3. what is the name of the voice recognition software produced by nuance inc.?
4. in may 2012, spacex made history when its spacecraft became the first commercial vehicle in history to successfully attach to the international space station. what was the name of the spacecraft.
5. in the book "harry potter and the goblet of fire" by j.k. rowling, what kind of dragon does harry face in the first task of the triwizard tournament?
6. what is the name of the dragon in the book "the hobbit"?
7. in the classic poem beowulf, beowulf is fatally wounded by a dragon. which of his thanes helps beowulf kill the dragon?
8. lewis carroll, in "through the looking-glass" (1871) describes what fearsome dragonlike beast with "jaws that bite," "claws that catch," and "eyes of flame."
9. in ray bradbury's 1955 book "the dragon", a pair of knights set out to fight what they think is a dragon. after they are killed by it, it is revealed that the "dragon" is actually what?
10. who wrote the "dragonriders of pern" series of books?
11. name either movie starring bruce lee that fits the theme of this quiz?
12. name the author of "the colour of magic" and "gaurds! guards!" who invented the swamp dragons (draco vulgaris), which are the size of small dogs, bred as pets, and, due to their complex, fire-producing anatomy, have a tendency to self-destruct.
13. in the dungeons & dragons role-playing game, who is the platinum dragon, the king of the good dragons?
14. at special chinese festivals, especially the 'duanwu festival', what are raced by teams of (up to) 12 rowers?
15. 7 feb 2012 to 9 feb 2013 is the year of the water dragon. when was the most recent previous year of the water dragon? (you only need to supply the primary year, not the specific dates)
> 3. what is the name of the voice recognition software produced by nuance inc.?
Magic Dragon?
> 4. in may 2012, spacex made history when its spacecraft became the
> first commercial vehicle in history to successfully attach to the
> international space station. what was the name of the spacecraft.
Dragon I?
> 6. what is the name of the dragon in the book "the hobbit"?
Smaug.
> 8. lewis carroll, in "through the looking-glass" (1871) describes what
> fearsome dragonlike beast with "jaws that bite," "claws that catch," and
> "eyes of flame."
The jabberwock.
> 9. in ray bradbury's 1955 book "the dragon", a pair of knights set out
> to fight what they think is a dragon. after they are killed by it, it is
> revealed that the "dragon" is actually what?
A train?
> 10. who wrote the "dragonriders of pern" series of books?
McCaffrey.
> 11. name either movie starring bruce lee that fits the theme of this quiz?
"Enter the Dragon".
> 12. name the author of "the colour of magic" ...
Pratchett.
> 14. at special chinese festivals, especially the 'duanwu festival', what
> are raced by teams of (up to) 12 rowers?
Dragon boats.
> 15. 7 feb 2012 to 9 feb 2013 is the year of the water dragon. when was
> the most recent previous year of the water dragon? (you only need to
> supply the primary year, not the specific dates)
1942.
-- Mark Brader, Toronto | "*Nature*, Mr. Allnutt, is what we are put in this
m...@vex.net | world *to rise above*." -- The African Queen
On Wednesday, October 24, 2012 5:49:33 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> Mark Brader, Toronto | "*Nature*, Mr. Allnutt, is what we are put in this
> m...@vex.net | world *to rise above*." -- The African Queen
did you intentionally skip over some questions or was that an unintentional mistake? if the latter, you may supply additional answers for those assuming the usual restrictions.
> 3. what is the name of the voice recognition software produced by nuance inc.?
Dragon Naturally Speaking
I had a conversation with a colleague about this software not 10 minutes ago!
> 4. in may 2012, spacex made history when its spacecraft became the first commercial vehicle in history to successfully attach to the international space station. what was the name of the spacecraft.
Dragon 1
> 5. in the book "harry potter and the goblet of fire" by j.k. rowling, what kind of dragon does harry face in the first task of the triwizard tournament?
> 6. what is the name of the dragon in the book "the hobbit"?
Smaug
> 7. in the classic poem beowulf, beowulf is fatally wounded by a dragon. which of his thanes helps beowulf kill the dragon?
> 8. lewis carroll, in "through the looking-glass" (1871) describes what fearsome dragonlike beast with "jaws that bite," "claws that catch," and "eyes of flame."
Jabberwocky?
> 9. in ray bradbury's 1955 book "the dragon", a pair of knights set out to fight what they think is a dragon. after they are killed by it, it is revealed that the "dragon" is actually what?
