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* Calvin's Quiz #149 - 7 messages, 6 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/dcc03235316bcb75?hl=en
* QFTCIMM Current Events Final - 9 messages, 5 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/58bddad9cd60903d?hl=en
* QFTCI11 Game 3 Rounds 7-8: maple leaves, Trek fun - 9 messages, 8 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/c50cb52329dc1e1a?hl=en
* Boomer's Trivia - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/4d4ae19439d856dd?hl=en
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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #149
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/dcc03235316bcb75?hl=en
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== 1 of 7 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 29 2011 2:03 am
From: "David"
> > 2 The 1984 TV series The Jewel in the Crown was set in which
> > commonwealth country?
>
> I thought it was set in India, not a country.
??????
== 2 of 7 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 29 2011 8:35 am
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)
"Calvin":
> > > 2 The 1984 TV series The Jewel in the Crown was set in which
> > > commonwealth country?
Mark Brader:
> > I thought it was set in India, not a country.
"David":
> ??????
Did you imagine countries were permanent?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net
"sci fi: the plural of scum fum" -- Spider Robinson
== 3 of 7 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 29 2011 11:10 am
From: Erland Sommarskog
Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
> "Calvin":
>> > > 2 The 1984 TV series The Jewel in the Crown was set in which
>> > > commonwealth country?
>
> Mark Brader:
>> > I thought it was set in India, not a country.
>
> "David":
>> ??????
>
> Did you imagine countries were permanent?
Who knows? May the Republic of India is permanent, now once it has come
into existence. (I assume the aforemention TV series took place during
the period when what is now India, Bangladesh and Pakistan were a
patchwork of areas directly under control of the British crown, and
smaller independent or semi-independent states.)
== 4 of 7 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 29 2011 10:55 am
From: swp
On Wednesday, July 27, 2011 11:43:28 PM UTC-4, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Who lit the Olympic Torch at the 1996 Atlanta Games?
muhammed ali
> 2 The 1984 TV series The Jewel in the Crown was set in which commonwealth
> country?
india?
> 3 Which British city was known as Cottonopolis during the 19th century?
manchester (united!)
> 4 Felix Unger and Oscar Madison were characters in which TV show?
the odd couple (it was a play first)
> 5 Who, in 1998 and at the age of 77, became the oldest person to travel in
> space?
john glenn
> 6 In which country is the World Heritage site of Angkor Wat?
thailand?
> 7 Which entertainer, born in 1942, is known as Mr Las Vegas?
wayne newton
> 8 Which device did George Eastman invent in 1900?
mass produced film-roll camera
> 9 Vodka, Galliano and orange juice make which cocktail?
harvey wallbanger
> 10 What was Fred Flintstones favourite sport?
bowling
swp
== 5 of 7 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 29 2011 11:11 am
From: björn lundin
On 28 Juli, 05:43, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:
> 1 Who lit the Olympic Torch at the 1996 Atlanta Games?
Muhammed Ali
> 2 The 1984 TV series The Jewel in the Crown was set in which commonwealth
> country?
India
> 3 Which British city was known as Cottonopolis during the 19th century?
Birmingham
> 5 Who, in 1998 and at the age of 77, became the oldest person to travel in
> space?
Robert murdoch
> 6 In which country is the World Heritage site of Angkor Wat?
Cambodja
> 8 Which device did George Eastman invent in 1900?
Vacuumcleaner
> 9 Vodka, Galliano and orange juice make which cocktail?
Screwdriver
> 10 What was Fred Flintstones favourite sport?
Baseball
--
Björn Lundin
== 6 of 7 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 29 2011 12:15 pm
From: björn lundin
On 28 Juli, 05:43, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:
seems like postings from my iphone goes to the bit-bucket.
Resending answers.
> 1 Who lit the Olympic Torch at the 1996 Atlanta Games?
Muhammed Ali
> 2 The 1984 TV series The Jewel in the Crown was set in which commonwealth
> country?
India
> 3 Which British city was known as Cottonopolis during the 19th century?
Birmingham
> 5 Who, in 1998 and at the age of 77, became the oldest person to travel in
> space?
Robert Murdoc
> 6 In which country is the World Heritage site of Angkor Wat?
Cambodia
> 8 Which device did George Eastman invent in 1900?
Vacummcleaner
> 9 Vodka, Galliano and orange juice make which cocktail?
Screwdriver
> 10 What was Fred Flintstones favourite sport?
Baseball
--
Björn Lundin
== 7 of 7 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 29 2011 8:05 pm
From: Pete
Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote in
news:op.vza8mqiayr33d7@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au:
>
>
> 1 Who lit the Olympic Torch at the 1996 Atlanta Games?
Muhammad Ali
> 2 The 1984 TV series The Jewel in the Crown was set in which
> commonwealth country?
India
> 3 Which British city was known as Cottonopolis during the 19th
> century?
Manchester
> 4 Felix Unger and Oscar Madison were characters in which TV show?
The Odd Couple
> 5 Who, in 1998 and at the age of 77, became the oldest
> person to travel in space?
John Glenn
> 6 In which country is the World Heritage site of Angkor Wat?
Cambodia
> 7 Which entertainer, born in 1942, is known as Mr Las Vegas?
Wayne Newton
> 8 Which device did George Eastman invent in 1900?
Camera film
> 9 Vodka, Galliano and orange juice make which cocktail?
> 10 What was Fred Flintstones favourite sport?
Bowling
>
Pete
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TOPIC: QFTCIMM Current Events Final
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/58bddad9cd60903d?hl=en
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== 1 of 9 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 29 2011 1:36 pm
From: Jeffrey Turner
On 7/27/2011 1:36 AM, Mark Brader wrote:
> Now it's time for the final Current Events round from the season
> just ended, from the Final. There are 15 questions in 5 groups.
>
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-07-25,
> and should be interpreted accordingly. If any answers have
> changed due to newer news, you are still expected to give the
> answers that were correct on that date.
>
> 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 in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> 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. For further
> information see my 2011-05-23 companion posting on "Questions
> from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI5GNM, QFTCI11, QFTCIMM)".
>
> All questions were written by members of the Misplaced Modifiers,
> and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and
> may have been retyped and/or edited by me.
