Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 16 updates in 3 topics

tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jan 21 02:43PM


> * Game 1 (2020-01-13), Round 1 - Current Events
 
> 5. The Golden Globe awards were handed out last Sunday night.
> Who promised that this was the last time he would host the show?
 
Ricky Gervais
 
> were removed from a London display of the Royal Family after
> they unveiled their plan to "step back" from royal duties.
> Where was this display?
 
Madame Tussaud's
 
> 10. The drummer and lyricist for Rush died at 67. Name him.
 
Peart
 
> * Game 2 (2020-01-20), Round 1 - Current Events
 
> 1. Mikhail Mishustin got a new job last week. What is it?
 
Prime Minister of Russia
 
> the Deloitte "Football Money League" for the first time, with
> revenue of over $900,000,000 US -- and they fired their coach.
> Name the team.
 
Juventus; Ajax
 
> 6. Major League Baseball issued strong sanctions for wrongdoing
> by the Houston Astros in 2017. What sort of wrongdoing?
 
stealing signals
 
> 9. Where was Tsai Ing-Wen reelected president with a record number
> of votes?
 
Taiwan
 
> 10. Name *either* of the two high-profile laywers who last week
> joined Donald Trump's impeachment defense team.
 
Kenneth Starr
 
--
_______________________________________________________________________
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>: Jan 21 08:31PM +0100

> * Game 1 (2020-01-13), Round 1 - Current Events
 
> 1. A single ticket won the record $70,000,000 Lotto Max jackpot.
> In which city was that ticket sold?
 
I guess it was a city in Canada.
 
> 2. Canadians Jenni Sidey-Gibbons and Joshua Kutryk graduated in
> Houston last week and are ready to launch their careers as what?
 
Astronauts

> were removed from a London display of the Royal Family after
> they unveiled their plan to "step back" from royal duties.
> Where was this display?
 
Picadilly Circus

> 7. The Canadian juniors defeated Russia 4-3 to win gold at the World
> Junior Hockey Championship tournament -- played in which country?
 
Czechia

> 10. The drummer and lyricist for Rush died at 67. Name him.
 
Neil Peart
 
> * Game 2 (2020-01-20), Round 1 - Current Events
 
> 1. Mikhail Mishustin got a new job last week. What is it?
 
Russian Prime Minister

> 2. Name the movie that received the most Oscar nominations last
> week, at 11.
 
Joker

> the Deloitte "Football Money League" for the first time, with
> revenue of over $900,000,000 US -- and they fired their coach.
> Name the team.
 
Chelsea

> 9. Where was Tsai Ing-Wen reelected president with a record number
> of votes?
 
Taiwan

> 10. Name *either* of the two high-profile laywers who last week
> joined Donald Trump's impeachment defense team.
 
Kenneth Starr
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 21 03:35PM -0800

On Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at 12:43:46 AM UTC+10, Dan Blum wrote:
 
> > 6. Major League Baseball issued strong sanctions for wrongdoing
> > by the Houston Astros in 2017. What sort of wrongdoing?
 
> stealing signals
 
Can someone please explain why this is considered cheating (if that's the right word) in baseball? Is there a rule against it, is it a grey area, and/or does it offend some notion of fair play?
 
tx,
calvin
Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jan 21 11:48PM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:taadnQZgPaEWA7vDnZ2dnUU7-
 
> * Game 1 (2020-01-13), Round 1 - Current Events
 
> 1. A single ticket won the record $70,000,000 Lotto Max jackpot.
> In which city was that ticket sold?
 
Hamilton; London
 
> 176 passengers. What was the flight number?
 
> 5. The Golden Globe awards were handed out last Sunday night.
> Who promised that this was the last time he would host the show?
 
Ricky Gervais
 
> were removed from a London display of the Royal Family after
> they unveiled their plan to "step back" from royal duties.
> Where was this display?
 
Madame Tussaud's museum
 
 
> 7. The Canadian juniors defeated Russia 4-3 to win gold at the World
> Junior Hockey Championship tournament -- played in which country?
 
Switzerland; Italy
 
 
> 8. Coach Jason Garrett was fired after a disappointing 8-8 season
> in which his team unexpectedly missed the playoffs. Which team
> fired him? (Full name required, like "Toronto Maple Leafs".)
 
