- Calvin's Quiz #391 - 6 Updates
- Rotating Quiz #180: RQ by Degrees - 5 Updates
- QFTCIMI515 Game 6, Rounds 7-8: capitals, cabinet - 8 Updates
- QFTCIMI515 Game 6, Rounds 4,6 answers: HBO, chess - 3 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #390 - ANSWERS & SCORES - 1 Update
- Rare Entries Contest OQ-01 Results - 1 Update
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 02 01:17PM -0700 1 Who wrote the 1967 novel One Hundred Years of Solitude? 2 Which African country was the scene of the Mau Mau rebellion of the 1950s? 3 Which university did Prince William and Kate Middleton both attend? 4 Who in Greek mythology was the first woman on earth? 5 Who wrote the epic fantasy novels in the Games of Thrones saga? 6 In 1851 Leon Foucault's pendulum was used to definitively prove what theory, at least 2,000 years after it was first proposed? 7 Which river passes through Montreal and Quebec City? 8 What colour is Art and Literature in Trivial Pursuit? 9 Which Australian mammal is also known as the Ornithorhynchus anatinus? 10 What farm animals feature on the cover of The Beach Boys' 1966 album Pet Sounds? cheers, calvin |
| "Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: May 02 08:53PM Calvin wrote: > 1 Who wrote the 1967 novel One Hundred Years of Solitude? > 2 Which African country was the scene of the Mau Mau rebellion of > the 1950s? Kenya > 3 Which university did Prince William and Kate Middleton both attend? St Andrews > 4 Who in Greek mythology was the first woman on earth? Pandora > 5 Who wrote the epic fantasy novels in the Games of Thrones saga? George RR Martin > 6 In 1851 Leon Foucault's pendulum was used to definitively prove > what theory, at least 2,000 years after it was first proposed? The rotation of the earth > 7 Which river passes through Montreal and Quebec City? St Lawrence > 8 What colour is Art and Literature in Trivial Pursuit? Brown > 9 Which Australian mammal is also known as the Ornithorhynchus > anatinus? Koala > 10 What farm animals feature on the cover of The Beach Boys' 1966 > album Pet Sounds? Cows Peter Smyth |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: May 02 11:09PM +0200 Calvin (334152@gmail.com) writes: Good to see you here. I understand that it has been a little wet where you live recently. > 2 Which African country was the scene of the Mau Mau rebellion of > the 1950s? Kenya > 3 Which university did Prince William and Kate Middleton both attend? Oxford > 4 Who in Greek mythology was the first woman on earth? Hera > 6 In 1851 Leon Foucault's pendulum was used to definitively prove > what theory, at least 2,000 years after it was first proposed? The principle of Archimede. > 7 Which river passes through Montreal and Quebec City? S:t Lawrence > 8 What colour is Art and Literature in Trivial Pursuit? Yellow? > 9 Which Australian mammal is also known as the Ornithorhynchus > anatinus? Kangaroo > 10 What farm animals feature on the cover of The Beach Boys' 1966 > album Pet Sounds? I looked at a thumbnail of that album earlier to day. I should have paid more attention! A cat? -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: May 03 12:58AM +0200 On 2015-05-02 22:17, Calvin wrote: > 1 Who wrote the 1967 novel One Hundred Years of Solitude? > 2 Which African country was the scene of the Mau Mau rebellion of the 1950s? Mali > 3 Which university did Prince William and Kate Middleton both attend? > 4 Who in Greek mythology was the first woman on earth? Hera > 5 Who wrote the epic fantasy novels in the Games of Thrones saga? George RR Martin > 6 In 1851 Leon Foucault's pendulum was used to definitively prove what theory, at least 2,000 years after it was first proposed? The earth is rotating around its axis > 7 Which river passes through Montreal and Quebec City? Saint Lawrence river > 8 What colour is Art and Literature in Trivial Pursuit? Brown > 9 Which Australian mammal is also known as the Ornithorhynchus anatinus? Kangoroo > 10 What farm animals feature on the cover of The Beach Boys' 1966 album Pet Sounds? Cows -- Björn |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 02 06:08PM -0500 "Calvin": > 1 Who wrote the 1967 novel One Hundred Years of Solitude? Marquez. Or Marques. One of those. > 2 Which African country was the scene of the Mau Mau rebellion > of the 1950s? Kenya. > 3 Which university did Prince William