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Mark Brader
Jul 22, 2018, 4:19:39 AM7/22/18
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This is Rotating Quiz #299. I'd like to thank Don Piven for running
RQ 298 and writing a contest that allowed me to win. As usual,
the winner of this contest will be the first choice to run RQ 300.
You can have until noon Toronto time (zone -4) on Friday, July 27,
to enter this one -- that'll give you about 5 days, 7 hours, and
40 minutes from the time of posting.
All questions count equally. Where people's names are asked for,
the surname is sufficient. Some questions may have multiple
possible answers, but the contest has a theme and only answers
that fit the theme will be accepted.
In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker is who scored on the hardest
questions, and the second tiebreaker is who posted first.
Naturally, you are to answer all questions from your own knowledge
only. Please post a single message with your answers, quoting the
questions you are answering and placing your answer below each one.
1. The novel "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald takes place
primarily in the towns of East and West what?
2. Who won a Grammy for singing "Is That All There Is?"?
3. In British automotive parlance, the right-hand side of a car
or of a road is also known as the what side?
4. What do humans do?
5. Which company, generally known in English by the abbreviation
of its Japanese name, is the world's largest manufacturer of
zippers? (The answer may be on your clothes, so no peeking!)
6. During the period when West Berlin had a distinct existence,
its main railway station had the same short-form name in either
German or English: Berlin what?
7. Which Boston Bruin revolutionized the way defensemen play hockey
by becoming a leading goal-scorer, with as many as 46 goals in
one season?
8. In California, the main newspapers in Fresno and Sacramento
share what short name?
9. The University of Michigan is located in the city of what Arbor?
10. In England, what traditional unit used for measuring cloth
was equal to 45 inches?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "There are no new ideas, only new
m...@vex.net mouths to speak them." -- Linda Burman
My text in this article is in the public domain.
RQ 298 and writing a contest that allowed me to win. As usual,
the winner of this contest will be the first choice to run RQ 300.
You can have until noon Toronto time (zone -4) on Friday, July 27,
to enter this one -- that'll give you about 5 days, 7 hours, and
40 minutes from the time of posting.
All questions count equally. Where people's names are asked for,
the surname is sufficient. Some questions may have multiple
possible answers, but the contest has a theme and only answers
that fit the theme will be accepted.
In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker is who scored on the hardest
questions, and the second tiebreaker is who posted first.
Naturally, you are to answer all questions from your own knowledge
only. Please post a single message with your answers, quoting the
questions you are answering and placing your answer below each one.
1. The novel "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald takes place
primarily in the towns of East and West what?
2. Who won a Grammy for singing "Is That All There Is?"?
3. In British automotive parlance, the right-hand side of a car
or of a road is also known as the what side?
4. What do humans do?
5. Which company, generally known in English by the abbreviation
of its Japanese name, is the world's largest manufacturer of
zippers? (The answer may be on your clothes, so no peeking!)
6. During the period when West Berlin had a distinct existence,
its main railway station had the same short-form name in either
German or English: Berlin what?
7. Which Boston Bruin revolutionized the way defensemen play hockey
by becoming a leading goal-scorer, with as many as 46 goals in
one season?
8. In California, the main newspapers in Fresno and Sacramento
share what short name?
9. The University of Michigan is located in the city of what Arbor?
10. In England, what traditional unit used for measuring cloth
was equal to 45 inches?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "There are no new ideas, only new
m...@vex.net mouths to speak them." -- Linda Burman
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Erland Sommarskog
Jul 22, 2018, 4:38:12 AM7/22/18
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> 3. In British automotive parlance, the right-hand side of a car
> or of a road is also known as the what side?
Driver's
> 3. In British automotive parlance, the right-hand side of a car
> or of a road is also known as the what side?
> 4. What do humans do?
> 6. During the period when West Berlin had a distinct existence,
> its main railway station had the same short-form name in either
> German or English: Berlin what?
> 7. Which Boston Bruin revolutionized the way defensemen play hockey
> by becoming a leading goal-scorer, with as many as 46 goals in
> one season?