Dallas Cowboys
 
> other positions, was known for his sharp wit and outspokenness.
> He died at 88. Name him.
 
> 10. The drummer and lyricist for Rush died at 67. Name him.
 
Neil Peart
 
 
> * Game 2 (2020-01-20), Round 1 - Current Events
 
> 1. Mikhail Mishustin got a new job last week. What is it?
 
Russian Prime Minister
 
 
> 2. Name the movie that received the most Oscar nominations last
> week, at 11.
 
Joker
 
 
> 3. In royal news, Harry and Meghan agreed to repay £2,400,000
> of taxpayer money used to refurbish their official residence
> at Windsor Castle. Name that structure.
 
Frogmore Cottage
 
> the Deloitte "Football Money League" for the first time, with
> revenue of over $900,000,000 US -- and they fired their coach.
> Name the team.
 
Barcelona
 
 
> 6. Major League Baseball issued strong sanctions for wrongdoing
> by the Houston Astros in 2017. What sort of wrongdoing?
 
Stealing signs
 
> Metrolinx wanted pay parking?
 
> 9. Where was Tsai Ing-Wen reelected president with a record number
> of votes?
 
Taiwan
 
 
> 10. Name *either* of the two high-profile laywers who last week
> joined Donald Trump's impeachment defense team.
 
Alan Dershowitz
 
 
 
Pete Gayde
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jan 22 02:41AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:taadnQZgPaEWA7vDnZ2dnUU7-
 
> * Game 1 (2020-01-13), Round 1 - Current Events
 
> 2. Canadians Jenni Sidey-Gibbons and Joshua Kutryk graduated in
> Houston last week and are ready to launch their careers as what?
 
astronauts
 
> 5. The Golden Globe awards were handed out last Sunday night.
> Who promised that this was the last time he would host the show?
 
Ricky Gervais

> were removed from a London display of the Royal Family after
> they unveiled their plan to "step back" from royal duties.
> Where was this display?
 
Madame Tussaud's
 
> 10. The drummer and lyricist for Rush died at 67. Name him.
 
Neil Peart

> * Game 2 (2020-01-20), Round 1 - Current Events
 
> 1. Mikhail Mishustin got a new job last week. What is it?
 
prime minister of Russia

> 2. Name the movie that received the most Oscar nominations last
> week, at 11.
 
"Joker"
 
> 3. In royal news, Harry and Meghan agreed to repay £2,400,000
> of taxpayer money used to refurbish their official residence
> at Windsor Castle. Name that structure.
 
Frogmore Castle

> 6. Major League Baseball issued strong sanctions for wrongdoing
> by the Houston Astros in 2017. What sort of wrongdoing?
 
using cameras to steal signs

> 9. Where was Tsai Ing-Wen reelected president with a record number
> of votes?
 
Taiwan

> 10. Name *either* of the two high-profile laywers who last week
> joined Donald Trump's impeachment defense team.
 
Alan Dershowitz; Ken Starr
 
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 21 09:02PM -0600

Mark Brader:
>>> 6. Major League Baseball issued strong sanctions for wrongdoing
>>> by the Houston Astros in 2017. What sort of wrongdoing?
 
Dan Blum:
>> stealing signals
 
To expand on this: the catcher routinely signals the pitcher as to
what sort of pitch he expects to be thrown. (If the pitcher indicates
rejection, the catcher makes another signal.) Now, for a number of
reasons there is always a video camera focused on the area around
home plate and therefore it is likely to show these signals. What
the Astros did was to monitor the video *in real time*, decode the
signals (based on what they'd observed in the past), and transmit
the information to the batter before the pitch was thrown.

"Calvin":
> Can someone please explain why this is considered cheating (if that's
> the right word) in baseball? Is there a rule against it, is it a grey
> area, and/or does it offend some notion of fair play?
 
The rules of baseball are here:
 
http://content.mlb.com/documents/2/2/4/305750224/2019_Official_Baseball_Rules_FINAL_.pdf
 
I see nothing about sign-stealing in there. In particular it's
clearly not covered in section 6.04 on unsportsmanlike conduct.
 
But the rules of baseball are notoriously imprecise[1], or even out of
date, particularly on matters where "everybody knows" what the common
practice is.
 
