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Mark Brader
Apr 14, 2016, 1:39:13 AM4/14/16
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-11-16,
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 the Bloor St. Irregulars,
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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 8, Round 4 - Sports - "Trivial Pursuit" Anachronisms
"Trivial Pursuit" is a board game first released at the end
of 1981. Some of the answers in its original "Genus edition",
however, are no longer correct because of the passage of time.
Here are 10 Sports & Leisure questions from the Genus edition
whose answers have changed.
For questions #1-8, you have to give the current answers. (If they
have changed again since this game was originally played, you must
give the newest answers.) For #9-10, we will give you the current
or recent answers, and you will name the questions.
1. Which woman has won the most Wimbledon singles championships
in the open era? In 1981 it was Billie Jean King.
2. Who has the most walks in the history of Major League Baseball?
In 1981 it was Babe Ruth.
3. In 1981 the question was who was the only pitcher to start for
both the American League and the National League in baseball's
All-Star Game, and the answer was Vida Blue. Three other
pitchers have now started for both the AL and NL in the
All-Star Game. Name *any one* of them.
4. Which non-quarterback has the most touchdowns in the NFL in
a single season? In 1981 it was O.J. Simpson, with 23 in 1975.
Who had 31 touchdowns (including 28 rushing) in 2006?
5. Who is the youngest golfer to win the Masters tournament in
the US? In 1981 it was Seve Ballesteros.
6. Who is the NHL's all-time leading point scorer? In 1981 it
was Gordie Howe.
7. Which professional sport has the highest total annual attendance
in the US? In 1981 it was horse racing. For the new answer,
in 2013 there were 2,345 different events with a total attendance
of over 70,000,000.
8. What is the biggest money-making gambling activity at Las
Vegas casinos? In 1981 it was craps. According to a 2008
Atlantic Monthly article, the new answer makes up about 70%
of the average Las Vegas casino's gambling income.
9. In 1981 the answer was Ingemar Johansson. When this game was
played on the date indicated above, it was Wladimir Klitschko.
Since then it's changed again. What was the question?
10. In 1981, the answer given by Trivial Pursuit was Jersey Joe
Walcott. This is no longer correct. The correct answer now
is George Foreman. What question was Trivial Pursuit asking?
After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Gur ynfg
gjb dhrfgvbaf ner obgu nobhg jbeyq urniljrvtug obkvat punzcvbaf.
Vs lbh fnvq gung zhpu -- vapyhqvat "urniljrvtug" -- gura gurer
vf na nqqvgvbany dhnyvsvpngvba eryngvat gb bgure punenpgrevfgvpf
bs gur crefba va rnpu pnfr, naq vs lbh qvqa'g fhccyl vg nyernql,
tb onpx naq qb fb.
* Game 8, Round 5 - Audio - Copyright Disputes
Surprise! You're getting the audio round again this game.
Sometimes songs sound very similar. Sometimes that leads to
copyright disputes. In each case, we will name the original
song and its performer, and you will be asked about the alleged
infringing song. Unless instructed otherwise, in each case name
*either* the band or singer (as applicable) *or* the title.
(In the original game you would also have heard a clip of the song,
but judging by the way music fans reacted at the game, I figure at
least some of these will be answerable without hearing the audio.
In compensation, I've changed the instructions to allow the title
of the allegedly infringing song as an answer.)
1. Original: "Taurus" (1968), by a band called Spirit. Accused:
a British band. They released the song in 1971, but the
copyright suit was not filed until 2014.
2. Original: "Take a Dive" (1999), by someone called Bryan Pringle.
Accused: an American band, in 2009.
3. Original: "If I Could Fly", Joe Satriani. Accused: a British
band, in 2009. The defendant won.
4. Original: "He's So Fine", the Chiffons. Accused: a British
singer in 1970. The plaintiff won in US federal court.
5. Original: "All Day and All of the Night" (1964), the Kinks.
Accused: an American band in 1968. The plaintiff won.
6. Original: "Run through the Jungle", Creedence Clearwater Revival.
Accused: an American man, in 1985. This was one of the most
famous and controversial copyright claims of all time.
7. Original: "The Air That I Breathe" (1972), performed by Albert
Hammond, co-written by him and Mike Hazlewood. Accused: the 1992
debut single by a British band. (Hint: it's not the Hollies.)
Hammond and Hazlewood received writing credits for the later
song.
8. Original: "I Wanna be your Boyfriend", by a little-known punk
band called the Rubinoos. Accused: A Canadian female artist,
in 2007. The case was settled. In this case you must name
the Canadian *singer*.
9. Original: "Eighties" by Killing Joke, 1984. Accused: an
American band, in 1992.
10. Original: "I Want A New Drug", Huey Lewis and the News.
Accused: the theme of a 1984 movie. In this case you must
name either the *movie* or the writer/performer.
* Game 8, Round 6 - Geography - It's a Country, Eh?
Almost all of the nearly 200 countries in the world contain the
letter A in their name. By this humble author's account, only
31 countries do not. Here are 10 geography-based trivia questions.
In each case, the answer will be a country with no A in its name.
Note: we are using the name of the country in English as listed
on the United Nations web site; for example, France, not French
Republic.
Remember: there is no letter A in any of the answers.
1. According to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund,
which founding member of the European Economic Community has
the highest GDP per capita of any country in the world?
2. Please answer the previous question before decoding the rot13.
Gurer ner bayl gjb pbhagevrf va gur jbeyq jvgu na K va gurve
anzr. Yhkrzobhet vf bar; jung vf gur bgure?
3. The world's third-largest island is Borneo. There are three
countries located partly or wholly on Borneo. One is Indonesia;
a second is Malaysia; what is the third?
4. Canada and the USA have the world's longest border. Russia and
Kazakhstan have the second-longest. Of the two countries that
share the third-longest border, one starts and ends with A
while the other has no A in its name. Name the latter.
5. In which country that unified in 1990 will you find the
coffee-exporting port of Mocha ("MOH-ka"), after which the
drink mocha is named?
6. In which country will you find the only remaining one of the
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
7. Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao are the three main geographical
divisions of which archipelago nation?
8. There are only two double-landlocked countries in the world.
Double-landlocked means that it is entirely surrounded by
landlocked countries. Uzbekistan is one of the two. What is
the other? Hint: it's in Europe.
9. According to the CIA World Factbook, among European countries
Russia has the longest coastline and Norway the second-longest.
Which country comes third in Europe, with over 1,000 km more
coastline than #4, the UK?
10. Viti Levu and Vanua Levu are the two most important and populous
islands of which Pacific island nation?
--
Mark Brader | "Nitwit ideas are for emergencies. The rest of the
Toronto | time you go by the Book, which is mostly a collection
m...@vex.net | of nitwit ideas that worked." -- Niven & Pournelle
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 the Bloor St. Irregulars,
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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 8, Round 4 - Sports - "Trivial Pursuit" Anachronisms
"Trivial Pursuit" is a board game first released at the end
of 1981. Some of the answers in its original "Genus edition",
however, are no longer correct because of the passage of time.
Here are 10 Sports & Leisure questions from the Genus edition
whose answers have changed.
For questions #1-8, you have to give the current answers. (If they
have changed again since this game was originally played, you must
give the newest answers.) For #9-10, we will give you the current
or recent answers, and you will name the questions.
1. Which woman has won the most Wimbledon singles championships
in the open era? In 1981 it was Billie Jean King.
2. Who has the most walks in the history of Major League Baseball?
In 1981 it was Babe Ruth.
3. In 1981 the question was who was the only pitcher to start for
both the American League and the National League in baseball's
All-Star Game, and the answer was Vida Blue. Three other
pitchers have now started for both the AL and NL in the
All-Star Game. Name *any one* of them.
4. Which non-quarterback has the most touchdowns in the NFL in
a single season? In 1981 it was O.J. Simpson, with 23 in 1975.
Who had 31 touchdowns (including 28 rushing) in 2006?
5. Who is the youngest golfer to win the Masters tournament in
the US? In 1981 it was Seve Ballesteros.
6. Who is the NHL's all-time leading point scorer? In 1981 it
was Gordie Howe.
7. Which professional sport has the highest total annual attendance
in the US? In 1981 it was horse racing. For the new answer,
in 2013 there were 2,345 different events with a total attendance
of over 70,000,000.
8. What is the biggest money-making gambling activity at Las
Vegas casinos? In 1981 it was craps. According to a 2008
Atlantic Monthly article, the new answer makes up about 70%
of the average Las Vegas casino's gambling income.
9. In 1981 the answer was Ingemar Johansson. When this game was
played on the date indicated above, it was Wladimir Klitschko.
Since then it's changed again. What was the question?
10. In 1981, the answer given by Trivial Pursuit was Jersey Joe
Walcott. This is no longer correct. The correct answer now
is George Foreman. What question was Trivial Pursuit asking?
After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Gur ynfg
gjb dhrfgvbaf ner obgu nobhg jbeyq urniljrvtug obkvat punzcvbaf.
Vs lbh fnvq gung zhpu -- vapyhqvat "urniljrvtug" -- gura gurer
vf na nqqvgvbany dhnyvsvpngvba eryngvat gb bgure punenpgrevfgvpf
bs gur crefba va rnpu pnfr, naq vs lbh qvqa'g fhccyl vg nyernql,
tb onpx naq qb fb.
* Game 8, Round 5 - Audio - Copyright Disputes
Surprise! You're getting the audio round again this game.
Sometimes songs sound very similar. Sometimes that leads to
copyright disputes. In each case, we will name the original
song and its performer, and you will be asked about the alleged
infringing song. Unless instructed otherwise, in each case name
*either* the band or singer (as applicable) *or* the title.
(In the original game you would also have heard a clip of the song,
but judging by the way music fans reacted at the game, I figure at
least some of these will be answerable without hearing the audio.
In compensation, I've changed the instructions to allow the title
of the allegedly infringing song as an answer.)
1. Original: "Taurus" (1968), by a band called Spirit. Accused:
a British band. They released the song in 1971, but the
copyright suit was not filed until 2014.
2. Original: "Take a Dive" (1999), by someone called Bryan Pringle.
Accused: an American band, in 2009.
3. Original: "If I Could Fly", Joe Satriani. Accused: a British
band, in 2009. The defendant won.
4. Original: "He's So Fine", the Chiffons. Accused: a British
singer in 1970. The plaintiff won in US federal court.
5. Original: "All Day and All of the Night" (1964), the Kinks.
Accused: an American band in 1968. The plaintiff won.
6. Original: "Run through the Jungle", Creedence Clearwater Revival.
Accused: an American man, in 1985. This was one of the most
famous and controversial copyright claims of all time.
7. Original: "The Air That I Breathe" (1972), performed by Albert
Hammond, co-written by him and Mike Hazlewood. Accused: the 1992
debut single by a British band. (Hint: it's not the Hollies.)
Hammond and Hazlewood received writing credits for the later
song.