Dan Blum
Jul 22, 2018, 11:32:11 AM7/22/18
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Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
> 1. The novel "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald takes place
> primarily in the towns of East and West what?
Egg
> 1. The novel "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald takes place
> primarily in the towns of East and West what?
> 2. Who won a Grammy for singing "Is That All There Is?"?
> 3. In British automotive parlance, the right-hand side of a car
> or of a road is also known as the what side?
> 4. What do humans do?
> 5. Which company, generally known in English by the abbreviation
> of its Japanese name, is the world's largest manufacturer of
> zippers? (The answer may be on your clothes, so no peeking!)
> 7. Which Boston Bruin revolutionized the way defensemen play hockey
> by becoming a leading goal-scorer, with as many as 46 goals in
> one season?
> 8. In California, the main newspapers in Fresno and Sacramento
> share what short name?
> 9. The University of Michigan is located in the city of what Arbor?
> 10. In England, what traditional unit used for measuring cloth
> was equal to 45 inches?
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Calvin
Jul 22, 2018, 7:38:49 PM7/22/18
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On Sunday, July 22, 2018 at 6:19:39 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> This is Rotating Quiz #299.
> This is Rotating Quiz #299.
> 1. The novel "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald takes place
> primarily in the towns of East and West what?
Egg
> primarily in the towns of East and West what?
> 2. Who won a Grammy for singing "Is That All There Is?"?
>
> 3. In British automotive parlance, the right-hand side of a car
> or of a road is also known as the what side?
> 4. What do humans do?
> 5. Which company, generally known in English by the abbreviation
> of its Japanese name, is the world's largest manufacturer of
> zippers? (The answer may be on your clothes, so no peeking!)
>
> 6. During the period when West Berlin had a distinct existence,
> its main railway station had the same short-form name in either
> German or English: Berlin what?
>
> 7. Which Boston Bruin revolutionized the way defensemen play hockey
> by becoming a leading goal-scorer, with as many as 46 goals in
> one season?
> 8. In California, the main newspapers in Fresno and Sacramento
> share what short name?
>
> 9. The University of Michigan is located in the city of what Arbor?
> 10. In England, what traditional unit used for measuring cloth
> was equal to 45 inches?
cheers,
calvin
Dan Tilque
Jul 22, 2018, 7:39:13 PM7/22/18
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Mark Brader wrote:
> This is Rotating Quiz #299. I'd like to thank Don Piven for running
> RQ 298 and writing a contest that allowed me to win. As usual,
> the winner of this contest will be the first choice to run RQ 300.
>
> You can have until noon Toronto time (zone -4) on Friday, July 27,
> to enter this one -- that'll give you about 5 days, 7 hours, and
> 40 minutes from the time of posting.
>
> All questions count equally. Where people's names are asked for,
> the surname is sufficient. Some questions may have multiple
> possible answers, but the contest has a theme and only answers
> that fit the theme will be accepted.
>
> In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker is who scored on the hardest
> questions, and the second tiebreaker is who posted first.
>
> Naturally, you are to answer all questions from your own knowledge
> only. Please post a single message with your answers, quoting the
> questions you are answering and placing your answer below each one.
>
>
> 1. The novel "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald takes place
> primarily in the towns of East and West what?
>
> 2. Who won a Grammy for singing "Is That All There Is?"?
Lee ??
> This is Rotating Quiz #299. I'd like to thank Don Piven for running
> RQ 298 and writing a contest that allowed me to win. As usual,
> the winner of this contest will be the first choice to run RQ 300.
>
> You can have until noon Toronto time (zone -4) on Friday, July 27,
> to enter this one -- that'll give you about 5 days, 7 hours, and
> 40 minutes from the time of posting.
>
> All questions count equally. Where people's names are asked for,
> the surname is sufficient. Some questions may have multiple
> possible answers, but the contest has a theme and only answers
> that fit the theme will be accepted.
>
> In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker is who scored on the hardest
> questions, and the second tiebreaker is who posted first.
