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| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Mar 25 05:29PM -0700 1 In 2017 the Vegas Golden Knights became the 31st team to join which North American sports league? 2 Which American composer and songwriter was the subject of the bio-pics Night and Day (1946) and De-Lovely (2004)? 3 Hepatitis mainly affects which human organ? 4 How many letters are there in the Greek alphabet? 5 What surname links father Andy who played 34 rugby league Tests for Great Britain, and son Owen who has represented England in rugby union since 2012? 6 In which 1988 Oscar winning film do the characters Charlie and Raymond Babbitt appear? 7 What is the world's most expensive spice? 8 Which Japanese artist is best known for the woodblock print series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji? 9 In October 1960, which statesman pounded his shoe on his desk in a protest during the United Nations General Assembly in New York? 10 The post boxes of both Germany's Deutsche Post and France's La Poste are predominantly what colour? cheers, calvin |
| "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>: Mar 25 11:18PM -0400 On 2020-03-26, Calvin wrote: > 1 In 2017 the Vegas Golden Knights became the 31st team to join which North American sports league? NHL > 2 Which American composer and songwriter was the subject of the bio-pics Night and Day (1946) and De-Lovely (2004)? Cole Porter > 3 Hepatitis mainly affects which human organ? Liver > 4 How many letters are there in the Greek alphabet? 20 > 5 What surname links father Andy who played 34 rugby league Tests for Great Britain, and son Owen who has represented England in rugby union since 2012? Capp ;) > 6 In which 1988 Oscar winning film do the characters Charlie and Raymond Babbitt appear? Rain Man > 7 What is the world's most expensive spice? Saffron > 8 Which Japanese artist is best known for the woodblock print series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji? Hokusai > 9 In October 1960, which statesman pounded his shoe on his desk in a protest during the United Nations General Assembly in New York? Khrushchev > 10 The post boxes of both Germany's Deutsche Post and France's La Poste are predominantly what colour? Blue |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 26 12:46AM -0500 "Calvin": > 1 In 2017 the Vegas Golden Knights became the 31st team to join > which North American sports league? National Hockey League. But actually they're at least the 36th team to join and I've probably missed some. > 2 Which American composer and songwriter was the subject of the > bio-pics Night and Day (1946) and De-Lovely (2004)? Porter. > 3 Hepatitis mainly affects which human organ? Liver. > 4 How many letters are there in the Greek alphabet? 24. > 5 What surname links father Andy who played 34 rugby league > Tests for Great Britain, and son Owen who has represented > England in rugby union since 2012? Johnson. > 6 In which 1988 Oscar winning film do the characters Charlie > and Raymond Babbitt appear? "Rain Man". > 7 What is the world's most expensive spice? Saffron. > 8 Which Japanese artist is best known for the woodblock print > series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji? Hokusai. > 9 In October 1960, which statesman pounded his shoe on his desk > in a protest during the United Nations General Assembly in New > York? Khrushchev. With three H's in it. > 10 The post boxes of both Germany's Deutsche Post and France's > La Poste are predominantly what colour? Yellow. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | I am a mathematician, sir. I never permit myself msb@vex.net | to think. --Stuart Mills (Carr: The Three Coffins) My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 26 12:56AM -0500 > "Calvin": > > 1 In 2017 the Vegas Golden Knights became the 31st team to join > > which North American sports league? Mark Brader: > National Hockey League. But actually they're at least the 36th > team to join and I've probably missed some. If the following is correct: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_organizational_changes_in_the_NHL#Timeline then they're the 38th team to join. The 7 that are no longer around are: * Montreal Maroons * Montreal Wanderers * New York (later Brooklyn) Americans * Oakland Seals (sometimes California Golden Seals, later Cleveland Barons) * original Ottawa Senators (later St. Louis Eagles) * Pittsburgh Pirates (later Philadelphia Quakers) * Quebec City (later Hamilton Tigers) I actually listed 6 of those from memory, but then miscounted; and I thought the Pittsburgh Pirates were the same team that originally played in Quebec City. Hence my guess of 36. -- Mark Brader, Toronto "Yet Another Wonderful Novelty -- YAWN!" msb@vex.net -- Liam Quin My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Mar 26 08:38AM +0100 > 1 In 2017 the Vegas Golden Knights became the 31st team to join > which North American sports league? NHL > 3 Hepatitis mainly affects which human organ? Kidneyes > 4 How many letters are there in the Greek alphabet? 23 > 7 What is the world's most expensive spice? Saffron > 9 In October 1960, which statesman pounded his shoe on his desk in a > protest during the United Nations General Assembly in New York? Khrushtiev > 10 The post boxes of both Germany's Deutsche Post and France's La > Poste are predominantly what colour? Yellow |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 26 12:34AM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2020-01-27, and should be interpreted accordingly. On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty. Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup, based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal the correct answers in about 3 days. All questions were written by members of MI5 and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2019-10-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". * Game 3, Round 2 - History - The One Before the One Before We'll ask you to name a person who held a noteworthy position -- not the current office holder, not the one before the current office holder, but the one before that. Where applicable, be unambiguous -- give name and number, middle initials, etc. as needed. 1. President of the United States. 2. Prime Minister of Canada. 3. Mayor of Toronto. 4. President of France. 5. Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of Canada. 6. Premier of Alberta. 7. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. 8. Pope. 9. Chancellor of Germany. 10. Crowned monarch of the United Kingdom. (Where "crowned" means that they had a coronation.) * Game 3, Round 3 - Geography - Endonyms, or When in Rome, Call It Italia An endonym is the name for a place in the language of the people who live there. We give you the country's endonym and you give us the name of that country in English, that is, its English exonym. For example, if we said Deutschland, you would answer Germany. For countries with multiple languages we will give only one name. 1. Österreich. 2. Suomi. 3. Magyarország. 4. Al-Yaman. 5. Nippon. 6. Sverige. 7. Norge. 8. Hellas. 9. Éire. 10. Schweiz. -- Mark Brader, Toronto "As for Canada's lack of mystique, msb@vex.net it is not unique." -- Mark Leeper My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Mar 25 03:04PM -0700 On 3/22/20 10:38 PM, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. Baseball; 1923-39; first base. Triple Crown winner 1934. AL MVP > 1927 and 1936. 6 times World Series Champion. 2,130 consecutive > games played. Lou Gerhig > 11 times Pro Bowl. Super Bowl XXXI Champion (1997). Announced > his retirement and filed for reinstatement in the NFL in the > same year (2008). Brett Favre > measure 4-5 inches from head to rear, emit loud communicative > shrieks undetectable to human ears. They are the only > primate to use -- what process? echolocation > agreeable sailor. Name the creature. > * B. Night Novels > B1. What mystery writer wrote "Gaudy Night"? Dorothy Sayers > against Philip II of France and died in 1199 while besieging > the Charles-Chabrol castle, probably from sepsis or gangrene > rather than a poisoned arrow as long believed. Who is he? Richard I > Moors. In 1094, he captured the city of Valencia from the > Moors and formally ruled the city in the name of Alfonso VI. > Who is he? El Cid > ignoring Prohibition -- it featured performances by > jazz greats like Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, and Louis > Armstrong. Cotton Club > featuring Chinese food. It was used as a setting in many > movies, including "Goodfellas", "Raging Bull", "Tootsie", > and "Green Book". 21 -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 26 12:30AM -0500 Mark Brader: > wore #4 as well. We'll tell you the sport, the years he played, > his position(s), and four other facts about his life and career. > In each case you name the athlete. This was the hardest round in the original game. > 1. Baseball; 1923-39; first base. Triple Crown winner 1934. AL MVP > 1927 and 1936. 6 times World Series Champion. 2,130 consecutive > games played. Lou Gehrig. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. 2 for Calvin. > 11 times Pro Bowl. Super Bowl XXXI Champion (1997). Announced > his retirement and filed for reinstatement in the NFL in the > same year (2008). Brett Favre. 4 for Joshua, Calvin, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > 3. Hockey; 1950-71; center. Twice Hart Memorial Trophy winner. > 10 times All-Star. 10 times Stanley Cup winner. Declined > appointments as senator and Governor-General. Jean Béliveau. 4 for Stephen. > 4. Basketball; 1984-2000; small forward, power forward. NBA MVP > 1993. 11 times NBA All-Star. NBA All-Star Game MVP 1991. > Successful NBA Analyst. Charles Barkley. 4 for Joshua and Stephen. > 5. Baseball; 1978-98; desginated hitter, infielder, first baseman, > manager. World Series Champion 1993. World Series MVP 1993. > 7 times All-Star. Nicknamed "The Ignitor". Paul Molitor. 4 for Stephen. > 6. Baseball; 1915-37; first baseman. World Series Champion 1926. > Twice NL MVP (1925 and 1929). Twice Triple Crown winner (1922 > and 1925). Career batting average .358. Rogers Hornsby. 4 for Joshua and Stephen. > 7. Football; 1996-present; placekicker. 4 times Super Bowl > Champion. 3 times Pro Bowl. NFL record for most points scored > (2,668). Oldest player active in NFL as of the start of 2020. Adam Vinatieri. 4 for Stephen. > 8. Hockey; 1947-67; center, defenseman. 8 times Stanley Cup winner. > 8 times All-Star. 4 times Lady Byng Memorial Trophy winner. > Liberal MP 1962-65. Red Kelly. 4 for Stephen. > 9. Basketball; 2003-17; power forward. Twice NBA Champion (2012 > and 2013). 11 times NBA All-Star. All-NBA Second Team (2007). > Career impacted by blood clots. Chris Bosh. 4 for Stephen. > 10. Baseball; 1926-47; right fielder, outfielder. World Series > Champion 1933. 12 times All Star. First NL player to surpass > 500 career home runs. Familiar to crossword-puzzle enthusiasts. Mel Ott. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Stephen. (Or (or Orr): "Orr, Ott, what's the difference?") > measure 4-5 inches from head to rear, emit loud communicative > shrieks undetectable to human ears. They are the only > primate to use -- what process? Echolocation. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Calvin, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > that it uses to pull grubs out of trees. It is the world's > largest nocturnal primate, and its name reminds us of an > agreeable sailor. Name the creature. Aye-aye. 4 for Joshua and Stephen. > * B. Night Novels > B1. What mystery writer wrote "Gaudy Night"? Dorothy L. Sayers. 