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swp
Jan 27, 2014, 10:53:21 PM1/27/14
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In 2012, "Calvin" posted a series of three knockout contests,
one each on the theme of sports, history, and science; and last
year I did one on the theme of geography.
Now it's my turn. I will be switching categories as we go, but all of the
answers will be either a date, a part of a date, an age, a height, or some
other numerical answer. I have prepared a list of 10 questions to start, and
will add more if necessary. The answers are straight forward and there are
no 'trick' answers.
For Round 1, per custom, I'll accept entries for 6 days from the moment
of posting (that is, until about 10:45 pm EDT on Monday, February 2nd)
OR until there is a period of 24 hours without a new entry.
WHICHEVER COMES FIRST!
The deadline for later rounds will be 3 days or when everyone who is still
active has submitted an answer.
After the first round, this becomes a closed contest -- only
those who have survived the earlier rounds may continue to enter.
If everyone gives the exact correct answer on any question,
they all survive, but I don't expect that to happen very much.
Otherwise, the person whose answer is farthest from the correct
answer is eliminated. In case of a tie for farthest, among those
entrants the last to enter is eliminated. "Farthest" will be
measured by difference, not ratio, unless I explicitly indicate
otherwise on a specific question.
*** We will start with a simple "name that year" question:
#1. The National Geographic Society was founded in Washington, D.C.,
on January 27th. What year?
***
Have fun and let's have lots of entries so that there are lots of rounds.
swp, who shamelessly stole most of the above from Mark Brader and is using
capital letters as a form of penance, despite the proven fact that doing so
has been known to lead to dancing, jocularity, and general frivolity.
one each on the theme of sports, history, and science; and last
year I did one on the theme of geography.
Now it's my turn. I will be switching categories as we go, but all of the
answers will be either a date, a part of a date, an age, a height, or some
other numerical answer. I have prepared a list of 10 questions to start, and
will add more if necessary. The answers are straight forward and there are
no 'trick' answers.
For Round 1, per custom, I'll accept entries for 6 days from the moment
of posting (that is, until about 10:45 pm EDT on Monday, February 2nd)
OR until there is a period of 24 hours without a new entry.
WHICHEVER COMES FIRST!
The deadline for later rounds will be 3 days or when everyone who is still
active has submitted an answer.
After the first round, this becomes a closed contest -- only
those who have survived the earlier rounds may continue to enter.
If everyone gives the exact correct answer on any question,
they all survive, but I don't expect that to happen very much.
Otherwise, the person whose answer is farthest from the correct
answer is eliminated. In case of a tie for farthest, among those
entrants the last to enter is eliminated. "Farthest" will be
measured by difference, not ratio, unless I explicitly indicate
otherwise on a specific question.
*** We will start with a simple "name that year" question:
#1. The National Geographic Society was founded in Washington, D.C.,
on January 27th. What year?
***
Have fun and let's have lots of entries so that there are lots of rounds.
swp, who shamelessly stole most of the above from Mark Brader and is using
capital letters as a form of penance, despite the proven fact that doing so
has been known to lead to dancing, jocularity, and general frivolity.
Dan Blum
Jan 27, 2014, 11:16:14 PM1/27/14
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swp <Stephen...@gmail.com> wrote:
> *** We will start with a simple "name that year" question:
> #1. The National Geographic Society was founded in Washington, D.C.,
> on January 27th. What year?
> ***
1880
> *** We will start with a simple "name that year" question:
> #1. The National Geographic Society was founded in Washington, D.C.,
> on January 27th. What year?
> ***
(I actually have read a history of the National Geographic Society,
but I don't remember a thing about it.)
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Marc Dashevsky
Jan 27, 2014, 11:59:04 PM1/27/14
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In article <99c82ce4-671d-44f7...@googlegroups.com>, Stephen...@gmail.com says...
> *** We will start with a simple "name that year" question:
> #1. The National Geographic Society was founded in Washington, D.C.,
> on January 27th. What year?
> ***
1872
> #1. The National Geographic Society was founded in Washington, D.C.,
> on January 27th. What year?
> ***
Mark Brader
Jan 28, 2014, 1:50:10 AM1/28/14
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Stephen Perry:
> *** We will start with a simple "name that year" question:
> #1. The National Geographic Society was founded in Washington, D.C.,
> on January 27th. What year?
> ***
1876.
> swp, who shamelessly stole most of the above from Mark Brader...
Including an "I" in the lead paragraph. But that's all right, you can
have it (for now).
--
Mark Brader ...the scariest words of the afternoon:
Toronto "Hey, don't worry, I've read all about
m...@vex.net doing this sort of thing!" -- Vernor Vinge
> For Round 1, per custom, I'll accept entries for 6 days from the moment
> of posting (that is, until about 10:45 pm EDT on Monday, February 2nd)
How's that again?