>
>
> ** Final, Round 1 - Current Events
>
> * International
>
> 1. When it came out that London's Metropolitan Police
> (a.k.a. Scotland Yard) had hired a former deputy editor of
> the "News of the World" to advise on PR, the Commissioner
> resigned. Name this ex-chief.
>
> 2. American General David Petraeus has handed over command of
> NATO forces in Afghanistan. What will be his next job?
>
> 3. Within 10,000,000,000 euros, what is the announced cost of
> the new rescue package for Greece?
300,000,000,000
> * Arts and Entertainment
>
> 4. A freak windstorm toppled the main stage at Ottawa Bluesfest
> Monday, leading to serious injuries. Who was on stage at
> the time?
Cheap Trick
> 5. Fresh off a well-publicized break-up, this star's private
> performance at a Ukrainian wedding netted a reported
> $1,000,000. That should help with the alimony payments.
> Name the star.
>
> 6. He kept Ontarians company on Saturday nights for 25 years,
> from 1974 to 1999. Name the TV personality who died Friday
> at the age of 86.
>
>
> * Local
>
> 7. Possibly in an effort to justify future cutbacks to libraries,
> Councillor Doug Ford erroneously pointed out that in his
> "area", there are more libraries than what?
>
> 8. With the aim of reducing disease, the Faculty of Engineering
> at the U of T was one of only 8 universities in North
> America to be awarded $400,000 from the Bill and Melinda
> Gates Foundation to develop a new, efficient, low-cost what?
>
> 9. What new area code will be introduced in Toronto starting
> March 25, 2013?
>
>
> * National
>
> 10. In Kananaskis, energy ministers developing a national
> energy plan fell out over the wording of the meeting's
> final communique, when Ontario's Energy Minister Brad Duguid
> objected to the use of two adjectives describing Alberta's
> oil sands. Give either adjective.
>
> 11. Despite repeated pressure from the National Capital
> Commission and a 3-year-old Auditor General's report urging
> haste, the Prime Minister's office confirmed last week that
> he has no plans to speed up the $10,000,000 renovation of
> which nationally significant structure?
>
> 12. Statistics Canada data released last week states that the
> police-reported crime rate, measuring the overall volume of
> crime in Canada, has reached its lowest level since what year?
>
>
> * Sports
>
> 13. TFC fielded a number of new players at Wednesday's game,
> including two new designated players. Name either.
>
> 14. Who was the winner of this year's British Open?
>
> 15. The Blue Jays announced they would retire Robbie Alomar's
> uniform number. This is the first number ever retired by
> the team. What is the number?
>
== 2 of 9 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 29 2011 8:02 pm
From: Pete
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in
news:dsKdnb0Chr9JPrLTnZ2dnUVZ_tSdnZ2d@vex.net:
> Now it's time for the final Current Events round from the season
> just ended, from the Final. There are 15 questions in 5 groups.
>
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-07-25,
> and should be interpreted accordingly. If any answers have
> changed due to newer news, you are still expected to give the
> answers that were correct on that date.
>
> 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 in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> 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. For further
> information see my 2011-05-23 companion posting on "Questions
> from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI5GNM, QFTCI11, QFTCIMM)".
>
> All questions were written by members of the Misplaced Modifiers,
> and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and
> may have been retyped and/or edited by me.
>
>
> ** Final, Round 1 - Current Events
>
> * International
>
> 1. When it came out that London's Metropolitan Police
> (a.k.a. Scotland Yard) had hired a former deputy editor of
> the "News of the World" to advise on PR, the Commissioner
> resigned. Name this ex-chief.
Coulson
>
> 2. American General David Petraeus has handed over command of
> NATO forces in Afghanistan. What will be his next job?
University president
>
> 3. Within 10,000,000,000 euros, what is the announced cost of
> the new rescue package for Greece?
60,000,000,000
>
>
> * Arts and Entertainment
>
> 4. A freak windstorm toppled the main stage at Ottawa Bluesfest
> Monday, leading to serious injuries. Who was on stage at
> the time?
>
> 5. Fresh off a well-publicized break-up, this star's private
> performance at a Ukrainian wedding netted a reported
> $1,000,000. That should help with the alimony payments.
> Name the star.
>
> 6. He kept Ontarians company on Saturday nights for 25 years,
> from 1974 to 1999. Name the TV personality who died Friday
> at the age of 86.
>
>
> * Local
>
> 7. Possibly in an effort to justify future cutbacks to libraries,
> Councillor Doug Ford erroneously pointed out that in his
> "area", there are more libraries than what?
Starbucks
>
> 8. With the aim of reducing disease, the Faculty of Engineering
> at the U of T was one of only 8 universities in North
> America to be awarded $400,000 from the Bill and Melinda
> Gates Foundation to develop a new, efficient, low-cost what?
>
> 9. What new area code will be introduced in Toronto starting
> March 25, 2013?
>
>
> * National
>
> 10. In Kananaskis, energy ministers developing a national
> energy plan fell out over the wording of the meeting's
> final communique, when Ontario's Energy Minister Brad Duguid
> objected to the use of two adjectives describing Alberta's
> oil sands. Give either adjective.
>
> 11. Despite repeated pressure from the National Capital
> Commission and a 3-year-old Auditor General's report urging
> haste, the Prime Minister's office confirmed last week that
> he has no plans to speed up the $10,000,000 renovation of
> which nationally significant structure?
>
> 12. Statistics Canada data released last week states that the
> police-reported crime rate, measuring the overall volume of
> crime in Canada, has reached its lowest level since what year?
>
>
> * Sports
>
> 13. TFC fielded a number of new players at Wednesday's game,
> including two new designated players. Name either.
>
> 14. Who was the winner of this year's British Open?
Clarke
>
> 15. The Blue Jays announced they would retire Robbie Alomar's
> uniform number. This is the first number ever retired by
> the team. What is the number?
10 (Didn't they retire 42 for Jackie Robinson?)
>
Pete
== 3 of 9 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 29 2011 8:54 pm
From: Dan Tilque
Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
>
> ** Final, Round 1 - Current Events
>
> * International
>
> 1. When it came out that London's Metropolitan Police
> (a.k.a. Scotland Yard) had hired a former deputy editor of
> the "News of the World" to advise on PR, the Commissioner
> resigned. Name this ex-chief.
