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Dan Blum
Jan 15, 2015, 12:13:23 AM1/15/15
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This is Rotating Quiz 166. Entries must be posted by Wednesday,
January 21st, 2015 at 11 PM (Eastern Standard Time).
Usual rules: no looking anything up, no discussion, etc. The
winner gets to create the next RQ.
Please post your answers to all questions in a single followup
in the newsgroup, quoting the questions and placing your answer
below each one. Only one answer is allowed per question.
As with some of my earlier RQs there is an 11th answer which
is derived from the others by taking the initial letters in
order. If an answer contains a person's name then the surname
is required and provides the letter unless otherwise stated.
Scoring is 2 points for answers 1-10 or 1 point for an answer
I deem to be sufficiently close (spelling errors and the like).
If a surname is required for a person no extra points are
available for a first name but you will lose the points if you
give an incorrect one. Answer 11 is worth 5 points or nothing.
In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be whoever scored
the most points on the hardest questions (defined post-facto
as the ones which the fewest people got any points on). Second
tiebreaker will be posting order.
1. Like a number of other early soft drinks, this was originally sold
as a patent medicine, but it was being marketed to soda fountains by
1884. It was and still is flavored with gentian root extract, which
is more commonly found in bitters. It was quite popular in the US for
a time - Ted Williams was a spokesperson for it - but suffered a large
decline. It is still sold, although I live 40 miles from the manufacturer
and have never seen it. However, through advertising its name became
a popular neologism and, while also not as popular as it was, the word
is better-known today than the drink.
2. The usual Western name of this Chinese tea is a corruption of the
Chinese name which means "black dragon." It is made by oxidizing the
leaves and withering them in the sun before otherwise processing them.
3. This French city is in Brittany and was for many years the ducal seat.
Owing to its location on the Loire where two other rivers join it, it
was traditionally divided into many islands and consequently was known
as "the Venice of the West" (recently many channels have been filled in
to accommodate automobile traffic). It is possibly best known outside
France for the eponymous edict of Henry IV which granted extensive
rights to Protestants.
4. This economist is probably best known to non-economists for his
eponymous impossibility theorem. This theorem shows that when there
are at least three alternatives to rank, there is no ranking system
that can convert individual preferences to a societal outcome while
meeting a set of generally-accepted criteria (e.g., that there is
no dictator). This has implications for voting systems. However, this
is not his only important work, as his 1972 Nobel Prize citation does
mention it. Five of his students have gone on to win the economics
Nobel.
5. Trees in this genus have long been held to have magical properties
such as protecting travellers and warding against witches. Some species
produce red fruit which can be eaten, although usually they are made into
preserves or used as a alcohol flavoring rather than eaten plain. They
have had a wide variety of names including quickbeam, service tree, and
mountain ash. The modern name for the genus is not related to any of
those names. What is it?
6. This town in northeastern India is often known as the wettest place
on Earth. Recently it may have been outdone by the nearby town of
Mawsynram or by one of a number of places in Colombia, but it is still
extremely rainy and still holds the Guinness records for most rainfall
in a month and in a year. It is also known for its "living bridges"
which are made of tree roots that have been convinced to grow together
into the proper forms. Note that the traditional Western name is needed
here, not the traditional pre-British Raj name which has been also been
used recently (I'll score the latter as correct but it doesn't fit the
acrostic).
7. This rare earth element has the highest magnetic moment of all
elements and therefore sees a lot of use in the pole pieces of
high-strength magnets, such as those used in MRI machines. It was
discovered on two different occasions in 1878, but for a reason
I decline to investigate the second discoverer, Per Teodor Cleve,
got to name it; he named it after the city where he grew up.
8. The Byzantine Empire was (unsurprisingly) mostly run by men. However,
there were some female co-rulers and regents, plus two sole empresses
regnant. The first (and longer-lasting) of these was married to Leo IV
and was the mother of Constantine VI; she overthrew the latter and ruled
for over five years. Her best-known achievement is organizing the Second
Council of Nicaea (which reinstated the use of icons in the Empire),
although this took place while she was regent for her son. Her surname
is not required and I would be astonished if anyone knows it.
9. This state was one of the three kingdoms of Korea. It was founded
in 57 BCE and shared the peninsula with the other two kingdoms for
a long time; in the 7th century it conquered the other two with some
help from China and then expelled the Chinese, establishing its rule
over most of the peninsula. This began the period generally known
as "Unified <answer 4>" in Korean history. Over time its power decayed
until it was supplanted by the Goryeo/Koryo dynasty in the 10th
century.
10. This Greek mythological figure was the last son of Gaia, created
to destroy Zeus for his imprisonment of the Titans. However, Zeus managed
to defeat him and imprison him under Mount Etna. Before that he managed
to sire quite a number of children including the Sphinx, Cerberus, the
Nemean Lion, and Chimera. His name is similar to the name for a kind
of storm although it is probably unrelated.
11. Acrostic?
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
January 21st, 2015 at 11 PM (Eastern Standard Time).
Usual rules: no looking anything up, no discussion, etc. The
winner gets to create the next RQ.
Please post your answers to all questions in a single followup
in the newsgroup, quoting the questions and placing your answer
below each one. Only one answer is allowed per question.
As with some of my earlier RQs there is an 11th answer which
is derived from the others by taking the initial letters in
order. If an answer contains a person's name then the surname
is required and provides the letter unless otherwise stated.
Scoring is 2 points for answers 1-10 or 1 point for an answer
I deem to be sufficiently close (spelling errors and the like).
If a surname is required for a person no extra points are
available for a first name but you will lose the points if you
give an incorrect one. Answer 11 is worth 5 points or nothing.
In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be whoever scored
the most points on the hardest questions (defined post-facto
as the ones which the fewest people got any points on). Second
tiebreaker will be posting order.
1. Like a number of other early soft drinks, this was originally sold
as a patent medicine, but it was being marketed to soda fountains by
1884. It was and still is flavored with gentian root extract, which
is more commonly found in bitters. It was quite popular in the US for
a time - Ted Williams was a spokesperson for it - but suffered a large
decline. It is still sold, although I live 40 miles from the manufacturer
and have never seen it. However, through advertising its name became
a popular neologism and, while also not as popular as it was, the word
is better-known today than the drink.
2. The usual Western name of this Chinese tea is a corruption of the
Chinese name which means "black dragon." It is made by oxidizing the
leaves and withering them in the sun before otherwise processing them.
