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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 14 02:01AM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-11-11, 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 8, Round 2 - Geography - Disputed Territories We name the disputed territory, and you name *any one* of the countries involved in the dispute. 1. South Ossetia. 2. South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands. 3. Golan Heights. 4. Hans Island. 5. Transnistria. 6. Kuril Islands (also called the Northern Territories). 7. Machias Seal Island. 8. Atacama Corridor. 9. Spratly Islands (also called the Kalayaan or "Freedom" Islands). 10. Bir Tawil (disputed by two countries, each of which claims that it belongs to the other). * Game 8, Round 3 - Entertainment - Bands Named after Real People In each case name the band. 1. This band was named after the first names of two blues musicians whose surnames were Anderson and Council, respectively. 2. For a punk band aiming to challenge the establishment, naming yourself after a 1960s political dynasty and their unfortunate history certainly hit the mark. 3. Vincent Furnier had a band called the Nazz, but upon learning there was another group using the same name, an urban legend says he became inspired by an occultist who told him that he was the reincarnation of the person with this name. 4. This name was inspired by wrestler and alcoholic rehabilitation facility operator John Murphy. 5. Darius Rucker went to high school with a guy who had a nickname based on looking like an owl, and another guy nicknamed after his chubby cheeks. 6. A name the band picked at random from a Scottish sports almanac. How many bands are named after Scottish people? Just one. Name it. 7. Perry Farrell had a friend who was a prostitute, and claimed that prostitution was her addiction. 8. This name is after a popular Texas blues musician, as well as a reference to B.B. King being on top of the list of all-time greats. 9. This band named themselves after an infamous prostitute in the US Deep South who killed many of her clients by hacking them up. You could say she really flirted with disaster. 10. A late 1990s two-hit wonder, they got their name playing with the pen name of a famous pop culture artist, mixing it with an older word describing a dapper man. -- Mark Brader | "I wish to inform you now that the square peg is now Toronto | in square whole and can be voguish for that your msb@vex.net | payment is being processed..." --seen in spam My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jan 14 06:26AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:EJydnTKO9urU8oTDnZ2dnUU7- > We will name one AHL team and one ECHL team that are both associated > with the same NHL team. You name the big-league team. City (or other > place) name or team name will do, like "Saskatchewan" or "Roughriders". > 1. AHL Lehigh Valley Phantoms, ECHL Reading Royals. Philadelphia Flyers > 2. AHL Rochester Americans, ECHL Cincinnati Cyclones. Pittsburgh Penguins > 3. AHL Stockton Heat, ECHL Kansas City Mavericks. St Louis Blues > 4. AHL Utica Comets, ECHL Kalamazoo Wings. New York Rangers; New York Islanders > 5. AHL Belleville Senators, ECHL Brampton Beast. Toronto Maple Leafs; Ottawa Senators > 6. AHL Manitoba Moose, ECHL Jacksonville Icemen. Carolina Hurricanes > 7. AHL Syracuse Crunch, ECHL Orlando Solar Bears. Buffalo Sabres > 8. AHL Grand Rapids Griffins, ECHL Toledo Walleye. Detroit Red Wings > 9. AHL Ontario Reign, ECHL Manchester Monarchs. Buffalo Sabres; Boston Bruins > 10. AHL Providence Bruins, ECHL Atlanta Gladiators. Boston Bruins; New Jersey Devils > You name the province. > A1. Parva sub ingenti: "The small under the protection of > the great". Prince Edward Island; New Brunswick > A2. Spem reduxit: "Hope was restored". Ontario; Saskatchewan > B1. This convention is traditionally used after a 1 No Trump > opening bid by one's partner, in an attempt to find a major > suit fit. Stayman > D1. 1991. In the final days of the war, American soldier Chris > falls in love with bar girl Kim. He tries to bargain with > the bar's owner to win her freedom. Miss Saigon > D2. 2005. A documentary-style musical that tells the story of > the 1960s rock-and-roll group the Four Seasons. Jersey Boys > We name three people, and you name the only movie with which all > three were associated. > E1. 1990. Nicole Kidman, Tom Cruise, Tony Scott. Eyes Wide Shut > E2. 1990. Meg Ryan, Tom Hanks, John Patrick Shanley. Sleepless in Seattle > us their population according to the CIA World Factbook as of > February 2019 -- within 5,000,000. > F1. #3 on the list is the US. 330,000,000; 341,000,000 > F2. #4 is Indonesia. 300,000,000; 311,000,000 Pete Gayde |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 14 01:59AM -0600 Mark Brader: > and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information > see my 2019-10-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". Game 7 is over and, if there are no errors, DAN BLUM has edged out a win by 4 points. Hearty congratulations! > We will name one AHL team and one ECHL team that are both associated > with the same NHL team. You name the big-league team. City (or other > place) name or team name will do, like "Saskatchewan" or "Roughriders". This was the hardest round in the original game. > 1. AHL Lehigh Valley Phantoms, ECHL Reading Royals. Philadelphia Flyers. 4 for Joshua and Pete. 3 for Dan Blum. > 2. AHL Rochester Americans, ECHL Cincinnati Cyclones. Buffalo Sabres. 4 for Erland. 3 for Dan Blum. > 3. AHL Stockton Heat, ECHL Kansas City Mavericks. Calgary Flames. > 4. AHL Utica Comets, ECHL Kalamazoo Wings. Vancouver Canucks. > 5. AHL Belleville Senators, ECHL Brampton Beast. Ottawa Senators. 4 for Erland and Joshua. 2 for Dan Blum and Pete. > 6. AHL Manitoba Moose, ECHL Jacksonville Icemen. Winnipeg Jets. > 7. AHL Syracuse Crunch, ECHL Orlando Solar Bears. Tampa Bay Lightning. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > 8. AHL Grand Rapids Griffins, ECHL Toledo Walleye. Detroit Red Wings. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete. > 9. AHL Ontario Reign, ECHL Manchester Monarchs. Los Angeles Kings. 4 for Joshua. > 10. AHL Providence Bruins, ECHL Atlanta Gladiators. Boston Bruins. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, and Joshua. 3 for Pete. > You name the province. > A1. Parva sub ingenti: "The small under the protection of > the great". Prince Edward Island. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Joshua. 3 for Pete. 2 for Calvin. > A2. Spem reduxit: "Hope was restored". New Brunswick. 4 for Dan Tilque. > B1. This convention is traditionally used after a 1 No Trump > opening bid by one's partner, in an attempt to find a major > suit fit. Stayman. 4 for Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Pete. 3 for Erland. > B2. This convention is used to explore one's partner's holdings > of aces and kings, to determine whether a slam is possible. Blackwood or Roman Key Card Blackwood. 4 for Erland and Dan Tilque. 3 for Dan Blum. > the base unit is measuring, and you must name that base unit. > For example, if we said "time", you would say the second. > C1. Thermodynamic temperature. Kelvin. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. > C2. Luminous intensity. Candela. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Joshua. 3 for Calvin. > D1. 1991. In the final days of the war, American soldier Chris > falls in love with bar girl Kim. He tries to bargain with > the bar's owner to win her freedom. "Miss Saigon". 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua, Calvin, and Pete. > D2. 2005. A documentary-style musical that tells the story of > the 1960s rock-and-roll group the Four Seasons. "Jersey Boys". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Calvin, and Pete. > * E. Movies Together > We name three people, and you name the only movie with which all > three were associated. In each case the three people listed were the female lead, male lead, and director respectively. > E1. 1990. Nicole Kidman, Tom Cruise, Tony Scott. "Days of Thunder". 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > E2. 1990. Meg Ryan, Tom Hanks, John Patrick Shanley. "Joe vs. the Volcano". 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > us their population according to the CIA World Factbook as of > February 2019 -- within 5,000,000. > F1. #3 on the list is the US. 328,677,000 (accepting 323,677,000-333,677,000). 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. 3 for Calvin and Pete. Erland and Dan Tilque both just missed the range. > F2. #4 is Indonesia. 268,074,600 (accepting 263,074,600-273,074,600). Since nobody was within the range, I scored an answer within double the range as "almost correct". So, 1 for Joshua. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 7 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> Geo His Ent Can Sci Can Spo Cha SIX Dan Blum 28 28 24 4 32 22 20 35 169 Joshua Kreitzer 28 20 36 4 24 19 24 33 165 Dan Tilque 32 32 16 0 20 20 0 28 148 Erland Sommarskog 28 20 -- -- 11 20 12 15 106 Bruce Bowler 23 16 19 4 36 8 -- -- 106 Pete Gayde -- -- 16 0 19 14 13 18 80 "Calvin" -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 16 16 -- Mark Brader | "[These] articles should be self-explanatory. Toronto | If they *don't* explain themselves, msb@vex.net | you'll have to read them." -- Michael Wares My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jan 13 10:55PM +0100 > 1 After leaving Southampton, name either of the ports the Titanic > visited before meeting disaster? Galway > 2 Which constituent country's capital city might one mistakenly > spell as "Nwk"? [We want the country, not the city] Greenland > 3 The Atari video game company was founded in 1972 in which country? Japan > 4 Which acid, also known as aqua fortis, has the chemical formula > HNO3? Salpeter acid > 5 What is the only non-metric distance recognised by the IAAF for > world record purposes? English mile > 7 What is the term for a line that touches a circle at one point only? Tangent > 8 Because it involved every major European power and spanned five > continents, which 18th century conflict is sometimes referred to as > World War Zero? Napoleonic wars > 9 Tahrir Square is a feature of which African capital city? Kairo > 10 Who is the only actor to appear in all nine films of the Star > Wars saga as well as the two Star Wars anthology films, Rogue One and > Solo? Nisse Hult |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jan 14 06:32AM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 1 After leaving Southampton, name either of the ports the Titanic > visited before meeting disaster? Liverpool > country, not the city] > 3 The Atari video game company was founded > in 1972 in which country? Canada > has the chemical formula HNO3? > 5 What is the only non-metric > distance recognised by the IAAF for world record purposes? Mile > 6 Native to south-east Asia, which fruit is distinguished by its large > size, extremely strong aroma and thorn-covered rind? Durian > 7 What is the term for a line that touches a circle at one > point only? Tangent > it involved every major European power and spanned five continents, > which 18th century conflict is sometimes referred to as World War > Zero? Hundred Years War > 9 Tahrir Square is a feature of which African capital city? Cairo > Solo? > cheers, > calvin Pete Gayde |
| trev.b184@live.co.uk: Jan 13 11:31AM -0800 On Friday, 14 May 1993 19:47:21 UTC+1, Ray Hamel wrote: > I will post whatever names I eventually accumulate. Thanks. > Ray Hamel > University of Wisconsin ANTHONY OGOGO JEREMY RENNER |
| Joe Masters <joe@joemasters.me.uk>: Jan 13 05:52PM On 2020-01-13 03:03:19 +0000, Calvin said: >> 10 What 10-letter word refers to a payment sent overseas, typically to >> family member/s in the person's home country? > Remittance I rapidly dismissed 'Remittance' as it really refers to any payment sent to anyone, not necessarily overseas or to family. At work we receive probably around 100 remittances per week, most of which have 'REMITTANCE ADVICE' as a header. -- "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 |
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