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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 26 03:56PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-04-09, 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 to the newsgroup in a single followup, 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. All questions were written by members of the Cellar Rats and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". ** Final, Round 9 - Entertainment * Eurovision Song Contest 1. In 1956 Switzerland was the first country to host the Eurovision Song Contest, and also the first to win. Switzerland won again in 1988 with the song "Ne Partez pas sans moi". Who sang that? 2. The 1974 contest took place at the seaside resort of Brighton. Name the pop group that sang the winning entry. 3. The winning entry in 1970 was sung by a performer named Dana; in 1998, by a performer named Dana International. Name the country that *either one* of them was representing. * Cameos in Movies 4. British SF writer Sir Arthur C. Clarke made a cameo appearance sitting on a Washington park bench, in what *sequel* to a well-known movie? 5. Julia Roberts plays the title role in this movie, in which the real-life person she plays has a cameo role as a waitress. Name the movie. 6. Mike Tyson has a small role in which film, demanding the return of his pet tiger? * Canadian Directors 7. One of the first films financed by the Canadian Film Development Corp. was a 1970 release directed by Donald Shebib, about two men from Cape Breton who move to Toronto. Name it. 8. "Mon Oncle Antoine" (1971) was directed by what noted Quebec filmmaker who lived 1930-86? In 2016 it was alleged that he had sexually abused children. 9. This 1979 David Cronenberg film starred Oliver Reed as an unconventional psychotherapist and Samantha Eggar as a patient with an... unusual method of childbirth. Name the movie. * Canadians at the Oscars 10. What Canadian literary adaptation, starring Richard Dreyfus and Randy Quaid, became the first Canadian film to get a major Oscar nomination? 11. The first Canadian movie to be nominated for the Best Foreign-Language Film Oscar had a 2003 sequel that became the first Canadian movie to win it. Both were directed by Denys Arcand. Name *either* title. 12. The first Canadian to win a Best Director Oscar won it for a 1997 movie. Name him. * Box-Office Flops In each case, name the movie. 13. This 1995 pirate adventure starred Geena Davis and was directed by her husband. It is estimated to have lost $147,000,000 US. 14. In 2000, John Travolta starred in this adaptation of a sci-fi novel by L. Ron Hubbard. It set a record at the time for the most Golden Raspberry or "Razzie" awards. The financial losses are difficult to determine due to fraud regarding the movie's budget. 15. Even Oprah couldn't save this movie from losing approximately $150,000,000 US. Name this adaptation from the novel of the same name by Madeleine L'Engle. ** Final, Round 10 -- Challenge Round * A. Nationalities What is the nationality of... A1. ...actress Liv Ullmann? A2. ...composer Carl Nielsen? A3. ...actor Sam Neill? * B. Islands B1. Which island was settled in 1790 by mutineers from the Bounty and women from Tahiti? B2. On which island are the towns of Malia and Sitia? B3. Which *two* countries share the island of Hispaniola? * C. Movie Errors C1. This movie is about a major volcanic eruption in the 19th century, but its title is geographically incorrect. Name that title. C2. In the original game this question asked for the "colorful" title of the John Wayne movie "where the viewer is treated to the astronomical anomaly of the Sun setting in the east". You may still answer by naming the movie that was being asked for, but for fun (no extra points), also explain why the scene *is not* really an error in it. C3. In the movie "Gladiator", in the "Battle of Carthage reenactment" scene in the Colosseum, when one of the chariots turns over, what anachronism is plainly visible on it? * D. On the Wrong Side in World War II D1. An Irish-American broadcast Nazi propaganda to Britain during the war -- under what nickname or pseudonym? D2. Iva Toguri d'Aquino was convicted