3. This French city is in Brittany and was for many years the ducal seat.
Owing to its location on the Loire where two other rivers join it, it
was traditionally divided into many islands and consequently was known
as "the Venice of the West" (recently many channels have been filled in
to accommodate automobile traffic). It is possibly best known outside
France for the eponymous edict of Henry IV which granted extensive
rights to Protestants.
4. This economist is probably best known to non-economists for his
eponymous impossibility theorem. This theorem shows that when there
are at least three alternatives to rank, there is no ranking system
that can convert individual preferences to a societal outcome while
meeting a set of generally-accepted criteria (e.g., that there is
no dictator). This has implications for voting systems. However, this
is not his only important work, as his 1972 Nobel Prize citation does
mention it. Five of his students have gone on to win the economics
Nobel.
5. Trees in this genus have long been held to have magical properties
such as protecting travellers and warding against witches. Some species
produce red fruit which can be eaten, although usually they are made into
preserves or used as a alcohol flavoring rather than eaten plain. They
have had a wide variety of names including quickbeam, service tree, and
mountain ash. The modern name for the genus is not related to any of
those names. What is it?
6. This town in northeastern India is often known as the wettest place
on Earth. Recently it may have been outdone by the nearby town of
Mawsynram or by one of a number of places in Colombia, but it is still
extremely rainy and still holds the Guinness records for most rainfall
in a month and in a year. It is also known for its "living bridges"
which are made of tree roots that have been convinced to grow together
into the proper forms. Note that the traditional Western name is needed
here, not the traditional pre-British Raj name which has been also been
used recently (I'll score the latter as correct but it doesn't fit the
acrostic).
7. This rare earth element has the highest magnetic moment of all
elements and therefore sees a lot of use in the pole pieces of
high-strength magnets, such as those used in MRI machines. It was
discovered on two different occasions in 1878, but for a reason
I decline to investigate the second discoverer, Per Teodor Cleve,
got to name it; he named it after the city where he grew up.
8. The Byzantine Empire was (unsurprisingly) mostly run by men. However,
there were some female co-rulers and regents, plus two sole empresses
regnant. The first (and longer-lasting) of these was married to Leo IV
and was the mother of Constantine VI; she overthrew the latter and ruled
for over five years. Her best-known achievement is organizing the Second
Council of Nicaea (which reinstated the use of icons in the Empire),
although this took place while she was regent for her son. Her surname
is not required and I would be astonished if anyone knows it.
9. This state was one of the three kingdoms of Korea. It was founded
in 57 BCE and shared the peninsula with the other two kingdoms for
a long time; in the 7th century it conquered the other two with some
help from China and then expelled the Chinese, establishing its rule
over most of the peninsula. This began the period generally known
as "Unified <answer 4>" in Korean history. Over time its power decayed
until it was supplanted by the Goryeo/Koryo dynasty in the 10th
century.
10. This Greek mythological figure was the last son of Gaia, created
to destroy Zeus for his imprisonment of the Titans. However, Zeus managed
to defeat him and imprison him under Mount Etna. Before that he managed
to sire quite a number of children including the Sphinx, Cerberus, the
Nemean Lion, and Chimera. His name is similar to the name for a kind
of storm although it is probably unrelated.
11. Acrostic?
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_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Marc Dashevsky
Jan 15, 2015, 1:25:22 AM1/15/15
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In article <m97i9i$jdb$1...@reader1.panix.com>, to...@panix.com says...
> 2. The usual Western name of this Chinese tea is a corruption of the
> Chinese name which means "black dragon." It is made by oxidizing the
> leaves and withering them in the sun before otherwise processing them.
oolong
erbium
> 8. The Byzantine Empire was (unsurprisingly) mostly run by men. However,
> there were some female co-rulers and regents, plus two sole empresses
> regnant. The first (and longer-lasting) of these was married to Leo IV
> and was the mother of Constantine VI; she overthrew the latter and ruled
> for over five years. Her best-known achievement is organizing the Second
> Council of Nicaea (which reinstated the use of icons in the Empire),
> although this took place while she was regent for her son. Her surname
> is not required and I would be astonished if anyone knows it.
>
> 9. This state was one of the three kingdoms of Korea. It was founded
> in 57 BCE and shared the peninsula with the other two kingdoms for
> a long time; in the 7th century it conquered the other two with some
> help from China and then expelled the Chinese, establishing its rule
> over most of the peninsula. This began the period generally known
> as "Unified <answer 4>" in Korean history. Over time its power decayed
> until it was supplanted by the Goryeo/Koryo dynasty in the 10th
> century.
>
> 10. This Greek mythological figure was the last son of Gaia, created
> to destroy Zeus for his imprisonment of the Titans. However, Zeus managed
> to defeat him and imprison him under Mount Etna. Before that he managed
> to sire quite a number of children including the Sphinx, Cerberus, the
> Nemean Lion, and Chimera. His name is similar to the name for a kind
> of storm although it is probably unrelated.
the Greek inspiration for Vulcan
> 11. Acrostic?
MO________
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
> 1. Like a number of other early soft drinks, this was originally sold
> as a patent medicine, but it was being marketed to soda fountains by
> 1884. It was and still is flavored with gentian root extract, which
> is more commonly found in bitters. It was quite popular in the US for
> a time - Ted Williams was a spokesperson for it - but suffered a large
> decline. It is still sold, although I live 40 miles from the manufacturer
> and have never seen it. However, through advertising its name became
> a popular neologism and, while also not as popular as it was, the word
> is better-known today than the drink.
Moxie -- still available in the odd store in Massachusetts in Rhode Island
> as a patent medicine, but it was being marketed to soda fountains by
> 1884. It was and still is flavored with gentian root extract, which
> is more commonly found in bitters. It was quite popular in the US for
> a time - Ted Williams was a spokesperson for it - but suffered a large
> decline. It is still sold, although I live 40 miles from the manufacturer
> and have never seen it. However, through advertising its name became
> a popular neologism and, while also not as popular as it was, the word
> is better-known today than the drink.
> 2. The usual Western name of this Chinese tea is a corruption of the
> Chinese name which means "black dragon." It is made by oxidizing the
> leaves and withering them in the sun before otherwise processing them.
> 8. The Byzantine Empire was (unsurprisingly) mostly run by men. However,
> there were some female co-rulers and regents, plus two sole empresses
> regnant. The first (and longer-lasting) of these was married to Leo IV
> and was the mother of Constantine VI; she overthrew the latter and ruled
> for over five years. Her best-known achievement is organizing the Second
> Council of Nicaea (which reinstated the use of icons in the Empire),
> although this took place while she was regent for her son. Her surname
> is not required and I would be astonished if anyone knows it.
