William Claude's Clearings -- Quiz Quilt 221 Puzzle
Robert Jen
and Claude Berge, "is a characterization of the size of a maximum
matching in a graph" (according to Wikipedia). This is so far beyond my
comprehension that I won't attempt to transcribe the actual formula,
since I'd totally butcher it with an ASCII representation. See why I
gave up on being a math major?
[Very little math at: http://triviawhys.com/QuizQuiltRules.html]
CATEGORY QUESTIONS:
[ Math & Science ]
By what trade name is tetrafluoroethylene better known?
[ Literature & Arts ]
What American poet worked as a printer, teacher, and carpenter, and
wrote the collection "Leaves of Grass"?
[ Geography & Nature ]
What breed of dog can run the fastest?
[ Sports & Games ]
Who was the last Major League Baseball Player to lead a league in
both doubles and home runs in the same season?
[ Entertainment & Food ]
What is the last name of the mother and daughter country singers
Wynonna and Naomi?
[ History & Government ]
What is the fortress and prison in Paris for which the French named
their national holiday?
--
Robert Jen, the Trivia Why's Guy (why...@triviawhys.com)
http://triviawhys.blogspot.com -- Trivia Why's blog
Russ
>In mathematics, the Tutte�Berge formula, created by William Thomas Tutte
>and Claude Berge, "is a characterization of the size of a maximum
>matching in a graph" (according to Wikipedia). This is so far beyond my
>comprehension that I won't attempt to transcribe the actual formula,
>since I'd totally butcher it with an ASCII representation. See why I
>gave up on being a math major?
>
>[Very little math at: http://triviawhys.com/QuizQuiltRules.html]
>
>
>CATEGORY QUESTIONS:
>
>[ Math & Science ]
>By what trade name is tetrafluoroethylene better known?
Well, not sure here. I think you mean polytetraflourethylele, which
would be TEFLON, which fits my quilt solution.
>
>[ Literature & Arts ]
>What American poet worked as a printer, teacher, and carpenter, and
>wrote the collection "Leaves of Grass"?
>
Walt WHITMAN
>[ Geography & Nature ]
>What breed of dog can run the fastest?
>
GREYHOUND
>[ Sports & Games ]
>Who was the last Major League Baseball Player to lead a league in
>both doubles and home runs in the same season?
>
I'll taking a wild guess here and saying Albert BELLE of the 95
Cleveland Indians.
>[ Entertainment & Food ]
>What is the last name of the mother and daughter country singers
>Wynonna and Naomi?
>
JUDD
>[ History & Government ]
>What is the fortress and prison in Paris for which the French named
>their national holiday?
BASTILLE
TE F LON
WH I TMAN
GR E YHOUND
BE L LE
JU D D
BA S TILLE
Quilt Solution: FIELDS (third letter running downwards)
Russ S.
swp
> In mathematics, the Tutte Berge formula, created by William Thomas Tutte
> and Claude Berge, "is a characterization of the size of a maximum
> matching in a graph" (according to Wikipedia). This is so far beyond my
> comprehension that I won't attempt to transcribe the actual formula,
> since I'd totally butcher it with an ASCII representation. See why I
> gave up on being a math major?
I'd make a bad joke referencing Sting's song where he sings about
FIELDS of gold, but its Christmas so I'll spare you that.
> [ Math & Science ]
> By what trade name is tetrafluoroethylene better known?
teflon (sort of)
> [ Literature & Arts ]
> What American poet worked as a printer, teacher, and carpenter, and
> wrote the collection "Leaves of Grass"?
uncle walt whitman (he lived in camden nj, about 4 blocks from where I
work now)
> [ Geography & Nature ]
> What breed of dog can run the fastest?
greyhound (whippet might be faster, but for sheer speed you can't beat
a hungry irish setter who hears the sound of food hitting the dish.
they often exceed the speed of light. I know. I've seen it.)
> [ Sports & Games ]
> Who was the last Major League Baseball Player to lead a league in
> both doubles and home runs in the same season?
manny ramirez? (2004)
> [ Entertainment & Food ]
> What is the last name of the mother and daughter country singers
> Wynonna and Naomi?
judd
> [ History & Government ]
> What is the fortress and prison in Paris for which the French named
> their national holiday?
bastille
ok, 3rd column. which makes manny wrong. so ... albert belle?
swp
Marc Dashevsky
> [ Math & Science ]
> By what trade name is tetrafluoroethylene better known?
> [ Literature & Arts ]
> What American poet worked as a printer, teacher, and carpenter, and
> wrote the collection "Leaves of Grass"?