of transmitting Japanese propaganda to the Americans in the same manner -- under what nickname or pseudonym? D3. Who was executed by firing squad at the Akershus fortress in Oslo in October 1945? * E. Anagrams In each case, rearrange the letters to form a single word in English. E1. Despair. E2. Infringe. E3. Nameless. * F. Subatomic Particles What subatomic particle... F1. ...exists in the following forms? Up, down, top, bottom, strange. F2. ...is the counterpart to the antimatter particle called a positron? F3. ...has a half-life of approximately 13 minutes? -- Mark Brader | Caution msb@vex.net | Do not run on the stairs Toronto | Use the hand rail -- notice at British train station My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: May 27 12:08AM +0200 > 1. In 1956 Switzerland was the first country to host the Eurovision > Song Contest, and also the first to win. Switzerland won again > in 1988 with the song "Ne Partez pas sans moi". Who sang that? Celine Dion > 2. The 1974 contest took place at the seaside resort of Brighton. > Name the pop group that sang the winning entry. ABBA > 3. The winning entry in 1970 was sung by a performer named Dana; > in 1998, by a performer named Dana International. Name the > country that *either one* of them was representing. Israel > 4. British SF writer Sir Arthur C. Clarke made a cameo appearance > sitting on a Washington park bench, in what *sequel* to a > well-known movie? 2010 > 6. Mike Tyson has a small role in which film, demanding the return > of his pet tiger? Rocky > * A. Nationalities > What is the nationality of... > A1. ...actress Liv Ullmann? Norwegian > A2. ...composer Carl Nielsen? Danish > * B. Islands > B1. Which island was settled in 1790 by mutineers from the > Bounty and women from Tahiti? Pitcairn > B3. Which *two* countries share the island of Hispaniola? Haïti and Domincan Republic > * D. On the Wrong Side in World War II > D3. Who was executed by firing squad at the Akershus fortress > in Oslo in October 1945? Vidkun Quisling > What subatomic particle... > F1. ...exists in the following forms? Up, down, top, bottom, > strange. Quark > F2. ...is the counterpart to the antimatter particle called > a positron? Electron > F3. ...has a half-life of approximately 13 minutes? Neutron |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): May 26 10:08PM > 4. British SF writer Sir Arthur C. Clarke made a cameo appearance > sitting on a Washington park bench, in what *sequel* to a > well-known movie? 2010: The Year We Make Contact > 5. Julia Roberts plays the title role in this movie, in which > the real-life person she plays has a cameo role as a waitress. > Name the movie. Erin Brockovich > In each case, name the movie. > 13. This 1995 pirate adventure starred Geena Davis and was directed > by her husband. It is estimated to have lost $147,000,000 US. Pirate Island > the most Golden Raspberry or "Razzie" awards. The financial > losses are difficult to determine due to fraud regarding the > movie's budget. Battlefield Earth > 15. Even Oprah couldn't save this movie from losing approximately > $150,000,000 US. Name this adaptation from the novel of the > same name by Madeleine L'Engle. A Wrinkle in Time > * A. Nationalities > What is the nationality of... > A1. ...actress Liv Ullmann? Swedish > A2. ...composer Carl Nielsen? Norwegian > A3. ...actor Sam Neill? American > * B. Islands > B1. Which island was settled in 1790 by mutineers from the > Bounty and women from Tahiti? Pitcairn > B2. On which island are the towns of Malia and Sitia? Corsica; Sardinia > B3. Which *two* countries share the island of Hispaniola? Haiti and Dominican Republic > C1. This movie is about a major volcanic eruption in the > 19th century, but its title is geographically incorrect. > Name that title. Krakatoa: East of Java > * D. On the Wrong Side in World War II > D1. An Irish-American broadcast Nazi propaganda to Britain > during the war -- under what nickname or pseudonym? Lord Haw-Haw > D2. Iva Toguri d'Aquino was convicted of transmitting Japanese > propaganda to the Americans in the same manner -- under > what nickname or pseudonym? Tokyo Rose > D3. Who was executed by firing squad at