>
> 9. This state was one of the three kingdoms of Korea. It was founded
> in 57 BCE and shared the peninsula with the other two kingdoms for
> a long time; in the 7th century it conquered the other two with some
> help from China and then expelled the Chinese, establishing its rule
> over most of the peninsula. This began the period generally known
> as "Unified <answer 4>" in Korean history. Over time its power decayed
> until it was supplanted by the Goryeo/Koryo dynasty in the 10th
> century.
>
> 10. This Greek mythological figure was the last son of Gaia, created
> to destroy Zeus for his imprisonment of the Titans. However, Zeus managed
> to defeat him and imprison him under Mount Etna. Before that he managed
> to sire quite a number of children including the Sphinx, Cerberus, the
> Nemean Lion, and Chimera. His name is similar to the name for a kind
> of storm although it is probably unrelated.
> 11. Acrostic?
MO________
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Mark Brader
Jan 15, 2015, 6:40:50 AM1/15/15
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Dan Blum:
rather than the specific flavor.
> 2. The usual Western name of this Chinese tea is a corruption of the
> Chinese name which means "black dragon." It is made by oxidizing the
> leaves and withering them in the sun before otherwise processing them.
OOLONG, I suppose.
> 3. This French city is in Brittany and was for many years the ducal seat.
> Owing to its location on the Loire where two other rivers join it, it
> was traditionally divided into many islands and consequently was known
> as "the Venice of the West" (recently many channels have been filled in
> to accommodate automobile traffic). It is possibly best known outside
> France for the eponymous edict of Henry IV which granted extensive
> rights to Protestants.
NANTES.
> 4. This economist is probably best known to non-economists for his
> eponymous impossibility theorem. This theorem shows that when there
> are at least three alternatives to rank, there is no ranking system
> that can convert individual preferences to a societal outcome while
> meeting a set of generally-accepted criteria (e.g., that there is
> no dictator). This has implications for voting systems. However, this
> is not his only important work, as his 1972 Nobel Prize citation does
> mention it. Five of his students have gone on to win the economics
> Nobel.
You had me wondering for a minute what might be an alternative to rank,
in the context of economics! This must be CONDORCET.
> 5. Trees in this genus have long been held to have magical properties
> such as protecting travellers and warding against witches. Some species
> produce red fruit which can be eaten, although usually they are made into
> preserves or used as a alcohol flavoring rather than eaten plain. They
> have had a wide variety of names including quickbeam, service tree, and
> mountain ash. The modern name for the genus is not related to any of
> those names. What is it?
ROWAN.
> 6. This town in northeastern India is often known as the wettest place
> on Earth. Recently it may have been outdone by the nearby town of
> Mawsynram or by one of a number of places in Colombia, but it is still
> extremely rainy and still holds the Guinness records for most rainfall
> in a month and in a year. It is also known for its "living bridges"
> which are made of tree roots that have been convinced to grow together
> into the proper forms. Note that the traditional Western name is needed
> here, not the traditional pre-British Raj name which has been also been
> used recently (I'll score the latter as correct but it doesn't fit the
> acrostic).
Best I have is CHITTAGONG.
> 7. This rare earth element has the highest magnetic moment of all
> elements and therefore sees a lot of use in the pole pieces of
> high-strength magnets, such as those used in MRI machines. It was
> discovered on two different occasions in 1878, but for a reason
> I decline to investigate the second discoverer, Per Teodor Cleve,
> got to name it; he named it after the city where he grew up.
Three rare earths are named after the village of Ytterby, but I can
only think of one named after a city and that's HOLMIUM.
> 8. The Byzantine Empire was (unsurprisingly) mostly run by men. However,
> there were some female co-rulers and regents, plus two sole empresses
> regnant. The first (and longer-lasting) of these was married to Leo IV
> and was the mother of Constantine VI; she overthrew the latter and ruled
> for over five years. Her best-known achievement is organizing the Second
> Council of Nicaea (which reinstated the use of icons in the Empire),
> although this took place while she was regent for her son. Her surname
> is not required and I would be astonished if anyone knows it.
Never heard of her. Since A looks likely in this position I'll guess ANNA.
> 9. This state was one of the three kingdoms of Korea. It was founded
> in 57 BCE and shared the peninsula with the other two kingdoms for
> a long time; in the 7th century it conquered the other two with some
> help from China and then expelled the Chinese, establishing its rule
> over most of the peninsula. This began the period generally known
> as "Unified <answer 4>" in Korean history. Over time its power decayed
> until it was supplanted by the Goryeo/Koryo dynasty in the 10th
> century.
NO GUESS.
> 10. This Greek mythological figure was the last son of Gaia, created
> to destroy Zeus for his imprisonment of the Titans. However, Zeus managed
> to defeat him and imprison him under Mount Etna. Before that he managed
> to sire quite a number of children including the Sphinx, Cerberus, the
> Nemean Lion, and Chimera. His name is similar to the name for a kind
> of storm although it is probably unrelated.
Well, I never heard of TYPHON, but it sounds Greek and looks like a
storm-type name.
> 11. Acrostic?
So obviously it's NONCRCHANT. Er, well, NONCHALANT can't possibly fit
unless LANTHANUM is named after a city, but that's what I'll go with.
That is, I'm sticking with HOLMIUM but saying NONCHALANT anyway.
And I have a nasty feeling that the Subject line clue refers to something
in a musical. Musicals, minor Greek mythology, *and* Asian history. Sigh.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Here I sit, ego the size of a planet..."
m...@vex.net | --Steve Summit (after Douglas Adams)
My text in this article is in the public domain.
> 1. Like a number of other early soft drinks, this was originally sold
> as a patent medicine, but it was being marketed to soda fountains by
> 1884. It was and still is flavored with gentian root extract, which
> is more commonly found in bitters. It was quite popular in the US for
> a time - Ted Williams was a spokesperson for it - but suffered a large
> decline. It is still sold, although I live 40 miles from the manufacturer
> and have never seen it. However, through advertising its name became
> a popular neologism and, while also not as popular as it was, the word
> is better-known today than the drink.
I'll try Radar's favorite, NEHI, hoping you wanted the brand name
> as a patent medicine, but it was being marketed to soda fountains by
> 1884. It was and still is flavored with gentian root extract, which
> is more commonly found in bitters. It was quite popular in the US for
> a time - Ted Williams was a spokesperson for it - but suffered a large
> decline. It is still sold, although I live 40 miles from the manufacturer
> and have never seen it. However, through advertising its name became
> a popular neologism and, while also not as popular as it was, the word
> is better-known today than the drink.
rather than the specific flavor.
