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Joe <joe@joemasters.me.uk>: Nov 15 05:37PM On 2019-11-15 01:54:39 +0000, Calvin said: > 1 In the United States, which two digit number is also a slang term for > getting rid of someone or something? 89 The odds on me getting this right are 89-1 > 2 Who versatile German-American composer won four Oscars for Best > Original Music Score, including for My Fair Lady and Gigi? Bernstein > 3 On 30 May 2019, James Marape replaced Peter O'Neill as Prime Minister > of which country? Malta? > 4 The element copper is named after which island in the Mediterranean? Corfu? > 5 Who did Johnny Depp portray in the 2004 film Finding Neverland? Lewis Carroll > 6 By what name is the Indonesian island of Celebes more commonly known today? Java? > 7 What is the largest, living land carnivore? Komodo Dragon > 8 Which 1986 Paul Simon album won a Grammy for album of the year? Graceland > 9 The Albany and New York City ports are located on which river? Hudson > 10 In 1983 which Indian batsman broke Sir Donald Bradman's record for > the most Test cricket centuries? Kapil Dev -- "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 |
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Nov 15 08:13PM +0100 >> 10 In 1983 which Indian batsman broke Sir Donald Bradman's record >> for the most Test cricket centuries? > Johnson. So that was my answer as well. Except that I translated Johnson to an Indian context. |
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 15 04:05PM -0600 Mark Brader: > > Johnson. Erland Sommarskog: > So that was my answer as well. Except that I translated Johnson to > an Indian context. Oh, you weren't talking about Canadian politicians! :-) I would have done something like that too, but I failed to come up with anything plausibly Indian-sounding, and didn't think of going with Singh. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "The brain is amazing when it's amazing, with msb@vex.net | apologies to Robert Biddle." --Steve Summit |
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Nov 15 04:52PM -0800 On 11/14/19 5:54 PM, Calvin wrote: > 1 In the United States, which two digit number is also a slang term for getting rid of someone or something? 86 > 2 Who versatile German-American composer won four Oscars for Best Original Music Score, including for My Fair Lady and Gigi? Irving Berlin > 3 On 30 May 2019, James Marape replaced Peter O'Neill as Prime Minister of which country? > 4 The element copper is named after which island in the Mediterranean? Cyprus > 5 Who did Johnny Depp portray in the 2004 film Finding Neverland? Michael Jackson > 6 By what name is the Indonesian island of Celebes more commonly known today? > 7 What is the largest, living land carnivore? polar bear > 8 Which 1986 Paul Simon album won a Grammy for album of the year? Graceland > 9 The Albany and New York City ports are located on which river? Hudson -- Dan Tilque |
Joe <joe@joemasters.me.uk>: Nov 16 10:18AM On 2019-11-15 17:37:36 +0000, Joe said: >> 1 In the United States, which two digit number is also a slang term for >> getting rid of someone or something? > 89 The odds on me getting this right are 89-1 I must have typed the six upside down >> 5 Who did Johnny Depp portray in the 2004 film Finding Neverland? > Lewis Carroll Neverland, Wonderland! They're practically interchangeable. -- "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 |
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 16 04:17AM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-09-30, 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 the Red Smarties 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 2019-10-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". * Game 3, Round 7 - Science - Colors and Pigments 1. A certain pigment, very popular in the 18th and 19th centuries, created a deep brown color. It was derived from an Ancient Egyptian source, but its use was discontinued in the 20th century as the resource it was made from became unavailable. What resource? 2. Iron Gall ink was used in Europe for over 1,400 years. It was used to letter the famous Book of Kells, among many other manuscripts. It was made using gallotannic acid, which was harvested from galls -- growths caused by wasp larvae -- on *what kind of tree*? 3. Cheddar cheese is never naturally orange; it is colored with a pigment harvested from the achiote tree, found in tropical countries. The same pigment is used to dye butter and margarine, snack foods, cereal, and a host of other foods. What is it called? 4. This blue pigment was historically more expensive than gold, and is derived from a mineral mined in Afghanistan. It was so expensive that it often had its own budget line item on a commission. What is the name shared by the mineral and the pigment? 