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Dan Blum
Jul 8, 2016, 11:17:34 PM7/8/16
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This is Rotating Quiz 225. Entries must be posted by Friday, July 15,
2016 at 11 PM (Eastern Daylight Time).
Usual rules: no looking anything up, no discussion, etc. The winner
gets to create the next RQ.
Please post your answers to all questions in a single followup in the
newsgroup, quoting the questions and placing your answer below each
one. Only one answer is allowed per question.
This quiz has a theme. Most answers have a themed and an unthemed
part; the themed part is worth 1 point and if that is correct and the
unthemed part is also given it is also worth 1 point. Everything given
must be correct. E.g., if the category was "colors" and an answer was
"Betty White," "White" would score 1 and "Betty White" would score 2;
"Betty" by itself would score 0 and "Betsy White" would score 0. If an
answer has only a themed part, it is worth just 1 point.
In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be whoever scored the most
points on the hardest questions (defined post-facto as the ones which
the fewest people got any points on). Second tiebreaker will be
posting order.
1. This Canadian sportscaster has appeared on Hockey Night in Canada
since the early 1980s and has occasionally been seen on ESPN. Prior to
that he coached the Boston Bruins for five seasons and the Colorado
Rockies for one, and before coaching he played in the AHL for many
years (and in the NHL for one game).
2. France Telecom entirely renamed itself to <answer 2> in 2013, after
buying the company owning the name in 2000 and gradually rebranding
its services. (This is a one-part answer.)
3. This character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream is
sometimes taken as a self-insertion of sorts, as he is the author of
the play-within-a-play that is performed at the end.
4. This American singer-songwriter has achieved her greatest success
to date with her single "Criminal," which was released in 1997 when
she was just 20 years old; it got her a Grammy (her only one) and is
her highest-charting single. However, she has continued to publish,
with her latest album having been released in 2012.
5. This American businessman started in his father's bank and became
the owner not many years later (the bank was later merged and the
post-merger bank is the largest custodian bank in the world). He
invested heavily in industry (he financed Alcoa among other firms) and
became one of the wealthiest people in the US. He was appointed
Secretary of the Treasury by Harding and served well into Hoover's
term. He and one of his brothers established a research institute
bearing the family name which later merged with a college founded by
another wealthy businessman to form a major university.
6. This British computer company was founded in 1965 but is best-known
for its line of microcomputers starting in 1982. In 1983 the first one
using the name <answer 6> was released; this was sort of IBM
PC-compatible, but had hardware differences (the use of 3.5" disks
being one). This was intended for business use but it released home
and portable models in 1984. In 1985 the company was renamed for the
brand. (In 1990 they went back to their original name.) Mistubishi
Electric bought them in the early 1990s but could not make a success
out of them. A new company with the same name was formed in 2008 but
dissolved in 2012. (This is a one-part answer.)
7. This American actor was known for his work with Walter Matthau and
his performances for directors such as Billy Wilder and Blake
Edwards. He won an Oscar for Best Actor for Save the Tiger and Best
Supporting Actor for Mister Roberts.
8. This German electronic music group was founded in 1967 and is still
active, albeit with many personnel changes. They first achieved
prominence in the US due to their work on movie soundtracks, including
those for Thief, Sorceror, Legend, Firestarter, and Risky
Business. They more recently did the soundtrack for the game Grand
Theft Auto V.
9. The second show produced by Hanna-Barbera was named for this
character, who appeared in one of its segments. While the show only
lasted for four seasons, it was highly influential and one of the
segments was spun off into its own series, with its characters later
appearing in other series and in one theatrical movie (to
date). <Answer 9> has not had that kind of success but has made some
additional appearances over the years.
10. This popular brand of shoe polish was developed in Australia in
the early 20th century and was owned by Australian companies for many
years. In 1984 it was sold to Sara Lee who in turned sold it to
S. C. Johnson (also an American company) in 2011. (This is a one-part
answer.)
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
2016 at 11 PM (Eastern Daylight Time).
Usual rules: no looking anything up, no discussion, etc. The winner
gets to create the next RQ.
Please post your answers to all questions in a single followup in the
newsgroup, quoting the questions and placing your answer below each
one. Only one answer is allowed per question.
This quiz has a theme. Most answers have a themed and an unthemed
part; the themed part is worth 1 point and if that is correct and the
unthemed part is also given it is also worth 1 point. Everything given
must be correct. E.g., if the category was "colors" and an answer was
"Betty White," "White" would score 1 and "Betty White" would score 2;
"Betty" by itself would score 0 and "Betsy White" would score 0. If an
answer has only a themed part, it is worth just 1 point.
In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be whoever scored the most
points on the hardest questions (defined post-facto as the ones which
the fewest people got any points on). Second tiebreaker will be
posting order.
1. This Canadian sportscaster has appeared on Hockey Night in Canada
since the early 1980s and has occasionally been seen on ESPN. Prior to
that he coached the Boston Bruins for five seasons and the Colorado
Rockies for one, and before coaching he played in the AHL for many
years (and in the NHL for one game).
2. France Telecom entirely renamed itself to <answer 2> in 2013, after
buying the company owning the name in 2000 and gradually rebranding
its services. (This is a one-part answer.)
3. This character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream is
sometimes taken as a self-insertion of sorts, as he is the author of
the play-within-a-play that is performed at the end.
4. This American singer-songwriter has achieved her greatest success
to date with her single "Criminal," which was released in 1997 when
she was just 20 years old; it got her a Grammy (her only one) and is
her highest-charting single. However, she has continued to publish,
with her latest album having been released in 2012.
5. This American businessman started in his father's bank and became
the owner not many years later (the bank was later merged and the
post-merger bank is the largest custodian bank in the world). He
invested heavily in industry (he financed Alcoa among other firms) and
became one of the wealthiest people in the US. He was appointed
Secretary of the Treasury by Harding and served well into Hoover's
term. He and one of his brothers established a research institute
bearing the family name which later merged with a college founded by
another wealthy businessman to form a major university.
6. This British computer company was founded in 1965 but is best-known
for its line of microcomputers starting in 1982. In 1983 the first one
using the name <answer 6> was released; this was sort of IBM
PC-compatible, but had hardware differences (the use of 3.5" disks
being one). This was intended for business use but it released home
and portable models in 1984. In 1985 the company was renamed for the
brand. (In 1990 they went back to their original name.) Mistubishi
Electric bought them in the early 1990s but could not make a success
out of them. A new company with the same name was formed in 2008 but
dissolved in 2012. (This is a one-part answer.)
7. This American actor was known for his work with Walter Matthau and
his performances for directors such as Billy Wilder and Blake
Edwards. He won an Oscar for Best Actor for Save the Tiger and Best
Supporting Actor for Mister Roberts.
