- QFTCIMI520 Game 4, Rounds 7-8: curling, pigs - 10 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #596 - 2 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #595 - ANSWERS & SCORES - 2 Updates
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Apr 14 01:21PM > * Game 3 [sic], Round 7 - Canadiana Sports - Curling Terms > 1. A curling competition or tournament. shoot > 2. The concentric rings or circles toward which play is directed, > consisting of a 12-foot ring, an 8-foot ring, a 4-foot ring > and a central 2-foot circle. target > 3. That central circle. bullseye > 7. A line 33 feet (10 m) from the <answer 6> at each end of the ice. foul line > 9. The rotation applied to the handle of a stone that causes it > to turn and curl anticlockwise, if the curler is right-handed. English > 10. The widely used term for the player who determines the strategy > and directs play for the team. This player normally delivers > the last pair of stones for the team in each end. captain > on greased cookie sheet. Bake for 11-15 minutes until deep > golden brown; serve with ketchup. What is the porcine name > for what you've just baked? pigs in a blanket > 2. What is the porcine idiom that describes something bought without > first being inspected and thus of unknown authenticity or > quality? pig in a poke > Living piggy lives. > You can see them out for dinner > With their piggy wives. John Lennon > into a hopeless marriage by faking pregnancy. Later, she leaves > him for better prospects in Australia. In which depressing > Victorian novel does the pig's penis play such an important role? Jude the Obscure > 7. Name the porcine "Animal Farm" character otherwise known as > Our Leader, Father of All Animals, Terror of Mankind, Protector > of the Sheep-fold, or Ducklings' Friend. Napoleon > 8. Name the porcine character in "Charlotte's Web" on whose behalf > Charlotte the barn spider spins messages such as "Some Pig" to > convince Farmer Zuckerman to spare him from slaughter. Wilbur > 9. What is the porcine term for spending that is intended to > "buy" support for a politician by specifically benefiting that > politician's own constituents? pork barrel > Krusty orders the pig to be killed. Homer overhears these > orders and decides to adopt the pig -- against Marge's wishes. > Name the pig. Note: we will not accept the answer "Pig":. Spider-Pig -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Apr 14 06:11PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:7q-dnWX3u9ix3wjDnZ2dnUU7- > * Game 3 [sic], Round 7 - Canadiana Sports - Curling Terms > We'll define a term used in curling; you name it. > 1. A curling competition or tournament. Bonspiel > 2. The concentric rings or circles toward which play is directed, > consisting of a 12-foot ring, an 8-foot ring, a 4-foot ring > and a central 2-foot circle. House > 3. That central circle. House > 4. At any time during an end, the stone (rock) closest to the > <answer 3>. Shot rock > just enough speed to reach the <answer 2> at the distant end -- > assuming it doesn't hit anything -- then the player is said to > have thrown it with what? 2 words required. Shot weight > 6. The foot-holds at each end of the ice used when delivering > the stone. Pegs > 7. A line 33 feet (10 m) from the <answer 6> at each end of the ice. Hog line > 8. A stone that's just touching the outer edge of the circles when > it stops. Leaner > 9. The rotation applied to the handle of a stone that causes it > to turn and curl anticlockwise, if the curler is right-handed. Curve > 10. The widely used term for the player who determines the strategy > and directs play for the team. This player normally delivers > the last pair of stones for the team in each end. Skip > on greased cookie sheet. Bake for 11-15 minutes until deep > golden brown; serve with ketchup. What is the porcine name > for what you've just baked? Pigs in a blanket > 2. What is the porcine idiom that describes something bought without > first being inspected and thus of unknown authenticity or > quality? Pig in a poke > Carry moonbeams home in a jar, > And be better off than you are, > Or would you rather be a pig? Judy Garland; Fred Astaire > Living piggy lives. > You can see them out for dinner > With their piggy wives. George Harrison > 8. Name the porcine character in "Charlotte's Web" on whose behalf > Charlotte the barn spider spins messages such as "Some Pig" to > convince Farmer Zuckerman to spare him from slaughter. Barney > 9. What is the porcine term for spending that is intended to > "buy" support for a politician by specifically benefiting that > politician's own constituents? Pork barrel > Krusty orders the pig to be killed. Homer overhears these > orders and decides to adopt the pig -- against Marge's wishes. > Name the pig. Note: we will not accept the answer "Pig":. Piggly Wiggly Pete Gayde |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Apr 14 08:33PM +0200 > 2. The concentric rings or circles toward which play is directed, > consisting of a 12-foot ring, an 8-foot ring, a 4-foot ring > and a central 2-foot circle. Nest > 10. The widely used term for the player who determines the strategy > and directs play for the team. This player normally delivers > the last pair of stones for the team in each end. Skipper > 2. What is the porcine idiom that describes something bought without > first being inspected and thus of unknown