> of posting (that is, until about 10:45 pm EDT on Monday, February 2nd)
> *** We will start with a simple "name that year" question:
> #1. The National Geographic Society was founded in Washington, D.C.,
> on January 27th. What year?
> ***
> swp, who shamelessly stole most of the above from Mark Brader...
Including an "I" in the lead paragraph. But that's all right, you can
have it (for now).
--
Mark Brader ...the scariest words of the afternoon:
Toronto "Hey, don't worry, I've read all about
m...@vex.net doing this sort of thing!" -- Vernor Vinge
Erland Sommarskog
Jan 28, 2014, 3:23:37 AM1/28/14
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swp (Stephen...@gmail.com) writes:
> *** We will start with a simple "name that year" question:
> #1. The National Geographic Society was founded in Washington, D.C.,
> on January 27th. What year?
> ***
Never heard of them, but judging from the name it must have been after
> *** We will start with a simple "name that year" question:
> #1. The National Geographic Society was founded in Washington, D.C.,
> on January 27th. What year?
> ***
1776. 1857?
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Mark Brader
Jan 28, 2014, 3:44:23 AM1/28/14
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Stephen Perry:
> > #1. The National Geographic Society was founded in Washington, D.C...
Erland Sommarskog:
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "What caused the submarine to sink?"
m...@vex.net | "Dad, it was the 20,000 leaks!!"
> > #1. The National Geographic Society was founded in Washington, D.C...
Erland Sommarskog:
> Never heard of them, but judging from the name it must have been after
> 1776.
For that matter, "Washington, D.C." makes it after 1776.
> 1776.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "What caused the submarine to sink?"
m...@vex.net | "Dad, it was the 20,000 leaks!!"
David B
Jan 28, 2014, 4:00:56 AM1/28/14
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> #1. The National Geographic Society was founded in Washington, D.C.,
> on January 27th. What year?
1890
> on January 27th. What year?
D
Russ
Jan 28, 2014, 5:36:23 AM1/28/14
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Dan Tilque
Jan 28, 2014, 6:11:02 AM1/28/14
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swp wrote:
>
> *** We will start with a simple "name that year" question:
> #1. The National Geographic Society was founded in Washington, D.C.,
> on January 27th. What year?
> ***
1888
>
> *** We will start with a simple "name that year" question:
> #1. The National Geographic Society was founded in Washington, D.C.,
> on January 27th. What year?
> ***
--
Dan Tilque
Helix, if everything goes according to plan, the plan has been
compromised. -- Sam Starfall in "Freefall"
Pete
Jan 28, 2014, 9:08:48 AM1/28/14
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swp <Stephen...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:99c82ce4-671d-44f7...@googlegroups.com:
>
> *** We will start with a simple "name that year" question:
> #1. The National Geographic Society was founded in Washington, D.C.,
> on January 27th. What year?
> ***
1889
>
> Have fun and let's have lots of entries so that there are lots of
> rounds.
>
> swp, who shamelessly stole most of the above from Mark Brader and is
> using capital letters as a form of penance, despite the proven fact
> that doing so has been known to lead to dancing, jocularity, and
> general frivolity.
>
Pete
news:99c82ce4-671d-44f7...@googlegroups.com:
>
> *** We will start with a simple "name that year" question:
> #1. The National Geographic Society was founded in Washington, D.C.,
> on January 27th. What year?
> ***
>
> Have fun and let's have lots of entries so that there are lots of
> rounds.
>
> swp, who shamelessly stole most of the above from Mark Brader and is
> using capital letters as a form of penance, despite the proven fact
> that doing so has been known to lead to dancing, jocularity, and
> general frivolity.
>
Peter Smyth
Jan 28, 2014, 2:32:10 PM1/28/14
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swp wrote:
> *** We will start with a simple "name that year" question:
> #1. The National Geographic Society was founded in Washington, D.C.,
> on January 27th. What year?
> ***
1897
> *** We will start with a simple "name that year" question:
> #1. The National Geographic Society was founded in Washington, D.C.,
> on January 27th. What year?
> ***
Peter Smyth
johnada...@gmail.com
Jan 28, 2014, 11:13:10 PM1/28/14
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On Monday, January 27, 2014 10:53:21 PM UTC-5, swp wrote:
> *** We will start with a simple "name that year" question:
>
> #1. The National Geographic Society was founded in Washington, D.C.,
>
> on January 27th. What year?
>
> ***
1787
> *** We will start with a simple "name that year" question:
>
> #1. The National Geographic Society was founded in Washington, D.C.,
>
> on January 27th. What year?