Their mother
> 10. who wrote the "dragonriders of pern" series of books?
> 11. name either movie starring bruce lee that fits the theme of this quiz?
Enter the Dragon
> 12. name the author of "the colour of magic" and "gaurds! guards!" who invented the swamp dragons (draco vulgaris), which are the size of small dogs, bred as pets, and, due to their complex, fire-producing anatomy, have a tendency to self-destruct.
> 13. in the dungeons & dragons role-playing game, who is the platinum dragon, the king of the good dragons?
> 14. at special chinese festivals, especially the 'duanwu festival', what are raced by teams of (up to) 12 rowers?
Dragon Boats
I thought they could have many more than 12 though???
> 15. 7 feb 2012 to 9 feb 2013 is the year of the water dragon. when was the most recent previous year of the water dragon? (you only need to supply the primary year, not the specific dates)
2000
I suspect the theme is either dragons, or something else so fiendishly subtle that I have missed it entirely.
> 3. what is the name of the voice recognition software produced by nuance inc.?
Dragon Naturally Speaking
> 4. in may 2012, spacex made history when its spacecraft became the first commercial vehicle in history to successfully attach to the international space station. what was the name of the spacecraft.
Dragon
> 5. in the book "harry potter and the goblet of fire" by j.k. rowling, what kind of dragon does harry face in the first task of the triwizard tournament?
> 6. what is the name of the dragon in the book "the hobbit"?
> 7. in the classic poem beowulf, beowulf is fatally wounded by a dragon. which of his thanes helps beowulf kill the dragon?
> 8. lewis carroll, in "through the looking-glass" (1871) describes what fearsome dragonlike beast with "jaws that bite," "claws that catch," and "eyes of flame."
> 9. in ray bradbury's 1955 book "the dragon", a pair of knights set out to fight what they think is a dragon. after they are killed by it, it is revealed that the "dragon" is actually what?
> 10. who wrote the "dragonriders of pern" series of books?
> 11. name either movie starring bruce lee that fits the theme of this quiz?
> 12. name the author of "the colour of magic" and "gaurds! guards!" who invented the swamp dragons (draco vulgaris), which are the size of small dogs, bred as pets, and, due to their complex, fire-producing anatomy, have a tendency to self-destruct.
> 13. in the dungeons & dragons role-playing game, who is the platinum dragon, the king of the good dragons?
> 14. at special chinese festivals, especially the 'duanwu festival', what are raced by teams of (up to) 12 rowers?
> 15. 7 feb 2012 to 9 feb 2013 is the year of the water dragon. when was the most recent previous year of the water dragon? (you only need to supply the primary year, not the specific dates)
> 3. what is the name of the voice recognition software produced by nuance inc.?
> 4. in may 2012, spacex made history when its spacecraft became > the first commercial vehicle in history to successfully attach > to the international space station. what was the name of the spacecraft.
Dragon
> 5. in the book "harry potter and the goblet of fire" by j.k. > rowling, what kind of dragon does harry face in the first task of > the triwizard tournament?
Hungarian Horntail
> 6. what is the name of the dragon in the book "the hobbit"?
Smaug
> 7. in the classic poem beowulf, beowulf is fatally > wounded by a dragon. which of his thanes helps > beowulf kill the dragon?
> 8. lewis carroll, in "through the looking-glass" (1871) describes > what fearsome dragonlike beast with "jaws that bite," "claws > that catch," and "eyes of flame."
Jabberwocky
> 9. in ray bradbury's 1955 book "the dragon", a pair of knights > set out to fight what they think is a dragon. after they are > killed by it, it is revealed that the "dragon" is actually what?
> 10. who wrote the "dragonriders of pern" series of books?
> 11. name either movie starring bruce lee that fits the theme of this quiz?
Return of the Dragon
> 12. name the author of "the colour of magic" and "gaurds! > guards!" who invented the swamp dragons (draco vulgaris), which are > the size of small dogs, bred as pets, and, due to their complex, > fire-producing anatomy, have a tendency to self-destruct.
Terry Pratchett
> 13. in the dungeons & dragons role-playing game, who is the > platinum dragon, the king of the good dragons?
> 14. at special chinese festivals, especially the 'duanwu > festival', what are raced by teams of (up to) 12 rowers?