8. This German electronic music group was founded in 1967 and is still
active, albeit with many personnel changes. They first achieved
prominence in the US due to their work on movie soundtracks, including
those for Thief, Sorceror, Legend, Firestarter, and Risky
Business. They more recently did the soundtrack for the game Grand
Theft Auto V.
9. The second show produced by Hanna-Barbera was named for this
character, who appeared in one of its segments. While the show only
lasted for four seasons, it was highly influential and one of the
segments was spun off into its own series, with its characters later
appearing in other series and in one theatrical movie (to
date). <Answer 9> has not had that kind of success but has made some
additional appearances over the years.
10. This popular brand of shoe polish was developed in Australia in
the early 20th century and was owned by Australian companies for many
years. In 1984 it was sold to Sara Lee who in turned sold it to
S. C. Johnson (also an American company) in 2011. (This is a one-part
answer.)
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Chris F.A. Johnson
Jul 9, 2016, 3:08:04 AM7/9/16
to
On 2016-07-09, Dan Blum wrote:
> This is Rotating Quiz 225. Entries must be posted by Friday, July 15,
> 2016 at 11 PM (Eastern Daylight Time).
>
> Usual rules: no looking anything up, no discussion, etc. The winner
> gets to create the next RQ.
>
> Please post your answers to all questions in a single followup in the
> newsgroup, quoting the questions and placing your answer below each
> one. Only one answer is allowed per question.
>
> This quiz has a theme. Most answers have a themed and an unthemed
> part; the themed part is worth 1 point and if that is correct and the
> unthemed part is also given it is also worth 1 point. Everything given
> must be correct. E.g., if the category was "colors" and an answer was
> "Betty White," "White" would score 1 and "Betty White" would score 2;
> "Betty" by itself would score 0 and "Betsy White" would score 0. If an
> answer has only a themed part, it is worth just 1 point.
>
> In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be whoever scored the most
> points on the hardest questions (defined post-facto as the ones which
> the fewest people got any points on). Second tiebreaker will be
> posting order.
>
> 1. This Canadian sportscaster has appeared on Hockey Night in Canada
> since the early 1980s and has occasionally been seen on ESPN. Prior to
> that he coached the Boston Bruins for five seasons and the Colorado
> Rockies for one, and before coaching he played in the AHL for many
> years (and in the NHL for one game).
Don Cherry
> This is Rotating Quiz 225. Entries must be posted by Friday, July 15,
> 2016 at 11 PM (Eastern Daylight Time).
>
> Usual rules: no looking anything up, no discussion, etc. The winner
> gets to create the next RQ.
>
> Please post your answers to all questions in a single followup in the
> newsgroup, quoting the questions and placing your answer below each
> one. Only one answer is allowed per question.
>
> This quiz has a theme. Most answers have a themed and an unthemed
> part; the themed part is worth 1 point and if that is correct and the
> unthemed part is also given it is also worth 1 point. Everything given
> must be correct. E.g., if the category was "colors" and an answer was
> "Betty White," "White" would score 1 and "Betty White" would score 2;
> "Betty" by itself would score 0 and "Betsy White" would score 0. If an
> answer has only a themed part, it is worth just 1 point.
>
> In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be whoever scored the most
> points on the hardest questions (defined post-facto as the ones which
> the fewest people got any points on). Second tiebreaker will be
> posting order.
>
> 1. This Canadian sportscaster has appeared on Hockey Night in Canada
> since the early 1980s and has occasionally been seen on ESPN. Prior to
> that he coached the Boston Bruins for five seasons and the Colorado
> Rockies for one, and before coaching he played in the AHL for many
> years (and in the NHL for one game).
> 2. France Telecom entirely renamed itself to <answer 2> in 2013, after
> buying the company owning the name in 2000 and gradually rebranding
> its services. (This is a one-part answer.)
>
> 3. This character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream is
> sometimes taken as a self-insertion of sorts, as he is the author of
> the play-within-a-play that is performed at the end.
> 4. This American singer-songwriter has achieved her greatest success
> to date with her single "Criminal," which was released in 1997 when
> she was just 20 years old; it got her a Grammy (her only one) and is
> her highest-charting single. However, she has continued to publish,
> with her latest album having been released in 2012.
>
> 5. This American businessman started in his father's bank and became
> the owner not many years later (the bank was later merged and the
> post-merger bank is the largest custodian bank in the world). He
> invested heavily in industry (he financed Alcoa among other firms) and
> became one of the wealthiest people in the US. He was appointed
> Secretary of the Treasury by Harding and served well into Hoover's
> term. He and one of his brothers established a research institute
> bearing the family name which later merged with a college founded by
> another wealthy businessman to form a major university.
> 6. This British computer company was founded in 1965 but is best-known
> for its line of microcomputers starting in 1982. In 1983 the first one
> using the name <answer 6> was released; this was sort of IBM
> PC-compatible, but had hardware differences (the use of 3.5" disks
> being one). This was intended for business use but it released home
> and portable models in 1984. In 1985 the company was renamed for the
> brand. (In 1990 they went back to their original name.) Mistubishi
> Electric bought them in the early 1990s but could not make a success
> out of them. A new company with the same name was formed in 2008 but
> dissolved in 2012. (This is a one-part answer.)
> 7. This American actor was known for his work with Walter Matthau and
> his performances for directors such as Billy Wilder and Blake
> Edwards. He won an Oscar for Best Actor for Save the Tiger and Best
> Supporting Actor for Mister Roberts.
> 8. This German electronic music group was founded in 1967 and is still
> active, albeit with many personnel changes. They first achieved
> prominence in the US due to their work on movie soundtracks, including
> those for Thief, Sorceror, Legend, Firestarter, and Risky
> Business. They more recently did the soundtrack for the game Grand
> Theft Auto V.
>
> 9. The second show produced by Hanna-Barbera was named for this
> character, who appeared in one of its segments. While the show only
> lasted for four seasons, it was highly influential and one of the
> segments was spun off into its own series, with its characters later
> appearing in other series and in one theatrical movie (to
> date). <Answer 9> has not had that kind of success but has made some
> additional appearances over the years.
> 10. This popular brand of shoe polish was developed in Australia in
> the early 20th century and was owned by Australian companies for many
> years. In 1984 it was sold to Sara Lee who in turned sold it to
> S. C. Johnson (also an American company) in 2011. (This is a one-part
> answer.)
--
Chris F.A. Johnson
Mark Brader
Jul 9, 2016, 4:01:19 AM7/9/16
to
Dan Blum:
> 2. France Telecom entirely renamed itself to <answer 2> in 2013, after
> buying the company owning the name in 2000 and gradually rebranding
> its services. (This is a one-part answer.)
