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* Rotating Quiz #20 - 2 messages, 2 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/8ec153a03be167a8?hl=en
* QFTCI5GNM Final Round 10 answers: Challenge Round - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/29e2cfcb681e1d6e?hl=en
* QFTCI11 Game 1 Rounds 2-3: Lat.Am. cities, feet/footwear - 4 messages, 4
authors
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* Calvin's Quiz #137 - ANSWERS & SCORES - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/c606aa5c605ff9c7?hl=en
* Calvin's Quiz #138 - 5 messages, 5 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/fa723f95b1b651f5?hl=en
* Rare Entries DJT02 Final reminder - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/fe0cc400d8a37432?hl=en
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TOPIC: Rotating Quiz #20
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/8ec153a03be167a8?hl=en
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Wed, Jun 15 2011 3:58 pm
From: Pete
swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com> wrote in
news:26a8ac7e-785b-48d4-8a51-5db7c16e6c98
@glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.
com:
> this is rotating quiz dos equis, also known as the beer round.
>
> please post your answers in a followup, based only on your own
> knowledge. for my convenience please quote the questions (or at least
> the ones you're answering) and place your answer below each one. the
> winner will be invited to run rotating quiz #21. the contest closes
> in approximately 5 days, which is father's day in many civilized
> places and a few that are no longer so.
>
> 1. What is the name of the actor featured as "the most interesting man
> in the world" in dos equis beer commercials?
> 2. other than water, what is the only drink more popular than beer
> worldwide?
Tea
> 3. true or false: the code of hammurabi included laws regulating beer.
True
> 4. in beer terminology, what does the acronym 'ipa' stand for?
India Pale Ale
> 5. where was beer first developed? (hint: it wasn't egypt, they
> imported it)
Sumeria
> 6. what is the oldest food-quality regulation still in use in the 21st
> century?
Rheinheitsgebot
> 7. why are hops used in the making of beer?
As a preservative
> 8. who is famous for having said, "surely beer is proof that God loves
> us and wants us to be happy."?
Benjamin Franklin
> 9. who starred in _young einstein_, a ficitonal tale about albert
> einstein, the son of an apple farmer in tasmania in the early 1900s,
> who splits a beer atom with a chisel in order to add bubbles to beer,
> discovers the theory of relativity and travels to Sydney to patent it.
> 10. give one of the other eight words used in german speaking regions
> for a beer mug, excepting 'bierkrug'
Stein
>
> swp
Pete
== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Thurs, Jun 16 2011 4:06 pm
From: "Rob Parker"
1. What is the name of the actor featured as "the most interesting man in
the world" in dos equis beer commercials?
2. other than water, what is the only drink more popular than beer
worldwide?
Tea
3. true or false: the code of hammurabi included laws regulating beer.
True
4. in beer terminology, what does the acronym 'ipa' stand for?
I'm pissed again ;-)
5. where was beer first developed? (hint: it wasn't egypt, they imported it)
Sumaria
6. what is the oldest food-quality regulation still in use in the 21st
century?
7. why are hops used in the making of beer?
They'd go to waste otherwise
8. who is famous for having said, "surely beer is proof that God loves us
and wants us to be happy."?
I'd wager that it wasn't Richard Dawkins ;-)
9. who starred in _young einstein_, a ficitonal tale about albert einstein,
the son of an apple farmer in tasmania in the early 1900s, who splits a beer
atom with a chisel in order to add bubbles to beer, discovers the theory of
relativity and travels to Sydney to patent it.
Yahoo Serious
10. give one of the other eight words used in german speaking regions for a
beer mug, excepting 'bierkrug'
Stein
Rob
[Sorry about the lack of previous post indicators - for some unknown (to me)
reason, Outlook Express has decided it won't do that today.]
but my Shift key still WORKS!!!
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TOPIC: QFTCI5GNM Final Round 10 answers: Challenge Round
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/29e2cfcb681e1d6e?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Thurs, Jun 16 2011 9:00 am
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)
Mark Brader:
> Well, here we are at the end of the September-December 2010 season.
Stephen Perry won 7 games of this season, but he didn't win this one,
perhaps because he was too busy to post enough answers. JOSHUA KREITZER
wins this game for a total of 3 wins on the season. Marc Dashevsky was
the entrant who won the other game.
We will now move directly on to question sets from the January-April
2011 season, written by the Usual Suspects and therefore in some cases
by me.
