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QFTCI5GNM15 Game 6, Rounds 7-8: parks, crime fiction
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Mark Brader
Oct 25, 2015, 2:33:11 PM10/25/15
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-06-01,
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 6, Round 7 - Geography - Famous City Parks
We name the renowned park, you name the city where it is.
Names shown in English may be translations.
1. Parc Güell.
2. Lumphini Park.
3. Griffith Park.
4. Grant Park.
5. Tivoli Gardens.
6. Tiergarten.
7. Phoenix Park.
8. Luxembourg Gardens.
9. Hyde Park.
10. Stanley Park.
* Game 6, Round 8 - Literature - Crime Fiction
In this round, we'll give you the name of the protagonist of a series of
crime novels, and the first novel of the series and its date of publication.
You name the author, from the handout provided:
Rosemary Aubert | Tony Hillerman
James Lee Burke | P.D. James
Raymond Chandler | Maureen Jennings
Agatha Christie | Ross Macdonald
Lee Child | Henning Mankell
Michael Connelly | Walter Mosely
Patricia Cornwell | Jo Nesbø
Robert Crais | Sara Paretsky
Colin Dexter | Robert B. Parker
Arthur Conan Doyle | Ian Rankin
Jeffrey Deaver | Kathy Reichs
Howard Engel | Ruth Rendell
Janet Evanovich | Peter Robinson
Erle Stanley Gardner | Georges Simenon
Elizabeth George | Martin Cruz Smith
Sue Grafton | Rex Stout
Reginald Hill | Eric Wright
1. Chief Inspector Reginald Wexford, "From Doon With Death" (1964).
2. Private investigator V.I. Warshawski, "Indemnity Only" (1982).
3. Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch, "The Black Echo" (1992).
4. Detective Inspector John Rebus, "Knots and Crosses" (1987).
5. Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum, "One for the Money" (1994).
6. Russian police investigator Arkady Renko, "Gorky Park" (1981).
7. Louisiana police officer Dave Robicheaux, "The Neon Rain" (1987).
8. Detective William Murdoch, "Except the Dying" (1997).
9. Forensic anthropologist Temperance "Tempe" Brennan, "Déjà Dead"
(1997).
10. Scotland Yard Detective Chief Inspector (later Commander)
Adam Dalgleish, "Cover Her Face" (1962).
--
Mark Brader | "I had never thought of Jesus as being
m...@vex.net | a variety of grape plant, but
Toronto | if you put it that way..." --Jan Sand
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 6, Round 7 - Geography - Famous City Parks
We name the renowned park, you name the city where it is.
Names shown in English may be translations.
1. Parc Güell.
2. Lumphini Park.
3. Griffith Park.
4. Grant Park.
5. Tivoli Gardens.
6. Tiergarten.
7. Phoenix Park.
8. Luxembourg Gardens.
9. Hyde Park.
10. Stanley Park.
* Game 6, Round 8 - Literature - Crime Fiction
In this round, we'll give you the name of the protagonist of a series of
crime novels, and the first novel of the series and its date of publication.
You name the author, from the handout provided:
Rosemary Aubert | Tony Hillerman
James Lee Burke | P.D. James
Raymond Chandler | Maureen Jennings
Agatha Christie | Ross Macdonald
Lee Child | Henning Mankell
Michael Connelly | Walter Mosely
Patricia Cornwell | Jo Nesbø
Robert Crais | Sara Paretsky
Colin Dexter | Robert B. Parker
Arthur Conan Doyle | Ian Rankin
Jeffrey Deaver | Kathy Reichs
Howard Engel | Ruth Rendell
Janet Evanovich | Peter Robinson
Erle Stanley Gardner | Georges Simenon
Elizabeth George | Martin Cruz Smith
Sue Grafton | Rex Stout
Reginald Hill | Eric Wright
1. Chief Inspector Reginald Wexford, "From Doon With Death" (1964).
2. Private investigator V.I. Warshawski, "Indemnity Only" (1982).
3. Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch, "The Black Echo" (1992).
4. Detective Inspector John Rebus, "Knots and Crosses" (1987).
5. Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum, "One for the Money" (1994).
6. Russian police investigator Arkady Renko, "Gorky Park" (1981).
7. Louisiana police officer Dave Robicheaux, "The Neon Rain" (1987).
8. Detective William Murdoch, "Except the Dying" (1997).
9. Forensic anthropologist Temperance "Tempe" Brennan, "Déjà Dead"
(1997).
10. Scotland Yard Detective Chief Inspector (later Commander)
Adam Dalgleish, "Cover Her Face" (1962).
--
Mark Brader | "I had never thought of Jesus as being
m...@vex.net | a variety of grape plant, but
Toronto | if you put it that way..." --Jan Sand
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Peter Smyth
Oct 25, 2015, 2:40:52 PM10/25/15
to
Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-06-01,
> 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 6, Round 7 - Geography - Famous City Parks
>
> We name the renowned park, you name the city where it is.
> Names shown in English may be translations.
>
> 1. Parc Güell.
Paris
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-06-01,
> 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 6, Round 7 - Geography - Famous City Parks
>
> We name the renowned park, you name the city where it is.
> Names shown in English may be translations.
>
> 1. Parc Güell.
> 2. Lumphini Park.
> 3. Griffith Park.
