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Mark Brader
Sep 14, 2019, 6:35:27 AM9/14/19
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-07-22,
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 to the newsgroup in a single followup,
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 Unnatural Axxxe 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 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 9, Round 7 - Miscellaneous - The Bikini
International Bikini Day was actually July 5, but the late July
heat is much more pertinent to the subject.
1. The designer of the modern bikini was Frenchman Louis Reard
in 1946. He was not a fashion designer by training. What was
he before he took over his mother's lingerie shop?
2. Who performed the 1960 novelty song "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie
Yellow Polkadot Bikini"?
3. Who is famous for wearing a fur bikini in the movie "One Million
Years B.C."?
4. Within 10 percentage points, and according to the Yorkshire Post,
what percentage of bikinis never touch the water?
5. Which actress was famous for the "James Bond bikini" -- one of
the most famous bikinis in history -- a white one that she wore
in "Dr. No"?
6. The bikini had caught on by the 1960s, and the "Beach Party"
movies helped make it a pop-culture symbol. Name the Disney
star who was the leading lady in many of these films.
7. What invention by DuPont revolutionized bikini design in
the 1960s?
8. Bikinis are regularly worn by participants in which Olympic
sport?
9. The mankini is a variant on a slingkini where straps extend
from the bikini bottom to cover the chest. The mankini was
popularized in 2006 in which film?
10. Finally, on a related note, name the eccentric millionaire
who designed Jane Russell's iconic bra in the movie "The Outlaw".
After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh nafjrerq
"ratvarre" be "ibyyrlonyy" gb n dhrfgvba, lbh arrq gb tb onpx naq
or zber fcrpvsvp.
* Game 9, Round 8 - Sports - Miscellaneous Sports and Leisure
1. In golf, what is an albatross?
2. Le Fédération Internationale de Peche Sportive Mouche is
the international body for tournaments in what popular outdoor
recreational sport?
3. Which competitive sport takes place in a venue called a "salle"
on an area called a "piste"?
4. What is the best hand in a game of standard poker?
5. Which card game takes its name from the Spanish word for basket?
6. Which tile game derives its name from the Chinese word for
sparrow?
7. "A Walk in the Woods" is a best-selling book by Bill Bryson
about a hiking adventure on which popular hiking route?
8. If you are a toxophilite, what sport is your passion?
9. How many blank tiles are there in a game of Scrabble?
10. How many players compete on an official beach volleyball team?
After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs nal bs
lbhe nafjref jrer whfg "guerr haqre cne", "svfuvat", be "fgenvtug
syhfu", lbh arrq gb tb onpx naq znxr gurz zber fcrpvsvp.
--
Mark Brader | "... [A]toms and universes are the same. All the
Toronto | world is recursive, and that's why we never
m...@vex.net | know where to begin." -- Charles Goldfarb
My text in this article is in the public domain.
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 to the newsgroup in a single followup,
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 Unnatural Axxxe 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 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 9, Round 7 - Miscellaneous - The Bikini
International Bikini Day was actually July 5, but the late July
heat is much more pertinent to the subject.
1. The designer of the modern bikini was Frenchman Louis Reard
in 1946. He was not a fashion designer by training. What was
he before he took over his mother's lingerie shop?
2. Who performed the 1960 novelty song "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie
Yellow Polkadot Bikini"?
3. Who is famous for wearing a fur bikini in the movie "One Million
Years B.C."?
4. Within 10 percentage points, and according to the Yorkshire Post,
what percentage of bikinis never touch the water?
5. Which actress was famous for the "James Bond bikini" -- one of
the most famous bikinis in history -- a white one that she wore
in "Dr. No"?
6. The bikini had caught on by the 1960s, and the "Beach Party"
movies helped make it a pop-culture symbol. Name the Disney
star who was the leading lady in many of these films.
7. What invention by DuPont revolutionized bikini design in
the 1960s?
8. Bikinis are regularly worn by participants in which Olympic
sport?
9. The mankini is a variant on a slingkini where straps extend
from the bikini bottom to cover the chest. The mankini was
popularized in 2006 in which film?
10. Finally, on a related note, name the eccentric millionaire
who designed Jane Russell's iconic bra in the movie "The Outlaw".
After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh nafjrerq
"ratvarre" be "ibyyrlonyy" gb n dhrfgvba, lbh arrq gb tb onpx naq
or zber fcrpvsvp.
* Game 9, Round 8 - Sports - Miscellaneous Sports and Leisure
1. In golf, what is an albatross?
2. Le Fédération Internationale de Peche Sportive Mouche is
the international body for tournaments in what popular outdoor
recreational sport?