the Akershus fortress > in Oslo in October 1945? Quisling > * E. Anagrams > In each case, rearrange the letters to form a single word in English. > E1. Despair. diapers > What subatomic particle... > F1. ...exists in the following forms? Up, down, top, bottom, > strange. quark > F2. ...is the counterpart to the antimatter particle called > a positron? electron > F3. ...has a half-life of approximately 13 minutes? muon -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: May 27 03:17AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:ha2dnXxZHcviYHfBnZ2dnUU7- > 1. In 1956 Switzerland was the first country to host the Eurovision > Song Contest, and also the first to win. Switzerland won again > in 1988 with the song "Ne Partez pas sans moi". Who sang that? Celine Dion > 2. The 1974 contest took place at the seaside resort of Brighton. > Name the pop group that sang the winning entry. ABBA > 3. The winning entry in 1970 was sung by a performer named Dana; > in 1998, by a performer named Dana International. Name the > country that *either one* of them was representing. Israel > 4. British SF writer Sir Arthur C. Clarke made a cameo appearance > sitting on a Washington park bench, in what *sequel* to a > well-known movie? "2010" > 5. Julia Roberts plays the title role in this movie, in which > the real-life person she plays has a cameo role as a waitress. > Name the movie. "Erin Brockovich" > 6. Mike Tyson has a small role in which film, demanding the return > of his pet tiger? "The Hangover" > 10. What Canadian literary adaptation, starring Richard Dreyfus > and Randy Quaid, became the first Canadian film to get a major > Oscar nomination? "The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz" > Foreign-Language Film Oscar had a 2003 sequel that became > the first Canadian movie to win it. Both were directed by > Denys Arcand. Name *either* title. "The Decline of the American Empire" > 12. The first Canadian to win a Best Director Oscar won it for a > 1997 movie. Name him. James Cameron > In each case, name the movie. > 13. This 1995 pirate adventure starred Geena Davis and was directed > by her husband. It is estimated to have lost $147,000,000 US. "Cutthroat Island" > the most Golden Raspberry or "Razzie" awards. The financial > losses are difficult to determine due to fraud regarding the > movie's budget. "Battlefield Earth" > 15. Even Oprah couldn't save this movie from losing approximately > $150,000,000 US. Name this adaptation from the novel of the > same name by Madeleine L'Engle. "A Wrinkle in Time" > * A. Nationalities > What is the nationality of... > A1. ...actress Liv Ullmann? Norwegian > A2. ...composer Carl Nielsen? Danish > A3. ...actor Sam Neill? New Zealand > * B. Islands > B1. Which island was settled in 1790 by mutineers from the > Bounty and women from Tahiti? Pitcairn Island > B3. Which *two* countries share the island of Hispaniola? Haiti and Dominican Republic > C1. This movie is about a major volcanic eruption in the > 19th century, but its title is geographically incorrect. > Name that title. "Krakatoa, East of Java" > You may still answer by naming the movie that was being > asked for, but for fun (no extra points), also explain why > the scene *is not* really an error in it. "The Green Berets" (the scene takes place in the far south part of Vietnam which has a western coast?) > * D. On the Wrong Side in World War II > D1. An Irish-American broadcast Nazi propaganda to Britain > during the war -- under what nickname or pseudonym? Lord Haw-Haw > D2. Iva Toguri d'Aquino was convicted of transmitting Japanese > propaganda to the Americans in the same manner -- under > what nickname or pseudonym? Tokyo Rose (as you probably know already, there is considerable doubt as to whether d'Aquino was the woman who made the Tokyo Rose broadcasts) > D3. Who was executed by firing squad at the Akershus fortress > in Oslo in October 1945? Quisling > * E. Anagrams > In each case, rearrange the letters to form a single word in English. > E1. Despair. diapers > E3. Nameless. maneless > What subatomic particle... > F1. ...exists in the following forms? Up, down, top, bottom, > strange. quark > F2. ...is the counterpart