WHITMAN, Walt
> [ Geography & Nature ]
> What breed of dog can run the fastest?
GREYHOUND
> [ Sports & Games ]
> Who was the last Major League Baseball Player to lead a league in
> both doubles and home runs in the same season?
--L----
> [ Entertainment & Food ]
> What is the last name of the mother and daughter country singers
> Wynonna and Naomi?
JUDD
> [ History & Government ]
> What is the fortress and prison in Paris for which the French named
> their national holiday?
BASTILLE
Quilt answer: FIELDS, third letters down
Nice and easy!
Mark Brader
Robert Jen:
> In mathematics, the Tutte�Berge formula, created by William Thomas Tutte
> and Claude Berge ...
Tutte was a Distinguished Professor when I was a student at Waterloo.
At the time, it wasn't known that he had been involved with the British
codebreaking effort during WW2, let alone that he distinguished himself
there as well.
> By what trade name is tetrafluoroethylene better known?
TEFLON. 3rd letter down.
> What American poet worked as a printer, teacher, and carpenter, and
> wrote the collection "Leaves of Grass"?
WHITMAN.
> What breed of dog can run the fastest?
GREYHOUND, I suppose.
> Who was the last Major League Baseball Player to lead a league in
> both doubles and home runs in the same season?
There you have me. I'll just say BELL.
> What is the last name of the mother and daughter country singers
> Wynonna and Naomi?
JUDD.
> What is the fortress and prison in Paris for which the French named
> their national holiday?
The BASTILLE.
--
Mark Brader "It is hard to believe that any Biblical passage,
Toronto no matter how powerful, could make an entire
m...@vex.net Soviet submarine crew speak English and not even
realize they were doing it." --Mark Leeper
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Joshua Kreitzer
>
> CATEGORY QUESTIONS:
>
> [ Math & Science ]
> By what trade name is tetrafluoroethylene better known?
TEFLON
> [ Literature & Arts ]
> What American poet worked as a printer, teacher, and carpenter, and
> wrote the collection "Leaves of Grass"?
WHITMAN, Walt
> [ Geography & Nature ]
> What breed of dog can run the fastest?
GREYHOUND
> [ Sports & Games ]
> Who was the last Major League Baseball Player to lead a league in
> both doubles and home runs in the same season?
?
> [ Entertainment & Food ]
> What is the last name of the mother and daughter country singers
> Wynonna and Naomi?
JUDD
> [ History & Government ]
> What is the fortress and prison in Paris for which the French named
> their national holiday?
BASTILLE
***
TEFLON
WHITMAN
GREYHOUND
??L????
JUDD
BASTILLE
The quilt answer is going to be FIELDS (as in comedian W.C. Fields),
in the third column reading down.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Robert Jen
<1b5ad477-0fbe-4be1...@n38g2000yqf.googlegroups.com>,
Joshua Kreitzer <grom...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > By what trade name is tetrafluoroethylene better known?
>
> TEFLON
Correct.
> > What American poet worked as a printer, teacher, and carpenter, and
> > wrote the collection "Leaves of Grass"?
>
> WHITMAN, Walt
Correct.
> > What breed of dog can run the fastest?
>
> GREYHOUND
Correct.
> > What is the last name of the mother and daughter country singers
> > Wynonna and Naomi?
>
> JUDD
Correct.
> > What is the fortress and prison in Paris for which the French named
> > their national holiday?
>
> BASTILLE
Correct.
> TEFLON
> WHITMAN
> GREYHOUND
> ??L????
> JUDD
> BASTILLE
>
> The quilt answer is going to be FIELDS (as in comedian W.C. Fields),
> in the third column reading down.
Correct.
Nine points.
Robert Jen
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote:
> FIELDS, of course.
Correct.
> > By what trade name is tetrafluoroethylene better known?
>
> TEFLON. 3rd letter down.
Correct.
> > What American poet worked as a printer, teacher, and carpenter, and
> > wrote the collection "Leaves of Grass"?
>
> WHITMAN.
Correct.
> > What breed of dog can run the fastest?
>
> GREYHOUND, I suppose.
Correct.
> > Who was the last Major League Baseball Player to lead a league in
> > both doubles and home runs in the same season?
>
> There you have me. I'll just say BELL.
Correct!!! (Actually, BELLE, but I don't ding spelling here.)
> > What is the last name of the mother and daughter country singers
> > Wynonna and Naomi?
>
> JUDD.
Correct.
> > What is the fortress and prison in Paris for which the French named
> > their national holiday?
>
> The BASTILLE.
Correct.
Ten points!