Los Angeles
> 3. Griffith Park.
> 4. Grant Park.
> 5. Tivoli Gardens.
> 6. Tiergarten.
Berlin
> 5. Tivoli Gardens.
> 6. Tiergarten.
> 7. Phoenix Park.
Dublin
> 8. Luxembourg Gardens.
> 9. Hyde Park.
London
> 9. Hyde Park.
> 10. Stanley Park.
Liverpool
>
>
> * Game 6, Round 8 - Literature - Crime Fiction
>
> In this round, we'll give you the name of the protagonist of a series
> of crime novels, and the first novel of the series and its date of
> publication. You name the author, from the handout provided:
>
> Rosemary Aubert | Tony Hillerman
> James Lee Burke | P.D. James
> Raymond Chandler | Maureen Jennings
> Agatha Christie | Ross Macdonald
> Lee Child | Henning Mankell
> Michael Connelly | Walter Mosely
> Patricia Cornwell | Jo Nesbø
> Robert Crais | Sara Paretsky
> Colin Dexter | Robert B. Parker
> Arthur Conan Doyle | Ian Rankin
> Jeffrey Deaver | Kathy Reichs
> Howard Engel | Ruth Rendell
> Janet Evanovich | Peter Robinson
> Erle Stanley Gardner | Georges Simenon
> Elizabeth George | Martin Cruz Smith
> Sue Grafton | Rex Stout
> Reginald Hill | Eric Wright
>
> 1. Chief Inspector Reginald Wexford, "From Doon With Death" (1964).
Ruth Rendell
>
> * Game 6, Round 8 - Literature - Crime Fiction
>
> In this round, we'll give you the name of the protagonist of a series
> of crime novels, and the first novel of the series and its date of
> publication. You name the author, from the handout provided:
>
> Rosemary Aubert | Tony Hillerman
> James Lee Burke | P.D. James
> Raymond Chandler | Maureen Jennings
> Agatha Christie | Ross Macdonald
> Lee Child | Henning Mankell
> Michael Connelly | Walter Mosely
> Patricia Cornwell | Jo Nesbø
> Robert Crais | Sara Paretsky
> Colin Dexter | Robert B. Parker
> Arthur Conan Doyle | Ian Rankin
> Jeffrey Deaver | Kathy Reichs
> Howard Engel | Ruth Rendell
> Janet Evanovich | Peter Robinson
> Erle Stanley Gardner | Georges Simenon
> Elizabeth George | Martin Cruz Smith
> Sue Grafton | Rex Stout
> Reginald Hill | Eric Wright
>
> 1. Chief Inspector Reginald Wexford, "From Doon With Death" (1964).
> 2. Private investigator V.I. Warshawski, "Indemnity Only" (1982).
> 3. Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch, "The Black Echo" (1992).
> 4. Detective Inspector John Rebus, "Knots and Crosses" (1987).
Ian Rankin
> 3. Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch, "The Black Echo" (1992).
> 4. Detective Inspector John Rebus, "Knots and Crosses" (1987).
> 5. Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum, "One for the Money" (1994).
> 6. Russian police investigator Arkady Renko, "Gorky Park" (1981).
> 7. Louisiana police officer Dave Robicheaux, "The Neon Rain" (1987).
> 8. Detective William Murdoch, "Except the Dying" (1997).
>
> 9. Forensic anthropologist Temperance "Tempe" Brennan, "Déjà Dead"
> (1997).
>
> 10. Scotland Yard Detective Chief Inspector (later Commander)
> Adam Dalgleish, "Cover Her Face" (1962).
Peter Smyth
> 6. Russian police investigator Arkady Renko, "Gorky Park" (1981).
> 7. Louisiana police officer Dave Robicheaux, "The Neon Rain" (1987).
> 8. Detective William Murdoch, "Except the Dying" (1997).
>
> 9. Forensic anthropologist Temperance "Tempe" Brennan, "Déjà Dead"
> (1997).
>
> 10. Scotland Yard Detective Chief Inspector (later Commander)
> Adam Dalgleish, "Cover Her Face" (1962).
Björn Lundin
Oct 25, 2015, 5:46:06 PM10/25/15
to
On 2015-10-25 19:33, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-06-01,
> 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 6, Round 7 - Geography - Famous City Parks
>
> We name the renowned park, you name the city where it is.
> Names shown in English may be translations.
>
> 1. Parc Güell.
Istanbul
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-06-01,
> 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 6, Round 7 - Geography - Famous City Parks
>
> We name the renowned park, you name the city where it is.
> Names shown in English may be translations.
>
> 1. Parc Güell.
> 2. Lumphini Park.
Dehli
> 3. Griffith Park.
Sydney
> 4. Grant Park.
New York
> 5. Tivoli Gardens.
Copenhagen
> 6. Tiergarten.
Berlin
> 7. Phoenix Park.
Phoenix
Berlin
> 7. Phoenix Park.
> 8. Luxembourg Gardens.
Paris
> 9. Hyde Park.
London
> 10. Stanley Park.
Chicago
London
> 10. Stanley Park.
> 5. Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum, "One for the Money" (1994).
> 6. Russian police investigator Arkady Renko, "Gorky Park" (1981).
> 7. Louisiana police officer Dave Robicheaux, "The Neon Rain" (1987).
