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swp
Aug 7, 2016, 12:07:54 PM8/7/16
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this is rotating quiz #227. this quiz has nothing to do with the tv show 'room 227'.
the winner will be the first choice to set RQ 228, in a manner of their choosing.
please answer based only on your own knowledge; put all of your answers in a single posting, quoting the question before each one.
answer slates must be posted before 9pm edt (philadelphia/toronto time) on saturday, 2016-08-13, which gives a bit over 6 days from the time of this posting.
in case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be who scored on the hardest questions; and the second tiebreaker will be who posted first.
correct answers are worth 1 point each.
Have fun!
1. in England on March 17, 1845, who patented the rubber band?
2. what is the largest river flowing into the Adriatic Sea?
3. who is cambridge university's lucasian professor of mathematics?
4. which great lake is the only one with its bottom above sea level?
5. in what state is auburn university located?
6. how many provinces does china have?
7. this german statesman was nicknamed 'die alte'
8. cosmonaut sergei krikalev spent nearly a year aboard this space station
9. what is the name of the former abc news anchorman who is from toronto?
10. 'hands across america' tried to form a human chain from one end of the U.S. to the other. what year?
11. what is the biological classification between family & species?
12. who was the first golfer to earn more than $100,000 in a single year?
swp
the winner will be the first choice to set RQ 228, in a manner of their choosing.
please answer based only on your own knowledge; put all of your answers in a single posting, quoting the question before each one.
answer slates must be posted before 9pm edt (philadelphia/toronto time) on saturday, 2016-08-13, which gives a bit over 6 days from the time of this posting.
in case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be who scored on the hardest questions; and the second tiebreaker will be who posted first.
correct answers are worth 1 point each.
Have fun!
1. in England on March 17, 1845, who patented the rubber band?
2. what is the largest river flowing into the Adriatic Sea?
3. who is cambridge university's lucasian professor of mathematics?
4. which great lake is the only one with its bottom above sea level?
5. in what state is auburn university located?
6. how many provinces does china have?
7. this german statesman was nicknamed 'die alte'
8. cosmonaut sergei krikalev spent nearly a year aboard this space station
9. what is the name of the former abc news anchorman who is from toronto?
10. 'hands across america' tried to form a human chain from one end of the U.S. to the other. what year?
11. what is the biological classification between family & species?
12. who was the first golfer to earn more than $100,000 in a single year?
swp
Dan Blum
Aug 7, 2016, 12:13:55 PM8/7/16
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Tiber
> 3. who is cambridge university's lucasian professor of mathematics?
Stephen Hawking
> 4. which great lake is the only one with its bottom above sea level?
Erie
> 5. in what state is auburn university located?
Alabama
> 6. how many provinces does china have?
23
> 7. this german statesman was nicknamed 'die alte'
Konrad Adenauer
> 8. cosmonaut sergei krikalev spent nearly a year aboard this space station
Skylab
> 9. what is the name of the former abc news anchorman who is from toronto?
Peter Jennings
> 10. 'hands across america' tried to form a human chain from one end of the U.S. to the other. what year?
1987
> 11. what is the biological classification between family & species?
order
> 12. who was the first golfer to earn more than $100,000 in a single year?
Jack Nicklaus
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_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
> 3. who is cambridge university's lucasian professor of mathematics?
> 4. which great lake is the only one with its bottom above sea level?
> 5. in what state is auburn university located?
> 6. how many provinces does china have?
> 7. this german statesman was nicknamed 'die alte'
> 8. cosmonaut sergei krikalev spent nearly a year aboard this space station
> 9. what is the name of the former abc news anchorman who is from toronto?
> 10. 'hands across america' tried to form a human chain from one end of the U.S. to the other. what year?
> 11. what is the biological classification between family & species?
> 12. who was the first golfer to earn more than $100,000 in a single year?
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_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Mark Brader
Aug 7, 2016, 1:24:39 PM8/7/16
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Stephen Perry:
below that I'm not going to bother putting ?'s on them.
> 1. in England on March 17, 1845, who patented the rubber band?
Dunlop.
> 2. what is the largest river flowing into the Adriatic Sea?
Po.
> 3. who is cambridge university's lucasian professor of mathematics?
