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| K3BAB87 <donnacreighton87@gmail.com>: Oct 09 01:48AM -0700 Thanks everyone for joining in! :) Erland - Of course no cheating :) And yes I'm British, is that a good thing or bad? :) > 13 Which metal has atomic number 11? SODIUM > 14 What is Rogaine meant to treat? BALDNESS > 15 What game is sometimes called roshambo? ROCK PAPER SCISSORS ERLAND - 2 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? JOE - 8 PETE - 8 DAN - 7 CALVIN - 5 Next Quiz on Friday! |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Oct 08 04:54PM -0700 1 Which island with about 60,000 inhabitants lies some 40 km north east of Trinidad? 2 What term denotes a bet placed before any cards are dealt? 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? 5 The Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy is awarded annually to the winner of a contest between France and Italy in which sport? 6 What country does the comic franchise The Smurfs hail from? 7 The so-called Bulgarian Riviera is adjacent to which body of water? 8 Which legendary music festival was held in August 1969 at Max Yasgur's dairy farm in New York State, USA? 9 Which country is separated into two parts by the Malaysian district of Limbang? 10 The centre court at the Melbourne Park tennis centre is named after which Australian tennis legend? cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 08 08:04PM -0500 "Calvin": > 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. Belushi. > 4 In the song (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay, which US state > does the singer leave for San Francisco? New York? > 5 The Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy is awarded annually to the winner > of a contest between France and Italy in which sport? Bicycle racing? > 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. > 10 The centre court at the Melbourne Park tennis centre is named > after which Australian tennis legend? Laver? -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Asteroid Nearly Misses Earth" msb@vex.net | --Washington Post, June 24, 2002 |
| Joe <joe@joemasters.me.uk>: Oct 09 06:24AM +0100 On 2019-10-08 23:54:46 +0000, Calvin said: > 1 Which island with about 60,000 inhabitants lies some 40 km north east > of Trinidad? Jamaica? > 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. Peter Sellers > 4 In the song (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay, which US state does the > singer leave for San Francisco? Geotgia > 5 The Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy is awarded annually to the winner of a > contest between France and Italy in which sport? Skiing > 6 What country does the comic franchise The Smurfs hail from? Finland > 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 > of Limbang? > 10 The centre court at the Melbourne Park tennis centre is named after > which Australian tennis legend? Rod Laver > cheers, > calvin Too many wild guesses this round. -- "To err, as they say, is human. To forgive is divine. To err by withholding your forgiveness until it's too late is to become divinely fucked up." ― Jonathan Tropper, The Book of Joe |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Oct 08 04:52PM -0700 On Friday, September 27, 2019 at 10:29:15 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: Apologies for the delay. > 1 The Mad Monk Grigori Rasputin befriended the royal family of which European country? Russia > 2 Which 2013 sci-fi thriller starred Sandra Bullock and George Clooney as astronauts stranded in space? Gravity > 3 Which alcoholic spirit is sometimes known (particularly in England) as Mother's Ruin? Gin > 4 Which video game franchise has instalments set in Vice City and Liberty City, among others? Grand Theft Auto > 5 What ingredient is present in a pizza rossa, but not a pizza bianca? Tomato > 6 The 2019 Tour de France commenced Brussels, in tribute to which 5-time winner of the race? Eddie Merckx Various misspelling accepted :-) > 7 On which island on the Seine river in central Paris is Notre Dame cathedral located? Ile de la Cite > 8 Dendrochronology is the scientific method of estimating the age of certain objects by analysing what? Tree rings Sadly I cannot accept Joe's suggestion of dandruffchronology :-) > 9 Lois Griffin and Glenn Quagmire are characters in which animated TV series? Modern Family And not Family Guy, which is either easily confused or a popular guess Singleton for Pete > 10 Researchers are trying to develop a vaccine to save which Australian mammal from facial tumour disease? Tasmanian Devil I'm impressed that three of you got this correct! Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 576 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 8 39 Joe 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 7 34 Mark Brader 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 7 34 Dan Tilque 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 7 36 Dan Blum 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 6 30 Bruce Bowler 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 5 26 Pete Gayde 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 25 Erland S - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 6 3 4 4 7 6 6 4 1 3 44 63% Congratulations Joe. cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 08 06:31PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on the dates indicated below, and should be interpreted accordingly. If any answers have changed due to newer news, you are still expected to give the answers that were correct on that date. 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 in a single followup to the newsgroup, 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 the Red Smarties and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped and/or edited by me. The posting and tabulation of current-events questions is independent of the concurrent posting of other rounds. For further information see my 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". * 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. 2. Auston Matthews made the news this week after being charged with disorderly conduct and disruptive behavior after an off-ice incident in May. Where did the incident take place? 3. WWE performer Lacey Evans released a video of herself receiving a speeding ticket from an RCMP officer in what Canadian city? 4. At the World Track and Field Championships, which Canadian won a bronze medal in the men's 100 m? 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. 6. Also this week, CEO Kevin Burns resigned from *this company* and was replaced by Altria's chief strategy and growth officer, K.C. Crosthwaite. What company? 7. What show won the Emmy for Best Comedy Series? 8. And who won the Emmy for Best Actor in a Drama Series? 9. On Saturday, in response to an anti-LBGTQ Christian group's plan to march up Church St. and through the gay village, another peaceful rally was organized to counter it. What was the *name* of the counter-rally? 