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Mark Brader
Apr 14, 2020, 12:55:14 AM4/14/20
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2020-01-27,
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 MI5 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 2019-10-16
companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
(QFTCI*)".
* Game 3 [sic], Round 7 - Canadiana Sports - Curling Terms
We'll define a term used in curling; you name it.
1. A curling competition or tournament.
2. The concentric rings or circles toward which play is directed,
consisting of a 12-foot ring, an 8-foot ring, a 4-foot ring
and a central 2-foot circle.
3. That central circle.
4. At any time during an end, the stone (rock) closest to the
<answer 3>.
5. If a stone is put into motion ("delivered", "thrown", etc.) with
just enough speed to reach the <answer 2> at the distant end --
assuming it doesn't hit anything -- then the player is said to
have thrown it with what? 2 words required.
6. The foot-holds at each end of the ice used when delivering
the stone.
7. A line 33 feet (10 m) from the <answer 6> at each end of the ice.
8. A stone that's just touching the outer edge of the circles when
it stops.
9. The rotation applied to the handle of a stone that causes it
to turn and curl anticlockwise, if the curler is right-handed.
10. The widely used term for the player who determines the strategy
and directs play for the team. This player normally delivers
the last pair of stones for the team in each end.
* Game 3 [sic], Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Pigs
1. Heat oven to 375°F. Unroll one 8 oz. can of Pillsbury
refrigerated crescent rolls and cut into small triangles.
Place one fully cooked cocktail wiener on shortest side of each
triangle; roll up to opposite point. Place, point side down,
on greased cookie sheet. Bake for 11-15 minutes until deep
golden brown; serve with ketchup. What is the porcine name
for what you've just baked?
2. What is the porcine idiom that describes something bought without
first being inspected and thus of unknown authenticity or
quality?
3. In a 1944 movie, who *sang* the Oscar winning-song with these
lyrics?
Would you like to swing on a star,
Carry moonbeams home in a jar,
And be better off than you are,
Or would you rather be a pig?
4. Who *wrote* these lyrics?
Everywhere there's lots of piggies
Living piggy lives.
You can see them out for dinner
With their piggy wives.
5. Name the enormous and oft-kidnapped black Berkshire sow in the
novels of P.G. Wodehouse. She is owned by the doting Lord
Emsworth, who wins many prizes with her in the "Fat Pigs"
class at the local Shropshire Agricultural Show.
6. Arabella Donn, a butcher's daughter, tosses a pig's penis at
a young man. She is sensual, cunning, and randy, and entraps him
into a hopeless marriage by faking pregnancy. Later, she leaves
him for better prospects in Australia. In which depressing
Victorian novel does the pig's penis play such an important role?
7. Name the porcine "Animal Farm" character otherwise known as
Our Leader, Father of All Animals, Terror of Mankind, Protector
of the Sheep-fold, or Ducklings' Friend.
8. Name the porcine character in "Charlotte's Web" on whose behalf
Charlotte the barn spider spins messages such as "Some Pig" to
convince Farmer Zuckerman to spare him from slaughter.
9. What is the porcine term for spending that is intended to
"buy" support for a politician by specifically benefiting that
politician's own constituents?
10. Homer Simpson first meets this pig during the filming of a TV
ad for Krusty the Clown's new burger, the "Clogger". Afterwards,
Krusty orders the pig to be killed. Homer overhears these
orders and decides to adopt the pig -- against Marge's wishes.
Name the pig. Note: we will not accept the answer "Pig":.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Dr. Slipher, I have found your Planet X."
m...@vex.net -- Clyde Tombaugh (1906-97), 1930-02-18
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 MI5 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 2019-10-16
companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
(QFTCI*)".
* Game 3 [sic], Round 7 - Canadiana Sports - Curling Terms
We'll define a term used in curling; you name it.
1. A curling competition or tournament.
2. The concentric rings or circles toward which play is directed,
consisting of a 12-foot ring, an 8-foot ring, a 4-foot ring
and a central 2-foot circle.
3. That central circle.
4. At any time during an end, the stone (rock) closest to the
<answer 3>.
5. If a stone is put into motion ("delivered", "thrown", etc.) with
just enough speed to reach the <answer 2> at the distant end --
assuming it doesn't hit anything -- then the player is said to
have thrown it with what? 2 words required.
6. The foot-holds at each end of the ice used when delivering
the stone.
7. A line 33 feet (10 m) from the <answer 6> at each end of the ice.
8. A stone that's just touching the outer edge of the circles when
it stops.
9. The rotation applied to the handle of a stone that causes it
to turn and curl anticlockwise, if the curler is right-handed.
10. The widely used term for the player who determines the strategy
and directs play for the team. This player normally delivers
the last pair of stones for the team in each end.
* Game 3 [sic], Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Pigs
1. Heat oven to 375°F. Unroll one 8 oz. can of Pillsbury
refrigerated crescent rolls and cut into small triangles.