> 8. Detective William Murdoch, "Except the Dying" (1997).
>
> 9. Forensic anthropologist Temperance "Tempe" Brennan, "Déjà Dead"
> (1997).
>
> 10. Scotland Yard Detective Chief Inspector (later Commander)
> Adam Dalgleish, "Cover Her Face" (1962).
P.D. James
> 6. Russian police investigator Arkady Renko, "Gorky Park" (1981).
> 7. Louisiana police officer Dave Robicheaux, "The Neon Rain" (1987).
> 8. Detective William Murdoch, "Except the Dying" (1997).
>
> 9. Forensic anthropologist Temperance "Tempe" Brennan, "Déjà Dead"
> (1997).
>
> 10. Scotland Yard Detective Chief Inspector (later Commander)
> Adam Dalgleish, "Cover Her Face" (1962).
>
--
--
Björn
Pete
Oct 25, 2015, 5:49:37 PM10/25/15
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in
news:zKGdnbgr7837vbDL...@vex.net:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-06-01,
> 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 6, Round 7 - Geography - Famous City Parks
>
> We name the renowned park, you name the city where it is.
> Names shown in English may be translations.
>
> 1. Parc Güell.
Paris
> 2. Lumphini Park.
Rome; Florence
> 3. Griffith Park.
Los Angeles
> 4. Grant Park.
Chicago
> 5. Tivoli Gardens.
Copenhagen
> 6. Tiergarten.
Berlin
> 9. Hyde Park.
London
> 10. Stanley Park.
Liverpool
Martin Cruz Smith
> 7. Louisiana police officer Dave Robicheaux, "The Neon Rain" (1987).
> 8. Detective William Murdoch, "Except the Dying" (1997).
>
> 9. Forensic anthropologist Temperance "Tempe" Brennan, "Déjà Dead"
> (1997).
>
> 10. Scotland Yard Detective Chief Inspector (later Commander)
> Adam Dalgleish, "Cover Her Face" (1962).
>
Pete
news:zKGdnbgr7837vbDL...@vex.net:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-06-01,
> 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 6, Round 7 - Geography - Famous City Parks
>
> We name the renowned park, you name the city where it is.
> Names shown in English may be translations.
>
> 1. Parc Güell.
> 2. Lumphini Park.
Rome; Florence
> 3. Griffith Park.
Los Angeles
> 4. Grant Park.
> 5. Tivoli Gardens.
Copenhagen
> 6. Tiergarten.
Berlin
> 7. Phoenix Park.
> 8. Luxembourg Gardens.
Brussels
> 8. Luxembourg Gardens.
> 9. Hyde Park.
London
> 10. Stanley Park.
> 7. Louisiana police officer Dave Robicheaux, "The Neon Rain" (1987).
> 8. Detective William Murdoch, "Except the Dying" (1997).
>
> 9. Forensic anthropologist Temperance "Tempe" Brennan, "Déjà Dead"
> (1997).
>
> 10. Scotland Yard Detective Chief Inspector (later Commander)
> Adam Dalgleish, "Cover Her Face" (1962).
>
Joshua Kreitzer
Oct 25, 2015, 5:55:30 PM10/25/15
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> * Game 6, Round 7 - Geography - Famous City Parks
>
> We name the renowned park, you name the city where it is.
> Names shown in English may be translations.
>
>
> We name the renowned park, you name the city where it is.
> Names shown in English may be translations.
>
> 3. Griffith Park.
Los Angeles
> 4. Grant Park.
Chicago
> 5. Tivoli Gardens.
Copenhagen
> 6. Tiergarten.
Berlin
Los Angeles
> 4. Grant Park.
Chicago
> 5. Tivoli Gardens.
Copenhagen
> 6. Tiergarten.
Berlin
> 8. Luxembourg Gardens.
Paris
> 9. Hyde Park.
London
Paris
> 9. Hyde Park.
London
> * Game 6, Round 8 - Literature - Crime Fiction
>
> In this round, we'll give you the name of the protagonist of a series
> of crime novels, and the first novel of the series and its date of
> publication. You name the author, from the handout provided:
>
>
> In this round, we'll give you the name of the protagonist of a series
> of crime novels, and the first novel of the series and its date of
> publication. You name the author, from the handout provided:
>
> 1. Chief Inspector Reginald Wexford, "From Doon With Death" (1964).
Elizabeth George; Colin Dexter
> 2. Private investigator V.I. Warshawski, "Indemnity Only" (1982).
> 3. Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch, "The Black Echo" (1992).
> 4. Detective Inspector John Rebus, "Knots and Crosses" (1987).
> 5. Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum, "One for the Money" (1994).
> 6. Russian police investigator Arkady Renko, "Gorky Park" (1981).
> 7. Louisiana police officer Dave Robicheaux, "The Neon Rain" (1987).
> 8. Detective William Murdoch, "Except the Dying" (1997).
> 9. Forensic anthropologist Temperance "Tempe" Brennan, "Déją Dead"
> (1997).
Kathy Reichs
> 10. Scotland Yard Detective Chief Inspector (later Commander)
> Adam Dalgleish, "Cover Her Face" (1962).
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Dan Blum
Oct 25, 2015, 10:14:05 PM10/25/15
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> 1. Parc G?ell.
