- Calvin's Quiz #588 - 3 Updates
- QFTCIRS Game 10, Rounds 2-3: tea-towel cities and death list - 3 Updates
- QFTCIMI520 Current Events 3-4 answers - 2 Updates
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Feb 07 06:02PM +0100 > 2 What 6-letter word can precede ant, bee and whale? killer > 3 A Mexican dish served ?con queso? comes with what foodstuff? Cheese > 4 Which New York skyscraper designed by William van Alen is, with > its sunburst-patterned stainless steel spire, often cited as the epitome > of art deco design? Empire State Building > 8 Also used informally in English, what four letter word means > 'crazy' in Spanish? loco > 9 Cavendish and Lady Finger are varieties of which fruit? Apple |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Feb 07 07:10PM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 1 Which Arizona town was the scene of the Gunfight at the OK > Corral? Tombstone > 2 What 6-letter word can precede ant, bee and whale? > 3 A Mexican dish served "con queso" comes with what foodstuff? Cheese > 4 Which New York skyscraper designed by William van Alen is, with > its sunburst-patterned stainless steel spire, often cited as the > epitome of art deco design? Chrysler Building > 5 A bird of paradise appears on which country's flag? > 6 In music, which note equals half a minim? Eighth note > 1952 children's book? > 8 Also used informally in English, what four > letter word means 'crazy' in Spanish? Loco > 9 Cavendish and Lady Finger are varieties of which fruit? Banana > 10 In which 1994 film did Jim Carrey > play the part of Stanley Ipkiss? The Mask > cheers, > calvin Pete Gayde |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Feb 07 08:39PM -0800 On 2/6/20 3:17 PM, Calvin wrote: > 1 Which Arizona town was the scene of the Gunfight at the OK Corral? Tombstone > 2 What 6-letter word can precede ant, bee and whale? > 3 A Mexican dish served "con queso" comes with what foodstuff? > 4 Which New York skyscraper designed by William van Alen is, with its sunburst-patterned stainless steel spire, often cited as the epitome of art deco design? Chrysler Building > 5 A bird of paradise appears on which country's flag? Papua New Guinea > 6 In music, which note equals half a minim? hemidemisemiquaver > 7 "Where's Papa going with that Ax?" is the first line of which 1952 children's book? > 8 Also used informally in English, what four letter word means 'crazy' in Spanish? loco > 9 Cavendish and Lady Finger are varieties of which fruit? banana -- Dan Tilque |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Feb 07 02:46PM > * Game 10, Round 2 - Geography - Tea-Towel US Cities > 1. Georgia State University, Piedmont Park, Buckhead, Hartsfield > Airport, Philips Arena, Georgia Tech. Atlanta > 2. Laguna Gloria, Threadgill's, SxSW / South by Southwest, Lady > Byrd Wildflower Center, O'Henry Museum, LBJ Presidential Library. Austin > 3. Comiskey Park, Navy Pier, Lincoln Park, Field Museum, the Loop, > the Magnificent Mile. Chicago > 4. Old Red Courthouse, Mesquite Rodeo, Southern Methodist > University, White Rock Lake, Southfork, Neiman Marcus. Dallas > 5. The Presidio, Alcatraz, Market St., Lombard St., Haight-Ashbury, > Fisherman's Wharf. San Francisco > 6. Bal Harbor, Tropicana Field, South Beach, Little Havana, > Key Biscayne. Miami > 7. Como Zoo, Cedar Lake, Loring Park, Whitney Footbridge, Mall of > America, Hubert H. Humphrey home, Chain of Lakes. Minneapolis > 8. Mount Washington, National Aviary, Allegheny Observatory, > Cathedral of Learning, Carnegie-Mellon University, Andy Warhol > Museum. Pittsburgh > 9. Rancho Santa Fe, Sea World, Coronado, Chula Vista, Sonoran > Desert, Escondido, Lake Cuyomaca. San Diego; Phoenix > 10. Pike Place Market, Pioneer Square, Smith Tower, amazon.com, > University of Washington, Puget Sound. Seattle > an Anglo screen name, earning three Oscar nominations for > "Champion", "The Bad and the Beautiful", and "Lust for Life". > What is his stage name? Kirk Douglas > who was born in Corfu in 1921. His family was deposed shortly > thereafter, and he was smuggled out of the country in an orange > crate. He lives in London with his wife of 72 years. Who is he? Prince Phillip > 3. Clocking in at #7 on the list was this African leader, who for > several years had been rumored to already be dead. He finally > did expire on September 6, aged 95. Name him. Mobutu Sese Seko > 4. Next on the list at #8 is the oldest living man to have been > President of the United States. What is his name? Jimmy Carter > singer, and animal-welfare activist, who played Calamity Jane > and starred opposite Rock Hudson in "Pillow Talk". She died > on May 13, aged 97. Who was she? Doris Day > historical novelist, who wrote "The Winds of War" and "War and > Remembrance", and won a Pulitzer in 1951 for "The Caine Mutiny". > He died in May, aged 103. Who was he? Herman Wouk > Hamilton in "Gone with the Wind", and she's won two Best Actress > Oscars, for "To Each His Own" (1946) and "The Heiress" (1949). > Name her. Vivian Leigh > 9. #45 on the list is this flamboyant 86-year-old singer, piano > player, evangelist, and originator of rock-and-roll music. > He had his first hit in 1955 with "Tutti Frutti". Who is he? Jerry Lee Lewis -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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 07 06:22PM +0100 > * Game 10, Round 2 - Geography - Tea-Towel US Cities > 1. Georgia State University, Piedmont Park, Buckhead, Hartsfield > Airport, Philips Arena, Georgia Tech. Atlanta, GA > 2. Laguna Gloria, Threadgill's, SxSW / South by Southwest, Lady > Byrd Wildflower Center, O'Henry Museum, LBJ Presidential Library. Austin, TX > 8. Mount Washington, National Aviary, Allegheny Observatory, > Cathedral of Learning, Carnegie-Mellon University, Andy Warhol > Museum. Pittsburgh > 10. Pike Place Market, Pioneer Square, Smith Tower, amazon.com, > University of Washington, Puget Sound. Seattle > an Anglo screen name, earning three Oscar nominations for > "Champion", "The Bad and the Beautiful", and "Lust for Life". > What is his stage name? Kirk Douglas And now is really dead. > 3. Clocking in at #7 on the list was this African leader, who for > several years had been rumored to already be dead. He finally > did expire on September 6, aged 95. Name him. Robert Mugabe > 4. Next on the list at #8 is the oldest living man to have been > President of the United States. What is his name? Jimmy Carter > 9. #45 on the list is this flamboyant 86-year-old singer, piano > player, evangelist, and originator of rock-and-roll music. > He had his first hit in 1955 with "Tutti Frutti". Who is he? Little Richard |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Feb 07 08:13PM -0800 On 2/6/20 10:28 PM, Mark Brader wrote: > or whatever. You name the city. > 1. Georgia State University, Piedmont Park, Buckhead, Hartsfield > Airport, Philips Arena, Georgia Tech. Atlanta > 2. Laguna Gloria, Threadgill's, SxSW / South by Southwest, Lady > Byrd Wildflower Center, O'Henry Museum, LBJ Presidential Library. Austin > 3. Comiskey Park, Navy Pier, Lincoln Park, Field Museum, the Loop, > the Magnificent Mile. Chicago > 4. Old Red Courthouse, Mesquite Rodeo, Southern Methodist > University, White Rock Lake, Southfork, Neiman Marcus. Dallas > 5. The Presidio, Alcatraz, Market St., Lombard St., Haight-Ashbury, > Fisherman's Wharf. San Francisco > 6. Bal Harbor, Tropicana Field, South Beach, Little Havana, > Key Biscayne. Miami > 7. Como Zoo, Cedar Lake, Loring Park, Whitney Footbridge, Mall of > America, Hubert H. Humphrey home, Chain of Lakes. Minneapolis > 8. Mount Washington, National Aviary, Allegheny Observatory, > Cathedral of Learning, Carnegie-Mellon University, Andy Warhol > Museum. Pittsburgh > 9. Rancho Santa Fe, Sea World, Coronado, Chula Vista, Sonoran > Desert, Escondido, Lake Cuyomaca. San Diego > 10. Pike Place Market, Pioneer Square, Smith Tower, amazon.com, > University of Washington, Puget Sound. Seattle > who was born in Corfu in 1921. His family was deposed shortly > thereafter, and he was smuggled out of the country in an orange > crate. He lives in London with his wife of 72 years. Who is he? Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh > did expire on September 6, aged 95. Name him. > 4. Next on the list at #8 is the oldest living man to have been > President of the United States. What is his name? George H. W. Bush > singer, and animal-welfare activist, who played Calamity Jane > and starred opposite Rock Hudson in "Pillow Talk". She died > on May 13, aged 97. Who was she? Katherine Hepburn > historical novelist, who wrote "The Winds of War" and "War and > Remembrance", and won a Pulitzer in 1951 for "The Caine Mutiny". > He died in May, aged 103. Who was he? Herman Wouk > 9. #45 on the list is this flamboyant 86-year-old singer, piano > player, evangelist, and originator of rock-and-roll music. > He had his first hit in 1955 with "Tutti Frutti". Who is he? Jerry Lee Lewis -- Dan Tilque |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Feb 07 06:14PM +0100 > leading soccer goal scorer" with 185, which is definitely wrong, > as you can see from this 2017 page: > http://the18.com/soccer-entertainment/lists/players-most-career-goals- each-soccer-league > I am not interested enough to find out what the record was actually > for. Since I care more about football than Mark does, I am interested enough. A quick googling lead me to https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/49925779. It appears that the record relates to games between national teams. On the list given there, all top nine names are women. Then tenth name on the list is a man, Ali Deah from Iran (whom I never heard of). I believe the reason there are so many more women on the list is that women have more international games than men (but fewer games in national leagues). It may also help that the competition is more uneven in women's games, so the big teams score more goals. It is very difficult even for big names like Messi or CR7 to score in every game - not the least since their national teams as a whole is not of the same standardx. When reading the question I was a littlee unsure what they meant with "career goals", but it seems that they had the wrong term anyway. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 07 11:20AM -0600 Erland Sommarskog: > women have more international games than men (but fewer games in national > leagues)... It may also help that the competition is more uneven in > women's games... Ah, that makes sense. Thanks. -- Mark Brader | "This man must be very ignorant, for he answers Toronto | every question he is asked." -- Voltaire msb@vex.net | "'I resemble that remark!'" -- Steve Summit |
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