- QFTCIMI520 Current Events 3-4 - 4 Updates
- QFTCIRS Game 9, Rounds 9-10: sports superlatives, challenge - 4 Updates
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Feb 04 03:23PM > 2. Last week the National Weather Service warned Floridians of > something that might fall from trees as temperatures dropped > into the low 40s and 30s Fahrenheit. What might fall? oranges; branches > 3. Africa's richest woman, Isabel dos Santos, was accused of > money-laundering and fraud with regard to her work for the > state oil company. What country is she from? Angola; Mozambique > 5. Name the Monty Python member who died last week at 77. Terry Jones > 6. Name the newsman and long-time host of PBS's "NewsHour" who > died last week at 85. Lehrer > * Game 4 (2020-02-03), Round 1 - Current Events > 2. In happy sports news last week, what athlete broke a record in > soccer by having scored 185 career goals? Ronaldo; Zidane > 3. A leak from the forthcoming book "The Room Where It Happened" > made headlines last week. Who is the author? John Bolton > 4. The US Senate voted 51-49 against calling witnesses in the Trump > impeachment trial. Name *either* of the two Republican senators > who voted in favor. Mitt Romney > 9. What 18-year-old became the youngest-ever winner of the Grammy > for Album of the Year? Billie Eilish > 10. Imelda Staunton will join the cast of *which popular TV series* > for its 5th and final season, taking over the leading role from > another actress? The Crown -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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>: Feb 04 09:22PM +0100 > 2. Last week the National Weather Service warned Floridians of > something that might fall from trees as temperatures dropped > into the low 40s and 30s Fahrenheit. What might fall? Leaves > 3. Africa's richest woman, Isabel dos Santos, was accused of > money-laundering and fraud with regard to her work for the > state oil company. What country is she from? Angola > 5. Name the Monty Python member who died last week at 77. Jones > * Game 4 (2020-02-03), Round 1 - Current Events > 2. In happy sports news last week, what athlete broke a record in > soccer by having scored 185 career goals? Zlatan Imbrahimovic Although this does not sound right. He has been play professionally for about 18 years, and I am quite sure that he has averaged more than ten goals per year. Then again, I don't know what record we are talking about. For all I care, this could be the record for some local league in Toronto... > 3. A leak from the forthcoming book "The Room Where It Happened" > made headlines last week. Who is the author? John Bolton > 4. The US Senate voted 51-49 against calling witnesses in the Trump > impeachment trial. Name *either* of the two Republican senators > who voted in favor. Mitt Romney > 5. Tedros Adhamon Ghebreyesus is the head of *what entity* that > was in the nest last week? WHO > the words "Peace, prosperity and friendship with all nations". > Author Philip Pullman called for a boycott of the coin because > *what* is not on it? An Oxford comma |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Feb 04 06:37PM -0800 On 2/3/20 11:15 PM, Mark Brader wrote: > 2. Last week the National Weather Service warned Floridians of > something that might fall from trees as temperatures dropped > into the low 40s and 30s Fahrenheit. What might fall? iguanas > 3. Africa's richest woman, Isabel dos Santos, was accused of > money-laundering and fraud with regard to her work for the > state oil company. What country is she from? Angola > 4. At which hospital is the man with Canada's first presumptive > case of the new coronavirus being treated? > 5. Name the Monty Python member who died last week at 77. Idle ? > 6. Name the newsman and long-time host of PBS's "NewsHour" who > died last week at 85. Lehrer > 1. In sad sports news last week, basketball great Kobe Bryant was > killed in a helicopter crash near *what small city* about 50 km > (30 miles) northwest of Los Angeles? Ventura ? > 2. In happy sports news last week, what athlete broke a record in > soccer by having scored 185 career goals? Christine Sinclair > 3. A leak from the forthcoming book "The Room Where It Happened" > made headlines last week. Who is the author? Bolton > 4. The US Senate voted 51-49 against calling witnesses in the Trump > impeachment trial. Name *either* of the two Republican senators > who voted in favor. Romney > the words "Peace, prosperity and friendship with all nations". > Author Philip Pullman called for a boycott of the coin because > *what* is not on it? image of the queen -- Dan Tilque |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Feb 05 03:35AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:rr2dncnmKLq9h6TDnZ2dnUU7- > 2. Last week the National Weather Service warned Floridians of > something that might fall from trees as temperatures dropped > into the low 40s and 