Paris
> 3. Griffith Park.
San Francisco
> 4. Grant Park.
New York City
> 5. Tivoli Gardens.
Milan; Venice
> 6. Tiergarten.
Berlin; Munich
> 8. Luxembourg Gardens.
Paris
> 9. Hyde Park.
London
> 2. Private investigator V.I. Warshawski, "Indemnity Only" (1982).
Sara Paretsky
> 3. Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch, "The Black Echo" (1992).
Janet Evanovich; Jo Nesbo
> 4. Detective Inspector John Rebus, "Knots and Crosses" (1987).
Howard Engel; Eric Wright
> 5. Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum, "One for the Money" (1994).
Patricia Cornwell; Elizabeth George
> 6. Russian police investigator Arkady Renko, "Gorky Park" (1981).
Martin Cruz Smith
> 7. Louisiana police officer Dave Robicheaux, "The Neon Rain" (1987).
Walter Mosely
> 8. Detective William Murdoch, "Except the Dying" (1997).
James Lee Burke; Colin Dexter
> 9. Forensic anthropologist Temperance "Tempe" Brennan, "D?j? Dead"
> (1997).
Rosemary Aubert
> 10. Scotland Yard Detective Chief Inspector (later Commander)
> Adam Dalgleish, "Cover Her Face" (1962).
Ian Rankin; Lee Child
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Paris
> 3. Griffith Park.
San Francisco
> 4. Grant Park.
New York City
> 5. Tivoli Gardens.
Milan; Venice
> 6. Tiergarten.
Berlin; Munich
> 8. Luxembourg Gardens.
Paris
> 9. Hyde Park.
London
> 10. Stanley Park.
> * Game 6, Round 8 - Literature - Crime Fiction
> * Game 6, Round 8 - Literature - Crime Fiction
> 1. Chief Inspector Reginald Wexford, "From Doon With Death" (1964).
P.D. James; Ian Rankin
> 2. Private investigator V.I. Warshawski, "Indemnity Only" (1982).
> 3. Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch, "The Black Echo" (1992).
> 4. Detective Inspector John Rebus, "Knots and Crosses" (1987).
> 5. Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum, "One for the Money" (1994).
> 6. Russian police investigator Arkady Renko, "Gorky Park" (1981).
> 7. Louisiana police officer Dave Robicheaux, "The Neon Rain" (1987).
> 8. Detective William Murdoch, "Except the Dying" (1997).
> 9. Forensic anthropologist Temperance "Tempe" Brennan, "D?j? Dead"
> (1997).
Rosemary Aubert
> 10. Scotland Yard Detective Chief Inspector (later Commander)
> Adam Dalgleish, "Cover Her Face" (1962).
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
swp
Oct 25, 2015, 11:53:24 PM10/25/15
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On Sunday, October 25, 2015 at 2:33:11 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-06-01,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
noted. and for someone who stated they were playing for fun only and not points in this game I seem to be doing rather well.
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-06-01,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
> * Game 6, Round 7 - Geography - Famous City Parks
> * Game 6, Round 8 - Literature - Crime Fiction
swp
Calvin
Oct 26, 2015, 12:27:28 AM10/26/15
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On Monday, October 26, 2015 at 4:33:11 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 6, Round 7 - Geography - Famous City Parks
>
> We name the renowned park, you name the city where it is.
> Names shown in English may be translations.
>
> 1. Parc Güell.
Ottawa, Quebec City
> * Game 6, Round 7 - Geography - Famous City Parks
>
> We name the renowned park, you name the city where it is.
> Names shown in English may be translations.
>
> 1. Parc Güell.
> 2. Lumphini Park.
Vancouver, Winnipeg
> 3. Griffith Park.
Vancouver, Winnipeg
> 4. Grant Park.
Vancouver, Winnipeg
> 5. Tivoli Gardens.
Copenhagen
> 6. Tiergarten.
Berlin
Dublin
> 8. Luxembourg Gardens.
Paris
> 9. Hyde Park.
London
> 10. Stanley Park.
> * Game 6, Round 8 - Literature - Crime Fiction
>
> In this round, we'll give you the name of the protagonist of a series of
> crime novels, and the first novel of the series and its date of publication.
> You name the author, from the handout provided:
>
> Rosemary Aubert | Tony Hillerman
> James Lee Burke | P.D. James
> Raymond Chandler | Maureen Jennings
> Agatha Christie | Ross Macdonald
> Lee Child | Henning Mankell
> Michael Connelly | Walter Mosely
> Patricia Cornwell | Jo Nesbø
> Robert Crais | Sara Paretsky
> Colin Dexter | Robert B. Parker
> Arthur Conan Doyle | Ian Rankin
> Jeffrey Deaver | Kathy Reichs
> Howard Engel | Ruth Rendell
> Janet Evanovich | Peter Robinson
> Erle Stanley Gardner | Georges Simenon
> Elizabeth George | Martin Cruz Smith
> Sue Grafton | Rex Stout
> Reginald Hill | Eric Wright
> 1. Chief Inspector Reginald Wexford, "From Doon With Death" (1964).
> 2. Private investigator V.I. Warshawski, "Indemnity Only" (1982).
> 3. Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch, "The Black Echo" (1992).
> 4. Detective Inspector John Rebus, "Knots and Crosses" (1987).
