Rotating Quiz #22
swp
please post your answers in a followup in this thread (quoting the question before each one), based only on your own knowledge. you have until july 16th philadelphia time -- so about 5 days from now. the winner gets the right to construct and publish the next quiz.
1. [politics] what nation's flag contains three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), black (middle), and white (bottom)?
2. [botany] what university is home to the only known instance of a naturally-growing sequoia east of the mississippi river?
3. [geography] what is the capital of new zealand?
4. [science] what does a 'brannock device' measure?
5. [sports, current events] derek jeter got his 3000th hit on july 9th. what was the pitcher's name?
6. [entertainment] what television show that ran from 1978 to 1991 is being revived on the tnt network in summer 2012?
7. [literature] which of mark twain's books begins with the following preface?
"PERSONS attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished; persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot."
8. [history] john hancock signed the declaration of independence on july 4th, 1776 along with 1 other person. name him.
9. [music] whhat do the letters in the name 'abba' stand for?
10. [movies] within 3, how many lines did arnold schwarzenegger have in the movie 'the terminator' ?
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Mark Brader
> 1. [politics] what nation's flag contains three equal horizontal bands
> of blue (top), black (middle), and white (bottom)?
Arrgh. It's an ex-Soviet county, not Russia, not Ukraine, and I think
not Belarus, but around there. I'll go with LATVIA.
> 2. [botany] what university is home to the only known instance of a
> naturally-growing sequoia east of the mississippi river?
Got me. U OF FLORIDA?
> 3. [geography] what is the capital of new zealand?
WELLINGTON.
> 4. [science] what does a 'brannock device' measure?
FOOT SIZES.
> 5. [sports, current events] derek jeter got his 3000th hit on july 9th.
> what was the pitcher's name?
JOHNSON.
> 6. [entertainment] what television show that ran from 1978 to 1991 is
> being revived on the tnt network in summer 2012?
JOHNSON & JOHNSON. :-)
> 7. [literature] which of mark twain's books begins with the following preface?
> "PERSONS attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be
> prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished;
> persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot."
Never read it. "ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER"?
> 8. [history] john hancock signed the declaration of independence on july
> 4th, 1776 along with 1 other person. name him.
I'll try SAMUEL ADAMS.
> 9. [music] whhat do the letters in the name 'abba' stand for?
AGNETHA, BJ�RN, BENNY, and ANNA-FRID. Perhaps even in that order.
> 10. [movies] within 3, how many lines did arnold schwarzenegger have in
> the movie 'the terminator' ?
Interesting question! He doesn't speak much, does he? This would be
most interesting of 0 was a correct answer, so I'll say SIX.
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Marc Dashevsky
> thank you to Mark Brader for emailing me the results of rotating quiz #21. I saw them in the newsgroup a few hours after I got the email.
>
> please post your answers in a followup in this thread (quoting the question before each one), based only on your own knowledge. you have until july 16th philadelphia time -- so about 5 days from now. the winner gets the right to construct and publish the next quiz.
>
> 1. [politics] what nation's flag contains three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), black (middle), and white (bottom)?
> 2. [botany] what university is home to the only known instance of a naturally-growing sequoia east of the mississippi river?
Princeton
> 3. [geography] what is the capital of new zealand?
Wellington
> 4. [science] what does a 'brannock device' measure?
shoe fit (this is hardly science)
> 5. [sports, current events] derek jeter got his 3000th hit on july 9th. what was the pitcher's name?
> 6. [entertainment] what television show that ran from 1978 to 1991 is being revived on the tnt network in summer 2012?
> 7. [literature] which of mark twain's books begins with the following preface?
> "PERSONS attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished; persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot."
Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
> 8. [history] john hancock signed the declaration of independence on july 4th, 1776 along with 1 other person. name him.
> 9. [music] whhat do the letters in the name 'abba' stand for?
The first initials of the first names of the four members
> 10. [movies] within 3, how many lines did arnold schwarzenegger have in the movie 'the terminator' ?
10
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Erland Sommarskog
> 1. [politics] what nation's flag contains three equal horizontal bands
> of blue (top), black (middle), and white (bottom)?
Across the water from here: Estonia.
> 3. [geography] what is the capital of new zealand?
Wellington
> 7. [literature] which of mark twain's books begins with the following
> preface?
> "PERSONS attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be
> prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished;
> persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot."
Huckleberry Finn
> 8. [history] john hancock signed the declaration of independence on july
> 4th, 1776 along with 1 other person. name him.
George Washington
> 9. [music] whhat do the letters in the name 'abba' stand for?
Agneta (Fältskog), Björn (Ulvaeus), Benny (Andersson) and Annifrid
(Lyngstad)
> 10. [movies] within 3, how many lines did arnold schwarzenegger have in
> the movie 'the terminator' ?
50
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björn lundin
> thank you to Mark Brader for emailing me the results of rotating quiz #21. I saw them in the newsgroup a few hours after I got the email.
>
> please post your answers in a followup in this thread (quoting the question before each one), based only on your own knowledge. you have until july 16th philadelphia time -- so about 5 days from now. the winner gets the right to construct and publish the next quiz.