Further, apparently there are regulations that are not part of the rules,
and the Astros were in violation of these. See:
 
http://www.espn.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/82491/any [an earlier case]
http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/redsox/2020/01/13/game-changer-punishments-show-baseball-sign-stealing-days-are-over/kM8Bu9MWrAfG3VohmRWniN/story.html
 
 
[1] Here'as n example that came to my attention a while back:
 
# Rule 5.10(d) Comment: A pitcher may change to another position
# only once during the same inning; e.g. the pitcher will not be
# allowed to assume a position other than a pitcher more than once
# in the same inning.
 
First, this is supposed to be a rule, even though it's labeled as a
comment. Second, it reads as though it applies to what one player
can do, but it actually refers to what one team can do. Third,
"inning" here is being used here more like cricket terminology than
baseball -- it means one team's half of the inning, when they are
at bat. And incidentally, "e.g." should be "i.e.".
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "...what kind of mind has a steel trap got anyway?"
msb@vex.net | --Lawrence Block, "The Burglar in the Library"
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jan 21 08:26PM -0800

On 1/20/20 10:47 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
> were removed from a London display of the Royal Family after
> they unveiled their plan to "step back" from royal duties.
> Where was this display?
 
Madame Tussauds
 
 
> 10. The drummer and lyricist for Rush died at 67. Name him.
 
> * Game 2 (2020-01-20), Round 1 - Current Events
 
> 1. Mikhail Mishustin got a new job last week. What is it?
 
prime minister of Russia
 
> Name the team.
 
> 6. Major League Baseball issued strong sanctions for wrongdoing
> by the Houston Astros in 2017. What sort of wrongdoing?
 
sign stealing using a mechanical aid (cameras)
 
> Metrolinx wanted pay parking?
 
> 9. Where was Tsai Ing-Wen reelected president with a record number
> of votes?
 
Taiwan
 
 
> 10. Name *either* of the two high-profile laywers who last week
> joined Donald Trump's impeachment defense team.
 
Alan Dershowitz
 
 
--
Dan Tilque
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jan 21 09:16PM +0100

It's time for one of my occasional quizzes again. I'm doing another
"odd one out" as that idea seemed popluar.
 
For each question you get five items that all have some relation to
the given label. Four of them have something in common which the
fifth has not and your task is to identify the odd one.
 
You can motivate your answer, but you don't need to. However, if
you don't give a motivation, your answer *must* be the item I have
in mind. If you give a different answer, but your motivation is
correct, I will give you a point if I find what you put forth
significant enough. (If you give the correct answer, but a motivation
that is wrong - don't worry, you will get the point anyway.)
 
Hint: My thinking is that that is rather that the four have something
"special" in common and the fifth is commonplace, than the other way
round. (Don't take this *too* literal. Sometimes the fifth is just
in a different category.)
 
I plan to score this on Sunday 26th. Post your answers to the
newsgroup. Only use your own knowledge. Don't Google, don't look
up sources, don't ask the wife or the dog. Have fun!
 
 
 
1. Country names: Bosnia, Congo, Jordan, Malawi, Uruguay
 
2. Fruits: Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Jazz, McIntosh, Seville
 
3. Music: "Helter Skelter", "Here Comes the Sun", "Something",
"Taxman", "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"
 
4. Japan: Ginza, Nara, Nihonbashi, Shibuya, Shinjuku
 
5. Film: "Amarcord",
"Brutti, sporchi e cattivi" ("Ugly Dirty and Bad"),
"La dolce vita",
"Prova d'orchestra" ("Orchestra Rehearsal")
"Roma"
 
6: Lakes: Caspian Sea, Lake Baikal, Lake Chad, Lake Eyre, Great Salt Lake
 
7: Chemistry: Barium, Calcium, Cesium, Magnesium, Strontium
 
8: Sports: Cycling, Fencing, Riding, Shooting, Swimming
 
9: Computing: Pascal, Perl, PHP, Powershell, Python
 
10: History: Deng, Qing, Song, Tang, Yuan
 
11: Business: Boeing, Costco, Microsoft, Nike, Starbucks
 
12: New Zeland: Haast, Kaka Point, Lumsden, National Park, Seddonville
Joe Masters <joe@joemasters.me.uk>: Jan 21 08:41PM

On 2020-01-21 20:16:33 +0000, Erland Sommarskog said:
 
> newsgroup. Only use your own knowledge. Don't Google, don't look
> up sources, don't ask the wife or the dog. Have fun!
 