and Kate Middleton both attend? Cambridge. > 4 Who in Greek mythology was the first woman on earth? Pandora? > 5 Who wrote the epic fantasy novels in the Games of Thrones saga? Martin. > 6 In 1851 Leon Foucault's pendulum was used to definitively prove what > theory, at least 2,000 years after it was first proposed? Rotation of the Earth. > 7 Which river passes through Montreal and Quebec City? St-Laurent. Or St. Lawrence. Both of those. > 8 What colour is Art and Literature in Trivial Pursuit? Brown in the original game. Other editions may vary. > 9 Which Australian mammal is also known as the Ornithorhynchus anatinus? Platypus? > 10 What farm animals feature on the cover of The Beach Boys' 1966 album > Pet Sounds? Pigs? -- Mark Brader | "It is only a guess, of course. msb@vex.net | I hope none of you ever finds out for certain." Toronto | -- Insp. Grandpierre (Peter Stone, "Charade") My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joe <joe@oxtedonline.com>: May 03 05:41AM +0100 On 2015-05-02 20:17:18 +0000, Calvin said: > 1 Who wrote the 1967 novel One Hundred Years of Solitude? Gabriel Garcia Marquez > 2 Which African country was the scene of the Mau Mau rebellion of the 1950s? Kenya > 3 Which university did Prince William and Kate Middleton both attend? Cambridge > 4 Who in Greek mythology was the first woman on earth? Pandora > 5 Who wrote the epic fantasy novels in the Games of Thrones saga? George R R Martin > 6 In 1851 Leon Foucault's pendulum was used to definitively prove what > theory, at least 2,000 years after it was first proposed? Rotation of the Earth > 7 Which river passes through Montreal and Quebec City? St. Lawrence > 8 What colour is Art and Literature in Trivial Pursuit? Blue (Strangely enough I have never played Trivial Pursuit) > 9 Which Australian mammal is also known as the Ornithorhynchus anatinus? Platypus > 10 What farm animals feature on the cover of The Beach Boys' 1966 album > Pet Sounds? Goats -- "To err, as they say, is human. To forgive is divine. To err by withholding your forgiveness until it's too late is to become divinely fucked up." ― Jonathan Tropper, The Book of Joe |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): May 02 06:34PM This is Rotating Quiz 180. Entries must be posted by Saturday, May 9th, 2015 at 11 PM (Eastern Daylight Time). Usual rules: no looking anything up, no discussion, etc. The winner gets to create the next RQ. Please post your answers to all questions in a single followup in the newsgroup, quoting the questions and placing your answer below each one. Only one answer is allowed per question. This quiz has a theme. An answer which is correct, spelled correctly, and fits the theme is worth 2 points. An answer which is correct and is misspelled or does not fit the theme is worth 1 point. In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be whoever scored the most points on the hardest questions (defined post-facto as the ones which the fewest people got any points on). Second tiebreaker will be posting order. 1. From the Latin for "by things," this is the usual English term for representing a word or phrase using pictures which represent sounds. 2. This French author is noted for his contributions to the philosophy of the absurd and existentialism, as expressed in works such as The Plague and The Stranger. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1957. 3. This element is so common in the Earth's crust in part because it's common in large stars that become supernovas; it has no exothermic fusion reactions, so once it's produced via fusion (or via an unstable fusion product decaying into it) it just builds up at a star's core. 4. This bodybuilder was born Angelo Siciliano but legally changed his name to this much better-known answer. He was widely known for decades for his advertisements (often printed in comic books) selling his "dynamic tension" system; some ads showed small men getting sand kicked in their faces by bullies. 5. This title probably originally meant something like "commander" and it was in fact used as a military rank or part of a rank for many years by various armies. It is sometimes used today informally to mean the leader of a group, but is more often used as the official title for rules of certain small countries. (I would like the usual English transliteration.) 