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Mark Brader
Feb 11, 2014, 8:15:20 PM2/11/14
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-11-25,
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 in a single followup to the newsgroup,
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 Clueless, 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
2013-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 9, Round 2 - Geography - Bodies of Water
Any resemblance to certain questions asked by Stephen Perry in
his SWPKO after this was written is purely coincidental, uh-huh.
1. At 3,692 km (2,294 miles), what is the longest river in Europe?
2. At 6,300 km (3,900 miles), what is the longest river in Asia?
3. Name the capital city located at the confluence of the White
and Blue Nile.
4. Name the capital city located at the confluence of the Sava
and Danube Rivers.
5. At 69,485 km² (26,828 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in
Africa?
6. At 8,135 km² (3,140 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in South
America?
7. Name the sea that forms part of the water connection between
the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea.
8. With its surface 420 m (1,380 feet) below sea level, what is
the lowest lake in the world?
9. At 1,637 m (5,370 feet), what is the deepest lake in the world?
It contains more water than the Great Lakes combined.
10. At 739 m (2,425 feet), this is the tallest waterfall in North
America and the sixth-tallest in the world. Name it.
* Game 9, Round 3 - Entertainment - "Doctor Who"
Last week was the 50th anniversary of one of the most significant
events in modern history: the premiere of "Doctor Who".
1. The Doctor is a member of the alien species known as Time Lords.
What is the homeworld of the Time Lords?
2. The Doctor's most famous foes are from the planet Skaro.
They have a penchant for exclaiming a particular 4-syllable
threat. Who are they?
3. The Doctor travels through time and space in what? (We need
the short name of this specific fictional device, not something
like "time machine".)
4. <answer 3> is an acronym. What does it stand for?
5. The primary power source of <answer 3> (and of the Time Lords'
time travel technology in general) is known as the Eye of
Harmony. What is it?
6. The chameleon circuit of a <answer 3> in proper working condition
allows it to blend in to any environment. The Doctor's
<answer 3> is not in proper working condition. In what form
is it stuck?
7. Other Time Lords have appeared on the show, sometimes helping
the Doctor and sometimes not. Who is the Doctor's Time Lord
arch-nemesis?
8. The Doctor almost always travels with one or more companions.
For a time, he travelled with a fellow <answer_1>-er -- a Time
Lady. Name her.
9. What contribution to the program and its success was made by
Ron Grainer and Delia Derbyshire?
10. What Scottish actor, whose films include "Local Hero" and
"In the Loop", is the newest, 13th incarnation of the Doctor?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "You are not the customer,
m...@vex.net you are the product."
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 in a single followup to the newsgroup,
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 Clueless, 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
2013-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 9, Round 2 - Geography - Bodies of Water
Any resemblance to certain questions asked by Stephen Perry in
his SWPKO after this was written is purely coincidental, uh-huh.
1. At 3,692 km (2,294 miles), what is the longest river in Europe?
2. At 6,300 km (3,900 miles), what is the longest river in Asia?
3. Name the capital city located at the confluence of the White
and Blue Nile.
4. Name the capital city located at the confluence of the Sava
and Danube Rivers.
5. At 69,485 km² (26,828 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in
Africa?
6. At 8,135 km² (3,140 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in South
America?
7. Name the sea that forms part of the water connection between
the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea.
8. With its surface 420 m (1,380 feet) below sea level, what is
the lowest lake in the world?
9. At 1,637 m (5,370 feet), what is the deepest lake in the world?
It contains more water than the Great Lakes combined.
10. At 739 m (2,425 feet), this is the tallest waterfall in North
America and the sixth-tallest in the world. Name it.
* Game 9, Round 3 - Entertainment - "Doctor Who"
Last week was the 50th anniversary of one of the most significant
events in modern history: the premiere of "Doctor Who".
1. The Doctor is a member of the alien species known as Time Lords.
What is the homeworld of the Time Lords?
2. The Doctor's most famous foes are from the planet Skaro.
They have a penchant for exclaiming a particular 4-syllable
threat. Who are they?
3. The Doctor travels through time and space in what? (We need
the short name of this specific fictional device, not something
like "time machine".)
4. <answer 3> is an acronym. What does it stand for?
5. The primary power source of <answer 3> (and of the Time Lords'
time travel technology in general) is known as the Eye of
Harmony. What is it?
6. The chameleon circuit of a <answer 3> in proper working condition
allows it to blend in to any environment. The Doctor's
<answer 3> is not in proper working condition. In what form
is it stuck?
7. Other Time Lords have appeared on the show, sometimes helping
the Doctor and sometimes not. Who is the Doctor's Time Lord
arch-nemesis?
8. The Doctor almost always travels with one or more companions.
For a time, he travelled with a fellow <answer_1>-er -- a Time
Lady. Name her.
9. What contribution to the program and its success was made by
Ron Grainer and Delia Derbyshire?
10. What Scottish actor, whose films include "Local Hero" and
"In the Loop", is the newest, 13th incarnation of the Doctor?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "You are not the customer,
m...@vex.net you are the product."
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Joshua Kreitzer
Feb 11, 2014, 9:11:08 PM2/11/14
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in
news:0OCdna167rS1VmfP...@vex.net:
> * Game 9, Round 2 - Geography - Bodies of Water
>
> 2. At 6,300 km (3,900 miles), what is the longest river in Asia?
Yellow River
> 3. Name the capital city located at the confluence of the White
> and Blue Nile.
Khartoum
> 4. Name the capital city located at the confluence of the Sava
> and Danube Rivers.
Zagreb; Belgrade
> 5. At 69,485 km² (26,828 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in
> Africa?
Lake Tanganyika
> 6. At 8,135 km² (3,140 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in South
> America?
Lake Titicaca
> 7. Name the sea that forms part of the water connection between
> the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea.
Sea of Marmara
> 8. With its surface 420 m (1,380 feet) below sea level, what is
> the lowest lake in the world?
Dead Sea
> 9. At 1,637 m (5,370 feet), what is the deepest lake in the world?
> It contains more water than the Great Lakes combined.
Caspian Sea
> * Game 9, Round 3 - Entertainment - "Doctor Who"
>
> Last week was the 50th anniversary of one of the most significant
> events in modern history: the premiere of "Doctor Who".
>
> 1. The Doctor is a member of the alien species known as Time Lords.
> What is the homeworld of the Time Lords?
Gallifrey
> 2. The Doctor's most famous foes are from the planet Skaro.
> They have a penchant for exclaiming a particular 4-syllable
> threat. Who are they?
Daleks
> 3. The Doctor travels through time and space in what? (We need
> the short name of this specific fictional device, not something
> like "time machine".)
TARDIS
> 4. <answer 3> is an acronym. What does it stand for?
Time and Relative Distance In Space
> 6. The chameleon circuit of a <answer 3> in proper working condition
> allows it to blend in to any environment. The Doctor's
> <answer 3> is not in proper working condition. In what form
> is it stuck?
phone booth
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
news:0OCdna167rS1VmfP...@vex.net:
> * Game 9, Round 2 - Geography - Bodies of Water
>
> 1. At 3,692 km (2,294 miles), what is the longest river in Europe?
Volga; Danube
> 2. At 6,300 km (3,900 miles), what is the longest river in Asia?
> 3. Name the capital city located at the confluence of the White
> and Blue Nile.
> 4. Name the capital city located at the confluence of the Sava
> and Danube Rivers.
> 5. At 69,485 km² (26,828 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in
> Africa?
> 6. At 8,135 km² (3,140 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in South
> America?
> 7. Name the sea that forms part of the water connection between
> the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea.
