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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 09 01:05PM -0500 Donna Creighton: > > 1 Who directed the 2000 film Snatch? GUY RITCHIE > > 2 In which building might you encounter the Dewey Decimal System? LIBRARY May I suggest not mixing quoted text and new text on the same line? It makes the eye want to skip over the answers. You could use a layout similar to what Calvin and I do. > MARK B - 9 (I wasnt sure how generous you guys are with giving points. > B12 was given but B3 is the answer) Would you give Mark a tick or a > cross for that one? I'd up to you, but I'd expect to be scored as wrong. People also like, I think, to see which questions they were marked as correct on. I use one format for that; Calvin uses another. Thanks for running the quiz. -- Mark Brader "Great things are not done by those Toronto who sit down and count the cost msb@vex.net of every thought and act." --Daniel Gooch |
| K3BAB87 <donnacreighton87@gmail.com>: Oct 10 01:06AM -0700 Thanks Mark Brader. I will try and do that next time :) As mentioned in my original message, i dont know my around this page yet so still learning :) |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 09 11:13PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-08-06, 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*)". ** Final, Round 7 - Geography * A River Runs Through it 1. Which North American river flows downstream from Bismarck ND through Sioux City and Omaha? 2. What is the main river in Glasgow, Scotland? This waterway was historically important for trade and shipbuilding. 3. Which river, rising on the Tibetan Plateau, is Pakistan's major river, reaching the Arabian Sea south of Karachi? * New-Ish Countries In the past 30 years 34 new countries have been created, many from the dissolution of the USSR and Yugoslavia, and others as a result of anti-colonial or other independence movements. You name the country. 4. On 1990-03-21 this country became independent of South Africa. Previously, it was known as South West Africa. 5. On 1993-05-25 this country seceded and gained independence from Ethiopia. The two nations later warred over disputed territory until a peace agreement in 2018. 6. On 2008-02-17 this country unilaterally declared independence from Serbia. A number of countries recognize its independence, but it isn't a member of the United Nations. * World Currencies We name the currency and give some information about the country. You name the country. 7. Lek; a country on the Adriatic. 8. Gourde; a Caribbean country. 9. Dong; an Asian country. * The Great Lakes Yeah, we think they're pretty great. 10. Which Great Lake sits entirely within the borders of the US? 11. As noted by Longfellow and Lightfoot, what is the Chippewayan name for Lake Superior? 12. Hydrologically, Lakes Huron and Michigan are really one big lake. Nomenclaturally, name the strait that connects the two. * Landlocked Countries There are 44 countries that are landlocked: without direct access to an ocean or to ocean-accessible sea such as the Mediterranean. 13. The world's 9th-largest country is the largest landlocked one. It's bordered by Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and the landlocked Caspian Sea. Name it. 14. South America has just two landlocked countries. Name *either one*. 15. Two countries are doubly landlocked, i.e. they that are completely surrounded by other landlocked countries. One is located in Europe, while the other is a Central Asian nation and former Soviet republic. Name *either one*. ** Final, Round 8 - Sports * Pro Wrestling The "squared circle", professional wrestling, has had many legendary characters. Here are some from the Golden Age of the 1980s. From the birth name, you tell us the ring name. 1. Born André René Roussimoff, this wrestler appeared in the movie "The Princess Bride". 2. Born Terry Gene Bollea, he anchored pro wrestling's crossover from niche entertainment to pop culture. He beat up Sylvester Stallone in "Rocky 3" and body-slammed <answer 1> at SkyDome. 3. Born Randall Mario Poffo, he married his valet Miss Elizabeth and beat up Peter Parker in the first Spider-Man movie. * Les Expos Recent talk of sharing a team with Tampa revived memories of Canada's original Major League Baseball franchise. Plus, it's the 50th anniversary of their first season in 1969. 4. To win an expansion franchise, Mayor Jean Drapeau promised a domed baseball stadium in 2 years -- and hey, it only took until 1977 before the Expos moved into the multi-purpose Olympic Stadium. Where did they play before that? 5. In the early years, the Expos' best player and fan favorite was nicknamed "Le Grand Orange" because of his bright red hair. What was his real surname? 