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Mark Brader
Dec 10, 2015, 6:20:52 PM12/10/15
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-06-29,
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 Five Guys Named Moe, 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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 10, Round 4 - Geography - Landlocked Countries
We simply name all the countries surrounding a landlocked country,
which you must name.
1. Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia.
2. Vietnam, Cambodia, China, Myanmar, Thailand.
3. Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia.
4. Belgium, Germany, France.
5. France, Spain.
6. Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan.
7. DR (Democratic Republic of the) Congo, Tanzania, Malawi,
Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Angola.
8. Rwanda, Tanzania, DR Congo.
9. Libya, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Central African Republic, Cameroon.
10. Algeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast),
Guinea, Senegal, Mauritania.
* Game 10, Round 6 - History - The 17th Century
1. Which dynasty took power in China in 1644?
2. Sakoku was the foreign relations policy of Japan, enacted
between 1633 and 1639, that was in effect until the 19th century.
Describe it.
3. Which English monarch died in 1603?
4. Which English monarch was executed for high treason in January
1649?
5. During the 17th century, Spain was ruled by a branch of which
European dynasty?
6. King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden was killed at the Battle of
Lützen in 1632 -- during which war?
7. Work was started on this building, called "a jewel of Muslim
art in India", in Agra in 1632. Name it.
8. After the great fire of London in 1666, who designed the new
St. Paul's Cathedral?
9. In 1669, who built the first known operational reflecting
telescope?
10. 1630 saw the death of which mathematician and astronomer
who devised laws of planetary motion and improved Copernicus's
heliocentric theory?
--
Mark Brader | "...the scholarly instructor whisked his pupils through the
Toronto | entire universe in five months. Of course, the universe
m...@vex.net | was much smaller in those days." --John Franch
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 Five Guys Named Moe, 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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 10, Round 4 - Geography - Landlocked Countries
We simply name all the countries surrounding a landlocked country,
which you must name.
1. Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia.
2. Vietnam, Cambodia, China, Myanmar, Thailand.
3. Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia.
4. Belgium, Germany, France.
5. France, Spain.
6. Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan.
7. DR (Democratic Republic of the) Congo, Tanzania, Malawi,
Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Angola.
8. Rwanda, Tanzania, DR Congo.
9. Libya, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Central African Republic, Cameroon.
10. Algeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast),
Guinea, Senegal, Mauritania.
* Game 10, Round 6 - History - The 17th Century
1. Which dynasty took power in China in 1644?
2. Sakoku was the foreign relations policy of Japan, enacted
between 1633 and 1639, that was in effect until the 19th century.
Describe it.
3. Which English monarch died in 1603?
4. Which English monarch was executed for high treason in January
1649?
5. During the 17th century, Spain was ruled by a branch of which
European dynasty?
6. King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden was killed at the Battle of
Lützen in 1632 -- during which war?
7. Work was started on this building, called "a jewel of Muslim
art in India", in Agra in 1632. Name it.
8. After the great fire of London in 1666, who designed the new
St. Paul's Cathedral?
9. In 1669, who built the first known operational reflecting
telescope?
10. 1630 saw the death of which mathematician and astronomer
who devised laws of planetary motion and improved Copernicus's
heliocentric theory?
--
Mark Brader | "...the scholarly instructor whisked his pupils through the
Toronto | entire universe in five months. Of course, the universe
m...@vex.net | was much smaller in those days." --John Franch
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Blum
Dec 10, 2015, 8:58:26 PM12/10/15
to
> 1. Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia.
Peru
> 2. Vietnam, Cambodia, China, Myanmar, Thailand.
Laos
> 3. Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia.
Belarus
> 4. Belgium, Germany, France.
Luxembourg
> 5. France, Spain.
Andorra
> 6. Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan.
Uzbekistan
> 7. DR (Democratic Republic of the) Congo, Tanzania, Malawi,
> Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Angola.
Uganda; Zambia
> 8. Rwanda, Tanzania, DR Congo.
Burundi
> 9. Libya, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Central African Republic, Cameroon.
Chad
> 10. Algeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, C?te d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast),
> Guinea, Senegal, Mauritania.
Mali
> * Game 10, Round 6 - History - The 17th Century
> 1. Which dynasty took power in China in 1644?
Manchu
> 2. Sakoku was the foreign relations policy of Japan, enacted
> between 1633 and 1639, that was in effect until the 19th century.
> Describe it.
no treaties or trade with foreign powers
> 3. Which English monarch died in 1603?
Elizabeth I
> 4. Which English monarch was executed for high treason in January
> 1649?
Charles I
> 5. During the 17th century, Spain was ruled by a branch of which
> European dynasty?
Hapsburg
> 6. King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden was killed at the Battle of
> L?tzen in 1632 -- during which war?
Thirty Years' War
> 7. Work was started on this building, called "a jewel of Muslim
> art in India", in Agra in 1632. Name it.
Taj Mahal
> 8. After the great fire of London in 1666, who designed the new
> St. Paul's Cathedral?
Christopher Wren
> 9. In 1669, who built the first known operational reflecting
> telescope?
Isaac Newton
> 10. 1630 saw the death of which mathematician and astronomer
> who devised laws of planetary motion and improved Copernicus's
> heliocentric theory?
Kepler
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Peru
> 2. Vietnam, Cambodia, China, Myanmar, Thailand.
> 3. Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia.
> 4. Belgium, Germany, France.
Luxembourg
> 5. France, Spain.
Andorra
> 6. Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan.
> 7. DR (Democratic Republic of the) Congo, Tanzania, Malawi,
> Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Angola.
> 8. Rwanda, Tanzania, DR Congo.
> 9. Libya, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Central African Republic, Cameroon.
> 10. Algeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, C?te d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast),
> Guinea, Senegal, Mauritania.
Mali
> * Game 10, Round 6 - History - The 17th Century
> 1. Which dynasty took power in China in 1644?
> 2. Sakoku was the foreign relations policy of Japan, enacted
> between 1633 and 1639, that was in effect until the 19th century.
> Describe it.
> 3. Which English monarch died in 1603?
> 4. Which English monarch was executed for high treason in January
> 1649?
> 5. During the 17th century, Spain was ruled by a branch of which
> European dynasty?
> 6. King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden was killed at the Battle of
Thirty Years' War
> 7. Work was started on this building, called "a jewel of Muslim
> art in India", in Agra in 1632. Name it.
> 8. After the great fire of London in 1666, who designed the new
> St. Paul's Cathedral?
