- QFTCIUA19 Game 8, Rounds 2-3 answers: Non-Fiction, CanBests - 1 Update
- QFTCIUA19 Game 8, Rounds 4-6: car logos, protest songs, caves - 3 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #572 - 1 Update
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 30 09:48PM -0500 Mark Brader: > > 4. "Mere Christianity" (1944). > C.S. Lewis. 4 for Joshua. Also 4 for Dan, whose answer was missed because two questions got quoted on the same line. Scores, if there are now no errors: GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> Lit Can Joshua Kreitzer 32 10 42 Dan Tilque 20 8 28 "Calvin" 20 0 20 Bruce Bowler 4 12 16 Pete Gayde 4 8 12 -- Mark Brader | "One must scythe the thickets of metaphor Toronto | if one wishes to harvest the grain of reason." msb@vex.net | --Robert Ludlum My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: Aug 30 07:28PM On Thu, 29 Aug 2019 15:58:26 -0500, Mark Brader wrote: > For the questions #1-5, we'll give you the make of the car and > nationality and you identify the logo by number. > 1. Nissan (Japan). 13 > 2. Buick (US). 7 > 3. Saab (Sweden). 4 > 4. Koenigsegg (Sweden). 3 > 5. Chery (China). 1 > fun, but for no points. > Numbers one, three, four, seven, and thirteen have been used. > 6. (decoy) #two. Volvo > 7. #five. Renault > 8. #six. Maserati > 9. (decoy) #eight. McLaren > 10. (decoy) #nine. No Clue > 11. #ten. Aston Martin > 12. (decoy) #eleven. Cadillac > 13. #twelve. Citroen > 14. (decoy) #fourteen. Peugot > 15. (decoy) #fifteen. Fiat > 16. #sixteen. Bentley > instead. Song #1 involves so many issues, though, that I'll simply ask > you to name the artist. > 1. "Eve of Destruction". Barry McGuire > to name is the *social issue* that the song is about. > 2. "Beds Are Burning" (Midnight Oil). > 3. "Hurricane" (Bob Dylan). Racism > 6. "Chicago" (Graham Nash). > 7. "Spanish Bombs" (the Clash). > 8. "Sunday Bloody Sunday" (U2). "The Troubles" in Northern Ireland > 1. This series of caverns in New Mexico, in the Chihuahua Desert, > is crowned by the Big Room, a natural limestone chamber 1,200 m long, > 200 m wide, and more than 100 m high. Name those famous caverns. Carlsbad Caverns > Louisville and Bowling Green -- this cave is part of the longest cave > system in the world. Despite its name, no fossils of large > prehistoric mammals have ever been found there. Name it. Mammoth Caves > 3. The Cave of the Swallows (7th-deepest known cave in the world) > and the Cave of Crystals (marked by crystal formations 10 m high) > can both be found in what country? Mexico > famed sea cave, Fingal's Cave. It inspired him to compose the > Hebrides Overture. Also called Uamh Binh and the Cave of Melody, > you'd find the cave on an island off the coast of where? Scotland; Ireland > Cave because of abundant luminous tiny organisms that put on an > endless light show. In which Southern Hemisphere country would you > find Waitomo Cave? New Zealand > 7. The Black Chasm, Lake Shasta Caverns, and the Moaning Cavern > can all be found in which US state? California > Testament peoples and -- centuries later -- early Christians to live > in hiding relatively comfortably in groups of up to 20,000 more than > 60 m underground. In which country is this? Israel; Turkey > the first kilometer is open to tourists. Dimly-lit and misty, it's > apparently a profoundly eerie experience. In which country would you > find the Eisriesenwelt Cave? Austria |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Aug 30 03:22PM -0700 On 8/29/19 1:58 PM, Mark Brader wrote: > For the questions #1-5, we'll give you the make of the car and > nationality and you identify the logo by number. > 1. Nissan (Japan). 13 > 2. Buick (US). 7 > decoys if you like for fun, but for no points. > Ahzoref bar, guerr, sbhe, frira, naq guvegrra unir orra hfrq. > 6. (qrpbl) #gjb. Volvo > 7. #svir. > 8. #fvk. > 9. (qrpbl) #rvtug. Starfleet > 10. (qrpbl) #avar. > 11. #gra. Chrysler > 12. (qrpbl) #ryrira. Cadillac > 13. #gjryir. > 14. (qrpbl) #sbhegrra. > 15. (qrpbl) #svsgrra. Fiat > 16. #fvkgrra. Mini > have to name is the *social issue* that the song is about. > 2. "Beds Are Burning" (Midnight Oil). > 3. "Hurricane" (Bob Dylan). imprisonment of Hurricane Carter > 4. "Little Boxes" (Pete Seeger). > 5. "Signs" (Five Man Electrical Band). > 6. "Chicago" (Graham Nash). police brutality at the 1968 Democratic National Convention > 7. "Spanish Bombs" (the Clash). > 8. "Sunday Bloody Sunday" (U2) shooting of Northern Ireland protesters by British troops > 9. "Ohio" (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young). Kent State shootings > is crowned by the Big Room, a natural limestone chamber 1,200 m > long, 200 m wide, and more than 100 m high. Name those famous > caverns. Calsbad Caverns > Louisville and Bowling Green -- this cave is part of the longest > cave system in the world. Despite its name, no fossils of > large prehistoric mammals have ever been found there. Name