> 5. Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum, "One for the Money" (1994).
> 6. Russian police investigator Arkady Renko, "Gorky Park" (1981).
> 7. Louisiana police officer Dave Robicheaux, "The Neon Rain" (1987).
> 8. Detective William Murdoch, "Except the Dying" (1997).
> 9. Forensic anthropologist Temperance "Tempe" Brennan, "Déjà Dead"
> (1997).
> 10. Scotland Yard Detective Chief Inspector (later Commander)
> Adam Dalgleish, "Cover Her Face" (1962).
cheers,
calvin
Marc Dashevsky
Oct 26, 2015, 2:47:42 AM10/26/15
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In article <zKGdnbgr7837vbDL...@vex.net>, m...@vex.net says...
> 10. Stanley Park.
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
> * Game 6, Round 7 - Geography - Famous City Parks
>
> We name the renowned park, you name the city where it is.
> Names shown in English may be translations.
>
> 1. Parc Güell.
> 2. Lumphini Park.
> 3. Griffith Park.
>
> We name the renowned park, you name the city where it is.
> Names shown in English may be translations.
>
> 1. Parc Güell.
> 2. Lumphini Park.
> 3. Griffith Park.
Los Angeles
> 4. Grant Park.
Chicago
> 4. Grant Park.
Chicago
> 5. Tivoli Gardens.
> 6. Tiergarten.
> 7. Phoenix Park.
> 8. Luxembourg Gardens.
> 9. Hyde Park.
London
> 6. Tiergarten.
> 7. Phoenix Park.
> 8. Luxembourg Gardens.
> 9. Hyde Park.
> 10. Stanley Park.
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Erland Sommarskog
Oct 26, 2015, 12:12:38 PM10/26/15
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> * Game 6, Round 7 - Geography - Famous City Parks
>
> We name the renowned park, you name the city where it is.
> Names shown in English may be translations.
>
> 1. Parc Güell.
Barcelona
> * Game 6, Round 7 - Geography - Famous City Parks
>
> We name the renowned park, you name the city where it is.
> Names shown in English may be translations.
>
> 1. Parc Güell.
> 5. Tivoli Gardens.
Copenhagen (Although that is more like an amusement field, so maybe the
intended answer is something else.)
> 6. Tiergarten.
Berlin
> 8. Luxembourg Gardens.
Paris
> 9. Hyde Park.
London
> 10. Stanley Park.
Vancouver
London
> 10. Stanley Park.
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Björn Lundin
Oct 26, 2015, 12:33:51 PM10/26/15
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On 2015-10-26 17:12, Erland Sommarskog wrote:
>> 5. Tivoli Gardens.
> Copenhagen (Although that is more like an amusement field, so maybe the
> intended answer is something else.)
>
But it is also a nice park.
>> 5. Tivoli Gardens.
> Copenhagen (Although that is more like an amusement field, so maybe the
> intended answer is something else.)
>
Especially now, when they reopen for Halloween.
They make it very nice - not tacky
(And yes that is of course a matter of taste)
--
--
Björn
bbowler
Oct 26, 2015, 1:35:44 PM10/26/15
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On Sun, 25 Oct 2015 13:33:10 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-06-01,
> 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 6, Round 7 - Geography - Famous City Parks
>
> We name the renowned park, you name the city where it is.
> Names shown in English may be translations.
>
> 1. Parc Güell.
> 2. Lumphini Park.
> 3. Griffith Park.
LA
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-06-01,
> 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 6, Round 7 - Geography - Famous City Parks
>
> We name the renowned park, you name the city where it is.
> Names shown in English may be translations.
>
> 1. Parc Güell.
> 2. Lumphini Park.
> 3. Griffith Park.
> 4. Grant Park.
Chicago
> 5. Tivoli Gardens.
> 6. Tiergarten.
> 7. Phoenix Park.
> 8. Luxembourg Gardens.
> 9. Hyde Park.
> 10. Stanley Park.
Stanley, Falkland Islands (single answer)
>
> * Game 6, Round 8 - Literature - Crime Fiction
>
> In this round, we'll give you the name of the protagonist of a series of
> crime novels, and the first novel of the series and its date of
> publication.
> You name the author, from the handout provided:
>
> Rosemary Aubert | Tony Hillerman
James Lee Burke | P.D. James
Raymond Chandler | Maureen Jennings
Agatha Christie | Ross Macdonald
Lee Child | Henning Mankell
Michael Connelly | Walter Mosely
Patricia Cornwell | Jo Nesbø
Robert Crais | Sara Paretsky
Colin Dexter | Robert B. Parker
Arthur Conan Doyle | Ian Rankin
Jeffrey Deaver | Kathy Reichs
> Howard Engel | Ruth Rendell
Janet Evanovich | Peter Robinson
Erle Stanley Gardner | Georges Simenon
> Elizabeth George | Martin Cruz Smith
Sue Grafton | Rex Stout
Reginald Hill | Eric Wright
>
> 1. Chief Inspector Reginald Wexford, "From Doon With Death" (1964).
> 2. Private investigator V.I. Warshawski, "Indemnity Only" (1982).
> 3. Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch, "The Black Echo" (1992).
> 4. Detective Inspector John Rebus, "Knots and Crosses" (1987).