Hawking.
> 4. which great lake is the only one with its bottom above sea level?
Michigan.
> 5. in what state is auburn university located?
Texas.
> 6. how many provinces does china have?
32.
> 7. this german statesman was nicknamed 'die alte'
Hindenburg.
> 8. cosmonaut sergei krikalev spent nearly a year aboard this space station
Mir.
> 9. what is the name of the former abc news anchorman who is from toronto?
Jennings.
> 10. 'hands across america' tried to form a human chain from one end of
> the U.S. to the other. what year?
1976.
> 11. what is the biological classification between family & species?
Genus.
> 12. who was the first golfer to earn more than $100,000 in a single year?
Palmer.
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Mark Brader | "...the average homeowner should expect...
Toronto | meteor damage every hundred million years."
m...@vex.net | --Robert Nemiroff & Jerry Bonnell
> the winner will be the first choice to set RQ 228, in a manner of their
> choosing.
Well, I don't think that's going to be me -- there are so many guesses
> choosing.
below that I'm not going to bother putting ?'s on them.
> 1. in England on March 17, 1845, who patented the rubber band?
> 2. what is the largest river flowing into the Adriatic Sea?
> 3. who is cambridge university's lucasian professor of mathematics?
> 4. which great lake is the only one with its bottom above sea level?
> 5. in what state is auburn university located?
> 6. how many provinces does china have?
> 7. this german statesman was nicknamed 'die alte'
> 8. cosmonaut sergei krikalev spent nearly a year aboard this space station
> 9. what is the name of the former abc news anchorman who is from toronto?
> 10. 'hands across america' tried to form a human chain from one end of
> the U.S. to the other. what year?
> 11. what is the biological classification between family & species?
> 12. who was the first golfer to earn more than $100,000 in a single year?
--
Mark Brader | "...the average homeowner should expect...
Toronto | meteor damage every hundred million years."
m...@vex.net | --Robert Nemiroff & Jerry Bonnell
Erland Sommarskog
Aug 7, 2016, 2:43:12 PM8/7/16
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Po
> 3. who is cambridge university's lucasian professor of mathematics?
Stephen Hawkins
> 4. which great lake is the only one with its bottom above sea level?
Michigan
> 5. in what state is auburn university located?
Georgia
> 6. how many provinces does china have?
91
> 7. this german statesman was nicknamed 'die alte'
Adenauer?
> 8. cosmonaut sergei krikalev spent nearly a year aboard this space
> station
Mir
> 9. what is the name of the former abc news anchorman who is from toronto?
Mark Brader, isn't it?
> 10. 'hands across america' tried to form a human chain from one end of
> the U.S. to the other. what year?
1994
> 12. who was the first golfer to earn more than $100,000 in a single year?
Ballesteros
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
> 3. who is cambridge university's lucasian professor of mathematics?
> 4. which great lake is the only one with its bottom above sea level?
> 5. in what state is auburn university located?
> 6. how many provinces does china have?
> 7. this german statesman was nicknamed 'die alte'
> 8. cosmonaut sergei krikalev spent nearly a year aboard this space
> station
> 9. what is the name of the former abc news anchorman who is from toronto?
> 10. 'hands across america' tried to form a human chain from one end of
> the U.S. to the other. what year?
> 12. who was the first golfer to earn more than $100,000 in a single year?
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Gareth Owen
Aug 7, 2016, 3:21:07 PM8/7/16
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swp <Stephen...@gmail.com> writes:
All but two of these are guesses
> 1. in England on March 17, 1845, who patented the rubber band?
Charles Rubberband
> 2. what is the largest river flowing into the Adriatic Sea?
Don
> 3. who is cambridge university's lucasian professor of mathematics?
Stephen Hawking
> 4. which great lake is the only one with its bottom above sea level?
Huron
> 5. in what state is auburn university located?
Alabama
> 6. how many provinces does china have?
7
> 7. this german statesman was nicknamed 'die alte'
Hindenburg
> 8. cosmonaut sergei krikalev spent nearly a year aboard this space
> station
Mir
> 9. what is the name of the former abc news anchorman who is from
> toronto?
Dan Rather
> 10. 'hands across america' tried to form a human chain from one end of
> the U.S. to the other. what year?