Dragon boats
> 15. 7 feb 2012 to 9 feb 2013 is the year of the water dragon.
> when was the most recent previous year of the water dragon? > (you only need to supply the primary year, not the specific dates)
> 3. what is the name of the voice recognition software produced by nuance inc.?
Dragon Naturally Speaking
> 4. in may 2012, spacex made history when its spacecraft became the > first commercial vehicle in history to successfully attach to the > international space station. what was the name of the spacecraft.
Dragon I
> 5. in the book "harry potter and the goblet of fire" by j.k. rowling, > what kind of dragon does harry face in the first task of the triwizard > tournament?
> 6. what is the name of the dragon in the book "the hobbit"?
Smaug
> 7. in the classic poem beowulf, beowulf is fatally wounded by a > dragon. which of his thanes helps beowulf kill the dragon?
> 8. lewis carroll, in "through the looking-glass" (1871) describes what > fearsome dragonlike beast with "jaws that bite," "claws that catch," > and "eyes of flame."
> 9. in ray bradbury's 1955 book "the dragon", a pair of knights set out > to fight what they think is a dragon. after they are killed by it, it > is revealed that the "dragon" is actually what?
A train
> 10. who wrote the "dragonriders of pern" series of books?
Anne Mcaffrey
> 11. name either movie starring bruce lee that fits the theme of this quiz?
Enter The Dragon
> 12. name the author of "the colour of magic" and "gaurds! guards!" who > invented the swamp dragons (draco vulgaris), which are the size of > small dogs, bred as pets, and, due to their complex, fire-producing > anatomy, have a tendency to self-destruct.
Terry Pratchett
> 13. in the dungeons & dragons role-playing game, who is the platinum > dragon, the king of the good dragons?
> 14. at special chinese festivals, especially the 'duanwu festival', > what are raced by teams of (up to) 12 rowers?
Dragon Boats
> 15. 7 feb 2012 to 9 feb 2013 is the year of the water dragon. when was > the most recent previous year of the water dragon? (you only need to > supply the primary year, not the specific dates)
1995
> swp
-- John Masters
Of those who say nothing, few are silent.
- Thomas Neill
> 3. what is the name of the voice recognition software produced by nuance > inc.?
Dragon Breath?
> 4. in may 2012, spacex made history when its spacecraft became the first
> commercial vehicle in history to successfully attach to the international
> space station. what was the name of the spacecraft.
Dragon.
> 6. what is the name of the dragon in the book "the hobbit"?
Smaug. (sp?)
> 8. lewis carroll, in "through the looking-glass" (1871) describes
> what fearsome dragonlike beast with "jaws that bite,"
> "claws that catch," and "eyes of flame."
The Jabberwock.
> 9. in ray bradbury's 1955 book "the dragon", a pair of knights set
> out to fight what they think is a dragon. after they are killed by it,
> it is revealed that the "dragon" is actually what?
A steam train.
> 11. name either movie starring bruce lee that fits the theme of this quiz?
Enter the Dragon.
> 13. in the dungeons & dragons role-playing game, who is the
> platinum dragon, the king of the good dragons?
The Dungeon Master?
> 14. at special chinese festivals, especially the 'duanwu festival', what
> are raced by teams of (up to) 12 rowers?
Dragon Boats.
> 15. 7 feb 2012 to 9 feb 2013 is the year of the water dragon. when was
> the most recent previous year of the water dragon? (you only need to
> supply the primary year, not the specific dates)
swp <Stephen.W.Pe...@gmail.com> writes:
> the usual rules apply. sorry for the delay. I will post the answers
> and score the results in about 5 days time.
> 2 bonus points for guessing the theme, 1 point for each individual
> question.
I'm going with Dragons, and that was before I read any of the questions.
> good luck!
> 1. what is the more common name of the fruit "pitahaya"?
> 3. what is the name of the voice recognition software produced by
> nuance inc.?
Dragon Naturally Speaking
> 4. in may 2012, spacex made history when its spacecraft became the
> first commercial vehicle in history to successfully attach to the
> international space station. what was the name of the spacecraft.
White Dragon?
> 5. in the book "harry potter and the goblet of fire" by j.k. rowling,
> what kind of dragon does harry face in the first task of the
> triwizard tournament?
Common Welsh Green? (only breed I can remember. There was a Romanian
something in book 1, IIRC)
> 6. what is the name of the dragon in the book "the hobbit"?