>
> 2. American General David Petraeus has handed over command of
> NATO forces in Afghanistan. What will be his next job?
Director of CIA
>
> 3. Within 10,000,000,000 euros, what is the announced cost of
> the new rescue package for Greece?
150 billion
>
>
> * Arts and Entertainment
>
> 4. A freak windstorm toppled the main stage at Ottawa Bluesfest
> Monday, leading to serious injuries. Who was on stage at
> the time?
>
> 5. Fresh off a well-publicized break-up, this star's private
> performance at a Ukrainian wedding netted a reported
> $1,000,000. That should help with the alimony payments.
> Name the star.
>
> 6. He kept Ontarians company on Saturday nights for 25 years,
> from 1974 to 1999. Name the TV personality who died Friday
> at the age of 86.
>
>
> * Local
>
> 7. Possibly in an effort to justify future cutbacks to libraries,
> Councillor Doug Ford erroneously pointed out that in his
> "area", there are more libraries than what?
police stations
>
> 8. With the aim of reducing disease, the Faculty of Engineering
> at the U of T was one of only 8 universities in North
> America to be awarded $400,000 from the Bill and Melinda
> Gates Foundation to develop a new, efficient, low-cost what?
IUD
>
> 9. What new area code will be introduced in Toronto starting
> March 25, 2013?
972
>
>
> * National
>
> 10. In Kananaskis, energy ministers developing a national
> energy plan fell out over the wording of the meeting's
> final communique, when Ontario's Energy Minister Brad Duguid
> objected to the use of two adjectives describing Alberta's
> oil sands. Give either adjective.
clean
>
> 11. Despite repeated pressure from the National Capital
> Commission and a 3-year-old Auditor General's report urging
> haste, the Prime Minister's office confirmed last week that
> he has no plans to speed up the $10,000,000 renovation of
> which nationally significant structure?
Parliament building
>
> 12. Statistics Canada data released last week states that the
> police-reported crime rate, measuring the overall volume of
> crime in Canada, has reached its lowest level since what year?
1954
>
>
> * Sports
>
> 13. TFC fielded a number of new players at Wednesday's game,
> including two new designated players. Name either.
>
> 14. Who was the winner of this year's British Open?
>
> 15. The Blue Jays announced they would retire Robbie Alomar's
> uniform number. This is the first number ever retired by
> the team. What is the number?
>
7
--
Dan Tilque
== 4 of 9 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 29 2011 10:00 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)
Mark Brader:
>> 15. The Blue Jays announced they would retire Robbie Alomar's
>> uniform number. This is the first number ever retired by
>> the team. What is the number?
Pete Gayde:
> (Didn't they retire 42 for Jackie Robinson?)
Different "they". That was a league-wide action (i.e. MLB).
--
Mark Brader Safire's Rule on Who-Whom:
Toronto "Whenever 'whom' sounds correct, recast the sentence."
msb@vex.net -- William Safire, NY Times Magazine
My text in this article is in the public domain.
== 5 of 9 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 29 2011 10:13 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)
Mark Brader:
> Now it's time for the final Current Events round from the season
> just ended, from the Final... These questions were written to be
> asked in Toronto on 2011-07-25, and should be interpreted
> accordingly. If any answers have changed due to newer news,
> you are still expected to give the answers that were correct on
> that date... For further information see my 2011-05-23 companion
> posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI5GNM,
> QFTCI11, QFTCIMM)".
Well, this was a tough round and nobody scored more than 10 points.
JOSHUA KREITZER hangs on to win the current events game for the season.
Congratulations!
> ** Final (2011-07-25), Round 1 - Current Events
> * International
> 1. When it came out that London's Metropolitan Police
> (a.k.a. Scotland Yard) had hired a former deputy editor of
> the "News of the World" to advise on PR, the Commissioner
> resigned. Name this ex-chief.
Sir Paul Stephenson. 4 for Peter and Erland.
> 2. American General David Petraeus has handed over command of
> NATO forces in Afghanistan. What will be his next job?
Head of the CIA. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Calvin.
> 3. Within 10,000,000,000 euros, what is the announced cost of
> the new rescue package for Greece?
109,000,000,000 euros (accepting 99,000,000,000-119,000,000,000).
3 for Rob. 2 for Dan Blum.
> * Arts and Entertainment
> 4. A freak windstorm toppled the main stage at Ottawa Bluesfest
> Monday, leading to serious injuries. Who was on stage at
> the time?
Cheap Trick. 4 for Jeff.
> 5. Fresh off a well-publicized break-up, this star's private
> performance at a Ukrainian wedding netted a reported
> $1,000,000. That should help with the alimony payments.
> Name the star.
Jennifer Lopez. 4 for Calvin and Joshua.
> 6. He kept Ontarians company on Saturday nights for 25 years,
> from 1974 to 1999. Name the TV personality who died Friday
> at the age of 86.
Elwy Yost. (Specifically, he appeared on TVOntario, the local
PBS-equivalent, introducing movies and interviewing filmmakers
and stars.)
> * Local
> 7. Possibly in an effort to justify future cutbacks to libraries,
> Councillor Doug Ford erroneously pointed out that in his
> "area", there are more libraries than what?
Tim Hortons locations. 4 for Dan Blum.
> 8. With the aim of reducing disease, the Faculty of Engineering
> at the U of T was one of only 8 universities in North
> America to be awarded $400,000 from the Bill and Melinda
> Gates Foundation to develop a new, efficient, low-cost what?
Toilet.
> 9. What new area code will be introduced in Toronto starting
> March 25, 2013?
437 (not 387, which has been set aside for future use, but on no
definite schedule).
> * National
> 10. In Kananaskis, energy ministers developing a national
> energy plan fell out over the wording of the meeting's
> final communique, when Ontario's Energy Minister Brad Duguid
> objected to the use of two adjectives describing Alberta's
> oil sands. Give either adjective.
Responsible, sustainable.
> 11. Despite repeated pressure from the National Capital
> Commission and a 3-year-old Auditor General's report urging
> haste, the Prime Minister's office confirmed last week that
> he has no plans to speed up the $10,000,000 renovation of
> which nationally significant structure?