1978
> 11. what is the biological classification between family & species?
Genus
> 12. who was the first golfer to earn more than $100,000 in a single year?
Palmer
All but two of these are guesses
> 1. in England on March 17, 1845, who patented the rubber band?
> 2. what is the largest river flowing into the Adriatic Sea?
> 3. who is cambridge university's lucasian professor of mathematics?
> 4. which great lake is the only one with its bottom above sea level?
> 5. in what state is auburn university located?
> 6. how many provinces does china have?
7
> 7. this german statesman was nicknamed 'die alte'
> 8. cosmonaut sergei krikalev spent nearly a year aboard this space
> station
> 9. what is the name of the former abc news anchorman who is from
> toronto?
> 10. 'hands across america' tried to form a human chain from one end of
> the U.S. to the other. what year?
> 11. what is the biological classification between family & species?
> 12. who was the first golfer to earn more than $100,000 in a single year?
Gareth Owen
Aug 7, 2016, 3:21:45 PM8/7/16
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m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) writes:
> Stephen Perry:
>> the winner will be the first choice to set RQ 228, in a manner of their
>> choosing.
>
> Well, I don't think that's going to be me -- there are so many guesses
> below that I'm not going to bother putting ?'s on them.
Yeah, that was my thinking too :)
> Stephen Perry:
>> the winner will be the first choice to set RQ 228, in a manner of their
>> choosing.
>
> Well, I don't think that's going to be me -- there are so many guesses
> below that I'm not going to bother putting ?'s on them.
Chris F.A. Johnson
Aug 7, 2016, 4:08:04 PM8/7/16
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On 2016-08-07, swp wrote:
> this is rotating quiz #227. this quiz has nothing to do with the tv show 'room 227'.
>
> the winner will be the first choice to set RQ 228, in a manner of their choosing.
>
> please answer based only on your own knowledge; put all of your answers in a single posting, quoting the question before each one.
>
> answer slates must be posted before 9pm edt (philadelphia/toronto time) on saturday, 2016-08-13, which gives a bit over 6 days from the time of this posting.
>
> in case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be who scored on the hardest questions; and the second tiebreaker will be who posted first.
>
> correct answers are worth 1 point each.
>
> Have fun!
>
>
> 1. in England on March 17, 1845, who patented the rubber band?
Dunlop
> this is rotating quiz #227. this quiz has nothing to do with the tv show 'room 227'.
>
> the winner will be the first choice to set RQ 228, in a manner of their choosing.
>
> please answer based only on your own knowledge; put all of your answers in a single posting, quoting the question before each one.
>
> answer slates must be posted before 9pm edt (philadelphia/toronto time) on saturday, 2016-08-13, which gives a bit over 6 days from the time of this posting.
>
> in case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be who scored on the hardest questions; and the second tiebreaker will be who posted first.
>
> correct answers are worth 1 point each.
>
> Have fun!
>
>
> 1. in England on March 17, 1845, who patented the rubber band?
> 2. what is the largest river flowing into the Adriatic Sea?
> 3. who is cambridge university's lucasian professor of mathematics?
> 4. which great lake is the only one with its bottom above sea level?
> 5. in what state is auburn university located?
> 6. how many provinces does china have?
> 7. this german statesman was nicknamed 'die alte'
> 8. cosmonaut sergei krikalev spent nearly a year aboard this space station
> 9. what is the name of the former abc news anchorman who is from toronto?
> 10. 'hands across america' tried to form a human chain from one end of the U.S. to the other. what year?
> 11. what is the biological classification between family & species?
> 12. who was the first golfer to earn more than $100,000 in a single year?
--
Chris F.A. Johnson
Peter Smyth
Aug 7, 2016, 4:44:58 PM8/7/16
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swp wrote:
> this is rotating quiz #227. this quiz has nothing to do with the tv
> show 'room 227'.
>
> the winner will be the first choice to set RQ 228, in a manner of
> their choosing.
>
> please answer based only on your own knowledge; put all of your
> answers in a single posting, quoting the question before each one.
>
> answer slates must be posted before 9pm edt (philadelphia/toronto
> time) on saturday, 2016-08-13, which gives a bit over 6 days from the
> time of this posting.