> 9. In 1669, who built the first known operational reflecting
> telescope?
> 10. 1630 saw the death of which mathematician and astronomer
> who devised laws of planetary motion and improved Copernicus's
> heliocentric theory?
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Joshua Kreitzer
Dec 10, 2015, 9:55:57 PM12/10/15
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:PNCdnSVoV-lJlffLnZ2dnUU7-
N2d...@giganews.com:
> * Game 10, Round 4 - Geography - Landlocked Countries
>
> We simply name all the countries surrounding a landlocked country,
> which you must name.
>
> 1. Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia.
Paraguay
> 2. Vietnam, Cambodia, China, Myanmar, Thailand.
Laos
> 3. Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia.
> 7. DR (Democratic Republic of the) Congo, Tanzania, Malawi,
> Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Angola.
Zambia
> 8. Rwanda, Tanzania, DR Congo.
Burundi
> 9. Libya, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Central African Republic, Cameroon.
Chad
> 10. Algeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast),
> Guinea, Senegal, Mauritania.
Mali
> * Game 10, Round 6 - History - The 17th Century
>
> 1. Which dynasty took power in China in 1644?
Ming
> 2. Sakoku was the foreign relations policy of Japan, enacted
> between 1633 and 1639, that was in effect until the 19th century.
> Describe it.
isolationism
> 3. Which English monarch died in 1603?
Elizabeth I
> 4. Which English monarch was executed for high treason in January
> 1649?
Charles I
> 5. During the 17th century, Spain was ruled by a branch of which
> European dynasty?
Hapsburg
> 7. Work was started on this building, called "a jewel of Muslim
> art in India", in Agra in 1632. Name it.
Taj Mahal
> 8. After the great fire of London in 1666, who designed the new
> St. Paul's Cathedral?
Wren
> 9. In 1669, who built the first known operational reflecting
> telescope?
Galileo; Tycho Brahe
> 10. 1630 saw the death of which mathematician and astronomer
> who devised laws of planetary motion and improved Copernicus's
> heliocentric theory?
Kepler
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
N2d...@giganews.com:
> * Game 10, Round 4 - Geography - Landlocked Countries
>
> We simply name all the countries surrounding a landlocked country,
> which you must name.
>
> 1. Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia.
> 2. Vietnam, Cambodia, China, Myanmar, Thailand.
> 3. Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia.
Belarus
> 4. Belgium, Germany, France.
Luxembourg
> 5. France, Spain.
Andorra
> 4. Belgium, Germany, France.
Luxembourg
> 5. France, Spain.
Andorra
> 6. Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan.
Uzbekistan
> 7. DR (Democratic Republic of the) Congo, Tanzania, Malawi,
> Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Angola.
> 8. Rwanda, Tanzania, DR Congo.
> 9. Libya, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Central African Republic, Cameroon.
> 10. Algeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast),
> Guinea, Senegal, Mauritania.
> * Game 10, Round 6 - History - The 17th Century
>
> 1. Which dynasty took power in China in 1644?
> 2. Sakoku was the foreign relations policy of Japan, enacted
> between 1633 and 1639, that was in effect until the 19th century.
> Describe it.
> 3. Which English monarch died in 1603?
> 4. Which English monarch was executed for high treason in January
> 1649?
> 5. During the 17th century, Spain was ruled by a branch of which
> European dynasty?
> 7. Work was started on this building, called "a jewel of Muslim
> art in India", in Agra in 1632. Name it.
> 8. After the great fire of London in 1666, who designed the new
> St. Paul's Cathedral?
> 9. In 1669, who built the first known operational reflecting
> telescope?
> 10. 1630 saw the death of which mathematician and astronomer
> who devised laws of planetary motion and improved Copernicus's
> heliocentric theory?
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Jason Kreitzer
Dec 10, 2015, 10:19:41 PM12/10/15
to
On Thursday, December 10, 2015 at 6:20:52 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-06-29,
> 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 Five Guys Named Moe, 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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 10, Round 4 - Geography - Landlocked Countries
>
> We simply name all the countries surrounding a landlocked country,
> which you must name.
>
> 1. Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia.
Chile
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-06-29,
> 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 Five Guys Named Moe, 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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 10, Round 4 - Geography - Landlocked Countries
>
> We simply name all the countries surrounding a landlocked country,
> which you must name.
>
> 1. Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia.
> 2. Vietnam, Cambodia, China, Myanmar, Thailand.
Laos
> 3. Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia.
Moldova
> 4. Belgium, Germany, France.
Luxembourg
> 5. France, Spain.
Andorra
Luxembourg
> 5. France, Spain.
Andorra
> 6. Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan.
>
> 7. DR (Democratic Republic of the) Congo, Tanzania, Malawi,
> Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Angola.
>
> 8. Rwanda, Tanzania, DR Congo.
>
> 9. Libya, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Central African Republic, Cameroon.
>
> 10. Algeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast),
> Guinea, Senegal, Mauritania.
>
>
> * Game 10, Round 6 - History - The 17th Century
>
> 1. Which dynasty took power in China in 1644?
>
> 2. Sakoku was the foreign relations policy of Japan, enacted
> between 1633 and 1639, that was in effect until the 19th century.
> Describe it.
>
> 3. Which English monarch died in 1603?
>
> 4. Which English monarch was executed for high treason in January
> 1649?
>
> 5. During the 17th century, Spain was ruled by a branch of which
> European dynasty?
>
> 6. King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden was killed at the Battle of
> Lützen in 1632 -- during which war?
>
> 7. Work was started on this building, called "a jewel of Muslim
> art in India", in Agra in 1632. Name it.
Taj Mahal
>
> 7. DR (Democratic Republic of the) Congo, Tanzania, Malawi,
> Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Angola.
>
> 8. Rwanda, Tanzania, DR Congo.
>
> 9. Libya, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Central African Republic, Cameroon.
>
> 10. Algeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast),
> Guinea, Senegal, Mauritania.
>
>
> * Game 10, Round 6 - History - The 17th Century
>
> 1. Which dynasty took power in China in 1644?
>
> 2. Sakoku was the foreign relations policy of Japan, enacted
> between 1633 and 1639, that was in effect until the 19th century.
> Describe it.
>
> 3. Which English monarch died in 1603?
>
> 4. Which English monarch was executed for high treason in January
> 1649?
>
> 5. During the 17th century, Spain was ruled by a branch of which
> European dynasty?
>
> 6. King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden was killed at the Battle of
> Lützen in 1632 -- during which war?