24 Sussex Dr. (The PM's residence.)
> 12. Statistics Canada data released last week states that the
> police-reported crime rate, measuring the overall volume of
> crime in Canada, has reached its lowest level since what year?
1973. Rob's guess was closest.
> * Sports
> 13. TFC fielded a number of new players at Wednesday's game,
> including two new designated players. Name either.
Torsten Frings, Danny Koevermans.
> 14. Who was the winner of this year's British Open?
Darren Clarke. 4 for Peter and Pete.
> 15. The Blue Jays announced they would retire Robbie Alomar's
> uniform number. This is the first number ever retired by
> the team. What is the number?
#12.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAMES-> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 F BEST NINE
Joshua Kreitzer 16 23 20 8 20 20 14 16 15 23 4 167
Dan Blum 18 13 18 6 22 20 12 24 14 16 10 157
Marc Dashevsky 20 8 20 4 16 20 16 12 19 16 4 147
Pete Gayde 22 8 16 4 20 24 -- -- 16 19 4 133
Peter Smyth 19 14 12 4 20 8 16 4 7 24 8 128
Erland Sommarskog 16 12 12 8 8 12 4 16 12 16 4 112
Dan Tilque 16 8 12 8 12 12 8 16 8 12 4 104
Jeff Turner 12 8 20 0 12 12 8 8 6 16 4 102
"Calvin" 13 15 7 4 16 15 -- -- 15 10 7 102
Stephen Perry 28 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- 10 32 -- 94
Rob Parker -- -- 10 0 16 12 8 8 10 10 3 77
--
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Toronto | used as a blowtorch, but we admit human beings are a
msb@vex.net | bit special, don't we?" --Hal Clement: STILL RIVER
My text in this article is in the public domain.
== 6 of 9 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 29 2011 10:17 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)
Sorry, I forgot to change the subject line when posting the answers
and results for the Current Events game. Please see the immediately
preceding posting in the thread for them.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "More importantly, Mark is just plain wrong."
msb@vex.net -- John Hollingsworth
== 7 of 9 ==
Date: Sat, Jul 30 2011 2:41 am
From: Erland Sommarskog
Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
>> 3. Within 10,000,000,000 euros, what is the announced cost of
>> the new rescue package for Greece?
>
> 109,000,000,000 euros (accepting 99,000,000,000-119,000,000,000).
> 3 for Rob. 2 for Dan Blum.
This question is a little tricky. When searching Swedish web sites on
Google using "paket Grekland miljarder", the number comes up is 158.6
milliards. That is the total value. However, 49.6 milliards is expected
to come from the private sector and 109 milliards is the cost for the
countries in the euro zone and IMF.
Thus, it seems reasonable to accept answers in the ranges 99-119 as well
as 149-159. I don't know if there were any answers in the latter range.
(Mine wasn't.)
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
== 8 of 9 ==
Date: Sat, Jul 30 2011 7:20 am
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)
Mark Brader:
>>> 3. Within 10,000,000,000 euros, what is the announced cost of
>>> the new rescue package for Greece?
>> 109,000,000,000 euros (accepting 99,000,000,000-119,000,000,000).
>> 3 for Rob. 2 for Dan Blum.
Erland Sommarskog:
> This question is a little tricky. When searching Swedish web sites on
> Google using "paket Grekland miljarder", the number comes up is 158.6
> milliards. That is the total value. However, 49.6 milliards is expected
> to come from the private sector and 109 milliards is the cost for the
> countries in the euro zone and IMF.
Okay, accepting 99,000,000,000-119,000,000,000 *and*
148,600,000,000-168,600,000,000.
4 for Rob (the hard way). 2 for Dan Blum, Peter, and Dan Tilque.
Correct scores, if there are no further errors:
GAMES-> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 F BEST NINE
Joshua Kreitzer 16 23 20 8 20 20 14 16 15 23 4 167
Dan Blum 18 13 18 6 22 20 12 24 14 16 10 157
Marc Dashevsky 20 8 20 4 16 20 16 12 19 16 4 147
Pete Gayde 22 8 16 4 20 24 -- -- 16 19 4 133
Peter Smyth 19 14 12 4 20 8 16 4 7 24 8 128
Erland Sommarskog 16 12 12 8 8 12 4 16 12 16 6 112
Dan Tilque 16 8 12 8 12 12 8 16 8 12 6 104
Jeff Turner 12 8 20 0 12 12 8 8 6 16 4 102
"Calvin" 13 15 7 4 16 15 -- -- 15 10 7 102
Stephen Perry 28 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- 10 32 -- 94
Rob Parker -- -- 10 0 16 12 8 8 10 10 4 78
--
Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net
"sci fi: the plural of scum fum" -- Spider Robinson
My text in this article is in the public domain.
== 9 of 9 ==
Date: Sat, Jul 30 2011 7:23 am
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)
Mark Brader:
>>>> 3. Within 10,000,000,000 euros, what is the announced cost of
>>>> the new rescue package for Greece?
>
>>> 109,000,000,000 euros (accepting 99,000,000,000-119,000,000,000).
>>> 3 for Rob. 2 for Dan Blum.
...
> Okay, accepting 99,000,000,000-119,000,000,000 *and*
> 148,600,000,000-168,600,000,000.
>
> 4 for Rob (the hard way). 2 for Dan Blum, Peter, and Dan Tilque.
Arrgh, no. Rob's second guess was 140,000,000,000, thus still out
of range. Please pardon my absentmindedness. It should be:
3 for Rob. 2 for Dan Blum, Peter, and Dan Tilque.
Correct scores, if there are *now* no further errors:
GAMES-> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 F BEST NINE
Joshua Kreitzer 16 23 20 8 20 20 14 16 15 23 4 167
Dan Blum 18 13 18 6 22 20 12 24 14 16 10 157
Marc Dashevsky 20 8 20 4 16 20 16 12 19 16 4 147
Pete Gayde 22 8 16 4 20 24 -- -- 16 19 4 133
Peter Smyth 19 14 12 4 20 8 16 4 7 24 8 128
Erland Sommarskog 16 12 12 8 8 12 4 16 12 16 6 112
Dan Tilque 16 8 12 8 12 12 8 16 8 12 6 104
Jeff Turner 12 8 20 0 12 12 8 8 6 16 4 102
"Calvin" 13 15 7 4 16 15 -- -- 15 10 7 102
Stephen Perry 28 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- 10 32 -- 94
Rob Parker -- -- 10 0 16 12 8 8 10 10 3 77
This means nobody's final score actually benefits from the change,
although Peter and Dan Tilque's round scores do.