authenticity or > quality? Pig in the sack > Living piggy lives. > You can see them out for dinner > With their piggy wives. George Harrison > 7. Name the porcine "Animal Farm" character otherwise known as > Our Leader, Father of All Animals, Terror of Mankind, Protector > of the Sheep-fold, or Ducklings' Friend. McDonald > 9. What is the porcine term for spending that is intended to > "buy" support for a politician by specifically benefiting that > politician's own constituents? "Election bacon"? The Swedish term is "valfläsk" which has an ambguitty in it to make it better. "fläsk" is "pork", while "val" can mean both "election" and "whale". |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Apr 14 08:35PM +0200 >> first being inspected and thus of unknown authenticity or >> quality? > Pig in the sack This was obviously wrong. To my defense: this is a direct translation of the Swedish expression, which I thought that I've might had heard, but maybe not. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Apr 14 06:51PM > This was obviously wrong. To my defense: this is a direct translation of > the Swedish expression, which I thought that I've might had heard, but > maybe not. If it were me I'd at least mark it as almost correct, assuming that the correct answer is "pig in a poke." "Poke" is an old word for "sack." -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Apr 14 02:02PM -0700 On Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at 2:55:14 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > * Game 3 [sic], Round 7 - Canadiana Sports - Curling Terms > We'll define a term used in curling; you name it. Hah! > 2. What is the porcine idiom that describes something bought without > first being inspected and thus of unknown authenticity or > quality? Pig in a poke > novels of P.G. Wodehouse. She is owned by the doting Lord > Emsworth, who wins many prizes with her in the "Fat Pigs" > class at the local Shropshire Agricultural Show. Empress of Blandings > 7. Name the porcine "Animal Farm" character otherwise known as > Our Leader, Father of All Animals, Terror of Mankind, Protector > of the Sheep-fold, or Ducklings' Friend. Napoleon > 8. Name the porcine character in "Charlotte's Web" on whose behalf > Charlotte the barn spider spins messages such as "Some Pig" to > convince Farmer Zuckerman to spare him from slaughter. Wilbur > 9. What is the porcine term for spending that is intended to > "buy" support for a politician by specifically benefiting that > politician's own constituents? Pork-barrelling > Krusty orders the pig to be killed. Homer overhears these > orders and decides to adopt the pig -- against Marge's wishes. > Name the pig. Note: we will not accept the answer "Pig":. Spiderpig cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 14 04:21PM -0500 Erland Sommarskog: > > This was obviously wrong. To my defense: this is a direct translation of > > the Swedish expression, which I thought that I've might had heard, but > > maybe not. Dan Blum: > If it were me I'd at least mark it as almost correct, assuming that > the correct answer is "pig in a poke." Not when "pig" was implied by the question and it was asking for a specific expression. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Why, I make more money than Calvin Coolidge, msb@vex.net | put together!" -- SINGIN' IN THE RAIN My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Apr 14 09:59PM -0700 On Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at 2:55:14 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > * Game 3 [sic], Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Pigs Which puts me in mind of one of my favourite Australian "bush ballads": The Pig 'Twas an evening in November As I very well remember I was strolling down the street in drunken pride But my knees were all a-flutter So I landed in the gutter And a pig came up and lay down by my side Yes, I lay there in the gutter Thinking thoughts I could not utter When a colleen passing by did softly say: "Ye can tell a man that boozes By the company he chooses" And with that the pig got up and walked away! -- cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 15 12:04AM -0500 "Calvin": > ..."Ye can tell a man that boozes > By the company he chooses" > And with that the pig got up and walked away! 4 for Calvin. :-) -- Mark Brader | YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE CRAZY TO WORK HERE Toronto | WE'LL TRAIN YOU msb@vex.net | --Seen on "Help Wanted" sign |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Apr 15 03:30AM -0700 On 4/13/20 9:55 PM, Mark Brader wrote: > 2. The concentric rings or circles toward which play is directed, > consisting of a 12-foot ring, an 8-foot ring, a 4-foot ring > and a central 2-foot circle. target > 3. That central circle. button > 10. The widely used term for the player who determines the strategy > and directs play for the team. This player normally delivers > the last pair of stones for the team in each end. skipper > on greased cookie sheet. Bake for 11-15 minutes until deep > golden brown; serve with ketchup. What is the porcine name > for what you've just baked? pigs in a blanket > 2. What is the porcine idiom that describes something bought without > first being inspected and thus of unknown authenticity or > quality? pig in a poke > 7. Name the porcine "Animal Farm" character otherwise known as > Our Leader, Father of All Animals, Terror of Mankind, Protector > of the Sheep-fold, or Ducklings' Friend. Napoleon > 9. What is the porcine term for spending that is intended to > "buy" support for a politician by specifically benefiting that > politician's own constituents? pork barrel > Krusty orders the pig to be killed. Homer overhears these > orders and decides to adopt the pig -- against Marge's wishes. > Name the pig. Note: we will not accept the answer "Pig":. Spider-pig -- Dan Tilque |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Apr 14 09:55PM -0700 1 Starring River Phoenix and Corey Feldman, which 1986 film resulted in a reappearance in the Billboard charts for the Ben E. King hit that shares its title? 