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* Calvin's Quiz #139 - 4 messages, 4 authors
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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #139
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/c40316177e867d9f?hl=en
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== 1 of 4 ==
Date: Sun, Jun 19 2011 9:12 pm
From: Calvin
Bit of Aussie bias in this one, but it's no worse than the Obscure Pubs of
Toronto round :-)
1 Which part of the body is affected by Meniere's Disease?
2 Julia Gillard was born in which country?
3 What colour is Superman's cape?
4 Which Australian mammal is also known as an ornithorhynchus?
5 What is the maximum number of clubs a golfer may have in his bag during
a round?
6 Which architect designed London's St Paul's Cathedral?
7 Which day of the year is All Saints Day?
8 Kenneth Grahame wrote which 1908 children's book?
9 Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd co-starred in which 1980s TV series?
10 Peter Lalor was the leader of which 19th century rebellion?
--
cheers,
calvin
== 2 of 4 ==
Date: Sun, Jun 19 2011 9:44 pm
From: Marc Dashevsky
In article <op.vxcwmgc6yr33d7@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au>, calvin@phlegm.com says...
> 1 Which part of the body is affected by Meniere's Disease?
inner ear
> 2 Julia Gillard was born in which country?
> 3 What colour is Superman's cape?
red
> 4 Which Australian mammal is also known as an ornithorhynchus?
platypus
> 5 What is the maximum number of clubs a golfer may have in his bag during a round?
12
> 6 Which architect designed London's St Paul's Cathedral?
> 7 Which day of the year is All Saints Day?
November 1
> 8 Kenneth Grahame wrote which 1908 children's book?
The WInd In The Willows
> 9 Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd co-starred in which 1980s TV series?
Moonlighting
> 10 Peter Lalor was the leader of which 19th century rebellion?
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== 3 of 4 ==
Date: Sun, Jun 19 2011 10:05 pm
From: John Masters
On 2011-06-20 05:12:06 +0100, Calvin said:
> Bit of Aussie bias in this one, but it's no worse than the Obscure Pubs
> of Toronto round :-)
>
> 1 Which part of the body is affected by Meniere's Disease?
Ear
> 2 Julia Gillard was born in which country?
Canada
> 3 What colour is Superman's cape?
Black
> 4 Which Australian mammal is also known as an ornithorhynchus?
Kangaroo
> 5 What is the maximum number of clubs a golfer may have in his bag
> during a round?
14
> 6 Which architect designed London's St Paul's Cathedral?
Sir Christopher Wren
> 7 Which day of the year is All Saints Day?
April 1st
> 8 Kenneth Grahame wrote which 1908 children's book?
Wind in the Willows
> 9 Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd co-starred in which 1980s TV series?
Moonlighting
> 10 Peter Lalor was the leader of which 19th century rebellion?
--
A European says: I can't understand this, what's wrong with me? An
American says: I can't understand this, what's wrong with him?
(Terry Pratchett)
== 4 of 4 ==
Date: Sun, Jun 19 2011 11:12 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)
"Calvin":
> Bit of Aussie bias in this one, but it's no worse than the Obscure Pubs of
> Toronto round :-)
Hmph! :-)
> 1 Which part of the body is affected by Meniere's Disease?
Ear.
> 2 Julia Gillard was born in which country?
New Zealand?
> 3 What colour is Superman's cape?
Red, mostly.
> 4 Which Australian mammal is also known as an ornithorhynchus?
Platypus.
> 5 What is the maximum number of clubs a golfer may have in his bag during
> a round?
11.
> 6 Which architect designed London's St Paul's Cathedral?
Wren.
> 7 Which day of the year is All Saints Day?
November 1.
> 8 Kenneth Grahame wrote which 1908 children's book?
"The Wind in the Willows".
> 9 Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd co-starred in which 1980s TV series?
"Moonlighting".
> 10 Peter Lalor was the leader of which 19th century rebellion?