--
Mark Brader "When a supposedly indivisible transaction
Toronto fails to complete properly, this is known
msb@vex.net as an atomic bomb." -- Peter Neumann
My text in this article is in the public domain.
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TOPIC: QFTCI11 Game 3 Rounds 7-8: maple leaves, Trek fun
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/c50cb52329dc1e1a?hl=en
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== 1 of 9 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 29 2011 10:25 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-01-31,
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 in a single followup to the newsgroup,
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. For further information see
my 2011-05-23 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI5GNM, QFTCI11, QFTCIMM)".
I wrote one of these rounds.
* Game 3, Round 7 - Maple Leaves
As you might just possibly guess from the handout
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0307/leaf.jpg
this is the Canadiana round. We would like to warn you that,
in addition to removing all text from the images, in some cases
we've also removed some of the imagery surrounding the maple
leaf, replacing it with a continuation of the background color.
For example, some of the leaves shown here were originally in
tight clusters of two or three, but we're showing only the one.
Similarly, some of the leaves are only used on certain narrow
objects, whose edges we've removed from the handout by extending
the background.
In some cases multiple versions of a symbol used in different
contexts or in different years are shown. These will always be
in consecutive squares in one row on the handout, and if you are
asked for a number then you can name *any one*.
1. Got all that? Okay, then where does leaf #37 come from?
*After* answering this question, please decode the rot13:
Guvf bar vf hfrq va inevbhf tbireazragny ybtbf, ohg gurl
pbcvrq vg sebz fbzrjurer ryfr. Vs lbhe nafjre ersreerq gb
fhpu n ybtb, punatr vg gb gryy jurer gubfr qrcnegzragf tbg
vg sebz.
2. Where would you find leaf #33?
3. Leaves #24 through 28 have all been used by the same company
or organization. Name it.
4. Please decode the rot13 after answering question 3. Yrns #1
jnf nyfb hfrq ol n genafcbegngvba pbzcnal be betnavmngvba,
nygubhtu abg na nveyvar. Ohg gurl ercynprq vg va gur 1960f
jvgu gurve cerfrag ybtb pbafvfgvat va shyy bs gjb zbqvsvrq
yrggref. Jung pbzcnal be betnavmngvba jnf gung?
5. The next two questions deal with food-related businesses.
What former company used leaf #36?
6. What food-related company uses leaf #32?
7. Each of the leaves in the third row of the handout, that is
leaves #15 through 21, has been used by one of three different
organizations working in the same field. Name any one of
these groups *and* give the number of any one of its logos.
By the way, the tilted stem on leaf #19 doubles as an acute
accent over a letter E, making that logo bilingual.
8. Which leaf was used on hockey uniforms at the last Winter
Olympics?
9. Which leaf appears on signs for the Trans-Canada Highway?
10. Which leaf appears on Canadian military aircraft?
The remaining leaves include some well-known organizations and
some from obscure sources that we just picked to fill out the grid.
Identify the ones that you can if you like for fun, but for no
points. The leaf numbers in rot13 are: gjb guebhtu svir, rvtug
guebhtu guvegrra, gjragl-gjb, gjragl-guerr, guvegl, guvegl-bar,
guvegl-sbhe, guvegl-svir, guvegl-rvtug guebhtu sbegl-gjb.
* Game 3, Round 8 - Food, Drink, and Entertainment... Star Trek Style
This round is about food, drink, and entertainment as depicted
on the various "Star Trek" TV series. For the first 5 questions,
name the food or drink described.
1. Although outlawed in Starfleet (at least in the original
series), this potent tipple from a hostile power nevertheless
seems to be present at every celebration.
2. What is Jean-Luc Picard's favorite beverage while on duty?
Be sufficiently specific.
3. This squirming Klingon ("KLING-on") delight, according to
Commander Riker, is best served fresh.
4. This squirming Ferengi ("fe-RENG-ghee") delight, according
to Quark, is best served chilled to perfection.
5. This "warrior's drink" became one of Worf's favorites.
6. Turning now to entertainment for the remaining questions,
we'll stay with the subject of Worf for this one. Klingons
pride themselves on their prowess in weapon usage and martial
arts, staging many competitions. Worf's favorite weapon
in competition is a large, curved blade with a lengthwise
handle and multiple spiked ends. What's it called?
7. This entertainment venue and medium appears in many
episodes of different Star Trek series, starting with "Star
Trek: The Next Generation". It is often used to render 19th
or 20th century retro settings -- for example, for the Dixon
Hill detective stories, and the adventures of Captain Proton,
science-fiction hero. What is this venue and medium called?
8. More than one starship captain has been entranced by green,
dancing slave girls from what star system?
9. Commander Riker was king of the Enterprise at this game, at
least until Data started playing. But Data once played
against holodeck reproductions of Albert Einstein, Stephen
Hawking, and Sir Isaac Newton. What game is this?
10. Another game of chance, seen especially on "Star Trek:
Deep Space Nine", is a roulette-style game developed by
the Ferengi. The players are frequently distracted by
intoxicating beverages and lovely girls. Name the game.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | Do not meddle in the affairs of undefined behavior,
msb@vex.net | for it is subtle and quick to anger.
My text in this article is in the public domain.
== 2 of 9 ==
Date: Sat, Jul 30 2011 12:20 am
From: "Peter Smyth"
"Mark Brader" wrote in message
news:h9qdnYWLq8dJCK7TnZ2dnUVZ_vydnZ2d@vex.net...
>* Game 3, Round 7 - Maple Leaves
>
>As you might just possibly guess from the handout
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0307/leaf.jpg
>
>this is the Canadiana round. We would like to warn you that,
>in addition to removing all text from the images, in some cases
>we've also removed some of the imagery surrounding the maple
>leaf, replacing it with a continuation of the background color.
>For example, some of the leaves shown here were originally in
>tight clusters of two or three, but we're showing only the one.