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2010-12-13,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2011-05-23 companion posting on "Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI5GNM, QFTCI11, QFTCIMM)".
> * Final, Round 10 - Challenge Round
> A. Toronto Bars You Didn't Know Were Bars
> This triple was taken from the more humorous than useful "VICE Guide
> to Eating, Drinking, Shopping and some Other Stuff in Toronto".
> In each case, name the bar.
> A1. With the exception of frying up a piece of the CN Tower
> and washing it down with a glass of Don River, it's
> impossible to find a meal that is "more Toronto" than
> a peameal bacon sandwich at the St. Lawrence Market.
> This bar looks like the kind of place that John Candy
> might've frequented while working on SCTV and his
> then-impending heart attack.
Paddington's Pump.
> A2. Some secret bars remain undiscovered for good reason.
> Just try not to feel debilitating empathy for these
> people. Actually, we're not sure why you'd drink here.
> Maybe you're at Union Station and you want to get wasted,
> but you're scared of outside?
Commuters.
> A3. Jimmy Buffet owns a bar in Key West called Parrot Heads,
> but you can recreate the experience on Yonge St.
> Their "best margarita in the city" claim is dubious,
> but who gives a crap? Margaritas are for girls who like
> to play "Sex and the City".
Hernando's Hideaway.
I didn't know any of these either.
> B. Influenced by Kurosawa
> All questions deal with movies that are remakes of, or influenced
> by, films of acclaimed Japanese director Akira Kurosawa.
> B1. What 1996 movie, directed by Walter Hill and starring
> Bruce Willis, Bruce Dern, and Christopher Walken,
> is considered to be a remake of Kurosawa's 1961 film
> "Yojimbo"?
"Last Man Standing". 4 for Joshua.
> B2. In making his 1977 blockbuster "Star Wars", a.k.a. "Star
> Wars Episode IV: A New Hope", director George Lucas has
> acknowledged being influenced by what 1958 Kurosawa film,
> in which two greedy peasants escort a princess, a general,
> and gold across enemy lines?
"The Hidden Fortress". 4 for Joshua.
> B3. Name the 1964 western, directed by Martin Ritt and
> starring Paul Newman, Claire Bloom, Laurence Harvey,
> Edward G. Robinson, and William Shatner, that is a remake
> of Kurosawa's 1950 classic "Rashomon".
"The Outrage". 4 for Joshua.
> C. Imaginary Places
> C1. What attraction is found on Isla Nubar, off the west
> coast of Costa Rica?
Jurassic Park. 4 for Marc, Peter, Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque,
and Pete.
> C2. Name the European kingdom reached by train from Dresden
> and whose capital is Strelsau. It is featured in the
> novels "The Prisoner of Zenda" and "The Seven-per-cent
> Solution".
Ruritania. 4 for Peter, Calvin, Joshua, Rob, Dan Blum,
and Dan Tilque.
> C3. Name the kingdom on the coast of Asia where Kublai Khan
> ordered a stately pleasure dome to be built.
Xanadu. 4 for everyone -- Erland, Marc, Peter, Calvin, Jeff, Joshua,
Rob, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> D. Miscellaneous Johnsons
> D1. FBI agents Big Johnson and Little Johnson were featured
> in what 1988 action movie?
"Die Hard".
> D2. This Johnson coached the University of Wisconsin-Madison
> to three NCAA men's hockey titles and later guided
> the Pittsburgh Penguins to a Stanley Cup championship.
> What is his nickname?
Badger Bob. Sorry, no points for "Bob".
> D3. Name the 18th-century Johnson whose works include
> "Dictionary of the English Language" and an annotated
> edition of Shakespeare's plays.
Samuel. 4 for Marc, Peter, Calvin, Jeff, Joshua, Rob, Dan Blum,
and Dan Tilque.
> E. The Madden Curse
> Sorry, but you have made the cover of John Madden's NFL video game.
> In all cases given the name of the player whose career was either
> never the same, or suffered a major setback, after appearing on
> the cover of Madden.
> E1. After appearing on the cover of Madden 2002, this former
> Minnesota Vikings quarterback threw 23 interceptions and
> broke the record for most fumbles in a single season
> while leading the Vikings to a 5-11 record. Then he
> blew out both knees in 2005 and 2006. Name him.
Daunte Culpepper. 4 for Pete.
