| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Dec 12 03:16PM -0800 On Monday, December 2, 2019 at 9:56:26 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 1 Johan Wolfgang von Goethe is considered part of which German literary movement, translating to "Storm and Stress" in English? Sturm und Drang > 2 Who co-starred with Meryl Streep in the 1988 film Evil Angels? Sam Neill https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094924/ No one got this, possibly because it was re-titled for international release > 3 The DOPE personality test divides people into one of four categories, namely Doves, Owls, Eagles and which other? Peacocks Singleton for Mark > 4 George Weah represented which west African country in football (soccer)? Liberia > 5 Which system of communication developed from ARPANET? Internet [or similar] > 6 Which band's concerts feature a giant inflatable pig? Pink Floyd > 7 The Globe and Mail is a major newspaper in which country? Canada > 8 Sinhalese and Tamil are the two official languages of which Asian country? Sri Lanka > 9 On a film set, what name is given to the technicians who work with moving camera cranes or dollies? Grips Singleton for Dan B > 10 In the 1984 mockumentary This is Spinal Tap, the classic quote "These go to eleven" refers to what piece of equipment? Amplifier Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 583 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 7 33 Mark Brader 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 7 35 Pete Gayde 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 6 29 Dan Blum 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 6 30 Erland S 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 6 30 John Masters 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 5 28 Dan Tilque - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 6 0 1 3 6 4 5 6 1 5 37 62% Congratulations Mark who takes the win over a tightly packed field. Welcome also to John. Calvin's quiz is now on summer recess and will resume in early January. Merry Christmas all. cheers, calvin |
| Joe Masters <joe@joemasters.me.uk>: Dec 12 11:32PM On 2019-12-12 23:16:01 +0000, Calvin said: > Merry Christmas all. > cheers, > calvin Thanks for the welcome but John is Joe who moved to a new computer and didn't set up Unison correctly. John is my given name, Joe is what family and friends call me. I'll answer to either. -- "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): Dec 12 09:22PM -0600 "Calvin": > > 9 On a film set, what name is given to the technicians who work with > moving camera cranes or dollies? > Grips Hmm. Can I get a half-point for my answer? It is correct that grips move scenery -- but on stage rather than in movies, if Wikipedia is correct. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Men! Give them enough rope and they'll dig msb@vex.net | their own grave." -- EARTH GIRLS ARE EASY |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Dec 13 04:44AM > Hmm. Can I get a half-point for my answer? It is correct that > grips move scenery -- but on stage rather than in movies, if > Wikipedia is correct. They do also move cameras, also per Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_grip However your answer might also have been correct. (I don't remember what it was.) -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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>: Dec 12 07:49PM On Wed, 11 Dec 2019 18:18:55 -0600, Mark Brader wrote: > harmful. He had the habit of tasting any new substance he > discovered, and yes, eventually he died from this. Name *any one* of > the elements he is credited for discovering. Chlorine > work, she died of an extremely widespread and violent cancer in 1905. > Name the scientific breakthrough that lead to her career, or the > field of study. radiography > his balding and improved his eyesight. He died in 1928 after working > with blood from a young man who was infected with malaria and > tuberculosis. Name the procedure that this scientist pioneered. blood transfusion > leukemia in 1934. Curie is the first and only person to have > received two Nobel Prizes in science. One was in chemistry. > In what field was the other? Physics > On a subsequent trip in 1785, upon reaching 1,500 feet the balloon > caught fire and he fell to his death. *What body of water* was he > attempting to fly across on that final voyage? English Channel > witnessed a blue glow of air ionization. Slotin died 9 days later. > Afterwards, the spherical plutonium core was given what hellish > nickname? the demon core > 1945-08-21 he accidentally dropped a tungsten carbide brick onto a > plutonium bomb core; he managed to stop the reaction but died of > radiation 25 days later. Name the secret military project. the Manhattan project > self-experimentation, where doctors and nurses would let infected > mosquitos bite them and track disease incidence. One doctor, and > nurse Clara Maass, died of this disease. Name it. I want to say malaria, but 20th century seems