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Dan Blum

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This is Rotating Quiz #266. Entries must be posted by Tuesday,
September 5th, 2017 at 10 PM (Eastern Daylight Time). (Extra time
because of the American holiday weekend.)

Usual rules: no looking anything up, no discussion, etc. The winner
gets to create the next RQ.

Please post your answers to all questions in a single followup in the
newsgroup, quoting the questions and placing your answer below each
one. Only one answer is allowed per question.

This quiz has a theme which affects the answers but not the
scoring. If the answer is the name of a person who is commonly known
by a personal name and surname, the surname must be provided; if any
other part of the name is provided it must be correct or the answer
will not score. If the answer is not the name of a person the entire
name of the entity must be provided. Each correct answer is worth 2
points, or 1 if it's almost correct somehow.

In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be whoever scored the most
points on the hardest questions (defined post-facto as the ones which
the fewest people got any points on). Second tiebreaker will be
posting order.

1. This Indian economist and political scientist is well-known for his
work on development economics and welfare economics; his 1998 Nobel
Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was for the latter. He has held
positions at a number of institutions over his career but has been at
Harvard since 2004.

2. This immune system disorder is generally characterized as an
inflammatory bowel disease, but can affect any part of the
gastrointestinal tract and even other parts of the body (the
intestines are ost commonly affected). It is named for one of the
three doctors who published the first study of the disorder in 1932;
his name was first alphabetically so it stuck.

3. This American burlesque dancer was well-known from the 1930s to the
1970s for her fan dance and bubble dance. She also appeared in movies,
but they were generally forgettable. (Cecil B. DeMille gave her her
primary stage name, <answer 3>, supposedly inspired by an atlas.) You
may remember her appearing in The Right Stuff as a character.

4. This American baseball pitcher played for the Orioles, the Astros,
the Phillies, the Diamondbacks (where he was co-MVP of the 2001 World
Series), and the Red Sox (for whom he played in their 2004 and 2007
Series wins). After retiring he has spent time losing a lot of his and
other people's money in the video game business.

5. This American poet lived in London for some years where he edited
literary magazines, publishing work by figures such as Eliot and
Joyce. In 1924 he moved to Italy and became a fascist, supporting
Mussolini's government, for whom he made many propaganda radio
broadcasts. This led to his arrest for treason in 1945 and commission
to a mental hospital.

6. This Christian saint is symbolized by a winged lion, often holding
a Bible. This is not coincidentally also a symbol of Venice, of which
he is the patron.

7. This Chinese dynasty was proclaimed by Kublai Khan in 1271. It did
not last very long; it was supplanted in 1368, although the Mongols
retreated to Mongolia and northern China and established what is
sometimes called the Northern <answer 7> dynasty, which ruled that
area off and on until 1635.

8. This American department store chain was founded in 1902 in Wyoming
and named after its founder. It currently operates over 1000
locations. It used to have a thriving catalog business and own some
drug store chains (Thrift Drugs, Eckerd's, and others) but closed the
first and sold the second. It has a number of house brands such as
Worthington and St. John's Bay but many locations also house "stores
within a store" such as Sephora and Seattle's Best Coffee.

9. These six elements at the right edge of the periodic table are
known for their low reactivity.

10. This rodent, sometimes called a cavy, is a popular food animal in
parts of South America but elsewhere is more often seen as a pet.

11. For fun but no points: what answer did I really want to use but
discarded as being too easy?


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Mark Brader

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Dan Blum:
> 2. This immune system disorder is generally characterized as an
> inflammatory bowel disease, but can affect any part of the
> gastrointestinal tract and even other parts of the body (the
> intestines are ost commonly affected). It is named for one of the
> three doctors who published the first study of the disorder in 1932;
> his name was first alphabetically so it stuck.

Crohn's disease?