8. Original: "I Wanna be your Boyfriend", by a little-known punk
band called the Rubinoos. Accused: A Canadian female artist,
in 2007. The case was settled. In this case you must name
the Canadian *singer*.
9. Original: "Eighties" by Killing Joke, 1984. Accused: an
American band, in 1992.
10. Original: "I Want A New Drug", Huey Lewis and the News.
Accused: the theme of a 1984 movie. In this case you must
name either the *movie* or the writer/performer.
* Game 8, Round 6 - Geography - It's a Country, Eh?
Almost all of the nearly 200 countries in the world contain the
letter A in their name. By this humble author's account, only
31 countries do not. Here are 10 geography-based trivia questions.
In each case, the answer will be a country with no A in its name.
Note: we are using the name of the country in English as listed
on the United Nations web site; for example, France, not French
Republic.
Remember: there is no letter A in any of the answers.
1. According to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund,
which founding member of the European Economic Community has
the highest GDP per capita of any country in the world?
2. Please answer the previous question before decoding the rot13.
Gurer ner bayl gjb pbhagevrf va gur jbeyq jvgu na K va gurve
anzr. Yhkrzobhet vf bar; jung vf gur bgure?
3. The world's third-largest island is Borneo. There are three
countries located partly or wholly on Borneo. One is Indonesia;
a second is Malaysia; what is the third?
4. Canada and the USA have the world's longest border. Russia and
Kazakhstan have the second-longest. Of the two countries that
share the third-longest border, one starts and ends with A
while the other has no A in its name. Name the latter.
5. In which country that unified in 1990 will you find the
coffee-exporting port of Mocha ("MOH-ka"), after which the
drink mocha is named?
6. In which country will you find the only remaining one of the
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
7. Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao are the three main geographical
divisions of which archipelago nation?
8. There are only two double-landlocked countries in the world.
Double-landlocked means that it is entirely surrounded by
landlocked countries. Uzbekistan is one of the two. What is
the other? Hint: it's in Europe.
9. According to the CIA World Factbook, among European countries
Russia has the longest coastline and Norway the second-longest.
Which country comes third in Europe, with over 1,000 km more
coastline than #4, the UK?
10. Viti Levu and Vanua Levu are the two most important and populous
islands of which Pacific island nation?
--
Mark Brader | "Nitwit ideas are for emergencies. The rest of the
Toronto | time you go by the Book, which is mostly a collection
m...@vex.net | of nitwit ideas that worked." -- Niven & Pournelle
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Marc Dashevsky
Apr 14, 2016, 3:08:01 AM4/14/16
to
In article <R8SdnWaUdMqdsJLK...@giganews.com>, m...@vex.net says...
> 2. Who has the most walks in the history of Major League Baseball?
> In 1981 it was Babe Ruth.
Barry Bonds
> 3. In 1981 the question was who was the only pitcher to start for
> both the American League and the National League in baseball's
> All-Star Game, and the answer was Vida Blue. Three other
> pitchers have now started for both the AL and NL in the
> All-Star Game. Name *any one* of them.
Roger Clemens
> 4. Which non-quarterback has the most touchdowns in the NFL in
> a single season? In 1981 it was O.J. Simpson, with 23 in 1975.
> Who had 31 touchdowns (including 28 rushing) in 2006?
>
> 5. Who is the youngest golfer to win the Masters tournament in
> the US? In 1981 it was Seve Ballesteros.
Tiger Woods
> 6. Who is the NHL's all-time leading point scorer? In 1981 it
> was Gordie Howe.
Wayne Gretsky
> 7. Which professional sport has the highest total annual attendance
> in the US? In 1981 it was horse racing. For the new answer,
> in 2013 there were 2,345 different events with a total attendance
> of over 70,000,000.
NASCAR
> 8. What is the biggest money-making gambling activity at Las
> Vegas casinos? In 1981 it was craps. According to a 2008
> Atlantic Monthly article, the new answer makes up about 70%
> of the average Las Vegas casino's gambling income.
blackjack
> 9. In 1981 the answer was Ingemar Johansson. When this game was
> played on the date indicated above, it was Wladimir Klitschko.
> Since then it's changed again. What was the question?
Who was the most recent European to be WBA world heavyweight boxing champion?
> 10. In 1981, the answer given by Trivial Pursuit was Jersey Joe
> Walcott. This is no longer correct. The correct answer now
> is George Foreman. What question was Trivial Pursuit asking?
Who is the oldest WBA world heavyweight boxing champion?
> * Game 8, Round 5 - Audio - Copyright Disputes
>
> Surprise! You're getting the audio round again this game.
>
> Sometimes songs sound very similar. Sometimes that leads to
> copyright disputes. In each case, we will name the original
> song and its performer, and you will be asked about the alleged
> infringing song. Unless instructed otherwise, in each case name
> *either* the band or singer (as applicable) *or* the title.
>
> (In the original game you would also have heard a clip of the song,
> but judging by the way music fans reacted at the game, I figure at
> least some of these will be answerable without hearing the audio.
> In compensation, I've changed the instructions to allow the title
> of the allegedly infringing song as an answer.)
>
> 1. Original: "Taurus" (1968), by a band called Spirit. Accused:
> a British band. They released the song in 1971, but the
> copyright suit was not filed until 2014.
Led Zeppelin
> 2. Original: "Take a Dive" (1999), by someone called Bryan Pringle.
> Accused: an American band, in 2009.
>
> 3. Original: "If I Could Fly", Joe Satriani. Accused: a British
> band, in 2009. The defendant won.
>
> 4. Original: "He's So Fine", the Chiffons. Accused: a British
> singer in 1970. The plaintiff won in US federal court.
My Sweet Lord
> 5. Original: "All Day and All of the Night" (1964), the Kinks.
> Accused: an American band in 1968. The plaintiff won.
The Doors (this was a bogus outcome)
> 6. Original: "Run through the Jungle", Creedence Clearwater Revival.
> Accused: an American man, in 1985. This was one of the most
> famous and controversial copyright claims of all time.
John Fogerty
> 7. Original: "The Air That I Breathe" (1972), performed by Albert
> Hammond, co-written by him and Mike Hazlewood. Accused: the 1992
> debut single by a British band. (Hint: it's not the Hollies.)
> Hammond and Hazlewood received writing credits for the later
> song.
>
> 8. Original: "I Wanna be your Boyfriend", by a little-known punk
> band called the Rubinoos. Accused: A Canadian female artist,
> in 2007. The case was settled. In this case you must name
> the Canadian *singer*.
Avril Lavigne
> 9. Original: "Eighties" by Killing Joke, 1984. Accused: an
> American band, in 1992.
>
> 10. Original: "I Want A New Drug", Huey Lewis and the News.
> Accused: the theme of a 1984 movie. In this case you must
> name either the *movie* or the writer/performer.
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 6 - Geography - It's a Country, Eh?
>
> Almost all of the nearly 200 countries in the world contain the
> letter A in their name. By this humble author's account, only
> 31 countries do not. Here are 10 geography-based trivia questions.
> In each case, the answer will be a country with no A in its name.
>
> Note: we are using the name of the country in English as listed
> on the United Nations web site; for example, France, not French
> Republic.
>
> Remember: there is no letter A in any of the answers.
>
> 1. According to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund,
> which founding member of the European Economic Community has
> the highest GDP per capita of any country in the world?
Luxembourg
> 2. There are only two countries in the world with an X in their
> name. Luxembourg is one; what is the other?
Mexico
> 3. The world's third-largest island is Borneo. There are three
> countries located partly or wholly on Borneo. One is Indonesia;
> a second is Malaysia; what is the third?
Brunei
> 4. Canada and the USA have the world's longest border. Russia and
> Kazakhstan have the second-longest. Of the two countries that
> share the third-longest border, one starts and ends with A
> while the other has no A in its name. Name the latter.
Chile
> 5. In which country that unified in 1990 will you find the
> coffee-exporting port of Mocha ("MOH-ka"), after which the
> drink mocha is named?
Yemen
> 6. In which country will you find the only remaining one of the
> Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
Egypt
> 7. Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao are the three main geographical
> divisions of which archipelago nation?
Philippines
> 8. There are only two double-landlocked countries in the world.
> Double-landlocked means that it is entirely surrounded by
> landlocked countries. Uzbekistan is one of the two. What is
> the other? Hint: it's in Europe.
Lichtenstein
> 9. According to the CIA World Factbook, among European countries
> Russia has the longest coastline and Norway the second-longest.
> Which country comes third in Europe, with over 1,000 km more
> coastline than #4, the UK?
Greece
> 10. Viti Levu and Vanua Levu are the two most important and populous
> islands of which Pacific island nation?
Fiji
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
> * Game 8, Round 4 - Sports - "Trivial Pursuit" Anachronisms
>
> "Trivial Pursuit" is a board game first released at the end
> of 1981. Some of the answers in its original "Genus edition",
> however, are no longer correct because of the passage of time.
> Here are 10 Sports & Leisure questions from the Genus edition
> whose answers have changed.
>
> For questions #1-8, you have to give the current answers. (If they
> have changed again since this game was originally played, you must
> give the newest answers.) For #9-10, we will give you the current
> or recent answers, and you will name the questions.
>
> 1. Which woman has won the most Wimbledon singles championships
> in the open era? In 1981 it was Billie Jean King.
Serena Williams
>
> "Trivial Pursuit" is a board game first released at the end
> of 1981. Some of the answers in its original "Genus edition",
> however, are no longer correct because of the passage of time.
> Here are 10 Sports & Leisure questions from the Genus edition
> whose answers have changed.
>
> For questions #1-8, you have to give the current answers. (If they
> have changed again since this game was originally played, you must
> give the newest answers.) For #9-10, we will give you the current
> or recent answers, and you will name the questions.
>
> 1. Which woman has won the most Wimbledon singles championships
> in the open era? In 1981 it was Billie Jean King.
> 2. Who has the most walks in the history of Major League Baseball?
> In 1981 it was Babe Ruth.
> 3. In 1981 the question was who was the only pitcher to start for
> both the American League and the National League in baseball's
> All-Star Game, and the answer was Vida Blue. Three other
> pitchers have now started for both the AL and NL in the
> All-Star Game. Name *any one* of them.
> 4. Which non-quarterback has the most touchdowns in the NFL in
> a single season? In 1981 it was O.J. Simpson, with 23 in 1975.
> Who had 31 touchdowns (including 28 rushing) in 2006?
>
> 5. Who is the youngest golfer to win the Masters tournament in
> the US? In 1981 it was Seve Ballesteros.
> 6. Who is the NHL's all-time leading point scorer? In 1981 it
> was Gordie Howe.
> 7. Which professional sport has the highest total annual attendance
> in the US? In 1981 it was horse racing. For the new answer,
> in 2013 there were 2,345 different events with a total attendance
> of over 70,000,000.
> 8. What is the biggest money-making gambling activity at Las
> Vegas casinos? In 1981 it was craps. According to a 2008
> Atlantic Monthly article, the new answer makes up about 70%
> of the average Las Vegas casino's gambling income.