Robert Jen
Marc Dashevsky <use...@MarcDashevsky.com> wrote:
> > By what trade name is tetrafluoroethylene better known?
> TEFLON
Correct.
> > What American poet worked as a printer, teacher, and carpenter, and
> > wrote the collection "Leaves of Grass"?
> WHITMAN, Walt
Correct.
> > What breed of dog can run the fastest?
> GREYHOUND
Correct.
> > What is the last name of the mother and daughter country singers
> > Wynonna and Naomi?
> JUDD
Correct.
> > What is the fortress and prison in Paris for which the French named
> > their national holiday?
> BASTILLE
Correct.
> Quilt answer: FIELDS, third letters down
Correct.
> Nice and easy!
Holiday spirit ;-)
Nine points.
Robert Jen
<f923b2da-9197-4450...@j4g2000yqe.googlegroups.com>,
swp <stephen...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Dec 26, 9:03�pm, Robert Jen <r...@rjen.com> wrote:
> > In mathematics, the Tutte Berge formula, created by William Thomas Tutte
> > and Claude Berge, "is a characterization of the size of a maximum
> > matching in a graph" (according to Wikipedia). This is so far beyond my
> > comprehension that I won't attempt to transcribe the actual formula,
> > since I'd totally butcher it with an ASCII representation. �See why I
> > gave up on being a math major?
>
> I'd make a bad joke referencing Sting's song where he sings about
> FIELDS of gold, but its Christmas so I'll spare you that.
Correct (not a lot of mathematicians are making a lot of gold, but the
FIELDS Medal is worth about $15,000).
> > By what trade name is tetrafluoroethylene better known?
>
> teflon (sort of)
Correct.
> > What American poet worked as a printer, teacher, and carpenter, and
> > wrote the collection "Leaves of Grass"?
>
> uncle walt whitman (he lived in camden nj, about 4 blocks from where I
> work now)
Correct (do you walk over to his house when your muse needs a sub?).
> > What breed of dog can run the fastest?
>
> greyhound (whippet might be faster, but for sheer speed you can't beat
> a hungry irish setter who hears the sound of food hitting the dish.
> they often exceed the speed of light. I know. I've seen it.)
Correct (;-)).
> > Who was the last Major League Baseball Player to lead a league in
> > both doubles and home runs in the same season?
>
> manny ramirez? (2004)
Incorrect but see below.
> > What is the last name of the mother and daughter country singers
> > Wynonna and Naomi?
>
> judd
Correct.
> > What is the fortress and prison in Paris for which the French named
> > their national holiday?
>
> bastille
Correct.
> ok, 3rd column. which makes manny wrong. so ... albert belle?
Correct.
Ten points!
Mark Brader
> > There you have me. I'll just say BELL.
> Correct!!! (Actually, BELLE, but I don't ding spelling here.)
player I could think of who matched the pattern. But not only couldn't
I think of Bell's first name, it's not required and I'm allowed to get
lucky...
--
Mark Brader, Toronto cat>/dev/null got your tongue?
m...@vex.net -- Jutta Degener
Robert Jen
Russ <rn...@EL.net> wrote:
> >By what trade name is tetrafluoroethylene better known?
>
> Well, not sure here. I think you mean polytetraflourethylele, which
> would be TEFLON, which fits my quilt solution.
Correct (yikes! I was a step off in the chain).
> >What American poet worked as a printer, teacher, and carpenter, and
> >wrote the collection "Leaves of Grass"?
> >
>
> Walt WHITMAN
Correct.
> >What breed of dog can run the fastest?
> >
>
> GREYHOUND
Correct.
> >Who was the last Major League Baseball Player to lead a league in
> >both doubles and home runs in the same season?
> >
>
> I'll taking a wild guess here and saying Albert BELLE of the 95
> Cleveland Indians.
Correct!
> >What is the last name of the mother and daughter country singers
> >Wynonna and Naomi?
> >
>
> JUDD
Correct.
> >What is the fortress and prison in Paris for which the French named
> >their national holiday?
>
> BASTILLE
Correct.
> TE F LON
> WH I TMAN
> GR E YHOUND
> BE L LE
> JU D D
> BA S TILLE
>
>
> Quilt Solution: FIELDS (third letter running downwards)
Correct.
Ten points!
Mark Brader
>>> By what trade name is tetrafluoroethylene better known?
> Correct (yikes!...)
Hah, I didn't notice Robert's error even *after* Russ's posting.
I was too confused by the two -- no, three -- smaller errors that
Russ introduced when correcting it.