> 3. This American burlesque dancer was well-known from the 1930s to the
> 1970s for her fan dance and bubble dance. She also appeared in movies,
> but they were generally forgettable. (Cecil B. DeMille gave her her
> primary stage name, <answer 3>, supposedly inspired by an atlas.) You
> may remember her appearing in The Right Stuff as a character.

Sally Rand.

> 8. This American department store chain was founded in 1902 in Wyoming
> and named after its founder. It currently operates over 1000
> locations. It used to have a thriving catalog business and own some
> drug store chains (Thrift Drugs, Eckerd's, and others) but closed the
> first and sold the second. It has a number of house brands such as
> Worthington and St. John's Bay but many locations also house "stores
> within a store" such as Sephora and Seattle's Best Coffee.

Nordstrom's?

> 9. These six elements at the right edge of the periodic table are
> known for their low reactivity.

Noble gases.

> 10. This rodent, sometimes called a cavy, is a popular food animal in
> parts of South America but elsewhere is more often seen as a pet.

Guinea pig.

> 11. For fun but no points: what answer did I really want to use but
> discarded as being too easy?

42. :-)
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Toronto becoming comfortable with find(1)'s syntax..."
m...@vex.net -- Steve Summit

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Calvin

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Aug 27, 2017, 10:34:14 PM8/27/17
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On Monday, August 28, 2017 at 8:46:03 AM UTC+10, Dan Blum wrote:

> 1. This Indian economist and political scientist is well-known for his
> work on development economics and welfare economics; his 1998 Nobel
> Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was for the latter. He has held
> positions at a number of institutions over his career but has been at
> Harvard since 2004.

Rupee :-)

> 2. This immune system disorder is generally characterized as an
> inflammatory bowel disease, but can affect any part of the
> gastrointestinal tract and even other parts of the body (the
> intestines are ost commonly affected). It is named for one of the
> three doctors who published the first study of the disorder in 1932;
> his name was first alphabetically so it stuck.

Rand?

> 3. This American burlesque dancer was well-known from the 1930s to the
> 1970s for her fan dance and bubble dance. She also appeared in movies,
> but they were generally forgettable. (Cecil B. DeMille gave her her
> primary stage name, <answer 3>, supposedly inspired by an atlas.) You
> may remember her appearing in The Right Stuff as a character.
>
> 4. This American baseball pitcher played for the Orioles, the Astros,
> the Phillies, the Diamondbacks (where he was co-MVP of the 2001 World
> Series), and the Red Sox (for whom he played in their 2004 and 2007
> Series wins). After retiring he has spent time losing a lot of his and
> other people's money in the video game business.

Shilling

> 5. This American poet lived in London for some years where he edited
> literary magazines, publishing work by figures such as Eliot and
> Joyce. In 1924 he moved to Italy and became a fascist, supporting
> Mussolini's government, for whom he made many propaganda radio
> broadcasts. This led to his arrest for treason in 1945 and commission
> to a mental hospital.

Pound

> 6. This Christian saint is symbolized by a winged lion, often holding
> a Bible. This is not coincidentally also a symbol of Venice, of which
> he is the patron.

Mark

> 7. This Chinese dynasty was proclaimed by Kublai Khan in 1271. It did
> not last very long; it was supplanted in 1368, although the Mongols
> retreated to Mongolia and northern China and established what is
> sometimes called the Northern <answer 7> dynasty, which ruled that
> area off and on until 1635.

Yuan

> 8. This American department store chain was founded in 1902 in Wyoming
> and named after its founder. It currently operates over 1000
> locations. It used to have a thriving catalog business and own some
> drug store chains (Thrift Drugs, Eckerd's, and others) but closed the
> first and sold the second. It has a number of house brands such as
> Worthington and St. John's Bay but many locations also house "stores
> within a store" such as Sephora and Seattle's Best Coffee.
>
> 9. These six elements at the right edge of the periodic table are
> known for their low reactivity.

Noble gases (not sure how this fits the theme???)

> 10. This rodent, sometimes called a cavy, is a popular food animal in
> parts of South America but elsewhere is more often seen as a pet.