>
> Naturally, you are to answer all questions from your own knowledge
> only. Please post a single message with your answers, quoting the
> questions you are answering and placing your answer below each one.
>
>
> 1. The novel "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald takes place
> primarily in the towns of East and West what?
>
> 2. Who won a Grammy for singing "Is That All There Is?"?
>
> 3. In British automotive parlance, the right-hand side of a car
> or of a road is also known as the what side?
>
> 4. What do humans do?
>
> 5. Which company, generally known in English by the abbreviation
> of its Japanese name, is the world's largest manufacturer of
> zippers? (The answer may be on your clothes, so no peeking!)
>
> 6. During the period when West Berlin had a distinct existence,
> its main railway station had the same short-form name in either
> German or English: Berlin what?
>
> 7. Which Boston Bruin revolutionized the way defensemen play hockey
> by becoming a leading goal-scorer, with as many as 46 goals in
> one season?
>
> 8. In California, the main newspapers in Fresno and Sacramento
> share what short name?
>
> 9. The University of Michigan is located in the city of what Arbor?
>
> 10. In England, what traditional unit used for measuring cloth
> was equal to 45 inches?
--
Dan Tilque
Jason Kreitzer
Jul 22, 2018, 11:56:10 PM7/22/18
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On Sunday, July 22, 2018 at 4:19:39 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> This is Rotating Quiz #299. I'd like to thank Don Piven for running
> RQ 298 and writing a contest that allowed me to win. As usual,
> the winner of this contest will be the first choice to run RQ 300.
>
> You can have until noon Toronto time (zone -4) on Friday, July 27,
> to enter this one -- that'll give you about 5 days, 7 hours, and
> 40 minutes from the time of posting.
>
> All questions count equally. Where people's names are asked for,
> the surname is sufficient. Some questions may have multiple
> possible answers, but the contest has a theme and only answers
> that fit the theme will be accepted.
>
> In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker is who scored on the hardest
> questions, and the second tiebreaker is who posted first.
>
> Naturally, you are to answer all questions from your own knowledge
> only. Please post a single message with your answers, quoting the
> questions you are answering and placing your answer below each one.
>
>
> 1. The novel "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald takes place
> primarily in the towns of East and West what?
>
> 2. Who won a Grammy for singing "Is That All There Is?"?
Peggy Lee
> This is Rotating Quiz #299. I'd like to thank Don Piven for running
> RQ 298 and writing a contest that allowed me to win. As usual,
> the winner of this contest will be the first choice to run RQ 300.
>
> You can have until noon Toronto time (zone -4) on Friday, July 27,
> to enter this one -- that'll give you about 5 days, 7 hours, and
> 40 minutes from the time of posting.
>
> All questions count equally. Where people's names are asked for,
> the surname is sufficient. Some questions may have multiple
> possible answers, but the contest has a theme and only answers
> that fit the theme will be accepted.
>
> In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker is who scored on the hardest
> questions, and the second tiebreaker is who posted first.
>
> Naturally, you are to answer all questions from your own knowledge
> only. Please post a single message with your answers, quoting the
> questions you are answering and placing your answer below each one.
>
>
> 1. The novel "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald takes place
> primarily in the towns of East and West what?
>
> 2. Who won a Grammy for singing "Is That All There Is?"?
> 3. In British automotive parlance, the right-hand side of a car
> or of a road is also known as the what side?
>
> 4. What do humans do?
>
> 5. Which company, generally known in English by the abbreviation
> of its Japanese name, is the world's largest manufacturer of
> zippers? (The answer may be on your clothes, so no peeking!)
>
> 6. During the period when West Berlin had a distinct existence,
> its main railway station had the same short-form name in either
> German or English: Berlin what?
>
> 7. Which Boston Bruin revolutionized the way defensemen play hockey
> by becoming a leading goal-scorer, with as many as 46 goals in
> one season?
>
> 8. In California, the main newspapers in Fresno and Sacramento
> share what short name?
Bee
> or of a road is also known as the what side?