> E2. This running back was also the NFL's reigning MVP when he
> appeared on the cover of Madden 2007. The following
> season he missed 6 games because of a foot injury and had
> his worst season statistically since his rookie year.
> Two years later, he was effectively done in the NFL,
> although he has yet to officially retire.
Shaun Alexander.
> E3. After appearing on the cover of Madden 2004 this
> quarterback broke his leg during pre-season and missed
> 11 games. He later served 23 months in federal prison
> and has only recently gotten his career back on track.
Michael Vick. 4 for Marc, Peter, Calvin, Jeff, Joshua, Dan Blum,
Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> F. Ontario Premiers
> F1. A Sault Ste. Marie lawyer, this one-term premier
> enfranchised women, enacted prohibition, established
> a department of labour, and authorized construction of
> the Queenston hydroelectric plant, the largest in the
> world when it opened in 1921. Name him.
William Hearst (in office 1914-19).
> F2. Ontario's longest-serving premier so far, he held the
> office from 1872 to 1896. Name him.
Oliver Mowat.
> F3. This premier was known as "Old Man Ontario". Name him.
Leslie Frost (in office 1949-61).
Scores, if there are no errors:
ROUND-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPIC-> Sci Lit Geo Spo Ent His Can Cha SIX
Joshua Kreitzer 26 36 39 -- 54 46 12 32 233
Stephen Perry 38 40 40 -- 60 -- 24 -- 202
Marc Dashevsky 44 28 24 12 44 36 12 16 192
Dan Blum -- 31 31 10 44 45 16 20 187
Pete Gayde 17 24 28 8 32 35 4 16 152
Peter Smyth 21 8 40 24 4 16 -- 20 129
Dan Tilque 36 12 31 4 11 -- -- 20 114
"Calvin" 10 4 25 18 12 30 0 16 111
Rob Parker 35 4 30 -- 16 12 -- 12 109
Jeff Turner -- -- 24 -- 28 32 -- 12 96
Erland Sommarskog 4 8 44 4 8 16 -- 4 84
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Where is down special?" ... "Good."
msb@vex.net | "Do you refuse to answer my question?" "Don't know."
My text in this article is in the public domain.
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TOPIC: QFTCI11 Game 1 Rounds 2-3: Lat.Am. cities, feet/footwear
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== 1 of 4 ==
Date: Thurs, Jun 16 2011 9:07 am
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-01-17,
and should be interpreted accordingly.
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days. For further information see
> my 2011-05-23 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI5GNM, QFTCI11, QFTCIMM)".
I did not write either of these rounds. All questions have been
reformatted and edited by me.
* Game 1, Round 2 - Latin American Cities
In honor of our peripatetic captain, Rodney, this round is about
cities in Latin America -- which he departed for, the day after the
captains' meeting, but after writing the round. (If you like, you
can read about his travels at http://elgallopitagorico.blogspot.com
-- that's El Gallo Pitagórico, the Pythagorean Chicken.)
So, we'll give you the names of three cities or towns in the same
Latin American country, and you name the country. Note that none
of these are capital cities.
1. León, Granada, Estelí.
2. Taxco, Guanajuato, Morelia.
3. La Serena, Concepcion, Valparaiso.
4. Córdoba, Mendoza, La Plata.
5. Cuenca, Vilcabamba, Loja.
6. Santa Cruz, Potosi, Cochabamba.
7. Belo Horizonte, Curitiba, Manaus.
8. Quetzaltenango, Huehuetenango, Antigua.
9. Arequipa, Cusco, Trujillo.
10. Santiago de los Caballeros, San Pedro de Macoris, Puerto
Plata.
* Game 1, Round 3 - Famous Footwear and Fabulous Feet
1. One heel of Achilles was left vulnerable since it was the
only part of him that was not dipped in what body of water
after his birth?
2. Ethiopian Abebe Bikila ran the marathon in a world-record
time of 2:15:17 at the 1960 Olympics in Rome. What was
unusual about his footwear?
3. This dancer and his sister (née Adele Austerlitz) had a
successful vaudeville act. He signed with RKO Pictures
in 1933. Name him.
4. What fabulous footwear set a new record for movie memorabilia
by selling for $666,000 in 2000?
5. The Bata shoe company, with headquarters later in Toronto and
now in Switzerland, became the world's largest shoe exporter
in 1929. It was founded in a certain city in 1894. Name any
of the countries where that city has been located, from then
until now, excluding the years of World War II.
