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swp
Sep 30, 2014, 1:35:04 PM9/30/14
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some usual rules:
entries must be posted by noon Philadelphia/Toronto time (gmt-4) on Monday October 6th, 2014.
please answer based only on your own knowledge and, of course, do not discuss the questions in the newsgroup before answering. the winner, or the highest finisher who is interested, will be invited to set the next RQ, using any design they like.
please post your answers to all questions in a single followup in the newsgroup, quoting the questions and placing your answer below each one. you're only allowed one attempt per question, and wrong answers will not count against you. in the event of technical difficulties, you may also enter by email.
in case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be who got their points on the hardest questions, that is the question(s) correctly answered by the fewest entrants; the second tiebreaker is who posted first.
and now for some quotes, some of which can never be said enough.
for each of these quotes from _the princess bride_ name the *character* who said it
1. Whoo-hoo-hoo, look who knows so much. It just so happens that your friend here is only MOSTLY dead. There's a big difference between mostly dead and all dead.
8
Mostly dead is slightly alive.
2. You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
3. Please consider me as an alternative to suicide.
for each of these quotes from _history of the world, part 1_ name the *actor* who said it
4. It's good to be the king.
5. Your Majesty, you look like the piss-boy!
6. Treasure bath!
for each of these quotes, name the *movie*
7. I don't want to see a world without Augustus Waters in it.
8. Wonderful girl. Either I'm going to kill her or I'm beginning to like her.
9. And they probably redesigned the whole sickbay, too! I know engineers, they LOVE to change things.
for each of these quotes, name the writer *or* the book (some answers may be in multiple books, all will be scored as correct if cited)
10. "Rincewind's feet made their own decision and, from the point of view of his head, got it entirely wrong."
11. "Man is not made for defeat."
12. "Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works."
good luck!
swp
entries must be posted by noon Philadelphia/Toronto time (gmt-4) on Monday October 6th, 2014.
please answer based only on your own knowledge and, of course, do not discuss the questions in the newsgroup before answering. the winner, or the highest finisher who is interested, will be invited to set the next RQ, using any design they like.
please post your answers to all questions in a single followup in the newsgroup, quoting the questions and placing your answer below each one. you're only allowed one attempt per question, and wrong answers will not count against you. in the event of technical difficulties, you may also enter by email.
in case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be who got their points on the hardest questions, that is the question(s) correctly answered by the fewest entrants; the second tiebreaker is who posted first.
and now for some quotes, some of which can never be said enough.
for each of these quotes from _the princess bride_ name the *character* who said it
1. Whoo-hoo-hoo, look who knows so much. It just so happens that your friend here is only MOSTLY dead. There's a big difference between mostly dead and all dead.
8
Mostly dead is slightly alive.
2. You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
3. Please consider me as an alternative to suicide.
for each of these quotes from _history of the world, part 1_ name the *actor* who said it
4. It's good to be the king.
5. Your Majesty, you look like the piss-boy!
6. Treasure bath!
for each of these quotes, name the *movie*
7. I don't want to see a world without Augustus Waters in it.
8. Wonderful girl. Either I'm going to kill her or I'm beginning to like her.
9. And they probably redesigned the whole sickbay, too! I know engineers, they LOVE to change things.
for each of these quotes, name the writer *or* the book (some answers may be in multiple books, all will be scored as correct if cited)
10. "Rincewind's feet made their own decision and, from the point of view of his head, got it entirely wrong."
11. "Man is not made for defeat."
12. "Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works."
good luck!
swp
Marc Dashevsky
Sep 30, 2014, 1:56:36 PM9/30/14
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In article <13c8d0a5-9128-485a...@googlegroups.com>, Stephen...@gmail.com says...
> 5. Your Majesty, you look like the piss-boy!
Madeleine Kahn
> 6. Treasure bath!
Dom Deluise
> for each of these quotes, name the *movie*
>
> 7. I don't want to see a world without Augustus Waters in it.
>
> 8. Wonderful girl. Either I'm going to kill her or I'm beginning to like her.