6. There are about 35 species in this genus of plants as of this writing. They have a number of uses but the one people are most likely to encounter these days is as a spice in Middle Eastern cuisine (for example, it is often sprinkled on hummus). The reason for the equivocation on the number of species is that this is still a point of contention among botanists; there used to be many more species in the genus, but most got split out, including the "poison" species. Note that I am looking for the common name for these plants, not the technical genus name. 7. This American philosopher has published extensively on the philosophy of law and is a major figure in the open access movement; he is the founder of the Open Access Tracking Project and co-founder of the Open Access Directory. He may be better known to people who hang out here as the creator or Nomic, a game in which the rules can be modified while playing. 8. This somewhat antiquated English word has two unrelated meanings. It can mean "hoarfrost" or it can be an alternate spelling of a word which applies to poetry in a couple of ways. 9. This board game is similar to Chinese Checkers or Halma and the name reflects that. It was invented by a German (naming him wouldn't help) in 1899 and was very popular in the pre-war years. Some notable fans of the game were the actress Sarah Bernhardt and Chess champion Emanuel Lasker. 10. This is the common Japanese word (and these days, a common English word) for seaweed used to wrap sushi. -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Joe <joe@oxtedonline.com>: May 02 08:06PM +0100 On 2015-05-02 18:34:07 +0000, Dan Blum said: > posting order. > 1. From the Latin for "by things," this is the usual English term for > representing a word or phrase using pictures which represent sounds. Rebus > of the absurd and existentialism, as expressed in works such as The > Plague and The Stranger. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature > in 1957. Albert Camus > common in large stars that become supernovas; it has no exothermic > fusion reactions, so once it's produced via fusion (or via an unstable > fusion product decaying into it) it just builds up at a star's core. Aluminium > for his advertisements (often printed in comic books) selling his > "dynamic tension" system; some ads showed small men getting sand > kicked in their faces by bullies. Charles Atlas > the leader of a group, but is more often used as the official title > for rules of certain small countries. (I would like the usual English > transliteration.) Honcho > genus, but most got split out, including the "poison" species. Note > that I am looking for the common name for these plants, not the > technical genus name. Mint > 8. This somewhat antiquated English word has two unrelated > meanings. It can mean "hoarfrost" or it can be an alternate spelling > of a word which applies to poetry in a couple of ways. Rhyme > Emanuel Lasker. > 10. This is the common Japanese word (and these days, a common English > word) for seaweed used to wrap sushi. Kelp -- "To err, as they say, is human. To forgive is divine. To err by withholding your forgiveness until it's too late is to become divinely fucked up." ― Jonathan Tropper, The Book of Joe |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: May 02 09:41PM +0200 > of the absurd and existentialism, as expressed in works such as The > Plague and The Stranger. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature > in 1957. Jean-Paul Sartre > common in large stars that become supernovas; it has no exothermic > fusion reactions, so once it's produced via fusion (or via an unstable > fusion product decaying into it) it just builds up at a star's core. Iron > for his advertisements (often printed in comic books) selling his > "dynamic tension" system; some ads showed small men getting sand > kicked in their faces by bullies. Mr Atlas (Thanks 10 C.C. for giving me the answer to this one!) > the leader of a group, but is more often used as the official title > for rules of certain small countries. (I would like the usual English > transliteration.) Duke > of the Open Access Directory. He may be better known to people who > hang out here as the creator or Nomic, a game in which the rules can > be modified while playing. Hopkins > help) in 1899 and was very popular in the pre-war years. Some notable > fans of the game were the actress Sarah Bernhardt and Chess champion > Emanuel Lasker. Othello -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| "Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: May 02 08:50PM Dan Blum wrote: > posting order. > 1. From the Latin for "by things," this is the usual English term for > representing a word or phrase using pictures which represent sounds. rebus > of the absurd and existentialism, as expressed in works such as The > Plague and The Stranger. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature > in 1957. Camus > common in large stars that become supernovas; it has no exothermic > fusion reactions, so once it's produced via fusion (or via an unstable > fusion product decaying into it) it just builds up at a star's core. Iron > Emanuel Lasker. > 10. This is the common Japanese word (and these days, a common English > word) for seaweed used to wrap sushi. Peter Smyth |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 02 06:44PM -0500 Dan Blum: > 1. From the Latin for "by things," this is the usual English term for > representing a word or phrase using pictures which represent sounds. Rebus. > of the absurd and existentialism, as expressed in works such as The > Plague and The Stranger. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature > in 1957. Albert Camus. > common in large stars that become supernovas; it has no exothermic > fusion reactions, so once it's produced via fusion (or via an unstable > fusion product decaying into it) it just builds up at a star's core. Iron. > for his advertisements (often printed in comic books) selling his > "dynamic tension" system; some ads showed small men getting sand > kicked in their faces by bullies. Charles Atlas. > the leader of a group, but is more often used as the official title > for rules of certain small countries. (I would like the usual English > transliteration.) Duke? (Can't think of anything that really fits all the parts.) > of the Open Access Directory. He may be better known to people who > hang out here as the creator or Nomic, a game in which the rules can > be modified while playing. Solomon Golomb? > 8. This somewhat antiquated English word has two unrelated > meanings. It can mean "hoarfrost" or it can be an alternate spelling > of a word which applies to poetry in a couple of ways. Rime. > 10. This is the common Japanese word (and these days, a common English > word) for seaweed used to wrap sushi. Kure? -- Mark Brader | "It is only a guess, of course. msb@vex.net | I hope none of you ever finds out for certain." Toronto | -- Insp. Grandpierre (Peter Stone, "Charade") My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 02 12:59PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-02-23, 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. 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 2015-02-23 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". * Game 6, Round 7 - Geography - World's Most Obscure Capital Cities We'll give you the name of a small country; you pick its capital city from the following handout list: Apia | Doha | Lusaka | Sana'a Asmara | Freetown | Majuro | St. George's Baku | Funafuti | Manama | Tashkent Bamako | Honiara | Moroni | Tegucigalpa Bishkek | Juba | Nuku'alofa | Thimphu Bujumbura | Libreville | Paramaribo | Vaduz Chisinau | Lilongwe | Port Moresby | Washington Dodoma | London | Pristina | Windhoek 1. Liechtenstein. 2. Sierra Leone. 3. Zambia. 4. Eritrea. 5. Honduras. 6. Suriname. 7. Tonga. 8. Namibia. 9. Kosovo. 10. Kyrgyzstan. So there were 22 decoys. Decode the rot13 to see the countries and name their capitals if you like for fun, but for no points. 11. Cnchn Arj Thvarn. 12. Znefunyy Vfynaqf. 13. Znynjv. 14. Ohehaqv. 15. Hmorxvfgna. 16. Fbhgu Fhqna. 17. Teranqn. 18. Fbybzba Vfynaqf. 19. Onuenva. 20. Zbyqbin. 21. Znyv. 22. Ouhgna. 23. Dngne. 24. Fnzbn. 25. Nmreonvwna. 26. Tnoba. 27. Lrzra. 28. Pbzbebf. 29. Gnamnavn. 30. Ghinyh. 31. HX. 32. HF. * Game 6, Round 8 - Canadiana - Federal Cabinet Resignations Don't be a quitter! Here's a round on federal cabinet resignations, from the recent, mid-range, and distant past. 1. Who resigned as Solicitor-General in 1978 when it became known that he had forged his mistress's husband's signature on a hospital form so that she could receive an abortion? He returned in 1980 as Secretary of State and Minister of Communications. 