Orange.
> 4. This American singer-songwriter has achieved her greatest success
> to date with her single "Criminal," which was released in 1997 when
> she was just 20 years old; it got her a Grammy (her only one) and is
> her highest-charting single. However, she has continued to publish,
> with her latest album having been released in 2012.
Fiona Apple?
> 5. This American businessman started in his father's bank and became
> the owner not many years later (the bank was later merged and the
> post-merger bank is the largest custodian bank in the world). He
> invested heavily in industry (he financed Alcoa among other firms) and
> became one of the wealthiest people in the US. He was appointed
> Secretary of the Treasury by Harding and served well into Hoover's
> term. He and one of his brothers established a research institute
> bearing the family name which later merged with a college founded by
> another wealthy businessman to form a major university.
Mellon.
> 7. This American actor was known for his work with Walter Matthau and
> his performances for directors such as Billy Wilder and Blake
> Edwards. He won an Oscar for Best Actor for Save the Tiger and Best
> Supporting Actor for Mister Roberts.
Jack Lemmon, duh.
> 9. The second show produced by Hanna-Barbera was named for this
> character, who appeared in one of its segments. While the show only
> lasted for four seasons, it was highly influential and one of the
> segments was spun off into its own series, with its characters later
> appearing in other series and in one theatrical movie (to
> date). <Answer 9> has not had that kind of success but has made some
> additional appearances over the years.
Huckleberry Hound. I used to watch it as a small boy!
> 10. This popular brand of shoe polish was developed in Australia in
> the early 20th century and was owned by Australian companies for many
> years. In 1984 it was sold to Sara Lee who in turned sold it to
> S. C. Johnson (also an American company) in 2011. (This is a one-part
> answer.)
Kiwi (not Kiwifruit).
--
Mark Brader "Poor spelling does not prove poor knowledge,
Toronto but is fatal to the argument by intimidation."
m...@vex.net -- Gene Ward Smith
My text in this article is in the public domain.
> 1. This Canadian sportscaster has appeared on Hockey Night in Canada
> since the early 1980s and has occasionally been seen on ESPN. Prior to
> that he coached the Boston Bruins for five seasons and the Colorado
> Rockies for one, and before coaching he played in the AHL for many
> years (and in the NHL for one game).
Don Cherry.
> since the early 1980s and has occasionally been seen on ESPN. Prior to
> that he coached the Boston Bruins for five seasons and the Colorado
> Rockies for one, and before coaching he played in the AHL for many
> years (and in the NHL for one game).
> 2. France Telecom entirely renamed itself to <answer 2> in 2013, after
> buying the company owning the name in 2000 and gradually rebranding
> its services. (This is a one-part answer.)
> 4. This American singer-songwriter has achieved her greatest success
> to date with her single "Criminal," which was released in 1997 when
> she was just 20 years old; it got her a Grammy (her only one) and is
> her highest-charting single. However, she has continued to publish,
> with her latest album having been released in 2012.
> 5. This American businessman started in his father's bank and became
> the owner not many years later (the bank was later merged and the
> post-merger bank is the largest custodian bank in the world). He
> invested heavily in industry (he financed Alcoa among other firms) and
> became one of the wealthiest people in the US. He was appointed
> Secretary of the Treasury by Harding and served well into Hoover's
> term. He and one of his brothers established a research institute
> bearing the family name which later merged with a college founded by
> another wealthy businessman to form a major university.
> 7. This American actor was known for his work with Walter Matthau and
> his performances for directors such as Billy Wilder and Blake
> Edwards. He won an Oscar for Best Actor for Save the Tiger and Best
> Supporting Actor for Mister Roberts.
> 9. The second show produced by Hanna-Barbera was named for this
> character, who appeared in one of its segments. While the show only
> lasted for four seasons, it was highly influential and one of the
> segments was spun off into its own series, with its characters later
> appearing in other series and in one theatrical movie (to
> date). <Answer 9> has not had that kind of success but has made some
> additional appearances over the years.
> 10. This popular brand of shoe polish was developed in Australia in
> the early 20th century and was owned by Australian companies for many
> years. In 1984 it was sold to Sara Lee who in turned sold it to
> S. C. Johnson (also an American company) in 2011. (This is a one-part
> answer.)
--
Mark Brader "Poor spelling does not prove poor knowledge,
Toronto but is fatal to the argument by intimidation."
m...@vex.net -- Gene Ward Smith
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Pete
Jul 9, 2016, 6:08:53 PM7/9/16
to
to...@panix.com (Dan Blum) wrote in news:nlpqcd$jbu$1...@reader1.panix.com:
> This is Rotating Quiz 225. Entries must be posted by Friday, July 15,
> 2016 at 11 PM (Eastern Daylight Time).
>
> Usual rules: no looking anything up, no discussion, etc. The winner
> gets to create the next RQ.
>
> Please post your answers to all questions in a single followup in the
> newsgroup, quoting the questions and placing your answer below each
> one. Only one answer is allowed per question.
>
> This quiz has a theme. Most answers have a themed and an unthemed
> part; the themed part is worth 1 point and if that is correct and the
> unthemed part is also given it is also worth 1 point. Everything given
> must be correct. E.g., if the category was "colors" and an answer was
> "Betty White," "White" would score 1 and "Betty White" would score 2;
> "Betty" by itself would score 0 and "Betsy White" would score 0. If an
> answer has only a themed part, it is worth just 1 point.
>
> In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be whoever scored the most
> points on the hardest questions (defined post-facto as the ones which
> the fewest people got any points on). Second tiebreaker will be
> posting order.
>
> 1. This Canadian sportscaster has appeared on Hockey Night in Canada
> since the early 1980s and has occasionally been seen on ESPN. Prior to
> that he coached the Boston Bruins for five seasons and the Colorado
> Rockies for one, and before coaching he played in the AHL for many
> years (and in the NHL for one game).
Don Cherry
>
> 2. France Telecom entirely renamed itself to <answer 2> in 2013, after
> buying the company owning the name in 2000 and gradually rebranding
> its services. (This is a one-part answer.)
Orange
>
> 3. This character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream is
> sometimes taken as a self-insertion of sorts, as he is the author of
> the play-within-a-play that is performed at the end.
>
> 4. This American singer-songwriter has achieved her greatest success
> to date with her single "Criminal," which was released in 1997 when
> she was just 20 years old; it got her a Grammy (her only one) and is
> her highest-charting single. However, she has continued to publish,
> with her latest album having been released in 2012.
