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Mark Brader
Nov 9, 2017, 12:41:45 AM11/9/17
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-10-16,
and should be interpreted accordingly.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
All questions were written by members of Smith & Guessin' and are
used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see
my 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
** Game 4, Round 9 - Science - Horse Breeds
Please see the handout at:
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/g4r9/hors.pdf
How well do you know your steeds? For questions #1-5, we give
you the name of the horse breed and you give us the corresponding
picture number.
1. Clydesdale.
2. Fjord horse.
3. Falabella pony.
4. Appaloosa.
5. Tennessee walking horse.
Now decode the rot13 to see the picture numbers for the remaining
questions, in which you must name the breed.
6. Avar.
7. Gur svsgu bar.
8. Ahzore svsgrra.
9. Ryrira.
10. Gur friragu bar.
Finally, there were 5 decoys. I was not given a list of the breeds,
but have attempted to identify them by using TinEye on the images.
This wasn't reliable, because some of the hits were on pages that
did not name the breeds, but I think I have identified them all.
If you like, decode the following rot13 to see what I think they
are, and give the picture number for each one for fun, but for
no points.
11. Tlcfl Inaare.
12. Crepureba.
13. Naqnyhfvna.
14. Znejnev be znynav.
15. Fuver ubefr.
** Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge - Pitching
* A. Sports: Pitching
A1. One of baseball's most baffling pitches is the fluttering
knuckleball. If you were a Montreal Expos fan, you may
remember this. What's the French word for knuckleball?
Two hints: It's also a dog breed, and it was the title of
a 1973 movie starring Steve McQueen.
A2. The sign of a great season for a baseball pitcher is to
win the so-called Pitching Triple Crown. That's for
a pitcher leading his league in wins, strikeouts, and
earned-run average. Which Toronto Blue Jay won that Triple
Crown in back-to-back seasons?
* B. Business: Pitching
We name the voice you hear in their radio commercials; you name
the pizza chain.
B1. Pat Finelli.
B2. Domenic Primucci ["pri-MOO-chee"].
* C. Entertainment: Pitch Movies
C1. Name this 2005 romantic comedy that starred Jimmy Fallon
and Drew Barrymore. It centered around the passion Fallon's
character had for the Boston Red Sox as the team won its
first World Series in 86 years.
C2. Name this 2012 comedy that starred Anna Kendrick, Brittany
Snow, and Rebel Wilson. Kendrick's character is pushed
into joining her university's all-girls singing group.
* D. Science: Pitch
D1. Stabilizing an aircraft means controlling the plane's
rotations in 3 dimensions. The plane's elevator controls its
pitch: rotation around its side-to-side axis. Ailerons on
the wings control the roll, around the front-to-back axis.
What device on the back of the plane controls rotation
around the vertical axis, known as yaw?
D2. Colin Pitchfork is a convicted British murderer and rapist
who was sentenced to life in prison in 1988. That's not
much of a claim to fame, but perhaps this is: Pitchfork
was the first person caught and convicted based on what
now-routine police investigation tool?
* E. Arts: Pitchfork
E1. In Game 2 you were asked about the man holding a pitchfork
in Grant Wood's painting "American Gothic". In what American
city would you find this painting?
E2. "Pitchfork" is a Chicago-based online music magazine
launched in 1995. While it has expanded its focus over
the years, the site is still best known for its coverage
of which area (or genre) of music?
* F. Miscellaneous: Sticky Pitch
F1. One type of pitch comes from petroleum deposits or
refinement. This semi-solid substance is called bitumen.
What else is it known as?
F2. What term is given to pitch that comes from recently living
(not fossilized) plant material?
--
Mark Brader Twas unix and the C++
Toronto Did compile and load upon the vax:
m...@vex.net All Ritchie was the Kernighan,
And Lisp ran in GNU EMACS.
--Larry Colen (after Lewis Carroll)
My text in this article is in the public domain.
and should be interpreted accordingly.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
All questions were written by members of Smith & Guessin' and are
used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see
my 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
** Game 4, Round 9 - Science - Horse Breeds
Please see the handout at:
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/g4r9/hors.pdf
How well do you know your steeds? For questions #1-5, we give
you the name of the horse breed and you give us the corresponding
picture number.
1. Clydesdale.
2. Fjord horse.
3. Falabella pony.
4. Appaloosa.
5. Tennessee walking horse.
Now decode the rot13 to see the picture numbers for the remaining
questions, in which you must name the breed.
6. Avar.
7. Gur svsgu bar.
8. Ahzore svsgrra.
9. Ryrira.
10. Gur friragu bar.
Finally, there were 5 decoys. I was not given a list of the breeds,
but have attempted to identify them by using TinEye on the images.
This wasn't reliable, because some of the hits were on pages that
did not name the breeds, but I think I have identified them all.
If you like, decode the following rot13 to see what I think they
are, and give the picture number for each one for fun, but for
no points.
11. Tlcfl Inaare.
12. Crepureba.
13. Naqnyhfvna.
14. Znejnev be znynav.
15. Fuver ubefr.
** Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge - Pitching
* A. Sports: Pitching
A1. One of baseball's most baffling pitches is the fluttering
knuckleball. If you were a Montreal Expos fan, you may
remember this. What's the French word for knuckleball?
Two hints: It's also a dog breed, and it was the title of
a 1973 movie starring Steve McQueen.
A2. The sign of a great season for a baseball pitcher is to
win the so-called Pitching Triple Crown. That's for
a pitcher leading his league in wins, strikeouts, and
earned-run average. Which Toronto Blue Jay won that Triple
Crown in back-to-back seasons?
* B. Business: Pitching
We name the voice you hear in their radio commercials; you name
the pizza chain.
B1. Pat Finelli.
B2. Domenic Primucci ["pri-MOO-chee"].
* C. Entertainment: Pitch Movies
C1. Name this 2005 romantic comedy that starred Jimmy Fallon
and Drew Barrymore. It centered around the passion Fallon's
character had for the Boston Red Sox as the team won its
first World Series in 86 years.
C2. Name this 2012 comedy that starred Anna Kendrick, Brittany
Snow, and Rebel Wilson. Kendrick's character is pushed
into joining her university's all-girls singing group.
* D. Science: Pitch
D1. Stabilizing an aircraft means controlling the plane's
rotations in 3 dimensions. The plane's elevator controls its
pitch: rotation around its side-to-side axis. Ailerons on
the wings control the roll, around the front-to-back axis.
What device on the back of the plane controls rotation
around the vertical axis, known as yaw?
D2. Colin Pitchfork is a convicted British murderer and rapist
who was sentenced to life in prison in 1988. That's not
much of a claim to fame, but perhaps this is: Pitchfork
was the first person caught and convicted based on what
now-routine police investigation tool?