2. Who resigned as Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2008 after leaving NATO briefing notes at his girlfriend's home? He, too, has made a comeback, as Minister of Small Business & Tourism. 3. Which future prime minister left the cabinet in 1975 in an apparent scrap with Pierre Elliott Trudeau over economic policies? 4. National Defence Minister Douglas Harkness resigned in 1963 from John Diefenbaker's cabinet over what widely debated defense issue? 5. Which prime minister himself resigned after seven of his unhappy cabinet ministers resigned in 1896 -- including Sir Charles Tupper, who then succeeded him as PM? 6. Who resigned her seat in Hamilton East in 1996, reluctantly following through on a promise to do so if Parliament passed the GST? 7. Which future premier resigned from the cabinet of Brian Mulroney in 1990 after trying to speak to a judge about a case on which the judge was ruling? 8. Which Minister of Fisheries and Oceans resigned in 1985 owing to a scandal related to the sale of tainted tuna? 9. Which outspoken Secretary of State resigned in 1968 in the dying days of the Lester Pearson government, simply because she refused to serve in a Trudeau cabinet? 10. Which Minister for International Cooperation resigned as an MP in 2012 after years of criticism of her spending habits? -- Mark Brader (Douglas R.) Hofstadter's Law: Toronto "It always takes longer than you expect, even msb@vex.net when you take into account Hofstadter's Law." My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): May 02 06:06PM > * Game 6, Round 7 - Geography - World's Most Obscure Capital Cities > 1. Liechtenstein. Vaduz > 2. Sierra Leone. Libreville > 3. Zambia. Lusaka > 4. Eritrea. Asmara > 5. Honduras. Tegucigalpa > 6. Suriname. Paramaribo > 7. Tonga. Nuku'alofa > 8. Namibia. Windhoek > 9. Kosovo. Chisinau; Dodoma > 10. Kyrgyzstan. Baku; Bishkek > 3. Which future prime minister left the cabinet in 1975 in an > apparent scrap with Pierre Elliott Trudeau over economic > policies? Mulroney > 5. Which prime minister himself resigned after seven of his unhappy > cabinet ministers resigned in 1896 -- including Sir Charles > Tupper, who then succeeded him as PM? King; Mackenzie -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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>: May 02 07:17PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:GIGdnR-PrP31jdjInZ2dnUU7- > We'll give you the name of a small country; you pick its capital > city from the following handout list: > 1. Liechtenstein. Vaduz > 2. Sierra Leone. Freetown > 3. Zambia. Lusaka; Lilongwe > 4. Eritrea. Asmara > 5. Honduras. Tegucigalpa > 6. Suriname. Paramaribo > 7. Tonga. Nuku'alofa; Funafuti > 8. Namibia. Windhoek > 9. Kosovo. Pristina > 10. Kyrgyzstan. Bishkek > So there were 22 decoys. Decode the rot13 to see the countries > and name their capitals if you like for fun, but for no points. > 11. Cnchn Arj Thvarn. Port Moresby > 12. Znefunyy Vfynaqf. Majuro > 15. Hmorxvfgna. Tashkent > 16. Fbhgu Fhqna. Juba > 17. Teranqn. St. George's > 19. Onuenva. Manama > 20. Zbyqbin. Chisinau > 21. Znyv. Bamako > 22. Ouhgna. Thimphu > 23. Dngne. Doha > 24. Fnzbn. Apia > 25. Nmreonvwna. Baku > 27. Lrzra. Sana'a > 28. Pbzbebf. Moroni > 29. Gnamnavn. Dodoma > 31. HX. London > 32. HF. Washington > 3. Which future prime minister left the cabinet in 1975 in an > apparent scrap with Pierre Elliott Trudeau over economic > policies? Clark; Mulroney -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: May 02 09:25PM +0200 > * Game 6, Round 7 - Geography - World's Most Obscure Capital Cities > 1. Liechtenstein. Vaduz > 2. Sierra Leone. Freetown > 3. Zambia. Lusaka > 4. Eritrea. Asmara > 5. Honduras. Tegucigalpa > 6. Suriname. Paramaribo > 7. Tonga. Nuku'alofa > 8. Namibia. Windhoek > 9. Kosovo. Pristina > 10. Kyrgyzstan. Bishkek > So there were 22 decoys. Decode the rot13 to see the countries > and name their capitals if you like for fun, but for no points. > 11. Cnchn Arj Thvarn. Port Moresby > 12. Znefunyy Vfynaqf. St George's > 13. Znynjv. Dodoma > 14. Ohehaqv. Bujnubura > 15. Hmorxvfgna. Tashkent > 16. Fbhgu Fhqna. Juba > 17. Teranqn. Apia > 18. Fbybzba Vfynaqf. Moroni > 19. Onuenva. Manama > 20. Zbyqbin. Chisinau > 21. Znyv. Bamako > 22. Ouhgna. Thimpu > 