> 9. In 1981 the answer was Ingemar Johansson. When this game was
> played on the date indicated above, it was Wladimir Klitschko.
> Since then it's changed again. What was the question?
> 10. In 1981, the answer given by Trivial Pursuit was Jersey Joe
> Walcott. This is no longer correct. The correct answer now
> is George Foreman. What question was Trivial Pursuit asking?
> * Game 8, Round 5 - Audio - Copyright Disputes
>
> Surprise! You're getting the audio round again this game.
>
> Sometimes songs sound very similar. Sometimes that leads to
> copyright disputes. In each case, we will name the original
> song and its performer, and you will be asked about the alleged
> infringing song. Unless instructed otherwise, in each case name
> *either* the band or singer (as applicable) *or* the title.
>
> (In the original game you would also have heard a clip of the song,
> but judging by the way music fans reacted at the game, I figure at
> least some of these will be answerable without hearing the audio.
> In compensation, I've changed the instructions to allow the title
> of the allegedly infringing song as an answer.)
>
> 1. Original: "Taurus" (1968), by a band called Spirit. Accused:
> a British band. They released the song in 1971, but the
> copyright suit was not filed until 2014.
> 2. Original: "Take a Dive" (1999), by someone called Bryan Pringle.
> Accused: an American band, in 2009.
>
> 3. Original: "If I Could Fly", Joe Satriani. Accused: a British
> band, in 2009. The defendant won.
>
> 4. Original: "He's So Fine", the Chiffons. Accused: a British
> singer in 1970. The plaintiff won in US federal court.
> 5. Original: "All Day and All of the Night" (1964), the Kinks.
> Accused: an American band in 1968. The plaintiff won.
> 6. Original: "Run through the Jungle", Creedence Clearwater Revival.
> Accused: an American man, in 1985. This was one of the most
> famous and controversial copyright claims of all time.
> 7. Original: "The Air That I Breathe" (1972), performed by Albert
> Hammond, co-written by him and Mike Hazlewood. Accused: the 1992
> debut single by a British band. (Hint: it's not the Hollies.)
> Hammond and Hazlewood received writing credits for the later
> song.
>
> 8. Original: "I Wanna be your Boyfriend", by a little-known punk
> band called the Rubinoos. Accused: A Canadian female artist,
> in 2007. The case was settled. In this case you must name
> the Canadian *singer*.
> 9. Original: "Eighties" by Killing Joke, 1984. Accused: an
> American band, in 1992.
>
> 10. Original: "I Want A New Drug", Huey Lewis and the News.
> Accused: the theme of a 1984 movie. In this case you must
> name either the *movie* or the writer/performer.
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 6 - Geography - It's a Country, Eh?
>
> Almost all of the nearly 200 countries in the world contain the
> letter A in their name. By this humble author's account, only
> 31 countries do not. Here are 10 geography-based trivia questions.
> In each case, the answer will be a country with no A in its name.
>
> Note: we are using the name of the country in English as listed
> on the United Nations web site; for example, France, not French
> Republic.
>
> Remember: there is no letter A in any of the answers.
>
> 1. According to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund,
> which founding member of the European Economic Community has
> the highest GDP per capita of any country in the world?
> 2. There are only two countries in the world with an X in their
> name. Luxembourg is one; what is the other?
Mexico
> 3. The world's third-largest island is Borneo. There are three
> countries located partly or wholly on Borneo. One is Indonesia;
> a second is Malaysia; what is the third?
> 4. Canada and the USA have the world's longest border. Russia and
> Kazakhstan have the second-longest. Of the two countries that
> share the third-longest border, one starts and ends with A
> while the other has no A in its name. Name the latter.
> 5. In which country that unified in 1990 will you find the
> coffee-exporting port of Mocha ("MOH-ka"), after which the
> drink mocha is named?
> 6. In which country will you find the only remaining one of the
> Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
> 7. Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao are the three main geographical
> divisions of which archipelago nation?
> 8. There are only two double-landlocked countries in the world.
> Double-landlocked means that it is entirely surrounded by
> landlocked countries. Uzbekistan is one of the two. What is
> the other? Hint: it's in Europe.
> 9. According to the CIA World Factbook, among European countries
> Russia has the longest coastline and Norway the second-longest.
> Which country comes third in Europe, with over 1,000 km more
> coastline than #4, the UK?
> 10. Viti Levu and Vanua Levu are the two most important and populous
> islands of which Pacific island nation?
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Dan Tilque
Apr 14, 2016, 3:45:21 AM4/14/16
to
Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 4 - Sports - "Trivial Pursuit" Anachronisms
>
> "Trivial Pursuit" is a board game first released at the end
> of 1981. Some of the answers in its original "Genus edition",
> however, are no longer correct because of the passage of time.
> Here are 10 Sports & Leisure questions from the Genus edition
> whose answers have changed.
>
> For questions #1-8, you have to give the current answers. (If they
> have changed again since this game was originally played, you must
> give the newest answers.) For #9-10, we will give you the current
> or recent answers, and you will name the questions.
>
> 1. Which woman has won the most Wimbledon singles championships
> in the open era? In 1981 it was Billie Jean King.
Navratilova
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 4 - Sports - "Trivial Pursuit" Anachronisms
>
> "Trivial Pursuit" is a board game first released at the end
> of 1981. Some of the answers in its original "Genus edition",
> however, are no longer correct because of the passage of time.
> Here are 10 Sports & Leisure questions from the Genus edition
> whose answers have changed.
>
> For questions #1-8, you have to give the current answers. (If they
> have changed again since this game was originally played, you must
> give the newest answers.) For #9-10, we will give you the current
> or recent answers, and you will name the questions.
>
> 1. Which woman has won the most Wimbledon singles championships
> in the open era? In 1981 it was Billie Jean King.
>
> 2. Who has the most walks in the history of Major League Baseball?
> In 1981 it was Babe Ruth.
>
> 3. In 1981 the question was who was the only pitcher to start for
> both the American League and the National League in baseball's
> All-Star Game, and the answer was Vida Blue. Three other
> pitchers have now started for both the AL and NL in the
> All-Star Game. Name *any one* of them.
>
> 4. Which non-quarterback has the most touchdowns in the NFL in
> a single season? In 1981 it was O.J. Simpson, with 23 in 1975.
> Who had 31 touchdowns (including 28 rushing) in 2006?
>
> 5. Who is the youngest golfer to win the Masters tournament in
> the US? In 1981 it was Seve Ballesteros.
>
> 6. Who is the NHL's all-time leading point scorer? In 1981 it
> was Gordie Howe.
>
> 7. Which professional sport has the highest total annual attendance
> in the US? In 1981 it was horse racing. For the new answer,
> in 2013 there were 2,345 different events with a total attendance
> of over 70,000,000.
>
> 8. What is the biggest money-making gambling activity at Las
> Vegas casinos? In 1981 it was craps. According to a 2008
> Atlantic Monthly article, the new answer makes up about 70%
> of the average Las Vegas casino's gambling income.
>
> 9. In 1981 the answer was Ingemar Johansson. When this game was
> played on the date indicated above, it was Wladimir Klitschko.
> Since then it's changed again. What was the question?
>
> 10. In 1981, the answer given by Trivial Pursuit was Jersey Joe
> Walcott. This is no longer correct. The correct answer now
> is George Foreman. What question was Trivial Pursuit asking?
>
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Gur ynfg
> gjb dhrfgvbaf ner obgu nobhg jbeyq urniljrvtug obkvat punzcvbaf.
> Vs lbh fnvq gung zhpu -- vapyhqvat "urniljrvtug" -- gura gurer
> vf na nqqvgvbany dhnyvsvpngvba eryngvat gb bgure punenpgrevfgvpf
> bs gur crefba va rnpu pnfr, naq vs lbh qvqa'g fhccyl vg nyernql,
> tb onpx naq qb fb.
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 5 - Audio - Copyright Disputes
>
> Surprise! You're getting the audio round again this game.
>
> Sometimes songs sound very similar. Sometimes that leads to
> copyright disputes. In each case, we will name the original
> song and its performer, and you will be asked about the alleged
> infringing song. Unless instructed otherwise, in each case name
> *either* the band or singer (as applicable) *or* the title.
>
> (In the original game you would also have heard a clip of the song,
> but judging by the way music fans reacted at the game, I figure at
> least some of these will be answerable without hearing the audio.
> In compensation, I've changed the instructions to allow the title
> of the allegedly infringing song as an answer.)
>
> 1. Original: "Taurus" (1968), by a band called Spirit. Accused:
> a British band. They released the song in 1971, but the
> copyright suit was not filed until 2014.
>
> 2. Original: "Take a Dive" (1999), by someone called Bryan Pringle.
> Accused: an American band, in 2009.
>
> 3. Original: "If I Could Fly", Joe Satriani. Accused: a British
> band, in 2009. The defendant won.
>
> 4. Original: "He's So Fine", the Chiffons. Accused: a British
> singer in 1970. The plaintiff won in US federal court.
>
> 2. Please answer the previous question before decoding the rot13.
> Gurer ner bayl gjb pbhagevrf va gur jbeyq jvgu na K va gurve
> anzr. Yhkrzobhet vf bar; jung vf gur bgure?
>
> 3. The world's third-largest island is Borneo. There are three
> countries located partly or wholly on Borneo. One is Indonesia;
> a second is Malaysia; what is the third?
>
> 4. Canada and the USA have the world's longest border. Russia and
> Kazakhstan have the second-longest. Of the two countries that
> share the third-longest border, one starts and ends with A
> while the other has no A in its name. Name the latter.
>
> 5. In which country that unified in 1990 will you find the
> coffee-exporting port of Mocha ("MOH-ka"), after which the
> drink mocha is named?
>
> 6. In which country will you find the only remaining one of the
> Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
>
> 7. Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao are the three main geographical
> divisions of which archipelago nation?
>
> 8. There are only two double-landlocked countries in the world.
> Double-landlocked means that it is entirely surrounded by
> landlocked countries. Uzbekistan is one of the two. What is
> the other? Hint: it's in Europe.
>
> 9. According to the CIA World Factbook, among European countries
> Russia has the longest coastline and Norway the second-longest.
> Which country comes third in Europe, with over 1,000 km more
> coastline than #4, the UK?
>
> 10. Viti Levu and Vanua Levu are the two most important and populous
> islands of which Pacific island nation?
--
Dan Tilque
Calvin
Apr 14, 2016, 5:10:11 AM4/14/16
to
On Thursday, April 14, 2016 at 3:39:13 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 8, Round 4 - Sports - "Trivial Pursuit" Anachronisms
>
> "Trivial Pursuit" is a board game first released at the end
> of 1981. Some of the answers in its original "Genus edition",
> however, are no longer correct because of the passage of time.
> Here are 10 Sports & Leisure questions from the Genus edition
> whose answers have changed.