5. Historically a certain pigment was made by crushing hundreds of beetle-like insects that live on the prickly-pear cactus. It fell out of fashion after widespread use, but has seen a resurgence due to health concerns about its synthetic alternatives. *What color* does this pigment create? 6. This heavy metal was used to make pigments in red and yellow. The metal is toxic enough that paints containing it can cause health problems when it is absorbed into the skin. Still, Lego bricks used pigments containing this metal until the 1970s. Name the metal. 7. Emerald Green was the name of a pigment used extensively in the 19th century. It did not contain emerald; in fact it was developed as a cheaper green pigment, and thus was used extensively in wallpapers and clothing. It was later revealed to be highly poisonous, and may have hastened Napoleon's death in exile on St. Helena. What poison does it contain? 8. A pigment called Venetian Ceruse was used widely in the 16th century as a cosmetic, as it whitened skin. Unfortunately it, too, was also highly poisonous. What is the toxic substance in this brilliant white pigment? 9. In 1859 a synthetic dye was discovered accidentally while attempting to synthesize quinine, a treatment for malaria. This dye was originally called Tyrian Purple, but has since been given a one-word name that comes from the French word for the mallow flower. What is the name of this accidentally discovered color? 10. This pigment created using clay is likely the oldest pigment used by humans. It is found on cave paintings, and in Blombos Cave in South Africa it was discovered in a stone fragment. This stone fragment is thought to be the earliest known drawing done by a human on earth. What pigment is this? * Game 3, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Folkloric Monsters and Shapeshifters In each case, name the relevant folkloric creature from the following handout list: | Alkonost | Chimera | Hippocamp | Rusalka | Anansi | Chupacabra | Houri | Simurgh | Arachne | Deer Woman | Imurgh | Skin-Walker | Baba Yaga | Djinn | La Bolefuego | Strigoi | Bahamut | Dullahan | Leprechaun | Tachash | Banshee | Dybbuk | Nanabush | Tanuki | Baobhan Sith | Ghoul | Penanggal | Wendigo | Callisto | Godzilla | Phooka or Puca | Wookiee | Catoblepas | Golem | Qalupalik | Zombie 1. In Jewish mythology, this is a malicious possessing spirit believed to be the dislocated soul of a dead person, controlling the body of a living person to attend to unfinished business 2. Originating in Puerto Rico in the 1990s, stories of this livestock-killing monster, which is possibly reptilian and whose name literally means "goat-sucker", have been reported throughout the Americas. 3. The "Woman of the Fairy Mound", this red-eyed, wailing spirit from Irish mythology arrives to herald the death of a family member. 4. These inhuman, possibly undead monsters of Arabic folklore were introduced to European cultures by the "1,001 Nights". They have an appetite for human flesh and they often lurk in cemeteries. 5. This description comes from the 1950 Jimmy Stewart movie "Harvey", whose title character is one of these in the form of a 6-foot-tall invisible rabbit: "From old Celtic mythology, a fairy spirit in animal form. Always very large. A benign but mischievous creature." What is the creature? 6. Often described as gaunt skeletons and insatiable giants, these spirits of famine and death of Algonquin folklore can also inhabit human beings, turning them into murderers and cannibals. 7. Known in Navajo as "yee naaldlooshii", these malevolent witches can take on the form of an animal at will, but otherwise appear as normal humans. Give therr name in English, also the title of a very popular novel by Tony Hillerman 8. A notoriously ambiguous figure of Slavic folklore, this sometimes good, sometimes cannibalistic swamp-witch lives in the forest in a hut that stands on chicken legs and travels by means of a mortar and pestle. 9. Originating in pre-Islamic folk cultures of Arabia and persisting in Islamic tradition, these invisible spirits may have been created by God out of fire, and exist alongside angels and demons as supernatural beings who can influence the lives of humans for good and for ill. They like to hang out in dark places, and can only be seen if they assume the form of animals, humans, or storms. 10. Perhaps the best-known figure of African and Afro-Caribbean folklore, this trickster tried -- and failed -- to steal the world's stories and put them in a calabash gourd. (Fortunately, he was stopped by the intellectual-property lawyers.) Anyway, he can take on many forms but is most comfortable as a spider. -- Mark Brader "Computers get paid to extract relevant Toronto information from files; people should not msb@vex.net have to do such mundane tasks." -- Ian Darwin My text in this article is in the public domain. |