>
> in case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be who scored on the
> hardest questions; and the second tiebreaker will be who posted first.
>
> correct answers are worth 1 point each.
>
> Have fun!
>
>
> 1. in England on March 17, 1845, who patented the rubber band?
Dunlop
> this is rotating quiz #227. this quiz has nothing to do with the tv
> show 'room 227'.
>
> the winner will be the first choice to set RQ 228, in a manner of
> their choosing.
>
> please answer based only on your own knowledge; put all of your
> answers in a single posting, quoting the question before each one.
>
> answer slates must be posted before 9pm edt (philadelphia/toronto
> time) on saturday, 2016-08-13, which gives a bit over 6 days from the
> time of this posting.
>
> in case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be who scored on the
> hardest questions; and the second tiebreaker will be who posted first.
>
> correct answers are worth 1 point each.
>
> Have fun!
>
>
> 1. in England on March 17, 1845, who patented the rubber band?
> 2. what is the largest river flowing into the Adriatic Sea?
Danube
> 3. who is cambridge university's lucasian professor of mathematics?
Hawking
> 4. which great lake is the only one with its bottom above sea level?
Huron
> 5. in what state is auburn university located?
Ohio
> 6. how many provinces does china have?
17
> 7. this german statesman was nicknamed 'die alte'
Brandt
> 8. cosmonaut sergei krikalev spent nearly a year aboard this space
> station
Mir
> station
> 9. what is the name of the former abc news anchorman who is
> from toronto?
> 10. 'hands across america' tried to form a human chain
> from one end of the U.S. to the other. what year?
> 11. what is the biological classification between family & species?
genus
> from toronto?
> 10. 'hands across america' tried to form a human chain
> from one end of the U.S. to the other. what year?
> 11. what is the biological classification between family & species?
> 12. who was the first golfer to earn more than $100,000 in a single
> year?
Arnold Palmer
> year?
Peter Smyth
Dan Tilque
Aug 7, 2016, 8:23:43 PM8/7/16
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swp wrote:
>
> 1. in England on March 17, 1845, who patented the rubber band?
> 2. what is the largest river flowing into the Adriatic Sea?
the Po
>
> 1. in England on March 17, 1845, who patented the rubber band?
> 2. what is the largest river flowing into the Adriatic Sea?
> 3. who is cambridge university's lucasian professor of mathematics?
> 4. which great lake is the only one with its bottom above sea level?
> 5. in what state is auburn university located?
> 6. how many provinces does china have?
> 7. this german statesman was nicknamed 'die alte'
> 8. cosmonaut sergei krikalev spent nearly a year aboard this space station
> 9. what is the name of the former abc news anchorman who is from toronto?
> 10. 'hands across america' tried to form a human chain from one end of the U.S. to the other. what year?
> 11. what is the biological classification between family & species?
> 12. who was the first golfer to earn more than $100,000 in a single year?
--
Dan Tilque
Pete
Aug 7, 2016, 9:34:36 PM8/7/16
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swp <Stephen...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:0a2ba281-af89-4547...@googlegroups.com:
> this is rotating quiz #227. this quiz has nothing to do with the tv
> show 'room 227'.
>
> the winner will be the first choice to set RQ 228, in a manner of
> their choosing.
>
> please answer based only on your own knowledge; put all of your
> answers in a single posting, quoting the question before each one.
>
> answer slates must be posted before 9pm edt (philadelphia/toronto
> time) on saturday, 2016-08-13, which gives a bit over 6 days from the
> time of this posting.
>
> in case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be who scored on the
> hardest questions; and the second tiebreaker will be who posted first.
>
> correct answers are worth 1 point each.
>
> Have fun!
>
>
> 1. in England on March 17, 1845, who patented the rubber band?
> 2. what is the largest river flowing into the Adriatic Sea?
> 3. who is cambridge university's lucasian professor of mathematics?
> 4. which great lake is the only one with its bottom above sea level?
Michigan
> 5. in what state is auburn university located?
Alabama
> 6. how many provinces does china have?
> 7. this german statesman was nicknamed 'die alte'
Adenauer (Der Alte?)
> 8. cosmonaut sergei krikalev spent nearly a year aboard this space
> station
> 9. what is the name of the former abc news anchorman who is
> from toronto?
