| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Aug 23 01:47PM > 1. One of the earliest completed features of Boston's huge "Big > Dig" construction project was a new harbor tunnel to the airport. > It was named after a legendary Red Sox hitter: name him. Ted Williams > 2. The "Georgia Peach" was definitely no peach of a human being; > in fact he was a violent racist, although it's disputed how > much so. Name this baseball great. Ty Cobb > 4. Indy-Car Series champion driver Dario Franchitti was born in > what country? Hint: It's not obvious from his name. Germany; England > 5. If you use the Sicilian defense or the Ruy Lopez, what game > are you playing? Chess > 6. If you use the Stayman or Blackwood convention, what game are > you playing? Bridge > in the United States, since 1877, behind only the Kentucky Derby. > Its competitors are a different species, though, and the winner > is named "Best in Show". Name the *sponsoring organization*. American Kennel Club > races, is even older than the Kentucky Derby. It dates back > to 1711 and is famed for its royal spectators and fancy dress. > Name it. Royal Ascot > * A. History: The French Revolution > A1. *What event* occurred on 1789-07-14, ending with Bernard-Ren? > de Launay's head being paraded through Paris on a stick? storming of the Bastille > A2. *What event* on 1793-01-17 evoked condemnation against the > Republic throughout Europe? execution of Louis XVI > philosophy, whose "Meditations on First Philosophy" remains > a standard text. Also a founder of analytical geometry, > he has a coordinate system named after him. Who is he? Descartes > probability theory strongly influenced the development of > modern economics, and his theories on pressure and vacuum > states were also influential. Name him. Pascal > short-lived radioactive isotopes. For *either one*, specify how > Marie Curie was related to the person, but you must specify which > question you are answering. Irene was Marie's daughrer > F2. Born in 1567, this explorer and cartographer made more than > two dozen trips across the Atlantic Ocean, and in July 1608 > he founded Quebec City. Champlain -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: Aug 23 05:38PM On Thu, 22 Aug 2019 23:24:06 -0500, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. One of the earliest completed features of Boston's huge "Big > Dig" construction project was a new harbor tunnel to the airport. It > was named after a legendary Red Sox hitter: name him. Ted Williams > 2. The "Georgia Peach" was definitely no peach of a human being; > in fact he was a violent racist, although it's disputed how much so. > Name this baseball great. Ty Cobb > alcoholic) soccer great. > 4. Indy-Car Series champion driver Dario Franchitti was born in > what country? Hint: It's not obvious from his name. Scotland > 5. If you use the Sicilian defense or the Ruy Lopez, what game > are you playing? Chess > 6. If you use the Stayman or Blackwood convention, what game are > you playing? Bridge > in the United States, since 1877, behind only the Kentucky Derby. Its > competitors are a different species, though, and the winner is named > "Best in Show". Name the *sponsoring organization*. Westminster Kennel Club > 10. This English horse racing event, currently a 5-day series of > races, is even older than the Kentucky Derby. It dates back to 1711 > and is famed for its royal spectators and fancy dress. Name it. The Epsom Derby > * A. History: The French Revolution > A1. *What event* occurred on 1789-07-14, ending with Bernard-René > de Launay's head being paraded through Paris on a stick? Storming the Bastille > * B. Sports: French Victories > B1. What sports victory auspiciously occurred one day after > the national holiday, on 2018-07-15? Final stage of the 2018 tour de france > philosophy, whose "Meditations on First Philosophy" remains a > standard text. Also a founder of analytical geometry, > he has a coordinate system named after him. Who is he? Rene Descartes > 1950s and rejected traditional film conventions and approaches. > The "New Wave" is what English-speaking cineastes called it, but > what was this movement called in French? cinema nouveau > theory strongly influenced the development of modern economics, > and his theories on pressure and vacuum states were also > influential. Name him. Pascal > short-lived radioactive isotopes. For *either one*, specify how > Marie Curie was related to the person, but you must specify which > question you are answering. Irene was Marie's daughter, and Fred was her son-in-law > F2. Born in 1567, this explorer and cartographer made more than > two dozen trips across the Atlantic Ocean, and in July 1608 he > founded Quebec City. Samuel de Champlain |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Aug 23 09:20PM +0200 > boy who rose to greatness in English professional "football" > in the 1960's and 1970's. Name this notoriously high-living > (and alcoholic) soccer great. George Best > 4. Indy-Car Series champion driver Dario Franchitti was born in > what country? Hint: It's not obvious from his name. Argentina (Completely ignoring the hint. :-) > 5. If you use the Sicilian defense or the Ruy Lopez, what game > are you playing? Chess > 6. If you use the Stayman or Blackwood convention, what game are > you playing? bridge > ** Game 7, Round 10 - Challenge Round > A1. *What event* occurred on 1789-07-14, ending with Bernard-René > de Launay's head being paraded through Paris on a stick? Storming of the Bastille > A2. *What event* on 1793-01-17 evoked condemnation against the > Republic throughout Europe? Guillionting of Louis XVI > * B. Sports: French Victories > B1. What sports victory auspiciously occurred one day after > the national holiday, on 2018-07-15? Gold in FIFA World Cup > B2. In 1983, this tennis star became the first Frenchman to win > the French Open in 37 years. He remains the last Frenchman > to win the French Open singles title. Name him. Henri Laconte > probability theory strongly influenced the development of > modern economics, and his theories on pressure and vacuum > states were also influential. Name him. Blaise Pascal > short-lived radioactive isotopes. For *either one*, specify how > Marie Curie was related to the person, but you must specify which > question you are answering. Marie was the mother of Irène |
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