Place one fully cooked cocktail wiener on shortest side of each
triangle; roll up to opposite point. Place, point side down,
on greased cookie sheet. Bake for 11-15 minutes until deep
golden brown; serve with ketchup. What is the porcine name
for what you've just baked?
2. What is the porcine idiom that describes something bought without
first being inspected and thus of unknown authenticity or
quality?
3. In a 1944 movie, who *sang* the Oscar winning-song with these
lyrics?
Would you like to swing on a star,
Carry moonbeams home in a jar,
And be better off than you are,
Or would you rather be a pig?
4. Who *wrote* these lyrics?
Everywhere there's lots of piggies
Living piggy lives.
You can see them out for dinner
With their piggy wives.
5. Name the enormous and oft-kidnapped black Berkshire sow in the
novels of P.G. Wodehouse. She is owned by the doting Lord
Emsworth, who wins many prizes with her in the "Fat Pigs"
class at the local Shropshire Agricultural Show.
6. Arabella Donn, a butcher's daughter, tosses a pig's penis at
a young man. She is sensual, cunning, and randy, and entraps him
into a hopeless marriage by faking pregnancy. Later, she leaves
him for better prospects in Australia. In which depressing
Victorian novel does the pig's penis play such an important role?
7. Name the porcine "Animal Farm" character otherwise known as
Our Leader, Father of All Animals, Terror of Mankind, Protector
of the Sheep-fold, or Ducklings' Friend.
8. Name the porcine character in "Charlotte's Web" on whose behalf
Charlotte the barn spider spins messages such as "Some Pig" to
convince Farmer Zuckerman to spare him from slaughter.
9. What is the porcine term for spending that is intended to
"buy" support for a politician by specifically benefiting that
politician's own constituents?
10. Homer Simpson first meets this pig during the filming of a TV
ad for Krusty the Clown's new burger, the "Clogger". Afterwards,
Krusty orders the pig to be killed. Homer overhears these
orders and decides to adopt the pig -- against Marge's wishes.
Name the pig. Note: we will not accept the answer "Pig":.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Dr. Slipher, I have found your Planet X."
m...@vex.net -- Clyde Tombaugh (1906-97), 1930-02-18
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Joshua Kreitzer
Apr 14, 2020, 2:35:58 AM4/14/20
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:7q-dnWX3u9ix3wjDnZ2dnUU7-
SHN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 3 [sic], Round 7 - Canadiana Sports - Curling Terms
No answers.
> * Game 3 [sic], Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Pigs
>
> 1. Heat oven to 375°F. Unroll one 8 oz. can of Pillsbury
> refrigerated crescent rolls and cut into small triangles.
> Place one fully cooked cocktail wiener on shortest side of each
> triangle; roll up to opposite point. Place, point side down,
> on greased cookie sheet. Bake for 11-15 minutes until deep
> golden brown; serve with ketchup. What is the porcine name
> for what you've just baked?
pigs in a blanket
> 2. What is the porcine idiom that describes something bought without
> first being inspected and thus of unknown authenticity or
> quality?
pig in a poke
> 3. In a 1944 movie, who *sang* the Oscar winning-song with these
> lyrics?
>
> Would you like to swing on a star,
> Carry moonbeams home in a jar,
> And be better off than you are,
> Or would you rather be a pig?
Bing Crosby
> 4. Who *wrote* these lyrics?
>
> Everywhere there's lots of piggies
> Living piggy lives.
> You can see them out for dinner
> With their piggy wives.
George Harrison
> 7. Name the porcine "Animal Farm" character otherwise known as
> Our Leader, Father of All Animals, Terror of Mankind, Protector
> of the Sheep-fold, or Ducklings' Friend.
Napoleon
> 8. Name the porcine character in "Charlotte's Web" on whose behalf
> Charlotte the barn spider spins messages such as "Some Pig" to
> convince Farmer Zuckerman to spare him from slaughter.
Wilbur
> 9. What is the porcine term for spending that is intended to
> "buy" support for a politician by specifically benefiting that
> politician's own constituents?
pork barrel spending
> 10. Homer Simpson first meets this pig during the filming of a TV
> ad for Krusty the Clown's new burger, the "Clogger". Afterwards,
> Krusty orders the pig to be killed. Homer overhears these
> orders and decides to adopt the pig -- against Marge's wishes.
> Name the pig. Note: we will not accept the answer "Pig":.
Harry Plopper
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
SHN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 3 [sic], Round 7 - Canadiana Sports - Curling Terms
> * Game 3 [sic], Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Pigs
>
> 1. Heat oven to 375°F. Unroll one 8 oz. can of Pillsbury
> refrigerated crescent rolls and cut into small triangles.
> Place one fully cooked cocktail wiener on shortest side of each
> triangle; roll up to opposite point. Place, point side down,
> on greased cookie sheet. Bake for 11-15 minutes until deep
> golden brown; serve with ketchup. What is the porcine name
> for what you've just baked?
> 2. What is the porcine idiom that describes something bought without
> first being inspected and thus of unknown authenticity or
> quality?