> 2. The usual Western name of this Chinese tea is a corruption of the
> Chinese name which means "black dragon." It is made by oxidizing the
> leaves and withering them in the sun before otherwise processing them.
> 3. This French city is in Brittany and was for many years the ducal seat.
> Owing to its location on the Loire where two other rivers join it, it
> was traditionally divided into many islands and consequently was known
> as "the Venice of the West" (recently many channels have been filled in
> to accommodate automobile traffic). It is possibly best known outside
> France for the eponymous edict of Henry IV which granted extensive
> rights to Protestants.
> 4. This economist is probably best known to non-economists for his
> eponymous impossibility theorem. This theorem shows that when there
> are at least three alternatives to rank, there is no ranking system
> that can convert individual preferences to a societal outcome while
> meeting a set of generally-accepted criteria (e.g., that there is
> no dictator). This has implications for voting systems. However, this
> is not his only important work, as his 1972 Nobel Prize citation does
> mention it. Five of his students have gone on to win the economics
> Nobel.
in the context of economics! This must be CONDORCET.
> 5. Trees in this genus have long been held to have magical properties
> such as protecting travellers and warding against witches. Some species
> produce red fruit which can be eaten, although usually they are made into
> preserves or used as a alcohol flavoring rather than eaten plain. They
> have had a wide variety of names including quickbeam, service tree, and
> mountain ash. The modern name for the genus is not related to any of
> those names. What is it?
> 6. This town in northeastern India is often known as the wettest place
> on Earth. Recently it may have been outdone by the nearby town of
> Mawsynram or by one of a number of places in Colombia, but it is still
> extremely rainy and still holds the Guinness records for most rainfall
> in a month and in a year. It is also known for its "living bridges"
> which are made of tree roots that have been convinced to grow together
> into the proper forms. Note that the traditional Western name is needed
> here, not the traditional pre-British Raj name which has been also been
> used recently (I'll score the latter as correct but it doesn't fit the
> acrostic).
> 7. This rare earth element has the highest magnetic moment of all
> elements and therefore sees a lot of use in the pole pieces of
> high-strength magnets, such as those used in MRI machines. It was
> discovered on two different occasions in 1878, but for a reason
> I decline to investigate the second discoverer, Per Teodor Cleve,
> got to name it; he named it after the city where he grew up.
only think of one named after a city and that's HOLMIUM.
> 8. The Byzantine Empire was (unsurprisingly) mostly run by men. However,
> there were some female co-rulers and regents, plus two sole empresses
> regnant. The first (and longer-lasting) of these was married to Leo IV
> and was the mother of Constantine VI; she overthrew the latter and ruled
> for over five years. Her best-known achievement is organizing the Second
> Council of Nicaea (which reinstated the use of icons in the Empire),
> although this took place while she was regent for her son. Her surname
> is not required and I would be astonished if anyone knows it.
> 9. This state was one of the three kingdoms of Korea. It was founded
> in 57 BCE and shared the peninsula with the other two kingdoms for
> a long time; in the 7th century it conquered the other two with some
> help from China and then expelled the Chinese, establishing its rule
> over most of the peninsula. This began the period generally known
> as "Unified <answer 4>" in Korean history. Over time its power decayed
> until it was supplanted by the Goryeo/Koryo dynasty in the 10th
> century.
> 10. This Greek mythological figure was the last son of Gaia, created
> to destroy Zeus for his imprisonment of the Titans. However, Zeus managed
> to defeat him and imprison him under Mount Etna. Before that he managed
> to sire quite a number of children including the Sphinx, Cerberus, the
> Nemean Lion, and Chimera. His name is similar to the name for a kind
> of storm although it is probably unrelated.
storm-type name.
> 11. Acrostic?
So obviously it's NONCRCHANT. Er, well, NONCHALANT can't possibly fit
unless LANTHANUM is named after a city, but that's what I'll go with.
That is, I'm sticking with HOLMIUM but saying NONCHALANT anyway.
And I have a nasty feeling that the Subject line clue refers to something
in a musical. Musicals, minor Greek mythology, *and* Asian history. Sigh.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Here I sit, ego the size of a planet..."
m...@vex.net | --Steve Summit (after Douglas Adams)
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Mark Brader
Jan 15, 2015, 6:42:46 AM1/15/15
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Mark Brader:
Arrgh. I forgot about LUTETIUM. It's going to be that, isn't it?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "If any form of pleasure is exhibited, report
m...@vex.net | to me and it will be prohibited." --DUCK SOUP
> Three rare earths are named after the village of Ytterby, but I can
> only think of one named after a city and that's HOLMIUM.
(After checking a periodic table)
> only think of one named after a city and that's HOLMIUM.
Arrgh. I forgot about LUTETIUM. It's going to be that, isn't it?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "If any form of pleasure is exhibited, report
m...@vex.net | to me and it will be prohibited." --DUCK SOUP
Dan Blum
Jan 15, 2015, 10:14:23 AM1/15/15
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Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
> Mark Brader:
> > Three rare earths are named after the village of Ytterby, but I can
> > only think of one named after a city and that's HOLMIUM.
> (After checking a periodic table)
> Arrgh. I forgot about LUTETIUM. It's going to be that, isn't it?
The name of the disoverer was provided for a reason.
> Mark Brader:
> > Three rare earths are named after the village of Ytterby, but I can
> > only think of one named after a city and that's HOLMIUM.
> (After checking a periodic table)
> Arrgh. I forgot about LUTETIUM. It's going to be that, isn't it?
Dan Blum
Jan 15, 2015, 10:15:11 AM1/15/15
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Dan Blum <to...@panix.com> wrote:
> 9. This state was one of the three kingdoms of Korea. It was founded
> in 57 BCE and shared the peninsula with the other two kingdoms for
> a long time; in the 7th century it conquered the other two with some
> help from China and then expelled the Chinese, establishing its rule
> over most of the peninsula. This began the period generally known
> as "Unified <answer 4>" in Korean history. Over time its power decayed
> until it was supplanted by the Goryeo/Koryo dynasty in the 10th
> century.
Sorry, this should say "Unified <answer 9>" - the questions got re-ordered
> 9. This state was one of the three kingdoms of Korea. It was founded
> in 57 BCE and shared the peninsula with the other two kingdoms for
> a long time; in the 7th century it conquered the other two with some
> help from China and then expelled the Chinese, establishing its rule
> over most of the peninsula. This began the period generally known
> as "Unified <answer 4>" in Korean history. Over time its power decayed
> until it was supplanted by the Goryeo/Koryo dynasty in the 10th
> century.
partway through.