>Similarly, some of the leaves are only used on certain narrow
>objects, whose edges we've removed from the handout by extending
>the background.
>
>In some cases multiple versions of a symbol used in different
>contexts or in different years are shown. These will always be
>in consecutive squares in one row on the handout, and if you are
>asked for a number then you can name *any one*.
>
>1. Got all that? Okay, then where does leaf #37 come from?
The Canadian Flag
> *After* answering this question, please decode the rot13:
> Guvf bar vf hfrq va inevbhf tbireazragny ybtbf, ohg gurl
> pbcvrq vg sebz fbzrjurer ryfr. Vs lbhe nafjre ersreerq gb
> fhpu n ybtb, punatr vg gb gryy jurer gubfr qrcnegzragf tbg
> vg sebz.
>
>2. Where would you find leaf #33?
>
>3. Leaves #24 through 28 have all been used by the same company
> or organization. Name it.
Air Canada
>4. Please decode the rot13 after answering question 3. Yrns #1
> jnf nyfb hfrq ol n genafcbegngvba pbzcnal be betnavmngvba,
> nygubhtu abg na nveyvar. Ohg gurl ercynprq vg va gur 1960f
> jvgu gurve cerfrag ybtb pbafvfgvat va shyy bs gjb zbqvsvrq
> yrggref. Jung pbzcnal be betnavmngvba jnf gung?
TTC
>5. The next two questions deal with food-related businesses.
> What former company used leaf #36?
>
>6. What food-related company uses leaf #32?
>
>7. Each of the leaves in the third row of the handout, that is
> leaves #15 through 21, has been used by one of three different
> organizations working in the same field. Name any one of
> these groups *and* give the number of any one of its logos.
> By the way, the tilted stem on leaf #19 doubles as an acute
> accent over a letter E, making that logo bilingual.
Liberal Party
>8. Which leaf was used on hockey uniforms at the last Winter
> Olympics?
23, 38
>9. Which leaf appears on signs for the Trans-Canada Highway?
14, 42
>10. Which leaf appears on Canadian military aircraft?
7, 30
>The remaining leaves include some well-known organizations and
>some from obscure sources that we just picked to fill out the grid.
>Identify the ones that you can if you like for fun, but for no
>points. The leaf numbers in rot13 are: gjb guebhtu svir, rvtug
>guebhtu guvegrra, gjragl-gjb, gjragl-guerr, guvegl, guvegl-bar,
>guvegl-sbhe, guvegl-svir, guvegl-rvtug guebhtu sbegl-gjb.
Peter Smyth
== 3 of 9 ==
Date: Sat, Jul 30 2011 3:30 am
From: Dan Tilque
Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 3, Round 7 - Maple Leaves
>
> As you might just possibly guess from the handout
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0307/leaf.jpg
>
> this is the Canadiana round. We would like to warn you that,
> in addition to removing all text from the images, in some cases
> we've also removed some of the imagery surrounding the maple
> leaf, replacing it with a continuation of the background color.
> For example, some of the leaves shown here were originally in
> tight clusters of two or three, but we're showing only the one.
> Similarly, some of the leaves are only used on certain narrow
> objects, whose edges we've removed from the handout by extending
> the background.
>
> In some cases multiple versions of a symbol used in different
> contexts or in different years are shown. These will always be
> in consecutive squares in one row on the handout, and if you are
> asked for a number then you can name *any one*.
>
> 1. Got all that? Okay, then where does leaf #37 come from?
Canadian flag
>
> *After* answering this question, please decode the rot13:
> Guvf bar vf hfrq va inevbhf tbireazragny ybtbf, ohg gurl
> pbcvrq vg sebz fbzrjurer ryfr. Vs lbhe nafjre ersreerq gb
> fhpu n ybtb, punatr vg gb gryy jurer gubfr qrcnegzragf tbg
> vg sebz.
>
> 2. Where would you find leaf #33?
>
> 3. Leaves #24 through 28 have all been used by the same company
> or organization. Name it.
Air Canada; Canadian Tire
>
> 4. Please decode the rot13 after answering question 3. Yrns #1
> jnf nyfb hfrq ol n genafcbegngvba pbzcnal be betnavmngvba,
> nygubhtu abg na nveyvar. Ohg gurl ercynprq vg va gur 1960f
> jvgu gurve cerfrag ybtb pbafvfgvat va shyy bs gjb zbqvsvrq
> yrggref. Jung pbzcnal be betnavmngvba jnf gung?
CNR
>
> 5. The next two questions deal with food-related businesses.
> What former company used leaf #36?
>
> 6. What food-related company uses leaf #32?
Tim Horton's
>
> 7. Each of the leaves in the third row of the handout, that is
> leaves #15 through 21, has been used by one of three different
> organizations working in the same field. Name any one of
> these groups *and* give the number of any one of its logos.
> By the way, the tilted stem on leaf #19 doubles as an acute
> accent over a letter E, making that logo bilingual.
>
> 8. Which leaf was used on hockey uniforms at the last Winter
> Olympics?
3
>
> 9. Which leaf appears on signs for the Trans-Canada Highway?
42
>
> 10. Which leaf appears on Canadian military aircraft?
6
>
> The remaining leaves include some well-known organizations and
> some from obscure sources that we just picked to fill out the grid.
> Identify the ones that you can if you like for fun, but for no
> points. The leaf numbers in rot13 are: gjb guebhtu svir, rvtug
> guebhtu guvegrra, gjragl-gjb, gjragl-guerr, guvegl, guvegl-bar,
> guvegl-sbhe, guvegl-svir, guvegl-rvtug guebhtu sbegl-gjb.
>
>
> * Game 3, Round 8 - Food, Drink, and Entertainment... Star Trek Style
>
> This round is about food, drink, and entertainment as depicted
> on the various "Star Trek" TV series. For the first 5 questions,
> name the food or drink described.
>
> 1. Although outlawed in Starfleet (at least in the original
> series), this potent tipple from a hostile power nevertheless
> seems to be present at every celebration.
>
> 2. What is Jean-Luc Picard's favorite beverage while on duty?
> Be sufficiently specific.
>
> 3. This squirming Klingon ("KLING-on") delight, according to
> Commander Riker, is best served fresh.