Guinea Pig

> 11. For fun but no points: what answer did I really want to use but
> discarded as being too easy?

Dollar

cheers,
calvin


swp

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Aug 27, 2017, 11:10:58 PM8/27/17
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sen?

> 2. This immune system disorder is generally characterized as an
> inflammatory bowel disease, but can affect any part of the
> gastrointestinal tract and even other parts of the body (the
> intestines are ost commonly affected). It is named for one of the
> three doctors who published the first study of the disorder in 1932;
> his name was first alphabetically so it stuck.

crohn's disease

> 3. This American burlesque dancer was well-known from the 1930s to the
> 1970s for her fan dance and bubble dance. She also appeared in movies,
> but they were generally forgettable. (Cecil B. DeMille gave her her
> primary stage name, <answer 3>, supposedly inspired by an atlas.) You
> may remember her appearing in The Right Stuff as a character.

sally rand

> 4. This American baseball pitcher played for the Orioles, the Astros,
> the Phillies, the Diamondbacks (where he was co-MVP of the 2001 World
> Series), and the Red Sox (for whom he played in their 2004 and 2007
> Series wins). After retiring he has spent time losing a lot of his and
> other people's money in the video game business.

curt schilling

> 5. This American poet lived in London for some years where he edited
> literary magazines, publishing work by figures such as Eliot and
> Joyce. In 1924 he moved to Italy and became a fascist, supporting
> Mussolini's government, for whom he made many propaganda radio
> broadcasts. This led to his arrest for treason in 1945 and commission
> to a mental hospital.

ezra pound?

> 6. This Christian saint is symbolized by a winged lion, often holding
> a Bible. This is not coincidentally also a symbol of Venice, of which
> he is the patron.

saint mark the evangelist

> 7. This Chinese dynasty was proclaimed by Kublai Khan in 1271. It did
> not last very long; it was supplanted in 1368, although the Mongols
> retreated to Mongolia and northern China and established what is
> sometimes called the Northern <answer 7> dynasty, which ruled that
> area off and on until 1635.

yuan dynasty

> 8. This American department store chain was founded in 1902 in Wyoming
> and named after its founder. It currently operates over 1000
> locations. It used to have a thriving catalog business and own some
> drug store chains (Thrift Drugs, Eckerd's, and others) but closed the
> first and sold the second. It has a number of house brands such as
> Worthington and St. John's Bay but many locations also house "stores
> within a store" such as Sephora and Seattle's Best Coffee.

jc penny's

> 9. These six elements at the right edge of the periodic table are
> known for their low reactivity.

the noble gases: helium, argon, xenon, neon, krypton, radon

> 10. This rodent, sometimes called a cavy, is a popular food animal in
> parts of South America but elsewhere is more often seen as a pet.

guinea pig?

> 11. For fun but no points: what answer did I really want to use but
> discarded as being too easy?

the meaning of life, the universe, and everything

swp

Marc Dashevsky

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Aug 28, 2017, 1:46:20 AM8/28/17
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In article <onvi3a$nhb$1...@reader2.panix.com>, to...@panix.com says...
> 1. This Indian economist and political scientist is well-known for his
> work on development economics and welfare economics; his 1998 Nobel
> Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was for the latter. He has held
> positions at a number of institutions over his career but has been at
> Harvard since 2004.
>
> 2. This immune system disorder is generally characterized as an
> inflammatory bowel disease, but can affect any part of the
> gastrointestinal tract and even other parts of the body (the
> intestines are ost commonly affected). It is named for one of the
> three doctors who published the first study of the disorder in 1932;
> his name was first alphabetically so it stuck.
Crohn's Disease

