > sentence?" <br /> <br /> Dr. Crusher<br /> <br /> > that you collapsed, possibly a panic attack. You were unable <br /> > to breathe?" <br /> <br /> > "*They* said it was a panic attack." <br /> <br /> Dr. Melfi<br /> <br /> <br /> > "You wretched slugs. Don't any of you have the guts to fight <br /> > for blood?" <br /> <br /> > "I'm your huckleberry. I kill for my game." <br /> <br /> Doc Holliday<br /> <br /> <br /> > "We all in critical condition, babies, but you can tell me where <br /> > it hurts, because I've got the healing prescription here from <br /> > the big 'KRP musical medicine cabinet." <br /> <br /> Dr. Fever<br /> <br /> <br /> > * A. Food and Drink <br /> <br /> > A2. These spicy sweet buns are traditionally eaten on Good <br /> > Friday, and symbolize the crucifixion and resurrection. <br /> <br /> hot cross buns<br /> <br /> > * C. Literature <br /> <br /> > C2. Resurrections gone bad are the theme of which 1983 Stephen <br /> > King novel? <br /> <br /> "Pet Sematary"<br /> <br /> > between 1934 and 1950. Her cinematic career was resurrected <br /> > when Billy Wilder cast her as a faded star of the silent era <br /> > who desperately hopes for a career resurrection of her own. <br /> <br /> Gloria Swanson<br /> <br /> > comically villainous Duke Brothers in "Trading Places", <br /> > and an Oscar-winning performance in "Cocoon", where his <br /> > character also gets rejuvenated. <br /> <br /> Don Ameche<br /> <br /> > around any more, because, gentlemen, this is my last press <br /> > conference". 6 years later, he was giving press conferences <br /> > as his country's leader. <br /> <br /> Nixon<br /> <br /> > F2. Rising from the ashes of the Fascist Party, the MSI became <br /> > the AN, which became the PdL, eventually gaining power as <br /> > the FdI -- under which leader? <br /> <br /> Meloni (???)<br /> <br /> <br /> > 1. Not counting the original three TV-movies, how many episodes <br /> > of "Murdoch Mysteries" have there been, from the series' start <br /> > through 2023-04-10? <br /> <br /> 65<br /> <br /> > 2. We asked google.ca "what is the distance between Cork, Ireland, <br /> > and Waterford, Ireland"? What was the length of the suggested <br /> > driving route (via N25)? <br /> <br /> 150 km<br /> <br /> > 3. According to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, <br /> > how many wins did Fergie Jenkins have in his Major League career? <br /> <br /> 275<br /> <br /> > 4. We used a couple of online tools to calculate the distance <br /> > between Kumasi, Ghana (see Round 8, Question 5), and the <br /> > Headquarters of the United Nations. What is that distance? <br /> <br /> 6000 km<br /> <br /> --<br /> Joshua Kreitzer<br /> gromit82@hotmail.com<br /> </td></tr> </table> <div style="align:right; font-size:11px; margin-bottom: 40px; margin-top:5px;"> <a style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:none" href="#digest_top">Back to top</a> </div> </div> <div style="background-color: #f5f5f5;padding: 5px 20px;"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"> <tbody><tr> <td style="padding-top:4px;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:#636363;font-size:11px"> You received this digest because you're subscribed to updates for this group. 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Who was removed from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame board <br /> > of directors for comments that appeared to disparage black and <br /> > female musicians? <br /> <br /> Jann Wenner<br /> <br /> > 7. Which media mogul announced his retirement last week, turning <br /> > over his businesses to his son Lachlan? <br /> <br /> Rupert Murdoch<br /> <br /> > 9. The US Marine Corps temporarily lost track of what large piece <br /> > of equipment last week? <br /> <br /> an airplane<br /> <br /> --<br /> Joshua Kreitzer<br /> gromit82@hotmail.com<br /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 26 08:11PM +0200 </span> <br /><br /> > * Game 1 (2023-09-18), Round 1 - Current Events<br /> <br /> > 1. The federal government has ordered Rogers to provide BCE and<br /> > Telus access to its TTC wireless network by what date?<br /> <br /> 2024-01-01<br /> <br /> > 2. Which legendary rock band was forced to postpone the Toronto<br /> > stop on their farewell tour because of the vocal cord problems<br /> > of their 75-year-old front man?<br /> <br /> Aerosmith<br /> <br /> > 5. Last week Apple unveiled the iPhone 15, but around the same time,<br /> > which country ordered the company to stop distributing the<br /> > iPhone 12 because of alleged high radiation emissions?<br /> <br /> China<br /> <br /> > restoration, was shown at the recent Toronto International<br /> > Film Festival, also bringing together the band for a rare and<br /> > perhaps uncomfortable reunion.<br /> <br /> Stop Making Sense<br /> <br /> > 9. Name the hurricane, by then downgraded to a post-tropical storm,<br /> > that hit the Atlantic provinces on the weekend.<br /> <br /> Daniel<br /> <br /> (OK, that was elsewhere, but Daniel did cause quite som mess.)<br /> <br /> <br /> > 3. Mike Babcock resigned as coach of his latest (and perhaps last)<br /> > NHL team, before a single game was played this season.<br /> > Which team? (City or team name.)<br /> <br /> Carolina Hurricanes? <br /> <br /> > 7. Which media mogul announced his retirement last week, turning<br /> > over his businesses to his son Lachlan?<br /> <br /> Rupert Murdoch<br /> <br /> > 9. The US Marine Corps temporarily lost track of what large piece<br /> > of equipment last week?<br /> <br /> An F-25 airplane<br /> <br /> > 10. Why did the TTC invite people to a celebration on Saturday<br /> > afternoon?<br /> <br /> All trains had been on time for the whole working week!<br /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Sep 26 10:36PM </span> <br /><br /> <br /> > 2. Which legendary rock band was forced to postpone the Toronto<br /> > stop on their farewell tour because of the vocal cord problems<br /> > of their 75-year-old front man?<br /> <br /> Rush<br /> <br /> > restoration, was shown at the recent Toronto International<br /> > Film Festival, also bringing together the band for a rare and<br /> > perhaps uncomfortable reunion.<br /> <br /> Stop Making Sense<br /> <br /> > 9. Name the hurricane, by then downgraded to a post-tropical storm,<br /> > that hit the Atlantic provinces on the weekend.<br /> <br /> Lee<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> > 2. Who was removed from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame board<br /> > of directors for comments that appeared to disparage black and<br /> > female musicians?<br /> <br /> Wenner<br /> <br /> > 9. The US Marine Corps temporarily lost track of what large piece<br /> > of equipment last week?<br /> <br /> F-35<br /> <br /> <br /> -- <br /> _______________________________________________________________________<br /> Dan Blum tool@panix.com <br /> "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."<br /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Sep 26 04:14PM -0700 </span> <br /><br /> On Tuesday, September 26, 2023 at 2:09:37 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:<br /> > Now begins the Current Events game from the Usual Suspects' season <br /> > (indicated by QFTCI and the year but without a team abbreviation). <br /> <br /> these are confusing times we live in<br /> <br /> > indicated, and should be interpreted accordingly. If any answers <br /> > have changed due to newer news, you are still expected to give <br /> > the answers that were correct on that date. <br /> <br /> ah yes, I remember September 18th like it was just last week.