msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 03 11:27AM
Mark Brader:
> * Shared Deserts
> 1. What desert spans Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan?
> It's the 16th-largest desert in the world.
Kyzyl Kum.
> 2. Two deserts span Mexico and the United States. One is the
> Sonoran Desert (15th-largest). The other is the 11th-largest
> desert in the world. What is it?
Chihuahuan.
> 3. What desert spans Pakistan and India? It's the 18th-largest
> desert in the world by size.
Thar or Great Indian Desert.
> We name the largest city (by population) on an island; you name
> the island. (Country not required.)
> 4. Hobart.
Tasmania, Australia. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Joshua, Erland,
and Dan Tilque.
> 5. Sapporo.
Hokkaido, Japan. 4 for everyone.
> 6. Cagliari.
Sardinia, Italy. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, and Dan Tilque.
3 for Joshua.
> We give you a historic name of a country (perhaps from colonial
> times); you give the current name.
> 7. Upper Volta.
Burkina Faso. 4 for everyone.
> 8. South-West Africa.
Namibia. 4 for everyone.
> 9. French Sudan (Soudan).
Mali. 4 for Joshua.
> We name all the countries surrounding a particular country, in
> clockwise order; you name that country.
> 10. Kazakhstan, China, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan.
Kyrgyzstan. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Erland.
> 11. Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia.
Belarus. 4 for everyone.
> 12. Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania,
> Rwanda.
Uganda. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, and Dan Tilque.
> the red leaves the blue stripes too wide for Finland.
> Name the flags contained within the Norwegian flag:
> 13. Rectangle B.
The Netherlands. 4 for everyone.
> 14. Rectangle E.
Thailand.
Costa Rica has the same flag except with red and blue interchanged.
> 15. Rectangle D corresponds to two different countries' flags;
> name *either*.
Indonesia, Monaco. 4 for Erland and Dan Tilque. 2 for Joshua.
> flags (assuming the hoist is to the left, as is conventional).
> Identify the two countries if you like for fun, but for no points.
> 16. Rectangle A.
No country.
In 2013 I looked for real flags resembling this one.
The most similar one that I found was for the state of
Alagoas in Brazil, which adds a coat of arms in the center:
http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/images/b/br-al.gif
> 17. Rectangle C.
Poland. Erland and Dan Tilque got this.
> 18. Rectangle F.
France. Erland got this.
> the description is out of date or not.
> 1. Name this <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-6/soccer/1.jpg>
> Argentinean, """current""" FIFA player of the year.
Lionel "Leo" Messi. (The "player of the year" award is now the "Best
FIFA Men's Player", and Messi last won it for 2019.) 4 for Erland.
> 2. Name this <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-6/soccer/2.jpg>
> Portuguese, former FIFA player of the year.
Cristiano Ronaldo. 4 for Erland.
> Dutchman, """current""" Barclay's Premier League Golden Boot
> holder, and England's Professional Footballers Association
> Player of the Year.
Robin Van Persie. (He last won the Golden Boot, whose full name has
changed several times, for 2012-13, and the other award for 2011-12.)
> 4. Name this <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-6/poker/4.jpg>
> Canadian poker player. He is """currently""" second-highest
> in career tournament winnings at over $16,000,000 US.
Daniel Negreanu. (As of 2021 his career total was $42,200,000 US,
which was third-highest.)
> 5. Name this <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-6/poker/5.jpg>
> American, known as the "Poker Brat". He """currently""" has
> the record for most World Series of Poker bracelets, at 11.
Phil Hellmuth. (Still true, now with 15 bracelets.)
> American, third on the all-time tournament money list. He """is
> considered""" by many as the greatest all-around player in
> the world.
Phil Ivey. (The last part is still true, but as of 2021 he was down
to 9th on the all-time list.)
> voted the Canadian Female Athlete of the Century in a 1999
> poll of Canadian sportswriters and broadcasters conducted by
> the Canadian Press.
Nancy Greene (Raine). (Still alive, Senate appointment expired
in 2018.)
> in Canada as selected by 11 registered organisations (CBC,
> Rogers Sportsnet, La Presse, etc.). In 1999 this award went to
> a woman, Caroline Brunet. In *what sport* was she exceptional?
Kayaking.
> other events. She was also an accomplished basketball, hockey,
> softball, golf, and lacrosse player. The """current""" Canadian
> Press award for Female Athlete of the Year is named for her.
Fanny "Bobbie" Rosenfeld. (Still true.)
> and will start the game to the left of the official table.
> The other team will wear blue caps or caps of a contrasting
> colour and will start the game to the right of the table."
Water polo. (FINA rules.) No points for polo! 4 for Dan Tilque.
This is now Rule 14.1.
> 11. "15.1.1 Luncheon Interval: The interval shall be of
> 40 minutes duration. 15.1.2 Tea Interval: The interval
> shall be of 20 minutes duration."
That, as Calvin put it, would be cricket. (Conditions of Contest
for test matches. Now called "ICC World Test Championship Playing
Conditions", in which these are rules 11.2.1.1 and 11.2.1.2, and
"Luncheon" is now "Lunch".) 4 for everyone.
> 12. "262 - 3.3 In the event of a Refusal or a Run-out, the Athlete
> must restart the course at the obstacle where the Fault was
> made."
Equestrian jumping. (FEI rules for jumping events. Still true.
"Jumping" was required.)
> (CFL signals are different.) *Note*: I am only accepting the
> answers that were correct at the original name. Some signals may
> have changed.
Name, game, what's the difference?
> 13. <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-6/sign/13.png> The ref locks
> his elbow and moves his forearm from beside his head forward,
> as in a throwing motion.
Roughing the passer. 4 for Dan Tilque.
> 14. <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-6/sign/14.png> The ref moves
> both arms parallel from shoulder to knee height, by the left
> side of his body, palms open.
Intentional grounding. 4 for Dan Tilque.
> 15. <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-6/sign/15.png> The ref pushes
> both arms away from his chest until his arms are fully extended,
> palms out.
Forward-pass interference or kick-catching interference.
Scores, if there are no errors:
FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> His A+L Geo Spo
Stephen Perry 32 56 -- -- 88
Joshua Kreitzer 27 15 37 4 83
Dan Tilque 24 0 40 16 80
Dan Blum 19 4 36 4 63
Erland Sommarskog 12 0 39 12 63
Pete Gayde 12 0 -- -- 12
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