> 3. This American burlesque dancer was well-known from the 1930s to the
> 1970s for her fan dance and bubble dance. She also appeared in movies,
> but they were generally forgettable. (Cecil B. DeMille gave her her
> primary stage name, <answer 3>, supposedly inspired by an atlas.) You
> may remember her appearing in The Right Stuff as a character.
>
> 4. This American baseball pitcher played for the Orioles, the Astros,
> the Phillies, the Diamondbacks (where he was co-MVP of the 2001 World
> Series), and the Red Sox (for whom he played in their 2004 and 2007
> Series wins). After retiring he has spent time losing a lot of his and
> other people's money in the video game business.
Curt Schilling

> 5. This American poet lived in London for some years where he edited
> literary magazines, publishing work by figures such as Eliot and
> Joyce. In 1924 he moved to Italy and became a fascist, supporting
> Mussolini's government, for whom he made many propaganda radio
> broadcasts. This led to his arrest for treason in 1945 and commission
> to a mental hospital.
Ezra Pound

> 6. This Christian saint is symbolized by a winged lion, often holding
> a Bible. This is not coincidentally also a symbol of Venice, of which
> he is the patron.
>
> 7. This Chinese dynasty was proclaimed by Kublai Khan in 1271. It did
> not last very long; it was supplanted in 1368, although the Mongols
> retreated to Mongolia and northern China and established what is
> sometimes called the Northern <answer 7> dynasty, which ruled that
> area off and on until 1635.
>
> 8. This American department store chain was founded in 1902 in Wyoming
> and named after its founder. It currently operates over 1000
> locations. It used to have a thriving catalog business and own some
> drug store chains (Thrift Drugs, Eckerd's, and others) but closed the
> first and sold the second. It has a number of house brands such as
> Worthington and St. John's Bay but many locations also house "stores
> within a store" such as Sephora and Seattle's Best Coffee.
J.C. Penney

> 9. These six elements at the right edge of the periodic table are
> known for their low reactivity.
noble gases

> 10. This rodent, sometimes called a cavy, is a popular food animal in
> parts of South America but elsewhere is more often seen as a pet.
guinea pig

> 11. For fun but no points: what answer did I really want to use but
> discarded as being too easy?



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Dan Tilque

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Aug 28, 2017, 2:25:35 AM8/28/17
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Crohn's disease

>
> 3. This American burlesque dancer was well-known from the 1930s to the
> 1970s for her fan dance and bubble dance. She also appeared in movies,
> but they were generally forgettable. (Cecil B. DeMille gave her her
> primary stage name, <answer 3>, supposedly inspired by an atlas.) You
> may remember her appearing in The Right Stuff as a character.
>
> 4. This American baseball pitcher played for the Orioles, the Astros,
> the Phillies, the Diamondbacks (where he was co-MVP of the 2001 World
> Series), and the Red Sox (for whom he played in their 2004 and 2007
> Series wins). After retiring he has spent time losing a lot of his and
> other people's money in the video game business.
>
> 5. This American poet lived in London for some years where he edited
> literary magazines, publishing work by figures such as Eliot and
> Joyce. In 1924 he moved to Italy and became a fascist, supporting
> Mussolini's government, for whom he made many propaganda radio
> broadcasts. This led to his arrest for treason in 1945 and commission
> to a mental hospital.
>
> 6. This Christian saint is symbolized by a winged lion, often holding
> a Bible. This is not coincidentally also a symbol of Venice, of which
> he is the patron.

St Mark

>
> 7. This Chinese dynasty was proclaimed by Kublai Khan in 1271. It did
> not last very long; it was supplanted in 1368, although the Mongols
> retreated to Mongolia and northern China and established what is
> sometimes called the Northern <answer 7> dynasty, which ruled that
> area off and on until 1635.

Song

>
> 8. This American department store chain was founded in 1902 in Wyoming
> and named after its founder. It currently operates over 1000
> locations. It used to have a thriving catalog business and own some
> drug store chains (Thrift Drugs, Eckerd's, and others) but closed the
> first and sold the second. It has a number of house brands such as
> Worthington and St. John's Bay but many locations also house "stores
> within a store" such as Sephora and Seattle's Best Coffee.