<br /> <br /> > based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote <br /> > the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal <br /> > the correct answers in about 3 days. <br /> <br /> 'follow up' is two words, not one. it's mentally exhausting to have to correct this each time, even if just in my own head. it's our job to mentally exhaust Mark not the other way around.<br /> <br /> > of other rounds. For further information please see my 2023-05-24 <br /> > companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition <br /> > (QFTCI*)". <br /> <br /> as always, I will guess which ones you wrote. and be wrong 90% of the time which is why I never say which out loud.<br /> <br /> <br /> > * Game 1 (2023-09-18), Round 1 - Current Events <br /> <br /> > 1. The federal government has ordered Rogers to provide BCE and <br /> > Telus access to its TTC wireless network by what date? <br /> <br /> october 3rd [because it's a week from today]<br /> <br /> > 2. Which legendary rock band was forced to postpone the Toronto <br /> > stop on their farewell tour because of the vocal cord problems <br /> > of their 75-year-old front man? <br /> <br /> aerosmith<br /> <br /> > 3. In which city did the federal Liberals hold their recent <br /> > caucus retreat? <br /> <br /> london [the canadian one not the british one]<br /> <br /> > 4. Which Canadian MP testified before a US Congressional committee <br /> > last week on the topic of foreign interference in the political <br /> > process? <br /> <br /> mike chong<br /> <br /> > 5. Last week Apple unveiled the iPhone 15, but around the same time, <br /> > which country ordered the company to stop distributing the <br /> > iPhone 12 because of alleged high radiation emissions? <br /> <br /> france<br /> <br /> > restoration, was shown at the recent Toronto International <br /> > Film Festival, also bringing together the band for a rare and <br /> > perhaps uncomfortable reunion. <br /> <br /> stop making sense<br /> <br /> > 7. Last week a Canadian bank effectively gave up its attempt to put <br /> > itself up for sale with the end of a strategic review. <br /> > Which bank? <br /> <br /> brader federal savings bank<br /> <br /> > 8. The Toronto Blue Jays' run for a playoff spot was dealt a severe <br /> > blow last week by a 4-game sweep at the Rogers Centre at the <br /> > hands of which opponent? <br /> <br /> texas rangers [followed by a 5 game win streak]<br /> <br /> > 9. Name the hurricane, by then downgraded to a post-tropical storm, <br /> > that hit the Atlantic provinces on the weekend. <br /> <br /> lee [not named after stan]<br /> <br /> > 10. Which Canadian newspaper chain is headed into bankruptcy <br /> > protection, leading to 70 weekly papers becoming digital-only? <br /> <br /> all of them<br /> <br /> <br /> > * Game 2 (2023-09-25), Round 1 - Current Events <br /> <br /> > 1. Who is the *subject* of the film that won the *People's Choice <br /> > documentary award* at TIFF this year? <br /> <br /> ernie coombs<br /> <br /> > 2. Who was removed from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame board <br /> > of directors for comments that appeared to disparage black and <br /> > female musicians? <br /> <br /> jan wenner [cofounder of rolling stone]<br /> <br /> > 3. Mike Babcock resigned as coach of his latest (and perhaps last) <br /> > NHL team, before a single game was played this season. <br /> > Which team? (City or team name.) <br /> <br /> colombus blue jackets<br /> <br /> > 4. The former CEO of which Canadian corporation is returning to <br /> > the job following the resignations of the most recent CEO and <br /> > the president, and turmoil in the board of directors? <br /> <br /> heather reisman [of indigo books and music]<br /> <br /> > 5. The Superior Court of Ontario dismissed a Charter challenge <br /> > last week to the laws governing what activity? <br /> <br /> sex<br /> <br /> > 6. Name the Sikh activist whose murder in June in Surrey, BC, <br /> > has been attributed to agents of the government of India. <br /> <br /> kumar ; sharma<br /> <br /> > 7. Which media mogul announced his retirement last week, turning <br /> > over his businesses to his son Lachlan? <br /> <br /> murdoch [not the macgyver villain. or is he?]<br /> <br /> > 8. The Ontario provincial cabinet lost two more ministers last <br /> > week, one in the fallout from the Greenbelt scandal, the other <br /> > for personal reasons. Name either ex-minister. <br /> <br /> johnson ; africa<br /> <br /> > 9. The US Marine Corps temporarily lost track of what large piece <br /> > of equipment last week? <br /> <br /> f-35 fighter jet<br /> <br /> > 10. Why did the TTC invite people to a celebration on Saturday <br /> > afternoon? <br /> <br /> line 3 is now closed [this has nothing to do with a recent question about line colors, but that did contribute to this guess]<br /> <br /> > Toronto "Yeah, well, that's a quick way to get killed." <br /> > m...@vex.net -- Chris Boucher, STAR COPS <br /> <br /> > My text in this article is in the public domain.<br /> <br /> swp, who is watching the Cubs/braves game preshow and wondering if atlanta will let the Cubs win so the weaker team in a very tight playoff race gets in<br /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 27 12:04AM </span> <br /><br /> Mark Brader (allegedly):<br /> > > ...Please post all your answers in a single follow up to the newsgroup, <br /> <br /> Stephen Perry:<br /> > 'follow up' is two words, not one.<br /> <br /> So it is, but I wrote "followup", the noun, which is one word, and<br /> Stephen is misquoting me above.<br /> -- <br /> Mark Brader, Toronto | "I tried to hit Bjarne Stroustrup with a snowball,<br /> msb@vex.net | but missed." --Clive Feather<br /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Sep 26 07:16PM -0700 </span> <br /><br /> On Tuesday, September 26, 2023 at 8:04:15 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:<br /> > -- <br /> > Mark Brader, Toronto | "I tried to hit Bjarne Stroustrup with a snowball, <br /> > m...@vex.net | but missed." --Clive Feather<br /> <br /> my google search shows the noun as a hyphenated word. but that's just me trying to mentally exhaust Mark.<br /> <br /> and per my 8th grade yearbook quote, bad analogies are like corn.<br /> <br /> swp<br /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 27 05:14AM </span> <br /><br /> Mark Brader: <br /> > > ...I wrote "followup", the noun, which is one word...<br /> <br /> Stephen Perry:<br /> > my google search shows the noun as a hyphenated word.<br /> <br /> It can be that too. Hyphens tend to disappear over time.<br /> <br /> > but that's just me trying to mentally exhaust Mark.<br /> <br /> I don't much care what you do mentally. :-)<br /> <br /> > and per my 8th grade yearbook quote, bad analogies are like corn.<br /> <br /> See below.<br /> -- <br /> Mark Brader | "One must scythe the thickets of metaphor<br /> Toronto | if one wishes to harvest the grain of reason."<br /> msb@vex.net | --Robert Ludlum<br /> </td></tr> </table> <div style="align:right; font-size:11px; margin-bottom: 40px; margin-top:5px;"> <a style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:none" href="#digest_top">Back to top</a> </div> <a name="group_thread_1"></a> <div style="display:inline-block; font-family: arial; padding: 4px 0 5px 0px;"> <a target="_blank" href="http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/d9287e3f2028c1a7?