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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 14 11:24PM -0500 > 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. Coopers Hill Cheese Rolling. The place name was not required. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 2. Peter O'Neill resigned this week as prime minister of which > country? Papua New Guinea. > 3. The two remaining Dionne quintuplets turned 85 on May 28th. > Give the first name of either one. Annette, Cecile. > 4. What legendary quarterback for the Green Bay Packers died this > past week at the age of 85? Bart Starr. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 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. Austria. 4 for Dan Blum and Erland. > 6. Which Royal visited Ryerson University this week? Prince Andrew, Duke of York (accepting either part). > 7. Louis Levi Oakes died on May 29 at age 94. A WWII veteran, > he was the last surviving Mohawk *what*? Code talker. 4 for Bruce and Pete. > 8. Also on May 29, Velma Demerson died at age 98. The Toronto > woman famously spent 10 months in jail in 1939 for what? Living with a Chinese man. > 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. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete. > 10. In a report leaked early to the media last week, what was > described as a "Canadian Genocide"? Missing and murdered indigenous women. An inflammatory abuse of the word, I say. But let's not go into the topic here, please. > * 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? The French Open. 4 for Erland and Pete. > 2. What was the name of the Golden State Warriors investor who was > fined $500,000 and banned for a year for pushing and swearing > at Raptor Kyle Lowry? Mark Stevens. > 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? 32. 3 for Bruce. In the original game the expected answer was 32 but the question was how many games he *played*. Oops. > 4. Who did Forbes names as the world's richest female musical star? Rihanna. > 5. Why was there only a 19-gun salute at the Canadian remembrance > service of D-Day on Juno Beach on June 6th? No members of the royal family were in attendance. > 6. Andrew Scheer booted which Conservative politician from their > justice committee after racist remarks citing the New Zealand > mosque shooter? Michael Cooper. > biggest donation in their history, from the Peter Gilgan > Foundation. Gilgan already has his company name on a downtown > arena. Name that *company*. Mattamy Homes. In the original game, in my game the player this went to had no idea and neither did her team. But after the answer was revealed, she said something like "Oh my God, I used to work in that arena! I was a ticket-taker." > 8. Name the mayor of London, England, who was described by Donald > Trump as a "stone cold loser" and "shorter than Bill de Blasio"? Sadiq Khan. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Joshua, and Pete. > 9. China refused to mark the 30th anniversary of what on June 4 > this year? The Tiananmen Square massacre. 4 for everyone -- Bruce, Dan Blum, Erland, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. In the original game the question said "June 6". Oops. > 10. More than 2,000 cases of Ebola have been confirmed in which > African country? DR Congo. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, and Dan Tilque. Scores, if there are no errors: GAMES-> 1 2 3 4 TOTALS Dan Blum 8 20 16 12 56 Erland Sommarskog 8 24 4 16 52 Joshua Kreitzer 8 16 8 8 40 Pete Gayde -- -- 16 12 28 Dan Tilque 0 4 8 8 20 Bruce Bowler -- -- 12 7 19 -- Mark Brader | "On our campus the UNIX system has proved to be not Toronto | only an effective software tool, but an agent of msb@vex.net | technical and social change within the University." | -- John Lions, 1979 My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jun 14 11:16AM -0700 On 6/14/19 2:19 AM, Mark Brader wrote: > Dan Tilque: >> Considering Mark's anal-retentiveness about spelling... > No need to be rude. Sorry. I didn't mean to be rude. -- Dan Tilque |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jun 14 02:43PM > 1 To within 15%, how many grams does a standard men's cricket ball weigh? 1000 > 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? Zimbabwe > 5 In which year was Prince Charles invested as The Prince of Wales? 1969 > 7 How many individual emirates make up the United Arab Emirates? 6 > 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? Borh on the Fourth of July > 10 Which 1982 Alice Walker novel became a 1985 film directed by Steven Spielberg? The Color Purple -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jun 14 02:41PM > 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 (although these days credit is also given to Bill Finger) > 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 Commissioner Gorden > 5. In 1940, the first of the famous Batman villains made his debut. > Which one? The Joker > 6. What is Alfred the butler's last name? Pennyworth > 7. Name the Joker's girlfriend, who met him when he was a patient > at the Arkham insane asylum. Harley Quinn > 8. Name the comic-book artist who reinvented Batman as "The Dark > Knight" in the 1980s. Frank Miller > 9. In the 1990s in the Batman comics, which villain broke Batman's > back? Bane > 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*. Lex Luthor > 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. Alice Munro > 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. The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz > 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. Room -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
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