J C Penney

>
> 9. These six elements at the right edge of the periodic table are
> known for their low reactivity.

noble gases (nitpick: there are now 7 of them -- 7th one is oganesson)

>
> 10. This rodent, sometimes called a cavy, is a popular food animal in
> parts of South America but elsewhere is more often seen as a pet.

guinea pig

>
> 11. For fun but no points: what answer did I really want to use but
> discarded as being too easy?
>
>


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Dan Tilque

Peter Smyth

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Aug 28, 2017, 4:22:50 AM8/28/17
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Dan Blum wrote:

> 1. This Indian economist and political scientist is well-known for his
> work on development economics and welfare economics; his 1998 Nobel
> Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was for the latter. He has held
> positions at a number of institutions over his career but has been at
> Harvard since 2004.
>
> 2. This immune system disorder is generally characterized as an
> inflammatory bowel disease, but can affect any part of the
> gastrointestinal tract and even other parts of the body (the
> intestines are ost commonly affected). It is named for one of the
> three doctors who published the first study of the disorder in 1932;
> his name was first alphabetically so it stuck.
Crohn's disease
> 3. This American burlesque dancer was well-known from the 1930s to the
> 1970s for her fan dance and bubble dance. She also appeared in movies,
> but they were generally forgettable. (Cecil B. DeMille gave her her
> primary stage name, <answer 3>, supposedly inspired by an atlas.) You
> may remember her appearing in The Right Stuff as a character.
>
> 4. This American baseball pitcher played for the Orioles, the Astros,
> the Phillies, the Diamondbacks (where he was co-MVP of the 2001 World
> Series), and the Red Sox (for whom he played in their 2004 and 2007
> Series wins). After retiring he has spent time losing a lot of his and
> other people's money in the video game business.
>
> 5. This American poet lived in London for some years where he edited
> literary magazines, publishing work by figures such as Eliot and
> Joyce. In 1924 he moved to Italy and became a fascist, supporting
> Mussolini's government, for whom he made many propaganda radio
> broadcasts. This led to his arrest for treason in 1945 and commission
> to a mental hospital.
>
> 6. This Christian saint is symbolized by a winged lion, often holding
> a Bible. This is not coincidentally also a symbol of Venice, of which
> he is the patron.
>
> 7. This Chinese dynasty was proclaimed by Kublai Khan in 1271. It did
> not last very long; it was supplanted in 1368, although the Mongols
> retreated to Mongolia and northern China and established what is
> sometimes called the Northern <answer 7> dynasty, which ruled that
> area off and on until 1635.
Ming
> 8. This American department store chain was founded in 1902 in Wyoming
> and named after its founder. It currently operates over 1000
> locations. It used to have a thriving catalog business and own some
> drug store chains (Thrift Drugs, Eckerd's, and others) but closed the
> first and sold the second. It has a number of house brands such as
> Worthington and St. John's Bay but many locations also house "stores
> within a store" such as Sephora and Seattle's Best Coffee.
Sears
> 9. These six elements at the right edge of the periodic table are
> known for their low reactivity.
Noble gas
> 10. This rodent, sometimes called a cavy, is a popular food animal in
> parts of South America but elsewhere is more often seen as a pet.
Guinea pig
> 11. For fun but no points: what answer did I really want to use but
> discarded as being too easy?

Peter Smyth

Erland Sommarskog

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Dan Blum (to...@panix.com) writes:
> 1. This Indian economist and political scientist is well-known for his
> work on development economics and welfare economics; his 1998 Nobel
> Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was for the latter. He has held
> positions at a number of institutions over his career but has been at
> Harvard since 2004.

Rao

> 6. This Christian saint is symbolized by a winged lion, often holding
> a Bible. This is not coincidentally also a symbol of Venice, of which
> he is the patron.