3. Which competitive sport takes place in a venue called a "salle"
on an area called a "piste"?
4. What is the best hand in a game of standard poker?
5. Which card game takes its name from the Spanish word for basket?
6. Which tile game derives its name from the Chinese word for
sparrow?
7. "A Walk in the Woods" is a best-selling book by Bill Bryson
about a hiking adventure on which popular hiking route?
8. If you are a toxophilite, what sport is your passion?
9. How many blank tiles are there in a game of Scrabble?
10. How many players compete on an official beach volleyball team?
After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs nal bs
lbhe nafjref jrer whfg "guerr haqre cne", "svfuvat", be "fgenvtug
syhfu", lbh arrq gb tb onpx naq znxr gurz zber fcrpvsvp.
--
Mark Brader | "... [A]toms and universes are the same. All the
Toronto | world is recursive, and that's why we never
m...@vex.net | know where to begin." -- Charles Goldfarb
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Blum
Sep 14, 2019, 9:23:38 AM9/14/19
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> 3. Who is famous for wearing a fur bikini in the movie "One Million
> Years B.C."?
Raquel Welch
> Years B.C."?
> 4. Within 10 percentage points, and according to the Yorkshire Post,
> what percentage of bikinis never touch the water?
> 5. Which actress was famous for the "James Bond bikini" -- one of
> the most famous bikinis in history -- a white one that she wore
> in "Dr. No"?
> 6. The bikini had caught on by the 1960s, and the "Beach Party"
> movies helped make it a pop-culture symbol. Name the Disney
> star who was the leading lady in many of these films.
> 7. What invention by DuPont revolutionized bikini design in
> the 1960s?
> 8. Bikinis are regularly worn by participants in which Olympic
> sport?
> 10. Finally, on a related note, name the eccentric millionaire
> who designed Jane Russell's iconic bra in the movie "The Outlaw".
> * Game 9, Round 8 - Sports - Miscellaneous Sports and Leisure
> 1. In golf, what is an albatross?
> 2. Le F?d?ration Internationale de Peche Sportive Mouche is
> the international body for tournaments in what popular outdoor
> recreational sport?
fly-fishing
> recreational sport?
> 3. Which competitive sport takes place in a venue called a "salle"
> on an area called a "piste"?
> 4. What is the best hand in a game of standard poker?
> 5. Which card game takes its name from the Spanish word for basket?
> 6. Which tile game derives its name from the Chinese word for
> sparrow?
> 7. "A Walk in the Woods" is a best-selling book by Bill Bryson
> about a hiking adventure on which popular hiking route?
> 9. How many blank tiles are there in a game of Scrabble?
> 10. How many players compete on an official beach volleyball team?
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Joshua Kreitzer
Sep 14, 2019, 11:34:43 AM9/14/19
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:6NGdnUyipJv0X-HAnZ2dnUU7-
e3N...@giganews.com:
> * Game 9, Round 7 - Miscellaneous - The Bikini
>
> International Bikini Day was actually July 5, but the late July
> heat is much more pertinent to the subject.
>
> 3. Who is famous for wearing a fur bikini in the movie "One Million
> Years B.C."?
Raquel Welch
> 4. Within 10 percentage points, and according to the Yorkshire Post,
> what percentage of bikinis never touch the water?
80%; 60%
> 5. Which actress was famous for the "James Bond bikini" -- one of
> the most famous bikinis in history -- a white one that she wore
> in "Dr. No"?
Ursula Andress
> 6. The bikini had caught on by the 1960s, and the "Beach Party"
> movies helped make it a pop-culture symbol. Name the Disney
> star who was the leading lady in many of these films.
Annette Funicello
> 7. What invention by DuPont revolutionized bikini design in
> the 1960s?
spandex
> 8. Bikinis are regularly worn by participants in which Olympic
> sport?
beach volleyball
> 9. The mankini is a variant on a slingkini where straps extend
> from the bikini bottom to cover the chest. The mankini was
> popularized in 2006 in which film?
"Borat"
(although I'm not sure that "popularized" is the right word for what
happened)
> 10. Finally, on a related note, name the eccentric millionaire
> who designed Jane Russell's iconic bra in the movie "The Outlaw".
Howard Hughes
> * Game 9, Round 8 - Sports - Miscellaneous Sports and Leisure
>
> 1. In golf, what is an albatross?
shooting 3 under par for a hole
> 2. Le Fédération Internationale de Peche Sportive Mouche is
> the international body for tournaments in what popular outdoor
> recreational sport?
fly-fishing
> 3. Which competitive sport takes place in a venue called a "salle"
> on an area called a "piste"?
fencing (?)