>
> 4. What do humans do?
>
> 5. Which company, generally known in English by the abbreviation
> of its Japanese name, is the world's largest manufacturer of
> zippers? (The answer may be on your clothes, so no peeking!)
>
> 6. During the period when West Berlin had a distinct existence,
> its main railway station had the same short-form name in either
> German or English: Berlin what?
>
> 7. Which Boston Bruin revolutionized the way defensemen play hockey
> by becoming a leading goal-scorer, with as many as 46 goals in
> one season?
>
> 8. In California, the main newspapers in Fresno and Sacramento
> share what short name?
> 9. The University of Michigan is located in the city of what Arbor?
Ann Arbor
Mark Brader
Jul 27, 2018, 6:31:12 PM7/27/18
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Mark Brader:
cipher for the contest number -- three letters long, with the last
two letters the same.
> In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker is who scored on the hardest
> questions, and the second tiebreaker is who posted first.
When Dan Blum went off by one letter on the answer YKK, it created a
first-place tie with Dan Tilque. But Dan Tilque got that one right,
and nobody else did, whereas for each other question that only one
Dan got right, one non-Dan also got it.
Therefore, *DAN TILQUE wins* on the tiebreaker. Hearty congratulations!
> 1. The novel "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald takes place
> primarily in the towns of East and West what?
EGG. 1 for Dan Blum and Calvin.
> 2. Who won a Grammy for singing "Is That All There Is?"?
Peggy LEE. 1 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Jason.
> 3. In British automotive parlance, the right-hand side of a car
> or of a road is also known as the what side?
OFF. 1 for Dan Tilque and Calvin.
> 4. What do humans do?
ERR. (Referring to "To err is human, to forgive divine". I decided
not to accept the answer ADD, although it did also fit the theme.)
1 for Dan Blum and Calvin.
> 5. Which company, generally known in English by the abbreviation
> of its Japanese name, is the world's largest manufacturer of
> zippers? (The answer may be on your clothes, so no peeking!)
YKK. 1 for Dan Tilque.
It stands for "Yoshida Manufacturing Co." or something like that
in Japanese -- "Yoshida Kogyo Kabushikikaisha". Yoshida is the
founder's name.
> 6. During the period when West Berlin had a distinct existence,
> its main railway station had the same short-form name in either
> German or English: Berlin what?
ZOO. 1 for Erland.
What, has everyone else forgotten? I asked this question in reverse
in QFTCI16 Game 6, Round 10, posted here on 2016-09-09, and six people
got it that time, including three entrants to this contest>
> 7. Which Boston Bruin revolutionized the way defensemen play hockey
> by becoming a leading goal-scorer, with as many as 46 goals in
> one season?
Bobby ORR. 1 for Erland, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Calvin.
> 8. In California, the main newspapers in Fresno and Sacramento
> share what short name?
BEE. 1 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Jason.
> 9. The University of Michigan is located in the city of what Arbor?
ANN. 1 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Jason.
> 10. In England, what traditional unit used for measuring cloth
> was equal to 45 inches?
ELL. 1 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Calvin.
Scores, if there are no errors:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TOTALS
Dan Tilque 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 7
Dan Blum 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 7
"Calvin" 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 6
Jason Kreitzer 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3
Erland Sommarskog 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2
2 3 2 2 1 1 4 3 4 3
Thanks to everyone for playing, and now it's over to Dan Tilque for RQ 300.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "I will take your word for it: this is very amusing."
m...@vex.net | --"Suddenly Human", ST:TNG, Phillips/Whelpley/Taylor
> All questions count equally. Where people's names are asked for,
> the surname is sufficient. Some questions may have multiple
> possible answers, but the contest has a theme and only answers
> that fit the theme will be accepted.
Simply, each answer (or its key word) was a possible substitution
> the surname is sufficient. Some questions may have multiple
> possible answers, but the contest has a theme and only answers
> that fit the theme will be accepted.
cipher for the contest number -- three letters long, with the last
two letters the same.
