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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 13 11:52PM -0500 Mark Brader: > interspersed with the others; identify it from the multiple-choice > list if you like for fun, but for no points. > 1. Figure A. Whitney Umbrella. 2 for Joshua. > 2. Figure B. Astroid. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 3. Figure C. Klein Bottle. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, and Erland. > 4. Figure D. Fractal Flame. 4 for Bruce and Erland. 3 for Joshua. > 5. Figure E. Möbius Strip. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, and Calvin. > 6. Figure F. Icosagon. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 7. Figure G. Hyperboloid. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Bruce. > 8. Figure H. Oblate Spheroid. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, and Erland. > 9. Figure I. Scherk's Surface. 2 for Dan Tilque. > 10. Decoy -- figure J. Hendecagon. 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque. > 11. Figure K. Monkey Saddle. 4 for Dan Tilque and Erland. 2 for Dan Blum. > For the first 6-7 questions, we name the team and you briefly explain > what the name refers to. > 1. Houston Astros. NASA's Houston Space Center. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, Erland, and Pete. > 2. Baltimore Ravens. Edgar Allen Poe's poem "The Raven" (he was from Baltimore). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, and Pete. > 3. Indiana Pacers. (NBA.) Either the city's harness-racing heritage or the pace car at the Indy 500 (accepting either). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, Calvin, and Pete. > 4. Los Angeles Lakers. The franchise moved from Minnesota, "land of 10,000 lakes". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. 3 for Calvin. > 5. Minnesota Twins. Minneapolis and St. Paul are "the twin cities". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Erland, Calvin, and Pete. > 6. New Jersey Devils. (Hockey.) The New Jersey devil is a legendary cryptozoological beast supposedly found in the state's pine barrens for the past 250 years. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Bruce. > 7. I'll throw in an extra question here, for fun but for no points: > Toronto Argonauts. Curiously, nobody tried this, even though I must have explained it at some time or other. In Greek mythology, the Argonauts were the sailors on the ship Argo. The Toronto Argonauts were originally a rowing club and the members wanted to keep in shape in the off-season, so they also began playing rugby, which later evolved into football. > 8. This AFL/NFL team's name was inspired in the 1960s by its > then-stadium's proximity to the busiest airport in the US that > had no access to Europe. New York Jets. (LaGuardia Airport.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, and Pete. 3 for Calvin. > 9. This team's name is, debatably, meant to honor Louis-Francis > Sockalexis, the first Native American to play major-league > baseball in the 1890s. Cleveland Indians. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, Calvin, and Pete. 3 for Dan Blum. > honor of the first Native American NFL coach, William Henry > "Lone Star" Dietz. Originally a Boston franchise, it moved to > its current city in 1937. Washington Redskins. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, Calvin, and Pete. > 11. This city's Negro League baseball team was the Monarchs. > When a Major League Baseball expansion franchise was awarded > in 1969, that team adopted a similarly monarchical monicker. Kansas City Royals. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, Calvin, and Pete. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> Sci Spo Dan Tilque 34 36 70 Joshua Kreitzer 29 40 69 Dan Blum 26 35 61 Bruce Bowler 20 32 52 Pete Gayde 0 36 36 "Calvin" 4 26 30 Erland Sommarskog 16 8 24 -- Mark Brader "Hey, I don't want to control people's lives! Toronto (If they did things right, I wouldn't have to.)" msb@vex.net -- "Coach" My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jun 13 11:39PM -0700 On 6/13/19 9:52 PM, Mark Brader wrote: >> | Icosogon | Sierpinski Arrowhead Curve >> 6. Figure F. > Icosagon. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. Considering Mark's anal-retentiveness about spelling, you'd think I'd get some kind of bonus for being the only one to spell that right, including the original quiz! > sailors on the ship Argo. The Toronto Argonauts were originally a > rowing club and the members wanted to keep in shape in the off-season, > so they also began playing rugby, which later evolved into football. I think I may have known that at one time, but totally forgot for this quiz. I asked a followup question about the Green Bay Packers, which no one answered. The first sponsor of the team was Curly Lambeau's employer, the Indian Packing Company (meat packers). In exchange for uniforms, the team was named for the company. -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 14 04:19AM -0500 Dan Tilque: > Considering Mark's anal-retentiveness about spelling... No need to be rude. > you'd think I'd > get some kind of bonus for being the only one to spell that right, > including the original quiz! In truth, I didn't even notice that it was misspelled in one out of two places in the original. > I think I may have known that at one time, but totally forgot for this > quiz. I asked a followup question about the Green Bay Packers, which no > one answered. I presumed it was something to do with meat-packing, but I couldn't be more specific. -- Mark Brader /"\ ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN msb@vex.net \ / AGAINST HTML MAIL Toronto X AND NEWS / \ |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jun 13 10:16PM -0700 1 To within 15%, how many grams does a standard men's cricket ball weigh? 2 Originally a disclaimer found in the small print in automobile advertisements, what four words does YMMV stand for? It is now more commonly used in web forums to acknowledgement that the opinion or experience of the author may not be shared by all. 3 In Greek mythology, who is the daughter of Oedipus and his mother Jocasta? She is also the title character of the third of Sophocles' Theban plays, following "Oedipus Rex" and "Oedipus at Colonus"? 4 Since gaining independence in 1964, Northern Rhodesia has been known by what name? 5 In which year was Prince Charles invested as The Prince of Wales? 6 Which New Zealand athlete (b. 1952) won gold in the 1,500 metres in the 1976 Olympics? 7 How many individual emirates make up the United Arab Emirates? 8 What was the title of both a 1989 Academy Award winning film by Oliver Stone, and the 1976 memoir by anti-war activist and former US Marine Ron Kovic on which it was based? 9 In which city about 1,700 km east of Moscow was Tsar Nicholas II and his family executed in 1918? 10 Which 1982 Alice Walker novel became a 1985 film directed by Steven Spielberg? cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 14 12:26AM -0500 "Calvin": > 1 To within 15%, how many grams does a standard men's cricket ball weigh? 500. > advertisements, what four words does YMMV stand for? It is now > more commonly used in web forums to acknowledgement that the > opinion or experience of the author may not be shared by all. "Your mileage may vary". > mother Jocasta? She is also the title character of the third of > Sophocles' Theban plays, following "Oedipus Rex" and "Oedipus at > Colonus"? Elektra? > 4 Since gaining independence in 1964, Northern Rhodesia has been > known by what name? Zambia. > 5 In which year was Prince Charles invested as The Prince of Wales? 1952? > 6 Which New Zealand athlete (b. 1952) won gold in the 1,500 metres > in the 1976 Olympics? Johnson. > 7 How many individual emirates make up the United Arab Emirates? 7. > 8 What was the title of both a 1989 Academy Award winning film by > Oliver Stone, and the 1976 memoir by anti-war activist and former > US Marine Ron Kovic on which it was based? "Born on the Fourth of July". > 9 In which city about 1,700 km east of Moscow was Tsar Nicholas II > and his family executed in 1918? Omsk? > 10 Which 1982 Alice Walker novel became a 1985 film directed by > Steven Spielberg? "The Color Purple". -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "We are informed many things, msb@vex.net | some of them correct." --Greg Goss |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jun 13 11:54PM -0700 On 6/13/19 10:16 PM, Calvin wrote: > 1 To within 15%, how many grams does a standard men's cricket ball weigh? 