>
> For questions #1-8, you have to give the current answers. (If they
> have changed again since this game was originally played, you must
> give the newest answers.) For #9-10, we will give you the current
> or recent answers, and you will name the questions.
>
> 1. Which woman has won the most Wimbledon singles championships
> in the open era? In 1981 it was Billie Jean King.
Navratilova
> * Game 8, Round 4 - Sports - "Trivial Pursuit" Anachronisms
>
> "Trivial Pursuit" is a board game first released at the end
> of 1981. Some of the answers in its original "Genus edition",
> however, are no longer correct because of the passage of time.
> Here are 10 Sports & Leisure questions from the Genus edition
> whose answers have changed.
>
> For questions #1-8, you have to give the current answers. (If they
> have changed again since this game was originally played, you must
> give the newest answers.) For #9-10, we will give you the current
> or recent answers, and you will name the questions.
>
> 1. Which woman has won the most Wimbledon singles championships
> in the open era? In 1981 it was Billie Jean King.
> 2. Who has the most walks in the history of Major League Baseball?
> In 1981 it was Babe Ruth.
> 3. In 1981 the question was who was the only pitcher to start for
> both the American League and the National League in baseball's
> All-Star Game, and the answer was Vida Blue. Three other
> pitchers have now started for both the AL and NL in the
> All-Star Game. Name *any one* of them.
> 4. Which non-quarterback has the most touchdowns in the NFL in
> a single season? In 1981 it was O.J. Simpson, with 23 in 1975.
> Who had 31 touchdowns (including 28 rushing) in 2006?
> 5. Who is the youngest golfer to win the Masters tournament in
> the US? In 1981 it was Seve Ballesteros.
> 6. Who is the NHL's all-time leading point scorer? In 1981 it
> was Gordie Howe.
> 7. Which professional sport has the highest total annual attendance
> in the US? In 1981 it was horse racing. For the new answer,
> in 2013 there were 2,345 different events with a total attendance
> of over 70,000,000.
> 8. What is the biggest money-making gambling activity at Las
> Vegas casinos? In 1981 it was craps. According to a 2008
> Atlantic Monthly article, the new answer makes up about 70%
> of the average Las Vegas casino's gambling income.
> 9. In 1981 the answer was Ingemar Johansson. When this game was
> played on the date indicated above, it was Wladimir Klitschko.
> Since then it's changed again. What was the question?
> 10. In 1981, the answer given by Trivial Pursuit was Jersey Joe
> Walcott. This is no longer correct. The correct answer now
> is George Foreman. What question was Trivial Pursuit asking?
> * Game 8, Round 5 - Audio - Copyright Disputes
>
> Surprise! You're getting the audio round again this game.
>
> Sometimes songs sound very similar. Sometimes that leads to
> copyright disputes. In each case, we will name the original
> song and its performer, and you will be asked about the alleged
> infringing song. Unless instructed otherwise, in each case name
> *either* the band or singer (as applicable) *or* the title.
>
> (In the original game you would also have heard a clip of the song,
> but judging by the way music fans reacted at the game, I figure at
> least some of these will be answerable without hearing the audio.
> In compensation, I've changed the instructions to allow the title
> of the allegedly infringing song as an answer.)
>
> 1. Original: "Taurus" (1968), by a band called Spirit. Accused:
> a British band. They released the song in 1971, but the
> copyright suit was not filed until 2014.
> 2. Original: "Take a Dive" (1999), by someone called Bryan Pringle.
> Accused: an American band, in 2009.
>
> 3. Original: "If I Could Fly", Joe Satriani. Accused: a British
> band, in 2009. The defendant won.
>
> 4. Original: "He's So Fine", the Chiffons. Accused: a British
> singer in 1970. The plaintiff won in US federal court.
>
> 5. Original: "All Day and All of the Night" (1964), the Kinks.
> Accused: an American band in 1968. The plaintiff won.
>
> 6. Original: "Run through the Jungle", Creedence Clearwater Revival.
> Accused: an American man, in 1985. This was one of the most
> famous and controversial copyright claims of all time.
>
> 7. Original: "The Air That I Breathe" (1972), performed by Albert
> Hammond, co-written by him and Mike Hazlewood. Accused: the 1992
> debut single by a British band. (Hint: it's not the Hollies.)
> Hammond and Hazlewood received writing credits for the later
> song.
Oasis, Blur
> 7. Original: "The Air That I Breathe" (1972), performed by Albert
> Hammond, co-written by him and Mike Hazlewood. Accused: the 1992
> debut single by a British band. (Hint: it's not the Hollies.)
> Hammond and Hazlewood received writing credits for the later
> song.
> 8. Original: "I Wanna be your Boyfriend", by a little-known punk
> band called the Rubinoos. Accused: A Canadian female artist,
> in 2007. The case was settled. In this case you must name
> the Canadian *singer*.
> 9. Original: "Eighties" by Killing Joke, 1984. Accused: an
> American band, in 1992.
>
> 10. Original: "I Want A New Drug", Huey Lewis and the News.
> Accused: the theme of a 1984 movie. In this case you must
> name either the *movie* or the writer/performer.
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 6 - Geography - It's a Country, Eh?
>
> Almost all of the nearly 200 countries in the world contain the
> letter A in their name. By this humble author's account, only
> 31 countries do not. Here are 10 geography-based trivia questions.
> In each case, the answer will be a country with no A in its name.
>
> Note: we are using the name of the country in English as listed
> on the United Nations web site; for example, France, not French
> Republic.
>
> Remember: there is no letter A in any of the answers.
>
> 1. According to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund,
> which founding member of the European Economic Community has
> the highest GDP per capita of any country in the world?
> 2. Please answer the previous question before decoding the rot13.
> Gurer ner bayl gjb pbhagevrf va gur jbeyq jvgu na K va gurve
> anzr. Yhkrzobhet vf bar; jung vf gur bgure?
> 3. The world's third-largest island is Borneo. There are three
> countries located partly or wholly on Borneo. One is Indonesia;
> a second is Malaysia; what is the third?
> 4. Canada and the USA have the world's longest border. Russia and
> Kazakhstan have the second-longest. Of the two countries that
> share the third-longest border, one starts and ends with A
> while the other has no A in its name. Name the latter.
> 5. In which country that unified in 1990 will you find the
> coffee-exporting port of Mocha ("MOH-ka"), after which the
> drink mocha is named?
> 6. In which country will you find the only remaining one of the
> Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
> 7. Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao are the three main geographical
> divisions of which archipelago nation?
> 8. There are only two double-landlocked countries in the world.
> Double-landlocked means that it is entirely surrounded by
> landlocked countries. Uzbekistan is one of the two. What is
> the other? Hint: it's in Europe.
> 9. According to the CIA World Factbook, among European countries
> Russia has the longest coastline and Norway the second-longest.
> Which country comes third in Europe, with over 1,000 km more
> coastline than #4, the UK?
> 10. Viti Levu and Vanua Levu are the two most important and populous
> islands of which Pacific island nation?
They were great questions!
cheers,
calvin
Joshua Kreitzer
Apr 14, 2016, 9:46:16 AM4/14/16
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:R8SdnWaUdMqdsJLKnZ2dnUU7-
YnN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 8, Round 4 - Sports - "Trivial Pursuit" Anachronisms
>
> "Trivial Pursuit" is a board game first released at the end
> of 1981. Some of the answers in its original "Genus edition",
> however, are no longer correct because of the passage of time.
> Here are 10 Sports & Leisure questions from the Genus edition
> whose answers have changed.
>
> For questions #1-8, you have to give the current answers. (If they
> have changed again since this game was originally played, you must
> give the newest answers.) For #9-10, we will give you the current
> or recent answers, and you will name the questions.
>
> 1. Which woman has won the most Wimbledon singles championships
> in the open era? In 1981 it was Billie Jean King.
Serena Williams; Martina Navratilova
> 2. Who has the most walks in the history of Major League Baseball?
> In 1981 it was Babe Ruth.
Barry Bonds
> 5. Who is the youngest golfer to win the Masters tournament in
> the US? In 1981 it was Seve Ballesteros.
Tiger Woods
> 6. Who is the NHL's all-time leading point scorer? In 1981 it
> was Gordie Howe.
Wayne Gretzky
> 7. Which professional sport has the highest total annual attendance
> in the US? In 1981 it was horse racing. For the new answer,
> in 2013 there were 2,345 different events with a total attendance
> of over 70,000,000.
Major League Baseball
> 8. What is the biggest money-making gambling activity at Las
> Vegas casinos? In 1981 it was craps. According to a 2008
> Atlantic Monthly article, the new answer makes up about 70%
> of the average Las Vegas casino's gambling income.
slot machines
> 10. In 1981, the answer given by Trivial Pursuit was Jersey Joe
> Walcott. This is no longer correct. The correct answer now
> is George Foreman. What question was Trivial Pursuit asking?
Who is the oldest man to become the heavyweight boxing champion?
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Gur ynfg
> gjb dhrfgvbaf ner obgu nobhg jbeyq urniljrvtug obkvat punzcvbaf.
> Vs lbh fnvq gung zhpu -- vapyhqvat "urniljrvtug" -- gura gurer
> vf na nqqvgvbany dhnyvsvpngvba eryngvat gb bgure punenpgrevfgvpf
> bs gur crefba va rnpu pnfr, naq vs lbh qvqa'g fhccyl vg nyernql,
> tb onpx naq qb fb.
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 5 - Audio - Copyright Disputes
>
> 4. Original: "He's So Fine", the Chiffons. Accused: a British
> singer in 1970. The plaintiff won in US federal court.
George Harrison; "My Sweet Lord"
> 5. Original: "All Day and All of the Night" (1964), the Kinks.
> Accused: an American band in 1968. The plaintiff won.
The Doors; "Hello, I Love You"
> 6. Original: "Run through the Jungle", Creedence Clearwater Revival.
> Accused: an American man, in 1985. This was one of the most
> famous and controversial copyright claims of all time.
John Fogerty; "The Old Man Down the Road"
> 8. Original: "I Wanna be your Boyfriend", by a little-known punk
> band called the Rubinoos. Accused: A Canadian female artist,
> in 2007. The case was settled. In this case you must name
> the Canadian *singer*.
Avril Lavigne
> 10. Original: "I Want A New Drug", Huey Lewis and the News.
> Accused: the theme of a 1984 movie. In this case you must
> name either the *movie* or the writer/performer.
"Ghostbusters"; Ray Parker Jr.
> * Game 8, Round 6 - Geography - It's a Country, Eh?
>
> Almost all of the nearly 200 countries in the world contain the
> letter A in their name. By this humble author's account, only
> 31 countries do not. Here are 10 geography-based trivia questions.
> In each case, the answer will be a country with no A in its name.
>
> 2. Please answer the previous question before decoding the rot13.
> Gurer ner bayl gjb pbhagevrf va gur jbeyq jvgu na K va gurve
> anzr. Yhkrzobhet vf bar; jung vf gur bgure?