>
> 7. Work was started on this building, called "a jewel of Muslim
> art in India", in Agra in 1632. Name it.
> 8. After the great fire of London in 1666, who designed the new
> St. Paul's Cathedral?
>
> 9. In 1669, who built the first known operational reflecting
> telescope?
>
> 10. 1630 saw the death of which mathematician and astronomer
> who devised laws of planetary motion and improved Copernicus's
> heliocentric theory?
Galileo
> St. Paul's Cathedral?
>
> 9. In 1669, who built the first known operational reflecting
> telescope?
>
> 10. 1630 saw the death of which mathematician and astronomer
> who devised laws of planetary motion and improved Copernicus's
> heliocentric theory?
Pete
Dec 10, 2015, 11:01:59 PM12/10/15
to
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-06-29,
> 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 Five Guys Named Moe, 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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 10, Round 4 - Geography - Landlocked Countries
>
> We simply name all the countries surrounding a landlocked country,
> which you must name.
>
> 1. Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia.
Paraguay
> 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 Five Guys Named Moe, 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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 10, Round 4 - Geography - Landlocked Countries
>
> We simply name all the countries surrounding a landlocked country,
> which you must name.
>
> 1. Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia.
>
> 2. Vietnam, Cambodia, China, Myanmar, Thailand.
>
> 3. Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia.
>
> 4. Belgium, Germany, France.
Luxembourg
>
> 5. France, Spain.
Andorra
>
> 6. Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan.
Uzbekistan
>
> 7. DR (Democratic Republic of the) Congo, Tanzania, Malawi,
> Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Angola.
>
> 8. Rwanda, Tanzania, DR Congo.
>
> 9. Libya, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Central African Republic, Cameroon.
>
> 10. Algeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast),
> Guinea, Senegal, Mauritania.
>
>
> * Game 10, Round 6 - History - The 17th Century
>
> 1. Which dynasty took power in China in 1644?
>
> 2. Sakoku was the foreign relations policy of Japan, enacted
> between 1633 and 1639, that was in effect until the 19th century.
> Describe it.
>
> 3. Which English monarch died in 1603?
>
> 4. Which English monarch was executed for high treason in January
> 1649?
>
> 5. During the 17th century, Spain was ruled by a branch of which
> European dynasty?
>
> 6. King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden was killed at the Battle of
> Lützen in 1632 -- during which war?
>
> 7. Work was started on this building, called "a jewel of Muslim
> art in India", in Agra in 1632. Name it.
>
> 8. After the great fire of London in 1666, who designed the new
> St. Paul's Cathedral?
>
> 9. In 1669, who built the first known operational reflecting
> telescope?
>
> 10. 1630 saw the death of which mathematician and astronomer
> who devised laws of planetary motion and improved Copernicus's
> heliocentric theory?
>
Pete
Dan Tilque
Dec 11, 2015, 1:57:41 AM12/11/15
to
Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 10, Round 4 - Geography - Landlocked Countries
>
> We simply name all the countries surrounding a landlocked country,
> which you must name.
>
> 1. Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia.
Paraguay
>
>
> * Game 10, Round 4 - Geography - Landlocked Countries
>
> We simply name all the countries surrounding a landlocked country,
> which you must name.
>
> 1. Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia.
>
> 2. Vietnam, Cambodia, China, Myanmar, Thailand.
>
> 3. Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia.
Belarus
>
> 4. Belgium, Germany, France.
Luxembourg
>
> 5. France, Spain.
Andorra
>
>
> 4. Belgium, Germany, France.
Luxembourg
>
> 5. France, Spain.
Andorra
>
> 6. Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan.
Uzbekistan
>
> 7. DR (Democratic Republic of the) Congo, Tanzania, Malawi,
> Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Angola.
>
> 8. Rwanda, Tanzania, DR Congo.
>
> 9. Libya, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Central African Republic, Cameroon.
>
> 10. Algeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast),
> Guinea, Senegal, Mauritania.
>
>
> * Game 10, Round 6 - History - The 17th Century
>
> 1. Which dynasty took power in China in 1644?
>
> 2. Sakoku was the foreign relations policy of Japan, enacted
> between 1633 and 1639, that was in effect until the 19th century.
> Describe it.
port (Nagasaki)
>
> 3. Which English monarch died in 1603?
>
> 4. Which English monarch was executed for high treason in January
> 1649?
>
> 5. During the 17th century, Spain was ruled by a branch of which
> European dynasty?
>
> 6. King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden was killed at the Battle of
> Lützen in 1632 -- during which war?
>
> 7. Work was started on this building, called "a jewel of Muslim
> art in India", in Agra in 1632. Name it.
>
> 8. After the great fire of London in 1666, who designed the new
> St. Paul's Cathedral?
>
> 9. In 1669, who built the first known operational reflecting
> telescope?
>
> 10. 1630 saw the death of which mathematician and astronomer
> who devised laws of planetary motion and improved Copernicus's
> heliocentric theory?
--
Dan Tilque
bbowler
Dec 11, 2015, 11:27:31 AM12/11/15
to
On Thu, 10 Dec 2015 17:20:52 -0600, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-06-29, 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 Five Guys Named Moe, 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 2015-08-18
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 10, Round 4 - Geography - Landlocked Countries
>
> We simply name all the countries surrounding a landlocked country, which
> you must name.
>
> 1. Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia.
Paraguay
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-06-29, 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 Five Guys Named Moe, 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 2015-08-18
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 10, Round 4 - Geography - Landlocked Countries
>
> We simply name all the countries surrounding a landlocked country, which
> you must name.
>
> 1. Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia.
> 2. Vietnam, Cambodia, China, Myanmar, Thailand.
> 3. Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia.
Belarus
> 4. Belgium, Germany, France.
Luxembourg
> 5. France, Spain.
Andorra
> 4. Belgium, Germany, France.
Luxembourg
> 5. France, Spain.
Andorra
> 6. Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan.
Uzbekistan
> 7. DR (Democratic Republic of the) Congo, Tanzania, Malawi,
> Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Angola.
> 8. Rwanda, Tanzania, DR Congo.
> 9. Libya, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Central African Republic, Cameroon.
> 10. Algeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast),
> Guinea, Senegal, Mauritania.
> * Game 10, Round 6 - History - The 17th Century
>
> 1. Which dynasty took power in China in 1644?
>
> 2. Sakoku was the foreign relations policy of Japan, enacted
> between 1633 and 1639, that was in effect until the 19th century.