>
> 9. And they probably redesigned the whole sickbay, too! I know engineers, they LOVE to change things.
>
>
> for each of these quotes, name the writer *or* the book (some answers may be in multiple books, all will be scored as correct if cited)
>
> 10. "Rincewind's feet made their own decision and, from the point of view of his head, got it entirely wrong."
>
> 11. "Man is not made for defeat."
>
> 12. "Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works."
Steve Jobs
> good luck!
>
> swp
>
> for each of these quotes from _the princess bride_ name the *character* who said it
>
> 1. Whoo-hoo-hoo, look who knows so much. It just so happens that your friend here is only MOSTLY dead. There's a big difference between mostly dead and all dead.
> 8
> Mostly dead is slightly alive.
>
> 2. You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
>
> 3. Please consider me as an alternative to suicide.
>
>
> for each of these quotes from _history of the world, part 1_ name the *actor* who said it
>
> 4. It's good to be the king.
Mel Brooks
> for each of these quotes from _the princess bride_ name the *character* who said it
>
> 1. Whoo-hoo-hoo, look who knows so much. It just so happens that your friend here is only MOSTLY dead. There's a big difference between mostly dead and all dead.
> 8
> Mostly dead is slightly alive.
>
> 2. You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
>
> 3. Please consider me as an alternative to suicide.
>
>
> for each of these quotes from _history of the world, part 1_ name the *actor* who said it
>
> 4. It's good to be the king.
> 5. Your Majesty, you look like the piss-boy!
> 6. Treasure bath!
Dom Deluise
> for each of these quotes, name the *movie*
>
> 7. I don't want to see a world without Augustus Waters in it.
>
> 8. Wonderful girl. Either I'm going to kill her or I'm beginning to like her.
>
> 9. And they probably redesigned the whole sickbay, too! I know engineers, they LOVE to change things.
>
>
> for each of these quotes, name the writer *or* the book (some answers may be in multiple books, all will be scored as correct if cited)
>
> 10. "Rincewind's feet made their own decision and, from the point of view of his head, got it entirely wrong."
>
> 11. "Man is not made for defeat."
>
> 12. "Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works."
> good luck!
>
> swp
Mark Brader
Sep 30, 2014, 2:37:39 PM9/30/14
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Stephen Perry:
> 2. You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
Inigo Montoya.
> 3. Please consider me as an alternative to suicide.
Westley.
> 9. And they probably redesigned the whole sickbay, too! I know
> engineers, they LOVE to change things.
Hmm. Star Trek... V?
> 10. "Rincewind's feet made their own decision and, from the point of
> view of his head, got it entirely wrong."
Pratchett.
--
Mark Brader | Republicans... admire the Government of the United States
Toronto | so much that they would like to buy it.
m...@vex.net | --Harry Truman, 1948
My text in this article is in the public domain.
> 1. Whoo-hoo-hoo, look who knows so much. It just so happens that your
> friend here is only MOSTLY dead. There's a big difference between mostly
> dead and all dead.
> 8
> Mostly dead is slightly alive.
Miracle8Max.
> friend here is only MOSTLY dead. There's a big difference between mostly
> dead and all dead.
> 8
> Mostly dead is slightly alive.
> 2. You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
> 3. Please consider me as an alternative to suicide.
> 9. And they probably redesigned the whole sickbay, too! I know
> engineers, they LOVE to change things.
> 10. "Rincewind's feet made their own decision and, from the point of
> view of his head, got it entirely wrong."
--
Mark Brader | Republicans... admire the Government of the United States
Toronto | so much that they would like to buy it.
m...@vex.net | --Harry Truman, 1948
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Blum
Sep 30, 2014, 3:50:43 PM9/30/14
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swp <Stephen...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 1. Whoo-hoo-hoo, look who knows so much. It just so happens that your friend here is only MOSTLY dead. There's a big difference between mostly dead and all dead.
> 8
> Mostly dead is slightly alive.