23. Dngne. Doha > 24. Fnzbn. Funafuti > 25. Nmreonvwna. Baku > 26. Tnoba. Libreville > 27. Lrzra. Sana'a > 28. Pbzbebf. Apia > 29. Gnamnavn. Oops! This one has me stumped. It's used to be Dar-es-Salaam, but apparently they have changed it without telling me. Lilongwe? > 30. Ghinyh. Majuro > 31. HX. London > 32. HF. Washington -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 02 01:05PM -0700 On Sunday, May 3, 2015 at 3:59:04 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > Chisinau | Lilongwe | Port Moresby | Washington > Dodoma | London | Pristina | Windhoek > 1. Liechtenstein. Vaduz > 2. Sierra Leone. Freetown > 3. Zambia. Lusaka > 4. Eritrea. Asmara , Majuro > 5. Honduras. Tegucigalpa > 6. Suriname. Asmara , Majuro > 7. Tonga. Nuku'alofa > 8. Namibia. Windhoek > 9. Kosovo. Pristina > 10. Kyrgyzstan. Bishkek > * Game 6, Round 8 - Canadiana - Federal Cabinet Resignations Pass thanks. cheers, calvin |
| "Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: May 02 08:38PM Mark Brader wrote: > Chisinau | Lilongwe | Port Moresby | Washington > Dodoma | London | Pristina | Windhoek > 1. Liechtenstein. Vaduz > 2. Sierra Leone. Freetown > 3. Zambia. Lusaka > 4. Eritrea. Asmara > 5. Honduras. Tegucigalpa > 6. Suriname. Paramaribo > 7. Tonga. Nuku'alofa > 8. Namibia. Windhoek > 9. Kosovo. Pristina > 10. Kyrgyzstan. Bishkek > So there were 22 decoys. Decode the rot13 to see the countries > and name their capitals if you like for fun, but for no points. > 11. Papua New Guinea. Port Moresby > 12. Marshall Islands. Juba > 13. Malawi. Lilongwe > 14. Burundi. Bujumbura > 15. Uzbekistan. Tashkent > 16. South Sudan. Majuro > 17. Grenada. St Georges > 18. Solomon Islands. Honiara > 19. Bahrain. Manama > 20. Moldova. Chisnau > 21. Mali. Bamako > 22. Bhutan. Thimphu > 23. Qatar. Doha > 24. Samoa. Apia > 25. Azerbaijan. Baku > 26. Gabon. Libreville > 27. Yemen. Sanaa > 28. Comoros. Moroni > 29. Tanzania. Dodoma > 30. Tuvalu. Funafuti > 31. UK. London > 32. US. Washington Peter Smyth |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: May 02 10:04PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:GIGdnR-PrP31jdjInZ2dnUU7- > Chisinau | Lilongwe | Port Moresby | Washington > Dodoma | London | Pristina | Windhoek > 1. Liechtenstein. Vaduz > 2. Sierra Leone. Freetown > 3. Zambia. Lusaka > 4. Eritrea. Juba > 5. Honduras. Tegucigalpa > 6. Suriname. Paramaribo > 7. Tonga. Apia > 8. Namibia. Windhoek > 9. Kosovo. Pristina > 10. Kyrgyzstan. Bishkek > So there were 22 decoys. Decode the rot13 to see the countries > and name their capitals if you like for fun, but for no points. > 11. Cnchn Arj Thvarn. Port Moresby > 12. Znefunyy Vfynaqf. > 13. Znynjv. Lilongwe > 14. Ohehaqv. > 15. Hmorxvfgna. Tashkent > 16. Fbhgu Fhqna. Juba > 17. Teranqn. St. George's > 18. Fbybzba Vfynaqf. > 19. Onuenva. Manama > 20. Zbyqbin. Chisinau > 21. Znyv. Bamako > 22. Ouhgna. Thimphu > 23. Dngne. Doha > 24. Fnzbn. Apia > 25. Nmreonvwna. Baku > 26. Tnoba. Libreville > 27. Lrzra. Sana'a > 28. Pbzbebf. Moroni > 29. Gnamnavn. Bujumbura > 30. Ghinyh. > 31. HX. London > 32. HF. Washington > she refused to serve in a Trudeau cabinet? > 10. Which Minister for International Cooperation resigned as an > MP in 2012 after years of criticism of her spending habits? Pete |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: May 03 01:08AM +0200 On 2015-05-02 19:59, Mark Brader wrote: > Chisinau | Lilongwe | Port Moresby | Washington > Dodoma | London | Pristina | Windhoek > 1. Liechtenstein. Vaduz > 2. Sierra Leone. Freetown;Libreville > 3. Zambia. Bishkek;Moroni > 4. Eritrea. Bamako; Apia > 5. Honduras. Honiara > 6. Suriname. Paramaribo > 7. Tonga Port Moresby > 8. Namibia. Lusaka;Windhoek > 9. Kosovo. Pristina > 10. Kyrgyzstan. Tashkent > 3. Which future prime minister left the cabinet in 1975 in an > apparent scrap with Pierre Elliott Trudeau over economic > policies? Mulroney -- Björn |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 02 12:52PM -0500 Mark Brader: > names and sometimes the genre, and in each case you name the show. > For questions #1-6, the names we give you are characters on the show: > 1. Lieutenants Richard Winters and Lewis Nixon. "Band of Brothers" (2001). 4 for Marc, Peter, and Stephen. > 2. Officers Rust Cohle and Martin Hart. "True Detective" (2014-). 