> Describe it.
> 3. Which English monarch died in 1603?
> 4. Which English monarch was executed for high treason in January
> 1649?
> 5. During the 17th century, Spain was ruled by a branch of which
> European dynasty?
>
> 6. King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden was killed at the Battle of
> Lützen in 1632 -- during which war?
>
> 7. Work was started on this building, called "a jewel of Muslim
> art in India", in Agra in 1632. Name it.
> 8. After the great fire of London in 1666, who designed the new
> St. Paul's Cathedral?
> 9. In 1669, who built the first known operational reflecting
> telescope?
> 10. 1630 saw the death of which mathematician and astronomer
> who devised laws of planetary motion and improved Copernicus's
> heliocentric theory?
Peter Smyth
Dec 11, 2015, 1:36:24 PM12/11/15
to
Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-06-29,
> 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 Five Guys Named Moe, 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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 10, Round 4 - Geography - Landlocked Countries
>
> We simply name all the countries surrounding a landlocked country,
> which you must name.
>
> 1. Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia.
Paraguay
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-06-29,
> 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 Five Guys Named Moe, 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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 10, Round 4 - Geography - Landlocked Countries
>
> We simply name all the countries surrounding a landlocked country,
> which you must name.
>
> 1. Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia.
> 2. Vietnam, Cambodia, China, Myanmar, Thailand.
Laos
> 3. Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia.
Belarus
> 4. Belgium, Germany, France.
Luxembourg
> 5. France, Spain.
Andorra
> 4. Belgium, Germany, France.
Luxembourg
> 5. France, Spain.
Andorra
> 6. Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan.
Uzbekistan
> 7. DR (Democratic Republic of the) Congo, Tanzania, Malawi,
> Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Angola.
Zambia
> Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Angola.
> 8. Rwanda, Tanzania, DR Congo.
Burundi
> 9. Libya, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Central African Republic, Cameroon.
Chad
> 10. Algeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast),
> Guinea, Senegal, Mauritania.
Mali
> Guinea, Senegal, Mauritania.
>
> * Game 10, Round 6 - History - The 17th Century
>
> 1. Which dynasty took power in China in 1644?
Ming
> * Game 10, Round 6 - History - The 17th Century
>
> 1. Which dynasty took power in China in 1644?
> 2. Sakoku was the foreign relations policy of Japan, enacted
> between 1633 and 1639, that was in effect until the 19th century.
> Describe it.
They didn't have any foreign relations
> between 1633 and 1639, that was in effect until the 19th century.
> Describe it.
> 3. Which English monarch died in 1603?
Elizabeth I
> 4. Which English monarch was executed for high treason in January
> 1649?
Charles I
> 1649?
> 5. During the 17th century, Spain was ruled by a branch of which
> European dynasty?
>
> 6. King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden was killed at the Battle of
> Lützen in 1632 -- during which war?
Thirty Years War
> European dynasty?
>
> 6. King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden was killed at the Battle of
> Lützen in 1632 -- during which war?
> 7. Work was started on this building, called "a jewel of Muslim
> art in India", in Agra in 1632. Name it.
Taj Mahal
> art in India", in Agra in 1632. Name it.
> 8. After the great fire of London in 1666, who designed the new
> St. Paul's Cathedral?
Christopher Wren
> St. Paul's Cathedral?
> 9. In 1669, who built the first known operational reflecting
> telescope?
Galileo
> telescope?
> 10. 1630 saw the death of which mathematician and astronomer
> who devised laws of planetary motion and improved Copernicus's
> heliocentric theory?
Kepler, Brahe
> who devised laws of planetary motion and improved Copernicus's
> heliocentric theory?
Peter Smyth
Erland Sommarskog
Dec 11, 2015, 3:55:33 PM12/11/15
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> * Game 10, Round 4 - Geography - Landlocked Countries
>
> We simply name all the countries surrounding a landlocked country,
> which you must name.
>
> 1. Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia.
Paraguay
> * Game 10, Round 4 - Geography - Landlocked Countries
>
> We simply name all the countries surrounding a landlocked country,
> which you must name.
>
> 1. Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia.
> 2. Vietnam, Cambodia, China, Myanmar, Thailand.
> 3. Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia.
(Sigh, even in the Swedish the name Belarus has been making inroads
lately, despite that Vitryssland has long been established. Guess
what Belarus actually means...)
> 4. Belgium, Germany, France.
Luxeumburg
> 5. France, Spain.
Andorra
> 6. Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan.
> 7. DR (Democratic Republic of the) Congo, Tanzania, Malawi,
> Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Angola.
> 8. Rwanda, Tanzania, DR Congo.
> 9. Libya, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Central African Republic, Cameroon.
> 10. Algeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast),
> Guinea, Senegal, Mauritania.
> * Game 10, Round 6 - History - The 17th Century
>
> 1. Which dynasty took power in China in 1644?
> 2. Sakoku was the foreign relations policy of Japan, enacted
> between 1633 and 1639, that was in effect until the 19th century.
> Describe it.
They had trade with China and Korea. And the Netherlands, but
Dutch merchants were supposed to remain in Nagasaki.
> 3. Which English monarch died in 1603?
> 4. Which English monarch was executed for high treason in January
> 1649?
> 5. During the 17th century, Spain was ruled by a branch of which
> European dynasty?
> 6. King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden was killed at the Battle of
> Lützen in 1632 -- during which war?
> 7. Work was started on this building, called "a jewel of Muslim
> art in India", in Agra in 1632. Name it.
> 10. 1630 saw the death of which mathematician and astronomer
> who devised laws of planetary motion and improved Copernicus's
> heliocentric theory?
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Dan Tilque
Dec 12, 2015, 2:33:26 AM12/12/15
to
Erland Sommarskog wrote:
>
> White Russia
>
> (Sigh, even in the Swedish the name Belarus has been making inroads
> lately, despite that Vitryssland has long been established. Guess
> what Belarus actually means...)
Previously in English it was Beilorussia or Bylorussia, although White
>
> White Russia
>
> (Sigh, even in the Swedish the name Belarus has been making inroads
> lately, despite that Vitryssland has long been established. Guess
> what Belarus actually means...)
Russia was also used.
>
>> 2. Sakoku was the foreign relations policy of Japan, enacted
>> between 1633 and 1639, that was in effect until the 19th century.
>> Describe it.
>
> Limited relations to the outside world, but not total seclusion.
> They had trade with China and Korea. And the Netherlands, but
> Dutch merchants were supposed to remain in Nagasaki.
some later time. Could be wrong about that.