* E. Arts: Pitchfork
E1. In Game 2 you were asked about the man holding a pitchfork
in Grant Wood's painting "American Gothic". In what American
city would you find this painting?
E2. "Pitchfork" is a Chicago-based online music magazine
launched in 1995. While it has expanded its focus over
the years, the site is still best known for its coverage
of which area (or genre) of music?
* F. Miscellaneous: Sticky Pitch
F1. One type of pitch comes from petroleum deposits or
refinement. This semi-solid substance is called bitumen.
What else is it known as?
F2. What term is given to pitch that comes from recently living
(not fossilized) plant material?
--
Mark Brader Twas unix and the C++
Toronto Did compile and load upon the vax:
m...@vex.net All Ritchie was the Kernighan,
And Lisp ran in GNU EMACS.
--Larry Colen (after Lewis Carroll)
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Joshua Kreitzer
Nov 9, 2017, 1:44:40 AM11/9/17
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m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:_Zednd2l684Jd57HnZ2dnUU7-
YnN...@giganews.com:
> ** Game 4, Round 9 - Science - Horse Breeds
>
> Please see the handout at:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/g4r9/hors.pdf
>
> How well do you know your steeds?
Apparently, not that well.
> For questions #1-5, we give
> you the name of the horse breed and you give us the corresponding
> picture number.
>
> 1. Clydesdale.
6
> 2. Fjord horse.
4; 11
> 3. Falabella pony.
9
> 4. Appaloosa.
1
> 5. Tennessee walking horse.
7
> ** Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge - Pitching
>
> * A. Sports: Pitching
>
> A1. One of baseball's most baffling pitches is the fluttering
> knuckleball. If you were a Montreal Expos fan, you may
> remember this. What's the French word for knuckleball?
> Two hints: It's also a dog breed, and it was the title of
> a 1973 movie starring Steve McQueen.
papillon
> A2. The sign of a great season for a baseball pitcher is to
> win the so-called Pitching Triple Crown. That's for
> a pitcher leading his league in wins, strikeouts, and
> earned-run average. Which Toronto Blue Jay won that Triple
> Crown in back-to-back seasons?
Stieb (?)
> * C. Entertainment: Pitch Movies
>
> C1. Name this 2005 romantic comedy that starred Jimmy Fallon
> and Drew Barrymore. It centered around the passion Fallon's
> character had for the Boston Red Sox as the team won its
> first World Series in 86 years.
"Fever Pitch"
> C2. Name this 2012 comedy that starred Anna Kendrick, Brittany
> Snow, and Rebel Wilson. Kendrick's character is pushed
> into joining her university's all-girls singing group.
"Pitch Perfect"
> * D. Science: Pitch
> * E. Arts: Pitchfork
>
> E1. In Game 2 you were asked about the man holding a pitchfork
> in Grant Wood's painting "American Gothic". In what American
> city would you find this painting?
Chicago
> E2. "Pitchfork" is a Chicago-based online music magazine
> launched in 1995. While it has expanded its focus over
> the years, the site is still best known for its coverage
> of which area (or genre) of music?
alternative (?)
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
YnN...@giganews.com:
> ** Game 4, Round 9 - Science - Horse Breeds
>
> Please see the handout at:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/g4r9/hors.pdf
>
> How well do you know your steeds?
> For questions #1-5, we give
> you the name of the horse breed and you give us the corresponding
> picture number.
>
> 1. Clydesdale.
> 2. Fjord horse.
4; 11
> 3. Falabella pony.
9
> 4. Appaloosa.
1
> 5. Tennessee walking horse.
7
> ** Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge - Pitching
>
> * A. Sports: Pitching
>
> A1. One of baseball's most baffling pitches is the fluttering
> knuckleball. If you were a Montreal Expos fan, you may
> remember this. What's the French word for knuckleball?
> Two hints: It's also a dog breed, and it was the title of
> a 1973 movie starring Steve McQueen.
> A2. The sign of a great season for a baseball pitcher is to
> win the so-called Pitching Triple Crown. That's for
> a pitcher leading his league in wins, strikeouts, and
> earned-run average. Which Toronto Blue Jay won that Triple
> Crown in back-to-back seasons?
> * C. Entertainment: Pitch Movies
>
> C1. Name this 2005 romantic comedy that starred Jimmy Fallon
> and Drew Barrymore. It centered around the passion Fallon's
> character had for the Boston Red Sox as the team won its
> first World Series in 86 years.
> C2. Name this 2012 comedy that starred Anna Kendrick, Brittany
> Snow, and Rebel Wilson. Kendrick's character is pushed
> into joining her university's all-girls singing group.
> * D. Science: Pitch
>
> D2. Colin Pitchfork is a convicted British murderer and rapist
> who was sentenced to life in prison in 1988. That's not
> much of a claim to fame, but perhaps this is: Pitchfork
> was the first person caught and convicted based on what
> now-routine police investigation tool?
DNA (?)
> D2. Colin Pitchfork is a convicted British murderer and rapist
> who was sentenced to life in prison in 1988. That's not
> much of a claim to fame, but perhaps this is: Pitchfork
> was the first person caught and convicted based on what
> now-routine police investigation tool?
> * E. Arts: Pitchfork
>
> E1. In Game 2 you were asked about the man holding a pitchfork
> in Grant Wood's painting "American Gothic". In what American
> city would you find this painting?
> E2. "Pitchfork" is a Chicago-based online music magazine
> launched in 1995. While it has expanded its focus over
> the years, the site is still best known for its coverage
> of which area (or genre) of music?
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Dan Blum
Nov 9, 2017, 8:24:40 AM11/9/17
to
> 1. Clydesdale.
14
> 2. Fjord horse.
13; 10
> 3. Falabella pony.
9; 4
> 4. Appaloosa.
1
> 5. Tennessee walking horse.
7; 12
> 6. Avar.
Shetland pony
> 7. Gur svsgu bar.
Arabian
> 8. Ahzore svsgrra.
palomino
> 9. Ryrira.
Lippizaner; Arabian
> 10. Gur friragu bar.
quarter horse
> ** Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge - Pitching
> * A. Sports: Pitching
> A1. One of baseball's most baffling pitches is the fluttering
> knuckleball. If you were a Montreal Expos fan, you may
> remember this. What's the French word for knuckleball?
> Two hints: It's also a dog breed, and it was the title of
> a 1973 movie starring Steve McQueen.
poodle
> * B. Business: Pitching
> B1. Pat Finelli.
Little Caesar's
> B2. Domenic Primucci ["pri-MOO-chee"].
Little Caesar's
> * C. Entertainment: Pitch Movies
> * D. Science: Pitch
> D1. Stabilizing an aircraft means controlling the plane's
> rotations in 3 dimensions. The plane's elevator controls its
> pitch: rotation around its side-to-side axis. Ailerons on
> the wings control the roll, around the front-to-back axis.
