| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Feb 13 03:08PM > 1. 1901, Physics, Germany, for "the extraordinary services > he has rendered by the discovery of the remarkable rays > subsequently named after him". Roentgen > 3. 1918, Physics, Germany, for "the services he rendered to the > advancement of physics by his discovery of energy quanta". Planck > 4. 1922, Physics, Denmark, for "his services in the investigation > of the structure of atoms and of the radiation emanating > from them". Bohr > 5. 1930, Physics, India, for "his work on the scattering of light > and for the discovery of the effect named after him". Bose > 6. 1932, Physics, Germany, for "the creation of quantum mechanics, > the application of which has, inter alia, led to the discovery > of the allotropic forms of hydrogen". Heisenberg; Planck > 7. 1935, Chemistry, France, for "their synthesis of new radioactive > elements". Name *either one* of the two winners. Marie Curie > of new radioactive elements produced by neutron irradiation, > and for his related discovery of nuclear reactions brought > about by slow neutrons". Fermi > discoveries concerning the molecular structure of nucleic > acids and its significance for information transfer in living > material": name *any one* of the three winners. Crick > the 1930s, but added a word in front to produce its current name > in the 1940s, allegedly derived from the US military designation > for discharge of mentally unstable soldiers. Crazy Eights > another player for all of his cards with a particular value, > and the player must hand them over, or if he has none, tells > the requester to take a card from the pool of cards. Go Fish > designated. Bluffing is allowed, so a player with a poor hand > can beat someone with a better ranked hand. Specific variations > include 5 card stud, 5 card draw, and Texas hold 'em. Poker > The remaining cards go into the kitty, and the top card is > turned up. The jack of the other suit of the same color becomes > the second-highest trump. Euchre > the same deck described in #4. It is typically played by > 2 to 4 players, with three phases: bidding, melds, and tricks. > Scoring is possible in the both the meld and trick phases. Pinochle > number, or by forcing the dealer to draw additional cards until > his hand does exceed that specific number. In casino play, > house rules dictate when the dealer must stand or draw. Blackjack > the show. The dealer gets a second "hand" to count during the > show, based on cards contributed by each player. A board is used > to keep score, with players pegging their way around the board. Cribbage > when a player knocks or lays his final discard face down in the > discard pile. The opposing player may lay off any unmatched > cards on the declaring player's melds or runs. Gin Rummy > goes first. The goal of the game is avoid collecting any cards > of a specific suit and the queen of another specific suit, > or to boldly take all 14 of those cards. Hearts > other the strength of their respective hands, to come to the > best possible contract. Two primary variations are contract > and duplicate. Name the game. Bridge -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Joe Masters <joe@joemasters.me.uk>: Feb 13 06:51PM On 2020-02-13 08:10:56 +0000, Mark Brader said: > 1. 1901, Physics, Germany, for "the extraordinary services > he has rendered by the discovery of the remarkable rays > subsequently named after him". Roentgen > discoveries concerning the molecular structure of nucleic > acids and its significance for information transfer in living > material": name *any one* of the three winners. Crick > the 1930s, but added a word in front to produce its current name > in the 1940s, allegedly derived from the US military designation > for discharge of mentally unstable soldiers. Gin Rummy > another player for all of his cards with a particular value, > and the player must hand them over, or if he has none, tells > the requester to take a card from the pool of cards. Pinochle > designated. Bluffing is allowed, so a player with a poor hand > can beat someone with a better ranked hand. Specific variations > include 5 card stud, 5 card draw, and Texas hold 'em. Poker > The remaining cards go into the kitty, and the top card is > turned up. The jack of the other suit of the same color becomes > the second-highest trump. Euchre > the same deck described in #4. It is typically played by > 2 to 4 players, with three phases: bidding, melds, and tricks. > Scoring is possible in the both the meld and trick phases. Bezique > number, or by forcing the dealer to draw additional cards until > his hand does exceed that specific number. In casino play, > house rules dictate when the dealer must stand or draw. Blackjack > the show. The dealer gets a second "hand" to count during the > show, based on cards contributed by each player. A board is used > to keep score, with players pegging their way around the board. Cribbage > when a player knocks or lays his final discard face down in the > discard pile. The opposing player may lay off any unmatched > cards on the declaring player's melds or runs. Gin Rummy > goes first. The goal of the game is avoid collecting any cards > of a specific suit and the queen of another specific suit, > or to boldly take all 14 of those cards. Hearts > other the strength of their respective hands, to come to the > best possible contract. Two primary variations are contract > and duplicate. Name the game. Bridge -- "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>: Feb 13 08:31PM +0100 > 1. 