>
>> 4. Which English monarch was executed for high treason in January
>> 1649?
>
> Charles III
maybe just pillory in the tabloids...
--
Dan Tilque
Marc Dashevsky
Dec 12, 2015, 4:09:16 AM12/12/15
to
In article <PNCdnSVoV-lJlffL...@giganews.com>, m...@vex.net says...
> 2. Vietnam, Cambodia, China, Myanmar, Thailand.
Laos
> 3. Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia.
> 7. DR (Democratic Republic of the) Congo, Tanzania, Malawi,
> Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Angola.
Zambia
> 8. Rwanda, Tanzania, DR Congo.
>
> 9. Libya, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Central African Republic, Cameroon.
Chad
> 10. Algeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast),
> Guinea, Senegal, Mauritania.
Mali
> * Game 10, Round 6 - History - The 17th Century
>
> 1. Which dynasty took power in China in 1644?
>
> 2. Sakoku was the foreign relations policy of Japan, enacted
> between 1633 and 1639, that was in effect until the 19th century.
> Describe it.
>
> 3. Which English monarch died in 1603?
Elizabeth I
> 4. Which English monarch was executed for high treason in January
> 1649?
Charles I
> 5. During the 17th century, Spain was ruled by a branch of which
> European dynasty?
>
> 6. King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden was killed at the Battle of
> Lützen in 1632 -- during which war?
30 Years War
> 7. Work was started on this building, called "a jewel of Muslim
> art in India", in Agra in 1632. Name it.
Taj Mahal
> 8. After the great fire of London in 1666, who designed the new
> St. Paul's Cathedral?
Christopher Wren
> 9. In 1669, who built the first known operational reflecting
> telescope?
Isaac Newton
> 10. 1630 saw the death of which mathematician and astronomer
> who devised laws of planetary motion and improved Copernicus's
> heliocentric theory?
Johannes Kepler
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
> * Game 10, Round 4 - Geography - Landlocked Countries
>
> We simply name all the countries surrounding a landlocked country,
> which you must name.
>
> 1. Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia.
Paraguay
>
> We simply name all the countries surrounding a landlocked country,
> which you must name.
>
> 1. Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia.
> 2. Vietnam, Cambodia, China, Myanmar, Thailand.
> 3. Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia.
Belarus
> 4. Belgium, Germany, France.
Luxembourg
> 5. France, Spain.
Andorra
> 4. Belgium, Germany, France.
Luxembourg
> 5. France, Spain.
Andorra
> 6. Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan.
Uzbekistan
> 7. DR (Democratic Republic of the) Congo, Tanzania, Malawi,
> Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Angola.
> 8. Rwanda, Tanzania, DR Congo.
>
> 9. Libya, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Central African Republic, Cameroon.
> 10. Algeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast),
> Guinea, Senegal, Mauritania.
> * Game 10, Round 6 - History - The 17th Century
>
> 1. Which dynasty took power in China in 1644?
>
> 2. Sakoku was the foreign relations policy of Japan, enacted
> between 1633 and 1639, that was in effect until the 19th century.
> Describe it.
>
> 3. Which English monarch died in 1603?
> 4. Which English monarch was executed for high treason in January
> 1649?
> 5. During the 17th century, Spain was ruled by a branch of which
> European dynasty?
>
> 6. King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden was killed at the Battle of
> Lützen in 1632 -- during which war?
> 7. Work was started on this building, called "a jewel of Muslim
> art in India", in Agra in 1632. Name it.
> 8. After the great fire of London in 1666, who designed the new
> St. Paul's Cathedral?
> 9. In 1669, who built the first known operational reflecting
> telescope?
> 10. 1630 saw the death of which mathematician and astronomer
> who devised laws of planetary motion and improved Copernicus's
> heliocentric theory?
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Mark Brader
Dec 12, 2015, 4:56:45 AM12/12/15
to
Dan Tilque:
> Previously in English it was Beilorussia or Bylorussia...
Would you believe Byelorussia?
--
Mark Brader | The last 10% of the performance sought contributes
Toronto | one-third of the cost and two-thirds of the problems.
m...@vex.net | -- Norm Augustine
> Previously in English it was Beilorussia or Bylorussia...
Would you believe Byelorussia?
--
Mark Brader | The last 10% of the performance sought contributes
Toronto | one-third of the cost and two-thirds of the problems.
m...@vex.net | -- Norm Augustine
Erland Sommarskog
Dec 12, 2015, 5:20:45 AM12/12/15
to
Dan Tilque (dti...@frontier.com) writes:
>> Limited relations to the outside world, but not total seclusion.
>> They had trade with China and Korea. And the Netherlands, but
>> Dutch merchants were supposed to remain in Nagasaki.
>
> I believe it was Portuguese traders at first and the Dutch took over at
> some later time. Could be wrong about that.
Originally, the Spanish, the Portuguese, the Brits and the Dutch were
>> Limited relations to the outside world, but not total seclusion.
>> They had trade with China and Korea. And the Netherlands, but
>> Dutch merchants were supposed to remain in Nagasaki.
>
> I believe it was Portuguese traders at first and the Dutch took over at
> some later time. Could be wrong about that.
all there. But the Tokugawa shoguns were deeply suspicious against the
Catholic powers. Because not only did they trade, but they were also able to
convert a few of feudal lords on Kyushu to Christianity. That in itself
was maybe not very serious, but the reason they converted was: it gave
them access to firearms and constituted a threat to the Tokugawa surpremacy.
So the Spanish and Portuguese were shown the door. The Brits apparently
lost interest of their own, which left the Dutch.
>>> 4. Which English monarch was executed for high treason in January
>>> 1649?
>>
>> Charles III
>
> That's the name of the *next* monarch they're going to execute... or
> maybe just pillory in the tabloids...
the British regents by heart, so my answers to this type of questions
is usually a random combination of a name and number that possibly
could fit.
Hey, we all have our strong and weak points in these trivia games.
I had a chuckle over people who think that Peru and Chile are
landlocked.
Björn Lundin
Dec 12, 2015, 6:18:28 AM12/12/15
to
On 2015-12-11 00:20, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-06-29,
> 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 Five Guys Named Moe, 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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 10, Round 4 - Geography - Landlocked Countries
>
> We simply name all the countries surrounding a landlocked country,
> which you must name.
>
> 1. Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia.