>
> ***
--
John
calvin
Jan 29, 2014, 1:40:59 AM1/29/14
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On Tue, 28 Jan 2014 13:53:21 +1000, swp <Stephen...@gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks for running this.
> *** We will start with a simple "name that year" question:
> #1. The National Geographic Society was founded in Washington, D.C.,
> on January 27th. What year?
> ***
1888
--
cheers,
calvin
Thanks for running this.
> *** We will start with a simple "name that year" question:
> #1. The National Geographic Society was founded in Washington, D.C.,
> on January 27th. What year?
> ***
--
cheers,
calvin
Joshua Kreitzer
Jan 29, 2014, 1:45:40 AM1/29/14
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> After the first round, this becomes a closed contest -- only
> those who have survived the earlier rounds may continue to enter.
> If everyone gives the exact correct answer on any question,
> they all survive, but I don't expect that to happen very much.
> Otherwise, the person whose answer is farthest from the correct
> answer is eliminated. In case of a tie for farthest, among those
> entrants the last to enter is eliminated. "Farthest" will be
> measured by difference, not ratio, unless I explicitly indicate
> otherwise on a specific question.
>
> *** We will start with a simple "name that year" question:
> #1. The National Geographic Society was founded in Washington, D.C.,
> on January 27th. What year?
> ***
1886
> those who have survived the earlier rounds may continue to enter.
> If everyone gives the exact correct answer on any question,
> they all survive, but I don't expect that to happen very much.
> Otherwise, the person whose answer is farthest from the correct
> answer is eliminated. In case of a tie for farthest, among those
> entrants the last to enter is eliminated. "Farthest" will be
> measured by difference, not ratio, unless I explicitly indicate
> otherwise on a specific question.
>
> *** We will start with a simple "name that year" question:
> #1. The National Geographic Society was founded in Washington, D.C.,
> on January 27th. What year?
> ***
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
swp
Jan 30, 2014, 7:21:16 PM1/30/14
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On Monday, January 27, 2014 10:53:21 PM UTC-5, swp wrote:
> *** We will start with a simple "name that year" question:
> #1. The National Geographic Society was founded in Washington, D.C.,
> on January 27th. What year?
> ***
1787 John Adams
> #1. The National Geographic Society was founded in Washington, D.C.,
> on January 27th. What year?
> ***
1857 Erland Sommarskog
1872 Marc Dashevsky
1876 Mark Brader
1880 Dan Blum
1886 Joshua Kreitzer
1888 Russ
1888 Dan Tilque
1888 Calvin
1889 Pete
1890 David B
1897 Peter Smyth
John Adams is eliminated. Welcome to the monkey house. You seem to be doing better on Calvin's quiz, perhaps you'd like to try the QFTCI that Mark Brader runs?
This contest is now closed to new entrants. Dan Blum, Marc Dashevsky, Mark Brader, Erland Sommarskog, David B, Russ, Dan Tilque, Pete, Peter Smyth, Calvin, and Joshua Kreitzer.
***
#2. How tall is the Eiffel Tower? (You may answer in feet or meters, but if you do not specify which I will assume your answer is in feet.)
***
You have 3 days from the time of this posting to enter, so February 2nd at 7:20pm (GMT-0500 time zone). Good Luck!
swp
swp
Jan 30, 2014, 7:22:51 PM1/30/14
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On Thursday, January 30, 2014 7:21:16 PM UTC-5, swp wrote:
> On Monday, January 27, 2014 10:53:21 PM UTC-5, swp wrote:
> > *** We will start with a simple "name that year" question:
> > #1. The National Geographic Society was founded in Washington, D.C.,
> > on January 27th. What year?
> > ***
>
> 1787 John Adams
> 1857 Erland Sommarskog
> 1872 Marc Dashevsky
> 1876 Mark Brader
> 1880 Dan Blum
> 1886 Joshua Kreitzer
> 1888 Russ
> 1888 Dan Tilque
> 1888 Calvin
> 1889 Pete
> 1890 David B
> 1897 Peter Smyth
Sorry, forgot to add that the correct answer was 1888.
> On Monday, January 27, 2014 10:53:21 PM UTC-5, swp wrote:
> > *** We will start with a simple "name that year" question:
> > #1. The National Geographic Society was founded in Washington, D.C.,
> > on January 27th. What year?
> > ***
>
> 1787 John Adams
> 1857 Erland Sommarskog
> 1872 Marc Dashevsky
> 1876 Mark Brader
> 1880 Dan Blum
> 1886 Joshua Kreitzer
> 1888 Russ
> 1888 Dan Tilque
> 1888 Calvin
> 1889 Pete
> 1890 David B
> 1897 Peter Smyth
swp
Dan Blum
Jan 30, 2014, 8:11:16 PM1/30/14
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swp <Stephen...@gmail.com> wrote:
> ***
> #2. How tall is the Eiffel Tower? (You may answer in feet or meters, but if you do not specify which I will assume your answer is in feet.)