>
> 5. This American businessman started in his father's bank and became
> the owner not many years later (the bank was later merged and the
> post-merger bank is the largest custodian bank in the world). He
> invested heavily in industry (he financed Alcoa among other firms) and
> became one of the wealthiest people in the US. He was appointed
> Secretary of the Treasury by Harding and served well into Hoover's
> term. He and one of his brothers established a research institute
> bearing the family name which later merged with a college founded by
> another wealthy businessman to form a major university.
Mellon
>
> 6. This British computer company was founded in 1965 but is best-known
> for its line of microcomputers starting in 1982. In 1983 the first one
> using the name <answer 6> was released; this was sort of IBM
> PC-compatible, but had hardware differences (the use of 3.5" disks
> being one). This was intended for business use but it released home
> and portable models in 1984. In 1985 the company was renamed for the
> brand. (In 1990 they went back to their original name.) Mistubishi
> Electric bought them in the early 1990s but could not make a success
> out of them. A new company with the same name was formed in 2008 but
> dissolved in 2012. (This is a one-part answer.)
>
> 7. This American actor was known for his work with Walter Matthau and
> his performances for directors such as Billy Wilder and Blake
> Edwards. He won an Oscar for Best Actor for Save the Tiger and Best
> Supporting Actor for Mister Roberts.
Jack Lemmon
>
> 8. This German electronic music group was founded in 1967 and is still
> active, albeit with many personnel changes. They first achieved
> prominence in the US due to their work on movie soundtracks, including
> those for Thief, Sorceror, Legend, Firestarter, and Risky
> Business. They more recently did the soundtrack for the game Grand
> Theft Auto V.
Tangerine Dream
>
> 9. The second show produced by Hanna-Barbera was named for this
> character, who appeared in one of its segments. While the show only
> lasted for four seasons, it was highly influential and one of the
> segments was spun off into its own series, with its characters later
> appearing in other series and in one theatrical movie (to
> date). <Answer 9> has not had that kind of success but has made some
> additional appearances over the years.
Huckleberry Hound
>
> 10. This popular brand of shoe polish was developed in Australia in
> the early 20th century and was owned by Australian companies for many
> years. In 1984 it was sold to Sara Lee who in turned sold it to
> S. C. Johnson (also an American company) in 2011. (This is a one-part
> answer.)
>
>
Pete Gayde
> This is Rotating Quiz 225. Entries must be posted by Friday, July 15,
> 2016 at 11 PM (Eastern Daylight Time).
>
> Usual rules: no looking anything up, no discussion, etc. The winner
> gets to create the next RQ.
>
> Please post your answers to all questions in a single followup in the
> newsgroup, quoting the questions and placing your answer below each
> one. Only one answer is allowed per question.
>
> This quiz has a theme. Most answers have a themed and an unthemed
> part; the themed part is worth 1 point and if that is correct and the
> unthemed part is also given it is also worth 1 point. Everything given
> must be correct. E.g., if the category was "colors" and an answer was
> "Betty White," "White" would score 1 and "Betty White" would score 2;
> "Betty" by itself would score 0 and "Betsy White" would score 0. If an
> answer has only a themed part, it is worth just 1 point.
>
> In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be whoever scored the most
> points on the hardest questions (defined post-facto as the ones which
> the fewest people got any points on). Second tiebreaker will be
> posting order.
>
> 1. This Canadian sportscaster has appeared on Hockey Night in Canada
> since the early 1980s and has occasionally been seen on ESPN. Prior to
> that he coached the Boston Bruins for five seasons and the Colorado
> Rockies for one, and before coaching he played in the AHL for many
> years (and in the NHL for one game).
>
> 2. France Telecom entirely renamed itself to <answer 2> in 2013, after
> buying the company owning the name in 2000 and gradually rebranding
> its services. (This is a one-part answer.)
>
> 3. This character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream is
> sometimes taken as a self-insertion of sorts, as he is the author of
> the play-within-a-play that is performed at the end.
>
> 4. This American singer-songwriter has achieved her greatest success
> to date with her single "Criminal," which was released in 1997 when
> she was just 20 years old; it got her a Grammy (her only one) and is
> her highest-charting single. However, she has continued to publish,
> with her latest album having been released in 2012.
>
> 5. This American businessman started in his father's bank and became
> the owner not many years later (the bank was later merged and the
> post-merger bank is the largest custodian bank in the world). He
> invested heavily in industry (he financed Alcoa among other firms) and
> became one of the wealthiest people in the US. He was appointed
> Secretary of the Treasury by Harding and served well into Hoover's
> term. He and one of his brothers established a research institute
> bearing the family name which later merged with a college founded by
> another wealthy businessman to form a major university.
>
> 6. This British computer company was founded in 1965 but is best-known
> for its line of microcomputers starting in 1982. In 1983 the first one
> using the name <answer 6> was released; this was sort of IBM
> PC-compatible, but had hardware differences (the use of 3.5" disks
> being one). This was intended for business use but it released home
> and portable models in 1984. In 1985 the company was renamed for the
> brand. (In 1990 they went back to their original name.) Mistubishi
> Electric bought them in the early 1990s but could not make a success
> out of them. A new company with the same name was formed in 2008 but
> dissolved in 2012. (This is a one-part answer.)
>
> 7. This American actor was known for his work with Walter Matthau and
> his performances for directors such as Billy Wilder and Blake
> Edwards. He won an Oscar for Best Actor for Save the Tiger and Best
> Supporting Actor for Mister Roberts.
>
> 8. This German electronic music group was founded in 1967 and is still
> active, albeit with many personnel changes. They first achieved
> prominence in the US due to their work on movie soundtracks, including
> those for Thief, Sorceror, Legend, Firestarter, and Risky
> Business. They more recently did the soundtrack for the game Grand
> Theft Auto V.
>
> 9. The second show produced by Hanna-Barbera was named for this
> character, who appeared in one of its segments. While the show only
> lasted for four seasons, it was highly influential and one of the
> segments was spun off into its own series, with its characters later
> appearing in other series and in one theatrical movie (to
> date). <Answer 9> has not had that kind of success but has made some
> additional appearances over the years.
>
> 10. This popular brand of shoe polish was developed in Australia in
> the early 20th century and was owned by Australian companies for many
> years. In 1984 it was sold to Sara Lee who in turned sold it to
> S. C. Johnson (also an American company) in 2011. (This is a one-part
> answer.)
>
>
Gareth Owen
Jul 10, 2016, 1:34:18 AM7/10/16
to
to...@panix.com (Dan Blum) writes:
> 1. This Canadian sportscaster has appeared on Hockey Night in Canada
> since the early 1980s and has occasionally been seen on ESPN. Prior to
> that he coached the Boston Bruins for five seasons and the Colorado
> Rockies for one, and before coaching he played in the AHL for many
> years (and in the NHL for one game).