> 1. Country names: Bosnia, Congo, Jordan, Malawi, Uruguay
 
Uruguay. Wild guess.
 
 
> 2. Fruits: Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Jazz, McIntosh, Seville
 
Seville. An orange. The rest are apples.
 
 
> 3. Music: "Helter Skelter", "Here Comes the Sun", "Something",
> "Taxman", "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"
 
"While My Guitar Gently Weeps". Only one written by George.
 
 
> 4. Japan: Ginza, Nara, Nihonbashi, Shibuya, Shinjuku
 
Nihonbashi. Not a prefecture.
 
> "La dolce vita",
> "Prova d'orchestra" ("Orchestra Rehearsal")
> "Roma"
 
Roma. Not set in Italy
 
 
> 6: Lakes: Caspian Sea, Lake Baikal, Lake Chad, Lake Eyre, Great Salt Lake
 
Lake Eyre. Only freshwater lake.
 
 
> 7: Chemistry: Barium, Calcium, Cesium, Magnesium, Strontium
 
Calcium. Only one not radioactive.
 
 
> 8: Sports: Cycling, Fencing, Riding, Shooting, Swimming
 
Swimming. Only one not to use additional equipment, i.e. individual
only, no cycle, sword, horse or gun.
 
 
> 9: Computing: Pascal, Perl, PHP, Powershell, Python
 
Powershell. Not a computer language.
 
 
> 10: History: Deng, Qing, Song, Tang, Yuan
 
Deng. Not a Chinese dynasty.
 
 
> 11: Business: Boeing, Costco, Microsoft, Nike, Starbucks
 
Microsoft. Only one not to use a God as a logo.
 
 
> 12: New Zeland: Haast, Kaka Point, Lumsden, National Park, Seddonville
 
Lumsden. Only one with the same name as a grinding machine. Probably
not the answer required but anyone who has ever worked in engineering
and had the misfortune to use a Lumsden grinder will never forget it.
 
I think I may have got one right there.
 
--
"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
Joe Masters <joe@joemasters.me.uk>: Jan 21 08:43PM

On 2020-01-21 20:41:19 +0000, Joe Masters said:
 
 
>> 3. Music: "Helter Skelter", "Here Comes the Sun", "Something",
>> "Taxman", "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"
 
> "While My Guitar Gently Weeps". Only one written by George.
 
Damn. Just realised. Only instrumental.
 
 
--
"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): Jan 21 03:47PM -0600

Erland Sommarskog:
> I plan to score this on Sunday 26th. Post your answers to the
> newsgroup. Only use your own knowledge. Don't Google, don't look
> up sources, don't ask the wife or the dog. Have fun!
 
(Oh good, he didn't say I can't ask the cats.)

> 1. Country names: Bosnia, Congo, Jordan, Malawi, Uruguay
 
Congo. (Name of two different countries.)

> 2. Fruits: Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Jazz, McIntosh, Seville
 
Seville. (Orange, not apple.)

> 3. Music: "Helter Skelter", "Here Comes the Sun", "Something",
> "Taxman", "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"
 
"Something".

> 4. Japan: Ginza, Nara, Nihonbashi, Shibuya, Shinjuku
 
Shinjuku.

> "La dolce vita",
> "Prova d'orchestra" ("Orchestra Rehearsal")
> "Roma"
 
"Roma". (Not Italian.)

> 6: Lakes: Caspian Sea, Lake Baikal, Lake Chad, Lake Eyre, Great Salt Lake
 
Lake Baikal. (Not salt water.)

> 7: Chemistry: Barium, Calcium, Cesium, Magnesium, Strontium
 
Cesium. (Different group.)

> 8: Sports: Cycling, Fencing, Riding, Shooting, Swimming
 
Fencing. (Matches are one-against-one.)
 
> 9: Computing: Pascal, Perl, PHP, Powershell, Python
 
Pascal. (Compiled, not interpreted.)

> 10: History: Deng, Qing, Song, Tang, Yuan
 
Deng.