> 3. In a 1944 movie, who *sang* the Oscar winning-song with these
> lyrics?
>
> Would you like to swing on a star,
> Carry moonbeams home in a jar,
> And be better off than you are,
> Or would you rather be a pig?
> 4. Who *wrote* these lyrics?
>
> Everywhere there's lots of piggies
> Living piggy lives.
> You can see them out for dinner
> With their piggy wives.
> 7. Name the porcine "Animal Farm" character otherwise known as
> Our Leader, Father of All Animals, Terror of Mankind, Protector
> of the Sheep-fold, or Ducklings' Friend.
> 8. Name the porcine character in "Charlotte's Web" on whose behalf
> Charlotte the barn spider spins messages such as "Some Pig" to
> convince Farmer Zuckerman to spare him from slaughter.
> 9. What is the porcine term for spending that is intended to
> "buy" support for a politician by specifically benefiting that
> politician's own constituents?
> 10. Homer Simpson first meets this pig during the filming of a TV
> ad for Krusty the Clown's new burger, the "Clogger". Afterwards,
> Krusty orders the pig to be killed. Homer overhears these
> orders and decides to adopt the pig -- against Marge's wishes.
> Name the pig. Note: we will not accept the answer "Pig":.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Dan Blum
Apr 14, 2020, 9:21:17 AM4/14/20
to
> 1. A curling competition or tournament.
shoot
> 2. The concentric rings or circles toward which play is directed,
> consisting of a 12-foot ring, an 8-foot ring, a 4-foot ring
> and a central 2-foot circle.
> 3. That central circle.
bullseye
> 7. A line 33 feet (10 m) from the <answer 6> at each end of the ice.
> 9. The rotation applied to the handle of a stone that causes it
> to turn and curl anticlockwise, if the curler is right-handed.
> 10. The widely used term for the player who determines the strategy
> and directs play for the team. This player normally delivers
> the last pair of stones for the team in each end.
> * Game 3 [sic], Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Pigs
> refrigerated crescent rolls and cut into small triangles.
> Place one fully cooked cocktail wiener on shortest side of each
> triangle; roll up to opposite point. Place, point side down,
> on greased cookie sheet. Bake for 11-15 minutes until deep
> golden brown; serve with ketchup. What is the porcine name
> for what you've just baked?
pigs in a blanket
> Place one fully cooked cocktail wiener on shortest side of each
> triangle; roll up to opposite point. Place, point side down,
> on greased cookie sheet. Bake for 11-15 minutes until deep
> golden brown; serve with ketchup. What is the porcine name
> for what you've just baked?
> 2. What is the porcine idiom that describes something bought without
> first being inspected and thus of unknown authenticity or
> quality?
> 4. Who *wrote* these lyrics?
> Everywhere there's lots of piggies
> Living piggy lives.
> You can see them out for dinner
> With their piggy wives.
> 6. Arabella Donn, a butcher's daughter, tosses a pig's penis at
> a young man. She is sensual, cunning, and randy, and entraps him
> into a hopeless marriage by faking pregnancy. Later, she leaves
> him for better prospects in Australia. In which depressing
> Victorian novel does the pig's penis play such an important role?
> 7. Name the porcine "Animal Farm" character otherwise known as
> Our Leader, Father of All Animals, Terror of Mankind, Protector
> of the Sheep-fold, or Ducklings' Friend.
> 8. Name the porcine character in "Charlotte's Web" on whose behalf
> Charlotte the barn spider spins messages such as "Some Pig" to
> convince Farmer Zuckerman to spare him from slaughter.
> 9. What is the porcine term for spending that is intended to
> "buy" support for a politician by specifically benefiting that
> politician's own constituents?
> 10. Homer Simpson first meets this pig during the filming of a TV
> ad for Krusty the Clown's new burger, the "Clogger". Afterwards,
> Krusty orders the pig to be killed. Homer overhears these
> orders and decides to adopt the pig -- against Marge's wishes.
> Name the pig. Note: we will not accept the answer "Pig":.
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Pete Gayde
Apr 14, 2020, 2:11:57 PM4/14/20
to
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2020-01-27,
> 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 MI5 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 2019-10-16
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
> (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 3 [sic], Round 7 - Canadiana Sports - Curling Terms
>
> We'll define a term used in curling; you name it.
>
> 1. A curling competition or tournament.
Bonspiel
> 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 MI5 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 2019-10-16
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
> (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 3 [sic], Round 7 - Canadiana Sports - Curling Terms
>
> We'll define a term used in curling; you name it.
>
> 1. A curling competition or tournament.
>
> 2. The concentric rings or circles toward which play is directed,
> consisting of a 12-foot ring, an 8-foot ring, a 4-foot ring
> and a central 2-foot circle.
>
> 3. That central circle.
House
>
> 4. At any time during an end, the stone (rock) closest to the
> <answer 3>.
>
> 5. If a stone is put into motion ("delivered", "thrown", etc.) with
> just enough speed to reach the <answer 2> at the distant end --
> assuming it doesn't hit anything -- then the player is said to
> have thrown it with what? 2 words required.