10. Following a boating accident last month in Muskoka, Kevin O'Leary's wife was charged with careless operation of a vessel. Give her *first* name. After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Svefg, vs lbh sbetbg gb vaqvpngr jung gvzr mbar lbh zrnag ba lbhe svefg nafjre, tb onpx naq fhccyl vg. Gura, vs lbh tnir Cubravk sbe lbhe arkg nafjre, jr arrq gur fcrpvsvp pvgl, abg gur zrgebcbyvgna nern. Tb onpx naq punatr lbhe nafjre gb gur fcrpvsvp pvgl. * Game 4 (2019-10-07), Round 1 - Current Events 1. Mayor Tory announced a 6-8 week pilot project that will have tow 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? 2. Toronto City Council officially declared a climate emergency 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.) 3. The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Wednesday that a captain had been named for this season. Who is he? 4. Please decode the only after you have finished with previous question: Gurl nyfb anzrq guerr nffvfgnag pncgnvaf. Bar vf Nhfgba Znggurjf. Anzr rvgure bs gur bguref. 5. A Canadian priest was elevated to cardinal on Saturday. Who? 6. In BC, the Minister of itizens' Services has resigned as a result of an RCMP investigation, without even knowing what allegations against her are being investigated. Name her. 7. Four of six national party leaders participated in the French-language debate last week. Name either of the two who did not. (Person, not party.) 8. On the other hand, the leader of the Bloc Québécois *did* participate. Who's that? 9. Oh, right, this isn't the Canadiana round. Let's see, what else? Okay, an old company announced a new version of its classic jacket, one that is loaded with "Jacquard by Google" tech. 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. 10. In other tech news this week, two companies launched their version of wireless earbuds. One will allow you to connect to all kinds of applications by voice commands, while the other 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. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Anyone who can handle a needle convincingly can make msb@vex.net | us see a thread which is not there." --E.H. Gombrich My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Oct 08 11:44PM > * Game 3 (2019-09-30), Round 1 - Current Events > 7. What show won the Emmy for Best Comedy Series? Fleabag > 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.) 2025; 2029 -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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>: Oct 08 07:07PM On Sun, 06 Oct 2019 17:24:16 -0500, Mark Brader wrote: > 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" > underhanded schemes. > 5. A half-hour family comedy series with moments of drama, starring > Robert Young and Jane Wyatt. Father Knows Best > 6. A half-hour panel game show where three contestants would all > claim to be the same person. To Tell The Truth > 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. Allan Freed > 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. Dick Clark > 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 > 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*? Liz Taylor > in 1952. Name it. > 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 (if you like that one, try "The Last Ship" by Brinkley) > 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 > 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 > 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 > * Scatological Animal Facts > 7. Their diet of cellulose makes these tiny creatures more flatulent > than any others on Earth. Name those little farters. ants; termites > 8. Which marsupial's poop is cubical? wombat > 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 > 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 > 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 Glasses > 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. betamax > dinner. Something he ate tasted particularly sweet, which he traced > to a chemical compound he'd spilled on his hand. > Name his discovery. saccharin > 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 > flask that had been filled with cellulose nitrate, a sort of liquid > plastic. The flask didn't shatter -- which led to the creation of > what product, just in time for the introduction of the automobile? safety glass |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Oct 08 09:04PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:KfOdnUzG-6wN9AfAnZ2dnUU7- > 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 > 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. Duane Eddy > 3. What then-shocking 1955 movie, starring Glenn Ford, Vic Morrow, > and Sidney Poitier, launched the song "Rock Around the Clock"? Blackboard Jungle > 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. Sgt Bilco; The Phil Silvers Show > 5. A half-hour family comedy series with moments of drama, starring > Robert Young and Jane Wyatt. Father Knows Best > 6. A half-hour panel game show where three contestants would all > claim to be the same person. To Tell the Truth > 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. Freed > 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 > 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? Corman > 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? Vertigo > 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 > in the early 20th century. Name that book. > 14. Ernest Hemingway's last major work was a short novel written > in 1952. Name it. The Old Man and the Sea > 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 > pelvis and leg bones of a fully bipedal creature. She is > considered a member of which extinct species? (2 words -- > in Latin.) Homo erectus > 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 > 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? Java man > 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. Oxycodone; Oxycontin > 5. Fluoxetine. Oxycodone; Oxycontin > 6. Alprazolam. Oxycodone; Oxycontin > * Scatological Animal Facts > 7. Their diet of cellulose makes these tiny creatures more flatulent > than any others on Earth. Name those little farters. Boll weevils > 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. Elephant > 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 > 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 > 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. Betamax > to dinner. Something he ate tasted particularly sweet, which > he traced to a chemical compound he'd spilled on his hand. > Name his discovery. Chicle > 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. Play Doh > liquid plastic. The flask didn't shatter -- which led to the > creation of what product, just in time for the introduction of > the automobile? Tempered glass Pete Gayde |
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