> 11: Business: Boeing, Costco, Microsoft, Nike, Starbucks
 
Costco. (Not founded in US Pacific Northwest.)

> 12: New Zeland: Haast, Kaka Point, Lumsden, National Park, Seddonville
 
Haast.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Damn! Damn! Damn! Er, I mean thanks, Mark."
msb@vex.net | --Steve Ball
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jan 21 10:24PM


> 1. Country names: Bosnia, Congo, Jordan, Malawi, Uruguay
 
Bosnia
 
> 2. Fruits: Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Jazz, McIntosh, Seville
 
Seville
 
> 3. Music: "Helter Skelter", "Here Comes the Sun", "Something",
> "Taxman", "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"
 
"Helter Skelter"
 
> 4. Japan: Ginza, Nara, Nihonbashi, Shibuya, Shinjuku
 
Nara
 
> "La dolce vita",
> "Prova d'orchestra" ("Orchestra Rehearsal")
> "Roma"
 
"Brutti, sporchi e cattivi"
 
> 6: Lakes: Caspian Sea, Lake Baikal, Lake Chad, Lake Eyre, Great Salt Lake
 
Lake Eyre
 
> 7: Chemistry: Barium, Calcium, Cesium, Magnesium, Strontium
 
strontium (has no stable isotopes)
 
> 8: Sports: Cycling, Fencing, Riding, Shooting, Swimming
 
fencing (direct opposition)
 
> 9: Computing: Pascal, Perl, PHP, Powershell, Python
 
Pascal (compiled)
 
> 10: History: Deng, Qing, Song, Tang, Yuan
 
Deng
 
> 11: Business: Boeing, Costco, Microsoft, Nike, Starbucks
 
Costco
 
> 12: New Zeland: Haast, Kaka Point, Lumsden, National Park, Seddonville
 
Seddonville
 
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 21 04:03PM -0800

On Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at 6:16:33 AM UTC+10, Erland Sommarskog wrote:
> It's time for one of my occasional quizzes again. I'm doing another
> "odd one out" as that idea seemed popluar.
 
:-)
 
> 1. Country names: Bosnia, Congo, Jordan, Malawi, Uruguay
 
Bosnia
Only one to have hosted an Olympic Games
 
> 2. Fruits: Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Jazz, McIntosh, Seville
 
Seville
the others are apple varieties
 
> 3. Music: "Helter Skelter", "Here Comes the Sun", "Something",
> "Taxman", "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"
 
Something
Only one I've never heard of :-)
 
> 4. Japan: Ginza, Nara, Nihonbashi, Shibuya, Shinjuku
 
Nara
 

> "Prova d'orchestra" ("Orchestra Rehearsal")
> "Roma"
 
> 6: Lakes: Caspian Sea, Lake Baikal, Lake Chad, Lake Eyre, Great Salt Lake
 
Baikal
It's freshwater
 
> 7: Chemistry: Barium, Calcium, Cesium, Magnesium, Strontium
 
Caesium
Only one named for a person
 
> 8: Sports: Cycling, Fencing, Riding, Shooting, Swimming
 
Cycling
Not part of Modern Pentathlon
 
> 9: Computing: Pascal, Perl, PHP, Powershell, Python
 
Powershell
Only one I've never heard of :-)
 
> 10: History: Deng, Qing, Song, Tang, Yuan
 
Song
Made up
 
> 11: Business: Boeing, Costco, Microsoft, Nike, Starbucks
 
Costco
act ethically

> 12: New Zeland: Haast, Kaka Point, Lumsden, National Park, Seddonville
 
Seddonville.
Only one I *have* heard of! :-)
 
cheers,
calvin
Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jan 22 12:54AM

Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se> wrote in
> newsgroup. Only use your own knowledge. Don't Google, don't look
> up sources, don't ask the wife or the dog. Have fun!
 