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email" style="font-size:21px; color:#1155CC; text-decoration:none"> QFTCIBSI23 Final, Rounds 7-8: influential art, peace prize </a> </div> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%"> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 26 08:06PM +0200 </span> <br /><br /> > dag hammarskjold [I will go out on a limb here and guess that Erland <br /> > spells this one correctly]<br /> <br /> It's trickier than you may think. The normal spelling of the last<br /> part of his last name is "sköld" (it means "shield"), but as <br /> often is the case family names often have alternate spelling. I <br /> had to think for a second when I entered the name, but I am quite<br /> sure that the "j" should be there.<br /> </td></tr> </table> <div style="align:right; font-size:11px; margin-bottom: 40px; margin-top:5px;"> <a style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:none" href="#digest_top">Back to top</a> </div> </div> <div style="background-color: #f5f5f5;padding: 5px 20px;"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"> <tbody><tr> <td style="padding-top:4px;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:#636363;font-size:11px"> You received this digest because you're subscribed to updates for this group. 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If any answers<br /> have changed due to newer news, you are still expected to give<br /> the answers that were correct on that date.<br /> <br /> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give<br /> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.<br /> Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,<br /> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote<br /> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal<br /> the correct answers in about 3 days.<br /> <br /> All questions were written by members of the Usual Suspects and<br /> are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have<br /> been retyped and/or edited by me. The posting and tabulation of<br /> current-events questions is independent of the concurrent posting<br /> of other rounds. For further information please see my 2023-05-24<br /> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition<br /> (QFTCI*)".<br /> <br /> <br /> * Game 1 (2023-09-18), Round 1 - Current Events<br /> <br /> 1. The federal government has ordered Rogers to provide BCE and<br /> Telus access to its TTC wireless network by what date?<br /> <br /> 2. Which legendary rock band was forced to postpone the Toronto<br /> stop on their farewell tour because of the vocal cord problems<br /> of their 75-year-old front man?<br /> <br /> 3. In which city did the federal Liberals hold their recent<br /> caucus retreat?<br /> <br /> 4. Which Canadian MP testified before a US Congressional committee<br /> last week on the topic of foreign interference in the political<br /> process?<br /> <br /> 5. Last week Apple unveiled the iPhone 15, but around the same time,<br /> which country ordered the company to stop distributing the<br /> iPhone 12 because of alleged high radiation emissions?<br /> <br /> 6. Name the acclaimed 1984 concert *film* that, after a 4K<br /> restoration, was shown at the recent Toronto International<br /> Film Festival, also bringing together the band for a rare and<br /> perhaps uncomfortable reunion.<br /> <br /> 7. Last week a Canadian bank effectively gave up its attempt to put<br /> itself up for sale with the end of a strategic review.<br /> Which bank?<br /> <br /> 8. The Toronto Blue Jays' run for a playoff spot was dealt a severe<br /> blow last week by a 4-game sweep at the Rogers Centre at the<br /> hands of which opponent?<br /> <br /> 9. Name the hurricane, by then downgraded to a post-tropical storm,<br /> that hit the Atlantic provinces on the weekend.<br /> <br /> 10. Which Canadian newspaper chain is headed into bankruptcy<br /> protection, leading to 70 weekly papers becoming digital-only?<br /> <br /> <br /> * Game 2 (2023-09-25), Round 1 - Current Events<br /> <br /> 1. Who is the *subject* of the film that won the *People's Choice<br /> documentary award* at TIFF this year?<br /> <br /> 2. Who was removed from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame board<br /> of directors for comments that appeared to disparage black and<br /> female musicians?<br /> <br /> 3. Mike Babcock resigned as coach of his latest (and perhaps last)<br /> NHL team, before a single game was played this season.<br /> Which team? (City or team name.)<br /> <br /> 4. The former CEO of which Canadian corporation is returning to<br /> the job following the resignations of the most recent CEO and<br /> the president, and turmoil in the board of directors?<br /> <br /> 5. The Superior Court of Ontario dismissed a Charter challenge<br /> last week to the laws governing what activity?<br /> <br /> 6. Name the Sikh activist whose murder in June in Surrey, BC,<br /> has been attributed to agents of the government of India.<br /> <br /> 7. Which media mogul announced his retirement last week, turning<br /> over his businesses to his son Lachlan?<br /> <br /> 8. The Ontario provincial cabinet lost two more ministers last<br /> week, one in the fallout from the Greenbelt scandal, the other<br /> for personal reasons. Name either ex-minister.<br /> <br /> 9. The US Marine Corps temporarily lost track of what large piece<br /> of equipment last week?<br /> <br /> 10. Why did the TTC invite people to a celebration on Saturday<br /> afternoon?<br /> <br /> -- <br /> Mark Brader "Relax -- I know the procedures backwards."<br /> Toronto "Yeah, well, that's a quick way to get killed."<br /> msb@vex.net -- Chris Boucher, STAR COPS<br /> <br /> My text in this article is in the public domain.<br /> </td></tr> </table> <div style="align:right; font-size:11px; margin-bottom: 40px; margin-top:5px;"> <a style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:none" href="#digest_top">Back to top</a> </div> <a name="group_thread_1"></a> <div style="display:inline-block; font-family: arial; padding: 4px 0 5px 0px;"> <a target="_blank" href="http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/d9287e3f2028c1a7?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email" style="font-size:21px; color:#1155CC; text-decoration:none"> QFTCIBSI23 Final, Rounds 7-8: influential art, peace prize </a> </div> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%"> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Sep 25 05:05PM -0700 </span> <br /><br /> On Sunday, September 24, 2023 at 2:51:46 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:<br /> <br /> > 1. Please see: <a href="http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/F-7/art1.jpg">http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/F-7/art1.jpg</a> <br /> <br /> > Described as the "zero point of painting", "Black Square" <br /> > is the iconic 1915 masterwork by which Suprematist artist? <br /> <br /> malevich<br /> <br /> > 2. Please see: <a href="http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/F-7/art2.jpg">http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/F-7/art2.jpg</a> <br /> <br /> > This work by Georges Seurat is the inspiration for *which 1984 <br /> > musical* by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine? <br /> <br /> sunday in the park<br /> <br /> > 3. Please see: <a href="http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/F-7/art3.jpg">http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/F-7/art3.jpg</a> <br /> <br /> > This display by Andy Warhol depicts 32 Campbell's soup cans. <br /> > Why did Warhol choose that number? <br /> <br /> there were that many varieties produced by campbell's soup when he made it<br /> [he drank soup every day for 20 years, so there's that too]<br /> <br /> > 4. Please see: <a href="http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/F-7/art4.jpg">http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/F-7/art4.jpg</a> <br /> <br /> > An artistic movement drew its name from this 1872 Claude <br /> > Monet work. What is the full name of this painting? <br /> <br /> impression sunrise<br /> <br /> > 5. Please see: <a href="http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/F-7/art5.jpg">http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/F-7/art5.jpg</a> <br /> <br /> > This 1928 painting by René Magritte is one of the earliest <br /> > significant works of surrealism. What is its title? <br /> <br /> the treachery of images<br /> [does that say 'this is not a pipe' in french?]