6. Prior to relocating its headquarters to Toronto, the Bata
company had them in which small Ontario town?
7. Robert Pershing Wadlow, of Alton, Illinois, was not only
the tallest man of all time, at almost 9 feet; he also had
the largest feet on record at a length of 47 cm (18½ inches).
So, within 3... what was his shoe size?
8. What was the world's largest shoe manufacturer in 2008?
9. In December 2008, US president George W. Bush had shoes
hurled at him at a news conference... in what city?
10. In February 1986, a certain president was deposed and fled
his country. We were going to ask you you how many shoes his
wife left behind in the presidential palace, but as it turns
out, this was variously reported as all the way from 1,060
up to 3,000 pairs. So instead we'll just ask for her name.
First and last name required.
--
Mark Brader "Well, it's not in MY interest -- and I represent
Toronto the public, so it's not in the public interest!"
msb@vex.net -- Jim Hacker, "Yes, Minister" (Lynn & Jay)
My text in this article is in the public domain.
== 2 of 4 ==
Date: Thurs, Jun 16 2011 2:31 pm
From: Erland Sommarskog
Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
> 1. Le�n, Granada, Estel�.
Venezuela
> 2. Taxco, Guanajuato, Morelia.
Honuduras
> 3. La Serena, Concepcion, Valparaiso.
Chile
> 4. C�rdoba, Mendoza, La Plata.
Argentina
> 5. Cuenca, Vilcabamba, Loja.
Per�
> 6. Santa Cruz, Potosi, Cochabamba.
Bolivia
> 7. Belo Horizonte, Curitiba, Manaus.
Brasil
> 8. Quetzaltenango, Huehuetenango, Antigua.
Ecuador
> 9. Arequipa, Cusco, Trujillo.
Costa Rica
> 10. Santiago de los Caballeros, San Pedro de Macoris, Puerto
> Plata.
Uruguay
> 2. Ethiopian Abebe Bikila ran the marathon in a world-record
> time of 2:15:17 at the 1960 Olympics in Rome. What was
> unusual about his footwear?
He ran bare-feet.
> 5. The Bata shoe company, with headquarters later in Toronto and
> now in Switzerland, became the world's largest shoe exporter
> in 1929. It was founded in a certain city in 1894. Name any
> of the countries where that city has been located, from then
> until now, excluding the years of World War II.
France
> 7. Robert Pershing Wadlow, of Alton, Illinois, was not only
> the tallest man of all time, at almost 9 feet; he also had
> the largest feet on record at a length of 47 cm (18� inches).
> So, within 3... what was his shoe size?
48
> 8. What was the world's largest shoe manufacturer in 2008?
Nike
> 9. In December 2008, US president George W. Bush had shoes
> hurled at him at a news conference... in what city?
Bagdad
> 10. In February 1986, a certain president was deposed and fled
> his country. We were going to ask you you how many shoes his
> wife left behind in the presidential palace, but as it turns
> out, this was variously reported as all the way from 1,060
> up to 3,000 pairs. So instead we'll just ask for her name.
> First and last name required.
Emelda Macros
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
== 3 of 4 ==
Date: Thurs, Jun 16 2011 3:31 pm
From: Calvin
On Fri, 17 Jun 2011 02:07:48 +1000, Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Latin American Cities
>
> In honor of our peripatetic captain, Rodney, this round is about
> cities in Latin America -- which he departed for, the day after the
> captains' meeting, but after writing the round. (If you like, you
> can read about his travels at http://elgallopitagorico.blogspot.com
> -- that's El Gallo Pitagórico, the Pythagorean Chicken.)
>
> So, we'll give you the names of three cities or towns in the same
> Latin American country, and you name the country. Note that none
> of these are capital cities.
>
> 1. León, Granada, Estelí.
Panama, Costa Rica
> 2. Taxco, Guanajuato, Morelia.
Mexico, Guatemala
> 3. La Serena, Concepcion, Valparaiso.
Paraguay, Bolivia
> 4. Córdoba, Mendoza, La Plata.
Argentina, Uruguay
> 5. Cuenca, Vilcabamba, Loja.
Chile, Peru
> 6. Santa Cruz, Potosi, Cochabamba.
Costa Rica, Panama
> 7. Belo Horizonte, Curitiba, Manaus.