--
Mark Brader "All this government stuff, in other words,
Toronto is not reading matter, but prefabricated
m...@vex.net parts of quarrels." -- Rudolf Flesch
Bruce Bowler
> In mathematics, the TutteBerge formula, created by William Thomas Tutte
> and Claude Berge, "is a characterization of the size of a maximum
> matching in a graph" (according to Wikipedia). This is so far beyond my
> comprehension that I won't attempt to transcribe the actual formula,
> since I'd totally butcher it with an ASCII representation. See why I
> gave up on being a math major?
>
> [Very little math at: http://triviawhys.com/QuizQuiltRules.html]
>
>
> CATEGORY QUESTIONS:
>
> [ Math & Science ]
> By what trade name is tetrafluoroethylene better known?
TEFLON
>
> [ Literature & Arts ]
> What American poet worked as a printer, teacher, and carpenter, and
> wrote the collection "Leaves of Grass"?
WHITMAN
> [ Geography & Nature ]
> What breed of dog can run the fastest?
GREYHOUND
> [ Sports & Games ]
> Who was the last Major League Baseball Player to lead a league in both
> doubles and home runs in the same season?
????
> [ Entertainment & Food ]
> What is the last name of the mother and daughter country singers Wynonna
> and Naomi?
JUDD
> [ History & Government ]
> What is the fortress and prison in Paris for which the French named
> their national holiday?
BASTILLE
TEFLON
WHITMAN
GREYHOUND
??L??? (don't follow the sport...)
JUDD
BASTILLE
Fields
--
+-------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
Bruce Bowler | It's hard to know where Hollywood ends and the
1.207.633.9600 | D.T.'s begin. - W. C. Fields
bbo...@bigelow.org |
+-------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
Russ
>Robert Jen and Russ S. write:
>>>> By what trade name is tetrafluoroethylene better known?
>>> ...I think you mean polytetraflourethylele...
>> Correct (yikes!...)
>
>Hah, I didn't notice Robert's error even *after* Russ's posting.
>I was too confused by the two -- no, three -- smaller errors that
>Russ introduced when correcting it.
Mark, please remember, there is no deduction for SPELLING! I was
typing without looking. That's a BIG word to spell correctly!
Russ
Robert Jen
Bruce Bowler <bbo...@bigelow.org> wrote:
> > By what trade name is tetrafluoroethylene better known?
>
> TEFLON
Correct (at least, that was what I was looking for).
> > What American poet worked as a printer, teacher, and carpenter, and
> > wrote the collection "Leaves of Grass"?
>
> WHITMAN
Correct.
> > What breed of dog can run the fastest?
>
> GREYHOUND
Correct.
> > What is the last name of the mother and daughter country singers Wynonna
> > and Naomi?
>
> JUDD
Correct.
> > What is the fortress and prison in Paris for which the French named
> > their national holiday?
>
> BASTILLE
Correct.
> TEFLON
> WHITMAN
> GREYHOUND
> ??L??? (don't follow the sport...)
> JUDD
> BASTILLE
>
> Fields
Correct.
Nine points.
Jeffrey Turner
> In mathematics, the Tutte�Berge formula, created by William Thomas Tutte
> and Claude Berge, "is a characterization of the size of a maximum
> matching in a graph" (according to Wikipedia). This is so far beyond my
> comprehension that I won't attempt to transcribe the actual formula,
> since I'd totally butcher it with an ASCII representation. See why I
> gave up on being a math major?
>
> [Very little math at: http://triviawhys.com/QuizQuiltRules.html]
>
>
> CATEGORY QUESTIONS:
>
> [ Math & Science ]
> By what trade name is tetrafluoroethylene better known?
Teflon
> [ Literature & Arts ]
> What American poet worked as a printer, teacher, and carpenter, and
> wrote the collection "Leaves of Grass"?
Whitman
> [ Geography & Nature ]
> What breed of dog can run the fastest?
Greyhound
> [ Sports & Games ]
> Who was the last Major League Baseball Player to lead a league in
> both doubles and home runs in the same season?
>
> [ Entertainment & Food ]
> What is the last name of the mother and daughter country singers
> Wynonna and Naomi?
Ryder
> [ History & Government ]
> What is the fortress and prison in Paris for which the French named
> their national holiday?
Bastille
teflon
whitman
greyhound
-------
ryder
bastille
Fields? Ah yes, my little chickadee. I'll guess Wills for the
ballplayer.
--Jeff
--
The comfort of the wealthy has always
depended upon an abundant supply of
the poor. --Voltaire
Robert Jen
Jeffrey Turner <jtu...@localnet.com> wrote:
> > By what trade name is tetrafluoroethylene better known?
>
> Teflon
Correct (or at least that was what I was going for).