Mexico
> 3. The world's third-largest island is Borneo. There are three
> countries located partly or wholly on Borneo. One is Indonesia;
> a second is Malaysia; what is the third?
Brunei
> 4. Canada and the USA have the world's longest border. Russia and
> Kazakhstan have the second-longest. Of the two countries that
> share the third-longest border, one starts and ends with A
> while the other has no A in its name. Name the latter.
Chile
> 5. In which country that unified in 1990 will you find the
> coffee-exporting port of Mocha ("MOH-ka"), after which the
> drink mocha is named?
Yemen
> 6. In which country will you find the only remaining one of the
> Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
Egypt
> 7. Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao are the three main geographical
> divisions of which archipelago nation?
Philippines
> 8. There are only two double-landlocked countries in the world.
> Double-landlocked means that it is entirely surrounded by
> landlocked countries. Uzbekistan is one of the two. What is
> the other? Hint: it's in Europe.
Liechtenstein
> 9. According to the CIA World Factbook, among European countries
> Russia has the longest coastline and Norway the second-longest.
> Which country comes third in Europe, with over 1,000 km more
> coastline than #4, the UK?
Greece
> 10. Viti Levu and Vanua Levu are the two most important and populous
> islands of which Pacific island nation?
Fiji
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
YnN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 8, Round 4 - Sports - "Trivial Pursuit" Anachronisms
>
> "Trivial Pursuit" is a board game first released at the end
> of 1981. Some of the answers in its original "Genus edition",
> however, are no longer correct because of the passage of time.
> Here are 10 Sports & Leisure questions from the Genus edition
> whose answers have changed.
>
> For questions #1-8, you have to give the current answers. (If they
> have changed again since this game was originally played, you must
> give the newest answers.) For #9-10, we will give you the current
> or recent answers, and you will name the questions.
>
> 1. Which woman has won the most Wimbledon singles championships
> in the open era? In 1981 it was Billie Jean King.
> 2. Who has the most walks in the history of Major League Baseball?
> In 1981 it was Babe Ruth.
> 5. Who is the youngest golfer to win the Masters tournament in
> the US? In 1981 it was Seve Ballesteros.
> 6. Who is the NHL's all-time leading point scorer? In 1981 it
> was Gordie Howe.
> 7. Which professional sport has the highest total annual attendance
> in the US? In 1981 it was horse racing. For the new answer,
> in 2013 there were 2,345 different events with a total attendance
> of over 70,000,000.
> 8. What is the biggest money-making gambling activity at Las
> Vegas casinos? In 1981 it was craps. According to a 2008
> Atlantic Monthly article, the new answer makes up about 70%
> of the average Las Vegas casino's gambling income.
> 10. In 1981, the answer given by Trivial Pursuit was Jersey Joe
> Walcott. This is no longer correct. The correct answer now
> is George Foreman. What question was Trivial Pursuit asking?
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Gur ynfg
> gjb dhrfgvbaf ner obgu nobhg jbeyq urniljrvtug obkvat punzcvbaf.
> Vs lbh fnvq gung zhpu -- vapyhqvat "urniljrvtug" -- gura gurer
> vf na nqqvgvbany dhnyvsvpngvba eryngvat gb bgure punenpgrevfgvpf
> bs gur crefba va rnpu pnfr, naq vs lbh qvqa'g fhccyl vg nyernql,
> tb onpx naq qb fb.
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 5 - Audio - Copyright Disputes
>
> Sometimes songs sound very similar. Sometimes that leads to
> copyright disputes. In each case, we will name the original
> song and its performer, and you will be asked about the alleged
> infringing song. Unless instructed otherwise, in each case name
> *either* the band or singer (as applicable) *or* the title.
>
> copyright disputes. In each case, we will name the original
> song and its performer, and you will be asked about the alleged
> infringing song. Unless instructed otherwise, in each case name
> *either* the band or singer (as applicable) *or* the title.
>
> 1. Original: "Taurus" (1968), by a band called Spirit. Accused:
> a British band. They released the song in 1971, but the
> copyright suit was not filed until 2014.
Led Zeppelin; "Stairway to Heaven"
> a British band. They released the song in 1971, but the
> copyright suit was not filed until 2014.
> 4. Original: "He's So Fine", the Chiffons. Accused: a British
> singer in 1970. The plaintiff won in US federal court.
> 5. Original: "All Day and All of the Night" (1964), the Kinks.
> Accused: an American band in 1968. The plaintiff won.
> 6. Original: "Run through the Jungle", Creedence Clearwater Revival.
> Accused: an American man, in 1985. This was one of the most
> famous and controversial copyright claims of all time.
> 8. Original: "I Wanna be your Boyfriend", by a little-known punk
> band called the Rubinoos. Accused: A Canadian female artist,
> in 2007. The case was settled. In this case you must name
> the Canadian *singer*.
> 10. Original: "I Want A New Drug", Huey Lewis and the News.
> Accused: the theme of a 1984 movie. In this case you must
> name either the *movie* or the writer/performer.
> * Game 8, Round 6 - Geography - It's a Country, Eh?
>
> Almost all of the nearly 200 countries in the world contain the
> letter A in their name. By this humble author's account, only
> 31 countries do not. Here are 10 geography-based trivia questions.
> In each case, the answer will be a country with no A in its name.
>
> 1. According to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund,
> which founding member of the European Economic Community has
> the highest GDP per capita of any country in the world?
Luxembourg
> which founding member of the European Economic Community has
> the highest GDP per capita of any country in the world?
> 2. Please answer the previous question before decoding the rot13.
> Gurer ner bayl gjb pbhagevrf va gur jbeyq jvgu na K va gurve
> anzr. Yhkrzobhet vf bar; jung vf gur bgure?
> 3. The world's third-largest island is Borneo. There are three
> countries located partly or wholly on Borneo. One is Indonesia;
> a second is Malaysia; what is the third?
> 4. Canada and the USA have the world's longest border. Russia and
> Kazakhstan have the second-longest. Of the two countries that
> share the third-longest border, one starts and ends with A
> while the other has no A in its name. Name the latter.
> 5. In which country that unified in 1990 will you find the
> coffee-exporting port of Mocha ("MOH-ka"), after which the
> drink mocha is named?
> 6. In which country will you find the only remaining one of the
> Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
> 7. Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao are the three main geographical
> divisions of which archipelago nation?
> 8. There are only two double-landlocked countries in the world.
> Double-landlocked means that it is entirely surrounded by
> landlocked countries. Uzbekistan is one of the two. What is
> the other? Hint: it's in Europe.
> 9. According to the CIA World Factbook, among European countries
> Russia has the longest coastline and Norway the second-longest.
> Which country comes third in Europe, with over 1,000 km more
> coastline than #4, the UK?
> 10. Viti Levu and Vanua Levu are the two most important and populous
> islands of which Pacific island nation?
--
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Pete
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>
> 2. Who has the most walks in the history of Major League Baseball?
> In 1981 it was Babe Ruth.
>
> 3. In 1981 the question was who was the only pitcher to start for
> both the American League and the National League in baseball's
> All-Star Game, and the answer was Vida Blue. Three other
> pitchers have now started for both the AL and NL in the
> All-Star Game. Name *any one* of them.
>
> 4. Which non-quarterback has the most touchdowns in the NFL in
> a single season? In 1981 it was O.J. Simpson, with 23 in 1975.
> Who had 31 touchdowns (including 28 rushing) in 2006?
>
> 5. Who is the youngest golfer to win the Masters tournament in
> the US? In 1981 it was Seve Ballesteros.
>
> 6. Who is the NHL's all-time leading point scorer? In 1981 it
> was Gordie Howe.
>
> 7. Which professional sport has the highest total annual attendance
> in the US? In 1981 it was horse racing. For the new answer,
> in 2013 there were 2,345 different events with a total attendance
> of over 70,000,000.
>
> 8. What is the biggest money-making gambling activity at Las
> Vegas casinos? In 1981 it was craps. According to a 2008
> Atlantic Monthly article, the new answer makes up about 70%
> of the average Las Vegas casino's gambling income.
>
> 9. In 1981 the answer was Ingemar Johansson. When this game was
> played on the date indicated above, it was Wladimir Klitschko.
> Since then it's changed again. What was the question?
>
> 10. In 1981, the answer given by Trivial Pursuit was Jersey Joe
> Walcott. This is no longer correct. The correct answer now
> is George Foreman. What question was Trivial Pursuit asking?
>
> 5. Original: "All Day and All of the Night" (1964), the Kinks.
> Accused: an American band in 1968. The plaintiff won.
>
> 6. Original: "Run through the Jungle", Creedence Clearwater Revival.
> Accused: an American man, in 1985. This was one of the most
> famous and controversial copyright claims of all time.
>
> 7. Original: "The Air That I Breathe" (1972), performed by Albert
> Hammond, co-written by him and Mike Hazlewood. Accused: the 1992
> debut single by a British band. (Hint: it's not the Hollies.)
> Hammond and Hazlewood received writing credits for the later
> song.
>
> 8. Original: "I Wanna be your Boyfriend", by a little-known punk
> band called the Rubinoos. Accused: A Canadian female artist,
> in 2007. The case was settled. In this case you must name
> the Canadian *singer*.
>
> 9. Original: "Eighties" by Killing Joke, 1984. Accused: an
> American band, in 1992.
>
> 10. Original: "I Want A New Drug", Huey Lewis and the News.
> Accused: the theme of a 1984 movie. In this case you must
> name either the *movie* or the writer/performer.
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 6 - Geography - It's a Country, Eh?
>
> Almost all of the nearly 200 countries in the world contain the
> letter A in their name. By this humble author's account, only
> 31 countries do not. Here are 10 geography-based trivia questions.
> In each case, the answer will be a country with no A in its name.
>
> Note: we are using the name of the country in English as listed
> on the United Nations web site; for example, France, not French
> Republic.
>
> Remember: there is no letter A in any of the answers.
>
> 1. According to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund,
> which founding member of the European Economic Community has
> the highest GDP per capita of any country in the world?
>
> 2. Please answer the previous question before decoding the rot13.
> Gurer ner bayl gjb pbhagevrf va gur jbeyq jvgu na K va gurve
> anzr. Yhkrzobhet vf bar; jung vf gur bgure?
>
> 3. The world's third-largest island is Borneo. There are three
> countries located partly or wholly on Borneo. One is Indonesia;
> a second is Malaysia; what is the third?
>
> 4. Canada and the USA have the world's longest border. Russia and
> Kazakhstan have the second-longest. Of the two countries that
> share the third-longest border, one starts and ends with A
> while the other has no A in its name. Name the latter.
>
> 5. In which country that unified in 1990 will you find the
> coffee-exporting port of Mocha ("MOH-ka"), after which the
> drink mocha is named?
>
> 6. In which country will you find the only remaining one of the
> Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
>
> 7. Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao are the three main geographical
> divisions of which archipelago nation?
>
> 8. There are only two double-landlocked countries in the world.
> Double-landlocked means that it is entirely surrounded by
> landlocked countries. Uzbekistan is one of the two. What is
> the other? Hint: it's in Europe.