> 5. Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum, "One for the Money" (1994).
> 6. Russian police investigator Arkady Renko, "Gorky Park" (1981).
> 7. Louisiana police officer Dave Robicheaux, "The Neon Rain" (1987).
> 8. Detective William Murdoch, "Except the Dying" (1997).
> 9. Forensic anthropologist Temperance "Tempe" Brennan, "Déjà Dead"
> (1997).
Kathy Reichs
> 8. Detective William Murdoch, "Except the Dying" (1997).
> 9. Forensic anthropologist Temperance "Tempe" Brennan, "Déjà Dead"
> (1997).
Dan Tilque
Oct 28, 2015, 6:45:58 AM10/28/15
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Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 6, Round 7 - Geography - Famous City Parks
>
> We name the renowned park, you name the city where it is.
> Names shown in English may be translations.
>
> 1. Parc Güell.
Montreal
>
>
> * Game 6, Round 7 - Geography - Famous City Parks
>
> We name the renowned park, you name the city where it is.
> Names shown in English may be translations.
>
> 1. Parc Güell.
> 2. Lumphini Park.
> 3. Griffith Park.
> 4. Grant Park.
> 5. Tivoli Gardens.
> 6. Tiergarten.
Berlin
> 7. Phoenix Park.
> 8. Luxembourg Gardens.
> 9. Hyde Park.
London
> 10. Stanley Park.
Peter Smyth
Oct 28, 2015, 2:19:59 PM10/28/15
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Peter Smyth wrote:
> Mark Brader wrote:
>
> > We name the renowned park, you name the city where it is.
> > Names shown in English may be translations.
> > 10. Stanley Park.
> Liverpool
I assume Mark is expecting Vancouver as the answer but I should point
out there is a reasonably famous Stanley Park in Liverpool as well.
Peter Smyth
> Mark Brader wrote:
>
> > We name the renowned park, you name the city where it is.
> > Names shown in English may be translations.
> Liverpool
I assume Mark is expecting Vancouver as the answer but I should point
out there is a reasonably famous Stanley Park in Liverpool as well.
Peter Smyth
Gareth Owen
Oct 28, 2015, 3:46:03 PM10/28/15
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m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) writes:
> * Game 6, Round 7 - Geography - Famous City Parks
>
> We name the renowned park, you name the city where it is.
> Names shown in English may be translations.
>
> 1. Parc Güell.
Zurich, Berne
> * Game 6, Round 7 - Geography - Famous City Parks
>
> We name the renowned park, you name the city where it is.
> Names shown in English may be translations.
>
> 1. Parc Güell.
> 2. Lumphini Park.
Milan, Turin
> 3. Griffith Park.
L.A.
> 4. Grant Park.
> 5. Tivoli Gardens.
> 6. Tiergarten.
Berlin
> 7. Phoenix Park.
> 8. Luxembourg Gardens.
Luxembourg, Paris
> 9. Hyde Park.
London
> 10. Stanley Park.
> * Game 6, Round 8 - Literature - Crime Fiction
>
> In this round, we'll give you the name of the protagonist of a series of
> crime novels, and the first novel of the series and its date of publication.
> You name the author, from the handout provided:
>
> Rosemary Aubert | Tony Hillerman
> James Lee Burke | P.D. James
> Raymond Chandler | Maureen Jennings
> Agatha Christie | Ross Macdonald
> Lee Child | Henning Mankell
> Michael Connelly | Walter Mosely
> Patricia Cornwell | Jo Nesbø
> Robert Crais | Sara Paretsky
> Colin Dexter | Robert B. Parker
> Arthur Conan Doyle | Ian Rankin
> Jeffrey Deaver | Kathy Reichs
> Howard Engel | Ruth Rendell
> Janet Evanovich | Peter Robinson
> Erle Stanley Gardner | Georges Simenon
> Elizabeth George | Martin Cruz Smith
> Sue Grafton | Rex Stout
> Reginald Hill | Eric Wright
>
> 1. Chief Inspector Reginald Wexford, "From Doon With Death" (1964).
> 2. Private investigator V.I. Warshawski, "Indemnity Only" (1982).
> 3. Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch, "The Black Echo" (1992).
> 4. Detective Inspector John Rebus, "Knots and Crosses" (1987).
> 5. Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum, "One for the Money" (1994).
> 6. Russian police investigator Arkady Renko, "Gorky Park" (1981).
> 7. Louisiana police officer Dave Robicheaux, "The Neon Rain" (1987).
> 8. Detective William Murdoch, "Except the Dying" (1997).
> 9. Forensic anthropologist Temperance "Tempe" Brennan, "Déjà Dead"
> (1997).
> 10. Scotland Yard Detective Chief Inspector (later Commander)
> Adam Dalgleish, "Cover Her Face" (1962).
Mark Brader
Oct 28, 2015, 4:23:26 PM10/28/15
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Peter Smyth:
--
Mark Brader, Toronto, m...@vex.net
The precedence don't enter into it -- it's stone undefined.
This expression makes no sense. It has ceased to be. It's
expired and gone, though sadly not forgotten. This is a latent
expression. Bereft of meaning, it should rest in peace. If
people didn't keep nailing it into these discussions, it would be
pushing up the daisies. It's rung down the curtain and joined
the choir ineffable. This is not an ex-pression.