Uruguay
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-06-29,
> 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 Five Guys Named Moe, 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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 10, Round 4 - Geography - Landlocked Countries
>
> We simply name all the countries surrounding a landlocked country,
> which you must name.
>
> 1. Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia.
>
> 2. Vietnam, Cambodia, China, Myanmar, Thailand.
Laos
> 2. Vietnam, Cambodia, China, Myanmar, Thailand.
>
> 3. Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia.
> 3. Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia.
Belarus
>
> 4. Belgium, Germany, France.
Luxemburg
>
> 4. Belgium, Germany, France.
>
> 5. France, Spain.
Andorra
>
> 6. Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan.
Azerbadjan
> 6. Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan.
>
> 7. DR (Democratic Republic of the) Congo, Tanzania, Malawi,
> Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Angola.
Zambia
> 7. DR (Democratic Republic of the) Congo, Tanzania, Malawi,
> Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Angola.
>
> 8. Rwanda, Tanzania, DR Congo.
Uganda
> 8. Rwanda, Tanzania, DR Congo.
>
> 9. Libya, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Central African Republic, Cameroon.
>
> 10. Algeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast),
> Guinea, Senegal, Mauritania.
>
> * Game 10, Round 6 - History - The 17th Century
>
> 1. Which dynasty took power in China in 1644?
>
> 2. Sakoku was the foreign relations policy of Japan, enacted
> between 1633 and 1639, that was in effect until the 19th century.
> Describe it.
> 3. Which English monarch died in 1603?
>
> 4. Which English monarch was executed for high treason in January
> 1649?
>
> 5. During the 17th century, Spain was ruled by a branch of which
> European dynasty?
>
> 6. King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden was killed at the Battle of
> Lützen in 1632 -- during which war?
Hmm, we call it "the 30 year war"
>
> 7. Work was started on this building, called "a jewel of Muslim
> art in India", in Agra in 1632. Name it.
>
> 8. After the great fire of London in 1666, who designed the new
> St. Paul's Cathedral?
>
> 9. In 1669, who built the first known operational reflecting
> telescope?
>
> 10. 1630 saw the death of which mathematician and astronomer
> who devised laws of planetary motion and improved Copernicus's
> heliocentric theory?
--
--
Björn
Björn Lundin
Dec 12, 2015, 6:24:21 AM12/12/15
to
On 2015-12-12 11:20, Erland Sommarskog wrote:
>
>>>> 4. Which English monarch was executed for high treason in January
>>>> 1649?
>>>
>>> Charles III
>>
>> That's the name of the *next* monarch they're going to execute... or
>> maybe just pillory in the tabloids...
>
> You cannot accuse me for having spent too much time to learn all
> the British regents by heart, so my answers to this type of questions
> is usually a random combination of a name and number that possibly
> could fit.
>
> Hey, we all have our strong and weak points in these trivia games.
> I had a chuckle over people who think that Peru and Chile are
> landlocked.
>
I agree. The British history and its royals is (yet) another very
>
>>>> 4. Which English monarch was executed for high treason in January
>>>> 1649?
>>>
>>> Charles III
>>
>> That's the name of the *next* monarch they're going to execute... or
>> maybe just pillory in the tabloids...
>
> You cannot accuse me for having spent too much time to learn all
> the British regents by heart, so my answers to this type of questions
> is usually a random combination of a name and number that possibly
> could fit.
>
> Hey, we all have our strong and weak points in these trivia games.
> I had a chuckle over people who think that Peru and Chile are
> landlocked.
>
weak subject in my knowledge bank.
random combination of a name and number
--
Björn
Dan Tilque
Dec 12, 2015, 12:34:09 PM12/12/15
to
Erland Sommarskog wrote:
combination you chose would be what the current heir will become if he
reigns under his first name. So I made a joke about it.
As I understand it, he may reign under a different name, possibly George.
--
Dan Tilque
> Dan Tilque (dti...@frontier.com) writes:
>
>>>> 4. Which English monarch was executed for high treason in January
>>>> 1649?
>>> Charles III
>> That's the name of the *next* monarch they're going to execute... or
>> maybe just pillory in the tabloids...
>
> You cannot accuse me for having spent too much time to learn all
> the British regents by heart, so my answers to this type of questions
> is usually a random combination of a name and number that possibly
> could fit.
Understandable and I don't blame you for that. It's just that the
>
>>>> 4. Which English monarch was executed for high treason in January
>>>> 1649?
>>> Charles III
>> That's the name of the *next* monarch they're going to execute... or
>> maybe just pillory in the tabloids...
>
> You cannot accuse me for having spent too much time to learn all
> the British regents by heart, so my answers to this type of questions
> is usually a random combination of a name and number that possibly
> could fit.
combination you chose would be what the current heir will become if he
reigns under his first name. So I made a joke about it.
As I understand it, he may reign under a different name, possibly George.
--
Dan Tilque
Dan Tilque
Dec 12, 2015, 12:43:06 PM12/12/15
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Mark Brader wrote:
> Dan Tilque:
>> Previously in English it was Beilorussia or Bylorussia...
>
> Would you believe Byelorussia?
Or that. And it should have been Bielorussia in my post. Transliterating
> Dan Tilque:
>> Previously in English it was Beilorussia or Bylorussia...
>
> Would you believe Byelorussia?
Russian is subject to variation, although no where near as bad as, say,
Chinese.
--
Dan Tilque
Mark Brader
Dec 12, 2015, 3:46:23 PM12/12/15
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Dan Tilque:
> >> Previously in English it was Beilorussia or Bylorussia...
Mark Brader:
> >> Previously in English it was Beilorussia or Bylorussia...
> > Would you believe Byelorussia?
Dan Tilque:
> Or that. And it should have been Bielorussia in my post.
Ah, that makes more sense.
> Transliterating Russian is subject to variation...
The thing is that your "Bylorussia" made it look as if you'd been
seing Byelorussia and thinking "bye-lo", with a silent E, instead
of "b'yellow".
--
Mark Brader "The design of the lowercase e in text faces
Toronto produces strong feelings (or should do so)."
m...@vex.net -- Walter Tracy
Mark Brader
Dec 12, 2015, 3:47:50 PM12/12/15
to
Erland Sommarskog:
Or of learning what a regent is, for that matter.
(And no, I have no idea of the equivalent word in Swedish or any
other language besides English.)
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Yet Another Wonderful Novelty -- YAWN!"
m...@vex.net -- Liam Quin
> You cannot accuse me for having spent too much time to learn all
> the British regents by heart...
Or of learning what a regent is, for that matter.