Don Cherry
> 1. This Canadian sportscaster has appeared on Hockey Night in Canada
> since the early 1980s and has occasionally been seen on ESPN. Prior to
> that he coached the Boston Bruins for five seasons and the Colorado
> Rockies for one, and before coaching he played in the AHL for many
> years (and in the NHL for one game).
> 2. France Telecom entirely renamed itself to <answer 2> in 2013, after
> buying the company owning the name in 2000 and gradually rebranding
> its services. (This is a one-part answer.)
> 3. This character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream is
> sometimes taken as a self-insertion of sorts, as he is the author of
> the play-within-a-play that is performed at the end.
> 4. This American singer-songwriter has achieved her greatest success
> to date with her single "Criminal," which was released in 1997 when
> she was just 20 years old; it got her a Grammy (her only one) and is
> her highest-charting single. However, she has continued to publish,
> with her latest album having been released in 2012.
> 5. This American businessman started in his father's bank and became
> the owner not many years later (the bank was later merged and the
> post-merger bank is the largest custodian bank in the world). He
> invested heavily in industry (he financed Alcoa among other firms) and
> became one of the wealthiest people in the US. He was appointed
> Secretary of the Treasury by Harding and served well into Hoover's
> term. He and one of his brothers established a research institute
> bearing the family name which later merged with a college founded by
> another wealthy businessman to form a major university.
> 6. This British computer company was founded in 1965 but is best-known
> for its line of microcomputers starting in 1982. In 1983 the first one
> using the name <answer 6> was released; this was sort of IBM
> PC-compatible, but had hardware differences (the use of 3.5" disks
> being one). This was intended for business use but it released home
> and portable models in 1984. In 1985 the company was renamed for the
> brand. (In 1990 they went back to their original name.) Mistubishi
> Electric bought them in the early 1990s but could not make a success
> out of them. A new company with the same name was formed in 2008 but
> dissolved in 2012. (This is a one-part answer.)
> 7. This American actor was known for his work with Walter Matthau and
> his performances for directors such as Billy Wilder and Blake
> Edwards. He won an Oscar for Best Actor for Save the Tiger and Best
> Supporting Actor for Mister Roberts.
> 8. This German electronic music group was founded in 1967 and is still
> active, albeit with many personnel changes. They first achieved
> prominence in the US due to their work on movie soundtracks, including
> those for Thief, Sorceror, Legend, Firestarter, and Risky
> Business. They more recently did the soundtrack for the game Grand
> Theft Auto V.
> 9. The second show produced by Hanna-Barbera was named for this
> character, who appeared in one of its segments. While the show only
> lasted for four seasons, it was highly influential and one of the
> segments was spun off into its own series, with its characters later
> appearing in other series and in one theatrical movie (to
> date). <Answer 9> has not had that kind of success but has made some
> additional appearances over the years.
> 10. This popular brand of shoe polish was developed in Australia in
> the early 20th century and was owned by Australian companies for many
> years. In 1984 it was sold to Sara Lee who in turned sold it to
> S. C. Johnson (also an American company) in 2011. (This is a one-part
> answer.)
Calvin
Jul 10, 2016, 7:46:35 PM7/10/16
to
> 3. This character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream is
> sometimes taken as a self-insertion of sorts, as he is the author of
> the play-within-a-play that is performed at the end.
> 4. This American singer-songwriter has achieved her greatest success
> to date with her single "Criminal," which was released in 1997 when
> she was just 20 years old; it got her a Grammy (her only one) and is
> her highest-charting single. However, she has continued to publish,
> with her latest album having been released in 2012.
> 5. This American businessman started in his father's bank and became
> the owner not many years later (the bank was later merged and the
> post-merger bank is the largest custodian bank in the world). He
> invested heavily in industry (he financed Alcoa among other firms) and
> became one of the wealthiest people in the US. He was appointed
> Secretary of the Treasury by Harding and served well into Hoover's
> term. He and one of his brothers established a research institute
> bearing the family name which later merged with a college founded by
> another wealthy businessman to form a major university.
> 6. This British computer company was founded in 1965 but is best-known
> for its line of microcomputers starting in 1982. In 1983 the first one
> using the name <answer 6> was released; this was sort of IBM
> PC-compatible, but had hardware differences (the use of 3.5" disks
> being one). This was intended for business use but it released home
> and portable models in 1984. In 1985 the company was renamed for the
> brand. (In 1990 they went back to their original name.) Mistubishi
> Electric bought them in the early 1990s but could not make a success
> out of them. A new company with the same name was formed in 2008 but
> dissolved in 2012. (This is a one-part answer.)
> 7. This American actor was known for his work with Walter Matthau and
> his performances for directors such as Billy Wilder and Blake
> Edwards. He won an Oscar for Best Actor for Save the Tiger and Best
> Supporting Actor for Mister Roberts.
> 8. This German electronic music group was founded in 1967 and is still
> active, albeit with many personnel changes. They first achieved
> prominence in the US due to their work on movie soundtracks, including
> those for Thief, Sorceror, Legend, Firestarter, and Risky
> Business. They more recently did the soundtrack for the game Grand
> Theft Auto V.
> 9. The second show produced by Hanna-Barbera was named for this
> character, who appeared in one of its segments. While the show only
> lasted for four seasons, it was highly influential and one of the
> segments was spun off into its own series, with its characters later
> appearing in other series and in one theatrical movie (to
> date). <Answer 9> has not had that kind of success but has made some
> additional appearances over the years.
> 10. This popular brand of shoe polish was developed in Australia in
> the early 20th century and was owned by Australian companies for many
> years. In 1984 it was sold to Sara Lee who in turned sold it to
> S. C. Johnson (also an American company) in 2011. (This is a one-part
> answer.)
cheers,
calvin
Dan Tilque
Jul 11, 2016, 3:33:24 AM7/11/16
to
Dan Blum wrote:
>
> 1. This Canadian sportscaster has appeared on Hockey Night in Canada
> since the early 1980s and has occasionally been seen on ESPN. Prior to
> that he coached the Boston Bruins for five seasons and the Colorado
> Rockies for one, and before coaching he played in the AHL for many
> years (and in the NHL for one game).
Cherry
>
> 1. This Canadian sportscaster has appeared on Hockey Night in Canada
> since the early 1980s and has occasionally been seen on ESPN. Prior to
> that he coached the Boston Bruins for five seasons and the Colorado
> Rockies for one, and before coaching he played in the AHL for many
> years (and in the NHL for one game).
>
> 2. France Telecom entirely renamed itself to <answer 2> in 2013, after
> buying the company owning the name in 2000 and gradually rebranding
> its services. (This is a one-part answer.)