Brazil (never heard of them but the names look Portuguese)
> 8. Quetzaltenango, Huehuetenango, Antigua.
Venezuela, Colombia
> 9. Arequipa, Cusco, Trujillo.
Mexico
> 10. Santiago de los Caballeros, San Pedro de Macoris, Puerto
> Plata.
Puerto Rico, Colombia
Is PR it considered part of Latin America?
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Famous Footwear and Fabulous Feet
>
> 1. One heel of Achilles was left vulnerable since it was the
> only part of him that was not dipped in what body of water
> after his birth?
Styx
> 2. Ethiopian Abebe Bikila ran the marathon in a world-record
> time of 2:15:17 at the 1960 Olympics in Rome. What was
> unusual about his footwear?
He wasn't wearing any
> 3. This dancer and his sister (née Adele Austerlitz) had a
> successful vaudeville act. He signed with RKO Pictures
> in 1933. Name him.
Fred Astaire
> 4. What fabulous footwear set a new record for movie memorabilia
> by selling for $666,000 in 2000?
Dorothy's red shoes?
> 5. The Bata shoe company, with headquarters later in Toronto and
> now in Switzerland, became the world's largest shoe exporter
> in 1929. It was founded in a certain city in 1894. Name any
> of the countries where that city has been located, from then
> until now, excluding the years of World War II.
Germany, USSR
> 6. Prior to relocating its headquarters to Toronto, the Bata
> company had them in which small Ontario town?
> 7. Robert Pershing Wadlow, of Alton, Illinois, was not only
> the tallest man of all time, at almost 9 feet; he also had
> the largest feet on record at a length of 47 cm (18½ inches).
> So, within 3... what was his shoe size?
25, 32
> 8. What was the world's largest shoe manufacturer in 2008?
Dunlop, Nike
> 9. In December 2008, US president George W. Bush had shoes
> hurled at him at a news conference... in what city?
Basra, Islamabad
> 10. In February 1986, a certain president was deposed and fled
> his country. We were going to ask you you how many shoes his
> wife left behind in the presidential palace, but as it turns
> out, this was variously reported as all the way from 1,060
> up to 3,000 pairs. So instead we'll just ask for her name.
> First and last name required.
Imelda Marcos
--
cheers,
calvin
== 4 of 4 ==
Date: Thurs, Jun 16 2011 10:14 pm
From: Joshua Kreitzer
On Jun 16, 11:07 am, m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote:
>
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Latin American Cities
>
> So, we'll give you the names of three cities or towns in the same
> Latin American country, and you name the country. Note that none
> of these are capital cities.
>
> 1. Le n, Granada, Estel .
Cuba
> 2. Taxco, Guanajuato, Morelia.
Mexico
> 3. La Serena, Concepcion, Valparaiso.
Chile
> 4. C rdoba, Mendoza, La Plata.
Argentina; Colombia
> 5. Cuenca, Vilcabamba, Loja.
Colombia; Venezuela
> 6. Santa Cruz, Potosi, Cochabamba.
El Salvador; Venezuela
> 7. Belo Horizonte, Curitiba, Manaus.
Brazil
> 8. Quetzaltenango, Huehuetenango, Antigua.
Guatemala
> 9. Arequipa, Cusco, Trujillo.
Peru
> 10. Santiago de los Caballeros, San Pedro de Macoris, Puerto
> Plata.
Dominican Republic
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Famous Footwear and Fabulous Feet
>
> 1. One heel of Achilles was left vulnerable since it was the
> only part of him that was not dipped in what body of water
> after his birth?
the River Styx
> 2. Ethiopian Abebe Bikila ran the marathon in a world-record
> time of 2:15:17 at the 1960 Olympics in Rome. What was
> unusual about his footwear?
he was barefoot
> 3. This dancer and his sister (n e Adele Austerlitz) had a
> successful vaudeville act. He signed with RKO Pictures
> in 1933. Name him.
Fred Astaire
> 4. What fabulous footwear set a new record for movie memorabilia
> by selling for $666,000 in 2000?
ruby slippers from "The Wizard of Oz"
> 5. The Bata shoe company, with headquarters later in Toronto and
> now in Switzerland, became the world's largest shoe exporter
> in 1929. It was founded in a certain city in 1894. Name any
> of the countries where that city has been located, from then
> until now, excluding the years of World War II.