> In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker is who scored on the hardest
> questions, and the second tiebreaker is who posted first.
first-place tie with Dan Tilque. But Dan Tilque got that one right,
and nobody else did, whereas for each other question that only one
Dan got right, one non-Dan also got it.
Therefore, *DAN TILQUE wins* on the tiebreaker. Hearty congratulations!
> 1. The novel "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald takes place
> primarily in the towns of East and West what?
> 2. Who won a Grammy for singing "Is That All There Is?"?
> 3. In British automotive parlance, the right-hand side of a car
> or of a road is also known as the what side?
> 4. What do humans do?
not to accept the answer ADD, although it did also fit the theme.)
1 for Dan Blum and Calvin.
> 5. Which company, generally known in English by the abbreviation
> of its Japanese name, is the world's largest manufacturer of
> zippers? (The answer may be on your clothes, so no peeking!)
It stands for "Yoshida Manufacturing Co." or something like that
in Japanese -- "Yoshida Kogyo Kabushikikaisha". Yoshida is the
founder's name.
> 6. During the period when West Berlin had a distinct existence,
> its main railway station had the same short-form name in either
> German or English: Berlin what?
What, has everyone else forgotten? I asked this question in reverse
in QFTCI16 Game 6, Round 10, posted here on 2016-09-09, and six people
got it that time, including three entrants to this contest>
> 7. Which Boston Bruin revolutionized the way defensemen play hockey
> by becoming a leading goal-scorer, with as many as 46 goals in
> one season?
> 8. In California, the main newspapers in Fresno and Sacramento
> share what short name?
> 9. The University of Michigan is located in the city of what Arbor?
> 10. In England, what traditional unit used for measuring cloth
> was equal to 45 inches?
Scores, if there are no errors:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TOTALS
Dan Tilque 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 7
Dan Blum 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 7
"Calvin" 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 6
Jason Kreitzer 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3
Erland Sommarskog 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2
2 3 2 2 1 1 4 3 4 3
Thanks to everyone for playing, and now it's over to Dan Tilque for RQ 300.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "I will take your word for it: this is very amusing."
m...@vex.net | --"Suddenly Human", ST:TNG, Phillips/Whelpley/Taylor
Dan Tilque
Jul 28, 2018, 2:52:53 AM7/28/18
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Mark Brader wrote:
>
>> 4. What do humans do?
>
> ERR. (Referring to "To err is human, to forgive divine". I decided
> not to accept the answer ADD, although it did also fit the theme.)
> 1 for Dan Blum and Calvin.
I made a list of every word that I could think of that had the pattern
>
>> 4. What do humans do?
>
> ERR. (Referring to "To err is human, to forgive divine". I decided
> not to accept the answer ADD, although it did also fit the theme.)
> 1 for Dan Blum and Calvin.
and gave the most likely answer. I think "err" was the only one I missed.
>
> Thanks to everyone for playing, and now it's over to Dan Tilque for RQ 300.
or anything. Just saying...
Anyway, I'll have something up in a day or two. I have an idea for this one.
--
Dan Tilque
Gareth Owen
Jul 30, 2018, 1:57:44 AM7/30/18
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m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) writes:
>> 6. During the period when West Berlin had a distinct existence,
>> its main railway station had the same short-form name in either
>> German or English: Berlin what?
>
> ZOO. 1 for Erland.
>
> What, has everyone else forgotten? I asked this question in reverse
> in QFTCI16 Game 6, Round 10, posted here on 2016-09-09, and six people
> got it that time, including three entrants to this contest>
Also, there's a U2 song named after it.
>> 6. During the period when West Berlin had a distinct existence,
>> its main railway station had the same short-form name in either
>> German or English: Berlin what?
>
> ZOO. 1 for Erland.
>
> What, has everyone else forgotten? I asked this question in reverse
> in QFTCI16 Game 6, Round 10, posted here on 2016-09-09, and six people
> got it that time, including three entrants to this contest>
Erland Sommarskog
Jul 30, 2018, 3:36:00 AM7/30/18
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