300 g > 2 Originally a disclaimer found in the small print in automobile advertisements, what four words does YMMV stand for? It is now more commonly used in web forums to acknowledgement that the opinion or experience of the author may not be shared by all. Your Mileage May Vary > 3 In Greek mythology, who is the daughter of Oedipus and his mother Jocasta? She is also the title character of the third of Sophocles' Theban plays, following "Oedipus Rex" and "Oedipus at Colonus"? Antigone > 4 Since gaining independence in 1964, Northern Rhodesia has been known by what name? Zambia > 5 In which year was Prince Charles invested as The Prince of Wales? > 6 Which New Zealand athlete (b. 1952) won gold in the 1,500 metres in the 1976 Olympics? > 7 How many individual emirates make up the United Arab Emirates? 7 > 8 What was the title of both a 1989 Academy Award winning film by Oliver Stone, and the 1976 memoir by anti-war activist and former US Marine Ron Kovic on which it was based? > 9 In which city about 1,700 km east of Moscow was Tsar Nicholas II and his family executed in 1918? Yekaterinburg > 10 Which 1982 Alice Walker novel became a 1985 film directed by Steven Spielberg The Color Purple -- Dan Tilque |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jun 14 09:54AM +0200 > 1 To within 15%, how many grams does a standard men's cricket ball > weigh? 237 > advertisements, what four words does YMMV stand for? It is now more > commonly used in web forums to acknowledgement that the opinion or > experience of the author may not be shared by all. You mileage may vary > 3 In Greek mythology, who is the daughter of Oedipus and his mother > Jocasta? She is also the title character of the third of Sophocles' > Theban plays, following "Oedipus Rex" and "Oedipus at Colonus"? Helena > 4 Since gaining independence in 1964, Northern Rhodesia has been > known by what name? Zambia > 7 How many individual emirates make up the United Arab Emirates? Seven > 9 In which city about 1,700 km east of Moscow was Tsar Nicholas II > and his family executed in 1918? Yekatinerinburg |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 13 11:54PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-05-27, 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 Unnatural Axxxe 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*)". * Game 2, Round 4 - Literature - Holy Anniversary, Batman! Fourscore years ago, the May 1939 issue of a certain comic book had a panel portraying Bruce Wayne, watching as a specimen of Myotis lucifugus flew through his window. "A bat! It's an omen", he exclaimed. "I shall become a bat!" So, on this Bat-day, here's a round on Batman. 1. Name the comic book in which Batman debuted in 1939. Hint: it gave its initials to the company that still prints Batman today. 2. Who is credited with creating Batman? 3. By what other name do Bat-fans know the character of Selina Kyle? 4. How was Batgirl related to another Batman character? 5. In 1940, the first of the famous Batman villains made his debut. Which one? 6. What is Alfred the butler's last name? 7. Name the Joker's girlfriend, who met him when he was a patient at the Arkham insane asylum. 8. Name the comic-book artist who reinvented Batman as "The Dark Knight" in the 1980s. 9. In the 1990s in the Batman comics, which villain broke Batman's back? 10. In 2013, "Forbes" magazine produced a list of the richest people in popular fiction. Bruce Wayne was ranked #6 with an estimated net worth of $9,200,000,000. Name any of the 5 non-Batman characters they deemed to be *richer*. * Game 2, Round 5 - Canadian Audio - Music Geography Even famous musicians come from somewhere. In the original game, you would have heard a clip and you had to identify which Canadian city is home to the singer or band. Here I'll save you a step by telling you the singer or band, so you only have to name the city. 1. Justin Bieber. 2. Great Big Sea. 3. Spirit of the West. 4. Andy Kim. 5. Tanya Tagaq. 6. Sloan. 7. Jann Arden. 8. Tragically Hip. 9. Paul Anka. 10. The Guess Who. * Game 2, Round 6 - Canadiana Literature - Authors Since we forgot to have a Canadiana round last week, this week we're making up for it by giving you two of them. For questions #1-4, name the author. 