> 8. With its surface 420 m (1,380 feet) below sea level, what is
> the lowest lake in the world?
> 9. At 1,637 m (5,370 feet), what is the deepest lake in the world?
> It contains more water than the Great Lakes combined.
> * Game 9, Round 3 - Entertainment - "Doctor Who"
>
> Last week was the 50th anniversary of one of the most significant
> events in modern history: the premiere of "Doctor Who".
>
> 1. The Doctor is a member of the alien species known as Time Lords.
> What is the homeworld of the Time Lords?
> 2. The Doctor's most famous foes are from the planet Skaro.
> They have a penchant for exclaiming a particular 4-syllable
> threat. Who are they?
> 3. The Doctor travels through time and space in what? (We need
> the short name of this specific fictional device, not something
> like "time machine".)
> 4. <answer 3> is an acronym. What does it stand for?
> 6. The chameleon circuit of a <answer 3> in proper working condition
> allows it to blend in to any environment. The Doctor's
> <answer 3> is not in proper working condition. In what form
> is it stuck?
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Jason Kreitzer
Feb 11, 2014, 9:24:53 PM2/11/14
to
On Tuesday, February 11, 2014 8:15:20 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-11-25,
>
> 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 in a single followup to the newsgroup,
>
> 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 Clueless, 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
>
> 2013-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
>
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
>
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 2 - Geography - Bodies of Water
>
>
>
> Any resemblance to certain questions asked by Stephen Perry in
>
> his SWPKO after this was written is purely coincidental, uh-huh.
>
>
>
> 1. At 3,692 km (2,294 miles), what is the longest river in Europe?
Rhone
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-11-25,
>
> 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 in a single followup to the newsgroup,
>
> 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 Clueless, 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
>
> 2013-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
>
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
>
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 2 - Geography - Bodies of Water
>
>
>
> Any resemblance to certain questions asked by Stephen Perry in
>
> his SWPKO after this was written is purely coincidental, uh-huh.
>
>
>
> 1. At 3,692 km (2,294 miles), what is the longest river in Europe?
>
> 2. At 6,300 km (3,900 miles), what is the longest river in Asia?
>
> 3. Name the capital city located at the confluence of the White
>
> and Blue Nile.
>
>
> 4. Name the capital city located at the confluence of the Sava
>
> and Danube Rivers.
>
> 5. At 69,485 km² (26,828 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in
>
> Africa?
>
>
> 6. At 8,135 km² (3,140 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in South
>
> America?
>
>
>
> 7. Name the sea that forms part of the water connection between
>
> the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea.
swp
Feb 11, 2014, 9:27:44 PM2/11/14
to
On Tuesday, February 11, 2014 8:15:20 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 9, Round 2 - Geography - Bodies of Water
>
> Any resemblance to certain questions asked by Stephen Perry in
> his SWPKO after this was written is purely coincidental, uh-huh.
ha!
>
> Any resemblance to certain questions asked by Stephen Perry in
> his SWPKO after this was written is purely coincidental, uh-huh.
> 1. At 3,692 km (2,294 miles), what is the longest river in Europe?
> 2. At 6,300 km (3,900 miles), what is the longest river in Asia?
> 3. Name the capital city located at the confluence of the White
> and Blue Nile.
> 4. Name the capital city located at the confluence of the Sava
> and Danube Rivers.
> 5. At 69,485 km² (26,828 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in
> Africa?
> 6. At 8,135 km² (3,140 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in South
> America?
> 7. Name the sea that forms part of the water connection between
> the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea.
> 8. With its surface 420 m (1,380 feet) below sea level, what is
> the lowest lake in the world?
> 9. At 1,637 m (5,370 feet), what is the deepest lake in the world?
> It contains more water than the Great Lakes combined.
> 10. At 739 m (2,425 feet), this is the tallest waterfall in North
> America and the sixth-tallest in the world. Name it.
> * Game 9, Round 3 - Entertainment - "Doctor Who"
>
> Last week was the 50th anniversary of one of the most significant
> events in modern history: the premiere of "Doctor Who".
>
> 1. The Doctor is a member of the alien species known as Time Lords.
> What is the homeworld of the Time Lords?
> 2. The Doctor's most famous foes are from the planet Skaro.
> They have a penchant for exclaiming a particular 4-syllable
> threat. Who are they?
> 3. The Doctor travels through time and space in what? (We need
> the short name of this specific fictional device, not something
> like "time machine".)
> 4. <answer 3> is an acronym. What does it stand for?
> 5. The primary power source of <answer 3> (and of the Time Lords'
> time travel technology in general) is known as the Eye of
> Harmony. What is it?
> 6. The chameleon circuit of a <answer 3> in proper working condition
> allows it to blend in to any environment. The Doctor's
> <answer 3> is not in proper working condition. In what form
> is it stuck?
> 7. Other Time Lords have appeared on the show, sometimes helping
> the Doctor and sometimes not. Who is the Doctor's Time Lord
> arch-nemesis?
> 8. The Doctor almost always travels with one or more companions.
> For a time, he travelled with a fellow <answer_1>-er -- a Time
> Lady. Name her.
> 9. What contribution to the program and its success was made by
> Ron Grainer and Delia Derbyshire?
> 10. What Scottish actor, whose films include "Local Hero" and
> "In the Loop", is the newest, 13th incarnation of the Doctor?
swp, who knows that the distinctive sound the T.A.R.D.I.S. makes is caused by leaving the emergency brake on
Dan Blum
Feb 11, 2014, 10:57:39 PM2/11/14
to
> 1. At 3,692 km (2,294 miles), what is the longest river in Europe?
Danube; Rhine
> 2. At 6,300 km (3,900 miles), what is the longest river in Asia?
> 3. Name the capital city located at the confluence of the White
> and Blue Nile.
> 4. Name the capital city located at the confluence of the Sava
> and Danube Rivers.
> 5. At 69,485 km? (26,828 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in
> Africa?
Victoria; Tanganyika
> 6. At 8,135 km? (3,140 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in South
> America?
Titicaca
> 7. Name the sea that forms part of the water connection between
> the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea.
> 8. With its surface 420 m (1,380 feet) below sea level, what is
> the lowest lake in the world?
> 9. At 1,637 m (5,370 feet), what is the deepest lake in the world?
> It contains more water than the Great Lakes combined.
> 10. At 739 m (2,425 feet), this is the tallest waterfall in North
> America and the sixth-tallest in the world. Name it.
> * Game 9, Round 3 - Entertainment - "Doctor Who"
> 1. The Doctor is a member of the alien species known as Time Lords.
> What is the homeworld of the Time Lords?
Gallimaufrey
> What is the homeworld of the Time Lords?
> 2. The Doctor's most famous foes are from the planet Skaro.
> They have a penchant for exclaiming a particular 4-syllable
> threat. Who are they?
> 3. The Doctor travels through time and space in what? (We need
> the short name of this specific fictional device, not something
> like "time machine".)
> 6. The chameleon circuit of a <answer 3> in proper working condition
> allows it to blend in to any environment. The Doctor's
> <answer 3> is not in proper working condition. In what form
> is it stuck?
> 7. Other Time Lords have appeared on the show, sometimes helping
> the Doctor and sometimes not. Who is the Doctor's Time Lord
> arch-nemesis?
> 10. What Scottish actor, whose films include "Local Hero" and
> "In the Loop", is the newest, 13th incarnation of the Doctor?
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Marc Dashevsky
Feb 12, 2014, 2:20:47 AM2/12/14
to
In article <0OCdna167rS1VmfP...@vex.net>, m...@vex.net says...
> 2. At 6,300 km (3,900 miles), what is the longest river in Asia?