> What device on the back of the plane controls rotation
> around the vertical axis, known as yaw?
tail flaps
> D2. Colin Pitchfork is a convicted British murderer and rapist
> who was sentenced to life in prison in 1988. That's not
> much of a claim to fame, but perhaps this is: Pitchfork
> was the first person caught and convicted based on what
> now-routine police investigation tool?
DNA testing
> * E. Arts: Pitchfork
> E1. In Game 2 you were asked about the man holding a pitchfork
> in Grant Wood's painting "American Gothic". In what American
> city would you find this painting?
Chicago
> E2. "Pitchfork" is a Chicago-based online music magazine
> launched in 1995. While it has expanded its focus over
> the years, the site is still best known for its coverage
> of which area (or genre) of music?
indie rock
> * F. Miscellaneous: Sticky Pitch
> F1. One type of pitch comes from petroleum deposits or
> refinement. This semi-solid substance is called bitumen.
> What else is it known as?
tar
> F2. What term is given to pitch that comes from recently living
> (not fossilized) plant material?
tar
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
14
> 2. Fjord horse.
13; 10
> 3. Falabella pony.
9; 4
> 4. Appaloosa.
1
> 5. Tennessee walking horse.
> 6. Avar.
Shetland pony
> 7. Gur svsgu bar.
Arabian
> 8. Ahzore svsgrra.
palomino
> 9. Ryrira.
Lippizaner; Arabian
> 10. Gur friragu bar.
quarter horse
> ** Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge - Pitching
> * A. Sports: Pitching
> A1. One of baseball's most baffling pitches is the fluttering
> knuckleball. If you were a Montreal Expos fan, you may
> remember this. What's the French word for knuckleball?
> Two hints: It's also a dog breed, and it was the title of
> a 1973 movie starring Steve McQueen.
> * B. Business: Pitching
> B1. Pat Finelli.
Little Caesar's
> B2. Domenic Primucci ["pri-MOO-chee"].
> * C. Entertainment: Pitch Movies
> C2. Name this 2012 comedy that starred Anna Kendrick, Brittany
> Snow, and Rebel Wilson. Kendrick's character is pushed
> into joining her university's all-girls singing group.
Pitch Perfect
> Snow, and Rebel Wilson. Kendrick's character is pushed
> into joining her university's all-girls singing group.
> * D. Science: Pitch
> D1. Stabilizing an aircraft means controlling the plane's
> rotations in 3 dimensions. The plane's elevator controls its
> pitch: rotation around its side-to-side axis. Ailerons on
> the wings control the roll, around the front-to-back axis.
> What device on the back of the plane controls rotation
> around the vertical axis, known as yaw?
> D2. Colin Pitchfork is a convicted British murderer and rapist
> who was sentenced to life in prison in 1988. That's not
> much of a claim to fame, but perhaps this is: Pitchfork
> was the first person caught and convicted based on what
> now-routine police investigation tool?
> * E. Arts: Pitchfork
> E1. In Game 2 you were asked about the man holding a pitchfork
> in Grant Wood's painting "American Gothic". In what American
> city would you find this painting?
> E2. "Pitchfork" is a Chicago-based online music magazine
> launched in 1995. While it has expanded its focus over
> the years, the site is still best known for its coverage
> of which area (or genre) of music?
> * F. Miscellaneous: Sticky Pitch
> F1. One type of pitch comes from petroleum deposits or
> refinement. This semi-solid substance is called bitumen.
> What else is it known as?
> F2. What term is given to pitch that comes from recently living
> (not fossilized) plant material?
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Marc Dashevsky
Nov 9, 2017, 10:33:11 AM11/9/17
to
In article <_Zednd2l684Jd57H...@giganews.com>, m...@vex.net says...
> 2. Fjord horse.
> 3. Falabella pony.
> 4. Appaloosa.
1
> 5. Tennessee walking horse.
>
> Now decode the rot13 to see the picture numbers for the remaining
> questions, in which you must name the breed.
>
> 6. Nine.
Shetland pony
> 7. The fifth one.
Arabian
> 8. Number fifteen.
Palomino
> 9. Eleven.
Palomino
> 10. The seventh one.
Thoroughbread
> ** Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge - Pitching
>
> C2. Name this 2012 comedy that starred Anna Kendrick, Brittany
> Snow, and Rebel Wilson. Kendrick's character is pushed
> into joining her university's all-girls singing group.
Perfect Pitch
> * D. Science: Pitch
>
> D1. Stabilizing an aircraft means controlling the plane's
> rotations in 3 dimensions. The plane's elevator controls its
> pitch: rotation around its side-to-side axis. Ailerons on
> the wings control the roll, around the front-to-back axis.
> What device on the back of the plane controls rotation
> around the vertical axis, known as yaw?
rudder
> D2. Colin Pitchfork is a convicted British murderer and rapist
> who was sentenced to life in prison in 1988. That's not
> much of a claim to fame, but perhaps this is: Pitchfork
> was the first person caught and convicted based on what
> now-routine police investigation tool?
DNA evidence
> * E. Arts: Pitchfork
>
> E1. In Game 2 you were asked about the man holding a pitchfork
> in Grant Wood's painting "American Gothic". In what American
> city would you find this painting?
>
> E2. "Pitchfork" is a Chicago-based online music magazine
> launched in 1995. While it has expanded its focus over
> the years, the site is still best known for its coverage
> of which area (or genre) of music?
>
>
> * F. Miscellaneous: Sticky Pitch
>
> F1. One type of pitch comes from petroleum deposits or
> refinement. This semi-solid substance is called bitumen.
> What else is it known as?
asphalt
> F2. What term is given to pitch that comes from recently living
> (not fossilized) plant material?
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> ** Game 4, Round 9 - Science - Horse Breeds
>
> Please see the handout at:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/g4r9/hors.pdf
>
> How well do you know your steeds? For questions #1-5, we give
> you the name of the horse breed and you give us the corresponding
> picture number.
>
> 1. Clydesdale.
14
>
> Please see the handout at:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/g4r9/hors.pdf
>
> How well do you know your steeds? For questions #1-5, we give
> you the name of the horse breed and you give us the corresponding
> picture number.
>
> 1. Clydesdale.
> 2. Fjord horse.
> 3. Falabella pony.
> 4. Appaloosa.
> 5. Tennessee walking horse.
>
> Now decode the rot13 to see the picture numbers for the remaining
> questions, in which you must name the breed.
>
Shetland pony
> 7. The fifth one.
Arabian
> 8. Number fifteen.
Palomino
> 9. Eleven.
Palomino
> 10. The seventh one.
Thoroughbread
> ** Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge - Pitching
>
> * C. Entertainment: Pitch Movies
>
> C1. Name this 2005 romantic comedy that starred Jimmy Fallon
> and Drew Barrymore. It centered around the passion Fallon's
> character had for the Boston Red Sox as the team won its
> first World Series in 86 years.