1. This author was born in Manitoba to Kliene Girmande Mennonite parents. Her novel "A Complicated Kindness" won the 2004 Governor-General's Prize for Fiction. Who is she? 2. This author's successful career as a indigenous voice in Canadian literature was derailed when his claims to be of Mi'kmaq, Métis, Nipmuk, and Ojibway heritage were exposed as lies. 3. This prolific Canadian author is most famous for his books "Barometer Rising", about the Halifax Explosion, and "Two Solitudes", a literary allegory about tensions between English and French Canada. Who is he? 4. Who is the first Canadian woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature? She is famous for her short stories mostly set in Huron County, Ontario. And for the remaining questions, name the novel. 5. This 1977 novel by Timothy Findley follows the story of Robert Ross who enlists in World War I to escape his grief at the death of his sister and the constraints of Victorian society. 6. This Giller-prizewinning novel by Margaret Atwood is a fictionalized account of the murder of Thomas Keller and his housekeeper Nancy Montgomery. 7. This Giller-prizewinning novel by Kathleen Winter deals with an intersex child named Wayne who is born to a harsh father and a fanciful mother. 8. This fictional autobiography by Mordechai Richler recounts the story of the main character's failed three marriages and the disappearance and presumed murder of the main character's best friend -- a crime of which he is acquitted. 9. This book, Leonard Cohen's second and final novel, entwines the story of Mohawk saint Kateri Tekawitha with a love triangle between an unnamed anglophone Canadian folklorist, his indigenous wife Edith who has committed suicide, and his best friend, a leader of the Quebec separatist movement. Name it. 10. This award-winning novel by Emma Donoghue told from the point of view of 5-year-old Felix, born in captivity, was conceived when the author heard about the 2008 Fritzl case. -- Mark Brader | "If communication becomes impossible, it is expected that Toronto | both parties will... notify the other that communication msb@vex.net | has become impossible..." --memo to university staff My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jun 14 05:11AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:n5mdne-C_rHstZ7AnZ2dnUU7- > 1. Name the comic book in which Batman debuted in 1939. Hint: > it gave its initials to the company that still prints Batman > today. Detective Comics > 2. Who is credited with creating Batman? Bob Kane with Bill Finger (historically only Kane was credited, but Finger was added to the credits in recent years) > 3. By what other name do Bat-fans know the character of Selina Kyle? Catwoman > 5. In 1940, the first of the famous Batman villains made his debut. > Which one? The Joker; The Penguin > 7. Name the Joker's girlfriend, who met him when he was a patient > at the Arkham insane asylum. Harley Quinn > in popular fiction. Bruce Wayne was ranked #6 with an estimated > net worth of $9,200,000,000. Name any of the 5 non-Batman > characters they deemed to be *richer*. Scrooge McDuck > city is home to the singer or band. Here I'll save you a step by > telling you the singer or band, so you only have to name the city. > 1. Justin Bieber. Toronto > 9. Paul Anka. Vancouver > 10. The Guess Who. Winnipeg > * Game 2, Round 6 - Canadiana Literature - Authors > Since we forgot to have a Canadiana round last week, this week we're > making up for it by giving you two of them. No answers here. -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jun 14 12:11AM -0700 On 6/13/19 9:54 PM, Mark Brader wrote: > Myotis lucifugus flew through his window. "A bat! It's an omen", > he exclaimed. "I shall become a bat!" > So, on this Bat-day, here's a round on Batman. Same bat-time, same bat-station > 1. Name the comic book in which Batman debuted in 1939. Hint: > it gave its initials to the company that still prints Batman > today. Dell Comics > 2. Who is credited with creating Batman? > 3. By what other name do Bat-fans know the character of Selina Kyle? Catwoman > 4. How was Batgirl related to another Batman character? daughter of the police commissioner > 5. In 1940, the first of the famous Batman villains made his debut. > Which one? the Riddler > 6. What is Alfred the butler's last name? Pennyworth > at the Arkham insane asylum. > 8. Name the comic-book artist who reinvented Batman as "The Dark > Knight" in the 1980s. Frank Miller > in popular fiction. Bruce Wayne was ranked #6 with an estimated > net worth of $9,200,000,000. Name any of the 5 non-Batman > characters they deemed to be *richer*. Scrooge McDuck > 3. Spirit of the West. > 4. Andy Kim. > 5. Tanya Tagaq. Toronto > 7. Jann Arden. > 8. Tragically Hip. > 9. Paul Anka. Thunder Bay > 10. The Guess Who. Saskatoon -- Dan Tilque |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jun 13 10:14PM -0700 On Friday, June 7, 2019 at 9:04:55 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 1 Which actress portrayed the title character in the TV drama 'The Good Wife', and Carol Hathaway on the medical drama "ER"? Julianna Margulies > 2 Which actress played the title role in the 1942 romantic drama 'Mrs Miniver'? Greer Garson > 3 Who captained France to victory in the 1998 FIFA World Cup? Didier Deschamps Singleton for Pete > 4 From the Greek for "two" and "hinge" and commonly used in the art world, what term refers to is any object with two flat plates attached at a hinge? Diptych > 5 Which pitcher retired in 1993 at the age of 46, bringing to an end a 27-year career in Major League Baseball with a record 5,714 strikeouts? Nolan Ryan > 6 Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh are characters in which film franchise? Lethal Weapon Singleton for Dan B > 7 What is the only New York borough that is NOT situated on an island? The Bronx > 8 The USA has hosted the Olympics on 8 occasions (4 summer, 4 winter). Which nation is next with 5? France > 9 Which American writers novels include "The New Hotel Hampshire" (1981) and "The Cider House Rules" (1985)? John Irving > 10 Released in 1973, which sixth studio album by English rock group The Who was later adapted into a 1979 film? Quadrophenia Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 564 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 7 19 Pete Gayde 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 6 14 Dan Blum 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 6 17 Mark Brader 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 4 12 Dan Tilque 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 Erland S - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 3 2 2 2 2 1 4 4 2 2 24 48% Congratulations Pete on snapping Dan B's streak. cheers, calvin |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jun 13 03:31PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:R-adnVqSgvFUBJ3AnZ2dnUU7- > 1. Mark Wit, a Canadian, won what bizarre English race or contest > that takes place in Gloucester? The event dates back to at > least 1826. Cheese race > country? > 3. The two remaining Dionne quintuplets turned 85 on May 28th. > Give the first name of either one. Yvonne > 4. What legendary quarterback for the Green Bay Packers died this > past week at the age of 85? Bart Starr > 5. Which European country's chancellor resigned due to the > "Ibiza Scandal" the day after his party had great results in > the EU elections? Name the country. Lithuania; Latvia > 6. Which Royal visited Ryerson University this week? Prince Harry > 7. Louis Levi Oakes died on May 29 at age 94. A WWII veteran, > he was the last surviving Mohawk *what*? Code talker > Game 6 of the 1986 World Series, denying the Red Sox their first > win since 1918. In his last years, he said he "got over it." > Who was he? Bill Buckner > 10. In a report leaked early to the media last week, what was > described as a "Canadian Genocide"? Forced removal of First Nations children from their families > * Game 4 (2019-06-11 [sic]), Round 1 - Current Events > 1. Canadian teen Leylah Annie Fernandez won the junior girls' > singles title in what tournament on Saturday? French Open > at Raptor Kyle Lowry? > 3. James Holzhauer's "Jeopardy!" streak came to an end this week. > He won nearly $2,500,000 US. How many games did he win? 34 > 4. Who did Forbes names as the world's richest female musical star? Beyonce > arena. Name that *company*. > 8. Name the mayor of London, England, who was described by Donald > Trump as a "stone cold loser" and "shorter than Bill de Blasio"? Kahn > 9. China refused to mark the 30th anniversary of what on June 4 > this year? Tiananmen Square massacre > 10. More than 2,000 cases of Ebola have been confirmed in which > African country? Cote D'Ivoire; Ghana > After completing both rounds, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh > nafjrerq "Pbatb" be "Arj Thvarn" gb nal dhrfgvba, tb onpx naq or > zber fcrpvsvp. Pete Gayde |
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