Mark

> 7. This Chinese dynasty was proclaimed by Kublai Khan in 1271. It did
> not last very long; it was supplanted in 1368, although the Mongols
> retreated to Mongolia and northern China and established what is
> sometimes called the Northern <answer 7> dynasty, which ruled that
> area off and on until 1635.

Yuan

> 8. This American department store chain was founded in 1902 in Wyoming
> and named after its founder. It currently operates over 1000
> locations. It used to have a thriving catalog business and own some
> drug store chains (Thrift Drugs, Eckerd's, and others) but closed the
> first and sold the second. It has a number of house brands such as
> Worthington and St. John's Bay but many locations also house "stores
> within a store" such as Sephora and Seattle's Best Coffee.

Nordstrom

> 9. These six elements at the right edge of the periodic table are
> known for their low reactivity.

Noble gases

> 11. For fun but no points: what answer did I really want to use but
> discarded as being too easy?

Whichever it was, I could have use for it!



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Gareth Owen

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to...@panix.com (Dan Blum) writes:

> 1. This Indian economist and political scientist is well-known for his
> work on development economics and welfare economics; his 1998 Nobel
> Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was for the latter. He has held
> positions at a number of institutions over his career but has been at
> Harvard since 2004.

Rupee???

> 2. This immune system disorder is generally characterized as an
> inflammatory bowel disease, but can affect any part of the
> gastrointestinal tract and even other parts of the body (the
> intestines are ost commonly affected). It is named for one of the
> three doctors who published the first study of the disorder in 1932;
> his name was first alphabetically so it stuck.

Crohn's (*groan*)

> 3. This American burlesque dancer was well-known from the 1930s to the
> 1970s for her fan dance and bubble dance. She also appeared in movies,
> but they were generally forgettable. (Cecil B. DeMille gave her her
> primary stage name, <answer 3>, supposedly inspired by an atlas.) You
> may remember her appearing in The Right Stuff as a character.

Dollar?

> 4. This American baseball pitcher played for the Orioles, the Astros,
> the Phillies, the Diamondbacks (where he was co-MVP of the 2001 World
> Series), and the Red Sox (for whom he played in their 2004 and 2007
> Series wins). After retiring he has spent time losing a lot of his and
> other people's money in the video game business.

Schilling (Christ, what an asshole that man is)

> 5. This American poet lived in London for some years where he edited
> literary magazines, publishing work by figures such as Eliot and
> Joyce. In 1924 he moved to Italy and became a fascist, supporting
> Mussolini's government, for whom he made many propaganda radio
> broadcasts. This led to his arrest for treason in 1945 and commission
> to a mental hospital.

Pound

> 6. This Christian saint is symbolized by a winged lion, often holding
> a Bible. This is not coincidentally also a symbol of Venice, of which
> he is the patron.

Mark

> 7. This Chinese dynasty was proclaimed by Kublai Khan in 1271. It did
> not last very long; it was supplanted in 1368, although the Mongols
> retreated to Mongolia and northern China and established what is
> sometimes called the Northern <answer 7> dynasty, which ruled that
> area off and on until 1635.

Yen?

> 8. This American department store chain was founded in 1902 in Wyoming
> and named after its founder. It currently operates over 1000
> locations. It used to have a thriving catalog business and own some
> drug store chains (Thrift Drugs, Eckerd's, and others) but closed the
> first and sold the second. It has a number of house brands such as
> Worthington and St. John's Bay but many locations also house "stores
> within a store" such as Sephora and Seattle's Best Coffee.

Ben Franks?

> 9. These six elements at the right edge of the periodic table are
> known for their low reactivity.

Nobel

> 10. This rodent, sometimes called a cavy, is a popular food animal in
> parts of South America but elsewhere is more often seen as a pet.

Quetzal?

> 11. For fun but no points: what answer did I really want to use but
> discarded as being too easy?

VPOTUS?

Dan Blum

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Rotating Quiz #266 is over and Stephen Perry wins with a perfect score.
He may now set RQ #267.