>
> 9. According to the CIA World Factbook, among European countries
> Russia has the longest coastline and Norway the second-longest.
> Which country comes third in Europe, with over 1,000 km more
> coastline than #4, the UK?
>
> 10. Viti Levu and Vanua Levu are the two most important and populous
> islands of which Pacific island nation?
>
Pete Gayde
Peter Smyth
Apr 14, 2016, 2:02:38 PM4/14/16
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Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 8, Round 4 - Sports - "Trivial Pursuit" Anachronisms
>
> "Trivial Pursuit" is a board game first released at the end
> of 1981. Some of the answers in its original "Genus edition",
> however, are no longer correct because of the passage of time.
> Here are 10 Sports & Leisure questions from the Genus edition
> whose answers have changed.
>
> For questions #1-8, you have to give the current answers. (If they
> have changed again since this game was originally played, you must
> give the newest answers.) For #9-10, we will give you the current
> or recent answers, and you will name the questions.
>
> 1. Which woman has won the most Wimbledon singles championships
> in the open era? In 1981 it was Billie Jean King.
Martina Navratilova
> * Game 8, Round 4 - Sports - "Trivial Pursuit" Anachronisms
>
> "Trivial Pursuit" is a board game first released at the end
> of 1981. Some of the answers in its original "Genus edition",
> however, are no longer correct because of the passage of time.
> Here are 10 Sports & Leisure questions from the Genus edition
> whose answers have changed.
>
> For questions #1-8, you have to give the current answers. (If they
> have changed again since this game was originally played, you must
> give the newest answers.) For #9-10, we will give you the current
> or recent answers, and you will name the questions.
>
> 1. Which woman has won the most Wimbledon singles championships
> in the open era? In 1981 it was Billie Jean King.
> 2. Who has the most walks in the history of Major League Baseball?
> In 1981 it was Babe Ruth.
Barry Bonds
> In 1981 it was Babe Ruth.
> 3. In 1981 the question was who was the only pitcher to start for
> both the American League and the National League in baseball's
> All-Star Game, and the answer was Vida Blue. Three other
> pitchers have now started for both the AL and NL in the
> All-Star Game. Name *any one* of them.
Roger Clemens
> both the American League and the National League in baseball's
> All-Star Game, and the answer was Vida Blue. Three other
> pitchers have now started for both the AL and NL in the
> All-Star Game. Name *any one* of them.
> 4. Which non-quarterback has the most touchdowns in the NFL in
> a single season? In 1981 it was O.J. Simpson, with 23 in 1975.
> Who had 31 touchdowns (including 28 rushing) in 2006?
Emmitt Smith
> a single season? In 1981 it was O.J. Simpson, with 23 in 1975.
> Who had 31 touchdowns (including 28 rushing) in 2006?
> 5. Who is the youngest golfer to win the Masters tournament in
> the US? In 1981 it was Seve Ballesteros.
Jordan Spieth
> the US? In 1981 it was Seve Ballesteros.
> 6. Who is the NHL's all-time leading point scorer? In 1981 it
> was Gordie Howe.
Wayne Gretzky
> was Gordie Howe.
> 7. Which professional sport has the highest total annual attendance
> in the US? In 1981 it was horse racing. For the new answer,
> in 2013 there were 2,345 different events with a total attendance
> of over 70,000,000.
Baseball
> in the US? In 1981 it was horse racing. For the new answer,
> in 2013 there were 2,345 different events with a total attendance
> of over 70,000,000.
> 8. What is the biggest money-making gambling activity at Las
> Vegas casinos? In 1981 it was craps. According to a 2008
> Atlantic Monthly article, the new answer makes up about 70%
> of the average Las Vegas casino's gambling income.
Slot machines
> Vegas casinos? In 1981 it was craps. According to a 2008
> Atlantic Monthly article, the new answer makes up about 70%
> of the average Las Vegas casino's gambling income.
> 9. In 1981 the answer was Ingemar Johansson. When this game was
> played on the date indicated above, it was Wladimir Klitschko.
> Since then it's changed again. What was the question?
Who is the current world heavyweight boxing champion?
> played on the date indicated above, it was Wladimir Klitschko.
> Since then it's changed again. What was the question?
> 10. In 1981, the answer given by Trivial Pursuit was Jersey Joe
> Walcott. This is no longer correct. The correct answer now
> is George Foreman. What question was Trivial Pursuit asking?
> Walcott. This is no longer correct. The correct answer now
> is George Foreman. What question was Trivial Pursuit asking?
Who is the oldest world heavyweight boxing champion?
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: The last
> two questions are both about world heavyweight boxing champions.
> If you said that much -- including "heavyweight" -- then there
> is an additional qualification relating to other characteristics
> of the person in each case, and if you didn't supply it already,
> go back and do so.
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 5 - Audio - Copyright Disputes
>
> Surprise! You're getting the audio round again this game.
>
> Sometimes songs sound very similar. Sometimes that leads to
> copyright disputes. In each case, we will name the original
> song and its performer, and you will be asked about the alleged
> infringing song. Unless instructed otherwise, in each case name
> either the band or singer (as applicable) or the title.
>
> * Game 8, Round 5 - Audio - Copyright Disputes
>
> Surprise! You're getting the audio round again this game.
>
> Sometimes songs sound very similar. Sometimes that leads to
> copyright disputes. In each case, we will name the original
> song and its performer, and you will be asked about the alleged
> infringing song. Unless instructed otherwise, in each case name
>
> (In the original game you would also have heard a clip of the song,
> but judging by the way music fans reacted at the game, I figure at
> least some of these will be answerable without hearing the audio.
> In compensation, I've changed the instructions to allow the title
> of the allegedly infringing song as an answer.)
>
> 1. Original: "Taurus" (1968), by a band called Spirit. Accused:
> a British band. They released the song in 1971, but the
> copyright suit was not filed until 2014.
Stairway to Heaven (this case was on the news a day or two ago)
> (In the original game you would also have heard a clip of the song,
> but judging by the way music fans reacted at the game, I figure at
> least some of these will be answerable without hearing the audio.
> In compensation, I've changed the instructions to allow the title
> of the allegedly infringing song as an answer.)
>
> 1. Original: "Taurus" (1968), by a band called Spirit. Accused:
> a British band. They released the song in 1971, but the
> copyright suit was not filed until 2014.
> * Game 8, Round 6 - Geography - It's a Country, Eh?
>
> Almost all of the nearly 200 countries in the world contain the
> letter A in their name. By this humble author's account, only
> 31 countries do not. Here are 10 geography-based trivia questions.
> In each case, the answer will be a country with no A in its name.
>
> Note: we are using the name of the country in English as listed
> on the United Nations web site; for example, France, not French
> Republic.
>
> Remember: there is no letter A in any of the answers.
>
> 1. According to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund,
> which founding member of the European Economic Community has
> the highest GDP per capita of any country in the world?
> 2. Please answer the previous question before decoding the rot13.
> There are only two countries in the world with an X in their
> name. Luxembourg is one; what is the other?
>
> 3. The world's third-largest island is Borneo. There are three
> countries located partly or wholly on Borneo. One is Indonesia;
> a second is Malaysia; what is the third?
Brunei
> 3. The world's third-largest island is Borneo. There are three
> countries located partly or wholly on Borneo. One is Indonesia;
> a second is Malaysia; what is the third?
> 4. Canada and the USA have the world's longest border. Russia and
> Kazakhstan have the second-longest. Of the two countries that
> share the third-longest border, one starts and ends with A
> while the other has no A in its name. Name the latter.
Chile (& Argentina)
> Kazakhstan have the second-longest. Of the two countries that
> share the third-longest border, one starts and ends with A
> while the other has no A in its name. Name the latter.
> 5. In which country that unified in 1990 will you find the
> coffee-exporting port of Mocha ("MOH-ka"), after which the
> drink mocha is named?
Yemen
> coffee-exporting port of Mocha ("MOH-ka"), after which the
> drink mocha is named?
> 6. In which country will you find the only remaining one of the
> Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
Egypt
> Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
> 7. Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao are the three main geographical
> divisions of which archipelago nation?
Seychelles
> divisions of which archipelago nation?
> 8. There are only two double-landlocked countries in the world.
> Double-landlocked means that it is entirely surrounded by
> landlocked countries. Uzbekistan is one of the two. What is
> the other? Hint: it's in Europe.
Liechtenstein
> Double-landlocked means that it is entirely surrounded by
> landlocked countries. Uzbekistan is one of the two. What is
> the other? Hint: it's in Europe.
> 9. According to the CIA World Factbook, among European countries
> Russia has the longest coastline and Norway the second-longest.
> Which country comes third in Europe, with over 1,000 km more
> coastline than #4, the UK?
Sweden
> Russia has the longest coastline and Norway the second-longest.
> Which country comes third in Europe, with over 1,000 km more
> coastline than #4, the UK?
> 10. Viti Levu and Vanua Levu are the two most important and populous
> islands of which Pacific island nation?
Fiji
> islands of which Pacific island nation?
Peter Smyth
Erland Sommarskog
Apr 14, 2016, 3:21:47 PM4/14/16
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> 1. Which woman has won the most Wimbledon singles championships
> in the open era? In 1981 it was Billie Jean King.
Martina Navratilova
> 1. Which woman has won the most Wimbledon singles championships
> in the open era? In 1981 it was Billie Jean King.
> 4. Which non-quarterback has the most touchdowns in the NFL in
> a single season? In 1981 it was O.J. Simpson, with 23 in 1975.
> Who had 31 touchdowns (including 28 rushing) in 2006?
> 5. Who is the youngest golfer to win the Masters tournament in
> the US? In 1981 it was Seve Ballesteros.
> 6. Who is the NHL's all-time leading point scorer? In 1981 it
> was Gordie Howe.
> 7. Which professional sport has the highest total annual attendance
> in the US? In 1981 it was horse racing. For the new answer,
> in 2013 there were 2,345 different events with a total attendance
> of over 70,000,000.
> 8. What is the biggest money-making gambling activity at Las
> Vegas casinos? In 1981 it was craps. According to a 2008
> Atlantic Monthly article, the new answer makes up about 70%
> of the average Las Vegas casino's gambling income.
> 9. In 1981 the answer was Ingemar Johansson. When this game was
> played on the date indicated above, it was Wladimir Klitschko.
> Since then it's changed again. What was the question?
> * Game 8, Round 6 - Geography - It's a Country, Eh?
>
> 1. According to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund,
> which founding member of the European Economic Community has
> the highest GDP per capita of any country in the world?
Luxembourg
> which founding member of the European Economic Community has
> the highest GDP per capita of any country in the world?
> 2. Please answer the previous question before decoding the rot13.
> Gurer ner bayl gjb pbhagevrf va gur jbeyq jvgu na K va gurve
> anzr. Yhkrzobhet vf bar; jung vf gur bgure?