> 7. in the classic poem beowulf, beowulf is fatally wounded by a
> dragon. which of his thanes helps beowulf kill the dragon?
Thane of Cawdor (yes, yes, I know). Almost certainly called Aethelwulf
or something
> 8. lewis carroll, in "through the looking-glass" (1871) describes
> what fearsome dragonlike beast with "jaws that bite," "claws that
> catch," and "eyes of flame."
Beware the Jabberwock! my son,
The jaws that bite! The claws that catch!
Beware the Jub-Jub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!
> 9. in ray bradbury's 1955 book "the dragon", a pair of knights set
> out to fight what they think is a dragon. after they are killed by
> it, it is revealed that the "dragon" is actually what?
A locomotive
> 10. who wrote the "dragonriders of pern" series of books?
Anne McCaffrey
> 11. name either movie starring bruce lee that fits the theme of this
> quiz?
Enter The Dragon
> 12. name the author of "the colour of magic" and "gaurds! guards!" who
> invented the swamp dragons (draco vulgaris), which are the size of
> small dogs, bred as pets, and, due to their complex, fire-producing
> anatomy, have a tendency to self-destruct.
Terry Pratchett
> 13. in the dungeons & dragons role-playing game, who is the platinum
> dragon, the king of the good dragons?
Tiamat? Or is that the evil one..
> 14. at special chinese festivals, especially the 'duanwu festival',
> what are raced by teams of (up to) 12 rowers?
Dragon Boats
> 15. 7 feb 2012 to 9 feb 2013 is the year of the water dragon. when
> was the most recent previous year of the water dragon? (you only need
> to supply the primary year, not the specific dates)
>the usual rules apply. sorry for the delay. I will post the answers and >score the results in about 5 days time.
>2 bonus points for guessing the theme, 1 point for each individual >question.
>good luck!
> 1. what is the more common name of the fruit "pitahaya"?
Dragonfruit
> 2. what is pictured here: > http://sushimk.com/xe/files/attach/images/58/142/DSC_2934.jpg Dragon sushi?
> 3. what is the name of the voice recognition software produced by nuance > inc.?
Dragon
> 4. in may 2012, spacex made history when its spacecraft became the first > commercial vehicle in history to successfully attach to the international > space station. what was the name of the spacecraft.
Dragon
> 5. in the book "harry potter and the goblet of fire" by j.k. rowling, what > kind of dragon does harry face in the first task of the triwizard > tournament?
a big dragon
> 6. what is the name of the dragon in the book "the hobbit"?
Smaug
> 7. in the classic poem beowulf, beowulf is fatally wounded by a dragon. > which of his thanes helps beowulf kill the dragon?
> 8. lewis carroll, in "through the looking-glass" (1871) describes what > fearsome dragonlike beast with "jaws that bite," "claws that catch," and > "eyes of flame."
Jabberwock
> 9. in ray bradbury's 1955 book "the dragon", a pair of knights set out to > fight what they think is a dragon. after they are killed by it, it is > revealed that the "dragon" is actually what?
>10. who wrote the "dragonriders of pern" series of books?
McCaffrey
>11. name either movie starring bruce lee that fits the theme of this quiz?
>12. name the author of "the colour of magic" and "gaurds! guards!" who >invented the swamp dragons (draco vulgaris), which are the size of small >dogs, bred as pets, and, due to their complex, fire-producing anatomy, have >a tendency to self-destruct.
Pratchett
>13. in the dungeons & dragons role-playing game, who is the platinum >dragon, the king of the good dragons?
>14. at special chinese festivals, especially the 'duanwu festival', what >are raced by teams of (up to) 12 rowers?
Dragon boats
>15. 7 feb 2012 to 9 feb 2013 is the year of the water dragon. when was the >most recent previous year of the water dragon? (you only need to supply the >primary year, not the specific dates)
> 3. what is the name of the voice recognition software produced by nuance > inc.?
DragonTalk
> 4. in may 2012, spacex made history when its spacecraft became the
> first commercial vehicle in history to successfully attach to the
> international space station. what was the name of the spacecraft.
Space Dragon
> 14. at special chinese festivals, especially the 'duanwu festival', what
> are raced by teams of (up to) 12 rowers?
Dragon boats
> 15. 7 feb 2012 to 9 feb 2013 is the year of the water dragon. when was
> the most recent previous year of the water dragon? (you only need to
> supply the primary year, not the specific dates)
2000
-- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
> 3. what is the name of the voice recognition software produced by nuance > inc.?