6. Last year an Expos superstar was inducted into Hall of Fame. A slugging outfielder, one of the most exciting hitters of his time, he also played for the Angels and won the 2004 American League MVP award. Name him. * Sports Trophies When the Raptors won the NBA championship, many of us learned that Larry O'Brien has a trophy named for him! These questions are on other sports trophies and awards. 7. Canada's top university football player receives which award? 8. Name the trophy awarded to the American Hockey League champions. 9. Originally the Jules Rimet Trophy went to the winners of this quadrennial competition, but Jules had stipulated that the first 3-time winner could keep it. Which they did, in 1970. Now a more prosaically named trophy is awarded for this major global event. Name the event. * Posthumous Baseball Hall of Famers The late great Roy Halladay wasn't the first person inducted into Cooperstown posthumously. Here are three more who died too soon or had to wait too long. 10. This legendary first baseman was elected in December 1939, but died of a degenerative disease in June, 1941, just weeks before his induction ceremony. 11. One year after his death at age 38, this Pittsburgh Pirates right fielder became the first Latin-American and first Caribbean player enshrined in the Hall of Fame. 12. Known as "The Lip", this colorful manager was inducted into the Hall in 1994, 3 years after his death and 21 years after his retirement. * We the North Hurray for the Raptors! This triple honors our recent champions. 13. Winner of the NBA's Most Improved Player Award this season, he's a Cameroonian forward nicknamed "Spicy P." Name him. 14. Kawhi Leonard's buzzer-beating Game 7 shot bounced 4 times but eventually went in. It soothed the painful memory of a similar shot against the same playoff opponent, years ago. Which Raptor missed that other famous shot in 2001? 15. Kawhi was controversially acquired for Raptor great Demar DeRozan. Two other players were involved in the trade: name *either one*. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Normal caution suffices. In almost 70 years here, msb@vex.net | I have not been killed even once." --Peter Moylan My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Oct 10 07:21AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:_JGdndVNB-B4MgPAnZ2dnUU7- > * A River Runs Through it > 1. Which North American river flows downstream from Bismarck ND > through Sioux City and Omaha? Missouri River; Platte River > 2. What is the main river in Glasgow, Scotland? This waterway > was historically important for trade and shipbuilding. Tay > 3. Which river, rising on the Tibetan Plateau, is Pakistan's major > river, reaching the Arabian Sea south of Karachi? Indus > * New-Ish Countries > 4. On 1990-03-21 this country became independent of South Africa. > Previously, it was known as South West Africa. Namibia > 5. On 1993-05-25 this country seceded and gained independence from > Ethiopia. The two nations later warred over disputed territory > until a peace agreement in 2018. Eritrea > 6. On 2008-02-17 this country unilaterally declared independence > from Serbia. A number of countries recognize its independence, > but it isn't a member of the United Nations. Kosovo > We name the currency and give some information about the country. > You name the country. > 7. Lek; a country on the Adriatic. Albania > 8. Gourde; a Caribbean country. Haiti > 9. Dong; an Asian country. Vietnam > * The Great Lakes > 10. Which Great Lake sits entirely within the borders of the US? Lake Michigan > 11. As noted by Longfellow and Lightfoot, what is the Chippewayan > name for Lake Superior? Gitchee Gumee > 12. Hydrologically, Lakes Huron and Michigan are really one > big lake. Nomenclaturally, name the strait that connects > the two. Straits of Mackinac > 13. The world's 9th-largest country is the largest landlocked > one. It's bordered by Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, > Turkmenistan, and the landlocked Caspian Sea. Name it. Kazakhstan > 14. South America has just two landlocked countries. Name *either > one*. Bolivia > completely surrounded by other landlocked countries. One is > located in Europe, while the other is a Central Asian nation > and former Soviet republic. Name *either one*. Liechtenstein > the birth name, you tell us the ring name. > 1. Born André René Roussimoff, this wrestler appeared in the movie > "The Princess Bride". Andre the Giant > 2. Born Terry Gene Bollea, he anchored pro wrestling's crossover > from niche entertainment to pop culture. He beat up Sylvester > Stallone in "Rocky 