Austria-Hungary; Italy
> 7. Robert Pershing Wadlow, of Alton, Illinois, was not only
> the tallest man of all time, at almost 9 feet; he also had
> the largest feet on record at a length of 47 cm (18 inches).
> So, within 3... what was his shoe size?
25
> 8. What was the world's largest shoe manufacturer in 2008?
Nike
> 9. In December 2008, US president George W. Bush had shoes
> hurled at him at a news conference... in what city?
Baghdad
> 10. In February 1986, a certain president was deposed and fled
> his country. We were going to ask you you how many shoes his
> wife left behind in the presidential palace, but as it turns
> out, this was variously reported as all the way from 1,060
> up to 3,000 pairs. So instead we'll just ask for her name.
> First and last name required.
Imelda Marcos
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #137 - ANSWERS & SCORES
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/c606aa5c605ff9c7?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Thurs, Jun 16 2011 3:44 pm
From: Calvin
On Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:32:53 +1000, Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote:
> 1 Which Russian city is at the eastern end of the Trans-Siberian Railway?
Vladivostok
9/11
> 2 What is Sally Ride's claim to fame?
First American woman in space
9/11
> 3 Australian silver coins are actually 75% comprised of which metal?
Copper
5/11
> 4 What medium is generally used in the art of topiary?
Trees, hedges, etc
10/11
> 5 Tommy Emmanuel is best known for his achievements in which field of
> the arts?
Music
4/11
Though the name does suggest a fashion designer :-)
> 6 What meteorological is caused by elevated levels of hydrogen ions in
> the atmosphere?
Acid rain
1/11 - well done Stephen!
> 7 Sissy Spacek portrayed Loretta Lynn in which 1980 film?
Coal Miner's daughter
8/11
> 8 Who wrote the novels The Firm and The Pelican Brief?
John Grisham
9/11
> 9 How many cantons make up Switzerland?
26
2/11
One for each letter of the alphabet as Stephen noted. Wrong answers ranged
from 5 to 42 but alas did not include Johnson or cricket.
> 10 In which country is Mt. Kilimanjaro?
Tanzania
6/11
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL Quiz 137
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 9 Chris Johnson
1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 7 Dan Tilque
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Erland S
0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 Jeffrey Turner
0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 6 John Masters
1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 Marc Dashevsky
1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 7 Mark Brader
1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 Pete Gayde
1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 Peter Smyth
1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 7 Rob Parker
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 Stephen Perry
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
9 9 5 10 4 1 8 9 2 6 63 TOTAL
57%
Great scoring by Chris and Stephen to take a tough one.
--
cheers,
calvin
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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #138
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/fa723f95b1b651f5?hl=en
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== 1 of 5 ==
Date: Thurs, Jun 16 2011 3:46 pm
From: Calvin
1 Colour by Numbers was a hit 1983 album for which band?
2 Glenn Close and John Malkovich co-starred in which 1988 film?
3 Which fashion magazine is the subject of the 2009 film The September
issue?
4 Who composed the music for Jaws and the Star Wars movies?
5 The Baht is the currency unit of which Asian country?
6 Which major legal system also known as Islamic law?
7 Who wrote the 1814 novel Emma?
8 Who was president of North Vietnam from 1945–1969?
9 What was the name of the doctor wrongly convicted of murder in The
Fugitive?
10 What is iron pyrite better known as?
--
cheers,
calvin
== 2 of 5 ==
Date: Thurs, Jun 16 2011 5:18 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)
"Calvin":
> 1 Colour by Numbers was a hit 1983 album for which band?
Led Zeppelin?
> 2 Glenn Close and John Malkovich co-starred in which 1988 film?
"Being Glenn Close" :-)
> 3 Which fashion magazine is the subject of the 2009 film The September
> issue?
Vogue?
> 4 Who composed the music for Jaws and the Star Wars movies?
Williams.
> 5 The Baht is the currency unit of which Asian country?
Thailand.
> 6 Which major legal system also known as Islamic law?
Sharia.
> 7 Who wrote the 1814 novel Emma?
Austen.
> 8 Who was president of North Vietnam from 1945--1969?
Ho Chi Minh.
> 9 What was the name of the doctor wrongly convicted of murder in The
> Fugitive?
Kimble.
> 10 What is iron pyrite better known as?
Fool's gold.
--
Mark Brader | Our censorship system has one inexplicable anomaly.