The theme was "money," specifically answers which include a word which
is or sounds like the name of a currency or coin.

> 1. This Indian economist and political scientist is well-known for his
> work on development economics and welfare economics; his 1998 Nobel
> Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was for the latter. He has held
> positions at a number of institutions over his career but has been at
> Harvard since 2004.

Amartya Sen

> 2. This immune system disorder is generally characterized as an
> inflammatory bowel disease, but can affect any part of the
> gastrointestinal tract and even other parts of the body (the
> intestines are ost commonly affected). It is named for one of the
> three doctors who published the first study of the disorder in 1932;
> his name was first alphabetically so it stuck.

Crohn's Disease

"Crohn" sounds like "krone," at least in my dialect.

> 3. This American burlesque dancer was well-known from the 1930s to the
> 1970s for her fan dance and bubble dance. She also appeared in movies,
> but they were generally forgettable. (Cecil B. DeMille gave her her
> primary stage name, <answer 3>, supposedly inspired by an atlas.) You
> may remember her appearing in The Right Stuff as a character.

Sally Rand

> 4. This American baseball pitcher played for the Orioles, the Astros,
> the Phillies, the Diamondbacks (where he was co-MVP of the 2001 World
> Series), and the Red Sox (for whom he played in their 2004 and 2007
> Series wins). After retiring he has spent time losing a lot of his and
> other people's money in the video game business.

Curt Schilling

> 5. This American poet lived in London for some years where he edited
> literary magazines, publishing work by figures such as Eliot and
> Joyce. In 1924 he moved to Italy and became a fascist, supporting
> Mussolini's government, for whom he made many propaganda radio
> broadcasts. This led to his arrest for treason in 1945 and commission
> to a mental hospital.

Ezra Pound

> 6. This Christian saint is symbolized by a winged lion, often holding
> a Bible. This is not coincidentally also a symbol of Venice, of which
> he is the patron.

Mark

> 7. This Chinese dynasty was proclaimed by Kublai Khan in 1271. It did
> not last very long; it was supplanted in 1368, although the Mongols
> retreated to Mongolia and northern China and established what is
> sometimes called the Northern <answer 7> dynasty, which ruled that
> area off and on until 1635.

Yuan

> 8. This American department store chain was founded in 1902 in Wyoming
> and named after its founder. It currently operates over 1000
> locations. It used to have a thriving catalog business and own some
> drug store chains (Thrift Drugs, Eckerd's, and others) but closed the
> first and sold the second. It has a number of house brands such as
> Worthington and St. John's Bay but many locations also house "stores
> within a store" such as Sephora and Seattle's Best Coffee.

JC Penney

> 9. These six elements at the right edge of the periodic table are
> known for their low reactivity.

noble gases

"Noble" was the name of a medieval English coin (worth six shillings
and eight pence for reasons which escape me). It's mentioned in
Shakespeare a number of times.

I almost decided to award "Nobel" no points since it's not clear that
the correct answer was meant, but ended up giving it 1 point.

> 10. This rodent, sometimes called a cavy, is a popular food animal in
> parts of South America but elsewhere is more often seen as a pet.

guinea pig

> 11. For fun but no points: what answer did I really want to use but
> discarded as being too easy?

Mike Pence

Scores:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total
----------------------------------
Stephen 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 20
Calvin 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 12
Marc 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 12
Dan 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 10
Gareth 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 9
Mark 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 8
Erland 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 6
Peter 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 6

swp

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On Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at 10:10:36 PM UTC-4, Dan Blum wrote:
> Rotating Quiz #266 is over and Stephen Perry wins with a perfect score.
> He may now set RQ #267.
>

thank you. I will post something tomorrow night.

swp

Mark Brader

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Dan Blum:
> "Crohn" sounds like "krone," at least in my dialect.

That's not a dialect, it's a dialct! :-)

Thanks for a nice contest idea that I completely missed.
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