> 4. What is the best hand in a game of standard poker?
royal flush
> 5. Which card game takes its name from the Spanish word for basket?
canasta
> 6. Which tile game derives its name from the Chinese word for
> sparrow?
mah jongg
> 7. "A Walk in the Woods" is a best-selling book by Bill Bryson
> about a hiking adventure on which popular hiking route?
Appalachian Trail
> 9. How many blank tiles are there in a game of Scrabble?
2
> 10. How many players compete on an official beach volleyball team?
2
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
e3N...@giganews.com:
> * Game 9, Round 7 - Miscellaneous - The Bikini
>
> International Bikini Day was actually July 5, but the late July
> heat is much more pertinent to the subject.
>
> 2. Who performed the 1960 novelty song "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie
> Yellow Polkadot Bikini"?
Brian Hyland
> Yellow Polkadot Bikini"?
> 3. Who is famous for wearing a fur bikini in the movie "One Million
> Years B.C."?
> 4. Within 10 percentage points, and according to the Yorkshire Post,
> what percentage of bikinis never touch the water?
> 5. Which actress was famous for the "James Bond bikini" -- one of
> the most famous bikinis in history -- a white one that she wore
> in "Dr. No"?
> 6. The bikini had caught on by the 1960s, and the "Beach Party"
> movies helped make it a pop-culture symbol. Name the Disney
> star who was the leading lady in many of these films.
> 7. What invention by DuPont revolutionized bikini design in
> the 1960s?
> 8. Bikinis are regularly worn by participants in which Olympic
> sport?
> 9. The mankini is a variant on a slingkini where straps extend
> from the bikini bottom to cover the chest. The mankini was
> popularized in 2006 in which film?
(although I'm not sure that "popularized" is the right word for what
happened)
> 10. Finally, on a related note, name the eccentric millionaire
> who designed Jane Russell's iconic bra in the movie "The Outlaw".
> * Game 9, Round 8 - Sports - Miscellaneous Sports and Leisure
>
> 1. In golf, what is an albatross?
> 2. Le Fédération Internationale de Peche Sportive Mouche is
> the international body for tournaments in what popular outdoor
> recreational sport?
> 3. Which competitive sport takes place in a venue called a "salle"
> on an area called a "piste"?
> 4. What is the best hand in a game of standard poker?
> 5. Which card game takes its name from the Spanish word for basket?
> 6. Which tile game derives its name from the Chinese word for
> sparrow?
> 7. "A Walk in the Woods" is a best-selling book by Bill Bryson
> about a hiking adventure on which popular hiking route?
> 9. How many blank tiles are there in a game of Scrabble?
> 10. How many players compete on an official beach volleyball team?
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Dan Tilque
Sep 15, 2019, 5:25:59 AM9/15/19
to
On 9/14/19 3:35 AM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 7 - Miscellaneous - The Bikini
>
> International Bikini Day was actually July 5, but the late July
> heat is much more pertinent to the subject.
>
> 1. The designer of the modern bikini was Frenchman Louis Reard
> in 1946. He was not a fashion designer by training. What was
> he before he took over his mother's lingerie shop?
>
> 2. Who performed the 1960 novelty song "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie
> Yellow Polkadot Bikini"?
>
> 3. Who is famous for wearing a fur bikini in the movie "One Million
> Years B.C."?
Rachel Welch
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 7 - Miscellaneous - The Bikini
>
> International Bikini Day was actually July 5, but the late July
> heat is much more pertinent to the subject.
>
> 1. The designer of the modern bikini was Frenchman Louis Reard
> in 1946. He was not a fashion designer by training. What was
> he before he took over his mother's lingerie shop?
>
> 2. Who performed the 1960 novelty song "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie
> Yellow Polkadot Bikini"?
>
> 3. Who is famous for wearing a fur bikini in the movie "One Million
> Years B.C."?
>
> 4. Within 10 percentage points, and according to the Yorkshire Post,
> what percentage of bikinis never touch the water?
>
> 5. Which actress was famous for the "James Bond bikini" -- one of
> the most famous bikinis in history -- a white one that she wore
> in "Dr. No"?
>
> 6. The bikini had caught on by the 1960s, and the "Beach Party"
> movies helped make it a pop-culture symbol. Name the Disney
> star who was the leading lady in many of these films.
>
> 7. What invention by DuPont revolutionized bikini design in
> the 1960s?
>
> 8. Bikinis are regularly worn by participants in which Olympic
> sport?