1901, Physics, Germany, for "the extraordinary services > he has rendered by the discovery of the remarkable rays > subsequently named after him". Röntgen > 3. 1918, Physics, Germany, for "the services he rendered to the > advancement of physics by his discovery of energy quanta". Einstein > 4. 1922, Physics, Denmark, for "his services in the investigation > of the structure of atoms and of the radiation emanating > from them". Niels Bohr > 5. 1930, Physics, India, for "his work on the scattering of light > and for the discovery of the effect named after him". Doppler > 6. 1932, Physics, Germany, for "the creation of quantum mechanics, > the application of which has, inter alia, led to the discovery > of the allotropic forms of hydrogen". Heisenberg > 7. 1935, Chemistry, France, for "their synthesis of new radioactive > elements". Name *either one* of the two winners. Marie and Pierre Curie > of new radioactive elements produced by neutron irradiation, > and for his related discovery of nuclear reactions brought > about by slow neutrons". Fermi > number, or by forcing the dealer to draw additional cards until > his hand does exceed that specific number. In casino play, > house rules dictate when the dealer must stand or draw. Blackjack > other the strength of their respective hands, to come to the > best possible contract. Two primary variations are contract > and duplicate. Name the game. Bridge |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Feb 13 03:13PM -0800 On Thursday, February 13, 2020 at 6:11:01 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. 1901, Physics, Germany, for "the extraordinary services > he has rendered by the discovery of the remarkable rays > subsequently named after him". Rontgen > aspects of the subject has been transformed and enlarged". > 3. 1918, Physics, Germany, for "the services he rendered to the > advancement of physics by his discovery of energy quanta". Plank > 4. 1922, Physics, Denmark, for "his services in the investigation > of the structure of atoms and of the radiation emanating > from them". Bohr > 5. 1930, Physics, India, for "his work on the scattering of light > and for the discovery of the effect named after him". Chandrasekhar > 6. 1932, Physics, Germany, for "the creation of quantum mechanics, > the application of which has, inter alia, led to the discovery > of the allotropic forms of hydrogen". Oppenheimer > 7. 1935, Chemistry, France, for "their synthesis of new radioactive > elements". Name *either one* of the two winners. Pierre Curie, Marie Curie It's probably the daughter going by the year but I can't recall her name! > of new radioactive elements produced by neutron irradiation, > and for his related discovery of nuclear reactions brought > about by slow neutrons". Fermi > discoveries concerning the molecular structure of nucleic > acids and its significance for information transfer in living > material": name *any one* of the three winners. Crick > the 1930s, but added a word in front to produce its current name > in the 1940s, allegedly derived from the US military designation > for discharge of mentally unstable soldiers. Snap > another player for all of his cards with a particular value, > and the player must hand them over, or if he has none, tells > the requester to take a card from the pool of cards. Fish > designated. Bluffing is allowed, so a player with a poor hand > can beat someone with a better ranked hand. Specific variations > include 5 card stud, 5 card draw, and Texas hold 'em. Poker > The remaining cards go into the kitty, and the top card is > turned up. The jack of the other suit of the same color becomes > the second-highest trump. Euchre > the same deck described in #4. It is typically played by > 2 to 4 players, with three phases: bidding, melds, and tricks. > Scoring is possible in the both the meld and trick phases. Canasta? > number, or by forcing the dealer to draw additional cards until > his hand does exceed that specific number. In casino play, > house rules dictate when the dealer must stand or draw. Blackjack > the show. The dealer gets a second "hand" to count during the > show, based on cards contributed by each player. A board is used > to keep score, with players pegging their way around the board. Cribbage > when a player knocks or lays his final discard face down in the > discard pile. The opposing player may lay off any unmatched > cards on the declaring player's melds or runs. Gin Rummy > goes first. The goal of the game is avoid collecting any cards > of a specific suit and the queen of another specific suit, > or to boldly take all 14 of those cards. Hearts > other the strength of their respective hands, to come to the > best possible contract. Two primary variations are contract > and duplicate. Name the game. Bridge cheers, calvin |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Feb 14 01:57AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:lv2dnaL6VYsNmdjDnZ2dnUU7- > 1. 1901, Physics, Germany, for "the extraordinary services > he has rendered by the discovery of the remarkable rays > subsequently named after him". Roentgen > 2. 1904, Physiology or Medicine, Russia, for "his work on the > physiology of digestion, through which knowledge on vital > aspects of the subject has been transformed and enlarged". Pavlov > 4. 