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > B2. Who wrote the novel "Tender is the Night"? F. Scott Fitzgerald 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Calvin, and Stephen. > home in Buffalo on 2006-10-04, thus becoming the first > woman to do color commentary on a "Hockey Night in Canada" > broadcast? Cassie Campbell. 4 for Stephen. > C2. In 1968, Dolores Claman did something very important for > "Hockey Night in Canada". What did she do? Wrote the new theme music. 4 for Stephen. Until then the broadcast had used a jingle from the primary sponsor's commercials as its theme. Claman's theme was used on HNIC from 1968 until 2008 when a competing broadcaster bought the rights to it and began using it themselves. > against Philip II of France and died in 1199 while besieging > the Charles-Chabrol castle, probably from sepsis or gangrene > rather than a poisoned arrow as long believed. Who is he? Richard I (or Richard the Lionheart; number or soubriquet required). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Calvin, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > Moors. In 1094, he captured the city of Valencia from the > Moors and formally ruled the city in the name of Alfonso VI. > Who is he? El Cid (or Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Erland, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > as a hard-nosed private investigator who takes a case to > locate the runaway daughter, played by Melanie Griffith, > of an aging B-movie queen? "Night Moves". 4 for Joshua and Stephen. > as a corrupt minister turned killer who attempts to charm > an unsuspecting widow, played by Shelley Winters, and steal > $10,000 hidden by her executed husband? "The Night of the Hunter". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Stephen. > ignoring Prohibition -- it featured performances by > jazz greats like Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, and Louis > Armstrong. Cotton Club. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Calvin, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > featuring Chinese food. It was used as a setting in many > movies, including "Goodfellas", "Raging Bull", "Tootsie", > and "Green Book". Copacabana. 4 for Joshua and Stephen. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> Lit Sci His Can Ent Mis Spo Cha SIX Stephen Perry 40 40 40 32 32 40 40 48 248 Joshua Kreitzer 36 28 32 0 29 28 20 36 189 Dan Blum 36 27 30 0 24 0 8 28 153 "Calvin" 0 22 24 0 15 19 6 16 102 Dan Tilque 20 16 24 4 4 4 8 20 92 Bruce Bowler 4 36 20 0 -- -- -- -- 60 Pete Gayde -- -- 10 0 0 8 -- -- 18 Erland Sommarskog 0 4 -- -- -- -- 0 4 8 -- Mark Brader | "Define 'irritating'." Toronto | "Well, no, you look it up, Mr. Encyclopedia." msb@vex.net | "Well, I think you mean 'Mr. Dictionary'." --Paul Gross, DUE SOUTH My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 26 12:31AM -0500 Oh yeah. Game 2 is over and the winner, to nobody's surprise, is STEPHEN PERRY. Hearty congratulations, eh? -- Mark Brader | "Rleadse negiifu uoug assount 'u somrletiing the fogm... Toronto | We arologiize fog anu iinsonneniiense." msb@vex.net | --Seen in spam |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Mar 25 05:26PM -0700 On Friday, March 20, 2020 at 10:48:59 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: Hi troops Hope you are all doing well. There has been an explosion in online quizzes thanks to corona, and good to see some old faces back here too. Nothing to stop anyone posting a 10 question quiz if they have time on their hands ;-) > 1 Which band had 1970s hits with Takin' Care of Business and You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet? Bachmann Turner Overdrive > 2 Which royal palace, located 18 km upstream from central London, was begun by Cardinal Wolsey in 1515 before he gifted it to Henry VIII in 1529? Hampton Court Palace > 3 Which game features in the 1986 Martin Scorsese film The Color of Money? Pool / 9 Ball > 4 Boca Juniors football (soccer) club is located in which South American country? Argentina No points for the citY sorry > 5 Which London train station shares its name with an anthropomorphic bear? Paddington > 6 Which biblical character did Russell Crowe portray in a 2014 biblical epic directed by Darren Aronofsky? Noah > 7 What major European country's national anthem has no official words'? Spain > 8 In French cuisine, what clear soup is often served (either hot or cold) at the beginning of a meal? Consomme > 9 A story focusing on the narrator's relationship with the character Tyler Durden, which 1996 Chuck Palahniuk novel became a 1999 feature film? Fight Club > 10 For best results, a knife should be held at what angle to the steel when sharpening? Accepting 15-20 degrees Singleton for Bruce Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB 593 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 7 34 Mark Brader 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 7 37 Stephen Perry 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6 32 Chris Johnson 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 6 34 Aren Ess 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 5 25 Bruce Bowler 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 22 Dan Blum 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 24 Pete Gayde 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 17 Erland S 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 13 Dan Tilque - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 6 2 4 3 8 5 3 7 5 1 44 49% Congratulations Mark, both on the win and finishing ahead of SWP. cheers, calvin |
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