Friday, July 31, 2020

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Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jul 30 03:13PM -0700

1 In 1849 which future US President was awarded a patent for a flotation device?
2 Which 1987 film was loosely based on the life of Adrian Cronauer?
3 Manga comics and comic novels developed in the late 19th century in which country?
4 Which American performer won the Original Song Academy Award in 1994 for the theme to Streets of Philadelphia?
5 What was unusual about the second day of February this year, which hadn't happened for 909 years?
6 The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir is a memoir by which former attorney, political commentator, Republican consultant, diplomat and national security advisor?
7 What name is commonly given to a tube used to convey liquid upwards from a reservoir and then down to a lower level of its own accord?
8 Also known as indigestion, which D is a medical term covers a group of nonspecific symptoms in the digestive tract?
9 In the Christian liturgical calendar, Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy Saturday, approximately how many weeks later?
10 To within 10%, the International Space Station orbits the Earth at what average distance?
 
cheers,
calvin
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 30 06:25PM -0500

"Calvin":
> 1 In 1849 which future US President was awarded a patent for a
> flotation device?
 
Lincoln?
 
> 2 Which 1987 film was loosely based on the life of Adrian Cronauer?
 
"Good Morning Vietnam".
 
> 3 Manga comics and comic novels developed in the late 19th
> century in which country?
 
Japan.
 
> 4 Which American performer won the Original Song Academy Award in
> 1994 for the theme to Streets of Philadelphia?
 
Springsteen?
 
> 5 What was unusual about the second day of February this year,
> which hadn't happened for 909 years?
 
The date in numbers -- either in the form yyyymmdd, or mmddyyyy, or
ddmmyyyy -- was a palindrome.
 
> 6 The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir is a memoir
> by which former attorney, political commentator, Republican
> consultant, diplomat and national security advisor?
 
Starts with B, I think. I'll try Barrie.
 
> 7 What name is commonly given to a tube used to convey liquid
> upwards from a reservoir and then down to a lower level of its
> own accord?
 
Siphon.
 
> 8 Also known as indigestion, which D is a medical term covers a
> group of nonspecific symptoms in the digestive tract?
 
Dyspepsia.
 
> 9 In the Christian liturgical calendar, Lent begins on Ash
> Wednesday and ends on Holy Saturday, approximately how many weeks
> later?
 
6.
 
> 10 To within 10%, the International Space Station orbits the
> Earth at what average distance?
 
You mean above sea level, right? I'll try 220 miles. That's about
352 km.
--
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tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jul 30 11:51PM


> 1 In 1849 which future US President was awarded a patent for a flotation device?
 
Lincoln
 
> 2 Which 1987 film was loosely based on the life of Adrian Cronauer?
 
Good Morning Vietnam
 
> 3 Manga comics and comic novels developed in the late 19th century in which country?
 
Japan
 
> 4 Which American performer won the Original Song Academy Award in 1994 for the theme to Streets of Philadelphia?
 
Bruce Springsteen
 
> 5 What was unusual about the second day of February this year, which hadn't happened for 909 years?
 
it was a palindrome when written numerically with two-digit day and month
 
> 6 The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir??is a memoir by which former attorney, political commentator, Republican consultant, diplomat and national security advisor?
 
John Bolton
 
> 7 What name is commonly given to a tube used to convey liquid upwards from a reservoir and then down to a lower level of its own accord?
 
siphon
 
> 8 Also known as indigestion, which D is a medical term covers a group of nonspecific symptoms in the digestive tract?
 
dyspepsia
 
> 9 In the Christian liturgical calendar, Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy Saturday, approximately how many weeks later?
 
8
 
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jul 30 11:54PM


> 4 Which American performer won the Original Song Academy Award in 1994 for the theme to Streets of Philadelphia?
 
There is an error in this question - the song was indeed titled
"Streets of Philadelphia" but the movie was just "Philadelphia".
 
--
_______________________________________________________________________
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>: Jul 31 10:45AM +0200

> 1 In 1849 which future US President was awarded a patent for a
> flotation device?
 
Grant
 
> 3 Manga comics and comic novels developed in the late 19th century
> in which country?
 
Japan
 
> 4 Which American performer won the Original Song Academy Award in
> 1994 for the theme to Streets of Philadelphia?
 
Stephen W. Perry
 
> 5 What was unusual about the second day of February this year, which
> hadn't happened for 909 years?
 
2020-02-02. We haven't had a date like that since 1111-11-11.
 
> 6 The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir is a memoir by
> which former attorney, political commentator, Republican consultant,
> diplomat and national security advisor?
 
Bolton
 
> 7 What name is commonly given to a tube used to convey liquid
> upwards from a reservoir and then down to a lower level of its own
> accord?
 
"Hävert" is the Swedish word.
 
> 9 In the Christian liturgical calendar, Lent begins on Ash Wednesday
> and ends on Holy Saturday, approximately how many weeks later?
 
