| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: May 02 06:46PM -0700 this is rotating quiz #218. once again I tried to take inspiration from both Erland's questions and how the game show jeopardy! phrases its clues. "tried" is the key word there. I was going to ask that all answers be in the form of a question, but couldn't get it to flow well without having categories. maybe some future quiz master can do better. I'll get it right, eventually. The winner will be the first choice to set RQ 219, in a manner of their choosing. Please answer based only on your own knowledge; put all of your answers in a single posting, quoting the question before each one. Answer slates must be posted before 9pm EDT (philadelphia/toronto time) on Sunday, 2016-05-08, which gives about 6 days from the time of this posting. In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be who scored on the hardest questions; and the second tiebreaker will be who posted first. Correct answers are worth 1 point each. Have fun! 1. in 1690 what english philosopher wrote, "wherever law ends, tyranny begins." 2. what is the machine that is more commonly called a "lie detector?" 3. jakob roggeveen discovered what south pacific island 2 days after good friday in 1722? 4. eric blair wrote under this pen name 5. incan ruins have been found on islands in this lake on the border of bolivia & peru 6. this was the first non-precious metal man made into tools & decorative items 7. great floods in the 13th century created the zuider zee in what country? 8. what scotsman, who has a major river named for him, completed the first overland trip across canada? 9. ketchup heir john heinz was a u.s. senator representing what state? 10. what is the name for the hot, dry winds that blow down the rockies across southern alberta? 11. what was the westernmost city represented in major league baseball for the 1st half of the 1900s? 12. what 'singing cowboy' rode a horse named trigger? 13. who took refuge in the vatican embassy in panama city on december 24th, 1989? 14. rick baker won the first oscar ever presented in the "makeup" category for what movie? 15. Who was the original clarabell on "howdy doody", who later became "captain kangaroo" good luck! swp |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): May 03 02:26AM > this is rotating quiz #218. No it isn't. > 1. in 1690 what english philosopher wrote, "wherever law ends, tyranny begins." Hobbes > 2. what is the machine that is more commonly called a "lie detector?" polygraph > 3. jakob roggeveen discovered what south pacific island 2 days after good friday in 1722? Easter Island > 4. eric blair wrote under this pen name George Orwell > 5. incan ruins have been found on islands in this lake on the border of bolivia & peru Titicaca > 6. this was the first non-precious metal man made into tools & decorative items copper > 7. great floods in the 13th century created the zuider zee in what country? Netherlands > 9. ketchup heir john heinz was a u.s. senator representing what state? Pennsylvania > 11. what was the westernmost city represented in major league baseball for the 1st half of the 1900s? St. Louis > 12. what 'singing cowboy' rode a horse named trigger? Roy Rogers > 13. who took refuge in the vatican embassy in panama city on december 24th, 1989? Noriega > 14. rick baker won the first oscar ever presented in the "makeup" category for what movie? An American Werewolf in London > 15. Who was the original clarabell on "howdy doody", who later became "captain kangaroo" Keeshan -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: May 02 07:33PM -0700 On Monday, May 2, 2016 at 9:46:25 PM UTC-4, swp wrote: > this is rotating quiz #218. would you believe #219? > The winner will be the first choice to set RQ 219, in a manner of their choosing. which is really a secret code for RQ #220. you shouldn't be surprised that this came to you from the mind that thought the next state alphabetically after nebraska is nebraska. swp |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: May 02 09:34PM -0500 In article <cdac6848-59fb-42ba-9367-e7a426cb1faa@googlegroups.com>, Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com says... > Have fun! > 1. in 1690 what english philosopher wrote, "wherever law ends, tyranny begins." > 2. what is the machine that is more commonly called a "lie detector?" polygraph > 3. jakob roggeveen discovered what south pacific island 2 days after good friday in 1722? Easter Island > 4. eric blair wrote under this pen name > 5. incan ruins have been found on islands in this lake on the border of bolivia & peru Titicaca > 6. this was the first non-precious metal man made into tools & decorative items copper > 7. great floods in the 13th century created the zuider zee in what country? Netherlands > 8. what scotsman, who has a major river named for him, completed the first overland trip across canada? Mackenzie > 9. ketchup heir john heinz was a u.s. senator representing what state? Pennsylvania > 10. what is the