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Nov 15 04:37PM -0800 On 11/12/19 11:12 PM, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. Queen Elizabeth II's 8th great-grandchild, Archie Harrison > Mountbatten-Windsor, was born 2019-05-05 and is now 7th in line > for the British throne. Who is 6th in line? Prince Harry, Duke of Wessex > last absolute monarchies; shortly after, he ceded his absolute > authority and this Himalayan kingdom became a constitutional > monarchy. Name it. Bhutan > global notoriety in 2013 when he took a teenager for his 15th > wife. Then he changed the name of the country. What *was* > eSwatini called until 2018? Swaziland > 4. Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is the current king of Saudi Arabia; > he also holds the title of "Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques". > Name the *two* Saudi cities were these mosques are located. Mecca and Medina > 5. King Letsie III was born in 1963 in Basutoland; three years > later, Basutoland achieved independence from the UK and changed > its name. What is it called now? Lesotho > 6. Mohammed VI, son of Hassan II, is the reigning monarch since > 1999 of which North African country, whose motto is "God, > Homeland, King"? Morocco > Glücksburg, a European dynasty with its roots in northern > Germany. What kingdom has Margrethe headed since 1972? > Hint: It's not German-speaking. Netherlands > was abolished by their parliament in 2008. He continues to live > in one of his palaces, and has publicly stated his intention > to restore the institution of the monarchy. Name the country. Laos ?? > his poodle (Air Chief Marshal Fufu). Upon the death of his > father Rama IX in 2016, Vajiralongkorn became King Rama X of > which country? Thailand > monarchy in 2005 at the age of 78, and his reign ended with > his resignation in 2013. He still lives in the country in his > retirement; name it. Vatican City -- Dan Tilque |
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Nov 15 04:44PM -0800 On 11/15/19 4:37 PM, Dan Tilque wrote: >> Mountbatten-Windsor, was born 2019-05-05 and is now 7th in line >> for the British throne. Who is 6th in line? > Prince Harry, Duke of Wessex Oops, I meant Sussex. I suppose it's too late to change that. -- Dan Tilque |
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 16 02:42AM -0600 Mark Brader: >>> 1. Queen Elizabeth II's 8th great-grandchild, Archie Harrison >>> Mountbatten-Windsor, was born 2019-05-05 and is now 7th in line >>> the British throne. Who is 6th in line? Dan Tilque: >> Prince Harry, Duke of Wessex > Oops, I meant Sussex. I suppose it's too late to change that. Hmm. 7 minutes between the two postings. All right, I'll allow it, but don't make a habit of it, eh? -- Mark Brader | "...not one accident in a hundred deserves the name. Toronto | [This occurrence] was simply the legitimate result msb@vex.net | of carelessness." -- Washington Roebling |
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 16 04:15AM -0600 Mark Brader: > and in each case identify which photo was taken by the female > photographer we name. > 1. Helen Levitt. D. 2 for Joshua. > 2. Dorothea Lange. C. 4 for Joshua. 3 for Calvin. 2 for Dan Blum. > 3. Sherrie Levine. K. > 4. Cindy Sherman. E. > 5. Annie Lebowitz. G. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Calvin. > 6. Vivian Maier. B. > 7. Margaret Bourke-White. L. > 8. Nan Goldin. H. > 9. Diane Arbus. A. 4 for Joshua. > 10. Evelyn Cameron. F. > So there were two decoys. If you like, decode the rot13 and > identify the remaining photos for fun, but for no points. Nobody tried these. > 11. Julia Margaret Cameron. J. > 12. Suzy Lake. I. > 1. Queen Elizabeth II's 8th great-grandchild, Archie Harrison > Mountbatten-Windsor, was born 2019-05-05 and is now 7th in line > for the British throne. Who is 6th in line? His father, Prince Harry (or really Henry). 4 for Joshua, Calvin, and Dan Tilque. The top 20 in line for the throne are currently: 1. Prince Charles (first son of the Queen). 2. Prince William (first son of Prince Charles). 3. Prince George# (first child% of Prince William). 4. Princess Charlotte# (second child% of Prince William). 5. Prince Louis# (third child% of Prince William). 6. Prince Harry (second son of Prince Charles). 7. Archie Mountbatten-Windsor# (first child% of Prince Harry). 8. Prince Andrew (second son of the Queen). 9. Princess Beatrice (first daughter of Prince Andrew). 10. Princess Eugenie (second daughter of Prince Andrew). 11. Prince Edward (third son of the Queen). 12. James, Viscount Severn# (first son of Prince Edward). 13. Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor# (first daughter of Prince Edward). 14. Princess Anne (first daughter of the Queen). 15. Peter Phillips (first son of Princess Anne). 