> ***
650 feet
> ***
> #2. How tall is the Eiffel Tower? (You may answer in feet or meters, but if you do not specify which I will assume your answer is in feet.)
> ***
Russ
Jan 30, 2014, 8:23:27 PM1/30/14
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On Thu, 30 Jan 2014 16:21:16 -0800 (PST), swp
<Stephen...@gmail.com> wrote:
>***
> #2. How tall is the Eiffel Tower? (You may answer in feet or meters, but if you do not specify which I will assume your answer is in feet.)
>***
>
1000 feet
<Stephen...@gmail.com> wrote:
>***
> #2. How tall is the Eiffel Tower? (You may answer in feet or meters, but if you do not specify which I will assume your answer is in feet.)
>***
>
>You have 3 days from the time of this posting to enter, so February 2nd at 7:20pm (GMT-0500 time zone). Good Luck!
>
>swp
Mark Brader
Jan 30, 2014, 8:58:03 PM1/30/14
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Stephen Perry:
> ***
> #2. How tall is the Eiffel Tower? (You may answer in feet or meters,
> but if you do not specify which I will assume your answer is in feet.)
> ***
300 m. Not counting the antennas, of course.
--
Mark Brader "I am taking what you write in the spirit in
Toronto which it is intended. That's the problem."
m...@vex.net -- Tony Cooper
> 1787 John Adams
> 1857 Erland Sommarskog
> 1872 Marc Dashevsky
> 1876 Mark Brader
> 1880 Dan Blum
> 1886 Joshua Kreitzer
> 1888 Russ
> 1888 Dan Tilque
> 1888 Calvin
> 1889 Pete
> 1890 David B
> 1897 Peter Smyth
>
> John Adams is eliminated.
Are you planning to reveal the correct answer sometime?
> 1857 Erland Sommarskog
> 1872 Marc Dashevsky
> 1876 Mark Brader
> 1880 Dan Blum
> 1886 Joshua Kreitzer
> 1888 Russ
> 1888 Dan Tilque
> 1888 Calvin
> 1889 Pete
> 1890 David B
> 1897 Peter Smyth
>
> John Adams is eliminated.
> ***
> #2. How tall is the Eiffel Tower? (You may answer in feet or meters,
> but if you do not specify which I will assume your answer is in feet.)
> ***
--
Mark Brader "I am taking what you write in the spirit in
Toronto which it is intended. That's the problem."
m...@vex.net -- Tony Cooper
Mark Brader
Jan 30, 2014, 8:58:51 PM1/30/14
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Mark Brader:
--
Mark Brader | "People tend to assume that things they don't know
Toronto | about are either safe or dangerous or useless,
m...@vex.net | depending on their prejudices." -- Tim Freeman
> Are you planning to reveal the correct answer sometime?
Oh, you did it in this thread, where we couldn't look yet. Okay, thanks.
--
Mark Brader | "People tend to assume that things they don't know
Toronto | about are either safe or dangerous or useless,
m...@vex.net | depending on their prejudices." -- Tim Freeman
Joshua Kreitzer
Jan 30, 2014, 9:17:31 PM1/30/14
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swp <Stephen...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:f0429a09-664a-4ff7...@googlegroups.com:
>
> This contest is now closed to new entrants. Dan Blum, Marc Dashevsky,
> Mark Brader, Erland Sommarskog, David B, Russ, Dan Tilque, Pete, Peter
> Smyth, Calvin, and Joshua Kreitzer.
>
> ***
> #2. How tall is the Eiffel Tower? (You may answer in feet or meters,
> but if you do not specify which I will assume your answer is in
> feet.)
> ***
>
830 feet
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
news:f0429a09-664a-4ff7...@googlegroups.com:
>
> This contest is now closed to new entrants. Dan Blum, Marc Dashevsky,
> Mark Brader, Erland Sommarskog, David B, Russ, Dan Tilque, Pete, Peter
> Smyth, Calvin, and Joshua Kreitzer.
>
> ***
> #2. How tall is the Eiffel Tower? (You may answer in feet or meters,
> but if you do not specify which I will assume your answer is in
> feet.)
> ***
>
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Marc Dashevsky
Jan 31, 2014, 12:31:37 AM1/31/14
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In article <f0429a09-664a-4ff7...@googlegroups.com>, Stephen...@gmail.com says...
> #2. How tall is the Eiffel Tower? (You may answer in feet or meters, but if you do not specify which I will assume
your answer is in feet.)
333 feet
your answer is in feet.)