> > What American poet worked as a printer, teacher, and carpenter, and
> > wrote the collection "Leaves of Grass"?
>
> Whitman
Correct.
> > What breed of dog can run the fastest?
>
> Greyhound
Correct.
> > Who was the last Major League Baseball Player to lead a league in
> > both doubles and home runs in the same season?
See below.
> > What is the last name of the mother and daughter country singers
> > Wynonna and Naomi?
>
> Ryder
Correct.
> > What is the fortress and prison in Paris for which the French named
> > their national holiday?
>
> Bastille
Correct.
> teflon
> whitman
> greyhound
> -------
> ryder
> bastille
>
> Fields? Ah yes, my little chickadee. I'll guess Wills for the
> ballplayer.
Correct and incorrect (probably thinking of Maury Wills, who was a
speedster not a slugger).
Nine points.
The Gaydes
@nothing.attdns.com:
> In mathematics, the Tutte�Berge formula, created by William Thomas
Tutte
> and Claude Berge, "is a characterization of the size of a maximum
> matching in a graph" (according to Wikipedia). This is so far beyond
my
> comprehension that I won't attempt to transcribe the actual formula,
> since I'd totally butcher it with an ASCII representation. See why I
> gave up on being a math major?
>
> [Very little math at: http://triviawhys.com/QuizQuiltRules.html]
>
>
> CATEGORY QUESTIONS:
>
> [ Math & Science ]
> By what trade name is tetrafluoroethylene better known?
TEFLON
>
> [ Literature & Arts ]
> What American poet worked as a printer, teacher, and carpenter, and
> wrote the collection "Leaves of Grass"?
WHITMAN
>
> [ Geography & Nature ]
> What breed of dog can run the fastest?
GREYHOUND
>
> [ Sports & Games ]
> Who was the last Major League Baseball Player to lead a league in
> both doubles and home runs in the same season?
BELLE
>
> [ Entertainment & Food ]
> What is the last name of the mother and daughter country singers
> Wynonna and Naomi?
JUDD
>
> [ History & Government ]
> What is the fortress and prison in Paris for which the French named
> their national holiday?
BASTILLE
Quilt: FIELDS
>
Pete
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Robert Jen
The Gaydes <pag...@wideopenwest.com> wrote:
> > By what trade name is tetrafluoroethylene better known?
>
> TEFLON
Correct (at least, it was the intended answer).
> > What American poet worked as a printer, teacher, and carpenter, and
> > wrote the collection "Leaves of Grass"?
>
> WHITMAN
Correct.
> > What breed of dog can run the fastest?
>
> GREYHOUND
Correct.
> > Who was the last Major League Baseball Player to lead a league in
> > both doubles and home runs in the same season?
>
> BELLE
Correct.
> > What is the last name of the mother and daughter country singers
> > Wynonna and Naomi?
>
> JUDD
Correct.
> > What is the fortress and prison in Paris for which the French named
> > their national holiday?
>
> BASTILLE
Correct.
> Quilt: FIELDS
Correct.
Ten points!
Dan Tilque
>
> CATEGORY QUESTIONS:
>
> [ Math & Science ]
> By what trade name is tetrafluoroethylene better known?
Freon
>
> [ Literature & Arts ]
> What American poet worked as a printer, teacher, and carpenter, and
> wrote the collection "Leaves of Grass"?
Walt Whitman
>
> [ Geography & Nature ]
> What breed of dog can run the fastest?
greyhound
>
> [ Sports & Games ]
> Who was the last Major League Baseball Player to lead a league in
> both doubles and home runs in the same season?
Ken Griffey Jr?
>
> [ Entertainment & Food ]
> What is the last name of the mother and daughter country singers
> Wynonna and Naomi?
>
> [ History & Government ]
> What is the fortress and prison in Paris for which the French named
> their national holiday?
Bastille
Have no idea about the quilt.
--
Dan Tilque
Robert Jen
"Dan Tilque" <dti...@verizon.net> wrote:
> > By what trade name is tetrafluoroethylene better known?
>
> Freon
Incorrect.
> > What American poet worked as a printer, teacher, and carpenter, and
> > wrote the collection "Leaves of Grass"?
>
> Walt Whitman
Correct.
> > What breed of dog can run the fastest?
>
> greyhound
Correct.
> > Who was the last Major League Baseball Player to lead a league in
> > both doubles and home runs in the same season?
>
> Ken Griffey Jr?
Incorrect (but a good guess).
> > What is the fortress and prison in Paris for which the French named
> > their national holiday?
>
> Bastille
Correct.
Three points.