-- Steve Summit (after Monty Python)
> I assume Mark is expecting Vancouver as the answer but I should point
> out there is a reasonably famous Stanley Park in Liverpool as well.
Yeah, I noticed. They're even named after the same guy.
> out there is a reasonably famous Stanley Park in Liverpool as well.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto, m...@vex.net
The precedence don't enter into it -- it's stone undefined.
This expression makes no sense. It has ceased to be. It's
expired and gone, though sadly not forgotten. This is a latent
expression. Bereft of meaning, it should rest in peace. If
people didn't keep nailing it into these discussions, it would be
pushing up the daisies. It's rung down the curtain and joined
the choir ineffable. This is not an ex-pression.
-- Steve Summit (after Monty Python)
Mark Brader
Oct 28, 2015, 4:41:03 PM10/28/15
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Mark Brader:
> 2. Lumphini Park.
Bangkok.
> 3. Griffith Park.
Los Angeles. 4 for Peter, Pete, Joshua, Marc, Bruce, Dan Tilque,
and Gareth.
> 4. Grant Park.
Chicago. 4 for Pete, Joshua, Marc, and Bruce.
> 5. Tivoli Gardens.
Copenhagen. 4 for Björn, Pete, Joshua, Calvin, Erland, Bruce,
and Gareth.
> 6. Tiergarten.
Berlin. 4 for Peter, Björn, Pete, Joshua, Calvin, Erland, Dan Tilque,
and Gareth. 3 for Dan Blum.
> 7. Phoenix Park.
Dublin. 4 for Peter, Calvin, and Gareth.
> 8. Luxembourg Gardens.
Paris. 4 for Björn, Joshua, Dan Blum, Calvin, Erland, and Dan Tilque.
2 for Gareth.
> 9. Hyde Park.
London. 4 for Peter, Björn, Pete, Joshua, Dan Blum, Calvin, Marc,
Erland, Bruce, Dan Tilque, and Gareth.
> 10. Stanley Park.
The expected answer was Vancouver, but I'm also accepting Liverpool.
4 for Peter, Pete, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Gareth. 3 for Calvin.
> * Game 6, Round 8 - Literature - Crime Fiction
> In this round, we'll give you the name of the protagonist of a series of
> crime novels, and the first novel of the series and its date of publication.
> You name the author, from the handout provided:
> Rosemary Aubert | Tony Hillerman
> James Lee Burke | P.D. James
> Raymond Chandler | Maureen Jennings
> Agatha Christie | Ross Macdonald
> Lee Child | Henning Mankell
> Michael Connelly | Walter Mosely
> Patricia Cornwell | Jo Nesbø
> Robert Crais | Sara Paretsky
> Colin Dexter | Robert B. Parker
> Arthur Conan Doyle | Ian Rankin
> Jeffrey Deaver | Kathy Reichs
> Howard Engel | Ruth Rendell
> Janet Evanovich | Peter Robinson
> Erle Stanley Gardner | Georges Simenon
> Elizabeth George | Martin Cruz Smith
> Sue Grafton | Rex Stout
> Reginald Hill | Eric Wright
> 1. Chief Inspector Reginald Wexford, "From Doon With Death" (1964).
Ruth Rendell. 4 for Peter, Calvin, and Gareth.
> 2. Private investigator V.I. Warshawski, "Indemnity Only" (1982).
Sara Paretsky. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, and Gareth.
> 3. Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch, "The Black Echo" (1992).
Michael Connelly. 4 for Joshua.
> 4. Detective Inspector John Rebus, "Knots and Crosses" (1987).
Ian Rankin. 4 for Peter, Björn, Calvin, and Gareth.
> 5. Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum, "One for the Money" (1994).
Janet Evanovich. 4 for Joshua and Bruce.
> 6. Russian police investigator Arkady Renko, "Gorky Park" (1981).
Martin Cruz Smith. 4 for Pete, Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, and Gareth.
> 7. Louisiana police officer Dave Robicheaux, "The Neon Rain" (1987).
James Lee Burke. 4 for Joshua.
> 8. Detective William Murdoch, "Except the Dying" (1997).
Maureen Jennings.
> 9. Forensic anthropologist Temperance "Tempe" Brennan, "Déjà Dead"
> (1997).
Kathy Reichs. 4 for Joshua and Bruce.
> 10. Scotland Yard Detective Chief Inspector (later Commander)
> Adam Dalgleish, "Cover Her Face" (1962).
P.D. James. 4 for Björn and Gareth. 3 for Joshua.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> His Sci Mis Ent Geo Lit FOUR
Stephen Perry 40 40 35 40 0 0 155
Joshua Kreitzer 4 0 28 40 24 27 119
Gareth Owen -- -- 28 28 26 20 102
"Calvin" -- -- 26 36 23 8 93
Bruce Bowler 28 0 31 12 16 16 91
Dan Blum 4 6 24 40 11 8 83
Peter Smyth -- -- 30 20 20 8 78
Pete Gayde 8 4 23 20 24 4 75
Björn Lundin 4 4 24 24 16 8 72
Dan Tilque 2 4 28 12 20 0 64
Erland Sommarskog -- -- 24 0 24 0 48
Jason Kreitzer 4 4 8 32 -- -- 48
Marc Dashevsky 12 0 8 12 12 0 44
--
Mark Brader | "The default choice ... is in many ways the most
Toronto | important thing. ... People can get started
m...@vex.net | without reading a big manual." -- Brian Kernighan
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-06-01,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 6, Round 7 - Geography - Famous City Parks
> We name the renowned park, you name the city where it is.