it. Dinosaur Caves > 4. One of the world's most famous and beautiful sea caves is the > Blue Grotto. Name the Mediterranean island off the coast of > Italy where it can be found. Sicily > famed sea cave, Fingal's Cave. It inspired him to compose > the Hebrides Overture. Also called Uamh Binh and the Cave of > Melody, you'd find the cave on an island off the coast of where? Scotland > Cave because of abundant luminous tiny organisms that put on > an endless light show. In which Southern Hemisphere country > would you find Waitomo Cave? New Zealand > 7. The Black Chasm, Lake Shasta Caverns, and the Moaning Cavern > can all be found in which US state? California > 8. The Warsaw Caves, Duncan Crevice Caves, and Bonnechere Caves > are all in which Canadian province? Quebec; New Brunswick > old Testament peoples and -- centuries later -- early Christians > to live in hiding relatively comfortably in groups of up to > 20,000 more than 60 m underground. In which country is this? Jordan > the first kilometer is open to tourists. Dimly-lit and misty, > it's apparently a profoundly eerie experience. In which country > would you find the Eisriesenwelt Cave? Austria; Switzerland -- Dan Tilque |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Aug 30 10:32PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:8-CdnWR2yZzvofXAnZ2dnUU7- > For the questions #1-5, we'll give you the make of the car and > nationality and you identify the logo by number. > 1. Nissan (Japan). 13 > 2. Buick (US). 7 > 3. Saab (Sweden). 15 > 4. Koenigsegg (Sweden). 4 > 5. Chery (China). 8 > Ahzoref bar, guerr, sbhe, frira, naq guvegrra unir orra hfrq. > 6. (qrpbl) #gjb. > 7. #svir. Opel > 8. #fvk. Maserati > 14. (qrpbl) #sbhegrra. > 15. (qrpbl) #svsgrra. > 16. #fvkgrra. Bughatti > For #2-10, then, I'll give you the title and artist, and what you > have to name is the *social issue* that the song is about. > 2. "Beds Are Burning" (Midnight Oil). Spousal abuse > 3. "Hurricane" (Bob Dylan). Incarcerated black man > 4. "Little Boxes" (Pete Seeger). Taxes > 5. "Signs" (Five Man Electrical Band). Rebelling against authority > 6. "Chicago" (Graham Nash). Unrest during the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago > 7. "Spanish Bombs" (the Clash). Terrorism > 8. "Sunday Bloody Sunday" (U2). The Troubles in Northern Ireland > 9. "Ohio" (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young). National guard shooting students at Kent State > 10. "Society's Child" (Janis Ian). Child abuse > is crowned by the Big Room, a natural limestone chamber 1,200 m > long, 200 m wide, and more than 100 m high. Name those famous > caverns. Carlsbad > Louisville and Bowling Green -- this cave is part of the longest > cave system in the world. Despite its name, no fossils of > large prehistoric mammals have ever been found there. Name it. Mammoth Cave > 3. The Cave of the Swallows (7th-deepest known cave in the world) > and the Cave of Crystals (marked by crystal formations 10 m high) > can both be found in what country? Thailand; Japan > 4. One of the world's most famous and beautiful sea caves is the > Blue Grotto. Name the Mediterranean island off the coast of > Italy where it can be found. Capri > famed sea cave, Fingal's Cave. It inspired him to compose > the Hebrides Overture. Also called Uamh Binh and the Cave of > Melody, you'd find the cave on an island off the coast of where? Scotland > Cave because of abundant luminous tiny organisms that put on > an endless light show. In which Southern Hemisphere country > would you find Waitomo Cave? New Zealand > 7. The Black Chasm, Lake Shasta Caverns, and the Moaning Cavern > can all be found in which US state? California > 8. The Warsaw Caves, Duncan Crevice Caves, and Bonnechere Caves > are all in which Canadian province? Alberta; Quebec > old Testament peoples and -- centuries later -- early Christians > to live in hiding relatively comfortably in groups of up to > 20,000 more than 60 m underground. In which country is this? Jordan; Iran > the first kilometer is open to tourists. Dimly-lit and misty, > it's apparently a profoundly eerie experience. In which country > would you find the Eisriesenwelt Cave? Switzerland; Poland > After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Sbe nal nafjre, > vs lbh tnir nal sbez bs "gur HX" be "Terng Oevgnva", cyrnfr tb onpx > naq or zber fcrpvsvp guna "Terng Oevgnva". Pete Gayde |
| Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: Aug 30 06:50PM On Tue, 27 Aug 2019 16:11:36 -0700, Calvin wrote: > 2 In which trick-taking card game might one adopt the risky strategy of > 'shooting the moon'? hearts > 5 In an Olympic final, the fastest qualifier swims in which number lane? 4 > 6 In the context of document scanning, what does the acronym OCR stand > for? optical character recognition > 10 How many times did the Apostle Peter deny knowledge of Jesus? Three |
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