<br /> <br /> <br /> > Eadweard Muybridge advanced the technology of high-speed <br /> > photography, allegedly in order to settle a bet made by Leland <br /> > Stanford on what question? <br /> <br /> do all 4 legs of a horse come off the ground when running?<br /> <br /> > ("Un bar aux Folies Bergère"), is notable for being Manet's <br /> > last major work, but also for portraying *which corporate logo*, <br /> > still in use today? <br /> <br /> bass ale [the red triangle]<br /> <br /> > 8. Please see: <a href="http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/F-7/art8.jpg">http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/F-7/art8.jpg</a> <br /> <br /> > In 2016, Maurizio Cattelan's controversial sculpture "Him" <br /> > sold at auction for £12,000,000. Who does it depict? <br /> <br /> adolf hitler kneeling<br /> <br /> <br /> > The Barnet Newman work shown on the end wall caused a furor <br /> > in 1989 when the National Gallery of Canada purchased it for <br /> > $1,800,000. What is its title? <br /> <br /> voice of fire ['who's afraid of red, yellow and blue' is better]<br /> <br /> > The same shade is used throughout *which 1993 Derek Jarman film* <br /> > to evoke the vision changes Jarman experienced as a result <br /> > of AIDS? <br /> <br /> blue<br /> <br /> <br /> > 1. Linus Pauling, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate in 1962, is <br /> > the only person to have been awarded two unshared Nobel Prizes. <br /> > In which field did he win his other Nobel? <br /> <br /> chemistry<br /> <br /> > 2. What is the name of the 2014 recipient, the youngest to be <br /> > awarded the Peace Prize at 17 years of age? <br /> <br /> malala yousafzai<br /> <br /> > 3. Which international organization has received the most Nobel <br /> > Peace Prizes -- three of them, for its humanitarian work? <br /> <br /> red cross<br /> <br /> > 4. In 1948, no prize was awarded because "there was no suitable <br /> > living candidate." Note the word "living". This was a tribute <br /> > to which then recently-deceased world political leader? <br /> <br /> franklin d roosevelt<br /> <br /> > 5. In the Nobel Prize centenary year 2001, the Prize was awarded <br /> > jointly to the UN and its Secretary General, Kofi Annan. <br /> > In which country or future country was Annan born? <br /> <br /> ghana<br /> <br /> > 6. The 1978 Prize was awarded to which two leaders "for jointly <br /> > having negotiated peace between Egypt and Israel"? Name *both*. <br /> <br /> anwar sadat and menachem begin<br /> <br /> > work for the peaceful termination of the apartheid regime, and <br /> > for laying the foundations for a new democratic South Africa."? <br /> > Again, name *both*. <br /> <br /> nelson mandela and f w de klerk<br /> <br /> > 8. In which city is the Peace Prize presented? <br /> <br /> oslo<br /> <br /> > 9. Who is the most recent American winner of the Peace Prize, <br /> > in 2009? <br /> <br /> obama [for not being george bush]<br /> <br /> > Nobel Peace Prize winner was the second Secretary-General of <br /> > the United Nations, who died in an aircraft crash in 1961. <br /> > What was his name? <br /> <br /> dag hammarskjold [I will go out on a limb here and guess that Erland spells this one correctly]<br /> <br /> > Mark Brader, Toronto | And perhaps another sigquote for Mark, who <br /> > m...@vex.net | seems to be running low... --Steve Summit <br /> <br /> > My text in this article is in the public domain.<br /> <br /> swp<br /> </td></tr> </table> <div style="align:right; font-size:11px; margin-bottom: 40px; margin-top:5px;"> <a style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:none" href="#digest_top">Back to top</a> </div> <a name="group_thread_2"></a> <div style="display:inline-block; font-family: arial; padding: 4px 0 5px 0px;"> <a target="_blank" href="http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/387ba865c1565749?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email" style="font-size:21px; color:#1155CC; text-decoration:none"> QFTCIBSI23 Final, Rounds 4-6 answers: sports eponyms, "and the", BScIence </a> </div> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%"> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 25 10:49PM +0200 </span> <br /><br /> <br /> > Even if it's not the correct name, I found enough Google hits on the<br /> > phrase to accept it. But, when I looked to see who to credit, I found<br /> > that nobody gave that answer anyway. So the scores stand.<br /> <br /> Sorry, I should have been more clear that it was not meant as a protest,<br /> only a trivial supplement to the original answer.<br /> </td></tr> </table> <div style="align:right; font-size:11px; margin-bottom: 40px; margin-top:5px;"> <a style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:none" href="#digest_top">Back to top</a> </div> </div> <div style="background-color: #f5f5f5;padding: 5px 20px;"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"> <tbody><tr> <td style="padding-top:4px;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:#636363;font-size:11px"> You received this digest because you're subscribed to updates for this group. 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Technically known as "ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction",<br /> > this procedure is usually referred to by the name of which<br /> > pitcher who underwent the surgery in 1974?<br /> <br /> Tommy John. 4 for Dan Tilque, Stephen, and Joshua.<br /> <br /> "Jeopardy!" asked about this surgery 2 weeks before the original<br /> game, in a category on surgical operations. Their version was:<br /> "Joba Chamberlain used the scar from the elbow surgery named for<br /> this fellow pitcher as part of a smiley face tattoo". This was<br /> a Daily Double rated at $1,200, and the player it went to, the<br /> returning champion, was a doctor. He bet $12,000, but had no guess,<br /> and went on to lose the game.<br /> <br /> > 2. Baseball players whose batting average is under .200 are said<br /> > to fall below *which eponymous line*, indicating that they are<br /> > too mediocre to play in the major leagues?<br /> <br /> Mendoza Line. 4 for Stephen and Joshua.<br /> <br /> > 3. Showcased in his gold-medal win at the 1968 Olympics, which man's<br /> > revolutionary backward high-jump style has effectively replaced<br /> > the previous straddle and scissors jumps.<br /> <br /> Dick Fosbury. (The Fosbury Flop.) 4 for Erland, Dan Blum,<br /> Dan Tilque, and Stephen.<br /> <br /> > 4. Figure skating's oldest and most difficult jump, it is the<br /> > only basic jump in competition that requires a forward takeoff.<br /> > Which jump is named after a Norwegian skater named Paulsen?<br /> <br /> Axel. 4 for everyone -- Erland, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Stephen,<br /> and Joshua.