Jennings
> 10. 'hands across america' tried to form a human chain from one end of
> the U.S. to the other. what year?
> 11. what is the biological
> classification between family & species?
Genus
> 12. who was the first golfer
> to earn more than $100,000 in a single year?
>
> swp
>
Pete Gayde
news:0a2ba281-af89-4547...@googlegroups.com:
> this is rotating quiz #227. this quiz has nothing to do with the tv
> show 'room 227'.
>
> the winner will be the first choice to set RQ 228, in a manner of
> their choosing.
>
> please answer based only on your own knowledge; put all of your
> answers in a single posting, quoting the question before each one.
>
> answer slates must be posted before 9pm edt (philadelphia/toronto
> time) on saturday, 2016-08-13, which gives a bit over 6 days from the
> time of this posting.
>
> in case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be who scored on the
> hardest questions; and the second tiebreaker will be who posted first.
>
> correct answers are worth 1 point each.
>
> Have fun!
>
>
> 1. in England on March 17, 1845, who patented the rubber band?
> 2. what is the largest river flowing into the Adriatic Sea?
> 3. who is cambridge university's lucasian professor of mathematics?
> 4. which great lake is the only one with its bottom above sea level?
> 5. in what state is auburn university located?
> 6. how many provinces does china have?
> 7. this german statesman was nicknamed 'die alte'
> 8. cosmonaut sergei krikalev spent nearly a year aboard this space
> station
> 9. what is the name of the former abc news anchorman who is
> from toronto?
> 10. 'hands across america' tried to form a human chain from one end of
> the U.S. to the other. what year?
> 11. what is the biological
> classification between family & species?
> 12. who was the first golfer
> to earn more than $100,000 in a single year?
>
> swp
>
Calvin
Aug 8, 2016, 1:36:39 AM8/8/16
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On Monday, August 8, 2016 at 2:07:54 AM UTC+10, swp wrote:
> this is rotating quiz #227. this quiz has nothing to do with the tv show 'room 227'.
> this is rotating quiz #227. this quiz has nothing to do with the tv show 'room 227'.
> 1. in England on March 17, 1845, who patented the rubber band?
Dunlop
> 2. what is the largest river flowing into the Adriatic Sea?
> 3. who is cambridge university's lucasian professor of mathematics?
> 4. which great lake is the only one with its bottom above sea level?
> 5. in what state is auburn university located?
> 6. how many provinces does china have?
> 7. this german statesman was nicknamed 'die alte'
> 8. cosmonaut sergei krikalev spent nearly a year aboard this space station
> 9. what is the name of the former abc news anchorman who is from toronto?
> 10. 'hands across america' tried to form a human chain from one end of the U.S. to the other. what year?
> 11. what is the biological classification between family & species?
> 12. who was the first golfer to earn more than $100,000 in a single year?
cheers,
calvin
Marc Dashevsky
Aug 8, 2016, 3:58:11 AM8/8/16
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In article <0a2ba281-af89-4547...@googlegroups.com>, Stephen...@gmail.com says...
> 4. which great lake is the only one with its bottom above sea level?
> 5. in what state is auburn university located?
Alabama
> 6. how many provinces does china have?
> 7. this german statesman was nicknamed 'die alte'
Adenauer
> 8. cosmonaut sergei krikalev spent nearly a year aboard this space station
Mir
> 9. what is the name of the former abc news anchorman who is from toronto?
> 10. 'hands across america' tried to form a human chain from one end of the U.S. to the other. what year?
> 11. what is the biological classification between family & species?
genus
> 12. who was the first golfer to earn more than $100,000 in a single year?
Palmer
> swp
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
> 1. in England on March 17, 1845, who patented the rubber band?
> 2. what is the largest river flowing into the Adriatic Sea?
> 3. who is cambridge university's lucasian professor of mathematics?
Hawking
> 2. what is the largest river flowing into the Adriatic Sea?
> 3. who is cambridge university's lucasian professor of mathematics?
> 4. which great lake is the only one with its bottom above sea level?
> 5. in what state is auburn university located?
> 6. how many provinces does china have?