>
> 4. This squirming Ferengi ("fe-RENG-ghee") delight, according
> to Quark, is best served chilled to perfection.
>
> 5. This "warrior's drink" became one of Worf's favorites.
>
> 6. Turning now to entertainment for the remaining questions,
> we'll stay with the subject of Worf for this one. Klingons
> pride themselves on their prowess in weapon usage and martial
> arts, staging many competitions. Worf's favorite weapon
> in competition is a large, curved blade with a lengthwise
> handle and multiple spiked ends. What's it called?
>
> 7. This entertainment venue and medium appears in many
> episodes of different Star Trek series, starting with "Star
> Trek: The Next Generation". It is often used to render 19th
> or 20th century retro settings -- for example, for the Dixon
> Hill detective stories, and the adventures of Captain Proton,
> science-fiction hero. What is this venue and medium called?
holodeck
>
> 8. More than one starship captain has been entranced by green,
> dancing slave girls from what star system?
>
> 9. Commander Riker was king of the Enterprise at this game, at
> least until Data started playing. But Data once played
> against holodeck reproductions of Albert Einstein, Stephen
> Hawking, and Sir Isaac Newton. What game is this?
poker
>
> 10. Another game of chance, seen especially on "Star Trek:
> Deep Space Nine", is a roulette-style game developed by
> the Ferengi. The players are frequently distracted by
> intoxicating beverages and lovely girls. Name the game.
>
--
Dan Tilque
== 4 of 9 ==
Date: Sat, Jul 30 2011 8:12 am
From: Joshua Kreitzer
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in
news:h9qdnYWLq8dJCK7TnZ2dnUVZ_vydnZ2d@vex.net:
> * Game 3, Round 7 - Maple Leaves
>
> 1. Got all that? Okay, then where does leaf #37 come from?
The Canadian flag.
(I'm hoping this quiz starts with an easy one.)
> 4. Please decode the rot13 after answering question 3. Yrns #1
> jnf nyfb hfrq ol n genafcbegngvba pbzcnal be betnavmngvba,
> nygubhtu abg na nveyvar. Ohg gurl ercynprq vg va gur 1960f
> jvgu gurve cerfrag ybtb pbafvfgvat va shyy bs gjb zbqvsvrq
> yrggref. Jung pbzcnal be betnavmngvba jnf gung?
ViaRail
> 8. Which leaf was used on hockey uniforms at the last Winter
> Olympics?
#23
> 9. Which leaf appears on signs for the Trans-Canada Highway?
#12
> 10. Which leaf appears on Canadian military aircraft?
#39
> * Game 3, Round 8 - Food, Drink, and Entertainment... Star Trek Style
>
> 2. What is Jean-Luc Picard's favorite beverage while on duty?
> Be sufficiently specific.
Hot Earl Grey tea
> 9. Commander Riker was king of the Enterprise at this game, at
> least until Data started playing. But Data once played
> against holodeck reproductions of Albert Einstein, Stephen
> Hawking, and Sir Isaac Newton. What game is this?
chess
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
== 5 of 9 ==
Date: Sat, Jul 30 2011 9:03 am
From: Marc Dashevsky
In article <h9qdnYWLq8dJCK7TnZ2dnUVZ_vydnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says...
<entry/>
--
Go to http://MarcDashevsky.com to send me e-mail.
== 6 of 9 ==
Date: Sat, Jul 30 2011 10:55 am
From: tool@panix.com (Dan Blum)
Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:
> * Game 3, Round 7 - Maple Leaves
> 1. Got all that? Okay, then where does leaf #37 come from?
Canadian national flag
> 2. Where would you find leaf #33?
Canadian one-cent coin
> 4. Please decode the rot13 after answering question 3. Yrns #1
> jnf nyfb hfrq ol n genafcbegngvba pbzcnal be betnavmngvba,
> nygubhtu abg na nveyvar. Ohg gurl ercynprq vg va gur 1960f
> jvgu gurve cerfrag ybtb pbafvfgvat va shyy bs gjb zbqvsvrq
> yrggref. Jung pbzcnal be betnavmngvba jnf gung?
Canadian Pacific Railroad
> 7. Each of the leaves in the third row of the handout, that is
> leaves #15 through 21, has been used by one of three different
> organizations working in the same field. Name any one of
> these groups *and* give the number of any one of its logos.
> By the way, the tilted stem on leaf #19 doubles as an acute
> accent over a letter E, making that logo bilingual.
Montreal Canadiens #19
> 8. Which leaf was used on hockey uniforms at the last Winter
> Olympics?
3
> 9. Which leaf appears on signs for the Trans-Canada Highway?
42
> 10. Which leaf appears on Canadian military aircraft?
7
> * Game 3, Round 8 - Food, Drink, and Entertainment... Star Trek Style
> 1. Although outlawed in Starfleet (at least in the original
> series), this potent tipple from a hostile power nevertheless
> seems to be present at every celebration.
Romulan ale
> 2. What is Jean-Luc Picard's favorite beverage while on duty?
> Be sufficiently specific.
tea, Earl Grey, hot
> 3. This squirming Klingon ("KLING-on") delight, according to
> Commander Riker, is best served fresh.
gagh
> 5. This "warrior's drink" became one of Worf's favorites.
Irish coffee
> 6. Turning now to entertainment for the remaining questions,
> we'll stay with the subject of Worf for this one. Klingons
> pride themselves on their prowess in weapon usage and martial
> arts, staging many competitions. Worf's favorite weapon
> in competition is a large, curved blade with a lengthwise
> handle and multiple spiked ends. What's it called?
bat'leh
> 7. This entertainment venue and medium appears in many
> episodes of different Star Trek series, starting with "Star
> Trek: The Next Generation". It is often used to render 19th
> or 20th century retro settings -- for example, for the Dixon
> Hill detective stories, and the adventures of Captain Proton,
> science-fiction hero. What is this venue and medium called?
holodeck
> 8. More than one starship captain has been entranced by green,
> dancing slave girls from what star system?