Fever Pitch
>
> C1. Name this 2005 romantic comedy that starred Jimmy Fallon
> and Drew Barrymore. It centered around the passion Fallon's
> character had for the Boston Red Sox as the team won its
> first World Series in 86 years.
> C2. Name this 2012 comedy that starred Anna Kendrick, Brittany
> Snow, and Rebel Wilson. Kendrick's character is pushed
> into joining her university's all-girls singing group.
> * D. Science: Pitch
>
> D1. Stabilizing an aircraft means controlling the plane's
> rotations in 3 dimensions. The plane's elevator controls its
> pitch: rotation around its side-to-side axis. Ailerons on
> the wings control the roll, around the front-to-back axis.
> What device on the back of the plane controls rotation
> around the vertical axis, known as yaw?
> D2. Colin Pitchfork is a convicted British murderer and rapist
> who was sentenced to life in prison in 1988. That's not
> much of a claim to fame, but perhaps this is: Pitchfork
> was the first person caught and convicted based on what
> now-routine police investigation tool?
> * E. Arts: Pitchfork
>
> E1. In Game 2 you were asked about the man holding a pitchfork
> in Grant Wood's painting "American Gothic". In what American
> city would you find this painting?
>
> E2. "Pitchfork" is a Chicago-based online music magazine
> launched in 1995. While it has expanded its focus over
> the years, the site is still best known for its coverage
> of which area (or genre) of music?
>
>
> * F. Miscellaneous: Sticky Pitch
>
> F1. One type of pitch comes from petroleum deposits or
> refinement. This semi-solid substance is called bitumen.
> What else is it known as?
> F2. What term is given to pitch that comes from recently living
> (not fossilized) plant material?
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Nov 9, 2017, 9:05:09 PM11/9/17
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On Thursday, November 9, 2017 at 12:41:45 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-10-16,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of Smith & Guessin' and are
> used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
> been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see
> my 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Game 4, Round 9 - Science - Horse Breeds
>
> Please see the handout at:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/g4r9/hors.pdf
>
> How well do you know your steeds? For questions #1-5, we give
> you the name of the horse breed and you give us the corresponding
> picture number.
>
> 1. Clydesdale.
7
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-10-16,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of Smith & Guessin' and are
> used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
> been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see
> my 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Game 4, Round 9 - Science - Horse Breeds
>
> Please see the handout at:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/g4r9/hors.pdf
>
> How well do you know your steeds? For questions #1-5, we give
> you the name of the horse breed and you give us the corresponding
> picture number.
>
> 1. Clydesdale.
> 2. Fjord horse.
1
> 3. Falabella pony.
2
> 4. Appaloosa.
3
> 5. Tennessee walking horse.
4
> A2. The sign of a great season for a baseball pitcher is to
> win the so-called Pitching Triple Crown. That's for
> a pitcher leading his league in wins, strikeouts, and
> earned-run average. Which Toronto Blue Jay won that Triple
> Crown in back-to-back seasons?
>
>
> * B. Business: Pitching
>
> We name the voice you hear in their radio commercials; you name
> the pizza chain.
>
> B1. Pat Finelli.
> B2. Domenic Primucci ["pri-MOO-chee"].
>
>
> * C. Entertainment: Pitch Movies
>
> C1. Name this 2005 romantic comedy that starred Jimmy Fallon
> and Drew Barrymore. It centered around the passion Fallon's
> character had for the Boston Red Sox as the team won its
> first World Series in 86 years.
Fever Pitch
> win the so-called Pitching Triple Crown. That's for
> a pitcher leading his league in wins, strikeouts, and
> earned-run average. Which Toronto Blue Jay won that Triple
> Crown in back-to-back seasons?
>
>
> * B. Business: Pitching
>
> We name the voice you hear in their radio commercials; you name
> the pizza chain.
>
> B1. Pat Finelli.
> B2. Domenic Primucci ["pri-MOO-chee"].
>
>
> * C. Entertainment: Pitch Movies
>
> C1. Name this 2005 romantic comedy that starred Jimmy Fallon
> and Drew Barrymore. It centered around the passion Fallon's
> character had for the Boston Red Sox as the team won its
> first World Series in 86 years.
> C2. Name this 2012 comedy that starred Anna Kendrick, Brittany
> Snow, and Rebel Wilson. Kendrick's character is pushed
> into joining her university's all-girls singing group.
Pitch Perfect
> Snow, and Rebel Wilson. Kendrick's character is pushed
> into joining her university's all-girls singing group.
Calvin
Nov 9, 2017, 9:38:49 PM11/9/17
to
On Thursday, November 9, 2017 at 3:41:45 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> ** Game 4, Round 9 - Science - Horse Breeds
>
> Please see the handout at:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/g4r9/hors.pdf
>
> How well do you know your steeds? For questions #1-5, we give
> you the name of the horse breed and you give us the corresponding
> picture number.
>
> 1. Clydesdale.
14
> ** Game 4, Round 9 - Science - Horse Breeds
>
> Please see the handout at:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/g4r9/hors.pdf
>
> How well do you know your steeds? For questions #1-5, we give
> you the name of the horse breed and you give us the corresponding
> picture number.
>
> 1. Clydesdale.
> 2. Fjord horse.
4, 6
> 3. Falabella pony.
4, 10
> 4. Appaloosa.
1, 2
> 5. Tennessee walking horse.
6, 13
> Now decode the rot13 to see the picture numbers for the remaining
> questions, in which you must name the breed.
>
> 6. Avar.
> 7. Gur svsgu bar.
> 8. Ahzore svsgrra.
> 9. Ryrira.
> 10. Gur friragu bar.
> ** Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge - Pitching
>
> * A. Sports: Pitching
>
> A1. One of baseball's most baffling pitches is the fluttering
> knuckleball. If you were a Montreal Expos fan, you may
> remember this. What's the French word for knuckleball?
> Two hints: It's also a dog breed, and it was the title of
> a 1973 movie starring Steve McQueen.
>
> A2. The sign of a great season for a baseball pitcher is to
> win the so-called Pitching Triple Crown. That's for
> a pitcher leading his league in wins, strikeouts, and
> earned-run average. Which Toronto Blue Jay won that Triple
> Crown in back-to-back seasons?
>
>
> * B. Business: Pitching
>
> We name the voice you hear in their radio commercials; you name
> the pizza chain.
>
> B1. Pat Finelli.
> B2. Domenic Primucci ["pri-MOO-chee"].
>
>
> * C. Entertainment: Pitch Movies
>
> C1. Name this 2005 romantic comedy that starred Jimmy Fallon
> and Drew Barrymore. It centered around the passion Fallon's
> character had for the Boston Red Sox as the team won its
> first World Series in 86 years.
> C2. Name this 2012 comedy that starred Anna Kendrick, Brittany
> Snow, and Rebel Wilson. Kendrick's character is pushed
> into joining her university's all-girls singing group.