(And no, I have no idea of the equivalent word in Swedish or any
other language besides English.)
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Yet Another Wonderful Novelty -- YAWN!"
m...@vex.net -- Liam Quin
Erland Sommarskog
Dec 13, 2015, 5:36:10 AM12/13/15
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> Erland Sommarskog:
>> You cannot accuse me for having spent too much time to learn all
>> the British regents by heart...
>
> Or of learning what a regent is, for that matter.
>
Looking up "regent" in my dictionary, the first translation into Swedish
> Erland Sommarskog:
>> You cannot accuse me for having spent too much time to learn all
>> the British regents by heart...
>
> Or of learning what a regent is, for that matter.
>
which is offered is "regent". And in Swedish "regent" is used in a general
sense for persons who rules in a monarchy. That is, kings, queens, dukes
emperors and whatnots alike.
www.merriam-webster.com includes the definition "a person who rules or
reigns", which certainly comes pretty close.
Mark Brader
Dec 13, 2015, 2:40:36 PM12/13/15
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Erland Sommarskog:
>>> You cannot accuse me for having spent too much time to learn all
>>> the British regents by heart...
Mark Brader:
>>> You cannot accuse me for having spent too much time to learn all
>>> the British regents by heart...
>> Or of learning what a regent is, for that matter.
Erland Sommarskog:
> www.merriam-webster.com includes the definition "a person who rules or
> reigns", which certainly comes pretty close.
That sense exists, but not in the British monarchy. I refer you instead
> reigns", which certainly comes pretty close.
to sense 1 in M-W.
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Mark Brader:
and Marc.
> 2. Vietnam, Cambodia, China, Myanmar, Thailand.
Laos. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, Pete, Dan Tilque,
Bruce, Peter, Erland, Marc, and Björn.
> 3. Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia.
Belarus. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, Dan Tilque, Bruce, Peter,
Marc, and Björn. 3 for Erland.
> 4. Belgium, Germany, France.
Luxembourg. 4 for everyone.
> 5. France, Spain.
Andorra. 4 for everyone.
> 6. Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan.
Uzbekistan. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, Dan Tilque, Bruce, Peter,
Erland, and Marc.
> 7. DR (Democratic Republic of the) Congo, Tanzania, Malawi,
> Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Angola.
Zambia. 4 for Joshua, Pete, Bruce, Peter, Erland, Marc, and Björn.
2 for Dan Blum.
> 8. Rwanda, Tanzania, DR Congo.
Burundi. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, Dan Tilque, Peter, and Erland.
> 9. Libya, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Central African Republic, Cameroon.
Chad. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, Peter, Erland,
Marc, and Björn.
> 10. Algeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast),
> Guinea, Senegal, Mauritania.
Mali. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, Dan Tilque, Bruce, Peter, Erland
(no, it isn't), Marc, and Björn.
> * Game 10, Round 6 - History - The 17th Century
> 1. Which dynasty took power in China in 1644?
Qing or Ching. 4 for Erland.
> 2. Sakoku was the foreign relations policy of Japan, enacted
> between 1633 and 1639, that was in effect until the 19th century.
> Describe it.
The borders were closed: no foreigner could enter Japan, no Japanese
could leave it. The penalty was death! (Some entrants have said
that there were exceptions; anyway, any reference to this sort of
thing was acceptable.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, Dan Tilque,
Bruce, Peter, Erland, and Björn.
> 3. Which English monarch died in 1603?
Elizabeth I. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, Peter,
Erland, and Marc.
> 4. Which English monarch was executed for high treason in January
> 1649?
Charles I. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, Peter,
and Marc.
One entrant guessed Mary Stuart as an answer. Mary was indeed
executed in England for treason, but this was in 1587, and she was
only ever the monarch of Scotland (she was otherwise known as Mary,
Queen of Scots), not of England.
Or at least, she wasn't the accepted, de facto monarch of England.
Roman Catholics considered that the annulment of Henry VIII's marriage
to Catherine of Aragon was illegal, and therefore so was his marriage
to Anne Boleyn, and therefore Anne's daughter Elizabeth I could not
legitimately be the monarch of England; instead they considered that
Mary Stuart, his first cousin, was. And we've seen what happened
to her. So evidently the entrant is a supporter of this papist plot
and needs to be executed for treason as well. :-)
> 5. During the 17th century, Spain was ruled by a branch of which
> European dynasty?
Habsburg. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Erland.
> 6. King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden was killed at the Battle of
> Lützen in 1632 -- during which war?
Thirty Years' War. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Peter, Erland,
Marc, and Björn.
> 7. Work was started on this building, called "a jewel of Muslim
> art in India", in Agra in 1632. Name it.
Taj Mahal. 4 for everyone.
> 8. After the great fire of London in 1666, who designed the new
> St. Paul's Cathedral?
Sir Christopher Wren. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, Dan Tilque,
Bruce, Peter, and Marc.
> 9. In 1669, who built the first known operational reflecting
> telescope?
Sir Isaac Newton. Yeah, him again. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque,
Bruce, Marc, and Björn.
Two people guessed Galileo. He was the first to use a telescope for
astronomy, but it was a refracting telescope, and he did not invent
the thing; Hans Lippershey did.
> 10. 1630 saw the death of which mathematician and astronomer
> who devised laws of planetary motion and improved Copernicus's
> heliocentric theory?
Johannes Kepler. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, Dan Tilque, Bruce,
Erland, and Marc. 3 for Peter.
Two people guessed Galileo here too. He did support Copernicus's
heliocentric theory (and was famously punished for doing so), but
he didn't devise the laws of planetary motion, and he died in 1642.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 10 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Sci Can Geo His
Dan Tilque 40 0 36 36 112
Dan Blum 40 2 34 36 112
Marc Dashevsky 40 0 36 28 104
Bruce Bowler 36 0 36 28 100
Joshua Kreitzer 28 2 40 28 98
Erland Sommarskog 28 0 39 28 95
Peter Smyth 27 0 40 27 94
Pete Gayde 16 0 36 16 68
Björn Lundin 20 0 28 16 64
Gareth Owen 40 0 -- -- 40
"Calvin" 31 0 -- -- 31
Jason Kreitzer 8 0 12 4 24
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Mark Brader, Toronto | "...blind faith can ruin the eyesight--
m...@vex.net | and the perspective." --Robert Ludlum
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-06-29,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 10, Round 4 - Geography - Landlocked Countries
> We simply name all the countries surrounding a landlocked country,
> which you must name.