Yellow
> 3. Name the capital city located at the confluence of the White
> and Blue Nile.
Khartoum
> 4. Name the capital city located at the confluence of the Sava
> and Danube Rivers.
Belgrade
> 5. At 69,485 km² (26,828 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in
> Africa?
Victoria
> 6. At 8,135 km² (3,140 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in South
> America?
Titicaca
> 7. Name the sea that forms part of the water connection between
> the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea.
Marmara
> 8. With its surface 420 m (1,380 feet) below sea level, what is
> the lowest lake in the world?
Dead Sea
> 9. At 1,637 m (5,370 feet), what is the deepest lake in the world?
> It contains more water than the Great Lakes combined.
Baikal
> 10. At 739 m (2,425 feet), this is the tallest waterfall in North
> America and the sixth-tallest in the world. Name it.
>
> * Game 9, Round 3 - Entertainment - "Doctor Who"
>
> Last week was the 50th anniversary of one of the most significant
> events in modern history: the premiere of "Doctor Who".
>
> 1. The Doctor is a member of the alien species known as Time Lords.
> What is the homeworld of the Time Lords?
>
> 2. The Doctor's most famous foes are from the planet Skaro.
> They have a penchant for exclaiming a particular 4-syllable
> threat. Who are they?
>
> 3. The Doctor travels through time and space in what? (We need
> the short name of this specific fictional device, not something
> like "time machine".)
TARDIS
> 4. <answer 3> is an acronym. What does it stand for?
>
> 5. The primary power source of <answer 3> (and of the Time Lords'
> time travel technology in general) is known as the Eye of
> Harmony. What is it?
>
> 6. The chameleon circuit of a <answer 3> in proper working condition
> allows it to blend in to any environment. The Doctor's
> <answer 3> is not in proper working condition. In what form
> is it stuck?
>
> 7. Other Time Lords have appeared on the show, sometimes helping
> the Doctor and sometimes not. Who is the Doctor's Time Lord
> arch-nemesis?
>
> 8. The Doctor almost always travels with one or more companions.
> For a time, he travelled with a fellow <answer_1>-er -- a Time
> Lady. Name her.
>
> 9. What contribution to the program and its success was made by
> Ron Grainer and Delia Derbyshire?
>
> 10. What Scottish actor, whose films include "Local Hero" and
> "In the Loop", is the newest, 13th incarnation of the Doctor?
I know "Local Hero" well. I'll say that Peter Capaldi is a more likely
choice than Denis Lawson.
> * Game 9, Round 2 - Geography - Bodies of Water
>
> Any resemblance to certain questions asked by Stephen Perry in
> his SWPKO after this was written is purely coincidental, uh-huh.
>
> 1. At 3,692 km (2,294 miles), what is the longest river in Europe?
Volga
>
> Any resemblance to certain questions asked by Stephen Perry in
> his SWPKO after this was written is purely coincidental, uh-huh.
>
> 1. At 3,692 km (2,294 miles), what is the longest river in Europe?
> 2. At 6,300 km (3,900 miles), what is the longest river in Asia?
> 3. Name the capital city located at the confluence of the White
> and Blue Nile.
> 4. Name the capital city located at the confluence of the Sava
> and Danube Rivers.
> 5. At 69,485 km² (26,828 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in
> Africa?
> 6. At 8,135 km² (3,140 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in South
> America?
> 7. Name the sea that forms part of the water connection between
> the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea.
> 8. With its surface 420 m (1,380 feet) below sea level, what is
> the lowest lake in the world?
> 9. At 1,637 m (5,370 feet), what is the deepest lake in the world?
> It contains more water than the Great Lakes combined.
> 10. At 739 m (2,425 feet), this is the tallest waterfall in North
> America and the sixth-tallest in the world. Name it.
>
> * Game 9, Round 3 - Entertainment - "Doctor Who"
>
> Last week was the 50th anniversary of one of the most significant
> events in modern history: the premiere of "Doctor Who".
>
> 1. The Doctor is a member of the alien species known as Time Lords.
> What is the homeworld of the Time Lords?
>
> 2. The Doctor's most famous foes are from the planet Skaro.
> They have a penchant for exclaiming a particular 4-syllable
> threat. Who are they?
>
> 3. The Doctor travels through time and space in what? (We need
> the short name of this specific fictional device, not something
> like "time machine".)
> 4. <answer 3> is an acronym. What does it stand for?
>
> 5. The primary power source of <answer 3> (and of the Time Lords'
> time travel technology in general) is known as the Eye of
> Harmony. What is it?
>
> 6. The chameleon circuit of a <answer 3> in proper working condition
> allows it to blend in to any environment. The Doctor's
> <answer 3> is not in proper working condition. In what form
> is it stuck?
>
> 7. Other Time Lords have appeared on the show, sometimes helping
> the Doctor and sometimes not. Who is the Doctor's Time Lord
> arch-nemesis?
>
> 8. The Doctor almost always travels with one or more companions.
> For a time, he travelled with a fellow <answer_1>-er -- a Time
> Lady. Name her.
>
> 9. What contribution to the program and its success was made by
> Ron Grainer and Delia Derbyshire?
>
> 10. What Scottish actor, whose films include "Local Hero" and
> "In the Loop", is the newest, 13th incarnation of the Doctor?
choice than Denis Lawson.
Mark Brader
Feb 12, 2014, 2:28:19 AM2/12/14
to
Marc Dashevsky:
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "What Europe needs is a fresh, unused mind."
m...@vex.net | -- Foreign Correspondent
> I know "Local Hero" well. I'll say that Peter Capaldi is a more likely
> choice than Denis Lawson.
I will score this as two answers.
> choice than Denis Lawson.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "What Europe needs is a fresh, unused mind."
m...@vex.net | -- Foreign Correspondent
Marc Dashevsky
Feb 12, 2014, 2:40:53 AM2/12/14
to
In article <IJSdnTFeCaAOv2bP...@vex.net>, m...@vex.net says...
>
> Marc Dashevsky:
> > I know "Local Hero" well. I'll say that Peter Capaldi is a more likely
> > choice than Denis Lawson.
>
> I will score this as two answers.
That's unfortunate. I was hoping to convey that I considered both, but went with Capaldi.
> Marc Dashevsky:
> > I know "Local Hero" well. I'll say that Peter Capaldi is a more likely
> > choice than Denis Lawson.
>
> I will score this as two answers.
calvin
Feb 12, 2014, 4:46:57 AM2/12/14
to
On Wed, 12 Feb 2014 11:15:20 +1000, Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
> * Game 9, Round 2 - Geography - Bodies of Water
>
> Any resemblance to certain questions asked by Stephen Perry in
> his SWPKO after this was written is purely coincidental, uh-huh.
>
> 1. At 3,692 km (2,294 miles), what is the longest river in Europe?
Rhine, Danube
> * Game 9, Round 2 - Geography - Bodies of Water
>
> Any resemblance to certain questions asked by Stephen Perry in
> his SWPKO after this was written is purely coincidental, uh-huh.
>
> 1. At 3,692 km (2,294 miles), what is the longest river in Europe?
> 2. At 6,300 km (3,900 miles), what is the longest river in Asia?
> 3. Name the capital city located at the confluence of the White
> and Blue Nile.
> 4. Name the capital city located at the confluence of the Sava
> and Danube Rivers.
> 5. At 69,485 km² (26,828 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in
> Africa?
> 6. At 8,135 km² (3,140 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in South
> America?
> 7. Name the sea that forms part of the water connection between
> the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea.
> 8. With its surface 420 m (1,380 feet) below sea level, what is
> the lowest lake in the world?