Six
 
> 10 To within 10%, the International Space Station orbits the Earth at
> what average distance?
 
36000 km.
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jul 30 03:10PM -0700

On Sunday, July 19, 2020 at 8:05:29 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
 
> 1 What four-letter term refers to the angle formed by a line that runs down the centre shaft of a golf club, and a line running through the face of the club? Excluding putters, it varies from about 10 degrees for a driver to 60 plus degrees for some wedges.
 
Loft
 
> 2 Which artist's 1965 album Bringing It All Back Home heralded the start of the "electric" phase of his musical career?
 
Bob Dylan
 
> 3 The 1995 Rugby World Cup was hosted and won by which country?
 
RSA
 
> 4 Which six-letter word is derived from the name of St Mary Bethlehem Hospital in London?
 
Bedlam
 
> 5 What is the more common two-word name of the remote Oceanic Pole of Inaccessibility, located in the South Pacific Ocean some 2,688 km from the nearest lands?
 
Point Nemo
 
> 6 With a population of about three million people, what island is located some 30 km east of Bali?
 
Lombok
Singleton for Aren
 
> 7 Which boxer memorably responded to a reporter's question regarding an upcoming opponent's tactics with "Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth."?
 
Mike Tyson
 
> 8 Phil Collins' first US number one hit was the title song for which 1984 film starring Rachel Ward, Jeff Bridges and James Woods?
 
Against All Odds
 
> 9 Caledonia was the Roman name for which modern-day country?
 
Scotland
 
> 10 Which musical note lies between a quaver and a minim?
 
Crotchet, aka quarter note
 
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 607
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 53 Aren Ess
0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 8 48 Stephen Perry
1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 7 42 Mark Brader
1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 7 46 Joe Masters
0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 7 46 Chris Johnson
1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 25 Pete Gayde
0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 31 Erland S
0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 24 Dan Blum
0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 24 Dan Tilque
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
4 8 7 8 2 1 5 4 8 6 53 59%
 
Congratulations Aren on the clear round.
 
cheers,
calvin
Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: Jul 30 01:17PM

On Thu, 30 Jul 2020 02:10:11 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> country.
 
> 1. Atacama, Tarapacá, Antofagasta, Libertador General Bernardo
> O'Higgins.
 
Chile
 
> 2. Chiba, Niigata, Okayama, Fukushima.
 
Japan
 
> 3. Dagestan (or Makhachkala), Murmansk, Novgorod, Smolensk.
 
Russia
 
> 4. Drama, Arkadia, Lakonia, Korinthia (or the same with each K
> changed to C).
 
Greece
 
> 5. Hainan, Shanxi, Guangdong, Zhejiang.
 
China
 
> 6. Limburg, Wallonia, Luxembourg, West-Vlaanderen.
 
Germany
 
> 7. Nelson, Canterbury, Wellington, Marlborough.
 
New Zealand
 
> 8. Sikkim, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh.
 
India
 
> 9. Sonora, Hidalgo, Tlaxcala, Guanajuato.
 
Mexico
 
> 10. Tirol, Vorarlberg, Kärnten (or Carinthia), Steiermark (or
> Styria).
 
Austria
 
> so there were decoys provided -- 16 of them. Here they are.
> Answer them if you like for fun, but for no points.
 
> 11. Aceh, Papua, Irian Jaya Barat, Nusa Tenggara Timur.
 
Indonesia
 
> 12. Al-Qahirah, Bani Suwayf, Al-Iskandariyah, Al-Wadi al-Jadid.
 
Saudi Arabia
 
> 13. Bahia, Paraná, Maranhão, Mato Grosso.
 
> 14. Budva, Zabljak, Pljevlja, Danilovgrad.
 
Poland
 
> 15. Finnmark, Telemark, Nord-Trondelag, More og Romsdal.
 
Norway
 
> 16. Harare, Masvingo, Midlands, Manicaland.
 
Ethiopia?
 
> 17. Holguín, Camagüey, Pinar del Río, Sancti Spíritus.
 
> 18. Kansas, Vermont, Kentucky, Mississippi.
 
USA
 
> 19. Lac, Biltine, Mayo-Kebbi, Moyen-Chari.
 
> 20. Limburg, Zeeland, Groningen, Gelderland.
 
Netherlands
 
> 21. Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Western Cape, KwaZulu-Natal.
 
South Africa
 
> 22. Loja, Esmeraldas, Morona-Santiago, Zamora-Chinchipe.
 
Argentina
 
> 23. Maasin, Camiguin, Catanduanes, Surigao del Sur.
 
> 24. Salavan, Oudomxai, Phongsali, Louangphrabang.
 
Thailand
 
> 25. Vysocina, Karlovarsky Kraj, Kralovehradecky Kraj,
> Moravskoslezsky Kraj.
 
> 26. Wales, England, Scotland, Northern Ireland.
 
