| Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: Jul 27 12:26PM On Sun, 26 Jul 2020 23:06:35 -0500, Mark Brader wrote: > *Note*: This is the last time I will repeat the above paragraph here. > I originally wrote one of these rounds. > ** Game 3, Round 9 - Sports - Trades nope > ** Game 3, Round 10 - Challenge Round > * A. NASA-Related Acronyms > A1. What does NASA stand for? Exact answer required. National Aeronautics and Space Administration > A2. When NASA was formed in 1958, it incorporated an existing > research organization with a similar acronym. What was that? > Either spell the acronym or show off by giving the full name. NACA > C1. If the time is 10 A.M., we must be in some other time zone. > But what does A.M. stand for? Spell the answer. You must give > both words exactly. Ante meridiem > C2. R.I.P. may stand for "may he rest in peace" in English, or > what equivalent Latin phrase? We're talking about the singular > form, and again we need the exact spelling of all three words. Requiescat in pace > * D. Three-Headed Dogs > D1. Name the three-headed dog that guarded the gates of Hell > in Greek mythology. cerberus > * F. Vice-Presidential Names > F1. Who """was""" the most recent US vice-president to have > a surname an odd number of letters long? Now the answer is Biden, but digging into the recent past, at the time of asking I think it would have been Mondale. > F2. What """is""" the only surname to have been shared by three > different US vice-presidents? Johnson > Cerfvqrag orpnhfr gurve cerqrprffbef jrer nffnffvangrq, ohg jung > """vf""" Evpuneq Wbuafba'f havdhr pynvz gb snzr (ncneg sebz orvat > gur bgure bar bs gur guerr)? no clue |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 27 01:48PM -0500 Bruce Bowler: > Now the answer is Biden, but digging into the recent past, at the time of > asking I think it would have been Mondale. I will score this is two guesses of "Biden" and "Mondale". -- Mark Brader "People with whole brains, however, dispute Toronto this claim, and are generally more articulate msb@vex.net in expressing their views." -- Gary Larson |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jul 27 11:31PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:RsWdnSHHCcZWz4PCnZ2dnUU7- > I originally wrote one of these rounds. > ** Game 3, Round 9 - Sports - Trades > *Note*: If the answer is a team, we want the team's name, not the city: > Roy ["Rwah"] to the Avalanche in 1995. > 2. Which team traded Lew Alcindor, later known as Kareem > Abdul-Jabbar, to the Lakers in 1975? Bucks > Alomar and Joe Carter. > 5. When was Babe Ruth sold to the Yankees by Red Sox owner Harry > Frazee? Give the year within 1. 1919 > 6. Who was the #1 pick in the 1983 NFL draft? This quarterback > was chosen by the Colts, but he demanded to be traded and was > sent to the Broncos a week later. Elway > Alex Rodriguez's total salary remaining on his original > 10-year contract did the Rangers agree to pay? You must > answer in US dollars within $5,000,000. $30,000,000; $41,000,000 > ** Game 3, Round 10 - Challenge Round > * A. NASA-Related Acronyms > A1. What does NASA stand for? Exact answer required. National Aeronautics and Space Administration > * B. NHL History > Either the city or the team name is acceptable for these. > B1. Which current NHL team was originally called the Cougars? Red Wings > B2. Which current NHL team was originally called the Arenas, > at least according to some sources? Maple Leafs; Rangers > C1. If the time is 10 A.M., we must be in some other time zone. > But what does A.M. stand for? Spell the answer. You must > give both words exactly. Ante Meridian > what equivalent Latin phrase? We're talking about the > singular form, and again we need the exact spelling of all > three words. Requiem in Pacem > * D. Three-Headed Dogs > D1. Name the three-headed dog that guarded the gates of Hell > in Greek mythology. Cerberus > D2. Name the three-headed dog in the first Harry Potter novel. > It belonged to Hagrid and was guarding the closed corridor > where the title object was hidden. Fluffy > * F. Vice-Presidential Names > F1. Who """was""" the most recent US vice-president to have > a surname an odd number of letters long? Pence > F2. What """is""" the only surname to have been shared by three > different US vice-presidents? Johnson > Wbuafba orpnzr Cerfvqrag orpnhfr gurve cerqrprffbef jrer > nffnffvangrq, ohg jung """vf""" Evpuneq Wbuafba'f havdhr > pynvz gb snzr (ncneg sebz orvat gur bgure bar bs gur guerr)? Pete Gayde |
| swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Jul 27 04:36PM -0700 On Monday, July 27, 2020 at 12:06:41 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > by members of the Usual Suspects, but have been reformatted and > may have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the > correct answers in about 3 days. noted > accept the new correct answer -- unless there is an explicit note > requiring otherwise. See the companion posting for further details. > *Note*: This is the last time I will repeat the above paragraph here. noted > ** Game 3, Round 9 - Sports - Trades > 1. Name the Canadiens' captain who was traded along with Patrick Roy > ("Rwah") to the Avalanche in 1995. mike keane > 2. Which team traded Lew Alcindor, later known as Kareem > Abdul-Jabbar, to the Lakers in 1975? bucks > 3. Which team picked up Shaquille O'Neal from the Lakers in 2004? the heat > 4. Name either Blue Jay traded to the Padres in 1990 for Roberto > Alomar and Joe Carter. fred mcgriff (still not the crime dog) > 5. In what year was Babe Ruth sold to the Yankees by Red Sox owner > Harry Frazee? You must answer within one year. 1920 > 6. Who was the #1 pick in the 1983 NFL draft? This quarterback was > chosen by the Colts, but he demanded to be traded and was sent to > the Broncos a week later. john elway > 7. Which team traded Damon Allen to the Argos in 2003 for two CFL > college draft picks? still don't know > 8. Name the Oilers' owner who traded Wayne Gretzky to the Kings > in 1988. peter 'the traitor' > 9. Name the Thrasher who was traded to the Senators in 2005 for > Marian Hossa ("Hoe-sa") and Greg de Vries ("Vreez"). heatley > Rodriguez' total salary remaining on his original ten-year > contract did the Rangers agree to pay? You must answer within > $5 million. $70,000,000 > Game 3, Round 10 -- Challenge Round > A. NASA-Related Acronyms > A1. What does NASA stand for? Exact answer required. national aeronautics and space administration > A2. When NASA was formed in 1958, it incorporated an existing > research organization with a similar acronym. What was that? > Either spell the acronym or show off by giving the full name. naca > B. NHL History > Either the city or the team name is acceptable for these. > B1. Which current NHL team was originally called the Cougars? detroit? > B2. Which current NHL team was originally called the Arenas? toronto maple leafs > C1. If the time is 10 A.M., we must be in some other time zone. > But what does A.M. stand for? Spell the answer. You must > give both words exactly. ante meridiem > what equivalent Latin phrase? We're talking about the > singular form, and again we need the exact spelling of all > three words. requiescat in pace > D. Three-Headed Dogs > D1. Name the three-headed dog that guarded the gates of Hell in > Greek mythology. cerberus > D2. Name the three-headed dog in the first Harry Potter novel. > It belonged to Hagrid and was guarding the closed corridor > where the title object was hidden. fluffy > channels. Name the original channel number that CITY-TV > was broadcast on from 1972 to 1983, before moving to its > """present""" channel 57. 79 ; 78 > E2. Name either of the two channel numbers used by CBLT before > it moved in 1972 to its """present""" channel 5. 6 > F. Vice-Presidential Names > F1. Who """was""" the most recent US vice-president whose surname had > an odd number of letters? joe biden ; walter mondale > F2. What """is""" the only surname to have been shared by three > different US vice-presidents? johnson > Johnson became President because their predecessors were > assassinated, but what """is""" Richard Johnson's unique > claim to fame (apart from being the other one of the three)? he was elected by the senate after failing to get enough electoral college votes > Toronto it would be; but as it isn't, it ain't. > msb@vex.net That's logic." --Tweedledee (Lewis Carroll) > My text in this article is in the public domain. swp |
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