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Peter, and Stephen. > 3. Enoch "Nucky" Thompson, Chalky White (historical drama). "Boardwalk Empire" (2010-14). 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Peter, Calvin, Joshua, and Stephen. > 4. Omar Little, Detective William "Bunk" Moreland (crime drama). "The Wire" (2002-08). 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Peter, Joshua, and Stephen. > 5. Al Swearengen, Doc Cochran (historical drama). "Deadwood" (2004-06). 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Peter, Calvin, Joshua, and Stephen. > 6. Nate Fisher, Brenda Chenowith (family drama). "Six Feet Under" (2001-05). 4 for Marc, Peter, Joshua, and Stephen. > For #7-10, we give you two cast members: > 7. Jeremy Piven, Adrian Grenier. "Entourage" (2004-11). 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, and Stephen. > 8. Stephen Moyer, Anna Paquin. "True Blood" (2008-14). 4 for Peter, Joshua, and Stephen. > 9. Jermaine Clement, Bret McKenzie (comedy). "Flight of the Conchords" (2007-09). 4 for Joshua. > 10. Matt Lucas, David Walliams (comedy). "Little Britain" (2003-06). 4 for Calvin. 3 for Peter. > * Game 6, Round 6 - Leisure - Chess > 1. The queen is the strongest of the pieces. Which is the > second-strongest? Rook. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Peter, Dan Tilque, Erland, Calvin, Joshua, Rob, and Stephen. > 2. It is common in the first dozen moves for the king and rook to > cross each other on the first rank in order to protect the king. > What is this move called? Castling. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Peter, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Joshua, Rob, and Stephen. 3 for Erland and Björn. > 3. The game can be drawn in a few ways. What circumstance applies > if a player's only possible move would expose the king to check? Stalemate. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Peter, Dan Tilque, Björn, Calvin, Rob, and Stephen. 3 for Erland. > 4. What is the most popular opening move for White? Answer in > either descriptive or algebraic notation. P-K4 or e4. I did not accept a description in words. 4 for Marc, Peter, Dan Tilque, Erland, Calvin, Rob, and Stephen. 2 for Joshua. > 5. What name is given to an opening in which a player sacrifices > material early in order to gain a positional advantage? Gambit. I did not accept "sacrifice", a term which is not limited to openings and appeared in the question. 4 for Marc, Peter, Dan Tilque, Erland, Calvin, and Rob. 3 for Joshua. > 6. The Polish-born Argentinian Miguel Najdorf played 45 opponents > simultaneously in São Paulo in 1947, with the result of 39 wins, > 4 draws, and 2 losses. What made this even more impressive? He was playing blindfolded. (Giggles *and* full points for "blinkfolded".) 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Peter, Calvin, Joshua, Pete, Rob, and Stephen. 2 for Erland. > 7. Who did Bobby Fischer defeat in the 1972 World Championship > match in Reykjavik? Boris Spassky. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Peter, Dan Tilque, Erland, Calvin, Joshua, Pete, Rob, and Stephen. > 8. Which former world chess champion entered the Russian > presidential race in 2007? Garry Kasparov. 4 for Peter, Erland, Björn, Calvin, Joshua, Pete, and Stephen. > 9. P-QB4 or c5 is the most popular and aggressive response to > White's opening P-K4 or e4. What is this defence? Hint: > some may find the sound of the name threatening. Sicilian Defense. 4 for Marc, Peter, Erland, Calvin, and Rob. > 10. Name the opponent that beat Garry Kasparov 3½-2½ in a > well-publicized 1997 rematch. Deep Blue. (An IBM computer.) 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Peter, Dan Tilque, Björn, Calvin, Rob, and Stephen. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS TOPICS-> Sci His Ent Lei Marc Dashevsky 32 32 28 36 128 Stephen Perry 40 20 32 32 124 Peter Smyth 28 24 31 40 123 Joshua Kreitzer 28 36 24 25 113 Dan Blum 32 20 20 24 96 Dan Tilque 28 28 0 28 84 "Calvin" 14 14 12 40 80 Rob Parker 32 12 0 36 80 Erland Sommarskog 11 20 0 32 63 Bruce Bowler 38 8 -- -- 46 Pete Gayde 12 16 0 12 40 Björn Lundin 8 8 0 15 31 Jason Kreitzer 8 8 -- -- 16 -- Mark Brader | "Do I look stupid?" Toronto | "Yes, actually, a little. It's one of your msb@vex.net | greatest professional assets." | -- Spider Robinson, "Lady Slings the Booze" My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| "Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: May 02 07:53PM Mark Brader wrote: > > 10. Matt Lucas, David Walliams (comedy). > "Little Britain" (2003-06). 