16. Savannah Phillips (first daughter of Peter Phillips). 17. Isla Phillips (second daughter of Peter Phillips). 18. Zara Tindall (first daughter of Princess Anne). 19. Mia Tindall# (first child% of Zara Tindall). 20. Lena Tindall# (second child% of Zara Tindall). # Indicates children. % Within a subling group, heirs born from a certain date in 2011 onward have preference only by age, not by sex and age as before. > last absolute monarchies; shortly after, he ceded his absolute > authority and this Himalayan kingdom became a constitutional > monarchy. Name it. Bhutan. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. 2 for Calvin. > global notoriety in 2013 when he took a teenager for his 15th > wife. Then he changed the name of the country. What *was* > eSwatini called until 2018? Swaziland. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Erland, Joshua, Calvin, and Dan Tilque. > 4. Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is the current king of Saudi Arabia; > he also holds the title of "Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques". > Name the *two* Saudi cities were these mosques are located. Mecca, Medina. 4 for everyone. > 5. King Letsie III was born in 1963 in Basutoland; three years > later, Basutoland achieved independence from the UK and changed > its name. What is it called now? Lesotho. 4 for Erland, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 6. Mohammed VI, son of Hassan II, is the reigning monarch since > 1999 of which North African country, whose motto is "God, > Homeland, King"? Morocco. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Calvin. > Glücksburg, a European dynasty with its roots in northern > Germany. What kingdom has Margrethe headed since 1972? > Hint: It's not German-speaking. Denmark. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, and Joshua. > was abolished by their parliament in 2008. He continues to live > in one of his palaces, and has publicly stated his intention > to restore the institution of the monarchy. Name the country. Nepal. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, and Joshua. > his poodle (Air Chief Marshal Fufu). Upon the death of his > father Rama IX in 2016, Vajiralongkorn became King Rama X of > which country? Thailand. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > monarchy in 2005 at the age of 78, and his reign ended with > his resignation in 2013. He still lives in the country in his > retirement; name it. Vatican City. 4 for everyone. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 3 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS TOPICS-> Spo H/G Art G/H Joshua Kreitzer 24 40 14 40 118 Dan Blum 4 40 6 32 82 Erland Sommarskog 0 40 0 36 76 Dan Tilque 4 36 0 32 72 Pete Gayde 36 34 -- -- 70 "Calvin" 4 18 7 21 50 -- Mark Brader | "This website offers to conjugate your French verb. Toronto | Trust the French to come up with something kinky msb@vex.net | like that." --Al Kriman My text in this article is in the public domain. |
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 15 06:08AM -0600 Mark Brader: > > for copyright infringement after she reposted without permission > > their photo of her dressed as Hillary Clinton at a 2016 > > Halloween party. Which celebrity? Katy Perry. > > singer will be receiving the People's Choice Champion Award > > at the November show for her many philanthropic endeavors. > > Which singer? Pink (or P!nk). > > 3. Last week, TFC won their Eastern Conference championship over > > *what opposing team* to now move on to the MLS finals? Atlanta United. 4 for Pete. > > 4. Also last week, Washington Nationals won the World Series by > > 4 games to 3. Who did *they* beat? Houston Astros. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Pete, and Joshua. > > addition to local first responders, in order to assess the > > city's preparedness for a large-scale disaster. Where in the > > city was the exercise centered? Union Station. > > talks fail to progress meaningfully. But how overwhelmingly? > > Give the percentage vote in favor of striking, within > > 1 percentage point. 98% (accepting 97-99%). > > 7. A 1-ton black boulder striped with white quartz, known locally > > as Wizard Rock, was stolen last month, only to reappear last > > week, in the Prescott National Forest in what US state? Arizona. 4 for Pete. > > visits to family gravesites and home altars, to mark what > > occasion? Hint: Saturday's Google doodle also honored the > > occasion. Day of the Dead (Dia de Muertos). 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Pete, and Joshua. > > 9. Friday, the US arm of *which company* announced it was banning > > "party houses" following a deadly Halloween shooting? Airbnb. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Joshua. > > 10. Google's parent company Alphabet announced plans to purchase > > this company, with the goal of going head-to-head with Apple > > in the fitness-tracking space. What company is Alphabet buying? Fitbit. 4 for everyone -- Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Erland, Pete, and Joshua. > > 1. A ceremony on Saturday was attended by the leaders of several > > European nations in order to mark the 30th anniversary of > > what event? End of the Berlin Wall. 4 for everyone. > > 2. McDonald's just fired its CEO over consensual sex with a fellow > > employee. Name that now-former CEO. Steve Easterbrook. > > aspects of the Canadian food-service industry. Second Cup will > > continue as one of its brands, but what is the new corporate > > name? Aegis Brands. > > meaning that -- like Madonna, Michael Jackson, U2, and Weird > > Al Yankovic -- he has now had a new release debut as a Top 40 > > hit in 4 different decades. Name him. Kenny G (or Gorelick). > > the filmmaker's suit without prejudice. He filed the suit when > > Amazon refused to release his completed film "A Rainy Day in > > New York" in the US. Who is he? Woody Allen. 4 for Joshua. 2 for Pete. > > team, after they found out from Twitter that not one of his > > invited guests had shown up for his team-themed birthday party. > > Which team is it? Toronto Maple Leafs. > > 7. Which Toronto sports team signed All Blacks star Sonny Bill > > Williams to a 2-year contract worth approximately $9,000,000? Toronto Wolfpack. (It's rugby.) > > 8. Who was kicked off Toronto City Council last week over election > > overspending? Jim Karygiannas. > > 9. With the receipt of their "no board" report last week, what is > > the first day when elementary-school teachers in Ontario will > > be in a legal strike position? November 25. > > 10. Queen's Park announced that the current veterans' memorial on > > the south lawn of the legislature will be extended to recognize > > *which new group* of veterans? Canadians who served in Afghanistan. Scores, if there are no errors: GAMES-> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BEST SIX Pete Gayde 11 20 0 2 16 0 20 6 75 Joshua Kreitzer 20 0 -- -- 12 8 16 8 64 Erland Sommarskog 8 12 0 0 20 12 4 4 60 Dan Blum 19 6 4 0 8 0 16 4 57 Dan Tilque 4 12 -- -- 4 8 16 4 48 Bruce Bowler 15 8 -- -- -- -- -- -- 23 -- Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net "I am good at fooling myself into believing that what I wrote is what I meant. I am also good at fooling myself into believing that what I meant is what I should have meant." --Kent Beck My text in this article is in the public domain. |
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Nov 15 01:10PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:5sKdnSTBuYnbCFPAnZ2dnUU7- >> > Al Yankovic -- he has now had a new release debut as a Top 40 >> > hit in 4 different decades. Name him. > Kenny G (or Gorelick). To explain my own answer as well as Erland's, "Use This Gospel" was recorded by Kanye West featuring Clipse and Kenny G. (Appearances as a featured artist do count for purposes of this record; for example, U2's only U.S. Top 40 hit in the 2010s has been "XXX" by Kendrick Lamar featuring U2.) -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Nov 15 08:23PM +0100 > (Appearances as a featured artist do count for purposes of this record; > for example, U2's only U.S. Top 40 hit in the 2010s has been "XXX" by > Kendrick Lamar featuring U2.) Nevertheless, the question is a little misleading as it says "This musician's newest single", but apparently it was in fact Kayne West most recent single. Not that this remark is meant as a protest. I answered Kayne West as I happened to recall that I had seen a review of his most recent album which has some religious theme. At the same time, it seemed a little unlikely that he has been around long enough to have had a hit in four different decades. But since West is an artist that I don't know much about, I figured that I might be wrong and gave him as answer just in case. |
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 15 04:03PM -0600 Erland Sommarskog: > Nevertheless, the question is a little misleading as it says "This > musician's newest single", but apparently it was in fact Kayne West > most recent single. If that's so, then I agree it's misleading. If I'd known, I would've reworded the question, but I have no interest whatever in the topic of most popular recordings or in those particular performaers. Sorry. -- Mark Brader "I always hoped that when someone quoted me Toronto it would be because I said something profound." msb@vex.net -- Chris Volpe |
yhwh.allah.lord.god@gmail.com: Nov 15 05:47AM -0800 On Thursday, November 14, 2019 at 12:00:01 AM UTC, Satan wrote: > O LUCIFER > the Devil, > Satan Jolly good. Pip pip. Cheerio. YHWH Allah (LORD God) |
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