> 7. this german statesman was nicknamed 'die alte'
> 8. cosmonaut sergei krikalev spent nearly a year aboard this space station
> 9. what is the name of the former abc news anchorman who is from toronto?
> 10. 'hands across america' tried to form a human chain from one end of the U.S. to the other. what year?
> 11. what is the biological classification between family & species?
> 12. who was the first golfer to earn more than $100,000 in a single year?
> swp
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
swp
Aug 13, 2016, 9:44:08 PM8/13/16
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barring mistakes on my part, the winner is ... Dan Tilque!!
congratulations Dan! very well done. D! A! N! DAN! DAN! DAN!
rq 228 is yours to with with as you please.
and now, the expected answers...
1. in England on March 17, 1845, who patented the rubber band?
2. what is the largest river flowing into the Adriatic Sea?
3. who is cambridge university's lucasian professor of mathematics?
4. which great lake is the only one with its bottom above sea level?
5. in what state is auburn university located?
6. how many provinces does china have?
7. this german statesman was nicknamed 'die alte'
8. cosmonaut sergei krikalev spent nearly a year aboard this space station
9. what is the name of the former abc news anchorman who is from toronto?
10. 'hands across america' tried to form a human chain from one end of the U.S. to the other. what year?
11. what is the biological classification between family & species?
12. who was the first golfer to earn more than $100,000 in a single year?
and the answer slate:
name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 total
---------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -----
DanB 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 5
MarkB 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 4
Erland 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3
Gareth 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4
Chris 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 5
Peter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3
DanT 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 7
Pete 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4
Calvin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
MarcD 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 5
---------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -----
totals 0 4 0 3 5 1 4 7 5 1 7 4 41
the first question was not meant to be a stumper.
I thought the third might be.
swp
Dan Tilque
Aug 13, 2016, 10:55:45 PM8/13/16
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swp wrote:
> barring mistakes on my part, the winner is ... Dan Tilque!!
Thank you. I've been thinking about it but the idea I have for a theme
> barring mistakes on my part, the winner is ... Dan Tilque!!
may not work very well. I'll have to think some more.
>
> 1. in England on March 17, 1845, who patented the rubber band?
>
> stephen perry
>
>
> the first question was not meant to be a stumper.
The only way anyone would get this question is if they answered, as some
occasionally do in Mark's quizzes, with the quiz master's name in the
expectation that it's wrong. That sounds like a stumper to me.
--
Dan Tilque
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Aug 14, 2016, 12:00:47 AM8/14/16
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Mark Brader
Aug 14, 2016, 1:56:07 AM8/14/16
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Stephen Perry:
But it was a stumper that time too, so...
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Mark Brader | "After that, he spent a long time just reading netnews.
m...@vex.net | Sorry, I mean of course that he was debugging his
Toronto | terminal emulation code..." --Lars Wirzenius
>>> the first question was not meant to be a stumper.
Dan Tilque:
>> The only way anyone would get this question is if they answered, as some
>> occasionally do in Mark's quizzes, with the quiz master's name in the
>> expectation that it's wrong. That sounds like a stumper to me.
Stephen Perry:
>> occasionally do in Mark's quizzes, with the quiz master's name in the
>> expectation that it's wrong. That sounds like a stumper to me.
> does no one else fondly remember rq #77?
Looking back, I see that I remember it less than fondly.
But it was a stumper that time too, so...
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Mark Brader | "After that, he spent a long time just reading netnews.
m...@vex.net | Sorry, I mean of course that he was debugging his
Toronto | terminal emulation code..." --Lars Wirzenius
Mark Brader
Aug 14, 2016, 1:56:51 AM8/14/16
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Mark Brader:
> But it was a stumper that time too, so...
Where "it" means the question about the rubber band.
Sorry about that, Chief.
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Mark Brader | "One of these days I'll have to use that ... without the
Toronto | awkward brackets, so that you can quote it that way, too."
m...@vex.net | -- Steve Summit
> Looking back, I see that I remember it less than fondly.
Where "it" means RQ 77.
> But it was a stumper that time too, so...
Sorry about that, Chief.
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Mark Brader | "One of these days I'll have to use that ... without the
Toronto | awkward brackets, so that you can quote it that way, too."
m...@vex.net | -- Steve Summit
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