>
> 3. This character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream is
> sometimes taken as a self-insertion of sorts, as he is the author of
> the play-within-a-play that is performed at the end.
>
> 4. This American singer-songwriter has achieved her greatest success
> to date with her single "Criminal," which was released in 1997 when
> she was just 20 years old; it got her a Grammy (her only one) and is
> her highest-charting single. However, she has continued to publish,
> with her latest album having been released in 2012.
>
> 5. This American businessman started in his father's bank and became
> the owner not many years later (the bank was later merged and the
> post-merger bank is the largest custodian bank in the world). He
> invested heavily in industry (he financed Alcoa among other firms) and
> became one of the wealthiest people in the US. He was appointed
> Secretary of the Treasury by Harding and served well into Hoover's
> term. He and one of his brothers established a research institute
> bearing the family name which later merged with a college founded by
> another wealthy businessman to form a major university.
>
> 6. This British computer company was founded in 1965 but is best-known
> for its line of microcomputers starting in 1982. In 1983 the first one
> using the name <answer 6> was released; this was sort of IBM
> PC-compatible, but had hardware differences (the use of 3.5" disks
> being one). This was intended for business use but it released home
> and portable models in 1984. In 1985 the company was renamed for the
> brand. (In 1990 they went back to their original name.) Mistubishi
> Electric bought them in the early 1990s but could not make a success
> out of them. A new company with the same name was formed in 2008 but
> dissolved in 2012. (This is a one-part answer.)
>
> 7. This American actor was known for his work with Walter Matthau and
> his performances for directors such as Billy Wilder and Blake
> Edwards. He won an Oscar for Best Actor for Save the Tiger and Best
> Supporting Actor for Mister Roberts.
>
> 8. This German electronic music group was founded in 1967 and is still
> active, albeit with many personnel changes. They first achieved
> prominence in the US due to their work on movie soundtracks, including
> those for Thief, Sorceror, Legend, Firestarter, and Risky
> Business. They more recently did the soundtrack for the game Grand
> Theft Auto V.
>
> 9. The second show produced by Hanna-Barbera was named for this
> character, who appeared in one of its segments. While the show only
> lasted for four seasons, it was highly influential and one of the
> segments was spun off into its own series, with its characters later
> appearing in other series and in one theatrical movie (to
> date). <Answer 9> has not had that kind of success but has made some
> additional appearances over the years.
>
> 10. This popular brand of shoe polish was developed in Australia in
> the early 20th century and was owned by Australian companies for many
> years. In 1984 it was sold to Sara Lee who in turned sold it to
> S. C. Johnson (also an American company) in 2011. (This is a one-part
> answer.)
--
Dan Tilque
Marc Dashevsky
Jul 11, 2016, 10:56:02 AM7/11/16
to
In article <nlpqcd$jbu$1...@reader1.panix.com>, to...@panix.com says...
> 2. France Telecom entirely renamed itself to <answer 2> in 2013, after
> buying the company owning the name in 2000 and gradually rebranding
> its services. (This is a one-part answer.)
>
> 3. This character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream is
> sometimes taken as a self-insertion of sorts, as he is the author of
> the play-within-a-play that is performed at the end.
>
> 4. This American singer-songwriter has achieved her greatest success
> to date with her single "Criminal," which was released in 1997 when
> she was just 20 years old; it got her a Grammy (her only one) and is
> her highest-charting single. However, she has continued to publish,
> with her latest album having been released in 2012.
Fiona Apple
> 5. This American businessman started in his father's bank and became
> the owner not many years later (the bank was later merged and the
> post-merger bank is the largest custodian bank in the world). He
> invested heavily in industry (he financed Alcoa among other firms) and
> became one of the wealthiest people in the US. He was appointed
> Secretary of the Treasury by Harding and served well into Hoover's
> term. He and one of his brothers established a research institute
> bearing the family name which later merged with a college founded by
> another wealthy businessman to form a major university.
Andrew Mellon
> 6. This British computer company was founded in 1965 but is best-known
> for its line of microcomputers starting in 1982. In 1983 the first one
> using the name <answer 6> was released; this was sort of IBM
> PC-compatible, but had hardware differences (the use of 3.5" disks
> being one). This was intended for business use but it released home
> and portable models in 1984. In 1985 the company was renamed for the
> brand. (In 1990 they went back to their original name.) Mistubishi
> Electric bought them in the early 1990s but could not make a success
> out of them. A new company with the same name was formed in 2008 but
> dissolved in 2012. (This is a one-part answer.)
Acorn
> 7. This American actor was known for his work with Walter Matthau and
> his performances for directors such as Billy Wilder and Blake
> Edwards. He won an Oscar for Best Actor for Save the Tiger and Best
> Supporting Actor for Mister Roberts.
Jack Lemon
> 8. This German electronic music group was founded in 1967 and is still
> active, albeit with many personnel changes. They first achieved
> prominence in the US due to their work on movie soundtracks, including
> those for Thief, Sorceror, Legend, Firestarter, and Risky
> Business. They more recently did the soundtrack for the game Grand
> Theft Auto V.
>
> 9. The second show produced by Hanna-Barbera was named for this
> character, who appeared in one of its segments. While the show only
> lasted for four seasons, it was highly influential and one of the
> segments was spun off into its own series, with its characters later
> appearing in other series and in one theatrical movie (to
> date). <Answer 9> has not had that kind of success but has made some
> additional appearances over the years.
Huckleberry Hound
> 10. This popular brand of shoe polish was developed in Australia in
> the early 20th century and was owned by Australian companies for many
> years. In 1984 it was sold to Sara Lee who in turned sold it to
> S. C. Johnson (also an American company) in 2011. (This is a one-part
> answer.)
Kiwi
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
>
> This is Rotating Quiz 225. Entries must be posted by Friday, July 15,
> 2016 at 11 PM (Eastern Daylight Time).
>
> Usual rules: no looking anything up, no discussion, etc. The winner
> gets to create the next RQ.
>
> Please post your answers to all questions in a single followup in the
> newsgroup, quoting the questions and placing your answer below each
> one. Only one answer is allowed per question.
>
> This quiz has a theme. Most answers have a themed and an unthemed
> part; the themed part is worth 1 point and if that is correct and the
> unthemed part is also given it is also worth 1 point. Everything given
> must be correct. E.g., if the category was "colors" and an answer was
> "Betty White," "White" would score 1 and "Betty White" would score 2;
> "Betty" by itself would score 0 and "Betsy White" would score 0. If an
> answer has only a themed part, it is worth just 1 point.
>
> In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be whoever scored the most
> points on the hardest questions (defined post-facto as the ones which
> the fewest people got any points on). Second tiebreaker will be
> posting order.