>
> 9. The mankini is a variant on a slingkini where straps extend
> from the bikini bottom to cover the chest. The mankini was
> popularized in 2006 in which film?
>
> 10. Finally, on a related note, name the eccentric millionaire
> who designed Jane Russell's iconic bra in the movie "The Outlaw".
>
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh nafjrerq
> "ratvarre" be "ibyyrlonyy" gb n dhrfgvba, lbh arrq gb tb onpx naq
> or zber fcrpvsvp.
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 8 - Sports - Miscellaneous Sports and Leisure
>
> 1. In golf, what is an albatross?
>
> 2. Le Fédération Internationale de Peche Sportive Mouche is
> the international body for tournaments in what popular outdoor
> recreational sport?
>
> 3. Which competitive sport takes place in a venue called a "salle"
> on an area called a "piste"?
>
> 4. What is the best hand in a game of standard poker?
>
> 5. Which card game takes its name from the Spanish word for basket?
>
> 6. Which tile game derives its name from the Chinese word for
> sparrow?
>
> 7. "A Walk in the Woods" is a best-selling book by Bill Bryson
> about a hiking adventure on which popular hiking route?
>
> 8. If you are a toxophilite, what sport is your passion?
>
> 9. How many blank tiles are there in a game of Scrabble?
>
> 10. How many players compete on an official beach volleyball team?
>
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs nal bs
> lbhe nafjref jrer whfg "guerr haqre cne", "svfuvat", be "fgenvtug
> syhfu", lbh arrq gb tb onpx naq znxr gurz zber fcrpvsvp.
>
--
Erland Sommarskog
Sep 15, 2019, 8:15:17 AM9/15/19
to
> 2. Who performed the 1960 novelty song "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie
> Yellow Polkadot Bikini"?
Lill-Babs
> Yellow Polkadot Bikini"?
Hey, they did not ask for the original performance. Lill-Babs recorded
the Swedish version.
> 4. Within 10 percentage points, and according to the Yorkshire Post,
> what percentage of bikinis never touch the water?
> 7. What invention by DuPont revolutionized bikini design in
> the 1960s?
> 8. Bikinis are regularly worn by participants in which Olympic
> sport?
> 9. The mankini is a variant on a slingkini where straps extend
> from the bikini bottom to cover the chest. The mankini was
> popularized in 2006 in which film?
> * Game 9, Round 8 - Sports - Miscellaneous Sports and Leisure
>
> 1. In golf, what is an albatross?
> 2. Le Fédération Internationale de Peche Sportive Mouche is
> the international body for tournaments in what popular outdoor
> recreational sport?
> 3. Which competitive sport takes place in a venue called a "salle"
> on an area called a "piste"?
> 4. What is the best hand in a game of standard poker?
> 5. Which card game takes its name from the Spanish word for basket?
>
> 6. Which tile game derives its name from the Chinese word for
> sparrow?
> 9. How many blank tiles are there in a game of Scrabble?
> 10. How many players compete on an official beach volleyball team?
>
Calvin
Sep 15, 2019, 7:05:49 PM9/15/19
to
On Saturday, September 14, 2019 at 8:35:27 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 9, Round 7 - Miscellaneous - The Bikini
>
> International Bikini Day was actually July 5, but the late July
> heat is much more pertinent to the subject.
>
> 1. The designer of the modern bikini was Frenchman Louis Reard
> in 1946. He was not a fashion designer by training. What was
> he before he took over his mother's lingerie shop?
Civil engineer, Mechanical engineer
> * Game 9, Round 7 - Miscellaneous - The Bikini
>
> International Bikini Day was actually July 5, but the late July
> heat is much more pertinent to the subject.
>
> 1. The designer of the modern bikini was Frenchman Louis Reard
> in 1946. He was not a fashion designer by training. What was
> he before he took over his mother's lingerie shop?
> 2. Who performed the 1960 novelty song "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie
> Yellow Polkadot Bikini"?
>
> 3. Who is famous for wearing a fur bikini in the movie "One Million
> Years B.C."?
> 4. Within 10 percentage points, and according to the Yorkshire Post,
> what percentage of bikinis never touch the water?
> 5. Which actress was famous for the "James Bond bikini" -- one of
> the most famous bikinis in history -- a white one that she wore
> in "Dr. No"?
> 6. The bikini had caught on by the 1960s, and the "Beach Party"
> movies helped make it a pop-culture symbol. Name the Disney
> star who was the leading lady in many of these films.
> 7. What invention by DuPont revolutionized bikini design in
> the 1960s?