Bruce Bowler
Jan 15, 2015, 1:28:43 PM1/15/15
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On Thu, 15 Jan 2015 00:24:32 -0600, Marc Dashevsky wrote:
> In article <m97i9i$jdb$1...@reader1.panix.com>, to...@panix.com says...
>> 1. Like a number of other early soft drinks, this was originally sold
>> as a patent medicine, but it was being marketed to soda fountains by
>> 1884. It was and still is flavored with gentian root extract, which is
>> more commonly found in bitters. It was quite popular in the US for a
>> time - Ted Williams was a spokesperson for it - but suffered a large
>> decline. It is still sold, although I live 40 miles from the
>> manufacturer and have never seen it. However, through advertising its
>> name became a popular neologism and, while also not as popular as it
>> was, the word is better-known today than the drink.
> Moxie -- still available in the odd store in Massachusetts in Rhode
> Island
and just about everywhere (odd store or not) in Maine :-)
> In article <m97i9i$jdb$1...@reader1.panix.com>, to...@panix.com says...
>> 1. Like a number of other early soft drinks, this was originally sold
>> as a patent medicine, but it was being marketed to soda fountains by
>> 1884. It was and still is flavored with gentian root extract, which is
>> more commonly found in bitters. It was quite popular in the US for a
>> time - Ted Williams was a spokesperson for it - but suffered a large
>> decline. It is still sold, although I live 40 miles from the
>> manufacturer and have never seen it. However, through advertising its
>> name became a popular neologism and, while also not as popular as it
>> was, the word is better-known today than the drink.
> Moxie -- still available in the odd store in Massachusetts in Rhode
> Island
Mark Brader
Jan 15, 2015, 2:20:39 PM1/15/15
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Dan Blum:
--
Mark Brader | "...most people who borrow over $1,000,000 from a bank
Toronto | would at least remember the name of the bank."
m...@vex.net | -- Judge Donald Bowman, Tax Court of Canada
> The name of the disoverer was provided for a reason.
Sadly, I did not know the gentleman.
--
Mark Brader | "...most people who borrow over $1,000,000 from a bank
Toronto | would at least remember the name of the bank."
m...@vex.net | -- Judge Donald Bowman, Tax Court of Canada
Erland Sommarskog
Jan 15, 2015, 3:06:47 PM1/15/15
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Dan Blum (to...@panix.com) writes:
> 2. The usual Western name of this Chinese tea is a corruption of the
> Chinese name which means "black dragon." It is made by oxidizing the
> leaves and withering them in the sun before otherwise processing them.
Oolong
> 2. The usual Western name of this Chinese tea is a corruption of the
> Chinese name which means "black dragon." It is made by oxidizing the
> leaves and withering them in the sun before otherwise processing them.
> 3. This French city is in Brittany and was for many years the ducal seat.
> Owing to its location on the Loire where two other rivers join it, it
> was traditionally divided into many islands and consequently was known
> as "the Venice of the West" (recently many channels have been filled in
> to accommodate automobile traffic). It is possibly best known outside
> France for the eponymous edict of Henry IV which granted extensive
> rights to Protestants.
> 4. This economist is probably best known to non-economists for his
> eponymous impossibility theorem. This theorem shows that when there
> are at least three alternatives to rank, there is no ranking system
> that can convert individual preferences to a societal outcome while
> meeting a set of generally-accepted criteria (e.g., that there is
> no dictator). This has implications for voting systems. However, this
> is not his only important work, as his 1972 Nobel Prize citation does
> mention it. Five of his students have gone on to win the economics
> Nobel.
> 6. This town in northeastern India is often known as the wettest place
> on Earth. Recently it may have been outdone by the nearby town of
> Mawsynram or by one of a number of places in Colombia, but it is still
> extremely rainy and still holds the Guinness records for most rainfall
> in a month and in a year. It is also known for its "living bridges"
> which are made of tree roots that have been convinced to grow together
> into the proper forms. Note that the traditional Western name is needed
> here, not the traditional pre-British Raj name which has been also been
> used recently (I'll score the latter as correct but it doesn't fit the
> acrostic).
> 7. This rare earth element has the highest magnetic moment of all
> elements and therefore sees a lot of use in the pole pieces of
> high-strength magnets, such as those used in MRI machines. It was
> discovered on two different occasions in 1878, but for a reason
> I decline to investigate the second discoverer, Per Teodor Cleve,
> got to name it; he named it after the city where he grew up.
>
> 9. This state was one of the three kingdoms of Korea. It was founded
> in 57 BCE and shared the peninsula with the other two kingdoms for
> a long time; in the 7th century it conquered the other two with some
> help from China and then expelled the Chinese, establishing its rule
> over most of the peninsula. This began the period generally known
> as "Unified <answer 4>" in Korean history. Over time its power decayed
> until it was supplanted by the Goryeo/Koryo dynasty in the 10th
> century.
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Erland Sommarskog
Jan 15, 2015, 3:08:49 PM1/15/15
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> Mark Brader:
>> Three rare earths are named after the village of Ytterby, but I can
>> only think of one named after a city and that's HOLMIUM.
>
> (After checking a periodic table)
>
> Arrgh. I forgot about LUTETIUM. It's going to be that, isn't it?
I considered it, but Per is not a very French name.
> Mark Brader:
>> Three rare earths are named after the village of Ytterby, but I can
>> only think of one named after a city and that's HOLMIUM.
>
> (After checking a periodic table)
>
> Arrgh. I forgot about LUTETIUM. It's going to be that, isn't it?
Erland Sommarskog
Jan 15, 2015, 3:14:08 PM1/15/15
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Dan Blum (to...@panix.com) writes:
> 3. This French city is in Brittany and was for many years the ducal seat.
No, it is in Pays-de-la-Loire!
> 3. This French city is in Brittany and was for many years the ducal seat.
OK, so I should have known about the edict, but Brittany lured me. It
did not seem really right that Renne is on the Loire, but I have not
been to that part of Brittany, only the Western parts.
Mark Brader
Jan 15, 2015, 3:28:33 PM1/15/15
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Dan Blum:
I, conversely, had forgotten about the Brittany part when I got to the
edict part!
--
Mark Brader | "Some societies define themselves by being open to new
Toronto | influences, others define their identity by resisting.
m...@vex.net | In either case, they take the consequences."
--Donna Richoux
> > 3. This French city is in Brittany and was for many years the ducal seat.
Erland Sommarskog:
> No, it is in Pays-de-la-Loire!