>
> 1. This Canadian sportscaster has appeared on Hockey Night in Canada
> since the early 1980s and has occasionally been seen on ESPN. Prior to
> that he coached the Boston Bruins for five seasons and the Colorado
> Rockies for one, and before coaching he played in the AHL for many
> years (and in the NHL for one game).
Don Cherry
> This is Rotating Quiz 225. Entries must be posted by Friday, July 15,
> 2016 at 11 PM (Eastern Daylight Time).
>
> Usual rules: no looking anything up, no discussion, etc. The winner
> gets to create the next RQ.
>
> Please post your answers to all questions in a single followup in the
> newsgroup, quoting the questions and placing your answer below each
> one. Only one answer is allowed per question.
>
> This quiz has a theme. Most answers have a themed and an unthemed
> part; the themed part is worth 1 point and if that is correct and the
> unthemed part is also given it is also worth 1 point. Everything given
> must be correct. E.g., if the category was "colors" and an answer was
> "Betty White," "White" would score 1 and "Betty White" would score 2;
> "Betty" by itself would score 0 and "Betsy White" would score 0. If an
> answer has only a themed part, it is worth just 1 point.
>
> In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be whoever scored the most
> points on the hardest questions (defined post-facto as the ones which
> the fewest people got any points on). Second tiebreaker will be
> posting order.
>
> 1. This Canadian sportscaster has appeared on Hockey Night in Canada
> since the early 1980s and has occasionally been seen on ESPN. Prior to
> that he coached the Boston Bruins for five seasons and the Colorado
> Rockies for one, and before coaching he played in the AHL for many
> years (and in the NHL for one game).
> 2. France Telecom entirely renamed itself to <answer 2> in 2013, after
> buying the company owning the name in 2000 and gradually rebranding
> its services. (This is a one-part answer.)
>
> 3. This character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream is
> sometimes taken as a self-insertion of sorts, as he is the author of
> the play-within-a-play that is performed at the end.
>
> 4. This American singer-songwriter has achieved her greatest success
> to date with her single "Criminal," which was released in 1997 when
> she was just 20 years old; it got her a Grammy (her only one) and is
> her highest-charting single. However, she has continued to publish,
> with her latest album having been released in 2012.
> 5. This American businessman started in his father's bank and became
> the owner not many years later (the bank was later merged and the
> post-merger bank is the largest custodian bank in the world). He
> invested heavily in industry (he financed Alcoa among other firms) and
> became one of the wealthiest people in the US. He was appointed
> Secretary of the Treasury by Harding and served well into Hoover's
> term. He and one of his brothers established a research institute
> bearing the family name which later merged with a college founded by
> another wealthy businessman to form a major university.
> 6. This British computer company was founded in 1965 but is best-known
> for its line of microcomputers starting in 1982. In 1983 the first one
> using the name <answer 6> was released; this was sort of IBM
> PC-compatible, but had hardware differences (the use of 3.5" disks
> being one). This was intended for business use but it released home
> and portable models in 1984. In 1985 the company was renamed for the
> brand. (In 1990 they went back to their original name.) Mistubishi
> Electric bought them in the early 1990s but could not make a success
> out of them. A new company with the same name was formed in 2008 but
> dissolved in 2012. (This is a one-part answer.)
> 7. This American actor was known for his work with Walter Matthau and
> his performances for directors such as Billy Wilder and Blake
> Edwards. He won an Oscar for Best Actor for Save the Tiger and Best
> Supporting Actor for Mister Roberts.
> 8. This German electronic music group was founded in 1967 and is still
> active, albeit with many personnel changes. They first achieved
> prominence in the US due to their work on movie soundtracks, including
> those for Thief, Sorceror, Legend, Firestarter, and Risky
> Business. They more recently did the soundtrack for the game Grand
> Theft Auto V.
>
> 9. The second show produced by Hanna-Barbera was named for this
> character, who appeared in one of its segments. While the show only
> lasted for four seasons, it was highly influential and one of the
> segments was spun off into its own series, with its characters later
> appearing in other series and in one theatrical movie (to
> date). <Answer 9> has not had that kind of success but has made some
> additional appearances over the years.
> 10. This popular brand of shoe polish was developed in Australia in
> the early 20th century and was owned by Australian companies for many
> years. In 1984 it was sold to Sara Lee who in turned sold it to
> S. C. Johnson (also an American company) in 2011. (This is a one-part
> answer.)
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Dan Blum
Jul 16, 2016, 11:10:31 AM7/16/16
to
Rotating Quiz #225 is over and Gareth Owen is the winner. He may now
set RQ #226.
The theme was fruit.
> 1. This Canadian sportscaster has appeared on Hockey Night in Canada
> since the early 1980s and has occasionally been seen on ESPN. Prior to
> that he coached the Boston Bruins for five seasons and the Colorado
> Rockies for one, and before coaching he played in the AHL for many
> years (and in the NHL for one game).
Don Cherry
> 2. France Telecom entirely renamed itself to <answer 2> in 2013, after
> buying the company owning the name in 2000 and gradually rebranding
> its services. (This is a one-part answer.)
Orange
> 3. This character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream is
> sometimes taken as a self-insertion of sorts, as he is the author of
> the play-within-a-play that is performed at the end.
Peter Quince
> 4. This American singer-songwriter has achieved her greatest success
> to date with her single "Criminal," which was released in 1997 when
> she was just 20 years old; it got her a Grammy (her only one) and is
> her highest-charting single. However, she has continued to publish,
> with her latest album having been released in 2012.
Fiona Apple
> 5. This American businessman started in his father's bank and became
> the owner not many years later (the bank was later merged and the
> post-merger bank is the largest custodian bank in the world). He
> invested heavily in industry (he financed Alcoa among other firms) and
> became one of the wealthiest people in the US. He was appointed
> Secretary of the Treasury by Harding and served well into Hoover's
> term. He and one of his brothers established a research institute
> bearing the family name which later merged with a college founded by
> another wealthy businessman to form a major university.
Andrew Mellon
> 6. This British computer company was founded in 1965 but is best-known
> for its line of microcomputers starting in 1982. In 1983 the first one
> using the name <answer 6> was released; this was sort of IBM
> PC-compatible, but had hardware differences (the use of 3.5" disks
> being one). This was intended for business use but it released home
> and portable models in 1984. In 1985 the company was renamed for the
> brand. (In 1990 they went back to their original name.) Mistubishi
> Electric bought them in the early 1990s but could not make a success
> out of them. A new company with the same name was formed in 2008 but
> dissolved in 2012. (This is a one-part answer.)