>
> 6. The foot-holds at each end of the ice used when delivering
> the stone.
>
> 7. A line 33 feet (10 m) from the <answer 6> at each end of the ice.
>
> 8. A stone that's just touching the outer edge of the circles when
> it stops.
>
> 9. The rotation applied to the handle of a stone that causes it
> to turn and curl anticlockwise, if the curler is right-handed.
>
> 10. The widely used term for the player who determines the strategy
> and directs play for the team. This player normally delivers
> the last pair of stones for the team in each end.
>
>
> * Game 3 [sic], Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Pigs
>
> 1. Heat oven to 375°F. Unroll one 8 oz. can of Pillsbury
> refrigerated crescent rolls and cut into small triangles.
> Place one fully cooked cocktail wiener on shortest side of each
> triangle; roll up to opposite point. Place, point side down,
> on greased cookie sheet. Bake for 11-15 minutes until deep
> golden brown; serve with ketchup. What is the porcine name
> for what you've just baked?
>
> 2. What is the porcine idiom that describes something bought without
> first being inspected and thus of unknown authenticity or
> quality?
>
> 3. In a 1944 movie, who *sang* the Oscar winning-song with these
> lyrics?
>
> Would you like to swing on a star,
> Carry moonbeams home in a jar,
> And be better off than you are,
> Or would you rather be a pig?
>
> 4. Who *wrote* these lyrics?
>
> Everywhere there's lots of piggies
> Living piggy lives.
> You can see them out for dinner
> With their piggy wives.
>
> 5. Name the enormous and oft-kidnapped black Berkshire sow in the
> novels of P.G. Wodehouse. She is owned by the doting Lord
> Emsworth, who wins many prizes with her in the "Fat Pigs"
> class at the local Shropshire Agricultural Show.
>
> 6. Arabella Donn, a butcher's daughter, tosses a pig's penis at
> a young man. She is sensual, cunning, and randy, and entraps him
> into a hopeless marriage by faking pregnancy. Later, she leaves
> him for better prospects in Australia. In which depressing
> Victorian novel does the pig's penis play such an important role?
>
> 7. Name the porcine "Animal Farm" character otherwise known as
> Our Leader, Father of All Animals, Terror of Mankind, Protector
> of the Sheep-fold, or Ducklings' Friend.
>
> 8. Name the porcine character in "Charlotte's Web" on whose behalf
> Charlotte the barn spider spins messages such as "Some Pig" to
> convince Farmer Zuckerman to spare him from slaughter.
>
> 9. What is the porcine term for spending that is intended to
> "buy" support for a politician by specifically benefiting that
> politician's own constituents?
>
> 10. Homer Simpson first meets this pig during the filming of a TV
> ad for Krusty the Clown's new burger, the "Clogger". Afterwards,
> Krusty orders the pig to be killed. Homer overhears these
> orders and decides to adopt the pig -- against Marge's wishes.
> Name the pig. Note: we will not accept the answer "Pig":.
>
Pete Gayde
Erland Sommarskog
Apr 14, 2020, 2:33:01 PM4/14/20
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> 2. The concentric rings or circles toward which play is directed,
> consisting of a 12-foot ring, an 8-foot ring, a 4-foot ring
> and a central 2-foot circle.
Nest
> consisting of a 12-foot ring, an 8-foot ring, a 4-foot ring
> and a central 2-foot circle.
> 10. The widely used term for the player who determines the strategy
> and directs play for the team. This player normally delivers
> the last pair of stones for the team in each end.
> * Game 3 [sic], Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Pigs
> 2. What is the porcine idiom that describes something bought without
> first being inspected and thus of unknown authenticity or
> quality?
Pig in the sack
> first being inspected and thus of unknown authenticity or
> quality?
> 4. Who *wrote* these lyrics?
>
> Everywhere there's lots of piggies
> Living piggy lives.
> You can see them out for dinner
> With their piggy wives.
> 7. Name the porcine "Animal Farm" character otherwise known as
> Our Leader, Father of All Animals, Terror of Mankind, Protector
> of the Sheep-fold, or Ducklings' Friend.
> 9. What is the porcine term for spending that is intended to
> "buy" support for a politician by specifically benefiting that
> politician's own constituents?
The Swedish term is "valfläsk" which has an ambguitty in it to make it
better. "fläsk" is "pork", while "val" can mean both "election" and
"whale".
Erland Sommarskog
Apr 14, 2020, 2:35:11 PM4/14/20
to
Erland Sommarskog (esq...@sommarskog.se) writes:
>> * Game 3 [sic], Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Pigs
>> 2. What is the porcine idiom that describes something bought without
>> first being inspected and thus of unknown authenticity or
>> quality?
>
> Pig in the sack
>
This was obviously wrong. To my defense: this is a direct translation of
>> * Game 3 [sic], Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Pigs
>> 2. What is the porcine idiom that describes something bought without
>> first being inspected and thus of unknown authenticity or
>> quality?