> 9. At 1,637 m (5,370 feet), what is the deepest lake in the world?
> It contains more water than the Great Lakes combined.
> 10. At 739 m (2,425 feet), this is the tallest waterfall in North
> America and the sixth-tallest in the world. Name it.
> * Game 9, Round 3 - Entertainment - "Doctor Who"
>
> Last week was the 50th anniversary of one of the most significant
> events in modern history: the premiere of "Doctor Who".
>
> 1. The Doctor is a member of the alien species known as Time Lords.
> What is the homeworld of the Time Lords?
> 2. The Doctor's most famous foes are from the planet Skaro.
> They have a penchant for exclaiming a particular 4-syllable
> threat. Who are they?
> 3. The Doctor travels through time and space in what? (We need
> the short name of this specific fictional device, not something
> like "time machine".)
> 4. <answer 3> is an acronym. What does it stand for?
> 5. The primary power source of <answer 3> (and of the Time Lords'
> time travel technology in general) is known as the Eye of
> Harmony. What is it?
>
> 6. The chameleon circuit of a <answer 3> in proper working condition
> allows it to blend in to any environment. The Doctor's
> <answer 3> is not in proper working condition. In what form
> is it stuck?
> 7. Other Time Lords have appeared on the show, sometimes helping
> the Doctor and sometimes not. Who is the Doctor's Time Lord
> arch-nemesis?
> 8. The Doctor almost always travels with one or more companions.
> For a time, he travelled with a fellow <answer_1>-er -- a Time
> Lady. Name her.
> 9. What contribution to the program and its success was made by
> Ron Grainer and Delia Derbyshire?
>
> 10. What Scottish actor, whose films include "Local Hero" and
> "In the Loop", is the newest, 13th incarnation of the Doctor?
--
cheers,
calvin
Pete
Feb 12, 2014, 10:15:45 AM2/12/14
to
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-11-25,
> 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 in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> 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 Clueless, 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
> 2013-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 2 - Geography - Bodies of Water
>
> Any resemblance to certain questions asked by Stephen Perry in
> his SWPKO after this was written is purely coincidental, uh-huh.
>
> 1. At 3,692 km (2,294 miles), what is the longest river in Europe?
Danube
> 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 in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> 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 Clueless, 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
> 2013-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 2 - Geography - Bodies of Water
>
> Any resemblance to certain questions asked by Stephen Perry in
> his SWPKO after this was written is purely coincidental, uh-huh.
>
> 1. At 3,692 km (2,294 miles), what is the longest river in Europe?
>
> 2. At 6,300 km (3,900 miles), what is the longest river in Asia?
>
> 3. Name the capital city located at the confluence of the White
> and Blue Nile.
>
> 4. Name the capital city located at the confluence of the Sava
> and Danube Rivers.
>
> 5. At 69,485 km² (26,828 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in
> Africa?
>
> 6. At 8,135 km² (3,140 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in South
> America?
>
> 7. Name the sea that forms part of the water connection between
> the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea.
>
> 8. With its surface 420 m (1,380 feet) below sea level, what is
> the lowest lake in the world?
>
> 9. At 1,637 m (5,370 feet), what is the deepest lake in the world?
> It contains more water than the Great Lakes combined.
>
> 10. At 739 m (2,425 feet), this is the tallest waterfall in North
> America and the sixth-tallest in the world. Name it.
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 3 - Entertainment - "Doctor Who"
>
> Last week was the 50th anniversary of one of the most significant
> events in modern history: the premiere of "Doctor Who".
>
> 1. The Doctor is a member of the alien species known as Time Lords.
> What is the homeworld of the Time Lords?
>
> 2. The Doctor's most famous foes are from the planet Skaro.
> They have a penchant for exclaiming a particular 4-syllable
> threat. Who are they?
>
> 3. The Doctor travels through time and space in what? (We need
> the short name of this specific fictional device, not something
> like "time machine".)
>
> 4. <answer 3> is an acronym. What does it stand for?
>
> 5. The primary power source of <answer 3> (and of the Time Lords'
> time travel technology in general) is known as the Eye of
> Harmony. What is it?
>
> 6. The chameleon circuit of a <answer 3> in proper working condition
> allows it to blend in to any environment. The Doctor's
> <answer 3> is not in proper working condition. In what form
> is it stuck?
>
> 7. Other Time Lords have appeared on the show, sometimes helping
> the Doctor and sometimes not. Who is the Doctor's Time Lord
> arch-nemesis?
>
> 8. The Doctor almost always travels with one or more companions.
> For a time, he travelled with a fellow <answer_1>-er -- a Time
> Lady. Name her.
>
> 9. What contribution to the program and its success was made by
> Ron Grainer and Delia Derbyshire?
>
> 10. What Scottish actor, whose films include "Local Hero" and
> "In the Loop", is the newest, 13th incarnation of the Doctor?
>
Bruce Bowler
Feb 12, 2014, 1:25:56 PM2/12/14
to
On Tue, 11 Feb 2014 19:15:20 -0600, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-11-25, 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 in a single followup to the newsgroup, 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 Clueless, 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 2013-09-15 companion
> posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 2 - Geography - Bodies of Water
>
> Any resemblance to certain questions asked by Stephen Perry in his SWPKO
> after this was written is purely coincidental, uh-huh.
>
> 1. At 3,692 km (2,294 miles), what is the longest river in Europe?
Rhine?
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-11-25, 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 in a single followup to the newsgroup, 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 Clueless, 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 2013-09-15 companion
> posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 2 - Geography - Bodies of Water
>
> Any resemblance to certain questions asked by Stephen Perry in his SWPKO
> after this was written is purely coincidental, uh-huh.
>
> 1. At 3,692 km (2,294 miles), what is the longest river in Europe?
> 2. At 6,300 km (3,900 miles), what is the longest river in Asia?
> 3. Name the capital city located at the confluence of the White
> and Blue Nile.
> 4. Name the capital city located at the confluence of the Sava
> and Danube Rivers.
> 5. At 69,485 km² (26,828 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in
> Africa?
> 6. At 8,135 km² (3,140 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in South
> America?
> 7. Name the sea that forms part of the water connection between
> the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea.
>
> 8. With its surface 420 m (1,380 feet) below sea level, what is
> the lowest lake in the world?
> 9. At 1,637 m (5,370 feet), what is the deepest lake in the world?
> It contains more water than the Great Lakes combined.
> 10. At 739 m (2,425 feet), this is the tallest waterfall in North
> America and the sixth-tallest in the world. Name it.
>
> * Game 9, Round 3 - Entertainment - "Doctor Who"
>
> Last week was the 50th anniversary of one of the most significant events
> in modern history: the premiere of "Doctor Who".
>
> 1. The Doctor is a member of the alien species known as Time Lords.
> What is the homeworld of the Time Lords?
> 2. The Doctor's most famous foes are from the planet Skaro.
> They have a penchant for exclaiming a particular 4-syllable threat.
> Who are they?
> 3. The Doctor travels through time and space in what? (We need
> the short name of this specific fictional device, not something like
> "time machine".)
> 4. <answer 3> is an acronym. What does it stand for?
Time And Relative Dimensions In Space
> 5. The primary power source of <answer 3> (and of the Time Lords'
> time travel technology in general) is known as the Eye of Harmony.
> What is it?
>
> 6. The chameleon circuit of a <answer 3> in proper working condition
> allows it to blend in to any environment. The Doctor's <answer 3> is
> not in proper working condition. In what form is it stuck?
A British police call box
> time travel technology in general) is known as the Eye of Harmony.
> What is it?