>
> OK, so I should have known about the edict, but Brittany lured me...
>
I, conversely, had forgotten about the Brittany part when I got to the
edict part!
--
Mark Brader | "Some societies define themselves by being open to new
Toronto | influences, others define their identity by resisting.
m...@vex.net | In either case, they take the consequences."
--Donna Richoux
Dan Blum
Jan 15, 2015, 5:24:36 PM1/15/15
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Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
> Dan Blum:
> > > 3. This French city is in Brittany and was for many years the ducal seat.
>
> Erland Sommarskog:
> > No, it is in Pays-de-la-Loire!
> >
> > OK, so I should have known about the edict, but Brittany lured me...
> I, conversely, had forgotten about the Brittany part when I got to the
> edict part!
Sorry, I didn't realize there was a new "Brittany." It was in Brittany
> Dan Blum:
> > > 3. This French city is in Brittany and was for many years the ducal seat.
>
> Erland Sommarskog:
> > No, it is in Pays-de-la-Loire!
> >
> > OK, so I should have known about the edict, but Brittany lured me...
> I, conversely, had forgotten about the Brittany part when I got to the
> edict part!
for over a thousand years.
Mark Brader
Jan 15, 2015, 6:25:49 PM1/15/15
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Dan Blum:
>>>> 3. This French city is in Brittany and was for many years the ducal seat.
Erland Sommarskog:
>>> No, it is in Pays-de-la-Loire!
>>>
>>> OK, so I should have known about the edict, but Brittany lured me...
Mark Brader:
>>>> 3. This French city is in Brittany and was for many years the ducal seat.
Erland Sommarskog:
>>> No, it is in Pays-de-la-Loire!
>>>
>>> OK, so I should have known about the edict, but Brittany lured me...
>> I, conversely, had forgotten about the Brittany part when I got to the
>> edict part!
Dan Blum:
>> edict part!
> Sorry, I didn't realize there was a new "Brittany." It was in Brittany
> for over a thousand years.
It was? (Checks.) Huh, this contest is educational. I knew Brittany
> for over a thousand years.
was basically a peninsula in northwestern France, but I always thought
it was the *other* one -- the Cotentin Peninsula, which is somewhat
farther from Nantes. (I've spent some time traveling around France,
too, but I haven't been to either peninsula.)
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "He is even more important than my cat,
m...@vex.net | which is saying something." --Flash Wilson
Rob Parker
Jan 17, 2015, 7:18:25 AM1/17/15
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> 1. Like a number of other early soft drinks, this was originally sold
> as a patent medicine, but it was being marketed to soda fountains by
> 1884. It was and still is flavored with gentian root extract, which
> is more commonly found in bitters. It was quite popular in the US for
> a time - Ted Williams was a spokesperson for it - but suffered a large
> decline. It is still sold, although I live 40 miles from the manufacturer
> and have never seen it. However, through advertising its name became
> a popular neologism and, while also not as popular as it was, the word
> is better-known today than the drink.
>
> 2. The usual Western name of this Chinese tea is a corruption of the
> Chinese name which means "black dragon." It is made by oxidizing the
> leaves and withering them in the sun before otherwise processing them.
oolong
> as a patent medicine, but it was being marketed to soda fountains by
> 1884. It was and still is flavored with gentian root extract, which
> is more commonly found in bitters. It was quite popular in the US for
> a time - Ted Williams was a spokesperson for it - but suffered a large
> decline. It is still sold, although I live 40 miles from the manufacturer
> and have never seen it. However, through advertising its name became
> a popular neologism and, while also not as popular as it was, the word
> is better-known today than the drink.
>
> 2. The usual Western name of this Chinese tea is a corruption of the
> Chinese name which means "black dragon." It is made by oxidizing the
> leaves and withering them in the sun before otherwise processing them.
> 3. This French city is in Brittany and was for many years the ducal seat.
> Owing to its location on the Loire where two other rivers join it, it
> was traditionally divided into many islands and consequently was known
> as "the Venice of the West" (recently many channels have been filled in
> to accommodate automobile traffic). It is possibly best known outside
> France for the eponymous edict of Henry IV which granted extensive
> rights to Protestants.
>
> 4. This economist is probably best known to non-economists for his
> eponymous impossibility theorem. This theorem shows that when there
> are at least three alternatives to rank, there is no ranking system
> that can convert individual preferences to a societal outcome while
> meeting a set of generally-accepted criteria (e.g., that there is
> no dictator). This has implications for voting systems. However, this
> is not his only important work, as his 1972 Nobel Prize citation does
> mention it. Five of his students have gone on to win the economics
> Nobel.
>
> 5. Trees in this genus have long been held to have magical properties
> such as protecting travellers and warding against witches. Some species
> produce red fruit which can be eaten, although usually they are made into
> preserves or used as a alcohol flavoring rather than eaten plain. They
> have had a wide variety of names including quickbeam, service tree, and
> mountain ash. The modern name for the genus is not related to any of
> those names. What is it?
Calvin
Jan 17, 2015, 7:08:02 PM1/17/15
to
On Thursday, January 15, 2015 at 3:13:23 PM UTC+10, Dan Blum wrote:
> This is Rotating Quiz 166. Entries must be posted by Wednesday,
> January 21st, 2015 at 11 PM (Eastern Standard Time).
>
> This is Rotating Quiz 166. Entries must be posted by Wednesday,
> January 21st, 2015 at 11 PM (Eastern Standard Time).
>
> 1. Like a number of other early soft drinks, this was originally sold
> as a patent medicine, but it was being marketed to soda fountains by
> 1884. It was and still is flavored with gentian root extract, which
> is more commonly found in bitters. It was quite popular in the US for
> a time - Ted Williams was a spokesperson for it - but suffered a large
> decline. It is still sold, although I live 40 miles from the manufacturer
> and have never seen it. However, through advertising its name became
> a popular neologism and, while also not as popular as it was, the word
> is better-known today than the drink.
Tab?
> as a patent medicine, but it was being marketed to soda fountains by
> 1884. It was and still is flavored with gentian root extract, which
> is more commonly found in bitters. It was quite popular in the US for
> a time - Ted Williams was a spokesperson for it - but suffered a large
> decline. It is still sold, although I live 40 miles from the manufacturer
> and have never seen it. However, through advertising its name became
> a popular neologism and, while also not as popular as it was, the word
> is better-known today than the drink.
> 2. The usual Western name of this Chinese tea is a corruption of the
> Chinese name which means "black dragon." It is made by oxidizing the
> leaves and withering them in the sun before otherwise processing them.