>
> Pig in the sack
>
the Swedish expression, which I thought that I've might had heard, but
maybe not.
Dan Blum
Apr 14, 2020, 2:51:06 PM4/14/20
to
the correct answer is "pig in a poke." "Poke" is an old word for
"sack."
Calvin
Apr 14, 2020, 5:02:44 PM4/14/20
to
On Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at 2:55:14 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 3 [sic], Round 7 - Canadiana Sports - Curling Terms
>
> We'll define a term used in curling; you name it.
Hah!
> * Game 3 [sic], Round 7 - Canadiana Sports - Curling Terms
>
> We'll define a term used in curling; you name it.
> * Game 3 [sic], Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Pigs
>
> 1. Heat oven to 375°F. Unroll one 8 oz. can of Pillsbury
> refrigerated crescent rolls and cut into small triangles.
> Place one fully cooked cocktail wiener on shortest side of each
> triangle; roll up to opposite point. Place, point side down,
> on greased cookie sheet. Bake for 11-15 minutes until deep
> golden brown; serve with ketchup. What is the porcine name
> for what you've just baked?
>
> 2. What is the porcine idiom that describes something bought without
> first being inspected and thus of unknown authenticity or
> quality?
> 3. In a 1944 movie, who *sang* the Oscar winning-song with these
> lyrics?
>
> Would you like to swing on a star,
> Carry moonbeams home in a jar,
> And be better off than you are,
> Or would you rather be a pig?
>
> 4. Who *wrote* these lyrics?
>
> Everywhere there's lots of piggies
> Living piggy lives.
> You can see them out for dinner
> With their piggy wives.
>
> 5. Name the enormous and oft-kidnapped black Berkshire sow in the
> novels of P.G. Wodehouse. She is owned by the doting Lord
> Emsworth, who wins many prizes with her in the "Fat Pigs"
> class at the local Shropshire Agricultural Show.
> 6. Arabella Donn, a butcher's daughter, tosses a pig's penis at
> a young man. She is sensual, cunning, and randy, and entraps him
> into a hopeless marriage by faking pregnancy. Later, she leaves
> him for better prospects in Australia. In which depressing
> Victorian novel does the pig's penis play such an important role?
>
> 7. Name the porcine "Animal Farm" character otherwise known as
> Our Leader, Father of All Animals, Terror of Mankind, Protector
> of the Sheep-fold, or Ducklings' Friend.
> 8. Name the porcine character in "Charlotte's Web" on whose behalf
> Charlotte the barn spider spins messages such as "Some Pig" to
> convince Farmer Zuckerman to spare him from slaughter.
> 9. What is the porcine term for spending that is intended to
> "buy" support for a politician by specifically benefiting that
> politician's own constituents?
> 10. Homer Simpson first meets this pig during the filming of a TV
> ad for Krusty the Clown's new burger, the "Clogger". Afterwards,
> Krusty orders the pig to be killed. Homer overhears these
> orders and decides to adopt the pig -- against Marge's wishes.
> Name the pig. Note: we will not accept the answer "Pig":.
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Apr 14, 2020, 5:21:49 PM4/14/20
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Erland Sommarskog:
specific expression.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Why, I make more money than Calvin Coolidge,
m...@vex.net | put together!" -- SINGIN' IN THE RAIN
> > This was obviously wrong. To my defense: this is a direct translation of
> > the Swedish expression, which I thought that I've might had heard, but
> > maybe not.
Dan Blum:
> > the Swedish expression, which I thought that I've might had heard, but
> > maybe not.
> If it were me I'd at least mark it as almost correct, assuming that
> the correct answer is "pig in a poke."
Not when "pig" was implied by the question and it was asking for a
> the correct answer is "pig in a poke."
specific expression.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Why, I make more money than Calvin Coolidge,
m...@vex.net | put together!" -- SINGIN' IN THE RAIN
Calvin
Apr 15, 2020, 12:59:03 AM4/15/20
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On Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at 2:55:14 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 3 [sic], Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Pigs
Which puts me in mind of one of my favourite Australian "bush ballads":
The Pig
'Twas an evening in November
As I very well remember
I was strolling down the street in drunken pride
But my knees were all a-flutter
So I landed in the gutter
And a pig came up and lay down by my side
Yes, I lay there in the gutter
Thinking thoughts I could not utter
When a colleen passing by did softly say:
"Ye can tell a man that boozes
By the company he chooses"
And with that the pig got up and walked away!
--
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Apr 15, 2020, 1:04:26 AM4/15/20
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"Calvin":
> ..."Ye can tell a man that boozes
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> ..."Ye can tell a man that boozes
> By the company he chooses"
> And with that the pig got up and walked away!
4 for Calvin. :-)
> And with that the pig got up and walked away!
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Dan Tilque
Apr 15, 2020, 6:30:06 AM4/15/20
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On 4/13/20 9:55 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 3 [sic], Round 7 - Canadiana Sports - Curling Terms
>
> We'll define a term used in curling; you name it.
>
> 1. A curling competition or tournament.