Erland Sommarskog
Jan 31, 2014, 3:21:17 AM1/31/14
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swp (Stephen...@gmail.com) writes:
> On Monday, January 27, 2014 10:53:21 PM UTC-5, swp wrote:
>> *** We will start with a simple "name that year" question:
>> #1. The National Geographic Society was founded in Washington, D.C.,
>> on January 27th. What year?
>> ***
>
Yeah, what was the year? Obviously it was closer than 1897 than 1787, but
> On Monday, January 27, 2014 10:53:21 PM UTC-5, swp wrote:
>> *** We will start with a simple "name that year" question:
>> #1. The National Geographic Society was founded in Washington, D.C.,
>> on January 27th. What year?
>> ***
>
else I'm still in the dark.
> ***
> #2. How tall is the Eiffel Tower? (You may answer in feet or meters,
> but if you do not specify which I will assume your answer is in feet.)
Erland Sommarskog
Jan 31, 2014, 3:24:02 AM1/31/14
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Good point. My answer is with the antennas. Not clear what Stephen was
looking for.
Judging from the answers in feet, people in this forum appears to have a
very different shoe sizes.
looking for.
Judging from the answers in feet, people in this forum appears to have a
very different shoe sizes.
Dan Tilque
Jan 31, 2014, 3:38:32 AM1/31/14
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swp wrote:
> ***
> #2. How tall is the Eiffel Tower? (You may answer in feet or meters, but if you do not specify which I will assume your answer is in feet.)
> ***
>
710 ft
> ***
> #2. How tall is the Eiffel Tower? (You may answer in feet or meters, but if you do not specify which I will assume your answer is in feet.)
> ***
>
David B
Jan 31, 2014, 3:36:24 AM1/31/14
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***
#2. How tall is the Eiffel Tower? (You may answer in feet or meters, but if
you do not specify which I will assume your answer is in feet.)
***
calvin
Jan 31, 2014, 3:41:56 AM1/31/14
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On Fri, 31 Jan 2014 10:21:16 +1000, swp <Stephen...@gmail.com> wrote:
> ***
> #2. How tall is the Eiffel Tower? (You may answer in feet or meters,
> but if you do not specify which I will assume your answer is in feet.)
> ***
287 metres
> ***
> #2. How tall is the Eiffel Tower? (You may answer in feet or meters,
> but if you do not specify which I will assume your answer is in feet.)
> ***
--
cheers,
calvin
Pete
Jan 31, 2014, 8:12:03 AM1/31/14
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> ***
> #2. How tall is the Eiffel Tower? (You may answer in feet or meters,
> but if you do not specify which I will assume your answer is in
> feet.)
> ***
>
> You have 3 days from the time of this posting to enter, so February
> 2nd at 7:20pm (GMT-0500 time zone). Good Luck!
>
> swp
400 feet
> #2. How tall is the Eiffel Tower? (You may answer in feet or meters,
> but if you do not specify which I will assume your answer is in
> feet.)
> ***
>
> You have 3 days from the time of this posting to enter, so February
> 2nd at 7:20pm (GMT-0500 time zone). Good Luck!
>
> swp
Pete
Marc Dashevsky
Jan 31, 2014, 10:02:03 AM1/31/14
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In article <XnsA2C649438EEC6pa...@94.75.214.39>, pag...@wowway.com says...
You will owe your survival to my idiocy.
Peter Smyth
Jan 31, 2014, 4:33:14 PM1/31/14
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swp wrote:
> ***
> #2. How tall is the Eiffel Tower? (You may answer in feet or meters,
> but if you do not specify which I will assume your answer is in
> feet.) ***
300m
> ***
> #2. How tall is the Eiffel Tower? (You may answer in feet or meters,
> but if you do not specify which I will assume your answer is in
> feet.) ***
Peter Smyth
Erland Sommarskog
Jan 31, 2014, 4:47:43 PM1/31/14
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Marc Dashevsky (use...@MarcDashevsky.com) writes:
> In article <XnsA2C649438EEC6pa...@94.75.214.39>,
pag...@wowway.com says...
> In article <XnsA2C649438EEC6pa...@94.75.214.39>,
pag...@wowway.com says...
>> 400 feet
>>
>> Pete
>
> You will owe your survival to my idiocy.
Both of you would certainly have been closer if you had use metres instead.
>>
>> Pete
>
> You will owe your survival to my idiocy.
swp
Feb 1, 2014, 9:56:50 PM2/1/14
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On Thursday, January 30, 2014 7:21:16 PM UTC-5, swp wrote:
> ***
>
> ***
>
> #2. How tall is the Eiffel Tower? (You may answer in feet or meters, but if you do not specify which I will assume your answer is in feet.)