> 1. Country names: Bosnia, Congo, Jordan, Malawi, Uruguay
 
Jordan
 
 
> 2. Fruits: Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Jazz, McIntosh, Seville
 
Jazz
 
 
> 3. Music: "Helter Skelter", "Here Comes the Sun", "Something",
> "Taxman", "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"
 
Helter Skelter
 
 
> 4. Japan: Ginza, Nara, Nihonbashi, Shibuya, Shinjuku
 
Nara
 
> "La dolce vita",
> "Prova d'orchestra" ("Orchestra Rehearsal")
> "Roma"
 
La dolce vita
 
 
> 6: Lakes: Caspian Sea, Lake Baikal, Lake Chad, Lake Eyre, Great Salt
> Lake
 
Lake Eyre
 
 
> 7: Chemistry: Barium, Calcium, Cesium, Magnesium, Strontium
 
Calcium
 
 
> 8: Sports: Cycling, Fencing, Riding, Shooting, Swimming
 
Cycling
 
 
> 9: Computing: Pascal, Perl, PHP, Powershell, Python
 
Powershell
 
 
> 10: History: Deng, Qing, Song, Tang, Yuan
 
Deng
 
 
> 11: Business: Boeing, Costco, Microsoft, Nike, Starbucks
 
Costco
 
 
> 12: New Zeland: Haast, Kaka Point, Lumsden, National Park, Seddonville
 
National Park
 
 
Pete Gayde
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jan 22 02:49AM

Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se> wrote in
> the given label. Four of them have something in common which the
> fifth has not and your task is to identify the odd one.
 
> 2. Fruits: Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Jazz, McIntosh, Seville
 
Seville (the rest are apples)

> 3. Music: "Helter Skelter", "Here Comes the Sun", "Something",
> "Taxman", "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"
 
"Helter Skelter" (the rest were written by George Harrison)
 
> 4. Japan: Ginza, Nara, Nihonbashi, Shibuya, Shinjuku
 
Nara (the rest are neighborhoods in Tokyo)
 
> "La dolce vita",
> "Prova d'orchestra" ("Orchestra Rehearsal")
> "Roma"
 
"Brutti, sporchi e cattivi" (the rest were directed by Federico Fellini)
 
> 8: Sports: Cycling, Fencing, Riding, Shooting, Swimming
 
Cycling (the rest are part of the modern pentathlon)
 
> 10: History: Deng, Qing, Song, Tang, Yuan
 
Deng (the rest were Chinese dynasties)
 
> 11: Business: Boeing, Costco, Microsoft, Nike, Starbucks
 
Boeing (the rest have their headquarters in the Pacific Northwest;
Boeing is based in Chicago)
 
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 21 03:30PM -0800

On Monday, January 20, 2020 at 3:12:33 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:

> needed to pump the coolant were built in the basement of the
> reactors, and flooded with seawater in a natural disaster,
> leading to three meltdowns. Name that nuclear power plant.
 
Fukushima
 
> fallen from another plane. A tire burst, sending a piece of
> rubber into the fuel tank, resulting in a powerful fire and
> 2 minutes later a crash. What model?
 
Concorde
 
> when Australia's athletic team was crossing it into the stadium.
> Four died, one from injuries and three from infections caused
> by the polluted river. What country holds the Maccabiah Games?
 
Israel
 
> to take off, mistaken about his air-traffic-control clearance,
> and collided on the ground with another 747, killing 583 people.
> Name *either airline* involved in this disaster.
 
Air France, BA
 
> to sabotage, a lightning strike, and even a lethal buildup of
> static electricity. A memorial remains in New Jersey at the
> site of the disaster. What disaster does this question refer to?
 
Hindenburg
 
> ventilation was poor and there were numerous miscommunications
> between the French and Italian sides. The tunnel is named
> after the *mountain* that it passes under: what mountain?
 
Blanc
 
> supports moved, resulting in 4 times the weight on each column
> compared to the design. *What country* was the Sampoong
> Department Store in?
 
Bangladesh, India
 
> being 4 minutes slow. Nine people were killed, and it led to
> an overhaul of the regulations concerning pocket watches in
> the relevant industry. What kind of accident happened in Kipton?
 
Railway?
 
> Union Carbide plant, after years of poor maintenance, released
> a gas cloud that killed 3,000 to 16,000 nearby residents.
> In what Indian *city* did this disaster occur?
 
Bhopal
 
 
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh fnvq
> "Xbern" sbe nal nafjre, cyrnfr tb onpx naq or zber fcrpvsvp.
 
> * Game 8, Round 8 - Canadiana - Famous Canadian Inventions
 
Pass
 
cheers,
calvin
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