> 8. Bikinis are regularly worn by participants in which Olympic
> sport?
> 9. The mankini is a variant on a slingkini where straps extend
> from the bikini bottom to cover the chest. The mankini was
> popularized in 2006 in which film?
> 10. Finally, on a related note, name the eccentric millionaire
> who designed Jane Russell's iconic bra in the movie "The Outlaw".
> * Game 9, Round 8 - Sports - Miscellaneous Sports and Leisure
>
> 1. In golf, what is an albatross?
> 2. Le Fédération Internationale de Peche Sportive Mouche is
> the international body for tournaments in what popular outdoor
> recreational sport?
>
> 3. Which competitive sport takes place in a venue called a "salle"
> on an area called a "piste"?
> 4. What is the best hand in a game of standard poker?
> 5. Which card game takes its name from the Spanish word for basket?
> 6. Which tile game derives its name from the Chinese word for
> sparrow?
> 7. "A Walk in the Woods" is a best-selling book by Bill Bryson
> about a hiking adventure on which popular hiking route?
>
> 8. If you are a toxophilite, what sport is your passion?
> 9. How many blank tiles are there in a game of Scrabble?
> 10. How many players compete on an official beach volleyball team?
cheers,
calvin
Bruce Bowler
Sep 16, 2019, 7:48:30 AM9/16/19
to
On Sat, 14 Sep 2019 05:35:21 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-07-22, 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 to the newsgroup in a single followup, 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 Unnatural Axxxe 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 2019-01-22
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 7 - Miscellaneous - The Bikini
>
> International Bikini Day was actually July 5, but the late July heat is
> much more pertinent to the subject.
>
> 1. The designer of the modern bikini was Frenchman Louis Reard
> in 1946. He was not a fashion designer by training. What was he
> before he took over his mother's lingerie shop?
civil engineer
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-07-22, 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 to the newsgroup in a single followup, 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 Unnatural Axxxe 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 2019-01-22
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 7 - Miscellaneous - The Bikini
>
> International Bikini Day was actually July 5, but the late July heat is
> much more pertinent to the subject.
>
> 1. The designer of the modern bikini was Frenchman Louis Reard
> in 1946. He was not a fashion designer by training. What was he
> before he took over his mother's lingerie shop?
> 2. Who performed the 1960 novelty song "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie
> Yellow Polkadot Bikini"?
>
> 3. Who is famous for wearing a fur bikini in the movie "One Million
> Years B.C."?
> 4. Within 10 percentage points, and according to the Yorkshire Post,
> what percentage of bikinis never touch the water?
> 5. Which actress was famous for the "James Bond bikini" -- one of
> the most famous bikinis in history -- a white one that she wore in
> "Dr. No"?
> 6. The bikini had caught on by the 1960s, and the "Beach Party"
> movies helped make it a pop-culture symbol. Name the Disney star who
> was the leading lady in many of these films.
> 7. What invention by DuPont revolutionized bikini design in
> the 1960s?
> 8. Bikinis are regularly worn by participants in which Olympic
> sport?
> 9. The mankini is a variant on a slingkini where straps extend
> from the bikini bottom to cover the chest. The mankini was
> popularized in 2006 in which film?
> 10. Finally, on a related note, name the eccentric millionaire
> who designed Jane Russell's iconic bra in the movie "The Outlaw".
>
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh nafjrerq
> "ratvarre" be "ibyyrlonyy" gb n dhrfgvba, lbh arrq gb tb onpx naq or
> zber fcrpvsvp.
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 8 - Sports - Miscellaneous Sports and Leisure
>
> 1. In golf, what is an albatross?
> 2. Le Fédération Internationale de Peche Sportive Mouche is
> the international body for tournaments in what popular outdoor
> recreational sport?
> 3. Which competitive sport takes place in a venue called a "salle"
> on an area called a "piste"?
> 4. What is the best hand in a game of standard poker?
> 5. Which card game takes its name from the Spanish word for basket?
>
> 6. Which tile game derives its name from the Chinese word for
> sparrow?
>
> 7. "A Walk in the Woods" is a best-selling book by Bill Bryson
> about a hiking adventure on which popular hiking route?
> 8. If you are a toxophilite, what sport is your passion?
>
> 9. How many blank tiles are there in a game of Scrabble?
> 10. How many players compete on an official beach volleyball team?
Pete Gayde
Sep 16, 2019, 4:01:49 PM9/16/19
to
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-07-22,
> 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 to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> 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 Unnatural Axxxe 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 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 7 - Miscellaneous - The Bikini
>
> International Bikini Day was actually July 5, but the late July
> heat is much more pertinent to the subject.