Apricot
Acorn existed around the same time but was founded later, did not
produce computers that were at all PC-compatible as far as I can tell,
and had other differences.
> 7. This American actor was known for his work with Walter Matthau and
> his performances for directors such as Billy Wilder and Blake
> Edwards. He won an Oscar for Best Actor for Save the Tiger and Best
> Supporting Actor for Mister Roberts.
Jack Lemmon
> 8. This German electronic music group was founded in 1967 and is still
> active, albeit with many personnel changes. They first achieved
> prominence in the US due to their work on movie soundtracks, including
> those for Thief, Sorceror, Legend, Firestarter, and Risky
> Business. They more recently did the soundtrack for the game Grand
> Theft Auto V.
Tangerine Dream
> 9. The second show produced by Hanna-Barbera was named for this
> character, who appeared in one of its segments. While the show only
> lasted for four seasons, it was highly influential and one of the
> segments was spun off into its own series, with its characters later
> appearing in other series and in one theatrical movie (to
> date). <Answer 9> has not had that kind of success but has made some
> additional appearances over the years.
Huckleberry Hound
> 10. This popular brand of shoe polish was developed in Australia in
> the early 20th century and was owned by Australian companies for many
> years. In 1984 it was sold to Sara Lee who in turned sold it to
> S. C. Johnson (also an American company) in 2011. (This is a one-part
> answer.)
Kiwi
Scores:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total
---------------------------------
Gareth 2 1 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 12
Mark 2 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 2 1 11
Marc 2 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 1 11
Pete 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 10
Chris 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 10
Dan 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 5
Calvin 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3
set RQ #226.
The theme was fruit.
> 1. This Canadian sportscaster has appeared on Hockey Night in Canada
> since the early 1980s and has occasionally been seen on ESPN. Prior to
> that he coached the Boston Bruins for five seasons and the Colorado
> Rockies for one, and before coaching he played in the AHL for many
> years (and in the NHL for one game).
> 2. France Telecom entirely renamed itself to <answer 2> in 2013, after
> buying the company owning the name in 2000 and gradually rebranding
> its services. (This is a one-part answer.)
> 3. This character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream is
> sometimes taken as a self-insertion of sorts, as he is the author of
> the play-within-a-play that is performed at the end.
> 4. This American singer-songwriter has achieved her greatest success
> to date with her single "Criminal," which was released in 1997 when
> she was just 20 years old; it got her a Grammy (her only one) and is
> her highest-charting single. However, she has continued to publish,
> with her latest album having been released in 2012.
> 5. This American businessman started in his father's bank and became
> the owner not many years later (the bank was later merged and the
> post-merger bank is the largest custodian bank in the world). He
> invested heavily in industry (he financed Alcoa among other firms) and
> became one of the wealthiest people in the US. He was appointed
> Secretary of the Treasury by Harding and served well into Hoover's
> term. He and one of his brothers established a research institute
> bearing the family name which later merged with a college founded by
> another wealthy businessman to form a major university.
> 6. This British computer company was founded in 1965 but is best-known
> for its line of microcomputers starting in 1982. In 1983 the first one
> using the name <answer 6> was released; this was sort of IBM
> PC-compatible, but had hardware differences (the use of 3.5" disks
> being one). This was intended for business use but it released home
> and portable models in 1984. In 1985 the company was renamed for the
> brand. (In 1990 they went back to their original name.) Mistubishi
> Electric bought them in the early 1990s but could not make a success
> out of them. A new company with the same name was formed in 2008 but
> dissolved in 2012. (This is a one-part answer.)
Acorn existed around the same time but was founded later, did not
produce computers that were at all PC-compatible as far as I can tell,
and had other differences.
> 7. This American actor was known for his work with Walter Matthau and
> his performances for directors such as Billy Wilder and Blake
> Edwards. He won an Oscar for Best Actor for Save the Tiger and Best
> Supporting Actor for Mister Roberts.
> 8. This German electronic music group was founded in 1967 and is still
> active, albeit with many personnel changes. They first achieved
> prominence in the US due to their work on movie soundtracks, including
> those for Thief, Sorceror, Legend, Firestarter, and Risky
> Business. They more recently did the soundtrack for the game Grand
> Theft Auto V.
> 9. The second show produced by Hanna-Barbera was named for this
> character, who appeared in one of its segments. While the show only
> lasted for four seasons, it was highly influential and one of the
> segments was spun off into its own series, with its characters later
> appearing in other series and in one theatrical movie (to
> date). <Answer 9> has not had that kind of success but has made some
> additional appearances over the years.
> 10. This popular brand of shoe polish was developed in Australia in
> the early 20th century and was owned by Australian companies for many
> years. In 1984 it was sold to Sara Lee who in turned sold it to
> S. C. Johnson (also an American company) in 2011. (This is a one-part
> answer.)
Scores:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total
---------------------------------
Gareth 2 1 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 12
Mark 2 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 2 1 11
Marc 2 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 1 11
Pete 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 10
Chris 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 10
Dan 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 5
Calvin 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3
Erland Sommarskog
Jul 23, 2016, 3:48:39 PM7/23/16
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Dan Blum (to...@panix.com) writes:
> Rotating Quiz #225 is over and Gareth Owen is the winner. He may now
> set RQ #226.
>
Gareth has at least posted once since Dan posted the results, so he cannot
> Rotating Quiz #225 is over and Gareth Owen is the winner. He may now
> set RQ #226.
>
give "on vacation" as his sole excuse.
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Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Gareth Owen
Jul 29, 2016, 8:25:32 AM7/29/16
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Erland Sommarskog <esq...@sommarskog.se> writes:
> Dan Blum (to...@panix.com) writes:
>> Rotating Quiz #225 is over and Gareth Owen is the winner. He may now
>> set RQ #226.
>>
>
> Gareth has at least posted once since Dan posted the results, so he cannot
> give "on vacation" as his sole excuse.
I didn't register I'd won. And, FWIW, I got back from my vacation about
> Dan Blum (to...@panix.com) writes:
>> Rotating Quiz #225 is over and Gareth Owen is the winner. He may now
>> set RQ #226.
>>
>
> Gareth has at least posted once since Dan posted the results, so he cannot
> give "on vacation" as his sole excuse.
20 minutes ago. I'll post something in the next 24 hours.
Erland Sommarskog
Jul 29, 2016, 4:48:33 PM7/29/16
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Gareth Owen (gwo...@gmail.com) writes:
> I didn't register I'd won. And, FWIW, I got back from my vacation about
> 20 minutes ago.
Welcome home! We appreciate your priorities in your home-coming
> I didn't register I'd won. And, FWIW, I got back from my vacation about
> 20 minutes ago.
procedures. :-)
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