1922, Physics, Denmark, for "his services in the investigation > of the structure of atoms and of the radiation emanating > from them". Bohr > 5. 1930, Physics, India, for "his work on the scattering of light > and for the discovery of the effect named after him". Bose > 6. 1932, Physics, Germany, for "the creation of quantum mechanics, > the application of which has, inter alia, led to the discovery > of the allotropic forms of hydrogen". Heisenberg > 7. 1935, Chemistry, France, for "their synthesis of new radioactive > elements". Name *either one* of the two winners. Marie Curie > of new radioactive elements produced by neutron irradiation, > and for his related discovery of nuclear reactions brought > about by slow neutrons". Fermi > discoveries concerning the molecular structure of nucleic > acids and its significance for information transfer in living > material": name *any one* of the three winners. Watson > another player for all of his cards with a particular value, > and the player must hand them over, or if he has none, tells > the requester to take a card from the pool of cards. go fish > designated. Bluffing is allowed, so a player with a poor hand > can beat someone with a better ranked hand. Specific variations > include 5 card stud, 5 card draw, and Texas hold 'em. poker > number, or by forcing the dealer to draw additional cards until > his hand does exceed that specific number. In casino play, > house rules dictate when the dealer must stand or draw. blackjack > when a player knocks or lays his final discard face down in the > discard pile. The opposing player may lay off any unmatched > cards on the declaring player's melds or runs. gin rummy > other the strength of their respective hands, to come to the > best possible contract. Two primary variations are contract > and duplicate. Name the game. bridge -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Feb 13 10:25PM -0800 On 2/13/20 12:10 AM, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. 1901, Physics, Germany, for "the extraordinary services > he has rendered by the discovery of the remarkable rays > subsequently named after him". Roentgen > aspects of the subject has been transformed and enlarged". > 3. 1918, Physics, Germany, for "the services he rendered to the > advancement of physics by his discovery of energy quanta". Einstein > 4. 1922, Physics, Denmark, for "his services in the investigation > of the structure of atoms and of the radiation emanating > from them". Bohr > 5. 1930, Physics, India, for "his work on the scattering of light > and for the discovery of the effect named after him". Chandrasekar > 6. 1932, Physics, Germany, for "the creation of quantum mechanics, > the application of which has, inter alia, led to the discovery > of the allotropic forms of hydrogen". Heisenberg > 7. 1935, Chemistry, France, for "their synthesis of new radioactive > elements". Name *either one* of the two winners. Marie Curie > of new radioactive elements produced by neutron irradiation, > and for his related discovery of nuclear reactions brought > about by slow neutrons". Fermi > discoveries concerning the molecular structure of nucleic > acids and its significance for information transfer in living > material": name *any one* of the three winners. Watson > the 1930s, but added a word in front to produce its current name > in the 1940s, allegedly derived from the US military designation > for discharge of mentally unstable soldiers. crazy 8s > another player for all of his cards with a particular value, > and the player must hand them over, or if he has none, tells > the requester to take a card from the pool of cards. go fish > designated. Bluffing is allowed, so a player with a poor hand > can beat someone with a better ranked hand. Specific variations > include 5 card stud, 5 card draw, and Texas hold 'em. poker > the same deck described in #4. It is typically played by > 2 to 4 players, with three phases: bidding, melds, and tricks. > Scoring is possible in the both the meld and trick phases. pinocle > number, or by forcing the dealer to draw additional cards until > his hand does exceed that specific number. In casino play, > house rules dictate when the dealer must stand or draw. black jack > the show. The dealer gets a second "hand" to count during the > show, based on cards contributed by each player. A board is used > to keep score, with players pegging their way around the board. cribbage > when a player knocks or lays his final discard face down in the > discard pile. The opposing player may lay off any unmatched > cards on the declaring player's melds or runs. gin rummy > goes first. The goal of the game is avoid collecting any cards > of a specific suit and the queen of another specific suit, > or to boldly take all 14 of those cards. hearts > other the strength of their respective hands, to come to the > best possible contract. Two primary variations are contract > and duplicate. Name the game. bridge -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 13 01:27PM -0600 Mark Brader: > revolution holding an improvised weapon. Both the photo and > the weapon depicted were symbols of the Sandinista revolution. > Name the weapon. Molotov cocktail. 4 for Joe and Joshua. See: http://100photos.time.com/photos/susan-meiselas-molotov-man > was used to put a hole in the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. > It was contained in a vehicle -- name *either* the brand of > vehicle, or the company that owned it. Ford, Ryder (truck rentals). (Oklahoma City attack, 1995.) 