3" and body-slammed <answer 1> at SkyDome. Hulk Hogan > 3. Born Randall Mario Poffo, he married his valet Miss Elizabeth > and beat up Peter Parker in the first Spider-Man movie. Randy "Macho Man" Savage > domed baseball stadium in 2 years -- and hey, it only took > until 1977 before the Expos moved into the multi-purpose > Olympic Stadium. Where did they play before that? Jarry Park > 5. In the early years, the Expos' best player and fan favorite > was nicknamed "Le Grand Orange" because of his bright red hair. > What was his real surname? Staub > A slugging outfielder, one of the most exciting hitters of his > time, he also played for the Angels and won the 2004 American > League MVP award. Name him. Carter > * Sports Trophies > 8. Name the trophy awarded to the American Hockey League champions. Calder Cup > first 3-time winner could keep it. Which they did, in 1970. > Now a more prosaically named trophy is awarded for this major > global event. Name the event. FIFA World Cup > 10. This legendary first baseman was elected in December 1939, > but died of a degenerative disease in June, 1941, just weeks > before his induction ceremony. Lou Gehrig > 11. One year after his death at age 38, this Pittsburgh Pirates > right fielder became the first Latin-American and first Caribbean > player enshrined in the Hall of Fame. Roberto Clemente > 12. Known as "The Lip", this colorful manager was inducted into > the Hall in 1994, 3 years after his death and 21 years after > his retirement. Leo Durocher -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 09 11:08PM -0500 Mark Brader: > 1. Three big rock'n'rollers died on 1959-02-02 in a plane crash at > Clear Lake IA. Which one of them has *not* yet been commemorated > with a popular movie about his life? The Big Bopper. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua, Calvin, Bruce, and Pete. "The Buddy Holly Story" (1978) and "La Bamba" (1987) were about Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens respectively. > 2. The music died again in April 1960, when this rock'n'roller of > "Summertime Blues" fame died in a car crash in Bath, England. > Name him. Eddie Cochran. 4 for Joshua. > 3. What then-shocking 1955 movie, starring Glenn Ford, Vic Morrow, > and Sidney Poitier, launched the song "Rock Around the Clock"? "The Blackboard Jungle". 4 for Joshua and Pete. > 4. A 30-minute comedy series about an Army sergeant who used > his position as leader of a motor pool to earn money via various > underhanded schemes. "You'll Never Get Rich", which was soon retitled "The Phil Silvers Show" and later "Sergeant Bilko". (Accepting any of these.) 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Pete (the hard way). > 5. A half-hour family comedy series with moments of drama, starring > Robert Young and Jane Wyatt. "Father Knows Best". 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua, Bruce, and Pete. > 6. A half-hour panel game show where three contestants would all > claim to be the same person. "To Tell the Truth". 4 for Joshua, Bruce, and Pete. Yes, "What's My Line" was a different show, though played in a very similar manner. > 7. This disc jockey, nicknamed the "Moon Dog", is credited with > coining the term "rock and roll" in the 1950s on New York's > WABC. He was later fired during the payola scandal. Name him. Alan Freed. 4 for Joshua, Bruce, and Pete. > of the war decided to switch to a top-40 format. It would keep > to that format for nearly 30 years, making it the longest-running > top-40 station in the country. Name it. CHUM (accepting "1050 CHUM" or "CHUM-AM"). > Philadelphia. He changed his name and created a show > introducing new bands and hit songs. In 1956 it moved to > TV with great success. Name either the show or its host. "American Bandstand", Dick Clark. (Clark, not Clay, was his real name.) 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua (the hard way), Bruce, and Pete. > were activated as Vincent Price warned the audience to "Scream! > Scream for your lives!" What producer-director came up with > this and other cheesy gimmicks? William Castle. 4 for Joshua. Another gimmick in "The Tingler" (1959) was that although it was in black-and-white, in one scene red blood was shown. The scene was actually filmed in color, but everything on the set that wasn't already white, black, or gray had been painted in those colors, and the actress wore gray makeup; thus everything except the "blood" appeared just as if it had been shot in B&W. Every release print then had to have the color scene especially spliced in. See: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk7dg8dhd2PaT-6rp_GIu6RkfvEa0yxWtO_tTbU_7hg5oa7BMBzL4LlEjgJOjWZWs12cjow_S4-hdngAfwx3078DuytkZEtGRunFgFQljht6NELqUIj4JZofjcoCqe9k49COyZ6Esod4p7/s1600/Tingler+reaching+from+the+red.jpg > 11. 