I can't think of any 19th-century Australian rebellions, so I'll guess
that he was a Luddite.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Then she got a Googling look."
msb@vex.net --Vernor Vinge, "Rainbows End"
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TOPIC: Rare Entries DJT02 ANSWERS
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/fe0cc400d8a37432?hl=en
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== 1 of 4 ==
Date: Sun, Jun 19 2011 9:35 pm
From: Calvin
On Sun, 19 Jun 2011 16:57:34 +1000, Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>
wrote:
> 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 Subaru (Japanese "Pleides")
> 4 Galaxy
> 3 Astra (Latin "star, constellation")
> 2 Gemini
> 2 Orion
> 1 Daewoo (Korean "great universe")
> 1 Galaxie
> 1 Jupiter
> 1 Merkur (German "Mercury")
> 1 Zodiac
>
> Everyone, please note the conjunction between "make" and "model" above.
It's just dawned on me that people probably gave both in order to make
your life easier when checking answers.
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cheers,
calvin
== 2 of 4 ==
Date: Sun, Jun 19 2011 11:22 pm
From: Dr Nick <3-nospam@temporary-address.org.uk>
Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> writes:
> On Sun, 19 Jun 2011 16:57:34 +1000, Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>
> wrote:
>
>> 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 Subaru (Japanese "Pleides")
>> 4 Galaxy
>> 3 Astra (Latin "star, constellation")
>> 2 Gemini
>> 2 Orion
>> 1 Daewoo (Korean "great universe")
>> 1 Galaxie
>> 1 Jupiter
>> 1 Merkur (German "Mercury")
>> 1 Zodiac
>>
>> Everyone, please note the conjunction between "make" and "model" above.
>
> It's just dawned on me that people probably gave both in order to make
> your life easier when checking answers.
I think it's more that for many people "Ford" is a make of car, but
"Ford Galaxy" (I've never heard of a "Galaxie") is the model.
I saw an advert for a Ford yesterday, can't remember the model, but the
website was www.fordwhatever.com
"What model of car did you learn to drive in?" - "a Hillman Hunter"
(named after Orion the hunter, obviously).
Me, I'd be quibbling over whether a state capital is a reasonable answer
to a question requiring an unadorned "capital" - how about a county
town?
But as I didn't enter it would be unfair to do so.
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== 3 of 4 ==
Date: Sun, Jun 19 2011 11:43 pm
From: Dan Tilque
Calvin wrote:
> On Sun, 19 Jun 2011 16:57:34 +1000, Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>
> wrote:
>
>> 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 Subaru (Japanese "Pleides")
>> 4 Galaxy
>> 3 Astra (Latin "star, constellation")
>> 2 Gemini
>> 2 Orion
>> 1 Daewoo (Korean "great universe")
>> 1 Galaxie
>> 1 Jupiter
>> 1 Merkur (German "Mercury")
>> 1 Zodiac
>>
>> Everyone, please note the conjunction between "make" and "model" above.
>
> It's just dawned on me that people probably gave both in order to make
> your life easier when checking answers.
>
In that case, they should have put the make in parens after the model.
One person did that. One person did the reverse -- he put the
astronomical model name in parens after the make. I was tempted to give
him a W, but decided to be lenient.
There is some discussion on this contest in the SDMB which you may want
to follow. Here's a link:
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=13933050#post13933050
--
Dan Tilque
== 4 of 4 ==
Date: Mon, Jun 20 2011 12:41 am
From: Dan Tilque
Dr Nick wrote:
>
> Me, I'd be quibbling over whether a state capital is a reasonable answer
> to a question requiring an unadorned "capital" - how about a county
> town?
By the usual usage of the word, either national or state/province
capitals are valid and county towns are not.
I can also cite precedent. In one of Mark's RE contests, he asked for a
current capital city in Canada. I'm fairly certain he did not otherwise
qualify the word "capital". National, provincial, and territorial
capitals were all acceptable answers (I answered Iqaluit and got a 1). I
don't know if Canada has county towns (they have counties, though) but I
doubt if one would have been a correct answer.
--
Dan Tilque
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