Toronto | One of the rating codes is M for "mature", but there
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My text in this article is in the public domain.
== 3 of 5 ==
Date: Thurs, Jun 16 2011 6:35 pm
From: Stan Brown
On Fri, 17 Jun 2011 08:46:59 +1000, Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 Colour by Numbers was a hit 1983 album for which band?
Pope Pius XII
> 2 Glenn Close and John Malkovich co-starred in which 1988 film?
Dangerous Liaisons
> 3 Which fashion magazine is the subject of the 2009 film The September
> issue?
Vogue?
> 4 Who composed the music for Jaws and the Star Wars movies?
John Williams
> 5 The Baht is the currency unit of which Asian country?
Thailand
> 6 Which major legal system also known as Islamic law?
Sharia
> 7 Who wrote the 1814 novel Emma?
Jane Austen
> 8 Who was president of North Vietnam from 1945?1969?
Ho Chi Minh
> 9 What was the name of the doctor wrongly convicted of murder in The
> Fugitive?
Kimball
> 10 What is iron pyrite better known as?
Fool's gold
--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com
Shikata ga nai...
== 4 of 5 ==
Date: Thurs, Jun 16 2011 10:05 pm
From: John Masters
On 2011-06-16 23:46:59 +0100, Calvin said:
>
>
>
> 1 Colour by Numbers was a hit 1983 album for which band?
Culture Club
> 2 Glenn Close and John Malkovich co-starred in which 1988 film?
Dangerous Liaisons
> 3 Which fashion magazine is the subject of the 2009 film The September issue?
Vogue
> 4 Who composed the music for Jaws and the Star Wars movies?
Williams
> 5 The Baht is the currency unit of which Asian country?
Vietnam
> 6 Which major legal system also known as Islamic law?
Sharia
> 7 Who wrote the 1814 novel Emma?
Jane Austen
> 8 Who was president of North Vietnam from 1945�1969?
Ho Chi Minh
> 9 What was the name of the doctor wrongly convicted of murder in The Fugitive?
David Kimble
> 10 What is iron pyrite better known as?
Fool's gold
== 5 of 5 ==
Date: Fri, Jun 17 2011 12:03 am
From: Erland Sommarskog
Calvin (calvin@phlegm.com) writes:
> 1 Colour by Numbers was a hit 1983 album for which band?
Kajagogo
> 3 Which fashion magazine is the subject of the 2009 film The September
> issue?
Vogue
> 5 The Baht is the currency unit of which Asian country?
Thailand
> 6 Which major legal system also known as Islamic law?
Sharia
> 8 Who was president of North Vietnam from 1945�1969?
Ho Chi Minh? But I thought that Vietnam gained independence not until 1954?
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Thurs, Jun 16 2011 8:44 pm
From: Dan Tilque
You have one more day to enter.
>
>
> As usual, reply ONLY BY EMAIL to dtilque@frontier.com DO NOT post
> answers to this newsgroup. Anyone who does will be disqualified.
>
> Entries must reach here by 10 p.m. Friday, June 17, 2011 (Pacific
> Daylight Time, UTC -7).
>
>
> Do not include any of the text from this posting with your answers. Just
> send a list of your answers numbered from 0 through 9, plus the name you
> want to be credited under (a signature is usually sufficient for this).
> Make sure that the subject line includes the string "DJT02". Also,
> please answer with plain text rather than rich text.
>
> If you really feel you must include text from this contest, then please
> top post your answers so that I can see all of them without scrolling.
> I'm considering applying a penalty to those who persist in interleaving
> their answers.
>
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> 0. Name a Solar System body that a spacecraft has landed on or impacted.
> Atmospheric probes count as impactors, although flying through the coma
> of a comet does not count as an atmospheric probe.
>
> 1. Name a current or former capital city which was named for a US
> President.
>
> 2. Name a real person who was not a US president and whose image has
> appeared on a US coin issued for circulation. Models used by coin
> designers are excluded from this question; only a person that an image
> is meant to represent is a valid answer. Coins intended only for
> collectors and/or investment purposes are excluded.
>
> 3. Name a Great Lake.
>
> 4. Give the make or model of an automobile or light truck which has an
> astronomical theme. The vehicle does not have to be currently in
> production.