<br /> <br /> > the back inside edge of one foot and a landing on the back<br /> > outside edge of the opposite foot. It takes its name from<br /> > which Swedish gold medalist at the 1908 Olympics?<br /> <br /> Ulrich Salchow. 4 for Stephen.<br /> <br /> There were no separate Winter Olympics in 1908, but a few winter<br /> events were held months after the main part of the games.<br /> <br /> > player collects a goal, an assist, and a fight in the same game.<br /> > It is named after which player, who actually achieved the "feat"<br /> > only twice in his long career?<br /> <br /> Gordie Howe. 4 for Erland, Stephen, and Joshua.<br /> <br /> > 7. The swimmer performs an underwater butterfly kick off the wall<br /> > after the turn, to maximize speed and distance underwater, before<br /> > starting the regular stroke, in a turn named after which swimmer?<br /> <br /> Michael Phelps.<br /> <br /> > Man's Hand (probably black aces and 8's), but the Dead Man<br /> > in question was which gunslinger, shot at a poker table in<br /> > Deadwood, SD, in 1876?<br /> <br /> James "Wild Bill" Hickok. 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, and Joshua.<br /> <br /> > 3. Bb5<br /> <br /> > -- takes its name from which Spanish priest who described it<br /> > in 1561?<br /> <br /> Ruy Lopez. 4 for Dan Blum and Stephen.<br /> <br /> "Giuoco piano" is just Italian for "quiet game", not someone's name.<br /> <br /> > 10. In soccer, the turn named after which legendary Dutch player<br /> > consists of feigning a pass before dragging the ball behind<br /> > his standing leg, turning 180°, and accelerating away?<br /> <br /> Johann Cruyff. 4 for Erland and Stephen.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> > To repeat, all answers are in the form "<singer> and the <band>".<br /> <br /> > 1. "On the Dark Side". Name either the real band or the fictional<br /> > one that performed it in a 1983 movie.<br /> <br /> John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band, Eddie and the Cruisers<br /> (from the movie of that title). 4 for Joshua (the hard way).<br /> <br /> > 2. "Kiss".<br /> <br /> Prince and the Revolution. 4 for Stephen and Joshua.<br /> <br /> > 3. "I Hate Myself for Loving You".<br /> <br /> Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, and Joshua.<br /> <br /> > 4. "Peek-a-Boo".<br /> <br /> Siouxsie and the Banshees. 4 for Stephen and Joshua.<br /> <br /> > 5. "Wooly Bully".<br /> <br /> Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs. 4 for Stephen and Joshua.<br /> <br /> > 6. "96 Tears".<br /> <br /> ? and the Mysterians. 4 for Stephen and Joshua.<br /> <br /> > 7. "The Valley Road".<br /> <br /> Bruce Hornsby and the Range. 4 for Stephen and Joshua.<br /> <br /> > 8. "Good Vibrations".<br /> <br /> Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. 4 for Stephen and Joshua.<br /> <br /> > 9. "There She Goes, My Beautiful World".<br /> <br /> Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. 4 for Stephen.<br /> <br /> > 10. "Echo Beach".<br /> <br /> Martha and the Muffins. 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, and Joshua.<br /> <br /> <br /> > with either B, S, or I*.<br /> <br /> > 1. The only two chemical elements that are liquid at standard<br /> > temperature and pressure are mercury and what brownish halogen?<br /> <br /> Bromine. 4 for Erland, Dan Tilque, Stephen, and Joshua.<br /> <br /> Iodine is solid at STP, and doesn't melt until it reaches about 113°C.<br /> <br /> > 2. In what phase transition does a solid transition directly into<br /> > a gas? It is the reverse of deposition.<br /> <br /> Sublimation. 4 for everyone.<br /> <br /> "Sublimation" is also another name for deposition.<br /> <br /> > 3. The suffix "-itis", as found in words like "bronchitis" and<br /> > "laryngitis", refers to the presentation of what symptom,<br /> > often caused by viral or bacterial infection?<br /> <br /> Inflammation. 4 for everyone.<br /> <br /> > of species described by what adjective, indicating that their<br /> > overpopulation has caused significant damage when introduced<br /> > to new environments?<br /> <br /> Invasive. 4 for everyone.<br /> <br /> > have integer spin, as distinct from fermions with their<br /> > half-integer spin? The so-called "God particle" is one of<br /> > these particles that imparts mass to all other particles.<br /> <br /> Boson. 4 for everyone.<br /> <br /> > 6. The quantum-mechanical equation often represented H psi = E psi<br /> > is named after what Austrian physicist? He also partially names<br /> > a thought-experiment used to illustrate quantum superposition.<br /> <br /> Erwin Schrödinger. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Stephen, and Joshua.<br /> <br /> > 7. Show that a base case (n = 1) is true. Then show that if case<br /> > n is true, then so is case n+1. You have just completed a<br /> > proof by what method, contrasted with deduction?<br /> <br /> Induction. 4 for everyone.<br /> <br /> > 8. For a complex number x + yi, x is the real part, while yi is<br /> > the part described by what other adjective?<br /> <br /> Imaginary. 4 for everyone.<br /> <br /> > 9. Push and pop are operations central to what data structure that,<br /> > unlike a queue, operates on a last-in-first-out basis?<br /> <br /> Stack. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Stephen.<br /> <br /> > binary data that take on one of two values, usually denoted true<br /> > and false? This adjective also describes the algebra that is<br /> > performed on this type of data.<br /> <br /> Boolean (George Boole). 4 for everyone.<br /> <br /> <br /> Scores, if there are no errors:<br /> <br /> FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 5 6 BEST<br /> TOPICS-> Geo Can Spo Aud Sci THREE<br /> Stephen Perry 32 0 36 36 40 112<br /> Joshua Kreitzer 24 12 20 36 36 96<br /> Dan Blum 20 8 16 8 36 72<br /> Dan Tilque 12 0 12 0 40 64<br /> Erland Sommarskog 12 0 16 0 36 64<br /> Pete Gayde 18 12 -- -- -- 30<br /> <br /> -- <br /> Mark Brader | "But how do you figure out whether the programmer<br /> Toronto | knew what he was doing when you find his code<br /> msb@vex.net | after he's gone?" -- Roger Critchlow<br /> <br /> My text in this article is in the public domain.<br /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 24 12:09PM +0200 </span> <br /><br /> >> 2. "Kiss".<br /> <br /> > Prince and the Revolution. 4 for Stephen and Joshua.<br /> <br /> Tom Jones and the Art of Noise is another correct answer.<br /> <br /> When I saw the question, I only thought "Tom Jones" and my brain did <br /> not even have any "and the" at that point. And since there is likely to<br /> more than one song called "Kiss", I did not try to hard of think of<br /> any accompanying band.<br /> <br /> But when the answers Prince and the Revolution" started to trickle in,<br /> my mind became more clear that it was a collaboration. With whom, I still<br /> didn't know, so I turned to Google in curiousity.<br /> <br /> And while I was at it, I played both Tom Jones and Prince on YouTube. And,<br /> yes, it is the same song. Penned by Prince, I assume, although I did not<br /> check that part.<br /> </td></tr> </table> <div style="align:right; font-size:11px; margin-bottom: 40px; margin-top:5px;"> <a style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:none" href="#digest_top">Back to top</a> </div> <a name="group_thread_1"></a> <div style="display:inline-block; font-family: arial; padding: 4px 0 5px 0px;"> <a target="_blank" href="http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/d9287e3f2028c1a7?