> * D. Science: Pitch
>
> D1. Stabilizing an aircraft means controlling the plane's
> rotations in 3 dimensions. The plane's elevator controls its
> pitch: rotation around its side-to-side axis. Ailerons on
> the wings control the roll, around the front-to-back axis.
> What device on the back of the plane controls rotation
> around the vertical axis, known as yaw?
> D2. Colin Pitchfork is a convicted British murderer and rapist
> who was sentenced to life in prison in 1988. That's not
> much of a claim to fame, but perhaps this is: Pitchfork
> was the first person caught and convicted based on what
> now-routine police investigation tool?
> * E. Arts: Pitchfork
>
> E1. In Game 2 you were asked about the man holding a pitchfork
> in Grant Wood's painting "American Gothic". In what American
> city would you find this painting?
> E2. "Pitchfork" is a Chicago-based online music magazine
> launched in 1995. While it has expanded its focus over
> the years, the site is still best known for its coverage
> of which area (or genre) of music?
> * F. Miscellaneous: Sticky Pitch
>
> F1. One type of pitch comes from petroleum deposits or
> refinement. This semi-solid substance is called bitumen.
> What else is it known as?
> F2. What term is given to pitch that comes from recently living
> (not fossilized) plant material?
cheers,
calvin
Gareth Owen
Nov 10, 2017, 2:30:14 PM11/10/17
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) writes:
I know nothing about horses. This round contributed by my wife.
> 1. Clydesdale.
14
> 2. Fjord horse.
10
> 3. Falabella pony.
4
> 4. Appaloosa.
1
> 5. Tennessee walking horse.
8
> Now decode the rot13 to see the picture numbers for the remaining
> questions, in which you must name the breed.
>
> 6. Avar.
Furgynaq
> 7. Gur svsgu bar.
Pbo
> 8. Ahzore svsgrra.
Qhgpu jnezoerq
> 9. Ryrira.
Neno
> 10. Gur friragu bar.
Gubebhtuoernq
> Finally, there were 5 decoys. I was not given a list of the breeds,
> but have attempted to identify them by using TinEye on the images.
> This wasn't reliable, because some of the hits were on pages that
> did not name the breeds, but I think I have identified them all.
> If you like, decode the following rot13 to see what I think they
> are, and give the picture number for each one for fun, but for
> no points.
>
> 11. Tlcfl Inaare.
> 12. Crepureba.
> 13. Naqnyhfvna.
> 14. Znejnev be znynav.
> 15. Fuver ubefr.
>
>
> ** Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge - Pitching
>
> * A. Sports: Pitching
>
> A1. One of baseball's most baffling pitches is the fluttering
> knuckleball. If you were a Montreal Expos fan, you may
> remember this. What's the French word for knuckleball?
> Two hints: It's also a dog breed, and it was the title of
> a 1973 movie starring Steve McQueen.
Papillon
> A2. The sign of a great season for a baseball pitcher is to
> win the so-called Pitching Triple Crown. That's for
> a pitcher leading his league in wins, strikeouts, and
> earned-run average. Which Toronto Blue Jay won that Triple
> Crown in back-to-back seasons?
Roger Clemen
> * B. Business: Pitching
>
> We name the voice you hear in their radio commercials; you name
> the pizza chain.
>
> B1. Pat Finelli.
Dominos, Papa Johns
> B2. Domenic Primucci ["pri-MOO-chee"].
Dominos, Papa Johns
> * C. Entertainment: Pitch Movies
>
> C1. Name this 2005 romantic comedy that starred Jimmy Fallon
> and Drew Barrymore. It centered around the passion Fallon's
> character had for the Boston Red Sox as the team won its
> first World Series in 86 years.
Fever Pitch (The Perfect Catch round here)
> C2. Name this 2012 comedy that starred Anna Kendrick, Brittany
> Snow, and Rebel Wilson. Kendrick's character is pushed
> into joining her university's all-girls singing group.
Pitch Perfect
>
> * D. Science: Pitch
>
> D1. Stabilizing an aircraft means controlling the plane's
> rotations in 3 dimensions. The plane's elevator controls its
> pitch: rotation around its side-to-side axis. Ailerons on
> the wings control the roll, around the front-to-back axis.
> What device on the back of the plane controls rotation
> around the vertical axis, known as yaw?
Tail Fin
> D2. Colin Pitchfork is a convicted British murderer and rapist
> who was sentenced to life in prison in 1988. That's not
> much of a claim to fame, but perhaps this is: Pitchfork
> was the first person caught and convicted based on what
> now-routine police investigation tool?
DNA fingerprinting
> * E. Arts: Pitchfork
>
> E1. In Game 2 you were asked about the man holding a pitchfork
> in Grant Wood's painting "American Gothic". In what American
> city would you find this painting?
Boston, LA
> E2. "Pitchfork" is a Chicago-based online music magazine
> launched in 1995. While it has expanded its focus over
> the years, the site is still best known for its coverage
> of which area (or genre) of music?
Unspeakably terrible reviews of whatevers cool with hipsters and indie
know-nothings (I give it a 2.4). God Pitchfork sucks, I hate it so much.
> * F. Miscellaneous: Sticky Pitch
>
> F1. One type of pitch comes from petroleum deposits or
> refinement. This semi-solid substance is called bitumen.
> What else is it known as?
Tar
> F2. What term is given to pitch that comes from recently living
> (not fossilized) plant material?
Tar
I know nothing about horses. This round contributed by my wife.
> 1. Clydesdale.
14
> 2. Fjord horse.
> 3. Falabella pony.
4
> 4. Appaloosa.
1
> 5. Tennessee walking horse.
> Now decode the rot13 to see the picture numbers for the remaining
> questions, in which you must name the breed.
>
> 6. Avar.
> 7. Gur svsgu bar.
Pbo
> 8. Ahzore svsgrra.
Qhgpu jnezoerq
> 9. Ryrira.
Neno
> 10. Gur friragu bar.
Gubebhtuoernq
> Finally, there were 5 decoys. I was not given a list of the breeds,
> but have attempted to identify them by using TinEye on the images.
> This wasn't reliable, because some of the hits were on pages that
> did not name the breeds, but I think I have identified them all.
> If you like, decode the following rot13 to see what I think they
> are, and give the picture number for each one for fun, but for
> no points.
>
> 11. Tlcfl Inaare.
> 12. Crepureba.
> 13. Naqnyhfvna.
> 14. Znejnev be znynav.
> 15. Fuver ubefr.
>
>
> ** Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge - Pitching
>
> * A. Sports: Pitching
>
> A1. One of baseball's most baffling pitches is the fluttering
> knuckleball. If you were a Montreal Expos fan, you may
> remember this. What's the French word for knuckleball?