>
> 1. The designer of the modern bikini was Frenchman Louis Reard
> in 1946. He was not a fashion designer by training. What was
> he before he took over his mother's lingerie shop?
>
> 2. Who performed the 1960 novelty song "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie
> Yellow Polkadot Bikini"?
Bobby Darin; Paul Anka
> 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 to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> 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 Unnatural Axxxe 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 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 7 - Miscellaneous - The Bikini
>
> International Bikini Day was actually July 5, but the late July
> heat is much more pertinent to the subject.
>
> 1. The designer of the modern bikini was Frenchman Louis Reard
> in 1946. He was not a fashion designer by training. What was
> he before he took over his mother's lingerie shop?
>
> 2. Who performed the 1960 novelty song "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie
> Yellow Polkadot Bikini"?
>
> 3. Who is famous for wearing a fur bikini in the movie "One Million
> Years B.C."?
>
> 4. Within 10 percentage points, and according to the Yorkshire Post,
> what percentage of bikinis never touch the water?
>
> 5. Which actress was famous for the "James Bond bikini" -- one of
> the most famous bikinis in history -- a white one that she wore
> in "Dr. No"?
>
> 6. The bikini had caught on by the 1960s, and the "Beach Party"
> movies helped make it a pop-culture symbol. Name the Disney
> star who was the leading lady in many of these films.
>
> 7. What invention by DuPont revolutionized bikini design in
> the 1960s?
>
> 8. Bikinis are regularly worn by participants in which Olympic
> sport?
>
> 9. The mankini is a variant on a slingkini where straps extend
> from the bikini bottom to cover the chest. The mankini was
> popularized in 2006 in which film?
>
> 10. Finally, on a related note, name the eccentric millionaire
> who designed Jane Russell's iconic bra in the movie "The Outlaw".
>
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh nafjrerq
> "ratvarre" be "ibyyrlonyy" gb n dhrfgvba, lbh arrq gb tb onpx naq
> or zber fcrpvsvp.
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 8 - Sports - Miscellaneous Sports and Leisure
>
> 1. In golf, what is an albatross?
3 under par on a hole
>
>
> 2. Le Fédération Internationale de Peche Sportive Mouche is
> the international body for tournaments in what popular outdoor
> recreational sport?
Bass Fishing; Sport Fishing
> the international body for tournaments in what popular outdoor
> recreational sport?
>
> 3. Which competitive sport takes place in a venue called a "salle"
> on an area called a "piste"?
>
> 4. What is the best hand in a game of standard poker?
>
> 5. Which card game takes its name from the Spanish word for basket?
>
> 6. Which tile game derives its name from the Chinese word for
> sparrow?
>
> 7. "A Walk in the Woods" is a best-selling book by Bill Bryson
> about a hiking adventure on which popular hiking route?
>
> 8. If you are a toxophilite, what sport is your passion?
>
> 9. How many blank tiles are there in a game of Scrabble?
>
> 10. How many players compete on an official beach volleyball team?
>
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs nal bs
> lbhe nafjref jrer whfg "guerr haqre cne", "svfuvat", be "fgenvtug
> syhfu", lbh arrq gb tb onpx naq znxr gurz zber fcrpvsvp.
>
Mark Brader
Sep 17, 2019, 4:17:18 AM9/17/19
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Mark Brader:
> 2. Who performed the 1960 novelty song "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie
> Yellow Polkadot Bikini"?
Brian Hyland. 4 for Joshua and, all right, Erland.
> 3. Who is famous for wearing a fur bikini in the movie "One Million
> Years B.C."?
Raquel Welch. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Bruce,
and Pete.
> 4. Within 10 percentage points, and according to the Yorkshire Post,
> what percentage of bikinis never touch the water?
85% (accepting 75-95%). 3 for Joshua.
> 5. Which actress was famous for the "James Bond bikini" -- one of
> the most famous bikinis in history -- a white one that she wore
> in "Dr. No"?
Ursula Andress. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Bruce,
and Pete.
> 6. The bikini had caught on by the 1960s, and the "Beach Party"
> movies helped make it a pop-culture symbol. Name the Disney
> star who was the leading lady in many of these films.
Annette Funicello. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce,
and Pete.
Incidentally, she was usually the only woman on the beach *not*
wearing a true bikini: see e.g. http://beachmovies.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/annette-funicello-beach-blanket-bingo-2_57.jpg
> 7. What invention by DuPont revolutionized bikini design in
> the 1960s?