>
> 2. The concentric rings or circles toward which play is directed,
> consisting of a 12-foot ring, an 8-foot ring, a 4-foot ring
> and a central 2-foot circle.
>
>
> * Game 3 [sic], Round 7 - Canadiana Sports - Curling Terms
>
> We'll define a term used in curling; you name it.
>
> 1. A curling competition or tournament.
>
> 2. The concentric rings or circles toward which play is directed,
> consisting of a 12-foot ring, an 8-foot ring, a 4-foot ring
> and a central 2-foot circle.
target
>
> 3. That central circle.
button
>
> 3. That central circle.
>
> 4. At any time during an end, the stone (rock) closest to the
> <answer 3>.
>
> 5. If a stone is put into motion ("delivered", "thrown", etc.) with
> just enough speed to reach the <answer 2> at the distant end --
> assuming it doesn't hit anything -- then the player is said to
> have thrown it with what? 2 words required.
>
> 6. The foot-holds at each end of the ice used when delivering
> the stone.
>
> 7. A line 33 feet (10 m) from the <answer 6> at each end of the ice.
>
> 8. A stone that's just touching the outer edge of the circles when
> it stops.
>
> 9. The rotation applied to the handle of a stone that causes it
> to turn and curl anticlockwise, if the curler is right-handed.
>
> 10. The widely used term for the player who determines the strategy
> and directs play for the team. This player normally delivers
> the last pair of stones for the team in each end.
>
>
> * Game 3 [sic], Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Pigs
>
> 1. Heat oven to 375°F. Unroll one 8 oz. can of Pillsbury
> refrigerated crescent rolls and cut into small triangles.
> Place one fully cooked cocktail wiener on shortest side of each
> triangle; roll up to opposite point. Place, point side down,
> on greased cookie sheet. Bake for 11-15 minutes until deep
> golden brown; serve with ketchup. What is the porcine name
> for what you've just baked?
>
> 2. What is the porcine idiom that describes something bought without
> first being inspected and thus of unknown authenticity or
> quality?
>
> 3. In a 1944 movie, who *sang* the Oscar winning-song with these
> lyrics?
>
> Would you like to swing on a star,
> Carry moonbeams home in a jar,
> And be better off than you are,
> Or would you rather be a pig?
>
> 4. Who *wrote* these lyrics?
>
> Everywhere there's lots of piggies
> Living piggy lives.
> You can see them out for dinner
> With their piggy wives.
>
> 5. Name the enormous and oft-kidnapped black Berkshire sow in the
> novels of P.G. Wodehouse. She is owned by the doting Lord
> Emsworth, who wins many prizes with her in the "Fat Pigs"
> class at the local Shropshire Agricultural Show.
>
> 6. Arabella Donn, a butcher's daughter, tosses a pig's penis at
> a young man. She is sensual, cunning, and randy, and entraps him
> into a hopeless marriage by faking pregnancy. Later, she leaves
> him for better prospects in Australia. In which depressing
> Victorian novel does the pig's penis play such an important role?
>
> 7. Name the porcine "Animal Farm" character otherwise known as
> Our Leader, Father of All Animals, Terror of Mankind, Protector
> of the Sheep-fold, or Ducklings' Friend.
>
> 8. Name the porcine character in "Charlotte's Web" on whose behalf
> Charlotte the barn spider spins messages such as "Some Pig" to
> convince Farmer Zuckerman to spare him from slaughter.
>
> 9. What is the porcine term for spending that is intended to
> "buy" support for a politician by specifically benefiting that
> politician's own constituents?
>
> 10. Homer Simpson first meets this pig during the filming of a TV
> ad for Krusty the Clown's new burger, the "Clogger". Afterwards,
> Krusty orders the pig to be killed. Homer overhears these
> orders and decides to adopt the pig -- against Marge's wishes.
> Name the pig. Note: we will not accept the answer "Pig":.
--
Dan Tilque
Mark Brader
Apr 17, 2020, 3:28:15 AM4/17/20
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Mark Brader:
No, the word isn't half French and half German; apparently it's
derived from Dutch or a related language, and the original meaning
of the "bon" part may be "league".
> 2. The concentric rings or circles toward which play is directed,
> consisting of a 12-foot ring, an 8-foot ring, a 4-foot ring
> and a central 2-foot circle.
House. 4 for Pete.
> 3. That central circle.
Button. 4 for Dan Tilque.
> 4. At any time during an end, the stone (rock) closest to the
> <answer 3>.
Shot. 4 for Pete.
> 5. If a stone is put into motion ("delivered", "thrown", etc.) with
> just enough speed to reach the <answer 2> at the distant end --
> assuming it doesn't hit anything -- then the player is said to
> have thrown it with what? 2 words required.
Draw weight.
> 6. The foot-holds at each end of the ice used when delivering
> the stone.
Hacks.
> 7. A line 33 feet (10 m) from the <answer 6> at each end of the ice.
Hog line. 4 for Pete.
> 8. A stone that's just touching the outer edge of the circles when
> it stops.