Miracle Max
> 1. Whoo-hoo-hoo, look who knows so much. It just so happens that your friend here is only MOSTLY dead. There's a big difference between mostly dead and all dead.
> 8
> Mostly dead is slightly alive.
> 2. You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
> 3. Please consider me as an alternative to suicide.
> 4. It's good to be the king.
> 6. Treasure bath!
Mel Brooks
> 8. Wonderful girl. Either I'm going to kill her or I'm beginning to like her.
> 9. And they probably redesigned the whole sickbay, too! I know engineers, they LOVE to change things.
> 10. "Rincewind's feet made their own decision and, from the point of view of his head, got it entirely wrong."
> 12. "Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works."
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Dan Tilque
Oct 1, 2014, 3:39:12 AM10/1/14
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swp wrote:
> some usual rules:
> entries must be posted by noon Philadelphia/Toronto time (gmt-4) on Monday October 6th, 2014.
>
> please answer based only on your own knowledge and, of course, do not discuss the questions in the newsgroup before answering. the winner, or the highest finisher who is interested, will be invited to set the next RQ, using any design they like.
>
> please post your answers to all questions in a single followup in the newsgroup, quoting the questions and placing your answer below each one. you're only allowed one attempt per question, and wrong answers will not count against you. in the event of technical difficulties, you may also enter by email.
>
> in case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be who got their points on the hardest questions, that is the question(s) correctly answered by the fewest entrants; the second tiebreaker is who posted first.
>
> and now for some quotes, some of which can never be said enough.
>
>
> for each of these quotes from _the princess bride_ name the *character* who said it
>
> 1. Whoo-hoo-hoo, look who knows so much. It just so happens that your friend here is only MOSTLY dead. There's a big difference between mostly dead and all dead.
> 8
> Mostly dead is slightly alive.
Max the Miracle Man
> some usual rules:
> entries must be posted by noon Philadelphia/Toronto time (gmt-4) on Monday October 6th, 2014.
>
> please answer based only on your own knowledge and, of course, do not discuss the questions in the newsgroup before answering. the winner, or the highest finisher who is interested, will be invited to set the next RQ, using any design they like.
>
> please post your answers to all questions in a single followup in the newsgroup, quoting the questions and placing your answer below each one. you're only allowed one attempt per question, and wrong answers will not count against you. in the event of technical difficulties, you may also enter by email.
>
> in case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be who got their points on the hardest questions, that is the question(s) correctly answered by the fewest entrants; the second tiebreaker is who posted first.
>
> and now for some quotes, some of which can never be said enough.
>
>
> for each of these quotes from _the princess bride_ name the *character* who said it
>
> 1. Whoo-hoo-hoo, look who knows so much. It just so happens that your friend here is only MOSTLY dead. There's a big difference between mostly dead and all dead.
> 8
> Mostly dead is slightly alive.
>
> 2. You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
>
> 3. Please consider me as an alternative to suicide.
>
>
> for each of these quotes from _history of the world, part 1_ name the *actor* who said it
>
> 4. It's good to be the king.
>
> 5. Your Majesty, you look like the piss-boy!
>
> 6. Treasure bath!
>
>
> for each of these quotes, name the *movie*
>
> 7. I don't want to see a world without Augustus Waters in it.
>
> 8. Wonderful girl. Either I'm going to kill her or I'm beginning to like her.
>
> 9. And they probably redesigned the whole sickbay, too! I know engineers, they LOVE to change things.
>
>
> for each of these quotes, name the writer *or* the book (some answers may be in multiple books, all will be scored as correct if cited)
>
> 10. "Rincewind's feet made their own decision and, from the point of view of his head, got it entirely wrong."
>
> 11. "Man is not made for defeat."
>
> 12. "Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works."
Dan Tilque
Rob Parker
Oct 1, 2014, 11:14:19 PM10/1/14
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> 8. Wonderful girl. Either I'm going to kill her or I'm beginning to like
> her.
Star Wars: A New Hope
> her.
> 9. And they probably redesigned the whole sickbay, too! I know engineers,
> they LOVE to change things.