>
> 1. [politics] what nation's flag contains three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), black (middle), and white (bottom)?
> 3. [geography] what is the capital of new zealand?
> 6. [entertainment] what television show that ran from 1978 to 1991 is being revived on the tnt network in summer 2012?
> 8. [history] john hancock signed the declaration of independence on july 4th, 1776 along with 1 other person. name him.
> 9. [music] whhat do the letters in the name 'abba' stand for?
band members.
> 10. [movies] within 3, how many lines did arnold schwarzenegger have in the movie 'the terminator' ?
0 words
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Björn Lundin
> swp
Peter Smyth
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>
>thank you to Mark Brader for emailing me the results of rotating quiz #21.
>I saw them in the newsgroup a few hours after I got the email.
>
>please post your answers in a followup in this thread (quoting the question
>before each one), based only on your own knowledge. you have until july
>16th philadelphia time -- so about 5 days from now. the winner gets the
>right to construct and publish the next quiz.
>
>1. [politics] what nation's flag contains three equal horizontal bands of
>blue (top), black (middle), and white (bottom)?
>2. [botany] what university is home to the only known instance of a
>naturally-growing sequoia east of the mississippi river?
>3. [geography] what is the capital of new zealand?
>4. [science] what does a 'brannock device' measure?
>5. [sports, current events] derek jeter got his 3000th hit on july 9th.
>what was the pitcher's name?
>6. [entertainment] what television show that ran from 1978 to 1991 is being
>revived on the tnt network in summer 2012?
>7. [literature] which of mark twain's books begins with the following
>preface?
>"PERSONS attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted;
>persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished; persons
>attempting to find a plot in it will be shot."
>8. [history] john hancock signed the declaration of independence on july
>4th, 1776 along with 1 other person. name him.
>9. [ music] whhat do the letters in the name 'abba' stand for?
>10. [movies] within 3, how many lines did arnold schwarzenegger have in the
>movie 'the terminator' ?
Peter Smyth
Jeffrey Turner
>
> 1. [politics] what nation's flag contains three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), black (middle), and white (bottom)?
> 2. [botany] what university is home to the only known instance of a naturally-growing sequoia east of the mississippi river?
> 3. [geography] what is the capital of new zealand?
> 4. [science] what does a 'brannock device' measure?
> 5. [sports, current events] derek jeter got his 3000th hit on july 9th. what was the pitcher's name?
> 6. [entertainment] what television show that ran from 1978 to 1991 is being revived on the tnt network in summer 2012?
> 7. [literature] which of mark twain's books begins with the following preface?
> "PERSONS attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished; persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot."
> 8. [history] john hancock signed the declaration of independence on july 4th, 1776 along with 1 other person. name him.
> 9. [music] whhat do the letters in the name 'abba' stand for?
> 10. [movies] within 3, how many lines did arnold schwarzenegger have in the movie 'the terminator' ?
--Jeff
--
There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old's
life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish
fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable
heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood,
unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves orcs.
Dan Tilque
> 1. [politics] what nation's flag contains three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), black (middle), and white (bottom)?
Belarus
> 2. [botany] what university is home to the only known instance of a naturally-growing sequoia east of the mississippi river?
Temple University
> 3. [geography] what is the capital of new zealand?
Wellington
> 4. [science] what does a 'brannock device' measure?
> 5. [sports, current events] derek jeter got his 3000th hit on july 9th. what was the pitcher's name?
> 6. [entertainment] what television show that ran from 1978 to 1991 is being revived on the tnt network in summer 2012?
Hill Street Blues
> 7. [literature] which of mark twain's books begins with the following preface?
> "PERSONS attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished; persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot."
Tom Sawyer
> 8. [history] john hancock signed the declaration of independence on july 4th, 1776 along with 1 other person. name him.
> 9. [music] whhat do the letters in the name 'abba' stand for?
Initials of the artists' first names. Björn was one of them, but I can't
remember the rest.
> 10. [movies] within 3, how many lines did arnold schwarzenegger have in the movie 'the terminator' ?
22
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Dan Tilque
Calvin
> thank you to Mark Brader for emailing me the results of rotating quiz
> #21. I saw them in the newsgroup a few hours after I got the email.
> 1. [politics] what nation's flag contains three equal horizontal bands
> of blue (top), black (middle), and white (bottom)?
Estonia
> 2. [botany] what university is home to the only known instance of a
> naturally-growing sequoia east of the mississippi river?
Duke?
> 3. [geography] what is the capital of new zealand?
Wellington
> 4. [science] what does a 'brannock device' measure?
Pass
> 5. [sports, current events] derek jeter got his 3000th hit on july 9th.
> what was the pitcher's name?
Pass
> 6. [entertainment] what television show that ran from 1978 to 1991 is
> being revived on the tnt network in summer 2012?
Pass
> 7. [literature] which of mark twain's books begins with the following
> preface?
> "PERSONS attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be
> prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished;
> persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot."