Biter.
> 9. The rotation applied to the handle of a stone that causes it
> to turn and curl anticlockwise, if the curler is right-handed.
Out-turn.
> 10. The widely used term for the player who determines the strategy
> and directs play for the team. This player normally delivers
> the last pair of stones for the team in each end.
Skip. (From "captain" and hence "skipper". Sorry, no points for
"captain", but I took "skipper" as almost correct.) 4 for Pete.
3 for Erland and Dan Tilque.
> * Game 3 [sic], Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Pigs
> 1. Heat oven to 375°F. Unroll one 8 oz. can of Pillsbury
> refrigerated crescent rolls and cut into small triangles.
> Place one fully cooked cocktail wiener on shortest side of each
> triangle; roll up to opposite point. Place, point side down,
> on greased cookie sheet. Bake for 11-15 minutes until deep
> golden brown; serve with ketchup. What is the porcine name
> for what you've just baked?
Pigs in a blanket. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
> 2. What is the porcine idiom that describes something bought without
> first being inspected and thus of unknown authenticity or
> quality?
A pig in a poke. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Pete, Calvin,
and Dan Tilque.
> 3. In a 1944 movie, who *sang* the Oscar winning-song with these
> lyrics?
> Would you like to swing on a star,
> Carry moonbeams home in a jar,
> And be better off than you are,
> Or would you rather be a pig?
Bing Crosby. ("Swinging on a Star", from "Going My Way".)
4 for Joshua.
> 4. Who *wrote* these lyrics?
> Everywhere there's lots of piggies
> Living piggy lives.
> You can see them out for dinner
> With their piggy wives.
George Harrison. ("Piggies".) 4 for Joshua, Pete, and Erland.
> 5. Name the enormous and oft-kidnapped black Berkshire sow in the
> novels of P.G. Wodehouse. She is owned by the doting Lord
> Emsworth, who wins many prizes with her in the "Fat Pigs"
> class at the local Shropshire Agricultural Show.
Empress of Blandings. 4 for Calvin.
> 6. Arabella Donn, a butcher's daughter, tosses a pig's penis at
> a young man. She is sensual, cunning, and randy, and entraps him
> into a hopeless marriage by faking pregnancy. Later, she leaves
> him for better prospects in Australia. In which depressing
> Victorian novel does the pig's penis play such an important role?
"Jude the Obscure". 4 for Dan Blum.
> 7. Name the porcine "Animal Farm" character otherwise known as
> Our Leader, Father of All Animals, Terror of Mankind, Protector
> of the Sheep-fold, or Ducklings' Friend.
Napoleon. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Calvin, and Dan Tilque.
> 8. Name the porcine character in "Charlotte's Web" on whose behalf
> Charlotte the barn spider spins messages such as "Some Pig" to
> convince Farmer Zuckerman to spare him from slaughter.
Wilbur. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Calvin.
> 9. What is the porcine term for spending that is intended to
> "buy" support for a politician by specifically benefiting that
> politician's own constituents?
Pork barrel. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Pete, Calvin, and Dan Tilque.
I liked "election bacon" but, as with "pig in a sack", the question
and Dan Tilque.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 4 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7* 8* BEST
TOPICS-> Can Art His Geo Can Mis FOUR
Stephen Perry 20 27 40 40 -- -- 127
Joshua Kreitzer 0 12 35 34 0 32 113
Dan Blum 0 12 32 34 0 28 106
Dan Tilque -- -- 36 36 7 20 99
Pete Gayde 0 4 28 28 20 16 92
Erland Sommarskog -- -- 20 28 3 4 55
Bruce Bowler -- -- 20 24 -- -- 44
"Calvin" -- -- 19 0 0 24 43
*Of original Game 3.
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Mark Brader, Toronto | "(...and partly because it's more fun to
m...@vex.net | let you think I'm insane.)" --Steve Summit
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2020-01-27,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2019-10-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 3 [sic], Round 7 - Canadiana Sports - Curling Terms
> We'll define a term used in curling; you name it.
> 1. A curling competition or tournament.
Bonspiel. 4 for Pete.
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 3 [sic], Round 7 - Canadiana Sports - Curling Terms
> We'll define a term used in curling; you name it.
> 1. A curling competition or tournament.
No, the word isn't half French and half German; apparently it's
derived from Dutch or a related language, and the original meaning
of the "bon" part may be "league".
> 2. The concentric rings or circles toward which play is directed,
> consisting of a 12-foot ring, an 8-foot ring, a 4-foot ring
> and a central 2-foot circle.
> 3. That central circle.
Button. 4 for Dan Tilque.
> 4. At any time during an end, the stone (rock) closest to the
> <answer 3>.
> 5. If a stone is put into motion ("delivered", "thrown", etc.) with
> just enough speed to reach the <answer 2> at the distant end --
> assuming it doesn't hit anything -- then the player is said to
> have thrown it with what? 2 words required.
> 6. The foot-holds at each end of the ice used when delivering
> the stone.