> 3. The world's third-largest island is Borneo. There are three
> countries located partly or wholly on Borneo. One is Indonesia;
> a second is Malaysia; what is the third?
> 4. Canada and the USA have the world's longest border. Russia and
> Kazakhstan have the second-longest. Of the two countries that
> share the third-longest border, one starts and ends with A
> while the other has no A in its name. Name the latter.
> 5. In which country that unified in 1990 will you find the
> coffee-exporting port of Mocha ("MOH-ka"), after which the
> drink mocha is named?
> 6. In which country will you find the only remaining one of the
> Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
> 7. Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao are the three main geographical
> divisions of which archipelago nation?
> 8. There are only two double-landlocked countries in the world.
> Double-landlocked means that it is entirely surrounded by
> landlocked countries. Uzbekistan is one of the two. What is
> the other? Hint: it's in Europe.
> 9. According to the CIA World Factbook, among European countries
> Russia has the longest coastline and Norway the second-longest.
> Which country comes third in Europe, with over 1,000 km more
> coastline than #4, the UK?
not include us, but there it was.)
> 10. Viti Levu and Vanua Levu are the two most important and populous
> islands of which Pacific island nation?
>
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Jason Kreitzer
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> 2. Who has the most walks in the history of Major League Baseball?
> In 1981 it was Babe Ruth.
>
> 3. In 1981 the question was who was the only pitcher to start for
> both the American League and the National League in baseball's
> All-Star Game, and the answer was Vida Blue. Three other
> pitchers have now started for both the AL and NL in the
> All-Star Game. Name *any one* of them.
>
> 4. Which non-quarterback has the most touchdowns in the NFL in
> a single season? In 1981 it was O.J. Simpson, with 23 in 1975.
> Who had 31 touchdowns (including 28 rushing) in 2006?
>
> 5. Who is the youngest golfer to win the Masters tournament in
> the US? In 1981 it was Seve Ballesteros.
>
> 6. Who is the NHL's all-time leading point scorer? In 1981 it
> was Gordie Howe.
Wayne Gretzky?
> In 1981 it was Babe Ruth.
>
> 3. In 1981 the question was who was the only pitcher to start for
> both the American League and the National League in baseball's
> All-Star Game, and the answer was Vida Blue. Three other
> pitchers have now started for both the AL and NL in the
> All-Star Game. Name *any one* of them.
>
> 4. Which non-quarterback has the most touchdowns in the NFL in
> a single season? In 1981 it was O.J. Simpson, with 23 in 1975.
> Who had 31 touchdowns (including 28 rushing) in 2006?
>
> 5. Who is the youngest golfer to win the Masters tournament in
> the US? In 1981 it was Seve Ballesteros.
>
> 6. Who is the NHL's all-time leading point scorer? In 1981 it
> was Gordie Howe.
> 2. Original: "Take a Dive" (1999), by someone called Bryan Pringle.
> Accused: an American band, in 2009.
>
> 3. Original: "If I Could Fly", Joe Satriani. Accused: a British
> band, in 2009. The defendant won.
>
> 4. Original: "He's So Fine", the Chiffons. Accused: a British
> singer in 1970. The plaintiff won in US federal court.
George Harrison
> Accused: an American band, in 2009.
>
> 3. Original: "If I Could Fly", Joe Satriani. Accused: a British
> band, in 2009. The defendant won.
>
> 4. Original: "He's So Fine", the Chiffons. Accused: a British
> singer in 1970. The plaintiff won in US federal court.
> 5. Original: "All Day and All of the Night" (1964), the Kinks.
> Accused: an American band in 1968. The plaintiff won.
The Doors
> Accused: an American band in 1968. The plaintiff won.
> 6. Original: "Run through the Jungle", Creedence Clearwater Revival.
> Accused: an American man, in 1985. This was one of the most
> famous and controversial copyright claims of all time.
John Fogerty, who wrote "Run Through The Jungle"
> Accused: an American man, in 1985. This was one of the most
> famous and controversial copyright claims of all time.
> 7. Original: "The Air That I Breathe" (1972), performed by Albert
> Hammond, co-written by him and Mike Hazlewood. Accused: the 1992
> debut single by a British band. (Hint: it's not the Hollies.)
> Hammond and Hazlewood received writing credits for the later
> song.
>
> 8. Original: "I Wanna be your Boyfriend", by a little-known punk
> band called the Rubinoos. Accused: A Canadian female artist,
> in 2007. The case was settled. In this case you must name
> the Canadian *singer*.
>
> 9. Original: "Eighties" by Killing Joke, 1984. Accused: an
> American band, in 1992.
>
> 10. Original: "I Want A New Drug", Huey Lewis and the News.
> Accused: the theme of a 1984 movie. In this case you must
> name either the *movie* or the writer/performer.
"Ghostbusters"
> Hammond, co-written by him and Mike Hazlewood. Accused: the 1992
> debut single by a British band. (Hint: it's not the Hollies.)
> Hammond and Hazlewood received writing credits for the later
> song.
>
> 8. Original: "I Wanna be your Boyfriend", by a little-known punk
> band called the Rubinoos. Accused: A Canadian female artist,
> in 2007. The case was settled. In this case you must name
> the Canadian *singer*.
>
> 9. Original: "Eighties" by Killing Joke, 1984. Accused: an
> American band, in 1992.
>
> 10. Original: "I Want A New Drug", Huey Lewis and the News.
> Accused: the theme of a 1984 movie. In this case you must
> name either the *movie* or the writer/performer.
>
> * Game 8, Round 6 - Geography - It's a Country, Eh?
>
> Almost all of the nearly 200 countries in the world contain the
> letter A in their name. By this humble author's account, only
> 31 countries do not. Here are 10 geography-based trivia questions.
> In each case, the answer will be a country with no A in its name.
>
> Note: we are using the name of the country in English as listed
> on the United Nations web site; for example, France, not French
> Republic.
>
> Remember: there is no letter A in any of the answers.
>
> 1. According to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund,
> which founding member of the European Economic Community has
> the highest GDP per capita of any country in the world?
Sweden?
> * Game 8, Round 6 - Geography - It's a Country, Eh?
>
> Almost all of the nearly 200 countries in the world contain the
> letter A in their name. By this humble author's account, only
> 31 countries do not. Here are 10 geography-based trivia questions.
> In each case, the answer will be a country with no A in its name.
>
> Note: we are using the name of the country in English as listed
> on the United Nations web site; for example, France, not French
> Republic.
>
> Remember: there is no letter A in any of the answers.
>
> 1. According to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund,
> which founding member of the European Economic Community has
> the highest GDP per capita of any country in the world?
> 2. Please answer the previous question before decoding the rot13.
> Gurer ner bayl gjb pbhagevrf va gur jbeyq jvgu na K va gurve
> anzr. Yhkrzobhet vf bar; jung vf gur bgure?
> Gurer ner bayl gjb pbhagevrf va gur jbeyq jvgu na K va gurve
> anzr. Yhkrzobhet vf bar; jung vf gur bgure?
There are only two countries in the world with an X in their
> name. Luxembourg is one; what is the other?
Mexico.
> name. Luxembourg is one; what is the other?
>
> 3. The world's third-largest island is Borneo. There are three
> countries located partly or wholly on Borneo. One is Indonesia;
> a second is Malaysia; what is the third?
Brunei?
> 3. The world's third-largest island is Borneo. There are three
> countries located partly or wholly on Borneo. One is Indonesia;
> a second is Malaysia; what is the third?
> 4. Canada and the USA have the world's longest border. Russia and
> Kazakhstan have the second-longest. Of the two countries that
> share the third-longest border, one starts and ends with A
> while the other has no A in its name. Name the latter.
Armenia
> Kazakhstan have the second-longest. Of the two countries that
> share the third-longest border, one starts and ends with A
> while the other has no A in its name. Name the latter.
> 5. In which country that unified in 1990 will you find the
> coffee-exporting port of Mocha ("MOH-ka"), after which the
> drink mocha is named?
>
> 6. In which country will you find the only remaining one of the
> Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
Greece?
> coffee-exporting port of Mocha ("MOH-ka"), after which the
> drink mocha is named?
>
> 6. In which country will you find the only remaining one of the
> Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
Björn Lundin
Apr 15, 2016, 10:48:41 AM4/15/16
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> 5. Who is the youngest golfer to win the Masters tournament in
> the US? In 1981 it was Seve Ballesteros.
> 6. Who is the NHL's all-time leading point scorer? In 1981 it
> was Gordie Howe.
> 7. Which professional sport has the highest total annual attendance
> in the US? In 1981 it was horse racing. For the new answer,
> in 2013 there were 2,345 different events with a total attendance
> of over 70,000,000.
>
> 8. What is the biggest money-making gambling activity at Las
> Vegas casinos? In 1981 it was craps. According to a 2008
> Atlantic Monthly article, the new answer makes up about 70%
> of the average Las Vegas casino's gambling income.
>
> 9. In 1981 the answer was Ingemar Johansson. When this game was
> played on the date indicated above, it was Wladimir Klitschko.
> Since then it's changed again. What was the question?
>
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Gur ynfg
> gjb dhrfgvbaf ner obgu nobhg jbeyq urniljrvtug obkvat punzcvbaf.
> Vs lbh fnvq gung zhpu -- vapyhqvat "urniljrvtug" -- gura gurer
> vf na nqqvgvbany dhnyvsvpngvba eryngvat gb bgure punenpgrevfgvpf
> bs gur crefba va rnpu pnfr, naq vs lbh qvqa'g fhccyl vg nyernql,
> tb onpx naq qb fb.
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 5 - Audio - Copyright Disputes
>
> Surprise! You're getting the audio round again this game.
>
> Sometimes songs sound very similar. Sometimes that leads to
> copyright disputes. In each case, we will name the original
> song and its performer, and you will be asked about the alleged
> infringing song. Unless instructed otherwise, in each case name
> *either* the band or singer (as applicable) *or* the title.
>
> (In the original game you would also have heard a clip of the song,
> but judging by the way music fans reacted at the game, I figure at
> least some of these will be answerable without hearing the audio.
> In compensation, I've changed the instructions to allow the title
> of the allegedly infringing song as an answer.)
>
> 1. Original: "Taurus" (1968), by a band called Spirit. Accused:
> a British band. They released the song in 1971, but the
> copyright suit was not filed until 2014.
nor that he stole it...
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 6 - Geography - It's a Country, Eh?
>
> Almost all of the nearly 200 countries in the world contain the
> letter A in their name. By this humble author's account, only
> 31 countries do not. Here are 10 geography-based trivia questions.
> In each case, the answer will be a country with no A in its name.
>
> Note: we are using the name of the country in English as listed
> on the United Nations web site; for example, France, not French
> Republic.
>
> Remember: there is no letter A in any of the answers.
>
> 1. According to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund,
> which founding member of the European Economic Community has
> the highest GDP per capita of any country in the world?
>
> 2. Please answer the previous question before decoding the rot13.