to the antimatter particle called > a positron? electron -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 26 10:33PM -0700 On Monday, May 27, 2019 at 6:56:37 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. In 1956 Switzerland was the first country to host the Eurovision > Song Contest, and also the first to win. Switzerland won again > in 1988 with the song "Ne Partez pas sans moi". Who sang that? Celine Dion > 2. The 1974 contest took place at the seaside resort of Brighton. > Name the pop group that sang the winning entry. ABBA > 3. The winning entry in 1970 was sung by a performer named Dana; > in 1998, by a performer named Dana International. Name the > country that *either one* of them was representing. Israel > 5. Julia Roberts plays the title role in this movie, in which > the real-life person she plays has a cameo role as a waitress. > Name the movie. Erin Brokovitch > 6. Mike Tyson has a small role in which film, demanding the return > of his pet tiger? The Hangover > Denys Arcand. Name *either* title. > 12. The first Canadian to win a Best Director Oscar won it for a > 1997 movie. Name him. James Cameron > the most Golden Raspberry or "Razzie" awards. The financial > losses are difficult to determine due to fraud regarding the > movie's budget. Battlefield Earth > * A. Nationalities > What is the nationality of... > A1. ...actress Liv Ullmann? USA, UK > A2. ...composer Carl Nielsen? German, French > A3. ...actor Sam Neill? New Zealander, Australian Both I suspect > * B. Islands > B1. Which island was settled in 1790 by mutineers from the > Bounty and women from Tahiti? Pitcairn > B2. On which island are the towns of Malia and Sitia? > B3. Which *two* countries share the island of Hispaniola? Haiti and Dominican republic > C1. This movie is about a major volcanic eruption in the > 19th century, but its title is geographically incorrect. > Name that title. Krakatoa: East of Java > You may still answer by naming the movie that was being > asked for, but for fun (no extra points), also explain why > the scene *is not* really an error in it. The Green Berets? > C3. In the movie "Gladiator", in the "Battle of Carthage > reenactment" scene in the Colosseum, when one of the chariots > turns over, what anachronism is plainly visible on it? Axle > * D. On the Wrong Side in World War II > D1. An Irish-American broadcast Nazi propaganda to Britain > during the war -- under what nickname or pseudonym? Lord Haw Haw > D2. Iva Toguri d'Aquino was convicted of transmitting Japanese > propaganda to the Americans in the same manner -- under > what nickname or pseudonym? Tokyo Rose > D3. Who was executed by firing squad at the Akershus fortress > in Oslo in October 1945? Quisling > * E. Anagrams > In each case, rearrange the letters to form a single word in English. > E1. Despair. Praised > E2. Infringe. Refining > E3. Nameless. Lameness, Maleness Are players allowed to use pen and paper in the original game? > What subatomic particle... > F1. ...exists in the following forms? Up, down, top, bottom, > strange. Quark > F2. ...is the counterpart to the antimatter particle called > a positron? Electron > F3. ...has a half-life of approximately 13 minutes? Boson, Higgs Boson cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 27 04:36AM -0500 Mark Brader: >> * E. Anagrams >> In each case, rearrange the letters to form a single word in English. "Calvin": > Are players allowed to use pen and paper in the original game? Yes. -- Mark Brader "It is considered a sign of great {winnitude} Toronto when your Obs are more interesting than other msb@vex.net people's whole postings." --Eric Raymond |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: May 27 03:06AM -0700 On 5/26/19 1:56 PM, Mark Brader wrote: > in 1988 with the song "Ne Partez pas sans moi". Who sang that? > 2. The 1974 contest took place at the seaside resort of Brighton. > Name the pop group that sang the winning entry. ABBA > 4. British SF writer Sir Arthur C. Clarke made a cameo appearance > sitting on a Washington park bench, in what *sequel* to a > well-known movie? 