>
> 5. Name an organized sport that has more than one mode of scoring. A
> mode of scoring is determined by the number of points (see definition
> 4.5) scored. All actions that score the same number of points count as a
> single mode. Administratively assigned points (e.g. for forfeits or
> penalties) do not count as a mode of scoring. Tennis is excluded from
> this question; it has only one mode of scoring, but has a funny way of
> counting to four.
Amendment: Target sports are also excluded.
>
> 6. Give a word (definition 4.1) which has the meaning of some shade of
> red. Note that pink, orange, and purple are separate colors and not
> considered to be a shade of red.
>
> 7. Name a prime minister of Canada who served at least 2 years in that
> office.
>
> 8. Name an album released by the Beatles.
>
> 9. Name material that bicycle frames are made of.
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> Rules
> =====
>
> For each of the items above, your objective is to give an answer that
> (1) is correct, and (2) will be duplicated by as FEW other people as
> possible. Feel free to use any reference material you like to research
> your answers.
>
>
> 1.0 Scoring
> ===========
>
> For each item, the score will be set to how many entrants gave a
> particular answer. If someone gives an answer no one else gives, they
> score 1; if one other entrant gives that answer, both score 2; etc. Each
> entrant's total score will be their ten individual scores multiplied
> together. Low score wins.
>
> Wrong answers will score the lesser of (1) twice the highest correct
> score for that item and (2) half the total number of participants in the
> contest.
>
>
> 2.0 Synonyms
> ============
>
> Synonymous answers will be treated as the same answer. There are two
> exceptions to this:
>
> 1) A request for a name or term for a single person or object. These, by
> their very nature, will all be synonyms, so obviously it makes no sense
> to treat them as the same answer.
>
> 2) A request for an English word for something. The item must
> specifically request a *word* and not a name or something else.
> Otherwise, the phrasing of the item does not make a difference.
>
>
> 3.0 More Specific Variants
> ==========================
>
> On some items it's possible that one entrant will give an answer that's
> a more specific variant of an answer given by someone else. In that case
> the more specific variant will be scored as if the two answers are
> different, but the other, less specific variant, will be scored as if
> they are the same.
>
>
> 4.0 Definitions
> ===============
>
> 4.1 *word* means a lowercase, solidly-written, English word found in a
> general-purpose English dictionary. (The OED, by the way, is not a
> general-purpose dictionary; it's a historical dictionary.)
>
> 4.2 *term* may be either a single word or multi-word phrase for something.
>
> 4.3 *geographic* means something found on maps of Earth or a part
> thereof. Fantasy maps or maps of other planets do not count.
>
> 4.4 *cartographic* means something found on a map, either fictional or
> otherwise. However, the map must have existed before the contest began
> and must be accessible on the Internet.
>
> 4.5 *point* -- When referring to sports, "point" will be considered a
> generic term for any kind of score, no matter if they are called goals,
> runs, strokes, etc. by a particular sport.
>
>
> 5.0 Clarifications
> ==================
>
> Please email any requests for clarification of an item. DO NOT POST them
> to the newsgroup/thread. If I agree that one needs to be made, I'll post
> a correction and anyone who's already submitted an entry will be allowed
> to change their answer for that item.
>
> Please do not discuss the items or possible answers in the
> newsgroup/thread. Doing so may result in disqualification.
>
>
> 6.0 Misc
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>
> Unless specifically stated in an item, there is no penalty for errors of
> spelling, capitalization, punctuation, etc. so long as it's clear what
> you intended.
>
> If you supply an answer which is incorrect, but related to a correct
> answer, then I may, at my own discretion, allow it as if you'd given the
> correct answer. For example, if an item asks for a national capital city
> with certain characteristics and you submit the name of a country, then
> I may consider your entry to be that country's capital. However, don't
> count on this; it's not automatic.
>
> Only give one answer per item. If multiple answers are supplied for an
> item or multiple sets of answers are submitted, the first one will be
> considered your submission and the rest ignored.
>
>
> Entry
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>
> Email all answers to dtilque@frontier.com Do not post them to this
> newsgroup/thread. Anyone who does will be disqualified.
>
> Do not include any of the text from this message with your answers. Your
> entry should just have a list of ten answers numbered 0 through 9 plus
> the name/handle you want to receive credit under. If you absolutely
> *must* include text, then do not interleave your answers. Instead,
> please top post your answers, so that I can see them in the message
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>
> Please answer in plain text and not in rich text format.
>
> You should receive an acknowledgement email within a couple days of your
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>
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