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email" style="font-size:21px; color:#1155CC; text-decoration:none"> QFTCIBSI23 Final, Rounds 7-8: influential art, peace prize </a> </div> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%"> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 24 06:51AM </span> <br /><br /> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-07-24,<br /> and should be interpreted accordingly.<br /> <br /> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give<br /> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.<br /> Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,<br /> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote<br /> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal<br /> the correct answers in about 3 days.<br /> <br /> All questions were written by members of Bloor St. Irregulars and<br /> are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may<br /> have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information<br /> please see my 2023-05-24 companion posting on "Questions from the<br /> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".<br /> <br /> <br /> * Final, Round 7 - Arts - Influential Artworks<br /> <br /> 1. Please see: <a href="http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/F-7/art1.jpg">http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/F-7/art1.jpg</a><br /> <br /> Described as the "zero point of painting", "Black Square"<br /> is the iconic 1915 masterwork by which Suprematist artist?<br /> <br /> 2. Please see: <a href="http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/F-7/art2.jpg">http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/F-7/art2.jpg</a><br /> <br /> This work by Georges Seurat is the inspiration for *which 1984<br /> musical* by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine?<br /> <br /> 3. Please see: <a href="http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/F-7/art3.jpg">http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/F-7/art3.jpg</a><br /> <br /> This display by Andy Warhol depicts 32 Campbell's soup cans.<br /> Why did Warhol choose that number?<br /> <br /> 4. Please see: <a href="http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/F-7/art4.jpg">http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/F-7/art4.jpg</a><br /> <br /> An artistic movement drew its name from this 1872 Claude<br /> Monet work. What is the full name of this painting?<br /> <br /> 5. Please see: <a href="http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/F-7/art5.jpg">http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/F-7/art5.jpg</a><br /> <br /> This 1928 painting by René Magritte is one of the earliest<br /> significant works of surrealism. What is its title?<br /> <br /> 6. Please see: <a href="http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/F-7/art6.jpg">http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/F-7/art6.jpg</a><br /> <br /> Eadweard Muybridge advanced the technology of high-speed<br /> photography, allegedly in order to settle a bet made by Leland<br /> Stanford on what question?<br /> <br /> 7. Please see: <a href="http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/F-7/art7.jpg">http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/F-7/art7.jpg</a><br /> <br /> Édouard Manet's 1882 painting, "A Bar at the Folies-Bergère"<br /> ("Un bar aux Folies Bergère"), is notable for being Manet's<br /> last major work, but also for portraying *which corporate logo*,<br /> still in use today?<br /> <br /> 8. Please see: <a href="http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/F-7/art8.jpg">http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/F-7/art8.jpg</a><br /> <br /> In 2016, Maurizio Cattelan's controversial sculpture "Him"<br /> sold at auction for £12,000,000. Who does it depict?<br /> <br /> 9. Please see: <a href="http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/F-7/art9.jpg">http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/F-7/art9.jpg</a><br /> <br /> The Barnet Newman work shown on the end wall caused a furor<br /> in 1989 when the National Gallery of Canada purchased it for<br /> $1,800,000. What is its title?<br /> <br /> 10. Please see: <a href="http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/F-7/art10.jpg">http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/F-7/art10.jpg</a><br /> <br /> This 1962 Yves Klein work is done in the shade Klein called IKB.<br /> The same shade is used throughout *which 1993 Derek Jarman film*<br /> to evoke the vision changes Jarman experienced as a result<br /> of AIDS?<br /> <br /> <br /> * Final, Round 8 - History - The Nobel Peace Prize<br /> <br /> As of 2022, the Peace Prize has been awarded to 110 individuals<br /> and 27 organizations. 18 women have won the Nobel Peace Prize,<br /> more than any other Nobel Prize. There have been 19 years in<br /> which the Peace Prize was not awarded.<br /> <br /> 1. Linus Pauling, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate in 1962, is<br /> the only person to have been awarded two unshared Nobel Prizes.<br /> In which field did he win his other Nobel?<br /> <br /> 2. What is the name of the 2014 recipient, the youngest to be<br /> awarded the Peace Prize at 17 years of age?<br /> <br /> 3. Which international organisation has received the most Nobel<br /> Peace Prizes -- three of them, for its humanitarian work?<br /> <br /> 4. In 1948, no prize was awarded because "there was no suitable<br /> living candidate." Note the word "living". This was a tribute<br /> to which then recently-deceased world political leader?<br /> <br /> 5. In the Nobel Prize centenary year 2001, the Prize was awarded<br /> jointly to the UN and its Secretary General, Kofi Annan.<br /> In which country or future country was Annan born?<br /> <br /> 6. The 1978 Prize was awarded to which two leaders "for jointly<br /> having negotiated peace between Egypt and Israel"? Name *both*.<br /> <br /> 7. The 1993 Prize was awarded to which two leaders for their<br /> work for the peaceful termination of the apartheid regime, and<br /> for laying the foundations for a new democratic South Africa."?<br /> Again, name *both*.<br /> <br /> 8. In which city is the Peace Prize presented?<br /> <br /> 9. Who is the most recent American winner of the Peace Prize,<br /> in 2009?<br /> <br /> 10. Until 1974 the award of a Nobel Prize to a person known to be<br /> dead was allowed, but hardly ever happened. The only posthumous<br /> Nobel Peace Prize winner was the second Secretary-General of<br /> the United Nations, who died in an aircraft crash in 1961.<br /> What was his name?<br /> <br /> -- <br /> Mark Brader, Toronto | And perhaps another sigquote for Mark, who<br /> msb@vex.net | seems to be running low... --Steve Summit<br /> <br /> My text in this article is in the public domain.<br /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Sep 24 01:33AM -0700 </span> <br /><br /> On 9/23/23 23:51, Mark Brader wrote:<br /> <br /> > 3. Please see: <a href="http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/F-7/art3.jpg">http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/F-7/art3.jpg</a><br /> <br /> > This display by Andy Warhol depicts 32 Campbell's soup cans.<br /> > Why did Warhol choose that number?<br /> <br /> That's how many different flavors Campbell's made at the time.<br /> <br /> <br /> > Eadweard Muybridge advanced the technology of high-speed<br /> > photography, allegedly in order to settle a bet made by Leland<br /> > Stanford on what question?<br /> <br /> whether a horse ever has all hoofs off the ground while galloping<br /> <br /> <br /> > 1. Linus Pauling, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate in 1962, is<br /> > the only person to have been awarded two unshared Nobel Prizes.