2010: The Odyssey Continues > the most Golden Raspberry or "Razzie" awards. The financial > losses are difficult to determine due to fraud regarding the > movie's budget. Battleship Earth > 15. Even Oprah couldn't save this movie from losing approximately > $150,000,000 US. Name this adaptation from the novel of the > same name by Madeleine L'Engle. A Wrinkle in Time > * A. Nationalities > What is the nationality of... > A1. ...actress Liv Ullmann? German > * B. Islands > B1. Which island was settled in 1790 by mutineers from the > Bounty and women from Tahiti? Pitcairn > B2. On which island are the towns of Malia and Sitia? > B3. Which *two* countries share the island of Hispaniola? Dominican Republic and Haiti > C1. This movie is about a major volcanic eruption in the > 19th century, but its title is geographically incorrect. > Name that title. Krakatoa: East of Java > C3. In the movie "Gladiator", in the "Battle of Carthage > reenactment" scene in the Colosseum, when one of the chariots > turns over, what anachronism is plainly visible on it? rubber tire > * D. On the Wrong Side in World War II > D1. An Irish-American broadcast Nazi propaganda to Britain > during the war -- under what nickname or pseudonym? Berlin Betty > D2. Iva Toguri d'Aquino was convicted of transmitting Japanese > propaganda to the Americans in the same manner -- under > what nickname or pseudonym? Tokyo Rose > D3. Who was executed by firing squad at the Akershus fortress > in Oslo in October 1945? Vidkun Quisling > * E. Anagrams > In each case, rearrange the letters to form a single word in English. > E1. Despair. diapers > E2. Infringe. refining > E3. Nameless. maleness > What subatomic particle... > F1. ...exists in the following forms? Up, down, top, bottom, > strange. quark > F2. ...is the counterpart to the antimatter particle called > a positron? electron > F3. ...has a half-life of approximately 13 minutes? neutron -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 26 03:53PM -0500 Mark Brader: > 1. Bob Mathias served as a Republican representing California > for four terms from 1967 to 1975. And back in 1948 and 1952, > he also won two Olympic gold medals -- in what event? Decathlon. 4 for Joshua. 3 for Dan Blum and Pete. > 2. Bill Bradley served as a Democrat representing New Jersey in > the Senate for three terms, from 1979 to 1997. He was also a > member of the 1964 gold-medal-winning team in what sport? Basketball. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > 5 years in the 1990s and leading the successful bid to gain > London the 2012 Olympics, Sebastian Coe won Olympic gold at the > Moscow and Los Angeles Olympics in which track-and-field event? 1500 m. 4 for Joshua, Erland, and Calvin. 3 for Pete. > * Pump-Up Speeches Yes, it's an entertainment triple in the sports round. > potential, to be the best that you can be, I don't care what > the scoreboard says at the end of the game, in my book we're > going to be winners." "Hoosiers". (Hackman as Norman Dale.) 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Pete, Calvin, and Dan Tilque. > do that -- if you do that -- we cannot lose. We may be behind > on the scoreboard at the end of the game, but if you play like > that we cannot be defeated." "We are Marshall". (McConaughey as Jack Lengyel.) > Not tonight. Tonight, we skate with them. Tonight, we stay > with them. And we shut them down, because we can. Tonight, > *we* are the greatest hockey team in the world." "Miracle". (Russell as Herb Brooks.) 4 for Joshua. > 7. Within 1, in what *century* does tradition state that the first > Olympic games were played at Olympia on the Peleponnesian > peninsula? 8th BC. (It was 776 BC. Accepting 9th-7th BC or 800s, 700s, or 600s BC.) 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. If you didn't know, it would at least have been a good idea not to guess any later century than the one mentioned in question 8. If you did know the century, it would have been a good idea to name it rather than giving the year, which is not what was asked for. > 8. In the 300s BC, Cynisca of Sparta was banned from even watching > the games, despite having won two events as owner of the winning > 4-horse chariot team. Why? She was a woman. 