>
> 6. The chameleon circuit of a <answer 3> in proper working condition
> allows it to blend in to any environment. The Doctor's <answer 3> is
> not in proper working condition. In what form is it stuck?
Erland Sommarskog
Feb 12, 2014, 4:25:52 PM2/12/14
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> 1. At 3,692 km (2,294 miles), what is the longest river in Europe?
Volga
> 1. At 3,692 km (2,294 miles), what is the longest river in Europe?
> 2. At 6,300 km (3,900 miles), what is the longest river in Asia?
> 3. Name the capital city located at the confluence of the White
> and Blue Nile.
> 4. Name the capital city located at the confluence of the Sava
> and Danube Rivers.
> 5. At 69,485 km² (26,828 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in
> Africa?
> 6. At 8,135 km² (3,140 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in South
> America?
the second largest. But as Dan said, Maracaibo is *historically* a lake.
> 7. Name the sea that forms part of the water connection between
> the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea.
> 8. With its surface 420 m (1,380 feet) below sea level, what is
> the lowest lake in the world?
> 9. At 1,637 m (5,370 feet), what is the deepest lake in the world?
> It contains more water than the Great Lakes combined.
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Mark Brader
Feb 12, 2014, 7:36:24 PM2/12/14
to
Mark Brader:
--
Mark Brader | "Every year this part of our job gets easier.
Toronto | Between Facebook, Instagram, and Flickr, people are
m...@vex.net | surveilling *themselves*." --Phil Coulson (Jeffrey Bell)
> > 6. At 8,135 km² (3,140 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in South
> > America?
Erland Sommarskog:
> > America?
> I'd say Lake Titicaca, although in a recent quiz it qualified as
> the second largest. But as Dan said, Maracaibo is *historically* a lake.
I will score this as one answer, Titicaca.
> the second largest. But as Dan said, Maracaibo is *historically* a lake.
--
Mark Brader | "Every year this part of our job gets easier.
Toronto | Between Facebook, Instagram, and Flickr, people are
m...@vex.net | surveilling *themselves*." --Phil Coulson (Jeffrey Bell)
Erland Sommarskog
Feb 13, 2014, 3:05:23 AM2/13/14
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> Mark Brader:
>> > 6. At 8,135 km² (3,140 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in South
>> > America?
>
> Erland Sommarskog:
>> I'd say Lake Titicaca, although in a recent quiz it qualified as
>> the second largest. But as Dan said, Maracaibo is *historically* a lake.
>
> I will score this as one answer, Titicaca.
You understood me correctly. (And I noticed that Marc D gave the same
> Mark Brader:
>> > 6. At 8,135 km² (3,140 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in South
>> > America?
>
> Erland Sommarskog:
>> I'd say Lake Titicaca, although in a recent quiz it qualified as
>> the second largest. But as Dan said, Maracaibo is *historically* a lake.
>
> I will score this as one answer, Titicaca.
answer! But of course, since the area is given, there is no ambiguity
anyway.)
Peter Smyth
Feb 13, 2014, 3:55:57 PM2/13/14
to
Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-11-25,
> 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 in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> 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 Clueless, 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
> 2013-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 2 - Geography - Bodies of Water
>
> Any resemblance to certain questions asked by Stephen Perry in
> his SWPKO after this was written is purely coincidental, uh-huh.
>
> 1. At 3,692 km (2,294 miles), what is the longest river in Europe?
Danube
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-11-25,
> 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 in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> 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 Clueless, 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
> 2013-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 2 - Geography - Bodies of Water
>
> Any resemblance to certain questions asked by Stephen Perry in
> his SWPKO after this was written is purely coincidental, uh-huh.
>
> 1. At 3,692 km (2,294 miles), what is the longest river in Europe?
> 2. At 6,300 km (3,900 miles), what is the longest river in Asia?
Yangtze
> 3. Name the capital city located at the confluence of the White
> and Blue Nile.
Khartoum
> and Blue Nile.
> 4. Name the capital city located at the confluence of the Sava
> and Danube Rivers.
Budapest, Vienna
> and Danube Rivers.
> 5. At 69,485 km² (26,828 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in
> Africa?
Victoria
> Africa?
> 6. At 8,135 km² (3,140 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in South
> America?
>
> 7. Name the sea that forms part of the water connection between
> the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea.
Sea of Marmara
> America?
>
> 7. Name the sea that forms part of the water connection between
> the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea.
> 8. With its surface 420 m (1,380 feet) below sea level, what is
> the lowest lake in the world?
Dead Sea
> the lowest lake in the world?
> 9. At 1,637 m (5,370 feet), what is the deepest lake in the world?
> It contains more water than the Great Lakes combined.
Lake Baikal
> It contains more water than the Great Lakes combined.
> 10. At 739 m (2,425 feet), this is the tallest waterfall in North
> America and the sixth-tallest in the world. Name it.
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 3 - Entertainment - "Doctor Who"
>
> Last week was the 50th anniversary of one of the most significant
> events in modern history: the premiere of "Doctor Who".
>
> 1. The Doctor is a member of the alien species known as Time Lords.
> What is the homeworld of the Time Lords?
Gallifrey
> America and the sixth-tallest in the world. Name it.
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 3 - Entertainment - "Doctor Who"
>
> Last week was the 50th anniversary of one of the most significant
> events in modern history: the premiere of "Doctor Who".
>
> 1. The Doctor is a member of the alien species known as Time Lords.
> What is the homeworld of the Time Lords?
> 2. The Doctor's most famous foes are from the planet Skaro.
> They have a penchant for exclaiming a particular 4-syllable
> threat. Who are they?
Daleks
> They have a penchant for exclaiming a particular 4-syllable
> threat. Who are they?
> 3. The Doctor travels through time and space in what? (We need
> the short name of this specific fictional device, not something
> like "time machine".)
TARDIS
> the short name of this specific fictional device, not something
> like "time machine".)
> 4. <answer 3> is an acronym. What does it stand for?
Time And Relative Dimensions In Space
> 5. The primary power source of <answer 3> (and of the Time Lords'
> time travel technology in general) is known as the Eye of
> Harmony. What is it?
>
> 6. The chameleon circuit of a <answer 3> in proper working condition
> allows it to blend in to any environment. The Doctor's
> <answer 3> is not in proper working condition. In what form
> is it stuck?
Police telephone box
> time travel technology in general) is known as the Eye of
> Harmony. What is it?
>
> 6. The chameleon circuit of a <answer 3> in proper working condition
> allows it to blend in to any environment. The Doctor's
> <answer 3> is not in proper working condition. In what form
> is it stuck?
> 7. Other Time Lords have appeared on the show, sometimes helping
> the Doctor and sometimes not. Who is the Doctor's Time Lord
> arch-nemesis?
The Master
> the Doctor and sometimes not. Who is the Doctor's Time Lord
> arch-nemesis?
> 8. The Doctor almost always travels with one or more companions.
> For a time, he travelled with a fellow <answer_1>-er -- a Time
> Lady. Name her.
>
> 9. What contribution to the program and its success was made by
> Ron Grainer and Delia Derbyshire?
Wrote the theme tune
> For a time, he travelled with a fellow <answer_1>-er -- a Time
> Lady. Name her.
>
> 9. What contribution to the program and its success was made by
> Ron Grainer and Delia Derbyshire?
> 10. What Scottish actor, whose films include "Local Hero" and
> "In the Loop", is the newest, 13th incarnation of the Doctor?
Peter Capaldi
> "In the Loop", is the newest, 13th incarnation of the Doctor?