2 Carly Rae Jepsen's 2011 single Call Me Maybe was an international hit. What is Jepsen's nationality? 3 Which Englishman (1934-2011) is the only boxer to have received a knighthood? 4 In the 1996 sci-fi movie Independence Day which actor played the role of President Thomas J. Whitmore'? 5 Which city has hosted the summer Olympics once, but the Olympic equestrian events twice? 6 What US actor (1935-2004) portrayed Jennifer Grey's father in the 1987 film Dirty Dancing and Detective Lennie Briscoe in the TV series Law and Order? 7 99/70 approximates the value of what mathematical constant? 8 Beginning with the letter 'K', what slang term for a clumsy, awkward, or foolish person originates from a Yiddish word for a type of wooden block? 9 Following her win in the French Open, Ash Barty became for first Australian woman to be ranked #1 in singles since which player 43 years earlier? 10 In the 1954 novel Lord Of The Flies by William Golding what type of shell is passed around by the children that signified they are allowed to speak? cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 15 12:08AM -0500 Calvin: > King hit that shares its title? > 2 Carly Rae Jepsen's 2011 single Call Me Maybe was an > international hit. What is Jepsen's nationality? Canadian. > a knighthood? > 4 In the 1996 sci-fi movie Independence Day which actor played the > role of President Thomas J. Whitmore'? Pullman. > 5 Which city has hosted the summer Olympics once, but the Olympic > equestrian events twice? Stockholm. > 6 What US actor (1935-2004) portrayed Jennifer Grey's father in > the 1987 film Dirty Dancing and Detective Lennie Briscoe in the TV > series Law and Order? Orbach. > 7 99/70 approximates the value of what mathematical constant? Square root of 2. > 8 Beginning with the letter 'K', what slang term for a clumsy, > awkward, or foolish person originates from a Yiddish word for a > type of wooden block? Klutz. Thanks for having a question about me! > 9 Following her win in the French Open, Ash Barty became for first > Australian woman to be ranked #1 in singles since which player 43 > years earlier? Goolagong? > 10 In the 1954 novel Lord Of The Flies by William Golding what > type of shell is passed around by the children that signified they > are allowed to speak? Conch? -- Mark Brader | "I do not think about things that I do not think about." Toronto | "Do you ever think about things that you *do* think about?" msb@vex.net | --Inherit the Wind, Lawrence & Lee |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Apr 14 09:53PM -0700 On Friday, April 3, 2020 at 3:00:51 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 1 The Bay of Naples and the Gulf of Salerno are inlets of which sea, an arm of the Mediterranean? Tyrrhenian > 2 Which scientist did Benedict Cumberbatch portray in the 2014 film The Imitation Game? Alan Turing > 3 Houthi rebels have been undertaking an insurgency in which country since (at least) 2004? Yemen > 4 In which country did Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg lose a 2013 General Election, to be replaced by the Conservative Party's Erna Solberg? Norway > 5 Popularly referred to as the yuan, what is the official currency unit of China? Renminbi > 6 Composer Danny Elfman has collaborated on some 16 films by which director? Tim Burton > 7 In which modern-day country was Josef Stalin born? Georgia > 8 How many cells are there in a standard Sudoku grid? > 9 Which European country is divided into 26 cantons? Switzerland > 10 The opening four notes of which Beethoven's symphony can be rendered by Morse Code for the letter V, namely dot, dot, dot, dash? 5th / Fate Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 595 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 8 43 Aren Ess 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 45 Dan Blum 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 7 38 Dan Tilque 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 39 Mark Brader 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 7 41 Chris Johnson 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 6 28 Erland S 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 6 37 Pete Gayde - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 6 5 2 2 4 4 7 6 7 6 49 70% Congratulations Aren on a narrow win over a tightly-bunched field. cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 15 12:05AM -0500 "Calvin": > > 8 How many cells are there in a standard Sudoku grid? It's still 81, whatever you say. :-) -- Mark Brader, Toronto |"--", Paul said, and then repeated it for emphasis. msb@vex.net | --Spider Robinson, "Lifehouse" |
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