Lycra (accepting Spandex; I scored "elastic thread" as almost
correct). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Pete.
> 8. Bikinis are regularly worn by participants in which Olympic
> sport?
Beach volleyball. (Both words required.) 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum,
Joshua, Dan Tilque, Erland, Calvin, Bruce, and Pete.
> 9. The mankini is a variant on a slingkini where straps extend
> from the bikini bottom to cover the chest. The mankini was
> popularized in 2006 in which film?
"Borat". 4 for Joshua, Calvin, and Bruce.
> 10. Finally, on a related note, name the eccentric millionaire
> who designed Jane Russell's iconic bra in the movie "The Outlaw".
Howard Hughes. (Yes, the same one who came up in Round 4 of this
game.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Pete.
> * Game 9, Round 8 - Sports - Miscellaneous Sports and Leisure
> 1. In golf, what is an albatross?
A score of 3 under par on a hole. "3 under par" by itself scored
"almost correct". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Erland, Calvin, and Pete.
3 for Bruce.
> 2. Le Fédération Internationale de Peche Sportive Mouche is
> the international body for tournaments in what popular outdoor
> recreational sport?
Fly fishing (both words required). 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
> 3. Which competitive sport takes place in a venue called a "salle"
> on an area called a "piste"?
Fencing. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Calvin.
> 4. What is the best hand in a game of standard poker?
A-K-Q-J-10 of one suit, called an ace-high straight flush or a royal
flush. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Erland, Calvin, Bruce, and Pete.
Historical note: the earliest form of poker was played with a
20-card deck consisting of the A-K-Q-J-10 of each suit. A straight
or a stright flush was then the *worst* possible hand, as it did
not even contain a pair; the best hand was four of a kind, or more
specifically, either four aces with any other card, or four kings with
an ace. A player holding either hand not only could not be beaten,
they could not be tied as a royal flush can be in the modern game.
Poker began to be played with a 52-card deck in the 1830s and 1840s,
and the flush was added to the game, but straights and straight
flushes still didn't count; they weren't added until later in the
19th century. See: http://www.pagat.com/poker/history.html
> 5. Which card game takes its name from the Spanish word for basket?
Canasta. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Erland, and Calvin.
> 6. Which tile game derives its name from the Chinese word for
> sparrow?
Mah jongg. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Erland, Calvin
(presumably), and Pete.
> 7. "A Walk in the Woods" is a best-selling book by Bill Bryson
> about a hiking adventure on which popular hiking route?
The Appalachian Trail. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, and Pete.
> 8. If you are a toxophilite, what sport is your passion?
Archery. 4 for Calvin.
Yes, it is from the same root as "toxin". Think poisoned arrows.
> 9. How many blank tiles are there in a game of Scrabble?
2. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Bruce.
Sorry, Erland, it's 2 in the Swedish version too.
> 10. How many players compete on an official beach volleyball team?
2. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Erland, Calvin, Bruce, and Pete.
3 for Dan Blum.
Female players aren't *required* to wear bikinis, though. See:
http://rio2016.fivb.com/beachvolleyball/~/media/beach/olympics/tools/fivb_bve_og_athletesuniformlayout.pdf
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 9 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> Lit Geo His Ent Mis Spo FOUR
Joshua Kreitzer 31 28 36 28 35 36 138
Dan Blum 22 39 30 20 24 31 124
Pete Gayde 8 34 30 8 23 20 107
"Calvin" 18 25 29 20 20 32 106
Dan Tilque 12 24 32 0 24 20 100
Bruce Bowler 8 24 36 4 20 19 99
Erland Sommarskog 0 20 20 0 8 20 68
--
Mark Brader "Those who do not know USENET
Toronto are doomed to repeat each other."
m...@vex.net -- Erik Fair (after George Santayana)
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-07-22,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 9, Round 7 - Miscellaneous - The Bikini
> International Bikini Day was actually July 5, but the late July
> heat is much more pertinent to the subject.
> 1. The designer of the modern bikini was Frenchman Louis Reard
> in 1946. He was not a fashion designer by training. What was
> he before he took over his mother's lingerie shop?
Automotive engineer. (Both words required.)
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 9, Round 7 - Miscellaneous - The Bikini
> International Bikini Day was actually July 5, but the late July
> heat is much more pertinent to the subject.
> 1. The designer of the modern bikini was Frenchman Louis Reard
> in 1946. He was not a fashion designer by training. What was
> he before he took over his mother's lingerie shop?
> 2. Who performed the 1960 novelty song "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie
> Yellow Polkadot Bikini"?