Peter Smyth
Rob Parker
Feb 13, 2014, 8:51:22 PM2/13/14
to
> * Game 9, Round 2 - Geography - Bodies of Water
>
>
> 1. At 3,692 km (2,294 miles), what is the longest river in Europe?
Danube; Volga
> 2. At 6,300 km (3,900 miles), what is the longest river in Asia?
> 3. Name the capital city located at the confluence of the White
> and Blue Nile.
> 4. Name the capital city located at the confluence of the Sava
> and Danube Rivers.
> 5. At 69,485 km² (26,828 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in
> Africa?
> 6. At 8,135 km² (3,140 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in South
> America?
> 8. With its surface 420 m (1,380 feet) below sea level, what is
> the lowest lake in the world?
> 9. At 1,637 m (5,370 feet), what is the deepest lake in the world?
> It contains more water than the Great Lakes combined.
> * Game 9, Round 3 - Entertainment - "Doctor Who"
>
> 1. The Doctor is a member of the alien species known as Time Lords.
> What is the homeworld of the Time Lords?
Gallifrey
> What is the homeworld of the Time Lords?
> 2. The Doctor's most famous foes are from the planet Skaro.
> They have a penchant for exclaiming a particular 4-syllable
> threat. Who are they?
> 3. The Doctor travels through time and space in what? (We need
> the short name of this specific fictional device, not something
> like "time machine".)
> 4. <answer 3> is an acronym. What does it stand for?
> 6. The chameleon circuit of a <answer 3> in proper working condition
> allows it to blend in to any environment. The Doctor's
> <answer 3> is not in proper working condition. In what form
> is it stuck?
> 7. Other Time Lords have appeared on the show, sometimes helping
> the Doctor and sometimes not. Who is the Doctor's Time Lord
> arch-nemesis?
> 9. What contribution to the program and its success was made by
> Ron Grainer and Delia Derbyshire?
> 10. What Scottish actor, whose films include "Local Hero" and
> "In the Loop", is the newest, 13th incarnation of the Doctor?
Rob
Dan Tilque
Feb 13, 2014, 11:01:54 PM2/13/14
to
Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 2 - Geography - Bodies of Water
>
> Any resemblance to certain questions asked by Stephen Perry in
> his SWPKO after this was written is purely coincidental, uh-huh.
>
> 1. At 3,692 km (2,294 miles), what is the longest river in Europe?
Danube
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 2 - Geography - Bodies of Water
>
> Any resemblance to certain questions asked by Stephen Perry in
> his SWPKO after this was written is purely coincidental, uh-huh.
>
> 1. At 3,692 km (2,294 miles), what is the longest river in Europe?
>
> 2. At 6,300 km (3,900 miles), what is the longest river in Asia?
>
> 3. Name the capital city located at the confluence of the White
> and Blue Nile.
>
> 4. Name the capital city located at the confluence of the Sava
> and Danube Rivers.
>
> 5. At 69,485 km² (26,828 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in
> Africa?
>
> 6. At 8,135 km² (3,140 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in South
> America?
>
> 7. Name the sea that forms part of the water connection between
> the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea.
>
> 8. With its surface 420 m (1,380 feet) below sea level, what is
> the lowest lake in the world?
>
> 9. At 1,637 m (5,370 feet), what is the deepest lake in the world?
> It contains more water than the Great Lakes combined.
>
> 10. At 739 m (2,425 feet), this is the tallest waterfall in North
> America and the sixth-tallest in the world. Name it.
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 3 - Entertainment - "Doctor Who"
>
> Last week was the 50th anniversary of one of the most significant
> events in modern history: the premiere of "Doctor Who".
>
> 1. The Doctor is a member of the alien species known as Time Lords.
> What is the homeworld of the Time Lords?
>
> 2. The Doctor's most famous foes are from the planet Skaro.
> They have a penchant for exclaiming a particular 4-syllable
> threat. Who are they?
>
> 3. The Doctor travels through time and space in what? (We need
> the short name of this specific fictional device, not something
> like "time machine".)
>
> 4. <answer 3> is an acronym. What does it stand for?
>
> 5. The primary power source of <answer 3> (and of the Time Lords'
> time travel technology in general) is known as the Eye of
> Harmony. What is it?
>
> 6. The chameleon circuit of a <answer 3> in proper working condition
> allows it to blend in to any environment. The Doctor's
> <answer 3> is not in proper working condition. In what form
> is it stuck?
>
> 7. Other Time Lords have appeared on the show, sometimes helping
> the Doctor and sometimes not. Who is the Doctor's Time Lord
> arch-nemesis?
>
> 8. The Doctor almost always travels with one or more companions.
> For a time, he travelled with a fellow <answer_1>-er -- a Time
> Lady. Name her.
>
> 9. What contribution to the program and its success was made by
> Ron Grainer and Delia Derbyshire?
>
> 10. What Scottish actor, whose films include "Local Hero" and
> "In the Loop", is the newest, 13th incarnation of the Doctor?
--
Dan Tilque
Helix, if everything goes according to plan, the plan has been
compromised. -- Sam Starfall in "Freefall"
Dan Tilque
Feb 13, 2014, 11:03:56 PM2/13/14
to
Dan Tilque wrote:
--
Dan Tilque
> Mark Brader wrote:
>>
>> 6. At 8,135 km² (3,140 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in South
>> America?
>
> Lake Superior
dammit - misread the question
>>
>> 6. At 8,135 km² (3,140 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in South
>> America?
>
> Lake Superior
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Mark Brader
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>>> 6. At 8,135 km² (3,140 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in South
>>> America?
Dan Tilque:
>>> America?
>> Lake Superior
> dammit - misread the question
You meant Lake Nuperior, then?
> dammit - misread the question
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> 2. At 6,300 km (3,900 miles), what is the longest river in Asia?
Yangtze. 4 for Jason, Stephen, Pete, Bruce, Erland, Peter, Rob,
and Dan Tilque.
> 3. Name the capital city located at the confluence of the White
> and Blue Nile.
Khartoum. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, Marc, Calvin, Pete,
Erland, Peter, Rob, and Dan Tilque.
I'm not sure what the entrant who named a city on the wrong
*continent* might have had in mind.
> 4. Name the capital city located at the confluence of the Sava
> and Danube Rivers.
Belgrade. 4 for Stephen, Marc, Erland, and Dan Tilque. 2 for Joshua
and Rob.
> 5. At 69,485 km² (26,828 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in
> Africa?
Lake Victoria. 4 for Stephen, Marc, Bruce, Erland, Peter, Rob,
and Dan Tilque. 3 for Dan Blum.
> 6. At 8,135 km² (3,140 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in South
> America?
I originally received and edited this round before Rotating Quiz 128
was posted, and failed to make the connection with Part I, Question 4,
of that contest. As noted there, Lake Maracaibo "is historically"
South America's largest lake (at 13,210 km² or 5,100 sq.mi., if
Wikipedia is correct) but now receives seawater and therefore is
better considered a bay. I am nevertheless accepting either lake
as an answer.
4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, Marc, Calvin, Bruce, and Rob.
> 7. Name the sea that forms part of the water connection between
> the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea.
Sea of Marmara (or Marmora). 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, Marc,
Calvin, Erland, Peter, and Dan Tilque.
> 8. With its surface 420 m (1,380 feet) below sea level, what is
> the lowest lake in the world?
Dead Sea. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Marc, Pete, Bruce, Erland, Peter,
Rob, and Dan Tilque. 2 for Dan Blum.
> 9. At 1,637 m (5,370 feet), what is the deepest lake in the world?
> It contains more water than the Great Lakes combined.
Lake Baikal. 4 for Stephen, Dan Blum, Marc, Calvin, Pete, Bruce,
Erland, Peter, Rob, and Dan Tilque.