30s Fahrenheit. What might fall? iguanas > 3. Africa's richest woman, Isabel dos Santos, was accused of > money-laundering and fraud with regard to her work for the > state oil company. What country is she from? Angola > 5. Name the Monty Python member who died last week at 77. Terry Jones > 6. Name the newsman and long-time host of PBS's "NewsHour" who > died last week at 85. Jim Lehrer > 7. Name the Canadian-born major-leaguer who was elected to the > Baseball Hall of Fame in his 10th and final year of elgibility. Larry Walker > 1. In sad sports news last week, basketball great Kobe Bryant was > killed in a helicopter crash near *what small city* about 50 km > (30 miles) northwest of Los Angeles? Calabasas > 3. A leak from the forthcoming book "The Room Where It Happened" > made headlines last week. Who is the author? John Bolton > 4. The US Senate voted 51-49 against calling witnesses in the Trump > impeachment trial. Name *either* of the two Republican senators > who voted in favor. Mitt Romney > personalized license plate with this name's surname, saying > that it could be interpreted as promoting sexual violence. > What is that name? Raper (?) > 9. What 18-year-old became the youngest-ever winner of the Grammy > for Album of the Year? Billie Eilish > 10. Imelda Staunton will join the cast of *which popular TV series* > for its 5th and final season, taking over the leading role from > another actress? "The Crown" -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Feb 04 03:30PM > 1. In 2007, Tiger Woods hit 7 consecutive wins on the PGA tour, > putting him in second place overall. But who has the most > consecutive PGA tour wins with 11 -- a record set in 1945? Snead > 3. Two players have clocked in at 7'7" in the NBA. One was a > Romanian player named Gheorghe Muresan who played for the > Washington Bullets (now Wizards); name the other. Ming; Olajuwon > team, leading them to a 40-6 victory. This is the most points > ever scored by a single person in an NFL game, a record that > has never been beaten. Name *either* team in that game. Bears; Giants > 8. Only twice has the MLB World Series been ended by a home run. > Most recently, of course, this happened in 1993. The other > time was in 1960 -- name *either* team involved. Yankees; Giants > X-Games than any other athlete, winning a record 30 medals > since he first appeared in 1995. Within 2, name the year he > announced his retirement from competition. 2005; 2010 > managed to obtain a record for the most consecutive shutout > games in a single season. *Either* name him or give the exact > number of shutouts. 4; 5 > it can be used as a cryogenic refrigerant, being colder than > anything but liquid helium or liquid hydrogen. Name this > noble gas. argon > transparent, resembling water or nitrogen. However, in an > electric field, the ionized form gives off a characteristic > lilac-to-violet glow. Name this noble gas. neon > * B. British Royal Houses > B1. William I; William II; and Henry I. Normandy > B2. Henry II; Edwards I, II and III; and Richard II. Plantagenet > exceeding the next-highest province's population by over > 5,000,000. Within 1,500,000, what is the population of > Ontario as of April 2019? 12,000,000 > of any of the provinces, exceeding PEI's population by > more than 300,000. Within 50,000, what is the population > of Newfoundland and Labrador as of April 2019? 800,000 > Hawkins; directed by David Lean. A young English officer > successfully unites and leads diverse and often warring > Arab tribes against the Turks during World War I. Lawrence of Arabia > D2. 1960: Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Charles > Laughton; directed by Stanley Kubrick. A slave leads a > violent revolt against the decadent Roman Republic. Spartacus -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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>: Feb 04 09:32PM +0100 > 7. This Canadian FIFA soccer player is close to overtaking the > record for most international goals from current record-holder > Abby Wambach, a record of 184 goals. Who? Oh, so that clear is it up! A bit shame of me not thinking of women. Unfortunately, I am not good at Canadian football players of any gender. > managed to obtain a record for the most consecutive shutout > games in a single season. *Either* name him or give the exact > number of shutouts. 7 > it can be used as a cryogenic refrigerant, being colder than > anything but liquid helium or liquid hydrogen. Name this > noble gas. Neon > transparent, resembling water or nitrogen. However, in an > electric field, the ionized form gives off a characteristic > lilac-to-violet glow. Name this noble gas. Argon > For example, if we said Edward VIII and George VI, your reply > would be Windsor. > B1. William I; William II; and Henry I. Tudor > B2. Henry II; Edwards I, II and III; and Richard II. Tudor > exceeding the next-highest province's population by over > 5,000,000. Within 1,500,000, what is the population of > Ontario as of April 2019? 