4 for Joshua and Calvin. > 9. Leonidas of Rhodes won 12 first-place awards in foot racing in > the ancient games -- a lifetime record not beaten in any sport > in the modern games until 2016. Who did it then? Michael Phelps (swimming). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Pete. > * Wheaties > Name these athletes who appeared on the Wheaties box. > 10. In 1977 and 2012, a male track-and-field star. Bruce Jenner -- not female until 2015. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Pete. > 11. The male professional athlete who holds the record for most > appearances on the box, starting in 1988. Michael Jordan (basketball). 4 for Joshua, Pete, Calvin, and Dan Tilque. > 12. The NFL player who was on the box in 2004, but was disgraced > by scandal in 2007. Michael Vick. 3 for Calvin. > it would be ambiguous. > 13. In 2009, Gloria Estefan became a minority owner of what > NFL team? Miami Dolphins. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Pete. > 14. In 1989, George W. Bush bought a percentage of what major-league > baseball team? Texas Rangers. 4 for Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Dan Blum. > 15. In 2011, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith bought a percentage > of what NBA team? Philadelphia 76ers. 4 for Joshua. > ** Final, Round 8 - Arts & Literature This round was the hardest in the original game. > * Autobiographies > 1. Which actor wrote the autobiography "The Moon's a Balloon"? David Niven. 4 for Joshua and Calvin. 2 for Dan Blum. > 2. Which athlete wrote the autobiography "Open"? Andre Agassi. 4 for Joshua. 3 for Calvin. > 3. Which singer/songwriter wrote the autobiography "Chronicles"? Bob Dylan. 4 for Joshua. > the forge, so the evening mists were rising now, and in all > the broad expanse of tranquil light they showed to me, I saw > no shadow of another parting from her." "Great Expectations". 4 for Joshua. > 5. Which novel ends as follows? "Now what the hell do you suppose > is eatin' them two guys?" "Of Mice and Men". > 6. Which novel ends as follows? "The creatures outside looked > from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; > but already it was impossible to say which was which." "Animal Farm". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Pete, Calvin, and Dan Tilque. > In each case name the author. > 7. "The Brothers Karamazov", a murder mystery where one of four > brothers is responsible for their father's death. Fyodor Dostoyevski. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Calvin, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Pete. > 8. "Mother", written in 1906, describes provincial life in Czarist > Russia. It influenced the Bolshevik revolution. Maxim Gorky. 3 for Dan Blum. > 9. Also in Czarist Russia, "Anna Karenina" is a novel about adultery > among the aristocracy. Leo Tolstoy. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Erland, and Calvin. 2 for Pete. > movie dramatization starring Tom Hanks. The book's title was > partly similar to that movie and partly similar to an earlier, > completely unrelated novel and movie. "Strangers on a Bridge". (Hanks's movie was "Bridge of Spies" (2015) and the unrelated title was "Strangers on a Train" (1951).) > 11. This book by Ben Macintyre describes the true story of British > agents rescuing their asset Oleg Gordievsky from the USSR. "The Spy and the Traitor". > 12. This book by FBI agent Eric O'Neill describes the author's > role in the arrest, conviction, and imprisonment of fellow FBI > agent Robert Hanssen for spying for Russia. "Gray Day". > artist refused Nelson Rockefeller's demand to remove the image > of Lenin from the painting, Rockefeller had the mural destroyed. > Name the artist. Diego Rivera. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Pete. The painting was supposed to be about choosing between capitalism and Communism, but was denounced in a newspaper as Communist propaganda. Rivera added Lenin to it afterwards, and when Rockefeller objected, he had black-and-white photos of the mural taken before it was destroyed. He then recreated it in Mexico City: http://www.diegorivera.org/images/famous/man-at-the-crossroads.jpg Lenin appears about 1/3 of the way in from the right-hand side: > 14. In 1954, artist Graham Sutherland painted a world leader's > portrait for his 80th birthday, but the man's wife ordered > it destroyed. Which leader? Sir Winston Churchill. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. 2 for Pete. > had a painter create 20 original works for a documentary on > his technique. They were painted on glass before a camera and > then destroyed. Who was the painter? Pablo Picasso. 4 for Joshua and Pete. 2 for Dan Blum. Scores, if there are no errors: FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> Geo Sci His Can Spo A+L FOUR Joshua Kreitzer 35 28 50 35 52 40 177 Dan Tilque 34 40 36 36 20 8 146 Dan Blum 32 44 39 15 30 27 145 Erland Sommarskog 27 24 44 11 4 4 106 "Calvin" 16 31 34 8 19 19 103 Pete Gayde 13 18 31 7 34 19 102 -- Mark Brader | "Any philosophy that can be put 'in a nutshell' Toronto | belongs there." msb@vex.net | --Sydney J. Harris My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: May 26 11:53PM +0200 > If you did know the century, it would have been a good idea to name > it rather than giving the year, which is not what was asked for. Counting centuries backwards is too difficult. I would only have messed it up anyway. But I guess I could have answered "Whichever centuty 776 BC was in". |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 26 07:46PM -0700 On Monday, May 27, 2019 at 6:53:41 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > > peninsula? > 8th BC. (It was 776 BC. Accepting 9th-7th BC or 800s, 700s, or > 600s BC.) I believe I should get some points for this question. > > 13. In 2009, Gloria Estefan became a minority owner of what > > NFL team? And this one. tx, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 27 04:44AM -0500 Mark Brader: > > > peninsula? > > 8th BC. (It was 776 BC. Accepting 9th-7th BC or 800s, 700s, or > > 600s BC.) "Calvin": > I believe I should get some points for this question. You were over 1,000 years off! > > > 13. In 2009, Gloria Estefan became a minority owner of what > > > NFL team? > And this one. Sorry about that. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Pete, as before, *and 2 for Calvin*. Scores, if there are now no errors: FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> Geo Sci His Can Spo A+L FOUR Joshua Kreitzer 35 28 50 35 52 40 177 Dan Tilque 34 40 36 36 20 8 146 Dan Blum 32 44 39 15 30 27 145 Erland Sommarskog 27 24 44 11 4 4 106 "Calvin" 16 31 34 8 21 19 105 Pete Gayde 13 18 31 7 34 19 102 -- Mark Brader | "All I had to do was act important, and I can Toronto | do that in my sleep. In fact, I do." msb@vex.net | --Bennie Rosato (Lisa Scottoline, "Feared") My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 26 08:08PM -0700 On Saturday, May 25, 2019 at 11:01:25 PM UTC+10, Erland Sommarskog wrote: > I'm starting a new series of quizzes. Thanks. > 1. Nicknamed "L'enfer du Nord" (The Hell of the North), it is a > prestigious one-day event in which sport? Cycling > unexpectedly stepped down. It only took ten days after his > resignation that the national capital was renamed after him. > Which country am I talking about? Kazakhstan > 4. Jack Ma is the founder and head of which Internet giant? > 6. The ancient kingdom of Goguryeo - an older transliteration is > Koguryo - existed until 668 AD existed on a territory which > roughly corresponds to which state existing today? South Korea > 7. Which former racing champion died at the age of 70 just a few > days ago? Lauda > as their lead singer made a political career and was elected > to the national Senate and also was minister of the government > for a while. Since 2016 they are active again. What is their name? Midnight Oil > 10. Which popular programming language is named after a British > comedy series? Python > 11: Where are the six countries with the highest male surplus located? > Give a regional description which is specific enough, or just > name any of the six countries. India > 12: And the same question for the six countries with the highest > female surplus. Again, Give a regional description which is > specific enough, or just name any of the six countries. Yemen cheers, calvin |
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