Orion
(not a an actual star system)
> 9. Commander Riker was king of the Enterprise at this game, at
> least until Data started playing. But Data once played
> against holodeck reproductions of Albert Einstein, Stephen
> Hawking, and Sir Isaac Newton. What game is this?
poker
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
== 7 of 9 ==
Date: Sat, Jul 30 2011 11:08 am
From: Jeffrey Turner
On 7/30/2011 1:25 AM, Mark Brader wrote:
> I wrote one of these rounds.
The Star Trek round
> * Game 3, Round 7 - Maple Leaves
>
> As you might just possibly guess from the handout
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0307/leaf.jpg
>
> this is the Canadiana round. We would like to warn you that,
> in addition to removing all text from the images, in some cases
> we've also removed some of the imagery surrounding the maple
> leaf, replacing it with a continuation of the background color.
> For example, some of the leaves shown here were originally in
> tight clusters of two or three, but we're showing only the one.
> Similarly, some of the leaves are only used on certain narrow
> objects, whose edges we've removed from the handout by extending
> the background.
>
> In some cases multiple versions of a symbol used in different
> contexts or in different years are shown. These will always be
> in consecutive squares in one row on the handout, and if you are
> asked for a number then you can name *any one*.
>
> 1. Got all that? Okay, then where does leaf #37 come from?
The Canadian flag
> *After* answering this question, please decode the rot13:
> Guvf bar vf hfrq va inevbhf tbireazragny ybtbf, ohg gurl
This one is used in various governmental logos, but they
> pbcvrq vg sebz fbzrjurer ryfr. Vs lbhe nafjre ersreerq gb
copied it from somewhere else. If your answer referred to
> fhpu n ybtb, punatr vg gb gryy jurer gubfr qrcnegzragf tbg
such a logo, change it to
> vg sebz.
>
> 2. Where would you find leaf #33?
>
> 3. Leaves #24 through 28 have all been used by the same company
> or organization. Name it.
Air Canada
abcdefghijklm
nopqrstuvwxyz
> 4. Please decode the rot13 after answering question 3. Yrns #1
Leaf #1
> jnf nyfb hfrq ol n genafcbegngvba pbzcnal be betnavmngvba,
was also used by a transportation company or organization,
> nygubhtu abg na nveyvar. Ohg gurl ercynprq vg va gur 1960f
although not an airline. But they replaced it in the 1960s
> jvgu gurve cerfrag ybtb pbafvfgvat va shyy bs gjb zbqvsvrq
with their present logo consisting in full of two modified
> yrggref. Jung pbzcnal be betnavmngvba jnf gung?
letters. What company or organization was that?
Canadian Rail
> 5. The next two questions deal with food-related businesses.
> What former company used leaf #36?
>
> 6. What food-related company uses leaf #32?
>
> 7. Each of the leaves in the third row of the handout, that is
> leaves #15 through 21, has been used by one of three different
> organizations working in the same field. Name any one of
> these groups *and* give the number of any one of its logos.
> By the way, the tilted stem on leaf #19 doubles as an acute
> accent over a letter E, making that logo bilingual.
>
> 8. Which leaf was used on hockey uniforms at the last Winter
> Olympics?
23
> 9. Which leaf appears on signs for the Trans-Canada Highway?
39
> 10. Which leaf appears on Canadian military aircraft?
29
> The remaining leaves include some well-known organizations and
> some from obscure sources that we just picked to fill out the grid.
> Identify the ones that you can if you like for fun, but for no
> points. The leaf numbers in rot13 are: gjb guebhtu svir, rvtug
> guebhtu guvegrra, gjragl-gjb, gjragl-guerr, guvegl, guvegl-bar,
> guvegl-sbhe, guvegl-svir, guvegl-rvtug guebhtu sbegl-gjb.
>
>
> * Game 3, Round 8 - Food, Drink, and Entertainment... Star Trek Style
>
> This round is about food, drink, and entertainment as depicted
> on the various "Star Trek" TV series. For the first 5 questions,
> name the food or drink described.
>
> 1. Although outlawed in Starfleet (at least in the original
> series), this potent tipple from a hostile power nevertheless
> seems to be present at every celebration.
>
> 2. What is Jean-Luc Picard's favorite beverage while on duty?
> Be sufficiently specific.
>
> 3. This squirming Klingon ("KLING-on") delight, according to
> Commander Riker, is best served fresh.
>
> 4. This squirming Ferengi ("fe-RENG-ghee") delight, according
> to Quark, is best served chilled to perfection.
>
> 5. This "warrior's drink" became one of Worf's favorites.
>
> 6. Turning now to entertainment for the remaining questions,
> we'll stay with the subject of Worf for this one. Klingons
> pride themselves on their prowess in weapon usage and martial
> arts, staging many competitions. Worf's favorite weapon
> in competition is a large, curved blade with a lengthwise
> handle and multiple spiked ends. What's it called?
>
> 7. This entertainment venue and medium appears in many
> episodes of different Star Trek series, starting with "Star
> Trek: The Next Generation". It is often used to render 19th
> or 20th century retro settings -- for example, for the Dixon
> Hill detective stories, and the adventures of Captain Proton,
> science-fiction hero. What is this venue and medium called?
>
> 8. More than one starship captain has been entranced by green,
> dancing slave girls from what star system?
>
> 9. Commander Riker was king of the Enterprise at this game, at
> least until Data started playing. But Data once played
> against holodeck reproductions of Albert Einstein, Stephen
> Hawking, and Sir Isaac Newton. What game is this?
>
> 10. Another game of chance, seen especially on "Star Trek:
> Deep Space Nine", is a roulette-style game developed by
> the Ferengi. The players are frequently distracted by
> intoxicating beverages and lovely girls. Name the game.
--Jeff
== 8 of 9 ==
Date: Sat, Jul 30 2011 2:56 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)
Marc Dashevsky:
> <entry/>
?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto |"--", Paul said, and then repeated it for emphasis.
msb@vex.net | --Spider Robinson, "Lifehouse"
== 9 of 9 ==
Date: Sat, Jul 30 2011 2:57 pm
From: Erland Sommarskog
Marc Dashevsky (usenet@MarcDashevsky.com) writes:
> In article <h9qdnYWLq8dJCK7TnZ2dnUVZ_vydnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says...
>
><entry/>
Me too!
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
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From: JMP
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http://boomrz.net
and take the Trivia Poll find out if you are a Boomer...
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