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QFTCIMI520 No Events

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 14 06:41PM -0500 MI5 have decided it's safest to postpone the rest of the Spring 2020 season, so QFTCIMI520 Current Events will not be appearing again in two weeks. Presumably it will resume when the Inquisition does.   Meanwhile, the standings are frozen at:   GAMES-> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BEST SIX Joshua Kreitzer 16 23 20 20 20 20 20 14 123 Dan Blum 12 16 11 16 20 16 20 16 104 Erland Sommarskog 12 16 8 16 4 12 20 16 92 Dan Tilque 4 16 12 12 12 20 8 16 88 Pete Gayde 16 28 16 20 -- -- -- -- 80 Stephen Perry -- -- -- -- 40 36 -- -- 76 Joe Masters -- -- -- -- 12 8 -- -- 20 "Calvin" -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 0 0     As for non-current-events rounds, I have 27 more sets of QFTCIMI520 questions from Games 2-8 ready to use, which at the current rate of posting should last us here until the end of May.   -- Mark Brader "We demand rigidly defined areas Toronto of doubt and uncertainty!" msb@vex.net -- Vroomfondel (Douglas Adams: HHGTTG)   My text in this article is in the public domain.

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QFTCIMI520 Game 2, Rounds 2-3: "New Yorker", diamonds

tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Mar 14 01:43PM > * Game 2, Round 2 - Literature - The "New Yorker" Magazine   > 1. The "New Yorker" was founded by Harold Ross and his wife > Jane Grant. Within 5 years, in what year did it debut?   1925   > the end of World War II, an essay by John Hersey filled an > entire issue. What, specifically, was the war-related subject > of that essay?   The atomic bombing of Hiroshima   > 3. What scary short story by Shirley Jackson, published in the > issue of 1948-06-26, drew more mail than any other story in > the magazine's history?   The Lottery   > business tycoons. She included a racy column about nightlife > in Manhattan, reminding readers of her previous stint at the > helm of "Vanity Fair" magazine. Name her.   Tina Brown   > 5. This cartoonist, often featured in the magazine, was known for > his darkly humorous and macabre characters, some of whom were > spun off in a popular 1960s TV series. Name him.   Charles Addams   > 6. This cartoonist and author published many short stories in the > "New Yorker", including "The Catbird Seat" and "The Secret Life > of Walter Mitty". Who was this?   James Thurber   > that was made into a 2005 movie that featured Anne Hathaway and > Michelle Williams as the young wives of two conflicted cowboys. > Give the title.   Brokeback Mountain   > Store during the Christmas season. He now lives in England and > is known to regularly don a headlamp at night and spend hours > picking litter from nearby roads and highways. Name him.   David Sedaris ???   > the magazine's cover every year on the issue closest to its > anniversary date of February 21. Name the dandy, who shares his > last name with that of an endurable Canadian clothing company.   Tilley   > * Game 2, Round 3 - Science - Diamonds   > 1. It is well known that diamonds are the hardest natural substance. > What is the *name of the scale* on which it ranks 10 out of 10?   Mohs   > 2. What city is the nerve center of the South African diamond > industry?   Kimberley   > 4. One of the most-written-about gifts of 1969 was a 69.42-carat > diamond purchased from Cartier for $1,100,000 US. Name either > the giver or recipient of the gift.   Jackie Onassis   > 5. What was unusual about the source of granular diamonds found > in Novo-Urei in Russia in 1888?   they were in a meteorite   > 6. What is the world's largest diamond company?   De Beers   > 7. Which British businessman founded that company in 1888?   Cecil Rhodes   > 8. What distinctive characteristic of the Hope Diamond is due to > the presence of boron?   it is tinted blue   > 9. The Cullinan I and Cullinan II, also called the Great Star > of Africa and Second Star of Africa, are cut from the largest > gem-quality diamond ever found. Where are they now?   Tower of London; British Museum   -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."

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