3D was another gimmick and by 1954 the novelty was wearing off. > That didn't stop Alfred Hitchcock from shooting one movie in 3D, > even though most theaters never showed it that way. Which movie? "Dial M For Murder". 4 for Joshua and Bruce. Some of the shots feature unusual low angles with foreground objects close to the camera; this is why. See: http://alfredhitchblog.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/dialm2.jpg At the original game, one of the wrong answers given was "North by Northwest"; that movie would have been a better choice for 3D, I think, but it didn't appear until 1959, when the fad was over. > and Panavision, used for films like "Oklahoma!" and "Around the > World in 80 Days". It didn't help when the founder, Mike Todd, > was killed in a plane crash. Who was his *widow*? Elizabeth Taylor. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Calvin, Bruce, and Pete. > 13. This Ralph Ellison novel tells the story of a young man in > a perverse Southern town and his adversities in white society > in the early 20th century. Name that book. "Invisible Man". 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Joshua. > 14. Ernest Hemingway's last major work was a short novel written > in 1952. Name it. "The Old Man and the Sea". 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Pete. 2 for Calvin. > 15. One of the first books to imagine a world after a nuclear > holocaust was this 1957 book written by Nevil Shute. Name it. "On the Beach". 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua, Calvin, Bruce, and Pete. > pelvis and leg bones of a fully bipedal creature. She is > considered a member of which extinct species? (2 words -- > in Latin.) Australopithecus afarensis. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. > 2. Fossil skulls of Homo habilis show signs of the development of > a region in the brain called Broca's area. This is evidence > that Homo habilis did what? Spoke. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua, Bruce, and Pete. > human ancestor, the remains of which were discovered on a remote > Indonesian island in 2004. What more colloquial name did the > media give these hominids? Hobbits. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Bruce. > moods. Given the scientific name of an anti-depressant/anti-anxiety > drug, you give us the brand name by which it's most widely known. > 4. Diazepam. Valium. 4 for Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Bruce. Oxycodone is a generic name; OxyContin is a brand of oxycodone. > 5. Fluoxetine. Prozac. 4 for Dan Tilque. Effexor (with no L) is a brand of venlafaxine. > 6. Alprazolam. Xanax. 4 for Dan Tilque. > * Scatological Animal Facts > 7. Their diet of cellulose makes these tiny creatures more flatulent > than any others on Earth. Name those little farters. Termites. 4 for Dan Tilque. 2 for Bruce. > 8. Which marsupial's poop is cubical? Wombat. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Erland, Calvin, and Bruce. > 9. The most expensive coffee in the world is made from beans that > were first consumed and excreted by a certain animal native to > tropical Asia and Africa. Name that animal. Civet (cat). 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Bruce. > 10. Potato chips and ice cream with no fat or calories. What could > go wrong? Well, in fact, side effects of this fake fat included > intense diarrhea and "anal leakage". Name the additive. Olestra. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua, Bruce, and Pete. > After its introduction in 2012, it was banned from casinos > and movie theaters, and in 2015, made illegal while driving. > Soon this nerdy device was gone for good. What was its name? Google Glass. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Pete. 3 for Erland and Bruce. > with the VHS VCR... and lost, badly. Despite dismal sales, the > manufacturer continued to make the machines until 2002 and the > tapes until 2016. Name the device. (Sony) Betamax. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua, Bruce, and Pete. 3 for Calvin. > to dinner. Something he ate tasted particularly sweet, which > he traced to a chemical compound he'd spilled on his hand. > Name his discovery. Saccharin. I did not accept "saccharine", which is a different word (an adjective). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Erland, and Bruce. > silicone oil and boric acid seeking an alternative to rubber for > tank treads, boots, etc. It didn't work, but it led to a popular > children's play product marketed by Crayola. Name the product. Silly Putty. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Bruce. > liquid plastic. The flask didn't shatter -- which led to the > creation of what product, just in time for the introduction of > the automobile? (Laminated) safety glass. 4 for Dan Tilque and Bruce. Tempered glass is still glass. Plexiglass (or the brand name Plexiglas) is a form of plastic. Laminated safety glass contains layers of both glass and plastic. Scores, if there are no errors: FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS TOPICS-> Lit Can Ent Sci Joshua Kreitzer 56 0 56 36 148 Dan Blum 56 0 32 40 128 Dan Tilque 32 12 28 52 124 Pete Gayde 24 0 40 16 80 Bruce Bowler -- -- 32 45 77 Erland Sommarskog 14 0 0 11 25 "Calvin" -- -- 14 7 21 -- Mark Brader | "(There's no accounting for taste, I guess.) Toronto | [*You*, not me!]" msb@vex.net | --Steve Summit My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Oct 09 01:31PM > 1 Which island with about 60,000 inhabitants lies some 40 km north east of Trinidad? Tobago > 2 What term denotes a bet placed before any cards are dealt? ante > 3 Which actor's death prevented him playing the role of Dr Peter Venkman in the 1981 film Ghostbusters? The role subsequently went to Bill Murray. John Belushi > 4 In the song (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay, which US state does the singer leave for San Francisco? Massachusetts > 5 The Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy is awarded annually to the winner of a contest between France and Italy in which sport? hide and seek (well, logically it should be) > 6 What country does the comic franchise The Smurfs hail from? Belgium > 7 The so-called Bulgarian Riviera is adjacent to which body of water? Black Sea > 8 Which legendary music festival was held in August 1969 at Max Yasgur's dairy farm in New York State, USA? Woodstock > 9 Which country is separated into two parts by the Malaysian district of Limbang? Brunei -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 09 08:32PM +0200 > 1 Which island with about 60,000 inhabitants lies some 40 km north > east of Trinidad? Toboago > 2 What term denotes a bet placed before any cards are dealt? Entry bet > 4 In the song (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay, which US state does > the singer leave for San Francisco? Nebraska > 5 The Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy is awarded annually to the winner of > a contest between France and Italy in which sport? Sailing > 6 What country does the comic franchise The Smurfs hail from? USA > 7 The so-called Bulgarian Riviera is adjacent to which body of water? Black Sea > 8 Which legendary music festival was held in August 1969 at Max > Yasgur's dairy farm in New York State, USA? Woodstock > 9 Which country is separated into two parts by the Malaysian > district of Limbang? Brunei > 10 The centre court at the Melbourne Park tennis centre is named > after which Australian tennis legend? Margaret Court |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Oct 09 06:43PM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 1 Which island with about 60,000 inhabitants lies some 40 km north > east of Trinidad? Aruba > 2 What term denotes a bet placed before any cards are dealt? Blind > 3 Which actor's death prevented him playing the > role of Dr Peter Venkman in the 1981 film Ghostbusters? The role > subsequently went to Bill Murray. Peter Sellers > 4 In the song (Sittin' On) The > Dock of the Bay, which US state does the singer leave for San > Francisco? Texas > 5 The Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy is awarded annually to > the winner of a contest between France and Italy in which sport? Rugby > 6 What country does the comic franchise The Smurfs hail from? > 7 The > so-called Bulgarian Riviera is adjacent to which body of water? Black Sea > 8 Which legendary music festival was held in August 1969 at Max > Yasgur's dairy farm in New York State, USA? Woodstock > 9 Which country is separated > into two parts by the Malaysian district of Limbang? Brunei > 10 The centre > court at the Melbourne Park tennis centre is named after which > Australian tennis legend? Laver > cheers, > calvin Pete Gayde |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 09 05:20PM -0500 Pete Gayde: > > 2 What term denotes a bet placed before any cards are dealt? > Blind Hmm. That's correct as well, and if Wikipedia is correct (in the article "Betting (poker)", there are additional terms in poker alone. -- Mark Brader "Unfortunately for the grass, the cold water is Toronto moving at over half the speed of sound." msb@vex.net --Randall Munroe |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Oct 09 07:23PM -0700 On 10/8/19 4:54 PM, Calvin wrote: > 1 Which island with about 60,000 inhabitants lies some 40 km north east of Trinidad? Tobago > 2 What term denotes a bet placed before any cards are dealt? side bet > 3 Which actor's death prevented him playing the role of Dr Peter Venkman in the 1981 film Ghostbusters? The role subsequently went to Bill Murray. > 4 In the song (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay, which US state does the singer leave for San Francisco? Georgia > 5 The Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy is awarded annually to the winner of a contest between France and Italy in which sport? tennis > 6 What country does the comic franchise The Smurfs hail from? Netherlands > 7 The so-called Bulgarian Riviera is adjacent to which body of water? Black Sea > 8 Which legendary music festival was held in August 1969 at Max Yasgur's dairy farm in New York State, USA? Woodstock > 9 Which country is separated into two parts by the Malaysian district of Limbang? Brunei -- Dan Tilque |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 09 08:29PM +0200 >... > 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 25 > Erland S I had #7 wrong. And double-wrong. I was under the impression that Île de la Cité is the other island, so I gave what thought was the other name. But the other island is Île Saint-Lois, not Île de Saint-Michel. Saint-Michel in this context is one of the bridges leading to Île de la Cité, and the nearby Métro station is Saint Michle Notre-Dame. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 09 05:16PM -0500 Erland Sommarskog: > I had #7 wrong. And double-wrong. I was under the impression that Île de > la Cité is the other island, so I gave what thought was the other name. > But the other island is Île Saint-Lois... U are almost right, there. (Hey, I'm sure I'd make more mistakes typing Swedish.) > Saint-Michel in this context is one of the bridges leading to Île de la > Cité, and the nearby Métro station is Saint [Michel] Notre-Dame. It's an interesting station, by the way, as the RER Line B platforms are *under* the south branch of the river. -- Mark Brader | "I'd spell creat with an e." Toronto | --Ken Thompson, when asked what he'd msb@vex.net | change if he was redesigning UNIX |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 09 08:35PM +0200 > * Game 3 (2019-09-30), Round 1 - Current Events > 1. Fall, or autumn if you prefer, arrived last Monday. At what > time, within 15 minutes? Be specific. What a question! Over here the definition of autumn is when the 24-hour average temperature has been below 10'C for five days in a row. (I think it's five, but I am not sure.) But, OK, now it is Toronto rules. And Toronto autumn. Hm, 20:36? Addition after reading the rot-13: And they want the time zone as well? Ah, so they asked about the equinox? I stand by my answer, and the qualification that is local time Toronto. > 3. WWE performer Lacey Evans released a video of herself receiving > a speeding ticket from an RCMP officer in what Canadian city? Regina > 4. At the World Track and Field Championships, which Canadian won > a bronze medal in the men's 100 m? Can't we talk about 20 km walking instead? :-) > at Wednesday's meeting, and followed it up with an endorsement > of a net zero greenhouse gas emissions target by *what year*? > (Exact answer required.) 2030 |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Oct 09 06:51PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:cNGdnbDlrpbcgQDAnZ2dnUU7- > * Game 3 (2019-09-30), Round 1 - Current Events > 1. Fall, or autumn if you prefer, arrived last Monday. At what > time, within 15 minutes? Be specific. 09:00am Eastern time; 10:00am Eastern time > 5. Merger talks between Altria and *what other company* broke off > this week? The other company will now focus instead on launching > a smokeless tobacco product. Juul > trucks relocating illegally parked cars onto nearby side streets > during the afternoon rush hour, rather than towing them to police > pounds. On what street will this pilot project be running? Yonge; Bloor > at Wednesday's meeting, and followed it up with an endorsement > of a net zero greenhouse gas emissions target by *what year*? > (Exact answer required.) 2040; 2050 > It will be able to track your Uber, tell you if you left your > phone behind, and even take a selfie, among other things. > Name the company with the connected jacket. Patagonia; LL Bean > will have an ionizer in its stand to kill bacteria while the > battery is charging. Specify one of them (say "connected" or > "anti-bacterial") and name the relevant company. Pete Gayde |
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