>
> ***
333 ft Marc Dashevsky
>
> ***
400 ft Pete
650 ft Dan Blum
710 ft Dan Tilque
830 ft Joshua Kreitzer
~941 ft Calvin (287 m)
~984 ft Mark Brader (300 m)
~984 ft Peter Smyth (300 m)
986 ft *** ACTUAL HEIGHT OF ROOF *** (300.65 m)
1000 ft Russ
1049 ft Erland Sommarskog (320 m)
1312 ft David B (400 m)
As was pointed out by several others, there is an antenna spire which rises
to a height of 324.00 m, aka 1,063 ft, above the pavement. I had not considered
this for this question, and it didn't make a difference in the end. Marc
Dashevsky is eliminated.
The contest is now open to Pete, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua Kreitzer, Calvin,
Mark Brader, Peter Smyth, Russ, Erland Sommarskog, and David B.
***
#3. What was the date (YYYY-MM-DD) that the Nuremberg Trials began, where
Hermann Göring and Rudolf Hess were found guilty of war crimes?
***
swp, who is sorry for the delay caused by computer issues of unknown origin
swp
Feb 1, 2014, 9:59:16 PM2/1/14
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On Saturday, February 1, 2014 9:56:50 PM UTC-5, swp wrote:
> swp, who is sorry for the delay caused by computer issues of unknown origin
and more sorry for not changing the subject line on that last post.
> swp, who is sorry for the delay caused by computer issues of unknown origin
swp
Pete
Feb 1, 2014, 10:22:06 PM2/1/14
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Marc Dashevsky <use...@MarcDashevsky.com> wrote in
news:MPG.2d5576e7c...@news.supernews.com:
We're two peas in a pod, Marc.
news:MPG.2d5576e7c...@news.supernews.com:
Pete
Feb 1, 2014, 10:35:32 PM2/1/14
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swp <Stephen...@gmail.com> wrote in
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>
> ***
> #3. What was the date (YYYY-MM-DD) that the Nuremberg Trials began,
> where
> Hermann Göring and Rudolf Hess were found guilty of war crimes?
> ***
>
> swp, who is sorry for the delay caused by computer issues of unknown
> origin
>
1946-10-01
Pete
news:99dd8f67-f76a-41ad...@googlegroups.com:
>
> ***
> #3. What was the date (YYYY-MM-DD) that the Nuremberg Trials began,
> where
> Hermann Göring and Rudolf Hess were found guilty of war crimes?
> ***
>
> swp, who is sorry for the delay caused by computer issues of unknown
> origin
>
Pete
Dan Blum
Feb 1, 2014, 11:12:22 PM2/1/14
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swp <Stephen...@gmail.com> wrote:
> ***
> #3. What was the date (YYYY-MM-DD) that the Nuremberg Trials began, where
> Hermann G?ring and Rudolf Hess were found guilty of war crimes?
> ***
> #3. What was the date (YYYY-MM-DD) that the Nuremberg Trials began, where
> ***
1946-03-31
Mark Brader
Feb 1, 2014, 11:12:34 PM2/1/14
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Stephen Perry:
to as "the 300-meter tower".
> ***
> #3. What was the date (YYYY-MM-DD) that the Nuremberg Trials began, where
> Hermann Göring and Rudolf Hess were found guilty of war crimes?
> ***
Hmm. I'll try:
1946-10-01
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> > #2. How tall is the Eiffel Tower? (You may answer in feet or meters,
> but if you do not specify which I will assume your answer is in feet.)
> but if you do not specify which I will assume your answer is in feet.)
> ~984 ft Mark Brader (300 m)
> ~984 ft Peter Smyth (300 m)
This was easy if you knew that, when it was new, it was sometimes referred
> ~984 ft Peter Smyth (300 m)
to as "the 300-meter tower".
> ***
> #3. What was the date (YYYY-MM-DD) that the Nuremberg Trials began, where
> Hermann Göring and Rudolf Hess were found guilty of war crimes?
> ***
1946-10-01
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Mark Brader
Feb 1, 2014, 11:15:30 PM2/1/14
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Stephen Perry:
the next round separately, each with a new subject line, the way
I did it in my KOs (when I didn't forget). That way, people can check
for followups to the results posting without accidentally disqualifying
themselves by reading other people's entries.
--
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> and more sorry for not changing the subject line on that last post.
It would also be helpful if you'd first post the results, and then
the next round separately, each with a new subject line, the way
I did it in my KOs (when I didn't forget). That way, people can check
for followups to the results posting without accidentally disqualifying
themselves by reading other people's entries.
--
Mark Brader "How can we believe that?"
Toronto "Because this time it's true!"
m...@vex.net -- Lynn & Jay: YES, PRIME MINISTER
Dan Tilque
Feb 2, 2014, 12:30:51 AM2/2/14
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swp wrote:
>
> ***
> #3. What was the date (YYYY-MM-DD) that the Nuremberg Trials began, where
> Hermann Göring and Rudolf Hess were found guilty of war crimes?