> Two hints: It's also a dog breed, and it was the title of
> a 1973 movie starring Steve McQueen.
> A2. The sign of a great season for a baseball pitcher is to
> win the so-called Pitching Triple Crown. That's for
> a pitcher leading his league in wins, strikeouts, and
> earned-run average. Which Toronto Blue Jay won that Triple
> Crown in back-to-back seasons?
> * B. Business: Pitching
>
> We name the voice you hear in their radio commercials; you name
> the pizza chain.
>
> B1. Pat Finelli.
> B2. Domenic Primucci ["pri-MOO-chee"].
> * C. Entertainment: Pitch Movies
>
> C1. Name this 2005 romantic comedy that starred Jimmy Fallon
> and Drew Barrymore. It centered around the passion Fallon's
> character had for the Boston Red Sox as the team won its
> first World Series in 86 years.
> C2. Name this 2012 comedy that starred Anna Kendrick, Brittany
> Snow, and Rebel Wilson. Kendrick's character is pushed
> into joining her university's all-girls singing group.
>
> * D. Science: Pitch
>
> D1. Stabilizing an aircraft means controlling the plane's
> rotations in 3 dimensions. The plane's elevator controls its
> pitch: rotation around its side-to-side axis. Ailerons on
> the wings control the roll, around the front-to-back axis.
> What device on the back of the plane controls rotation
> around the vertical axis, known as yaw?
> D2. Colin Pitchfork is a convicted British murderer and rapist
> who was sentenced to life in prison in 1988. That's not
> much of a claim to fame, but perhaps this is: Pitchfork
> was the first person caught and convicted based on what
> now-routine police investigation tool?
> * E. Arts: Pitchfork
>
> E1. In Game 2 you were asked about the man holding a pitchfork
> in Grant Wood's painting "American Gothic". In what American
> city would you find this painting?
> E2. "Pitchfork" is a Chicago-based online music magazine
> launched in 1995. While it has expanded its focus over
> the years, the site is still best known for its coverage
> of which area (or genre) of music?
know-nothings (I give it a 2.4). God Pitchfork sucks, I hate it so much.
> * F. Miscellaneous: Sticky Pitch
>
> F1. One type of pitch comes from petroleum deposits or
> refinement. This semi-solid substance is called bitumen.
> What else is it known as?
> F2. What term is given to pitch that comes from recently living
> (not fossilized) plant material?
Dan Tilque
Nov 10, 2017, 2:46:12 PM11/10/17
to
Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> ** Game 4, Round 9 - Science - Horse Breeds
>
> Please see the handout at:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/g4r9/hors.pdf
>
> How well do you know your steeds? For questions #1-5, we give
> you the name of the horse breed and you give us the corresponding
> picture number.
>
> 1. Clydesdale.
6; 14
>
>
> ** Game 4, Round 9 - Science - Horse Breeds
>
> Please see the handout at:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/g4r9/hors.pdf
>
> How well do you know your steeds? For questions #1-5, we give
> you the name of the horse breed and you give us the corresponding
> picture number.
>
> 1. Clydesdale.
> 2. Fjord horse.
4
> 3. Falabella pony.
9
> 4. Appaloosa.
1
> 5. Tennessee walking horse.
>
> Now decode the rot13 to see the picture numbers for the remaining
> questions, in which you must name the breed.
>
> 6. Avar.
> 7. Gur svsgu bar.
>
> D2. Colin Pitchfork is a convicted British murderer and rapist
> who was sentenced to life in prison in 1988. That's not
> much of a claim to fame, but perhaps this is: Pitchfork
> was the first person caught and convicted based on what
> now-routine police investigation tool?
>
>
> * E. Arts: Pitchfork
>
> E1. In Game 2 you were asked about the man holding a pitchfork
> in Grant Wood's painting "American Gothic". In what American
> city would you find this painting?
>
> E2. "Pitchfork" is a Chicago-based online music magazine
> launched in 1995. While it has expanded its focus over
> the years, the site is still best known for its coverage
> of which area (or genre) of music?
>
>
> * F. Miscellaneous: Sticky Pitch
>
> F1. One type of pitch comes from petroleum deposits or
> refinement. This semi-solid substance is called bitumen.
> What else is it known as?
>
> F2. What term is given to pitch that comes from recently living
> (not fossilized) plant material?
--
Dan Tilque
Mark Brader
Nov 12, 2017, 1:20:35 AM11/12/17
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Mark Brader:
JOSHUA KREITZER is the winner by a margin of 4 points.
Hearty congratulations, eh?
> ** Game 4, Round 9 - Science - Horse Breeds
> Please see the handout at:
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/g4r9/hors.pdf
This was the hardest round in the original game.
> How well do you know your steeds? For questions #1-5, we give
> you the name of the horse breed and you give us the corresponding
> picture number.
> 1. Clydesdale.
#14. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Calvin, and Gareth's unnamed wife.
2 for Dan Tilque.
> 2. Fjord horse.
#10. 4 for Gareth's wife. 2 for Dan Blum.
> 3. Falabella pony.
#4. 4 for Gareth's wife. 3 for Calvin. 2 for Dan Blum.
> 4. Appaloosa.
#1. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Marc, Gareth's wife, and Dan Tilque.
3 for Calvin.
> 5. Tennessee walking horse.
#8. 4 for Gareth's wife.
> Now decode the rot13 to see the picture numbers for the remaining
> questions, in which you must name the breed.
> 6. Nine.
Shetland pony. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Calvin, and Gareth's wife.
> 7. The fifth one.
Friesian.
> 8. Number fifteen.
(American) quarter horse.
> 9. Eleven.
Arabian. 4 for Gareth's wife. 2 for Dan Blum.
> 10. The seventh one.
Mustang.
> Finally, there were 5 decoys. I was not given a list of the breeds,
> but have attempted to identify them by using TinEye on the images.
> This wasn't reliable, because some of the hits were on pages that
> did not name the breeds, but I think I have identified them all.
> If you like, decode the following rot13 to see what I think they
> are, and give the picture number for each one for fun, but for
> no points.
Nobody tried these.
> 11. Gypsy Vanner.
#6.
> 12. Percheron.
#2.
> 13. Andalusian.
#3.
> 14. Marwari or malani.
#12.
> 15. Shire horse.
#13.
> ** Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge - Pitching
> * A. Sports: Pitching
> A1. One of baseball's most baffling pitches is the fluttering
> knuckleball. If you were a Montreal Expos fan, you may
> remember this. What's the French word for knuckleball?
> Two hints: It's also a dog breed, and it was the title of
> a 1973 movie starring Steve McQueen.
Papillon. (Also French for butterfly.) 4 for Joshua, Jason,
and Gareth.
> A2. The sign of a great season for a baseball pitcher is to
> win the so-called Pitching Triple Crown. That's for
> a pitcher leading his league in wins, strikeouts, and
> earned-run average. Which Toronto Blue Jay won that Triple
> Crown in back-to-back seasons?