> 10. At 739 m (2,425 feet), this is the tallest waterfall in North
> America and the sixth-tallest in the world. Name it.
I had no idea that this one could be problematic, but it is.
The issue is basically how much water flow the stream needs to
have to count. The expected answer, as the height indicates, was
Yosemite Falls; but in BC, Canada, there's also James Bruce Falls,
where a small stream descends 840 m (2,755 feet) down a mountainside.
Again, I'm accepting either answer.
4 for Stephen and Bruce.
> * Game 9, Round 3 - Entertainment - "Doctor Who"
> Last week was the 50th anniversary of one of the most significant
> events in modern history: the premiere of "Doctor Who".
> 1. The Doctor is a member of the alien species known as Time Lords.
> What is the homeworld of the Time Lords?
Gallifrey. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Calvin, Pete, Bruce, Peter, Rob,
and Dan Tilque. 3 for Dan Blum.
> 2. The Doctor's most famous foes are from the planet Skaro.
> They have a penchant for exclaiming a particular 4-syllable
> threat. Who are they?
The Daleks. ("Exterminate!") 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum,
Calvin, Pete, Bruce, Peter, Rob, and Dan Tilque.
> 3. The Doctor travels through time and space in what? (We need
> the short name of this specific fictional device, not something
> like "time machine".)
The TARDIS. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, Marc, Calvin, Pete,
Bruce, Peter, Rob, and Dan Tilque.
> 4. <answer 3> is an acronym. What does it stand for?
Time And Relative Dimension In Space. As an exact phrase was
wanted, I decided not to allow "almost correct" points on this.
4 for Stephen and Rob.
> 5. The primary power source of <answer 3> (and of the Time Lords'
> time travel technology in general) is known as the Eye of
> Harmony. What is it?
A black hole. References to a supernova were also acceptable.
4 for Stephen.
> 6. The chameleon circuit of a <answer 3> in proper working condition
> allows it to blend in to any environment. The Doctor's
> <answer 3> is not in proper working condition. In what form
> is it stuck?
A 1960s-style police callbox. I required "police". 4 for Stephen,
Dan Blum, Pete, Bruce, Peter, Rob, and Dan Tilque.
> 7. Other Time Lords have appeared on the show, sometimes helping
> the Doctor and sometimes not. Who is the Doctor's Time Lord
> arch-nemesis?
The Master. 4 for Stephen, Dan Blum, Calvin, Pete, Peter, and Rob.
> 8. The Doctor almost always travels with one or more companions.
> For a time, he travelled with a fellow <answer_1>-er -- a Time
> Lady. Name her.
Romanadvoratrelundar. Romana was sufficient, and Susan, his
granddaughter, was also an acceptable answer. 4 for Stephen,
Calvin, and Pete.
Lalla Ward, who played Romana, is now married to Richard Dawkins,
who writes about genetics and evolution. Beauty and the geek,
that's what it is, and I mean that in the nicest possible way.
> 9. What contribution to the program and its success was made by
> Ron Grainer and Delia Derbyshire?
The theme music. 4 for Stephen, Pete, Peter, and Rob.
> 10. What Scottish actor, whose films include "Local Hero" and
> "In the Loop", is the newest, 13th incarnation of the Doctor?
Peter Capaldi. 4 for Stephen, Dan Blum, Calvin, Peter, and Rob.
3 for Marc.
Scores, if there are no errors:
ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Geo Ent
Stephen Perry 40 40 80
Rob Parker 28 32 60
Peter Smyth 24 28 52
Dan Tilque 28 16 44
Dan Blum 21 23 44
Pete Gayde 16 28 44
Bruce Bowler 24 16 40
"Calvin" 16 24 40
Marc Dashevsky 32 7 39
Joshua Kreitzer 21 12 33
Erland Sommarskog 32 0 32
Jason Kreitzer 4 0 4
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> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-11-25,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2013-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 9, Round 2 - Geography - Bodies of Water
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 9, Round 2 - Geography - Bodies of Water
> 1. At 3,692 km (2,294 miles), what is the longest river in Europe?
Volga. 4 for Stephen, Marc, and Erland. 3 for Joshua. 2 for Rob.
> 2. At 6,300 km (3,900 miles), what is the longest river in Asia?
and Dan Tilque.
> 3. Name the capital city located at the confluence of the White
> and Blue Nile.
Erland, Peter, Rob, and Dan Tilque.
I'm not sure what the entrant who named a city on the wrong
*continent* might have had in mind.
> 4. Name the capital city located at the confluence of the Sava
> and Danube Rivers.
and Rob.
> 5. At 69,485 km² (26,828 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in
> Africa?
and Dan Tilque. 3 for Dan Blum.
> 6. At 8,135 km² (3,140 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in South
> America?
was posted, and failed to make the connection with Part I, Question 4,
of that contest. As noted there, Lake Maracaibo "is historically"
South America's largest lake (at 13,210 km² or 5,100 sq.mi., if
Wikipedia is correct) but now receives seawater and therefore is
better considered a bay. I am nevertheless accepting either lake
as an answer.
4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, Marc, Calvin, Bruce, and Rob.
> 7. Name the sea that forms part of the water connection between
> the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea.
Calvin, Erland, Peter, and Dan Tilque.
> 8. With its surface 420 m (1,380 feet) below sea level, what is
> the lowest lake in the world?
Rob, and Dan Tilque. 2 for Dan Blum.
> 9. At 1,637 m (5,370 feet), what is the deepest lake in the world?
> It contains more water than the Great Lakes combined.
Erland, Peter, Rob, and Dan Tilque.
> 10. At 739 m (2,425 feet), this is the tallest waterfall in North
> America and the sixth-tallest in the world. Name it.
The issue is basically how much water flow the stream needs to
have to count. The expected answer, as the height indicates, was
Yosemite Falls; but in BC, Canada, there's also James Bruce Falls,
where a small stream descends 840 m (2,755 feet) down a mountainside.
Again, I'm accepting either answer.
4 for Stephen and Bruce.
> * Game 9, Round 3 - Entertainment - "Doctor Who"
> Last week was the 50th anniversary of one of the most significant
> events in modern history: the premiere of "Doctor Who".
> 1. The Doctor is a member of the alien species known as Time Lords.
> What is the homeworld of the Time Lords?
and Dan Tilque. 3 for Dan Blum.
> 2. The Doctor's most famous foes are from the planet Skaro.
> They have a penchant for exclaiming a particular 4-syllable
> threat. Who are they?
Calvin, Pete, Bruce, Peter, Rob, and Dan Tilque.
> 3. The Doctor travels through time and space in what? (We need
> the short name of this specific fictional device, not something
> like "time machine".)
Bruce, Peter, Rob, and Dan Tilque.
> 4. <answer 3> is an acronym. What does it stand for?
wanted, I decided not to allow "almost correct" points on this.
4 for Stephen and Rob.
> 5. The primary power source of <answer 3> (and of the Time Lords'
> time travel technology in general) is known as the Eye of
> Harmony. What is it?
4 for Stephen.
> 6. The chameleon circuit of a <answer 3> in proper working condition
> allows it to blend in to any environment. The Doctor's
> <answer 3> is not in proper working condition. In what form
> is it stuck?
Dan Blum, Pete, Bruce, Peter, Rob, and Dan Tilque.
> 7. Other Time Lords have appeared on the show, sometimes helping
> the Doctor and sometimes not. Who is the Doctor's Time Lord
> arch-nemesis?
> 8. The Doctor almost always travels with one or more companions.