> ***
1946-09-03
>
> ***
> #3. What was the date (YYYY-MM-DD) that the Nuremberg Trials began, where
> Hermann Göring and Rudolf Hess were found guilty of war crimes?
> ***
calvin
Feb 2, 2014, 2:10:36 AM2/2/14
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On Sun, 02 Feb 2014 12:56:50 +1000, swp <Stephen...@gmail.com> wrote:
> ***
> #3. What was the date (YYYY-MM-DD) that the Nuremberg Trials began,
> where
> Hermann Göring and Rudolf Hess were found guilty of war crimes?
> ***
1946-07-07
> ***
> #3. What was the date (YYYY-MM-DD) that the Nuremberg Trials began,
> where
> Hermann Göring and Rudolf Hess were found guilty of war crimes?
> ***
It was Thursday iirc :-)
--
cheers,
calvin
Peter Smyth
Feb 2, 2014, 4:09:56 AM2/2/14
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swp wrote:
> ***
> #3. What was the date (YYYY-MM-DD) that the Nuremberg Trials began,
> where Hermann Göring and Rudolf Hess were found guilty of war
> crimes? ***
1946-06-01
> ***
> #3. What was the date (YYYY-MM-DD) that the Nuremberg Trials began,
> where Hermann Göring and Rudolf Hess were found guilty of war
> crimes? ***
Peter Smyth
Erland Sommarskog
Feb 2, 2014, 6:34:42 AM2/2/14
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swp (Stephen...@gmail.com) writes:
> #3. What was the date (YYYY-MM-DD) that the Nuremberg Trials began, where
> Hermann Göring and Rudolf Hess were found guilty of war crimes?
1946-02-26
> #3. What was the date (YYYY-MM-DD) that the Nuremberg Trials began, where
> Hermann Göring and Rudolf Hess were found guilty of war crimes?
Russ
Feb 2, 2014, 7:19:12 AM2/2/14
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On Sat, 1 Feb 2014 18:56:50 -0800 (PST), swp
<Stephen...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>The contest is now open to Pete, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua Kreitzer, Calvin,
>Mark Brader, Peter Smyth, Russ, Erland Sommarskog, and David B.
>
>***
> #3. What was the date (YYYY-MM-DD) that the Nuremberg Trials began, where
> Hermann Göring and Rudolf Hess were found guilty of war crimes?
>***
>
>swp
1945-08-01
<Stephen...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>The contest is now open to Pete, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua Kreitzer, Calvin,
>Mark Brader, Peter Smyth, Russ, Erland Sommarskog, and David B.
>
>***
> #3. What was the date (YYYY-MM-DD) that the Nuremberg Trials began, where
> Hermann Göring and Rudolf Hess were found guilty of war crimes?
>***
>
>swp
Russ S.
swp
Feb 2, 2014, 4:23:45 PM2/2/14
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On Saturday, February 1, 2014 11:15:30 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
> Stephen Perry:
> > and more sorry for not changing the subject line on that last post.
>
> It would also be helpful if you'd first post the results, and then
> the next round separately, each with a new subject line, the way
> I did it in my KOs (when I didn't forget). That way, people can check
> for followups to the results posting without accidentally disqualifying
> themselves by reading other people's entries.
well, there you go again. being reasonable. and worse, you expect it of the
> Stephen Perry:
> > and more sorry for not changing the subject line on that last post.
>
> It would also be helpful if you'd first post the results, and then
> the next round separately, each with a new subject line, the way
> I did it in my KOs (when I didn't forget). That way, people can check
> for followups to the results posting without accidentally disqualifying
> themselves by reading other people's entries.
rest of us.
swp
Joshua Kreitzer
Feb 2, 2014, 8:32:54 PM2/2/14
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> The contest is now open to Pete, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua
> Kreitzer, Calvin, Mark Brader, Peter Smyth, Russ, Erland Sommarskog,
> and David B.
>
> ***
> #3. What was the date (YYYY-MM-DD) that the Nuremberg Trials began,
> where
> Hermann Göring and Rudolf Hess were found guilty of war crimes?
> ***
>
> swp, who is sorry for the delay caused by computer issues of unknown
> origin
1946-02-01
> Kreitzer, Calvin, Mark Brader, Peter Smyth, Russ, Erland Sommarskog,
> and David B.
>
> ***
> #3. What was the date (YYYY-MM-DD) that the Nuremberg Trials began,
> where
> Hermann Göring and Rudolf Hess were found guilty of war crimes?