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. > and resistance for Palestinian protesters. Most famously, > an Associated Press photo showed a child holding this weapon > in front of an Israeli tank. Name the weapon. A stone. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. See: http://live.staticflickr.com/3134/2691922355_c0f38041c3_z.jpg > used as a small club. It was named after a UK soccer team whose > supporters had a reputation for hooliganism. Name the weapon -- > 2 words required for full points. Millwall brick. I accepted "Millwall Mallet". Chuckle points to Dan Blum for "Arsenal". 4 for Joe. See: http://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-1a1177994b12bd497f3869bb15b6c3c3 > used against a person. Name the tool that Leon Trotsky was > killed with. It or a related tool was also the improvised > weapon of choice for 1930s crime syndicates. Name either. Ice ax, ice pick. "Ax" was insufficiently specific. 4 for Joe, Joshua, Calvin, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > strong cloth attached to a large lock or other piece of metal. > Not considered lethal, it can cause significant damage when > used proficiently. Name it. Chainlock or smiley. See: http://i.pinimg.com/474x/bb/da/fb/bbdafb1303c03c1ae319e599589de8e6--lethal-weapon-survival-skills.jpg > 7. A homemade knife-like weapon, especially one fashioned in prison. > The name is also used as a verb. Name it. Shiv or shank. 4 for Dan Blum, Joe, Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > 8. Made widely available online, this single-shot handgun is > regarded as the first 3D-printable firearm design. It was given > a name in homage to its World War II predecessor. What name? Liberator. > 9. Piano wire, telephone cord, guitar strings, and fishing lines > can all be used to improvise what weapon? Garrote. 4 for Dan Blum, Joe, Joshua, and Pete. 3 for Dan Tilque. > liberal financial and political figures in the United States, > including George Soros, Hillary Clinton, and Barack Obama. > Name the type of weapons-- 2 words required for full points. Pipe bomb. I accepted "letter bomb" or similar. 4 for Dan Blum and Joe. 3 for Calvin. > * Game 10, Round 6 - Literature - Horror Sorry, due to my editing error the first question was incomplete. It should have read: > 1. In 1871 Joseph Sheridan le Fanu wrote the protypical example > of the lesbian vampire archetype. The story is narrated by a young girl preyed upon by a female vampire who also lusts after her. The title is the vampire's name -- what is it? And the answer is "Carmilla". > successfully fuse elements of vampirism into a coherent literary > genre. This work was produced as part of the same contest that > also produced the novel "Frankenstein". Who wrote "The Vampyre"? John Polidori. 4 for Dan Blum. > cave-dweller to serial killer. The book focuses on themes of > extreme isolation, perversity, and violence to represent the > human experience. Name the author. Cormac McCarthy. > of apocalypse by disease. The novel has been adapted for the > screen three times, the best of which starred Charlton Heston. > Name the original novel. "I Am Legend". 4 for Dan Blum, Joe, and Joshua. Charlton Heston starred in "The Omega Man" (1971). The other movie versions are "The Last Man on Earth" (1964) with Vincent Price and "I Am Legend" (2007) with Will Smith. > as he tortures and kills his way through 1980s New York. > The novel takes time for emotional reviews of classic pop-music > performers of the era as well. Name the novel. "American Psycho". 4 for Dan Blum, Joe, Joshua, and Calvin. > 6. Name the 1987 Clive Barker *movie* that was inspired by the > 1986 novella "The Hellbound Heart". "Hellraiser". 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > at night, offering respite from their loneliness. And blood. > And gore. It was adapted into a movie in 2008 and 2010. > Name this novel. "Låt den rätte komma in", or in English, "Let the Right One In". 4 for Dan Blum, Joe, and Joshua. The 2008 movie was in Swedish and retained the original Swedish and English titles in countries speaking those languages. The 2010 version was in English and was titled "Let Me In"; I decided to accept this as almost correct. > another name is used in this line where the monster speaks > to Victor Frankenstein: "I ought to be thy ________, but I am > rather the fallen angel". Fill in the blank. Adam. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > 9. Give the first name of *either one* of the two "immortal > companions" featured prominently in Anne Rice's 1976 novel > "Interview With the Vampire". Lestat, Louis. 4 for Joshua. > 10. Give the full name (first and last) of either Dr. Jekyll or > Mr. Hyde as depicted in the 1886 novella "The Strange Case of > Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde". Henry Jekyll, Edward Hyde. 4 for Joshua. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 10 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS TOPICS-> Geo Ent Mis Lit Joshua Kreitzer 40 28 20 28 116 Dan Blum 39 20 20 24 103 Pete Gayde 40 32 12 0 84 "Calvin" 25 35 7 4 71 Dan Tilque 40 8 15 0 63 Joe Masters -- -- 24 12 36 Erland Sommarskog 16 16 -- -- 32 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | I still remember the first time his reality check msb@vex.net | bounced. -- Darlene Richards My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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