United Kingdom
 
> * Game 4, Round 3 - Canadiana - Booze
 
Nope
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jul 30 01:25PM


> * Game 4, Round 2 - Geography - Where Are These?
 
> 1. Atacama, Tarapac?, Antofagasta, Libertador General Bernardo
> O'Higgins.
 
Chile
 
> 2. Chiba, Niigata, Okayama, Fukushima.
 
Japan
 
> 3. Dagestan (or Makhachkala), Murmansk, Novgorod, Smolensk.
 
Russia
 
> 4. Drama, Arkadia, Lakonia, Korinthia (or the same with each K
> changed to C).
 
Greece
 
> 5. Hainan, Shanxi, Guangdong, Zhejiang.
 
China
 
> 6. Limburg, Wallonia, Luxembourg, West-Vlaanderen.
 
Belgium
 
> 7. Nelson, Canterbury, Wellington, Marlborough.
 
New Zealand
 
> 8. Sikkim, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh.
 
India
 
> 9. Sonora, Hidalgo, Tlaxcala, Guanajuato.
 
Mexico
 
> 10. Tirol, Vorarlberg, K?rnten (or Carinthia), Steiermark (or
> Styria).
 
Austria
 
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jul 30 10:06PM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:k-2dnT7fJbvO77_CnZ2dnUU7-
> divided into, and you name the country.
 
> 1. Atacama, Tarapacá, Antofagasta, Libertador General Bernardo
> O'Higgins.
 
Chile

> 2. Chiba, Niigata, Okayama, Fukushima.
 
Japan

> 3. Dagestan (or Makhachkala), Murmansk, Novgorod, Smolensk.
 
Russia
 
> 4. Drama, Arkadia, Lakonia, Korinthia (or the same with each K
> changed to C).
 
Greece

> 5. Hainan, Shanxi, Guangdong, Zhejiang.
 
China
 
> 6. Limburg, Wallonia, Luxembourg, West-Vlaanderen.
 
Belgium
 
> 7. Nelson, Canterbury, Wellington, Marlborough.
 
New Zealand

> 8. Sikkim, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh.
 
India
 
> 9. Sonora, Hidalgo, Tlaxcala, Guanajuato.
 
Mexico

> 10. Tirol, Vorarlberg, Kärnten (or Carinthia), Steiermark (or
> Styria).
 
Austria
 
> paper, so there were decoys provided -- 16 of them. Here they are.
> Answer them if you like for fun, but for no points.
 
> 11. Aceh, Papua, Irian Jaya Barat, Nusa Tenggara Timur.
 
Indonesia
 
> 12. Al-Qahirah, Bani Suwayf, Al-Iskandariyah, Al-Wadi al-Jadid.
 
Egypt

> 13. Bahia, Paraná, Maranhão, Mato Grosso.
 
Brazil
 
> 18. Kansas, Vermont, Kentucky, Mississippi.
 
USA

> 21. Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Western Cape, KwaZulu-Natal.
 
South Africa

> 26. Wales, England, Scotland, Northern Ireland.
 
UK

> best-selling Canadian whisky brand outside of North America
> and """is""" sold in more than 150 countries worldwide.
> Who """makes""" it?
 
Seagram's
 
> 4. Molson's was founded by John Molson, making it North America's
> oldest brewing company, and Canada's second-oldest company of any
> kind (after the Hudson's Bay Co.). In what year, within 5?
 
1801; 1790

> 8. """It's""" the provincial liquor monopoly of Quebec, with the
> initials SAQ. What does it stand for?
 
Societe des alcools de Quebec

> for large glass bottles and one for small glass bottles and
> tetra-paks. Name either one of the two amounts that """are"""
> charged.
 
5 cents; 10 cents
 
> a citrus juice or pepper. *Note*: We're asking for the four
> ingredients that you or your bartender would mix to make it,
> not the ingredients that go into those!
 
Clamato, vodka, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce
 
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: Jul 30 01:10PM

On Thu, 30 Jul 2020 01:57:50 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:
 
Minor protest
 
> 2020 answer: Mike Pence (President Donald Trump, 2017-, sigh).
> 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua (the hard way), Erland, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
> 2 for Bruce and Stephen.
 
"Was" implies past tense. Pence "is" (present tense) the current VP
(sigh). Biden "was" (past tense) the most recent VP to have an odd
number of letters in the surname.
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 30 02:40PM -0500

Mark Brader:
>> 2020 answer: Mike Pence (President Donald Trump, 2017-, sigh).
>> 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua (the hard way), Erland, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
>> 2 for Bruce and Stephen.
 
Bruce Bowler:
> "Was" implies past tense. Pence "is" (present tense) the current VP
> (sigh). Biden "was" (past tense) the most recent VP to have an odd
> number of letters in the surname.
 
Protest denied. When giving the current answer you have to allow for
not all the facts in the question still being current, in this case
the fact that the most recent such VP was not the current one.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "What Europe needs is a fresh, unused mind."
msb@vex.net | -- Foreign Correspondent
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