late > a new viral threat. Two weeks later he developed signs of the > infection, and in two more weeks he was dead. However, > he was the first to warn the world of... what fatal discovery? Not AIDS, too late. > in a hierarchy of spatial levels, suggesting to audiences how chess > adapted to a future predominated by space travel. Rules for the game > were never described within the series. Star trek > blackjack, and (more important) whatever Hawkeye decides to add to > it. "Bishops are worth three jacks, checkers are wild, and you have > to be 21 or over to open", he tells Radar. M*A*S*H > board. Popular amongst smugglers, Holochess was usually installed in > common areas of cargo ships, most notably a particular Corellian > light freighter. Star wars > wearing a hat that says 'Ledgerman'). Then there's the Challenge > Play... the thing about the Challenge Play is that it's basically the > game... in reverse." Harry Potter > is forced into a riding position - with a protective canopy. Each > Light Cycle is colored according to the color of the rod that > generated it. Tron |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Dec 12 09:14PM +0100 > were harmful. He had the habit of tasting any new substance he > discovered, and yes, eventually he died from this. Name *any > one* of the elements he is credited for discovering. Oxygen > life's work, she died of an extremely widespread and violent > cancer in 1905. Name the scientific breakthrough that lead to > her career, or the field of study. X rays > from leukemia in 1934. Curie is the first and only person to > have received two Nobel Prizes in science. One was in chemistry. > In what field was the other? Physics > On a subsequent trip in 1785, upon reaching 1,500 feet the > balloon caught fire and he fell to his death. *What body of > water* was he attempting to fly across on that final voyage? The English Channel > onto a plutonium bomb core; he managed to stop the reaction > but died of radiation 25 days later. Name the secret military > project. Manhattan > self-experimentation, where doctors and nurses would let infected > mosquitos bite them and track disease incidence. One doctor, > and nurse Clara Maass, died of this disease. Name it. Dengue fever > as a new viral threat. Two weeks later he developed signs of > the infection, and in two more weeks he was dead. However, > he was the first to warn the world of... what fatal discovery? SARS |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Dec 12 03:25PM -0800 On Thursday, December 12, 2019 at 10:19:01 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > 1928 after working with blood from a young man who was infected > with malaria and tuberculosis. Name the procedure that this > scientist pioneered. Blood transfusion > from leukemia in 1934. Curie is the first and only person to > have received two Nobel Prizes in science. One was in chemistry. > In what field was the other? Physics > On a subsequent trip in 1785, upon reaching 1,500 feet the > balloon caught fire and he fell to his death. *What body of > water* was he attempting to fly across on that final voyage? English Channel > onto a plutonium bomb core; he managed to stop the reaction > but died of radiation 25 days later. Name the secret military > project. Manhattan project > self-experimentation, where doctors and nurses would let infected > mosquitos bite them and track disease incidence. One doctor, > and nurse Clara Maass, died of this disease. Name it. Malaria, Dengue fever > as a new viral threat. Two weeks later he developed signs of > the infection, and in two more weeks he was dead. However, > he was the first to warn the world of... what fatal discovery? Swine flu, Avian flu > to audiences how chess adapted to a future predominated by > space travel. Rules for the game were never described within > the series. Star Trek > can use the commode of igloos, cave dwellings, or tents. No need > to explain when you gotta drain. Just don't whiz on the electric > fence." Name the 1990s animated series that featured this game. Futurama > blackjack, and (more important) whatever Hawkeye decides to > add to it. "Bishops are worth three jacks, checkers are wild, > and you have to be 21 or over to open", he tells Radar. M*A*S*H > a circular board. Popular amongst smugglers, Holochess was > usually installed in common areas of cargo ships, most notably > a particular Corellian light freighter. Star Wars > while wearing a hat that says 'Ledgerman'). Then there's the > Challenge Play... the thing about the Challenge Play is that > it's basically the game... in reverse." Highlander? > of Chance, you go past the Mud Hut through the Rainbow Ring to > get to the Golden Monkey, you pull his tail and boom, you're > in Paradise Pond." Jumanji > includes excruciating physical challenges (darts in the hand), > and level 3 is about emotional abuse. Each round requires a > different kind of alcohol, too." Dunno, but I want in :-) cheers, calvin |
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