4 for Calvin. 3 for Peter. Objection - "Little Britain" was produced by the BBC and had nothing to do with HBO. HBO were only involved in the sequel "Little Britain USA". Peter Smyth |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 02 06:04PM -0500 Mark Brader: >>> 10. Matt Lucas, David Walliams (comedy). >> "Little Britain" (2003-06). 4 for Calvin. 3 for Peter. Peter Smyth: > "Little Britain" was produced by the BBC and had nothing to do with HBO. > HBO were only involved in the sequel "Little Britain USA". Correct. Sorry, I assumed MI5 knew what they were talking about. For the above, read instead: "Little Britain USA" (2008). 4 for Peter. 3 for Calvin. Scores, if there are now no errors: GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS TOPICS-> Sci His Ent Lei Marc Dashevsky 32 32 28 36 128 Stephen Perry 40 20 32 32 124 Peter Smyth 28 24 32 40 124 Joshua Kreitzer 28 36 24 25 113 Dan Blum 32 20 20 24 96 Dan Tilque 28 28 0 28 84 Rob Parker 32 12 0 36 80 "Calvin" 14 14 11 40 79 Erland Sommarskog 11 20 0 32 63 Bruce Bowler 38 8 -- -- 46 Pete Gayde 12 16 0 12 40 Björn Lundin 8 8 0 15 31 Jason Kreitzer 8 8 -- -- 16 -- Mark Brader | "...one of the main causes of the fall of the Roman Toronto | Empire was that, lacking zero, they had no way to msb@vex.net | indicate successful termination of their C programs." | -- Robert Firth My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 02 01:15PM -0700 On Sunday, April 26, 2015 at 8:35:13 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 1 Which novel begins with the line "All children, except one, grow up"? Peter Pan > 2 Which 1955 novel by Graham Greene was adapted to film in both 1958 and 2002, with Audie Murphy and Brendan Fraser in the respective title roles? The Quiet American > 3 What official post did the Duke of Windsor, formerly King Edward VIII, hold during WWII? Governor of the Bahamas I did not accept Ambassador sorry. > 4 Which operatic heroine works in a cigarette factory? Carmen > 5 The Mozambique Channel separates which two land masses? Madagascar and [mainland] Africa > 6 Who portrayed Jim Morrison in the 1991 film The Doors? Val Kilmer > 7 Which motor racing circuit lies 16 km northeast of Milan? Monza > 8 Who was lead singer of The Commodores from 1968 to 1982? Lionel Ritchie > 9 Who co-wrote the Band Aid single Do They Know Its Christmas with Bob Geldof in 1984? Midge Ure > 10 What is the capital city of Vietnam? Hanoi Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 390 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 8 50 Joe 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 8 53 Chris Johnson 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 7 47 Rob Parker 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 51 David Brown 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 6 46 Pete Gayde 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 5 35 Peter Smyth 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 5 39 Marc Dashevsky 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 31 Dan Tilque 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 4 31 Erland S 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 4 36 Mark Brader 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 22 Bjorn Lundin - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 9 3 3 4 11 5 8 6 4 8 61 55% Congratulations Joe. cheers, calvin |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 02 12:57PM -0700 On Saturday, May 2, 2015 at 3:33:29 PM UTC+10, Joshua Kreitzer wrote: > But even after seeing the list of answers, I can't necessarily find five $25 million+ films for each. For example, I don't know what films could be used for "The Pirates of Penzance" besides "The Wild Thornberrys Movie," "Kate & Leopold," and "Chariots of Fire." An American Tail The Hand that Rocks the Cradle The Pirate Movie Never Cry Wolf cheers, calvin |
| You received this digest because you're subscribed to updates for this group. You can change your settings on the group membership page. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it send an email to rec.games.trivia+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. |