Dragon NaturallySpeaking
> 4. in may 2012, spacex made history when its spacecraft became the first > commercial vehicle in history to successfully attach to the international > space station. what was the name of the spacecraft.
Dragon (?)
> 5. in the book "harry potter and the goblet of fire" by j.k. rowling, what > kind of dragon does harry face in the first task of the triwizard > tournament?
fire dragon
> 6. what is the name of the dragon in the book "the hobbit"?
Smaug
> 7. in the classic poem beowulf, beowulf is fatally wounded by a dragon. > which of his thanes helps beowulf kill the dragon?
> 8. lewis carroll, in "through the looking-glass" (1871) describes what > fearsome dragonlike beast with "jaws that bite," "claws that catch," and > "eyes of flame."
the jabberwok
> 9. in ray bradbury's 1955 book "the dragon", a pair of knights set out to > fight what they think is a dragon. after they are killed by it, it is > revealed that the "dragon" is actually what?
> 10. who wrote the "dragonriders of pern" series of books?
> 11. name either movie starring bruce lee that fits the theme of this quiz?
Enter the Dragon
> 12. name the author of "the colour of magic" and "gaurds! guards!" who > invented the swamp dragons (draco vulgaris), which are the size of small > dogs, bred as pets, and, due to their complex, fire-producing anatomy, > have a tendency to self-destruct.
Terry Pratchett
> 13. in the dungeons & dragons role-playing game, who is the platinum > dragon, the king of the good dragons?
> 14. at special chinese festivals, especially the 'duanwu festival', what > are raced by teams of (up to) 12 rowers?
dragon-boats
> 15. 7 feb 2012 to 9 feb 2013 is the year of the water dragon. when was > the most recent previous year of the water dragon? (you only need to > supply the primary year, not the specific dates)
> 3. what is the name of the voice recognition software produced by nuance inc.?
Dragon
> 4. in may 2012, spacex made history when its spacecraft became the first commercial vehicle in history to successfully attach to the international space station. what was the name of the spacecraft.
Dragon
> 5. in the book "harry potter and the goblet of fire" by j.k. rowling, what kind of dragon does harry face in the first task of the triwizard tournament?
> 6. what is the name of the dragon in the book "the hobbit"?
Smaug
> 7. in the classic poem beowulf, beowulf is fatally wounded by a dragon. which of his thanes helps beowulf kill the dragon?
> 8. lewis carroll, in "through the looking-glass" (1871) describes what fearsome dragonlike beast with "jaws that bite," "claws that catch," and "eyes of flame."
Jabberwock
> 9. in ray bradbury's 1955 book "the dragon", a pair of knights set out to fight what they think is a dragon. after they are killed by it, it is revealed that the "dragon" is actually what?
> 10. who wrote the "dragonriders of pern" series of books?
Anne McCaffrey
> 11. name either movie starring bruce lee that fits the theme of this quiz?
Enter the Dragon
> 12. name the author of "the colour of magic" and "gaurds! guards!" who invented the swamp dragons (draco vulgaris), which are the size of small dogs, bred as pets, and, due to their complex, fire-producing anatomy, have a tendency to self-destruct.
Terry Pratchett
> 13. in the dungeons & dragons role-playing game, who is the platinum dragon, the king of the good dragons?
> 14. at special chinese festivals, especially the 'duanwu festival', what are raced by teams of (up to) 12 rowers?
dragonboats
> 15. 7 feb 2012 to 9 feb 2013 is the year of the water dragon. when was the most recent previous year of the water dragon? (you only need to supply the primary year, not the specific dates)
2000
-- Dan Tilque
Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe.
-- H G Wells
> the usual rules apply. sorry for the delay. I will post the answers
> and score the results in about 5 days time.
However, he's in eastern Pennsylvania, and due to ex-hurricane Sandy,
I think we can anticipate a delay. I don't think he'll mind me posting
this email I just got from him:
| We are without power since 9:14pm. Winds sustained at 50mph.
| Gusts to 80mph. Kids scared, wife nervous. I am ok.
|
| Tree down in neighbors front yard, across street and 1
| house down. It fell into the street. Police were guarding
| it for about 90 minutes, then put out flares and left.
| Flares disappeared in 10 minutes, tree still in street.
|
| Gas fireplace working well, thankfully. Hope to not lose too
| much food in the freezer & frig.
|
| I hope you're doing better than I am right now. Damn phone
| keeps capitalizing things on me.
|
| Stephen
(Where I am, the sustained wind is only about 30 mph now, and not
expected to reach 40 mph -- not nearly as big a deal as at places
closer to the coast. There has been one storm death in Toronto.)