Roger Clemens (in 1997-98). 4 for Gareth.
> * B. Business: Pitching
> We name the voice you hear in their radio commercials; you name
> the pizza chain.
> B1. Pat Finelli.
Pizza Pizza. (He's the chief marketing officer.)
> B2. Domenic Primucci ["pri-MOO-chee"].
Pizza Nova. (He's the company president.)
> * C. Entertainment: Pitch Movies
> C1. Name this 2005 romantic comedy that starred Jimmy Fallon
> and Drew Barrymore. It centered around the passion Fallon's
> character had for the Boston Red Sox as the team won its
> first World Series in 86 years.
"Fever Pitch". 4 for Joshua, Marc, Jason, Calvin, and Gareth.
This was a remake of a 1997 British movie that had the same title but
revolved around another sport -- one where the word "pitch" is also
used, but with a different meaning, namely soccer. As Gareth points
out, a different title was therefore used in Britain for the remake:
"The Perfect Catch".
> C2. Name this 2012 comedy that starred Anna Kendrick, Brittany
> Snow, and Rebel Wilson. Kendrick's character is pushed
> into joining her university's all-girls singing group.
"Pitch Perfect". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Jason, and Gareth.
3 for Marc.
> * D. Science: Pitch
> D1. Stabilizing an aircraft means controlling the plane's
> rotations in 3 dimensions. The plane's elevator controls its
> pitch: rotation around its side-to-side axis. Ailerons on
> the wings control the roll, around the front-to-back axis.
> What device on the back of the plane controls rotation
> around the vertical axis, known as yaw?
Rudder. 4 for Marc.
> D2. Colin Pitchfork is a convicted British murderer and rapist
> who was sentenced to life in prison in 1988. That's not
> much of a claim to fame, but perhaps this is: Pitchfork
> was the first person caught and convicted based on what
> now-routine police investigation tool?
DNA testing. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Marc, Calvin, Gareth,
and Dan Tilque.
> * E. Arts: Pitchfork
> E1. In Game 2 you were asked about the man holding a pitchfork
> in Grant Wood's painting "American Gothic". In what American
> city would you find this painting?
Chicago; it's in their Art Institute. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum,
and Dan Tilque. 3 for Calvin.
> E2. "Pitchfork" is a Chicago-based online music magazine
> launched in 1995. While it has expanded its focus over
> the years, the site is still best known for its coverage
> of which area (or genre) of music?
Indie. (Accepting anything close.) 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum,
and Gareth.
> * F. Miscellaneous: Sticky Pitch
> F1. One type of pitch comes from petroleum deposits or
> refinement. This semi-solid substance is called bitumen.
> What else is it known as?
Asphalt, asphaltum, pitch-black, coal tar, or tar. 4 for Dan Blum,
Marc, Calvin, Gareth, and Dan Tilque.
> F2. What term is given to pitch that comes from recently living
> (not fossilized) plant material?
Resin or rosin. (Not shellac or lacquer, which come from insects.)
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 4 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Can Geo Lit Spo Ent Mis Sci Cha SIX
Joshua Kreitzer 5 24 24 40 36 36 4 24 184
Dan Blum 3 16 36 35 31 40 18 20 180
Marc Dashevsky 0 4 28 24 35 32 12 19 150
"Calvin" -- -- 29 28 8 28 14 15 122
Jason Kreitzer 8 0 8 32 32 28 0 12 120
Peter Smyth 0 29 12 23 16 28 -- -- 108
Dan Tilque 0 28 -- -- 16 36 6 12 98
Gareth Owen -- -- 27 32 -- -- 0 28 87
Pete Gayde 3 24 -- -- 24 20 -- -- 71
Erland Sommarskog 0 24 -- -- 0 28 -- -- 52
Gareth Owen's wife -- -- -- -- -- -- 28 0 28
Bruce Bowler -- -- 0 20 -- -- -- -- 20
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "...what kind of mind has a steel trap got anyway?"
m...@vex.net | --Lawrence Block, "The Burglar in the Library"
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-10-16,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
Close one! Game 4 is over and, if there are no errors,
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
JOSHUA KREITZER is the winner by a margin of 4 points.
Hearty congratulations, eh?
> ** Game 4, Round 9 - Science - Horse Breeds
> Please see the handout at:
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/g4r9/hors.pdf
> How well do you know your steeds? For questions #1-5, we give
> you the name of the horse breed and you give us the corresponding
> picture number.
> 1. Clydesdale.
2 for Dan Tilque.
> 2. Fjord horse.
#10. 4 for Gareth's wife. 2 for Dan Blum.
> 3. Falabella pony.
#4. 4 for Gareth's wife. 3 for Calvin. 2 for Dan Blum.
> 4. Appaloosa.
#1. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Marc, Gareth's wife, and Dan Tilque.
3 for Calvin.
> 5. Tennessee walking horse.
#8. 4 for Gareth's wife.
> Now decode the rot13 to see the picture numbers for the remaining
> questions, in which you must name the breed.
Shetland pony. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Calvin, and Gareth's wife.
> 7. The fifth one.
Friesian.
> 8. Number fifteen.
(American) quarter horse.
> 9. Eleven.
Arabian. 4 for Gareth's wife. 2 for Dan Blum.
> 10. The seventh one.
Mustang.
> Finally, there were 5 decoys. I was not given a list of the breeds,
> but have attempted to identify them by using TinEye on the images.
> This wasn't reliable, because some of the hits were on pages that
> did not name the breeds, but I think I have identified them all.
> If you like, decode the following rot13 to see what I think they
> are, and give the picture number for each one for fun, but for
> no points.
> 11. Gypsy Vanner.
#6.
> 12. Percheron.
#2.
> 13. Andalusian.
#3.
> 14. Marwari or malani.
#12.
> 15. Shire horse.
#13.
> ** Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge - Pitching
> * A. Sports: Pitching
> A1. One of baseball's most baffling pitches is the fluttering
> knuckleball. If you were a Montreal Expos fan, you may
> remember this. What's the French word for knuckleball?
> Two hints: It's also a dog breed, and it was the title of
> a 1973 movie starring Steve McQueen.
and Gareth.
> A2. The sign of a great season for a baseball pitcher is to
> win the so-called Pitching Triple Crown. That's for
> a pitcher leading his league in wins, strikeouts, and
> earned-run average. Which Toronto Blue Jay won that Triple
> Crown in back-to-back seasons?
> * B. Business: Pitching
> We name the voice you hear in their radio commercials; you name
> the pizza chain.
> B1. Pat Finelli.
> B2. Domenic Primucci ["pri-MOO-chee"].
> * C. Entertainment: Pitch Movies
> C1. Name this 2005 romantic comedy that starred Jimmy Fallon
> and Drew Barrymore. It centered around the passion Fallon's
> character had for the Boston Red Sox as the team won its
> first World Series in 86 years.