name for the hot, dry winds that blow down the rockies across southern alberta? > 11. what was the westernmost city represented in major league baseball for the 1st half of the 1900s? Kansas City > 12. what 'singing cowboy' rode a horse named trigger? Roy Rogers > 13. who took refuge in the vatican embassy in panama city on december 24th, 1989? Noriega > 14. rick baker won the first oscar ever presented in the "makeup" category for what movie? > 15. Who was the original clarabell on "howdy doody", who later became "captain kangaroo" Ketchum? (that's Dennis the Menace, but I've nothing better) -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 02 11:18PM -0500 Stephen Perry: > 1. in 1690 what english philosopher wrote, "wherever law ends, tyranny begins." Is it Hobbes? > 2. what is the machine that is more commonly called a "lie detector?" What is a polygraph? > 3. jakob roggeveen discovered what south pacific island 2 days after > good friday in 1722? When is Easter I.? > 4. eric blair wrote under this pen name Who was George Orwell, and why was the pub I sometimes went to when SoftQuad's office was on Aberfoyle Cr., which was founded in 1984, called Orwell's? > 5. incan ruins have been found on islands in this lake on the border of > bolivia & peru Where is L. Titicaca? > 6. this was the first non-precious metal man made into tools & > decorative items What is copper? > 7. great floods in the 13th century created the zuider zee in what country? Why is it the Nertherlands? > 8. what scotsman, who has a major river named for him, completed the > first overland trip across canada? Who is Alexander Mackenzie and why did he actually journey *from* Canada to the Pacific coast, as mentioned in a recent RQ of mine? > 9. ketchup heir john heinz was a u.s. senator representing what state? What is Pennsylvania? > 10. what is the name for the hot, dry winds that blow down the rockies > across southern alberta? Chinook. > 11. what was the westernmost city represented in major league baseball > for the 1st half of the 1900s? St. Louis. > 12. what 'singing cowboy' rode a horse named trigger? Rogers. > 13. who took refuge in the vatican embassy in panama city on december > 24th, 1989? Noriega? > 14. rick baker won the first oscar ever presented in the "makeup" > category for what movie? I'm guessing "Planet of the Apes", although I believe that was a special award rather than a competitive Oscar. (Arthur C. Clarke made a comment that apparently they believed that "2001" had used *real* apes.) > 15. Who was the original clarabell on "howdy doody", who later became > "captain kangaroo" Johnson. -- Mark Brader "...but the past thousand years Toronto, msb@vex.net have been atypical." My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>: May 03 01:07AM -0400 On 2016-05-03, swp wrote: ... > 1. in 1690 what english philosopher wrote, "wherever law ends, tyranny begins." Locke > 2. what is the machine that is more commonly called a "lie detector?" Polygraph > 3. jakob roggeveen discovered what south pacific island 2 days after good friday in 1722? Tahiti > 4. eric blair wrote under this pen name George Orwell > 5. incan ruins have been found on islands in this lake on the border of bolivia & peru Titicaca > 6. this was the first non-precious metal man made into tools & decorative items Bronze > 7. great floods in the 13th century created the zuider zee in what country? Netherlands > 8. what scotsman, who has a major river named for him, completed the first overland trip across canada? Mackenzie > 9. ketchup heir john heinz was a u.s. senator representing what state? > 10. what is the name for the hot, dry winds that blow down the rockies across southern alberta? Chinook > 11. what was the westernmost city represented in major league baseball for the 1st half of the 1900s? St. Louis > 12. what 'singing cowboy' rode a horse named trigger? Roy Rogers > 13. who took refuge in the vatican embassy in panama city on december 24th, 1989? Noriega -- Chris F.A. Johnson |
| "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>: May 03 01:11AM -0400 On 2016-05-03, Mark Brader wrote: ... > Who was George Orwell, and why was the pub I sometimes went to when > SoftQuad's office was on Aberfoyle Cr., which was founded in 1984, > called Orwell's? Still going strong, though it has increased in size since it opened. -- Chris F.A. Johnson |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: May 02 01:12PM +0200 On 2016-05-02 06:17, Mark Brader wrote: > Maguire", and you would say Tom Cruise. You do not need to name > the movies, just the star. > 1. "Pretty Pelican Enemy". Julia Roberts > 2. "Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Vampire". Brad Pitt > 3. "Good Private Supremacy". Matt Damon > 4. "Apocalypse Rebel Without a Rider". > 5. "Annie Hunter, If You Can". > 6. "Immortal Air Force Spy". Harrison Ford ? > 7. "Charlie's Extra Lyrics". Lucy Liu; Cameron Diaz Jet Li > 8. "Requiem for a Beautiful Diamond". > 9. "The Talented Doors in Love". Gwyneth Paltrow > 10. "One Flew Over the Shorty Twins". Arnoild Schwartzenegger? > A. Alpha: Alphabetical Lists in History > A1. In an alphabetical list of US presidents by first name, > who comes first? Abraham Lincoln > A2. Shared by 6 different popes, what first name comes first > in an alphabetical list of all popes? Benedictus? > Housewives..." featured Vicki, Jeana, Lauri, Jo, and > Kimberley, who were the "Real Housewives" of *where in > California*? Beverly Hills > any kind. > C1. Uploaded in July 2012, what song is by far the most watched > YouTube video of all time, with nearly 2,500,000,000 views? Somebody I used to Know ? > C2. Which female singer has 2 of the 6 most-watched videos of > all time? Both of the songs were released in 2014. Adele? > Hint: it shares its name with a small Egyptian village that > is most famous for a granodiorite stone tablet discovered > there in 1799. Rosetta? > the Mississippi and another river. Name that other river. > Hint: It shares its name with the British name of a British > band featuring Alison Moyet and Vince Clark. Yazoo? > E2. An echocardiogram is a sonogram of the heart. But it is not > abbreviated to ECG, because that abbreviation was already > taken. What does the E stand for in ECG? Electro > F. Foxtrot: The Language of Ballroom Dancing > F1. What ballroom dance, based on Spanish dances of the 16th > Century, takes its name from the Spanish for "double step"? Tango; Flamenco? > F2. What ballroom dance, with gliding turns, takes its name > from the German for "roll" or "turn"? Waltz -- -- Björn |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: May 02 12:27PM -0500 In article <2qidnYikH5dVSbvKnZ2dnUU7-IfNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > Maguire", and you would say Tom Cruise. You do not need to name > the movies, just the star. > 1. "Pretty Pelican Enemy". Julia Roberts > 2. "Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Vampire". Brad Pitt > 3. "Good Private Supremacy". Matt Damon > 4. "Apocalypse Rebel Without a Rider". Dennis Hopper > 5. "Annie Hunter, If You Can". Christopher Walken > 6. "Immortal Air Force Spy". Gary Oldman > 7. "Charlie's Extra Lyrics". Drew Barrymore > 8. "Requiem for a Beautiful Diamond". Russell Crowe > 9. "The Talented Doors in Love". Gwyneth Paltrow > 10. "One Flew Over the Shorty Twins". Jack Nicholson > A. Alpha: Alphabetical Lists in History > A1. In an alphabetical list of US presidents by first name, > who comes first? Abraham Lincoln > B. Bravo, the Television Network > B1. Name the man who hosts the Bravo show "Inside the Actors > Studio". Lipton > Housewives..." featured Vicki, Jeana, Lauri, Jo, and > Kimberley, who were the "Real Housewives" of *where in > California*? Beverly Hills > any kind. > C1. Uploaded in July 2012, what song is by far the most watched > YouTube video of all time, with nearly 2,500,000,000 views? Gangnam style > Hint: it shares its name with a small Egyptian village that > is most famous for a granodiorite stone tablet discovered > there in 1799. Rosetta > the Mississippi and another river. Name that other river. > Hint: It shares its name with the British name of a British > band featuring Alison Moyet and Vince Clark. Yazoo > while also determining the speed and direction of blood flow. > The technology utilizes an effect first identified by *which > Austrian scientist* in 1842? Doppler > E2. An echocardiogram is a sonogram of the heart. But it is not > abbreviated to ECG, because that abbreviation was already > taken. What does the E stand for in ECG? electro -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: May 02 11:00PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:2qidnYikH5dVSbvKnZ2dnUU7- > Maguire", and you would say Tom Cruise. You do not need to name > the movies, just the star. > 1. "Pretty Pelican Enemy". Julia Roberts > 2. "Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Vampire". Brad Pitt > 3. "Good Private Supremacy". Matt Damon > 4. "Apocalypse Rebel Without a Rider". Marlon Brando > 5. "Annie Hunter, If You Can". Diane Keaton > 6. "Immortal Air Force Spy". > 7. "Charlie's Extra Lyrics". > 8. "Requiem for a Beautiful Diamond". Russell Crowe > 9. "The Talented Doors in Love". Johnny Depp > 10. "One Flew Over the Shorty Twins". Danny DeVito > A. Alpha: Alphabetical Lists in History > A1. In an alphabetical list of US presidents by first name, > who comes first? Andrew Jackson > A2. Shared by 6 different popes, what first name comes first > in an alphabetical list of all popes? Adrian > Housewives..." featured Vicki, Jeana, Lauri, Jo, and > Kimberley, who were the "Real Housewives" of *where in > California*? Orange County > any kind. > C1. Uploaded in July 2012, what song is by far the most watched > YouTube video of all time, with nearly 2,500,000,000 views? Gangnam Style > C2. Which female singer has 2 of the 6 most-watched videos of > all time? Both of the songs were released in 2014. Beyonce; Adele > E2. An echocardiogram is a sonogram of the heart. But it is not > abbreviated to ECG, because that abbreviation was already > taken. What does the E stand for in ECG? Electro > F. Foxtrot: The Language of Ballroom Dancing > F1. What ballroom dance, based on Spanish dances of the 16th > Century, takes its name from the Spanish for "double step"? Paso doble > F2. What ballroom dance, with gliding turns, takes its name > from the German for "roll" or "turn"? Waltz Pete Gayde |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: May 02 07:20PM -0700 On Monday, May 2, 2016 at 12:17:12 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-11-23, > and should be interpreted accordingly. "no, ted." said bill s. preston, esquire. > Maguire", and you would say Tom Cruise. You do not need to name > the movies, just the star. > 1. "Pretty Pelican Enemy". julia roberts > 2. "Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Vampire". brad pitt > 3. "Good Private Supremacy". matt damon > 4. "Apocalypse Rebel Without a Rider". dennis hopper > 5. "Annie Hunter, If You Can". chris walken > 6. "Immortal Air Force Spy". gary oldman > 7. "Charlie's Extra Lyrics". hugh grant? > 8. "Requiem for a Beautiful Diamond". jennifer connelly > 9. "The Talented Doors in Love". gwyneth paltrow > 10. "One Flew Over the Shorty Twins". danny devito > A. Alpha: Alphabetical Lists in History > A1. In an alphabetical list of US presidents by first name, > who comes first? abraham lincoln > A2. Shared by 6 different popes, what first name comes first > in an alphabetical list of all popes? adrian > B. Bravo, the Television Network > B1. Name the man who hosts the Bravo show "Inside the Actors > Studio". james lipton > Housewives..." featured Vicki, Jeana, Lauri, Jo, and > Kimberley, who were the "Real Housewives" of *where in > California*? orange county? > any kind. > C1. Uploaded in July 2012, what song is by far the most watched > YouTube video of all time, with nearly 2,500,000,000 views? gangnam style > C2. Which female singer has 2 of the 6 most-watched videos of > all time? Both of the songs were released in 2014. taylor swift > Hint: it shares its name with a small Egyptian village that > is most famous for a granodiorite stone tablet discovered > there in 1799. rosetta > the Mississippi and another river. Name that other river. > Hint: It shares its name with the British name of a British > band featuring Alison Moyet and Vince Clark. yazoo? > while also determining the speed and direction of blood flow. > The technology utilizes an effect first identified by *which > Austrian scientist* in 1842? doppler > E2. An echocardiogram is a sonogram of the heart. But it is not > abbreviated to ECG, because that abbreviation was already > taken. What does the E stand for in ECG? electro (from electrocardiography) > F. Foxtrot: The Language of Ballroom Dancing > F1. What ballroom dance, based on Spanish dances of the 16th > Century, takes its name from the Spanish for "double step"? pasodoble > F2. What ballroom dance, with gliding turns, takes its name > from the German for "roll" or "turn"? waltz swp |
| Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: May 02 07:51PM -0700 On Monday, May 2, 2016 at 12:17:12 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > Maguire", and you would say Tom Cruise. You do not need to name > the movies, just the star. > 1. "Pretty Pelican Enemy". Julia Roberts > 2. "Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Vampire". Brad Pitt > 3. "Good Private Supremacy". Matt Damon > 4. "Apocalypse Rebel Without a Rider". Dennis Hopper > 5. "Annie Hunter, If You Can". Clint Eastwood > 6. "Immortal Air Force Spy". Gary Oldman? > 7. "Charlie's Extra Lyrics". Drew Barrymore > 8. "Requiem for a Beautiful Diamond". > 9. "The Talented Doors in Love". Ben Affleck > A. Alpha: Alphabetical Lists in History > A1. In an alphabetical list of US presidents by first name, > who comes first? Abraham Lincoln > Housewives..." featured Vicki, Jeana, Lauri, Jo, and > Kimberley, who were the "Real Housewives" of *where in > California*? Orange County > YouTube video of all time, with nearly 2,500,000,000 views? > C2. Which female singer has 2 of the 6 most-watched videos of > all time? Both of the songs were released in 2014. Beyonce > the Mississippi and another river. Name that other river. > Hint: It shares its name with the British name of a British > band featuring Alison Moyet and Vince Clark. Yazoo > F. Foxtrot: The Language of Ballroom Dancing > F1. What ballroom dance, based on Spanish dances of the 16th > Century, takes its name from the Spanish for "double step"? Paso Doble |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: May 02 01:14PM +0200 On 2016-05-02 06:14, Mark Brader wrote: > North Carolina. 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Dan Blum, Peter, Pete, Jason, > Dan Tilque, and Stephen. > Massachusetts was an interesting guess. There is a reason for me being last in the table. Obviously, I do not know the alphabet... -- -- Björn |
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