<br /> > In which field did he win his other Nobel?<br /> <br /> chemistry<br /> <br /> > awarded the Peace Prize at 17 years of age? ><br /> > 3. Which international organisation has received the most Nobel<br /> > Peace Prizes -- three of them, for its humanitarian work?<br /> <br /> International Red Cross<br /> <br /> <br /> > 4. In 1948, no prize was awarded because "there was no suitable<br /> > living candidate." Note the word "living". This was a tribute<br /> > to which then recently-deceased world political leader?<br /> <br /> Wallenberg<br /> <br /> > In which country or future country was Annan born?<br /> <br /> > 6. The 1978 Prize was awarded to which two leaders "for jointly<br /> > having negotiated peace between Egypt and Israel"? Name *both*.<br /> <br /> Begin and Sadat<br /> <br /> > work for the peaceful termination of the apartheid regime, and<br /> > for laying the foundations for a new democratic South Africa."?<br /> > Again, name *both*.<br /> <br /> Mandela and de Klerk<br /> <br /> <br /> > 8. In which city is the Peace Prize presented?<br /> <br /> Oslo, Norway<br /> <br /> <br /> > 9. Who is the most recent American winner of the Peace Prize,<br /> > in 2009?<br /> <br /> Barack Obama<br /> <br /> > Nobel Peace Prize winner was the second Secretary-General of<br /> > the United Nations, who died in an aircraft crash in 1961.<br /> > What was his name?<br /> <br /> Dag Hammarskjold<br /> <br /> <br /> -- <br /> Dan Tilque<br /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 24 12:05PM +0200 </span> <br /><br /> <br /> > 3. Please see: <a href="http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/F-7/art3.jpg">http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/F-7/art3.jpg</a><br /> <br /> > This display by Andy Warhol depicts 32 Campbell's soup cans.<br /> > Why did Warhol choose that number?<br /> <br /> 64-bit architectures had not yet become available at the time.<br /> <br /> > ("Un bar aux Folies Bergère"), is notable for being Manet's<br /> > last major work, but also for portraying *which corporate logo*,<br /> > still in use today?<br /> <br /> Moët et Chandon<br /> <br /> <br /> > 1. Linus Pauling, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate in 1962, is<br /> > the only person to have been awarded two unshared Nobel Prizes.<br /> > In which field did he win his other Nobel?<br /> <br /> Physics<br /> <br /> > 2. What is the name of the 2014 recipient, the youngest to be<br /> > awarded the Peace Prize at 17 years of age?<br /> <br /> Malala Yousefzai<br /> <br /> > 3. Which international organisation has received the most Nobel<br /> > Peace Prizes -- three of them, for its humanitarian work?<br /> <br /> Red Cross<br /> <br /> > 4. In 1948, no prize was awarded because "there was no suitable<br /> > living candidate." Note the word "living". This was a tribute<br /> > to which then recently-deceased world political leader?<br /> <br /> Gandhi<br /> <br /> > 5. In the Nobel Prize centenary year 2001, the Prize was awarded<br /> > jointly to the UN and its Secretary General, Kofi Annan.<br /> > In which country or future country was Annan born?<br /> <br /> Ghana<br /> <br /> > 6. The 1978 Prize was awarded to which two leaders "for jointly<br /> > having negotiated peace between Egypt and Israel"? Name *both*.<br /> <br /> Menagem Begin and Anwar Sadat<br /> <br /> > work for the peaceful termination of the apartheid regime, and<br /> > for laying the foundations for a new democratic South Africa."?<br /> > Again, name *both*.<br /> <br /> F.W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandeka<br /> <br /> > 8. In which city is the Peace Prize presented?<br /> <br /> Oslo<br /> <br /> > 9. Who is the most recent American winner of the Peace Prize,<br /> > in 2009?<br /> <br /> Barack Obana<br /> <br /> > Nobel Peace Prize winner was the second Secretary-General of<br /> > the United Nations, who died in an aircraft crash in 1961.<br /> > What was his name?<br /> <br /> Dag Hammarskjöld<br /> </td></tr> </table> <div style="align:right; font-size:11px; margin-bottom: 40px; margin-top:5px;"> <a style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:none" href="#digest_top">Back to top</a> </div> </div> <div style="background-color: #f5f5f5;padding: 5px 20px;"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"> <tbody><tr> <td style="padding-top:4px;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:#636363;font-size:11px"> You received this digest because you're subscribed to updates for this group. 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Technically known as "ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction", <br /> > this procedure is usually referred to by the name of which <br /> > pitcher who underwent the surgery in 1974? <br /> <br /> tommy john<br /> <br /> > 2. Baseball players whose batting average is under .200 are said <br /> > to fall below *which eponymous line*, indicating that they are <br /> > too mediocre to play in the major leagues? <br /> <br /> mendoza<br /> <br /> > 3. Showcased in his gold-medal win at the 1968 Olympics, which man's <br /> > revolutionary backward high-jump style has effectively replaced <br /> > the previous straddle and scissors jumps. <br /> <br /> fosbury [flop]<br /> <br /> > 4. Figure skating's oldest and most difficult jump, it is the <br /> > only basic jump in competition that requires a forward takeoff. <br /> > Which jump is named after a Norwegian skater named Paulsen? <br /> <br /> axel<br /> <br /> > the back inside edge of one foot and a landing on the back <br /> > outside edge of the opposite foot. It takes its name from <br /> > which Swedish gold medalist at the 1908 Olympics? <br /> <br /> salchow? [1908?]<br /> <br /> > player collects a goal, an assist, and a fight in the same game. <br /> > It is named after which player, who actually achieved the "feat" <br /> > only twice in his long career? <br /> <br /> gordie howe<br /> <br /> > 7. The swimmer performs an underwater butterfly kick off the wall <br /> > after the turn, to maximize speed and distance underwater, before <br /> > starting the regular stroke, in a turn named after which swimmer? <br /> <br /> a flip turn is named after someone?<br /> <br /> > Man's Hand (probably black aces and 8's), but the Dead Man <br /> > in question was which gunslinger, shot at a poker table in <br /> > Deadwood, SD, in 1876? <br /> <br /> bill hockock<br /> <br /> > 3. Bb5 <br /> <br /> > -- takes its name from which Spanish priest who described it <br /> > in 1561? <br /> <br /> ruy lopez<br /> <br /> > 10. In soccer, the turn named after which legendary Dutch player <br /> > consists of feigning a pass before dragging the ball behind <br /> > his standing leg, turning 180°, and accelerating away? <br /> <br /> cruyff?