> 3. This French city is in Brittany and was for many years the ducal seat.
> Owing to its location on the Loire where two other rivers join it, it
> was traditionally divided into many islands and consequently was known
> as "the Venice of the West" (recently many channels have been filled in
> to accommodate automobile traffic). It is possibly best known outside
> France for the eponymous edict of Henry IV which granted extensive
> rights to Protestants.
> 4. This economist is probably best known to non-economists for his
> eponymous impossibility theorem. This theorem shows that when there
> are at least three alternatives to rank, there is no ranking system
> that can convert individual preferences to a societal outcome while
> meeting a set of generally-accepted criteria (e.g., that there is
> no dictator). This has implications for voting systems. However, this
> is not his only important work, as his 1972 Nobel Prize citation does
> mention it. Five of his students have gone on to win the economics
> Nobel.
> 5. Trees in this genus have long been held to have magical properties
> such as protecting travellers and warding against witches. Some species
> produce red fruit which can be eaten, although usually they are made into
> preserves or used as a alcohol flavoring rather than eaten plain. They
> have had a wide variety of names including quickbeam, service tree, and
> mountain ash. The modern name for the genus is not related to any of
> those names. What is it?
> 6. This town in northeastern India is often known as the wettest place
> on Earth. Recently it may have been outdone by the nearby town of
> Mawsynram or by one of a number of places in Colombia, but it is still
> extremely rainy and still holds the Guinness records for most rainfall
> in a month and in a year. It is also known for its "living bridges"
> which are made of tree roots that have been convinced to grow together
> into the proper forms. Note that the traditional Western name is needed
> here, not the traditional pre-British Raj name which has been also been
> used recently (I'll score the latter as correct but it doesn't fit the
> acrostic).
> 7. This rare earth element has the highest magnetic moment of all
> elements and therefore sees a lot of use in the pole pieces of
> high-strength magnets, such as those used in MRI machines. It was
> discovered on two different occasions in 1878, but for a reason
> I decline to investigate the second discoverer, Per Teodor Cleve,
> got to name it; he named it after the city where he grew up.
> 8. The Byzantine Empire was (unsurprisingly) mostly run by men. However,
> there were some female co-rulers and regents, plus two sole empresses
> regnant. The first (and longer-lasting) of these was married to Leo IV
> and was the mother of Constantine VI; she overthrew the latter and ruled
> for over five years. Her best-known achievement is organizing the Second
> Council of Nicaea (which reinstated the use of icons in the Empire),
> although this took place while she was regent for her son. Her surname
> is not required and I would be astonished if anyone knows it.
>
> 9. This state was one of the three kingdoms of Korea. It was founded
> in 57 BCE and shared the peninsula with the other two kingdoms for
> a long time; in the 7th century it conquered the other two with some
> help from China and then expelled the Chinese, establishing its rule
> over most of the peninsula. This began the period generally known
> as "Unified <answer 4>" in Korean history. Over time its power decayed
> until it was supplanted by the Goryeo/Koryo dynasty in the 10th
> century.
>
> 10. This Greek mythological figure was the last son of Gaia, created
> to destroy Zeus for his imprisonment of the Titans. However, Zeus managed
> to defeat him and imprison him under Mount Etna. Before that he managed
> to sire quite a number of children including the Sphinx, Cerberus, the
> Nemean Lion, and Chimera. His name is similar to the name for a kind
> of storm although it is probably unrelated.
>
> 11. Acrostic?
calvin
Dan Blum
Jan 22, 2015, 4:09:49 PM1/22/15
to
Mark Brader wins in a very low-turnout RQ. He may set the next one and
hopefully will not scare as many people away.
> 1. Like a number of other early soft drinks, this was originally sold
> as a patent medicine, but it was being marketed to soda fountains by
> 1884. It was and still is flavored with gentian root extract, which
> is more commonly found in bitters. It was quite popular in the US for
> a time - Ted Williams was a spokesperson for it - but suffered a large
> decline. It is still sold, although I live 40 miles from the manufacturer
> and have never seen it. However, through advertising its name became
> a popular neologism and, while also not as popular as it was, the word
> is better-known today than the drink.
Moxie
2 for Marc
I am willing to believe it is sold in stores in Massachusetts, but
I have been living there for 15 years and have yet to see it.
>
> 2. The usual Western name of this Chinese tea is a corruption of the
> Chinese name which means "black dragon." It is made by oxidizing the
> leaves and withering them in the sun before otherwise processing them.
oolong
2 for Marc, Mark, Erland, Rob, and Calvin
>
> 3. This French city is in Brittany and was for many years the ducal seat.
> Owing to its location on the Loire where two other rivers join it, it
> was traditionally divided into many islands and consequently was known
> as "the Venice of the West" (recently many channels have been filled in
> to accommodate automobile traffic). It is possibly best known outside
> France for the eponymous edict of Henry IV which granted extensive
> rights to Protestants.
Nantes
2 for Mark and Calvin
>
> 4. This economist is probably best known to non-economists for his
> eponymous impossibility theorem. This theorem shows that when there
> are at least three alternatives to rank, there is no ranking system
> that can convert individual preferences to a societal outcome while
> meeting a set of generally-accepted criteria (e.g., that there is
> no dictator). This has implications for voting systems. However, this
> is not his only important work, as his 1972 Nobel Prize citation does
> mention it. Five of his students have gone on to win the economics
> Nobel.
Kenneth Arrow
I promise you that "Arrow's impossibility theorem" is well-known.
>
> 5. Trees in this genus have long been held to have magical properties
> such as protecting travellers and warding against witches. Some species
> produce red fruit which can be eaten, although usually they are made into
> preserves or used as a alcohol flavoring rather than eaten plain. They
> have had a wide variety of names including quickbeam, service tree, and
> mountain ash. The modern name for the genus is not related to any of
> those names. What is it?
rowan
2 for Mark and Rob
>
> 6. This town in northeastern India is often known as the wettest place
> on Earth. Recently it may have been outdone by the nearby town of
> Mawsynram or by one of a number of places in Colombia, but it is still
> extremely rainy and still holds the Guinness records for most rainfall
> in a month and in a year. It is also known for its "living bridges"
> which are made of tree roots that have been convinced to grow together
> into the proper forms. Note that the traditional Western name is needed
> here, not the traditional pre-British Raj name which has been also been
> used recently (I'll score the latter as correct but it doesn't fit the
> acrostic).