> ***
>
> swp, who is sorry for the delay caused by computer issues of unknown
> origin
--
Joshua Kreitzer
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David B
Feb 3, 2014, 5:20:17 AM2/3/14
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"Mark Brader" <m...@vex.net> wrote in message
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I therefore eliminate myself by guessing 2015-02-04
:o)
D
news:<geSdnWPS3J3_W3DP...@vex.net>...
> Stephen Perry:
> > and more sorry for not changing the subject line on that last post.
>
> It would also be helpful if you'd first post the results, and then
> the next round separately, each with a new subject line, the way
> I did it in my KOs (when I didn't forget). That way, people can check
> for followups to the results posting without accidentally disqualifying
> themselves by reading other people's entries.
As I have just done accidentally.
> > and more sorry for not changing the subject line on that last post.
>
> It would also be helpful if you'd first post the results, and then
> the next round separately, each with a new subject line, the way
> I did it in my KOs (when I didn't forget). That way, people can check
> for followups to the results posting without accidentally disqualifying
> themselves by reading other people's entries.
I therefore eliminate myself by guessing 2015-02-04
:o)
D
David B
Feb 3, 2014, 5:22:40 AM2/3/14
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"David B" <askfo...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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By the way, I'd have had no idea any.
D
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swp
Feb 3, 2014, 1:26:26 PM2/3/14
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On Saturday, February 1, 2014 9:56:50 PM UTC-5, swp wrote:
> ***
> ***
> #3. What was the date (YYYY-MM-DD) that the Nuremberg Trials began, where
> Hermann Göring and Rudolf Hess were found guilty of war crimes?
> ***
>
> swp, who is sorry for the delay caused by computer issues of unknown origin
1945-08-01 Russ
> Hermann Göring and Rudolf Hess were found guilty of war crimes?
> ***
>
> swp, who is sorry for the delay caused by computer issues of unknown origin
1945-11-20 DATE THE NUREMBERG TRIALS BEGAN (aka Correct Answer)
1946-02-01 Joshua Kreitzer
1946-02-26 Erland Sommarskog
1946-03-31 Dan Blum
1946-06-01 Peter Smyth
1946-07-07 Calvin
1946-10-01 DATE THE NUREMBERG TRIALS ENDED (with the reading of the sentences)
1946-10-01 Mark Brader
1946-10-01 Dan Tilque
1946-10-01 Pete
2015-02-04 David B
So David B has saved 3 players from the tie-breaker of earliest entry. Be thankful, and when you speak of him, speak kindly.
David B is eliminated. Sorry. I'll make a new thread for the next question and all subsequent ones to avoid this problem in the future.
The contest is now open to Pete, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua Kreitzer, Calvin,
swp
Erland Sommarskog
Feb 3, 2014, 5:26:26 PM2/3/14
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swp (Stephen...@gmail.com) writes:
> 1946-10-01 Mark Brader
> 1946-10-01 Dan Tilque
> 1946-10-01 Pete
> 2015-02-04 David B
>
> So David B has saved 3 players from the tie-breaker of earliest entry.
> Be thankful, and when you speak of him, speak kindly.
It's kind of funny that three contestants would clash exactly on that
> 1946-10-01 Mark Brader
> 1946-10-01 Dan Tilque
> 1946-10-01 Pete
> 2015-02-04 David B
>
> So David B has saved 3 players from the tie-breaker of earliest entry.
> Be thankful, and when you speak of him, speak kindly.
date. Because, when I looked it up on Wikipedia, that was the day this
particular trial ended.
Dan Tilque
Feb 3, 2014, 5:48:16 PM2/3/14
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Erland Sommarskog wrote:
> swp (Stephen...@gmail.com) writes:
>> 1946-10-01 Mark Brader
>> 1946-10-01 Dan Tilque
>> 1946-10-01 Pete
>> 2015-02-04 David B
>>
>> So David B has saved 3 players from the tie-breaker of earliest entry.
>> Be thankful, and when you speak of him, speak kindly.
>
> It's kind of funny that three contestants would clash exactly on that
> date. Because, when I looked it up on Wikipedia, that was the day this
> particular trial ended.
>
>
Actually, I didn't clash on that date. My answer was 1946-09-03, almost
> swp (Stephen...@gmail.com) writes:
>> 1946-10-01 Mark Brader
>> 1946-10-01 Dan Tilque
>> 1946-10-01 Pete
>> 2015-02-04 David B
>>
>> So David B has saved 3 players from the tie-breaker of earliest entry.
>> Be thankful, and when you speak of him, speak kindly.
>
> It's kind of funny that three contestants would clash exactly on that
> date. Because, when I looked it up on Wikipedia, that was the day this
> particular trial ended.
>
>
a full month earlier.
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Dan Tilque
swp
Feb 3, 2014, 9:08:00 PM2/3/14
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and I thought I mentioned the date of the sentencing in the results post.
swp
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