<br /> <br /> <br /> > To repeat, all answers are in the form "<singer> and the <band>". <br /> <br /> > 1. "On the Dark Side". Name either the real band or the fictional <br /> > one that performed it in a 1983 movie. <br /> <br /> john cafferty <br /> <br /> > 2. "Kiss". <br /> <br /> prince and the revolution<br /> <br /> > 3. "I Hate Myself for Loving You". <br /> <br /> joan jett and the blackhearts<br /> <br /> > 4. "Peek-a-Boo". <br /> <br /> siouxsie and the banshees<br /> <br /> > 5. "Wooly Bully". <br /> <br /> sam the sham and the pharaohs<br /> <br /> > 6. "96 Tears". <br /> <br /> question mark and the mysterians<br /> <br /> > 7. "The Valley Road". <br /> <br /> bruce hornsby and the range<br /> <br /> > 8. "Good Vibrations". <br /> <br /> marky mark and the funky bunch<br /> <br /> > 9. "There She Goes, My Beautiful World". <br /> <br /> nick cave and the bad seeds<br /> <br /> > 10. "Echo Beach". <br /> <br /> martha and the muffins<br /> <br /> > with either B, S, or I*. <br /> <br /> > 1. The only two chemical elements that are liquid at standard <br /> > temperature and pressure are mercury and what brownish halogen? <br /> <br /> bromine<br /> <br /> > 2. In what phase transition does a solid transition directly into <br /> > a gas? It is the reverse of deposition. <br /> <br /> sublimation<br /> <br /> > 3. The suffix "-itis", as found in words like "bronchitis" and <br /> > "laryngitis", refers to the presentation of what symptom, <br /> > often caused by viral or bacterial infection? <br /> <br /> inflamation<br /> <br /> > of species described by what adjective, indicating that their <br /> > overpopulation has caused significant damage when introduced <br /> > to new environments? <br /> <br /> invasive<br /> <br /> > have integer spin, as distinct from fermions with their <br /> > half-integer spin? The so-called "God particle" is one of <br /> > these particles that imparts mass to all other particles. <br /> <br /> boson<br /> <br /> > 6. The quantum-mechanical equation often represented H psi = E psi <br /> > is named after what Austrian physicist? He also partially names <br /> > a thought-experiment used to illustrate quantum superposition. <br /> <br /> Schrodinger<br /> <br /> > 7. Show that a base case (n = 1) is true. Then show that if case <br /> > n is true, then so is case n+1. You have just completed a <br /> > proof by what method, contrasted with deduction? <br /> <br /> induction<br /> <br /> > 8. For a complex number x + yi, x is the real part, while yi is <br /> > the part described by what other adjective? <br /> <br /> imaginary<br /> <br /> > 9. Push and pop are operations central to what data structure that, <br /> > unlike a queue, operates on a last-in-first-out basis? <br /> <br /> stack<br /> <br /> > binary data that take on one of two values, usually denoted true <br /> > and false? This adjective also describes the algebra that is <br /> > performed on this type of data. <br /> <br /> boolean<br /> <br /> > Toronto "Why not? It's usually best." <br /> > m...@vex.net -- Lawrence of Arabia <br /> <br /> > My text in this article is in the public domain.<br /> <br /> swp<br /> </td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color:#2E2E2E; font-family: arial; padding:10px 15px; border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> <span style="color:#B1B0B0; font-size: 15px;"> Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Sep 22 04:41PM -0700 </span> <br /><br /> On Thursday, September 21, 2023 at 2:21:08 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:<br /> <br /> <br /> > 1. Technically known as "ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction", <br /> > this procedure is usually referred to by the name of which <br /> > pitcher who underwent the surgery in 1974? <br /> <br /> Tommy John<br /> <br /> > 2. Baseball players whose batting average is under .200 are said <br /> > to fall below *which eponymous line*, indicating that they are <br /> > too mediocre to play in the major leagues? <br /> <br /> Mendoza line<br /> <br /> > 4. Figure skating's oldest and most difficult jump, it is the <br /> > only basic jump in competition that requires a forward takeoff. <br /> > Which jump is named after a Norwegian skater named Paulsen? <br /> <br /> Axel<br /> <br /> > the back inside edge of one foot and a landing on the back <br /> > outside edge of the opposite foot. It takes its name from <br /> > which Swedish gold medalist at the 1908 Olympics? <br /> <br /> Lutz<br /> <br /> > player collects a goal, an assist, and a fight in the same game. <br /> > It is named after which player, who actually achieved the "feat" <br /> > only twice in his long career? <br /> <br /> Gordie Howe<br /> <br /> > Man's Hand (probably black aces and 8's), but the Dead Man <br /> > in question was which gunslinger, shot at a poker table in <br /> > Deadwood, SD, in 1876? <br /> <br /> Hickok<br /> <br /> > recording group -- all named in the style "<singer> and the <band>". <br /> <br /> > 1. "On the Dark Side". Name either the real band or the fictional <br /> > one that performed it in a 1983 movie. <br /> <br /> John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band; Eddie and the Cruisers<br /> <br /> > 2. "Kiss". <br /> <br /> Prince and the Revolution<br /> <br /> > 3. "I Hate Myself for Loving You". <br /> <br /> Joan Jett and the Blackhearts<br /> <br /> > 4. "Peek-a-Boo". <br /> <br /> Siouxsie and the Banshees<br /> <br /> > 5. "Wooly Bully". <br /> <br /> Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs<br /> <br /> > 6. "96 Tears". <br /> <br /> ? (Question Mark) and the Mysterians<br /> <br /> > 7. "The Valley Road".<br /> <br /> Bruce Hornsby and the Range<br /> <br /> > 8. "Good Vibrations". <br /> <br /> Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch<br /> <br /> > 10. "Echo Beach". <br /> <br /> Martha and the Muffins<br /> <br /> > with either B, S, or I*. <br /> <br /> > 1. The only two chemical elements that are liquid at standard <br /> > temperature and pressure are mercury and what brownish halogen? <br /> <br /> bromine<br /> <br /> > 2. In what phase transition does a solid transition directly into <br /> > a gas? It is the reverse of deposition. <br /> <br /> sublimation<br /> <br /> > 3. The suffix "-itis", as found in words like "bronchitis" and <br /> > "laryngitis", refers to the presentation of what symptom, <br /> > often caused by viral or bacterial infection? <br /> <br /> inflammation<br /> <br /> > of species described by what adjective, indicating that their <br /> > overpopulation has caused significant damage when introduced <br /> > to new environments? <br /> <br /> invasive<br /> <br /> > have integer spin, as distinct from fermions with their <br /> > half-integer spin? The so-called "God particle" is one of <br /> > these particles that imparts mass to all other particles. <br /> <br /> bosons<br /> <br /> > 6. The quantum-mechanical equation often represented H psi = E psi <br /> > is named after what Austrian physicist? He also partially names <br /> > a thought-experiment used to illustrate quantum superposition. <br /> <br /> Schrodinger<br /> <br /> > 7. Show that a base case (n = 1) is true. Then show that if case <br /> > n is true, then so is case n+1. You have just completed a <br /> > proof by what method, contrasted with deduction? <br /> <br /> induction<br /> <br /> > 8. For a complex number x + yi, x is the real part, while yi is <br /> > the part described by what other adjective? <br /> <br /> imaginary<br /> <br /> > binary data that take on one of two values, usually denoted true <br /> > and false? This adjective also describes the algebra that is <br /> > performed on this type of data. <br /> <br /> Boolean<br /> <br /> --<br /> Joshua Kreitzer<br /> gromit82@hotmail.com<br /> </td></tr> </table> <div style="align:right; font-size:11px; margin-bottom: 40px; margin-top:5px;"> <a style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:none" href="#digest_top">Back to top</a> </div> </div> <div style="background-color: #f5f5f5;padding: 5px 20px;"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"> <tbody><tr> <td style="padding-top:4px;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:#636363;font-size:11px"> You received this digest because you're subscribed to updates for this group. 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