Cherrapunji (the other name is Sohra)
2 for Erland
>
> 7. This rare earth element has the highest magnetic moment of all
> elements and therefore sees a lot of use in the pole pieces of
> high-strength magnets, such as those used in MRI machines. It was
> discovered on two different occasions in 1878, but for a reason
> I decline to investigate the second discoverer, Per Teodor Cleve,
> got to name it; he named it after the city where he grew up.
holmium (after Stockholm)
2 for Mark
>
> 8. The Byzantine Empire was (unsurprisingly) mostly run by men. However,
> there were some female co-rulers and regents, plus two sole empresses
> regnant. The first (and longer-lasting) of these was married to Leo IV
> and was the mother of Constantine VI; she overthrew the latter and ruled
> for over five years. Her best-known achievement is organizing the Second
> Council of Nicaea (which reinstated the use of icons in the Empire),
> although this took place while she was regent for her son. Her surname
> is not required and I would be astonished if anyone knows it.
Irene (her surname was Sarantapechaina)
>
> 9. This state was one of the three kingdoms of Korea. It was founded
> in 57 BCE and shared the peninsula with the other two kingdoms for
> a long time; in the 7th century it conquered the other two with some
> help from China and then expelled the Chinese, establishing its rule
> over most of the peninsula. This began the period generally known
> as "Unified <answer 4>" in Korean history. Over time its power decayed
> until it was supplanted by the Goryeo/Koryo dynasty in the 10th
> century.
Silla (or Shilla, romanization varies)
2 for Erland
>
> 10. This Greek mythological figure was the last son of Gaia, created
> to destroy Zeus for his imprisonment of the Titans. However, Zeus managed
> to defeat him and imprison him under Mount Etna. Before that he managed
> to sire quite a number of children including the Sphinx, Cerberus, the
> Nemean Lion, and Chimera. His name is similar to the name for a kind
> of storm although it is probably unrelated.
Typhon
2 for Mark
>
> 11. Acrostic?
monarchist
Scores:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Total
--------------------------------------
Mark 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 10
Erland 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 6
Marc 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Rob 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Calvin 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
hopefully will not scare as many people away.
> 1. Like a number of other early soft drinks, this was originally sold
> as a patent medicine, but it was being marketed to soda fountains by
> 1884. It was and still is flavored with gentian root extract, which
> is more commonly found in bitters. It was quite popular in the US for
> a time - Ted Williams was a spokesperson for it - but suffered a large
> decline. It is still sold, although I live 40 miles from the manufacturer
> and have never seen it. However, through advertising its name became
> a popular neologism and, while also not as popular as it was, the word
> is better-known today than the drink.
2 for Marc
I am willing to believe it is sold in stores in Massachusetts, but
I have been living there for 15 years and have yet to see it.
>
> 2. The usual Western name of this Chinese tea is a corruption of the
> Chinese name which means "black dragon." It is made by oxidizing the
> leaves and withering them in the sun before otherwise processing them.
2 for Marc, Mark, Erland, Rob, and Calvin
>
> 3. This French city is in Brittany and was for many years the ducal seat.
> Owing to its location on the Loire where two other rivers join it, it
> was traditionally divided into many islands and consequently was known
> as "the Venice of the West" (recently many channels have been filled in
> to accommodate automobile traffic). It is possibly best known outside
> France for the eponymous edict of Henry IV which granted extensive
> rights to Protestants.
Nantes
>
> 4. This economist is probably best known to non-economists for his
> eponymous impossibility theorem. This theorem shows that when there
> are at least three alternatives to rank, there is no ranking system
> that can convert individual preferences to a societal outcome while
> meeting a set of generally-accepted criteria (e.g., that there is
> no dictator). This has implications for voting systems. However, this
> is not his only important work, as his 1972 Nobel Prize citation does
> mention it. Five of his students have gone on to win the economics
> Nobel.
I promise you that "Arrow's impossibility theorem" is well-known.
>
> 5. Trees in this genus have long been held to have magical properties
> such as protecting travellers and warding against witches. Some species
> produce red fruit which can be eaten, although usually they are made into
> preserves or used as a alcohol flavoring rather than eaten plain. They
> have had a wide variety of names including quickbeam, service tree, and
> mountain ash. The modern name for the genus is not related to any of
> those names. What is it?
2 for Mark and Rob
>
> 6. This town in northeastern India is often known as the wettest place
> on Earth. Recently it may have been outdone by the nearby town of
> Mawsynram or by one of a number of places in Colombia, but it is still
> extremely rainy and still holds the Guinness records for most rainfall
> in a month and in a year. It is also known for its "living bridges"
> which are made of tree roots that have been convinced to grow together
> into the proper forms. Note that the traditional Western name is needed
> here, not the traditional pre-British Raj name which has been also been
> used recently (I'll score the latter as correct but it doesn't fit the
> acrostic).
2 for Erland
>
> 7. This rare earth element has the highest magnetic moment of all
> elements and therefore sees a lot of use in the pole pieces of
> high-strength magnets, such as those used in MRI machines. It was
> discovered on two different occasions in 1878, but for a reason
> I decline to investigate the second discoverer, Per Teodor Cleve,
> got to name it; he named it after the city where he grew up.
2 for Mark
>
> 8. The Byzantine Empire was (unsurprisingly) mostly run by men. However,
> there were some female co-rulers and regents, plus two sole empresses
> regnant. The first (and longer-lasting) of these was married to Leo IV
> and was the mother of Constantine VI; she overthrew the latter and ruled
> for over five years. Her best-known achievement is organizing the Second
> Council of Nicaea (which reinstated the use of icons in the Empire),
> although this took place while she was regent for her son. Her surname
> is not required and I would be astonished if anyone knows it.
>
> 9. This state was one of the three kingdoms of Korea. It was founded
> in 57 BCE and shared the peninsula with the other two kingdoms for
> a long time; in the 7th century it conquered the other two with some
> help from China and then expelled the Chinese, establishing its rule
> over most of the peninsula. This began the period generally known
> as "Unified <answer 4>" in Korean history. Over time its power decayed
> until it was supplanted by the Goryeo/Koryo dynasty in the 10th
> century.
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>
> 10. This Greek mythological figure was the last son of Gaia, created
> to destroy Zeus for his imprisonment of the Titans. However, Zeus managed
> to defeat him and imprison him under Mount Etna. Before that he managed
> to sire quite a number of children including the Sphinx, Cerberus, the
> Nemean Lion, and Chimera. His name is similar to the name for a kind
> of storm although it is probably unrelated.
2 for Mark
>
> 11. Acrostic?
monarchist
Scores:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Total
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Mark 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 10
Erland 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 6
Marc 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Rob 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Calvin 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
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