> Names shown in English may be translations.
> 1. Parc Güell.
Barcelona. 4 for Erland.
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 6, Round 7 - Geography - Famous City Parks
> We name the renowned park, you name the city where it is.
> Names shown in English may be translations.
> 1. Parc Güell.
> 2. Lumphini Park.
Bangkok.
> 3. Griffith Park.
Los Angeles. 4 for Peter, Pete, Joshua, Marc, Bruce, Dan Tilque,
and Gareth.
> 4. Grant Park.
Chicago. 4 for Pete, Joshua, Marc, and Bruce.
> 5. Tivoli Gardens.
Copenhagen. 4 for Björn, Pete, Joshua, Calvin, Erland, Bruce,
and Gareth.
> 6. Tiergarten.
Berlin. 4 for Peter, Björn, Pete, Joshua, Calvin, Erland, Dan Tilque,
and Gareth. 3 for Dan Blum.
> 7. Phoenix Park.
Dublin. 4 for Peter, Calvin, and Gareth.
> 8. Luxembourg Gardens.
Paris. 4 for Björn, Joshua, Dan Blum, Calvin, Erland, and Dan Tilque.
2 for Gareth.
> 9. Hyde Park.
London. 4 for Peter, Björn, Pete, Joshua, Dan Blum, Calvin, Marc,
Erland, Bruce, Dan Tilque, and Gareth.
> 10. Stanley Park.
The expected answer was Vancouver, but I'm also accepting Liverpool.
4 for Peter, Pete, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Gareth. 3 for Calvin.
> * Game 6, Round 8 - Literature - Crime Fiction
> In this round, we'll give you the name of the protagonist of a series of
> crime novels, and the first novel of the series and its date of publication.
> You name the author, from the handout provided:
> Rosemary Aubert | Tony Hillerman
> James Lee Burke | P.D. James
> Raymond Chandler | Maureen Jennings
> Agatha Christie | Ross Macdonald
> Lee Child | Henning Mankell
> Michael Connelly | Walter Mosely
> Patricia Cornwell | Jo Nesbø
> Robert Crais | Sara Paretsky
> Colin Dexter | Robert B. Parker
> Arthur Conan Doyle | Ian Rankin
> Jeffrey Deaver | Kathy Reichs
> Howard Engel | Ruth Rendell
> Janet Evanovich | Peter Robinson
> Erle Stanley Gardner | Georges Simenon
> Elizabeth George | Martin Cruz Smith
> Sue Grafton | Rex Stout
> Reginald Hill | Eric Wright
> 1. Chief Inspector Reginald Wexford, "From Doon With Death" (1964).
> 2. Private investigator V.I. Warshawski, "Indemnity Only" (1982).
> 3. Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch, "The Black Echo" (1992).
> 4. Detective Inspector John Rebus, "Knots and Crosses" (1987).
> 5. Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum, "One for the Money" (1994).
> 6. Russian police investigator Arkady Renko, "Gorky Park" (1981).
> 7. Louisiana police officer Dave Robicheaux, "The Neon Rain" (1987).
> 8. Detective William Murdoch, "Except the Dying" (1997).
> 9. Forensic anthropologist Temperance "Tempe" Brennan, "Déjà Dead"
> (1997).
> 10. Scotland Yard Detective Chief Inspector (later Commander)
> Adam Dalgleish, "Cover Her Face" (1962).
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> His Sci Mis Ent Geo Lit FOUR
Stephen Perry 40 40 35 40 0 0 155
Joshua Kreitzer 4 0 28 40 24 27 119
Gareth Owen -- -- 28 28 26 20 102
"Calvin" -- -- 26 36 23 8 93
Bruce Bowler 28 0 31 12 16 16 91
Dan Blum 4 6 24 40 11 8 83
Peter Smyth -- -- 30 20 20 8 78
Pete Gayde 8 4 23 20 24 4 75
Björn Lundin 4 4 24 24 16 8 72
Dan Tilque 2 4 28 12 20 0 64
Erland Sommarskog -- -- 24 0 24 0 48
Jason Kreitzer 4 4 8 32 -- -- 48
Marc Dashevsky 12 0 8 12 12 0 44
--
Mark Brader | "The default choice ... is in many ways the most
Toronto | important thing. ... People can get started
m...@vex.net | without reading a big manual." -- Brian Kernighan
Mark Brader
Oct 28, 2015, 4:42:48 PM10/28/15
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Mark Brader:
"I'm not left-handed either".
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Yes, you're very smart. Shut up."
m...@vex.net --The Princess Bride
>> * Game 6, Round 7 - Geography - Famous City Parks
Stephen Perry:
> pass
>> * Game 6, Round 8 - Literature - Crime Fiction
> pass
I believe the correct response to this "entry" would be:
>> * Game 6, Round 8 - Literature - Crime Fiction
> pass
"I'm not left-handed either".
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Yes, you're very smart. Shut up."
m...@vex.net --The Princess Bride
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