> 3. Who is famous for wearing a fur bikini in the movie "One Million
> Years B.C."?
and Pete.
> 4. Within 10 percentage points, and according to the Yorkshire Post,
> what percentage of bikinis never touch the water?
> 5. Which actress was famous for the "James Bond bikini" -- one of
> the most famous bikinis in history -- a white one that she wore
> in "Dr. No"?
and Pete.
> 6. The bikini had caught on by the 1960s, and the "Beach Party"
> movies helped make it a pop-culture symbol. Name the Disney
> star who was the leading lady in many of these films.
and Pete.
Incidentally, she was usually the only woman on the beach *not*
wearing a true bikini: see e.g. http://beachmovies.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/annette-funicello-beach-blanket-bingo-2_57.jpg
> 7. What invention by DuPont revolutionized bikini design in
> the 1960s?
correct). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Pete.
> 8. Bikinis are regularly worn by participants in which Olympic
> sport?
Joshua, Dan Tilque, Erland, Calvin, Bruce, and Pete.
> 9. The mankini is a variant on a slingkini where straps extend
> from the bikini bottom to cover the chest. The mankini was
> popularized in 2006 in which film?
> 10. Finally, on a related note, name the eccentric millionaire
> who designed Jane Russell's iconic bra in the movie "The Outlaw".
game.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Pete.
> * Game 9, Round 8 - Sports - Miscellaneous Sports and Leisure
> 1. In golf, what is an albatross?
"almost correct". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Erland, Calvin, and Pete.
3 for Bruce.
> 2. Le Fédération Internationale de Peche Sportive Mouche is
> the international body for tournaments in what popular outdoor
> recreational sport?
> 3. Which competitive sport takes place in a venue called a "salle"
> on an area called a "piste"?
> 4. What is the best hand in a game of standard poker?
flush. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Erland, Calvin, Bruce, and Pete.
Historical note: the earliest form of poker was played with a
20-card deck consisting of the A-K-Q-J-10 of each suit. A straight
or a stright flush was then the *worst* possible hand, as it did
not even contain a pair; the best hand was four of a kind, or more
specifically, either four aces with any other card, or four kings with
an ace. A player holding either hand not only could not be beaten,
they could not be tied as a royal flush can be in the modern game.
Poker began to be played with a 52-card deck in the 1830s and 1840s,
and the flush was added to the game, but straights and straight
flushes still didn't count; they weren't added until later in the
19th century. See: http://www.pagat.com/poker/history.html
> 5. Which card game takes its name from the Spanish word for basket?
> 6. Which tile game derives its name from the Chinese word for
> sparrow?
(presumably), and Pete.
> 7. "A Walk in the Woods" is a best-selling book by Bill Bryson
> about a hiking adventure on which popular hiking route?
> 8. If you are a toxophilite, what sport is your passion?
Yes, it is from the same root as "toxin". Think poisoned arrows.
> 9. How many blank tiles are there in a game of Scrabble?
Sorry, Erland, it's 2 in the Swedish version too.
> 10. How many players compete on an official beach volleyball team?
3 for Dan Blum.
Female players aren't *required* to wear bikinis, though. See:
http://rio2016.fivb.com/beachvolleyball/~/media/beach/olympics/tools/fivb_bve_og_athletesuniformlayout.pdf
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 9 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> Lit Geo His Ent Mis Spo FOUR
Joshua Kreitzer 31 28 36 28 35 36 138
Dan Blum 22 39 30 20 24 31 124
Pete Gayde 8 34 30 8 23 20 107
"Calvin" 18 25 29 20 20 32 106
Dan Tilque 12 24 32 0 24 20 100
Bruce Bowler 8 24 36 4 20 19 99
Erland Sommarskog 0 20 20 0 8 20 68
--
Mark Brader "Those who do not know USENET
Toronto are doomed to repeat each other."
m...@vex.net -- Erik Fair (after George Santayana)
Erland Sommarskog
Sep 17, 2019, 2:18:46 PM9/17/19
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
>> 9. How many blank tiles are there in a game of Scrabble?
>
> 2. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Bruce.
>
> Sorry, Erland, it's 2 in the Swedish version too.
>
I did not claim that it was the Swedish version, did I? :-)
>> 9. How many blank tiles are there in a game of Scrabble?
>
> 2. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Bruce.
>
> Sorry, Erland, it's 2 in the Swedish version too.
>
The true story is that I have not played Alfapet (as it is called
here), since I was a kind. Heck, I could even have answered zero. I have
no recollection of any blank tiles at all. So I just had to make a
guess. Maybe I should have answered Johnson to make that clear.
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