This was a remake of a 1997 British movie that had the same title but
revolved around another sport -- one where the word "pitch" is also
used, but with a different meaning, namely soccer. As Gareth points
out, a different title was therefore used in Britain for the remake:
"The Perfect Catch".
> C2. Name this 2012 comedy that starred Anna Kendrick, Brittany
> Snow, and Rebel Wilson. Kendrick's character is pushed
> into joining her university's all-girls singing group.
3 for Marc.
> * D. Science: Pitch
> D1. Stabilizing an aircraft means controlling the plane's
> rotations in 3 dimensions. The plane's elevator controls its
> pitch: rotation around its side-to-side axis. Ailerons on
> the wings control the roll, around the front-to-back axis.
> What device on the back of the plane controls rotation
> around the vertical axis, known as yaw?
> D2. Colin Pitchfork is a convicted British murderer and rapist
> who was sentenced to life in prison in 1988. That's not
> much of a claim to fame, but perhaps this is: Pitchfork
> was the first person caught and convicted based on what
> now-routine police investigation tool?
and Dan Tilque.
> * E. Arts: Pitchfork
> E1. In Game 2 you were asked about the man holding a pitchfork
> in Grant Wood's painting "American Gothic". In what American
> city would you find this painting?
and Dan Tilque. 3 for Calvin.
> E2. "Pitchfork" is a Chicago-based online music magazine
> launched in 1995. While it has expanded its focus over
> the years, the site is still best known for its coverage
> of which area (or genre) of music?
and Gareth.
> * F. Miscellaneous: Sticky Pitch
> F1. One type of pitch comes from petroleum deposits or
> refinement. This semi-solid substance is called bitumen.
> What else is it known as?
Marc, Calvin, Gareth, and Dan Tilque.
> F2. What term is given to pitch that comes from recently living
> (not fossilized) plant material?
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 4 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Can Geo Lit Spo Ent Mis Sci Cha SIX
Joshua Kreitzer 5 24 24 40 36 36 4 24 184
Dan Blum 3 16 36 35 31 40 18 20 180
Marc Dashevsky 0 4 28 24 35 32 12 19 150
"Calvin" -- -- 29 28 8 28 14 15 122
Jason Kreitzer 8 0 8 32 32 28 0 12 120
Peter Smyth 0 29 12 23 16 28 -- -- 108
Dan Tilque 0 28 -- -- 16 36 6 12 98
Gareth Owen -- -- 27 32 -- -- 0 28 87
Pete Gayde 3 24 -- -- 24 20 -- -- 71
Erland Sommarskog 0 24 -- -- 0 28 -- -- 52
Gareth Owen's wife -- -- -- -- -- -- 28 0 28
Bruce Bowler -- -- 0 20 -- -- -- -- 20
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m...@vex.net | --Lawrence Block, "The Burglar in the Library"
Gareth Owen
Nov 12, 2017, 8:06:44 AM11/12/17
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m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) writes:
> GAME 4 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
> TOPICS-> Can Geo Lit Spo Ent Mis Sci Cha SIX
> GAME 4 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
> TOPICS-> Can Geo Lit Spo Ent Mis Sci Cha SIX
> Gareth Owen -- -- 27 32 -- -- 0 28 87
> ...
> Gareth Owen's wife -- -- -- -- -- -- 28 0 28
Does victory lap of dining room ... receives stern glare.
Pete Gayde
Nov 12, 2017, 8:00:34 PM11/12/17
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> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-10-16,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of Smith & Guessin' and are
> used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
> been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see
> my 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Game 4, Round 9 - Science - Horse Breeds
>
> Please see the handout at:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/g4r9/hors.pdf
>
> How well do you know your steeds? For questions #1-5, we give
> you the name of the horse breed and you give us the corresponding
> picture number.
>
> 1. Clydesdale.
14; 6
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of Smith & Guessin' and are
> used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
> been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see
> my 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Game 4, Round 9 - Science - Horse Breeds
>
> Please see the handout at:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/g4r9/hors.pdf
>
> How well do you know your steeds? For questions #1-5, we give
> you the name of the horse breed and you give us the corresponding
> picture number.
>
> 1. Clydesdale.
> 2. Fjord horse.
6; 13
> 3. Falabella pony.
> 4. Appaloosa.
1
> 5. Tennessee walking horse.
8
> 5. Tennessee walking horse.
>
> Now decode the rot13 to see the picture numbers for the remaining
> questions, in which you must name the breed.
>
> 6. Avar.
> 7. Gur svsgu bar.
> 8. Ahzore svsgrra.
> 9. Ryrira.
>
> C2. Name this 2012 comedy that starred Anna Kendrick, Brittany
> Snow, and Rebel Wilson. Kendrick's character is pushed
> into joining her university's all-girls singing group.
>
>
> * D. Science: Pitch
>
> D1. Stabilizing an aircraft means controlling the plane's
> rotations in 3 dimensions. The plane's elevator controls its
> pitch: rotation around its side-to-side axis. Ailerons on
> the wings control the roll, around the front-to-back axis.
> What device on the back of the plane controls rotation
> around the vertical axis, known as yaw?
>
> D2. Colin Pitchfork is a convicted British murderer and rapist
> who was sentenced to life in prison in 1988. That's not
> much of a claim to fame, but perhaps this is: Pitchfork
> was the first person caught and convicted based on what
> now-routine police investigation tool?
>
>
> * E. Arts: Pitchfork
>
> E1. In Game 2 you were asked about the man holding a pitchfork
> in Grant Wood's painting "American Gothic". In what American
> city would you find this painting?
>
> E2. "Pitchfork" is a Chicago-based online music magazine
> launched in 1995. While it has expanded its focus over
> the years, the site is still best known for its coverage
> of which area (or genre) of music?
>
>
> * F. Miscellaneous: Sticky Pitch
>
> F1. One type of pitch comes from petroleum deposits or
> refinement. This semi-solid substance is called bitumen.
> What else is it known as?
>
> F2. What term is given to pitch that comes from recently living
> (not fossilized) plant material?
>
Pete Gayde
Mark Brader
Nov 12, 2017, 10:13:19 PM11/12/17
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If Pete Gayde's answers had been posted on time, he would have scored
15 points on Round 9 and 16 on Round 10, for a final total of 102.
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Mark Brader | [This technology] might help solve the chronic problem...
Toronto | of getting the registered voters to actually vote!
m...@vex.net | We might even get over 100% of the population to vote.
--J.C. Cantrell
15 points on Round 9 and 16 on Round 10, for a final total of 102.
--
Mark Brader | [This technology] might help solve the chronic problem...
Toronto | of getting the registered voters to actually vote!
m...@vex.net | We might even get over 100% of the population to vote.
--J.C. Cantrell
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