> 7. A line 33 feet (10 m) from the <answer 6> at each end of the ice.
> 8. A stone that's just touching the outer edge of the circles when
> it stops.
> 9. The rotation applied to the handle of a stone that causes it
> to turn and curl anticlockwise, if the curler is right-handed.
> 10. The widely used term for the player who determines the strategy
> and directs play for the team. This player normally delivers
> the last pair of stones for the team in each end.
"captain", but I took "skipper" as almost correct.) 4 for Pete.
3 for Erland and Dan Tilque.
> * Game 3 [sic], Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Pigs
> 1. Heat oven to 375°F. Unroll one 8 oz. can of Pillsbury
> refrigerated crescent rolls and cut into small triangles.
> Place one fully cooked cocktail wiener on shortest side of each
> triangle; roll up to opposite point. Place, point side down,
> on greased cookie sheet. Bake for 11-15 minutes until deep
> golden brown; serve with ketchup. What is the porcine name
> for what you've just baked?
> 2. What is the porcine idiom that describes something bought without
> first being inspected and thus of unknown authenticity or
> quality?
and Dan Tilque.
> 3. In a 1944 movie, who *sang* the Oscar winning-song with these
> lyrics?
> Would you like to swing on a star,
> Carry moonbeams home in a jar,
> And be better off than you are,
> Or would you rather be a pig?
4 for Joshua.
> 4. Who *wrote* these lyrics?
> Everywhere there's lots of piggies
> Living piggy lives.
> You can see them out for dinner
> With their piggy wives.
> 5. Name the enormous and oft-kidnapped black Berkshire sow in the
> novels of P.G. Wodehouse. She is owned by the doting Lord
> Emsworth, who wins many prizes with her in the "Fat Pigs"
> class at the local Shropshire Agricultural Show.
> 6. Arabella Donn, a butcher's daughter, tosses a pig's penis at
> a young man. She is sensual, cunning, and randy, and entraps him
> into a hopeless marriage by faking pregnancy. Later, she leaves
> him for better prospects in Australia. In which depressing
> Victorian novel does the pig's penis play such an important role?
> 7. Name the porcine "Animal Farm" character otherwise known as
> Our Leader, Father of All Animals, Terror of Mankind, Protector
> of the Sheep-fold, or Ducklings' Friend.
> 8. Name the porcine character in "Charlotte's Web" on whose behalf
> Charlotte the barn spider spins messages such as "Some Pig" to
> convince Farmer Zuckerman to spare him from slaughter.
> 9. What is the porcine term for spending that is intended to
> "buy" support for a politician by specifically benefiting that
> politician's own constituents?
I liked "election bacon" but, as with "pig in a sack", the question
was asking for a specific expression.
> 10. Homer Simpson first meets this pig during the filming of a TV
> ad for Krusty the Clown's new burger, the "Clogger". Afterwards,
> Krusty orders the pig to be killed. Homer overhears these
> orders and decides to adopt the pig -- against Marge's wishes.
> Name the pig. Note: we will not accept the answer "Pig":.
(Harry) Plopper or Spider-Pig. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Calvin,
> ad for Krusty the Clown's new burger, the "Clogger". Afterwards,
> Krusty orders the pig to be killed. Homer overhears these
> orders and decides to adopt the pig -- against Marge's wishes.
> Name the pig. Note: we will not accept the answer "Pig":.
and Dan Tilque.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 4 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7* 8* BEST
TOPICS-> Can Art His Geo Can Mis FOUR
Stephen Perry 20 27 40 40 -- -- 127
Joshua Kreitzer 0 12 35 34 0 32 113
Dan Blum 0 12 32 34 0 28 106
Dan Tilque -- -- 36 36 7 20 99
Pete Gayde 0 4 28 28 20 16 92
Erland Sommarskog -- -- 20 28 3 4 55
Bruce Bowler -- -- 20 24 -- -- 44
"Calvin" -- -- 19 0 0 24 43
*Of original Game 3.
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Mark Brader, Toronto | "(...and partly because it's more fun to
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Erland Sommarskog
Apr 17, 2020, 11:44:58 AM4/17/20
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
>> 10. The widely used term for the player who determines the strategy
>> and directs play for the team. This player normally delivers
>> the last pair of stones for the team in each end.
>
> Skip. (From "captain" and hence "skipper". Sorry, no points for
> "captain", but I took "skipper" as almost correct.) 4 for Pete.
> 3 for Erland and Dan Tilque.
FWIW, "skipper" is the term that is normally used in Swedish. (And, after
>> 10. The widely used term for the player who determines the strategy
>> and directs play for the team. This player normally delivers
>> the last pair of stones for the team in each end.
>
> Skip. (From "captain" and hence "skipper". Sorry, no points for
> "captain", but I took "skipper" as almost correct.) 4 for Pete.
> 3 for Erland and Dan Tilque.
all, we have some people in this country who are quite good at curling.)
> I liked "election bacon" but, as with "pig in a sack", the question
> was asking for a specific expression.
>
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