> For a time, he travelled with a fellow <answer_1>-er -- a Time
> Lady. Name her.
granddaughter, was also an acceptable answer. 4 for Stephen,
Calvin, and Pete.
Lalla Ward, who played Romana, is now married to Richard Dawkins,
who writes about genetics and evolution. Beauty and the geek,
that's what it is, and I mean that in the nicest possible way.
> 9. What contribution to the program and its success was made by
> Ron Grainer and Delia Derbyshire?
> 10. What Scottish actor, whose films include "Local Hero" and
> "In the Loop", is the newest, 13th incarnation of the Doctor?
3 for Marc.
Scores, if there are no errors:
ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Geo Ent
Stephen Perry 40 40 80
Rob Parker 28 32 60
Peter Smyth 24 28 52
Dan Tilque 28 16 44
Dan Blum 21 23 44
Pete Gayde 16 28 44
Bruce Bowler 24 16 40
"Calvin" 16 24 40
Marc Dashevsky 32 7 39
Joshua Kreitzer 21 12 33
Erland Sommarskog 32 0 32
Jason Kreitzer 4 0 4
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Erland Sommarskog
Feb 15, 2014, 4:43:10 AM2/15/14
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
>> 6. At 8,135 km² (3,140 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in South
>> America?
>
> I originally received and edited this round before Rotating Quiz 128
> was posted, and failed to make the connection with Part I, Question 4,
> of that contest. As noted there, Lake Maracaibo "is historically"
> South America's largest lake (at 13,210 km² or 5,100 sq.mi., if
> Wikipedia is correct) but now receives seawater and therefore is
> better considered a bay. I am nevertheless accepting either lake
> as an answer.
>
> 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, Marc, Calvin, Bruce, and Rob.
First you say "I will score this as one answer, Titicaca" and here
>> 6. At 8,135 km² (3,140 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in South
>> America?
>
> I originally received and edited this round before Rotating Quiz 128
> was posted, and failed to make the connection with Part I, Question 4,
> of that contest. As noted there, Lake Maracaibo "is historically"
> South America's largest lake (at 13,210 km² or 5,100 sq.mi., if
> Wikipedia is correct) but now receives seawater and therefore is
> better considered a bay. I am nevertheless accepting either lake
> as an answer.
>
> 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, Marc, Calvin, Bruce, and Rob.
you say that you accept both. But still I'm not awarded any points.
Then again, you don't say which the either lake is...
Mark Brader
Feb 15, 2014, 5:41:23 AM2/15/14
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Erland Sommarskog:
to this question from my file instead of only the second line.
4 for Erland.
Scores, if there are *now* no errors:
ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Geo Ent
Stephen Perry 40 40 80
Rob Parker 28 32 60
Peter Smyth 24 28 52
Dan Tilque 28 16 44
Dan Blum 21 23 44
Pete Gayde 16 28 44
Bruce Bowler 24 16 40
"Calvin" 16 24 40
Marc Dashevsky 32 7 39
Erland Sommarskog 36 0 36
m...@vex.net |
> First you say "I will score this as one answer, Titicaca" and here
> you say that you accept both. But still I'm not awarded any points.
Oops. I must have accidentally deleted both lines of your response
> you say that you accept both. But still I'm not awarded any points.
to this question from my file instead of only the second line.
4 for Erland.
Scores, if there are *now* no errors:
ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Geo Ent
Stephen Perry 40 40 80
Rob Parker 28 32 60
Peter Smyth 24 28 52
Dan Tilque 28 16 44
Dan Blum 21 23 44
Pete Gayde 16 28 44
Bruce Bowler 24 16 40
"Calvin" 16 24 40
Marc Dashevsky 32 7 39
Joshua Kreitzer 21 12 33
Jason Kreitzer 4 0 4
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Pete
Feb 15, 2014, 4:47:20 PM2/15/14
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m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in
news:WYudnTYcpMc7JmPP...@vex.net:
> Mark Brader:
>
>> 3. The Doctor travels through time and space in what? (We need
>> the short name of this specific fictional device, not something
>> like "time machine".)
>
> The TARDIS. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, Marc, Calvin, Pete,
> Bruce, Peter, Rob, and Dan Tilque.
>
>> 4. <answer 3> is an acronym. What does it stand for?
>
> Time And Relative Dimension In Space. As an exact phrase was
> wanted, I decided not to allow "almost correct" points on this.
> 4 for Stephen and Rob.
>
I dispute this. I debated whether to use "Dimension" or "Dimensions",
>> 3. The Doctor travels through time and space in what? (We need
>> the short name of this specific fictional device, not something
>> like "time machine".)
>
> The TARDIS. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, Marc, Calvin, Pete,
> Bruce, Peter, Rob, and Dan Tilque.
>
>> 4. <answer 3> is an acronym. What does it stand for?
>
> Time And Relative Dimension In Space. As an exact phrase was
> wanted, I decided not to allow "almost correct" points on this.
> 4 for Stephen and Rob.
>
ultimately choosing the plural. While the singular has been used most
often, the plural has been used in actual episodes (e.g., The Time Meddler,
The War Machine, Wheel in Space, Four to Doomsday). Also, see:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/tardiscam/intro.shtml
Thus both words are, in my opinion, correct.
Pete
Mark Brader
Feb 15, 2014, 5:13:13 PM2/15/14
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Mark Brader:
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/tardiscam/intro.shtml
which supports my original ruling! "Time and Relative Dimension in
Space, if you're a purist."
However, now that I think about it, I wouldn't expect most of our QMs
to be that exacting without specific instructions to reject the plural,
and there wasn't one. So I'll relent. 4 for Stephen, *Calvin, Pete,
Bruce, Peter*, and Rob.
Scores, if there are now finally no errors:
ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Geo Ent
Stephen Perry 40 40 80
Rob Parker 28 32 60
Peter Smyth 24 32 56
Pete Gayde 16 32 48
"Calvin" 16 28 44
Bruce Bowler 24 20 44
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>>> 4. <answer 3> is an acronym. What does it stand for?
>> Time And Relative Dimension In Space. As an exact phrase was
>> wanted, I decided not to allow "almost correct" points on this.
>> 4 for Stephen and Rob.
Pete Gayde:
>> Time And Relative Dimension In Space. As an exact phrase was
>> wanted, I decided not to allow "almost correct" points on this.
>> 4 for Stephen and Rob.
> I dispute this. I debated whether to use "Dimension" or "Dimensions",
> ultimately choosing the plural. While the singular has been used most
> often, the plural has been used in actual episodes (e.g., The Time Meddler,
> The War Machine, Wheel in Space, Four to Doomsday).
That sounds persuasive, but you went on to cite:
> ultimately choosing the plural. While the singular has been used most
> often, the plural has been used in actual episodes (e.g., The Time Meddler,
> The War Machine, Wheel in Space, Four to Doomsday).
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/tardiscam/intro.shtml
which supports my original ruling! "Time and Relative Dimension in
Space, if you're a purist."
However, now that I think about it, I wouldn't expect most of our QMs
to be that exacting without specific instructions to reject the plural,
and there wasn't one. So I'll relent. 4 for Stephen, *Calvin, Pete,
Bruce, Peter*, and Rob.
Scores, if there are now finally no errors:
ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Geo Ent
Stephen Perry 40 40 80
Rob Parker 28 32 60
Pete Gayde 16 32 48
"Calvin" 16 28 44
Bruce Bowler 24 20 44
Dan Tilque 28 16 44
Dan Blum 21 23 44
Dan Blum 21 23 44
Marc Dashevsky 32 7 39
Erland Sommarskog 36 0 36
Joshua Kreitzer 21 12 33
Jason Kreitzer 4 0 4
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