-- Mark Brader "If Benjamin Franklin was alive today, he'd be
Toronto arrested for sailing a kite without a license."
m...@vex.net -- Tucker: The Man and his Dream
On Tuesday, October 30, 2012 12:50:06 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> About 5 days ago, Stephen Perry wrote:
> > the usual rules apply. sorry for the delay. I will post the answers
> > and score the results in about 5 days time.
> However, he's in eastern Pennsylvania, and due to ex-hurricane Sandy,
> I think we can anticipate a delay. I don't think he'll mind me posting
> this email I just got from him:
> | We are without power since 9:14pm. Winds sustained at 50mph.
> | Gusts to 80mph. Kids scared, wife nervous. I am ok.
> |
> | Tree down in neighbors front yard, across street and 1
> | house down. It fell into the street. Police were guarding
> | it for about 90 minutes, then put out flares and left.
> | Flares disappeared in 10 minutes, tree still in street.
> |
> | Gas fireplace working well, thankfully. Hope to not lose too
> | much food in the freezer & frig.
> |
> | I hope you're doing better than I am right now. Damn phone
> | keeps capitalizing things on me.
> |
> | Stephen
> (Where I am, the sustained wind is only about 30 mph now, and not
> expected to reach 40 mph -- not nearly as big a deal as at places
> closer to the coast. There has been one storm death in Toronto.)
> --
> Mark Brader "If Benjamin Franklin was alive today, he'd be
> Toronto arrested for sailing a kite without a license."
> m...@vex.net -- Tucker: The Man and his Dream
> My text in this article is in the public domain.
Thank You, Mark!
I am borrowing a connection at my old house in Glenolden PA which is 40 miles south of my present home in Doylestown PA. Doylestown is without power. All of it. We expect the hospital to get back power tonight, the rest of us including the schools and businesses and homes later. Many other towns are in a similar situation. It's really bad. The flooding damage is taking out whole blocks in some places. The description above was before the really strong winds arrived. I lost 4 trees in my yard, 3 around the pool pumps and 1 on the far side of the pool. The fence caught that last one. I used a crosscut hand saw to take it down this morning. Heavier than it looks, but moved it out to the side of the house for cutting up later when power is restored. Thank God for the gas fireplace and stove, but we cooked everything we could and now a lot is going to waste. We're all alive, and uninjured. The trees that I saw down, and my kids pointed out some I missed, were upwards of 5 feet across at the base. Many were snapped in half, others had the root system come up and leave the trunk on the ground and a small mountain of roots and dirt upwards of 20 feet high. To say this was devastating is an understatement. The rain itself didn't do any damage where I live, but the wind that followed did. I have heard that the New Jersey shore is underwater, from Sea Isle City to Atlantic City and up into New York City. The larger cities are getting services restored, but many smaller communities are still hurting and will be for some time.
If you are able to send help, in any form, please donate generously to the American Red Cross and other relief organizations.
Mark, if I can ask your indulgence to please score this round as I have typed this offline and am hoping it uploads successfully. I also hoped to do that yesterday to give whoever won the opportunity to have a Halloween themed round. We've had enough of scary for now out here.
Stephen W Perry, Doylestown, PA, 31st October 2012
> Mark, if I can ask your indulgence to please score this round...
Well, Stephen's back online now, but I had this almost ready to go,
so here it is. It took a while because I had to consult him first
for the answers, then about some close decisions, and then because
I realized he hadn't specified a tiebreaker formula.
> name the theme for 2 points
yes, dragons. 2 for Mark, Calvin, Marc, Joachim, Gareth, Erland,
Rob, and Dan.
> 1. what is the more common name of the fruit "pitahaya"?
dragon fruit. 1 for everyone -- Mark, Calvin, Marc, Joachim, John,
David, Gareth, Peter, Erland, Rob, and Dan.
> 3. what is the name of the voice recognition software produced
> by nuance inc.?
dragon naturally speaking. 1 for Calvin, Marc, John, Gareth, and Rob.