> 1. Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia.
Paraguay. 4 for Joshua, Pete, Dan Tilque, Bruce, Peter, Erland,
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 10, Round 4 - Geography - Landlocked Countries
> We simply name all the countries surrounding a landlocked country,
> which you must name.
> 1. Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia.
and Marc.
> 2. Vietnam, Cambodia, China, Myanmar, Thailand.
Bruce, Peter, Erland, Marc, and Björn.
> 3. Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia.
Marc, and Björn. 3 for Erland.
> 4. Belgium, Germany, France.
Luxembourg. 4 for everyone.
> 5. France, Spain.
Andorra. 4 for everyone.
> 6. Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan.
Erland, and Marc.
> 7. DR (Democratic Republic of the) Congo, Tanzania, Malawi,
> Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Angola.
2 for Dan Blum.
> 8. Rwanda, Tanzania, DR Congo.
> 9. Libya, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Central African Republic, Cameroon.
Marc, and Björn.
> 10. Algeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast),
> Guinea, Senegal, Mauritania.
(no, it isn't), Marc, and Björn.
> * Game 10, Round 6 - History - The 17th Century
> 1. Which dynasty took power in China in 1644?
> 2. Sakoku was the foreign relations policy of Japan, enacted
> between 1633 and 1639, that was in effect until the 19th century.
> Describe it.
could leave it. The penalty was death! (Some entrants have said
that there were exceptions; anyway, any reference to this sort of
thing was acceptable.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, Dan Tilque,
Bruce, Peter, Erland, and Björn.
> 3. Which English monarch died in 1603?
Erland, and Marc.
> 4. Which English monarch was executed for high treason in January
> 1649?
and Marc.
One entrant guessed Mary Stuart as an answer. Mary was indeed
executed in England for treason, but this was in 1587, and she was
only ever the monarch of Scotland (she was otherwise known as Mary,
Queen of Scots), not of England.
Or at least, she wasn't the accepted, de facto monarch of England.
Roman Catholics considered that the annulment of Henry VIII's marriage
to Catherine of Aragon was illegal, and therefore so was his marriage
to Anne Boleyn, and therefore Anne's daughter Elizabeth I could not
legitimately be the monarch of England; instead they considered that
Mary Stuart, his first cousin, was. And we've seen what happened
to her. So evidently the entrant is a supporter of this papist plot
and needs to be executed for treason as well. :-)
> 5. During the 17th century, Spain was ruled by a branch of which
> European dynasty?
> 6. King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden was killed at the Battle of
> Lützen in 1632 -- during which war?
Marc, and Björn.
> 7. Work was started on this building, called "a jewel of Muslim
> art in India", in Agra in 1632. Name it.
> 8. After the great fire of London in 1666, who designed the new
> St. Paul's Cathedral?
Bruce, Peter, and Marc.
> 9. In 1669, who built the first known operational reflecting
> telescope?
Bruce, Marc, and Björn.
Two people guessed Galileo. He was the first to use a telescope for
astronomy, but it was a refracting telescope, and he did not invent
the thing; Hans Lippershey did.
> 10. 1630 saw the death of which mathematician and astronomer
> who devised laws of planetary motion and improved Copernicus's
> heliocentric theory?
Erland, and Marc. 3 for Peter.
Two people guessed Galileo here too. He did support Copernicus's
heliocentric theory (and was famously punished for doing so), but
he didn't devise the laws of planetary motion, and he died in 1642.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 10 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Sci Can Geo His
Dan Tilque 40 0 36 36 112
Dan Blum 40 2 34 36 112
Marc Dashevsky 40 0 36 28 104
Bruce Bowler 36 0 36 28 100
Joshua Kreitzer 28 2 40 28 98
Erland Sommarskog 28 0 39 28 95
Peter Smyth 27 0 40 27 94
Pete Gayde 16 0 36 16 68
Björn Lundin 20 0 28 16 64
Gareth Owen 40 0 -- -- 40
"Calvin" 31 0 -- -- 31
Jason Kreitzer 8 0 12 4 24
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Mark Brader, Toronto | "...blind faith can ruin the eyesight--
m...@vex.net | and the perspective." --Robert Ludlum
Björn Lundin
Dec 14, 2015, 2:56:56 PM12/14/15
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On 2015-12-13 23:37, Mark Brader wrote:
>> 4. Which English monarch was executed for high treason in January
>> > 1649?
> Charles I. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, Peter,
> and Marc.
>
> One entrant guessed Mary Stuart as an answer. Mary was indeed
> executed in England for treason, but this was in 1587, and she was
> only ever the monarch of Scotland (she was otherwise known as Mary,
> Queen of Scots), not of England.
>
> Or at least, she wasn't the accepted, de facto monarch of England.
> Roman Catholics considered that the annulment of Henry VIII's marriage
> to Catherine of Aragon was illegal, and therefore so was his marriage
> to Anne Boleyn, and therefore Anne's daughter Elizabeth I could not
> legitimately be the monarch of England; instead they considered that
> Mary Stuart, his first cousin, was. And we've seen what happened
> to her. So evidently the entrant is a supporter of this papist plot
> and needs to be executed for treason as well. :-)
>
>
Well, yes if I was British.
>> 4. Which English monarch was executed for high treason in January
>> > 1649?
> Charles I. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, Peter,
> and Marc.
>
> One entrant guessed Mary Stuart as an answer. Mary was indeed
> executed in England for treason, but this was in 1587, and she was
> only ever the monarch of Scotland (she was otherwise known as Mary,
> Queen of Scots), not of England.
>
> Or at least, she wasn't the accepted, de facto monarch of England.
> Roman Catholics considered that the annulment of Henry VIII's marriage
> to Catherine of Aragon was illegal, and therefore so was his marriage
> to Anne Boleyn, and therefore Anne's daughter Elizabeth I could not
> legitimately be the monarch of England; instead they considered that
> Mary Stuart, his first cousin, was. And we've seen what happened
> to her. So evidently the entrant is a supporter of this papist plot
> and needs to be executed for treason as well. :-)
>
>
Since I'm not, you cannot call it treason, can you?
Hostile - perhaps, but treason?
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Björn
Dan Tilque
Dec 14, 2015, 9:32:01 PM12/14/15
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Note for those who don't get it: a couplet in the second stanza of "God
Save the Queen" originally was
"Confound their politics; frustrate their popish tricks"
The word "popish" has since been replaced by "knavish". Personally, I
liked the original better.
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Dan Tilque
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