Huck Finn, Tom Sawyer
> 8. [history] john hancock signed the declaration of independence on july
> 4th, 1776 along with 1 other person. name him.
Adams
> 9. [music] what do the letters in the name 'abba' stand for?
Acronym from the initials of the first names of the 4 band members. Benny,
Bjorn, Agnetha and the other one.
> 10. [movies] within 3, how many lines did arnold schwarzenegger have in
> the movie 'the terminator' ?
17
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calvin
Rob Parker
blue (top), black (middle), and white (bottom)?
2. [botany] what university is home to the only known instance of a
naturally-growing sequoia east of the mississippi river?
3. [geography] what is the capital of new zealand?
Wellington
4. [science] what does a 'brannock device' measure?
Brannocks (? whatever they are)
5. [sports, current events] derek jeter got his 3000th hit on july 9th. what
was the pitcher's name?
Johnson
6. [entertainment] what television show that ran from 1978 to 1991 is being
revived on the tnt network in summer 2012?
7. [literature] which of mark twain's books begins with the following
preface?
"PERSONS attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted;
persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished; persons
attempting to find a plot in it will be shot."
8. [history] john hancock signed the declaration of independence on july
4th, 1776 along with 1 other person. name him.
9. [music] whhat do the letters in the name 'abba' stand for?
Agnetha, Benny, Bjorn, Ann-Frida
10. [movies] within 3, how many lines did arnold schwarzenegger have in the
movie 'the terminator' ?
4
Rob
swp
> 1. [politics] what nation's flag contains three equal horizontal
> bands of blue (top), black (middle), and white (bottom)?
estonia
> 2. [botany] what university is home to the only known instance
> of a naturally-growing sequoia east of the mississippi river?
villanova university
> 3. [geography] what is the capital of new zealand?
wellington
> 4. [science] what does a 'brannock device' measure?
foot size (ok, it was a stretch putting this in the science round)
> 5. [sports, current events] derek jeter got his 3000th hit
> on july 9th. what was the pitcher's name?
david price of tampa bay
> 6. [entertainment] what television show that ran from 1978 to
> 1991 is being revived on the tnt network in summer 2012?
dallas
> 7. [literature] which of mark twain's books begins with the
> following preface?
> "PERSONS attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be
> prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will be
> banished; persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot."
the adventures of huckleberry finn
> 8. [history] john hancock signed the declaration of independence
> on july 4th, 1776 along with 1 other person. name him.
charles thomson (as secretary)
> 9. [music] what do the letters in the name 'abba' stand for?
the first names of the band members: anni-frid lyngstad, björn ulvaeus, benny andersson and agnetha fältskog.
> 10. [movies] within 3, how many lines did arnold schwarzenegger
> have in the movie 'the terminator' ?
17; arnold schwarzenegger's voice is used in exactly 16 lines, with 17 sentences spoken. the terminator has two other lines on-screen, one with the voice of a police officer overdubbed, and one with the voice of sarah's mother overdubbed.
swp
swp
Mark B 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Marc D 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Erland 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Bjorn L 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
Peter S 3+ 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 + 0
Jeff T + 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 + 0
Dan T 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Calvin 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
Rob P 2+ 0 0 1 + 0 0 0 0 1 0
in a close one, Calvin takes it int he end with a superb guess on the final question. congratulations, sir! well done.
for the abba question, I needed something that pointed to their first names not just their initials for full credit.
rob parker made me laugh with his response to #4.
as winner you have the option of setting and scoring the next set of questions, or you may select someone from the runners up to do so.
swp
Erland Sommarskog
>> 9. [music] what do the letters in the name 'abba' stand for?
>
> the first names of the band members: anni-frid lyngstad, björn ulvaeus,
> benny andersson and agnetha fältskog.
Except that you have Anni-frid Lyngstad and Agneta Fältskog in the wrong
order. It was Björn and Agnetha were married and so were Benny and Frida.
Originally, though, they appeared as "Björn och Benny, Agnetha och Annifrid"
Which is a funny order, given that all four had previous careers.
Mark Brader
> > 10. [movies] within 3, how many lines did arnold schwarzenegger
> > have in the movie 'the terminator' ?
>
> 17; arnold schwarzenegger's voice is used in exactly 16 lines, with 17
Make up your mind! You asked how many lines.
Of course, it only matters if anyone answered 13 or 20.
--
Mark Brader "I already checked, and there are 2147483647
Toronto natural numbers (I made a simple Java program
m...@vex.net to count them)." -- Risto Lankinen
Calvin
> Name Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
> Mark B 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
> Marc D 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
> Erland 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
> Bjorn L 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
> Peter S 3+ 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 + 0
> Jeff T + 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 + 0
> Dan T 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
> Calvin 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
> Rob P 2+ 0 0 1 + 0 0 0 0 1 0
>
> in a close one, Calvin takes it int he end with a superb guess on the
> final question. congratulations, sir! well done.
Well that was unexpected! It's nice when a wild guess pays off. Almost
makes up for the embarrassment when they are woefully wrong :-)
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cheers,
calvin