> 10. "Rincewind's feet made their own decision and, from the point of view
> of his head, got it entirely wrong."
> 12. "Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how
> it works."
Rob
swp
Oct 6, 2014, 7:20:12 PM10/6/14
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for each of these quotes from _the princess bride_ name the character who said it
1. Whoo-hoo-hoo, look who knows so much. It just so happens that your friend here is only MOSTLY dead. There's a big difference between mostly dead and all dead. Mostly dead is slightly alive.
miracle max
2. You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
inigo montoya
3. Please consider me as an alternative to suicide.
prince humperdinck
for each of these quotes from _history of the world, part 1_ name the actor who said it
4. It's good to be the king.
mel brooks as king louis xvi
5. Your Majesty, you look like the piss-boy!
harvey korman as count de monet
6. Treasure bath!
dom deluise as emperor nero
for each of these quotes, name the movie
7. I don't want to see a world without Augustus Waters in it.
The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
8. Wonderful girl. Either I'm going to kill her or I'm beginning to like her.
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
9. And they probably redesigned the whole sickbay, too! I know engineers, they LOVE to change things.
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
for each of these quotes, name the writer *or* the book (some answers may be in multiple books, all will be scored as correct if cited)
10. "Rincewind's feet made their own decision and, from the point of view of his head, got it entirely wrong."
Terry Pratchett, The Light Fantastic
11. "Man is not made for defeat."
Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea
12. "Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works."
Steve Jobs
name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 total
--------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -----
Marc D 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
Mark B 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
Dan B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 7
Dan T 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4
Rob P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 4
--------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -----
totals 3 3 1 2 0 1 0 2 3 3 0 3 21
the winner by a landslide is Dan Blum!
hearty congratulations Dan! you get to host rotating quiz #159 in a manner of your choosing.
swp
1. Whoo-hoo-hoo, look who knows so much. It just so happens that your friend here is only MOSTLY dead. There's a big difference between mostly dead and all dead. Mostly dead is slightly alive.
miracle max
2. You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
3. Please consider me as an alternative to suicide.
for each of these quotes from _history of the world, part 1_ name the actor who said it
4. It's good to be the king.
5. Your Majesty, you look like the piss-boy!
6. Treasure bath!
dom deluise as emperor nero
for each of these quotes, name the movie
7. I don't want to see a world without Augustus Waters in it.
8. Wonderful girl. Either I'm going to kill her or I'm beginning to like her.
9. And they probably redesigned the whole sickbay, too! I know engineers, they LOVE to change things.
for each of these quotes, name the writer *or* the book (some answers may be in multiple books, all will be scored as correct if cited)
10. "Rincewind's feet made their own decision and, from the point of view of his head, got it entirely wrong."
11. "Man is not made for defeat."
12. "Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works."
name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 total
--------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -----
Marc D 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
Mark B 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
Dan B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 7
Dan T 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4
Rob P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 4
--------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -----
totals 3 3 1 2 0 1 0 2 3 3 0 3 21
the winner by a landslide is Dan Blum!
hearty congratulations Dan! you get to host rotating quiz #159 in a manner of your choosing.
swp
Dan Blum
Oct 6, 2014, 10:29:45 PM10/6/14
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swp <Stephen...@gmail.com> wrote:
> name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 total
> --------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -----
> Marc D 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
> Mark B 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
> Dan B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 7
> Dan T 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4
> Rob P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 4
> --------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -----
> totals 3 3 1 2 0 1 0 2 3 3 0 3 21
> the winner by a landslide is Dan Blum!
> hearty congratulations Dan! you get to host rotating quiz #159 in a manner of your choosing.
Thanks. It will probably be a few days.
> name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 total
> --------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -----
> Marc D 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
> Mark B 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
> Dan B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 7
> Dan T 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4
> Rob P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 4
> --------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -----
> totals 3 3 1 2 0 1 0 2 3 3 0 3 21
> the winner by a landslide is Dan Blum!
> hearty congratulations Dan! you get to host rotating quiz #159 in a manner of your choosing.
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