11 million > of any of the provinces, exceeding PEI's population by > more than 300,000. Within 50,000, what is the population > of Newfoundland and Labrador as of April 2019? 550000 > Hawkins; directed by David Lean. A young English officer > successfully unites and leads diverse and often warring > Arab tribes against the Turks during World War I. Lawrence of Arabia > D2. 1960: Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Charles > Laughton; directed by Stanley Kubrick. A slave leads a > violent revolt against the decadent Roman Republic. Spartacus |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Feb 04 02:01PM -0800 On 2/3/20 11:17 PM, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. In 2007, Tiger Woods hit 7 consecutive wins on the PGA tour, > putting him in second place overall. But who has the most > consecutive PGA tour wins with 11 -- a record set in 1945? Sam Snead > 2. There are two pitchers who can throw the very fastest pitch > recorded in the MLB, at 105.1 miles per hour. Name *either* > pitcher. Paxton > team, leading them to a 40-6 victory. This is the most points > ever scored by a single person in an NFL game, a record that > has never been beaten. Name *either* team in that game. Giants > 7. This Canadian FIFA soccer player is close to overtaking the > record for most international goals from current record-holder > Abby Wambach, a record of 184 goals. Who? Christine Sinclair > 8. Only twice has the MLB World Series been ended by a home run. > Most recently, of course, this happened in 1993. The other > time was in 1960 -- name *either* team involved. Yankees; Dodgers > it can be used as a cryogenic refrigerant, being colder than > anything but liquid helium or liquid hydrogen. Name this > noble gas. neon > transparent, resembling water or nitrogen. However, in an > electric field, the ionized form gives off a characteristic > lilac-to-violet glow. Name this noble gas. argon > For example, if we said Edward VIII and George VI, your reply > would be Windsor. > B1. William I; William II; and Henry I. Normandy > B2. Henry II; Edwards I, II and III; and Richard II. Plantagenet > exceeding the next-highest province's population by over > 5,000,000. Within 1,500,000, what is the population of > Ontario as of April 2019? 11,500,000 > of any of the provinces, exceeding PEI's population by > more than 300,000. Within 50,000, what is the population > of Newfoundland and Labrador as of April 2019? 600,000 > Hawkins; directed by David Lean. A young English officer > successfully unites and leads diverse and often warring > Arab tribes against the Turks during World War I. Lawrence of Arabia > D2. 1960: Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Charles > Laughton; directed by Stanley Kubrick. A slave leads a > violent revolt against the decadent Roman Republic. Spartacus -- Dan Tilque |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Feb 05 03:33AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:GLGdnVxXO-Pkh6TDnZ2dnUU7- > 1. In 2007, Tiger Woods hit 7 consecutive wins on the PGA tour, > putting him in second place overall. But who has the most > consecutive PGA tour wins with 11 -- a record set in 1945? Byron Nelson > 2. There are two pitchers who can throw the very fastest pitch > recorded in the MLB, at 105.1 miles per hour. Name *either* > pitcher. Nolan Ryan > 3. Two players have clocked in at 7'7" in the NBA. One was a > Romanian player named Gheorghe Muresan who played for the > Washington Bullets (now Wizards); name the other. Manute Bol > 4. 28 inches shorter, this player's rookie year was on the same > team as Muresan. Muggsy Bogues > X-Games than any other athlete, winning a record 30 medals > since he first appeared in 1995. Within 2, name the year he > announced his retirement from competition. 2018 > For example, if we said Edward VIII and George VI, your reply > would be Windsor. > B1. William I; William II; and Henry I. Normandy > B2. Henry II; Edwards I, II and III; and Richard II. Plantagenet > exceeding the next-highest province's population by over > 5,000,000. Within 1,500,000, what is the population of > Ontario as of April 2019? 12,000,000 > of any of the provinces, exceeding PEI's population by > more than 300,000. Within 50,000, what is the population > of Newfoundland and Labrador as of April 2019? 450,000 > Hawkins; directed by David Lean. A young English officer > successfully unites and leads diverse and often warring > Arab tribes against the Turks during World War I. "Lawrence of Arabia" > D2. 1960: Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Charles > Laughton; directed by Stanley Kubrick. A slave leads a > violent revolt against the decadent Roman Republic. "Spartacus" -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
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