> 4. in may 2012, spacex made history when its spacecraft became
> the first commercial vehicle in history to successfully
> attach to the international space station. what was the
> name of the spacecraft.
dragon. "Dragon 1" was accepted. 1 for Mark, Calvin, Marc, Joachim,
John, David, Peter, Rob, and Dan.
> 5. in the book "harry potter and the goblet of fire" by
> j.k. rowling, what kind of dragon does harry face in the
> first task of the triwizard tournament?
hungarian horn tail. 1 for Joachim.
> 6. what is the name of the dragon in the book "the hobbit"?
smaug. 1 for Mark, Calvin, Marc, Joachim, John, David, Gareth,
Peter, Rob, and Dan.
> 7. in the classic poem beowulf, beowulf is fatally wounded by
> a dragon. which of his thanes helps beowulf kill the dragon?
wiglaf, his cousin and king after beowulf dies.
> 8. lewis carroll, in "through the looking-glass" (1871)
> describes what fearsome dragonlike beast with "jaws that
> bite," "claws that catch," and "eyes of flame."
the jabberwock. "Jabberwocky" (the poem's title) was accepted.
1 for Mark, Calvin, Joachim, David, Gareth, Peter, Rob, and Dan.
> 9. in ray bradbury's 1955 book "the dragon", a pair of knights
> set out to fight what they think is a dragon. after they
> are killed by it, it is revealed that the "dragon" is
> actually what?
a steam train. "Train" or "locomotive" was acceptable. 1 for Mark,
John, David, and Gareth.
> 10. who wrote the "dragonriders of pern" series of books?
anne mccaffrey. 1 for Mark, John, Gareth, Peter, and Dan.
> 11. name either movie starring bruce lee that fits the theme
> of this quiz?
enter the dragon, the way of the dragon. 1 for Mark, Calvin, John,
David, Gareth, Rob, and Dan.
> 12. name the author of "the colour of magic" and "gaurds!
> guards!" who invented the swamp dragons (draco vulgaris),
> which are the size of small dogs, bred as pets, and, due
> to their complex, fire-producing anatomy, have a tendency
> to self-destruct.
terry pratchett. 1 for Mark, Joachim, John, Gareth, Peter, Rob,
and Dan.
> 13. in the dungeons & dragons role-playing game, who is the
> platinum dragon, the king of the good dragons?
bahamut.
> 14. at special chinese festivals, especially the 'duanwu
> festival', what are raced by teams of (up to) 12 rowers?
dragon boat. 1 for Mark, Calvin, Joachim, John, David, Gareth,
Peter, Erland, Rob, and Dan.
> 15. 7 feb 2012 to 9 feb 2013 is the year of the water dragon.
> when was the most recent previous year of the water
> dragon? (you only need to supply the primary year)
So we have a tie. Stephen's tiebreaker this time is who came closer
to being correct on the answers that were scored as wrong. Well,
Gareth had "dragon roll" on #2, and on #13 he managed to name a
D&D dragon, but the wrong one. I had no guess for either of those.
I only beat Gareth on #15, where he said 2000-01 and I said 1942.
The *reason* I said 1942, by the way, was that I knew the right
number to subtract from the current date was 60, only I got the
arithmetic wrong! (Why was I not informed that we were more than
10 years into the new century, *hmmm?*)
So by the margin of that slip, Gareth is the winner. Congratulations,
sir! And please start RQ#80 at your earliest convenience.
And thanks to Stephen for writing the contest and helping with the
scoring.
-- Mark Brader | There is no rule that relates [these behaviors]...
Toronto | In general, they do what you want, unless you want
m...@vex.net | consistency. -- Wall, Christiansen, and Orwant
On Thursday, November 1, 2012 6:12:31 PM UTC-4, Calvin wrote:
> On Thu, 01 Nov 2012 17:01:44 +1000, Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
> > And thanks to Stephen for writing the contest and helping with the
> > scoring.
> And for keeping in contact with rgt when he arguably had more important
> things to do!
> Glad you're all safe.
> --
> cheers,
> calvin
cleanup continues. posting here helped me as part of a return to normalcy, and was all I could do after sawing and moving trees all day. slowly but surely, we're getting things back in order.
Thank You again, Mark, for doing a great job scoring and asking all the right questions to make it fair. and you may now take back all this nice cold canadian air as we have plenty of our own again. ;-)