> Gurer ner bayl gjb pbhagevrf va gur jbeyq jvgu na K va gurve
> anzr. Yhkrzobhet vf bar; jung vf gur bgure?
>
> 3. The world's third-largest island is Borneo. There are three
> countries located partly or wholly on Borneo. One is Indonesia;
> a second is Malaysia; what is the third?
>
> 4. Canada and the USA have the world's longest border. Russia and
> Kazakhstan have the second-longest. Of the two countries that
> share the third-longest border, one starts and ends with A
> while the other has no A in its name. Name the latter.
>
> 5. In which country that unified in 1990 will you find the
> coffee-exporting port of Mocha ("MOH-ka"), after which the
> drink mocha is named?
>
> 6. In which country will you find the only remaining one of the
> Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
>
> 7. Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao are the three main geographical
> divisions of which archipelago nation?
>
> 8. There are only two double-landlocked countries in the world.
> Double-landlocked means that it is entirely surrounded by
> landlocked countries. Uzbekistan is one of the two. What is
> the other? Hint: it's in Europe.
>
> 9. According to the CIA World Factbook, among European countries
> Russia has the longest coastline and Norway the second-longest.
> Which country comes third in Europe, with over 1,000 km more
> coastline than #4, the UK?
>
> 10. Viti Levu and Vanua Levu are the two most important and populous
> islands of which Pacific island nation?
--
--
Björn
swp
Apr 16, 2016, 4:36:36 PM4/16/16
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On Thursday, April 14, 2016 at 1:39:13 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-11-16,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
noted
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
> * Game 8, Round 4 - Sports - "Trivial Pursuit" Anachronisms
>
> "Trivial Pursuit" is a board game first released at the end
> of 1981. Some of the answers in its original "Genus edition",
> however, are no longer correct because of the passage of time.
> Here are 10 Sports & Leisure questions from the Genus edition
> whose answers have changed.
>
> For questions #1-8, you have to give the current answers. (If they
> have changed again since this game was originally played, you must
> give the newest answers.) For #9-10, we will give you the current
> or recent answers, and you will name the questions.
>
> 1. Which woman has won the most Wimbledon singles championships
> in the open era? In 1981 it was Billie Jean King.
> 2. Who has the most walks in the history of Major League Baseball?
> In 1981 it was Babe Ruth.
> 3. In 1981 the question was who was the only pitcher to start for
> both the American League and the National League in baseball's
> All-Star Game, and the answer was Vida Blue. Three other
> pitchers have now started for both the AL and NL in the
> All-Star Game. Name *any one* of them.
> 4. Which non-quarterback has the most touchdowns in the NFL in
> a single season? In 1981 it was O.J. Simpson, with 23 in 1975.
> Who had 31 touchdowns (including 28 rushing) in 2006?
> 5. Who is the youngest golfer to win the Masters tournament in
> the US? In 1981 it was Seve Ballesteros.
> 6. Who is the NHL's all-time leading point scorer? In 1981 it
> was Gordie Howe.
> 7. Which professional sport has the highest total annual attendance
> in the US? In 1981 it was horse racing. For the new answer,
> in 2013 there were 2,345 different events with a total attendance
> of over 70,000,000.
> 8. What is the biggest money-making gambling activity at Las
> Vegas casinos? In 1981 it was craps. According to a 2008
> Atlantic Monthly article, the new answer makes up about 70%
> of the average Las Vegas casino's gambling income.
> 9. In 1981 the answer was Ingemar Johansson. When this game was
> played on the date indicated above, it was Wladimir Klitschko.
> Since then it's changed again. What was the question?
> 10. In 1981, the answer given by Trivial Pursuit was Jersey Joe
> Walcott. This is no longer correct. The correct answer now
> is George Foreman. What question was Trivial Pursuit asking?
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: The last
> two questions are both about world heavyweight boxing champions.
> If you said that much -- including "heavyweight" -- then there
> is an additional qualification relating to other characteristics
> of the person in each case, and if you didn't supply it already,
> go back and do so.
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 5 - Audio - Copyright Disputes
>
> Surprise! You're getting the audio round again this game.
>
> Sometimes songs sound very similar. Sometimes that leads to
> copyright disputes. In each case, we will name the original
> song and its performer, and you will be asked about the alleged
> infringing song. Unless instructed otherwise, in each case name
> *either* the band or singer (as applicable) *or* the title.
>
> (In the original game you would also have heard a clip of the song,
> but judging by the way music fans reacted at the game, I figure at
> least some of these will be answerable without hearing the audio.
> In compensation, I've changed the instructions to allow the title
> of the allegedly infringing song as an answer.)
>
> 1. Original: "Taurus" (1968), by a band called Spirit. Accused:
> a British band. They released the song in 1971, but the
> copyright suit was not filed until 2014.
stairway to heaven by led zeppelin
>
> Surprise! You're getting the audio round again this game.
>
> Sometimes songs sound very similar. Sometimes that leads to
> copyright disputes. In each case, we will name the original
> song and its performer, and you will be asked about the alleged
> infringing song. Unless instructed otherwise, in each case name
> *either* the band or singer (as applicable) *or* the title.
>
> (In the original game you would also have heard a clip of the song,
> but judging by the way music fans reacted at the game, I figure at
> least some of these will be answerable without hearing the audio.
> In compensation, I've changed the instructions to allow the title
> of the allegedly infringing song as an answer.)
>
> 1. Original: "Taurus" (1968), by a band called Spirit. Accused:
> a British band. They released the song in 1971, but the
> copyright suit was not filed until 2014.
> 2. Original: "Take a Dive" (1999), by someone called Bryan Pringle.
> Accused: an American band, in 2009.
> 3. Original: "If I Could Fly", Joe Satriani. Accused: a British
> band, in 2009. The defendant won.
> 4. Original: "He's So Fine", the Chiffons. Accused: a British
> singer in 1970. The plaintiff won in US federal court.
> 5. Original: "All Day and All of the Night" (1964), the Kinks.
> Accused: an American band in 1968. The plaintiff won.
> 6. Original: "Run through the Jungle", Creedence Clearwater Revival.
> Accused: an American man, in 1985. This was one of the most
> famous and controversial copyright claims of all time.
> 7. Original: "The Air That I Breathe" (1972), performed by Albert
> Hammond, co-written by him and Mike Hazlewood. Accused: the 1992
> debut single by a British band. (Hint: it's not the Hollies.)
> Hammond and Hazlewood received writing credits for the later
> song.
> 8. Original: "I Wanna be your Boyfriend", by a little-known punk
> band called the Rubinoos. Accused: A Canadian female artist,
> in 2007. The case was settled. In this case you must name
> the Canadian *singer*.
> 9. Original: "Eighties" by Killing Joke, 1984. Accused: an
> American band, in 1992.
> 10. Original: "I Want A New Drug", Huey Lewis and the News.
> Accused: the theme of a 1984 movie. In this case you must
> name either the *movie* or the writer/performer.
> * Game 8, Round 6 - Geography - It's a Country, Eh?
>
> Almost all of the nearly 200 countries in the world contain the
> letter A in their name. By this humble author's account, only
> 31 countries do not. Here are 10 geography-based trivia questions.
> In each case, the answer will be a country with no A in its name.
>
> Note: we are using the name of the country in English as listed
> on the United Nations web site; for example, France, not French
> Republic.
>
> Remember: there is no letter A in any of the answers.
>
> 1. According to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund,
> which founding member of the European Economic Community has
> the highest GDP per capita of any country in the world?
> 2. Please answer the previous question before decoding the rot13.
> There are only two countries in the world with an X in their
> name. Luxembourg is one; what is the other?
mexico
> name. Luxembourg is one; what is the other?
> 3. The world's third-largest island is Borneo. There are three
> countries located partly or wholly on Borneo. One is Indonesia;
> a second is Malaysia; what is the third?
> 4. Canada and the USA have the world's longest border. Russia and
> Kazakhstan have the second-longest. Of the two countries that
> share the third-longest border, one starts and ends with A
> while the other has no A in its name. Name the latter.
> 5. In which country that unified in 1990 will you find the
> coffee-exporting port of Mocha ("MOH-ka"), after which the
> drink mocha is named?
> 6. In which country will you find the only remaining one of the
> Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
> 7. Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao are the three main geographical
> divisions of which archipelago nation?
> 8. There are only two double-landlocked countries in the world.
> Double-landlocked means that it is entirely surrounded by
> landlocked countries. Uzbekistan is one of the two. What is
> the other? Hint: it's in Europe.
> 9. According to the CIA World Factbook, among European countries
> Russia has the longest coastline and Norway the second-longest.
> Which country comes third in Europe, with over 1,000 km more
> coastline than #4, the UK?
> 10. Viti Levu and Vanua Levu are the two most important and populous
> islands of which Pacific island nation?
swp
Mark Brader
Apr 16, 2016, 6:22:42 PM4/16/16
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Stephen Perry:
> noted
That's what they all say. Oh, wait, that's what you always say.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Unjutsly malinged? I think not."
m...@vex.net -- Ross Howard
> noted
That's what they all say. Oh, wait, that's what you always say.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Unjutsly malinged? I think not."
m...@vex.net -- Ross Howard
Mark Brader
Apr 17, 2016, 1:09:37 AM4/17/16
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Mark Brader:
and Stephen.
The open era was only 15 years old in 1981 and four women have
surpassed King's record:
Navratilova, 9 (1978-79, 1982-87, 1990).
Steffi Graf, 7 (1988-89, 1991-93, 1995-96).
Serena Williams, 6 (2002-03, 2009-10, 2012, 2015).
Venus Williams, 5 (2000-01, 2005, 2007-08).
Billie Jean King, 4 in the open era (1968, 1972-73, 1975).
> 2. Who has the most walks in the history of Major League Baseball?
> In 1981 it was Babe Ruth.
Barry Bonds. 4 for Marc, Joshua, Pete, Peter, and Stephen.
Bonds, 2,558; Rickey Henderson, 2,190; Ruth, 2,062.
> 3. In 1981 the question was who was the only pitcher to start for
> both the American League and the National League in baseball's
> All-Star Game, and the answer was Vida Blue. Three other
> pitchers have now started for both the AL and NL in the
> All-Star Game. Name *any one* of them.
Roger Clemens, Roy Halladay, Randy Johnson. 4 for Marc, Peter,
and Stephen.
Blue: AL, 1971 and 1975; NL, 1978.
Johnson: AL, 1995 and 1997; NL, 2000, 2001.
Clemens: AL, 1986 and 2001; NL, 2004.
Halladay: AL, 2009; NL, 2011.
> 4. Which non-quarterback has the most touchdowns in the NFL in
> a single season? In 1981 it was O.J. Simpson, with 23 in 1975.
> Who had 31 touchdowns (including 28 rushing) in 2006?
Ladainian Tomlinson ("L.T." was sufficient). 4 for Stephen.
> 5. Who is the youngest golfer to win the Masters tournament in
> the US? In 1981 it was Seve Ballesteros.
Tiger Woods. Sorry, no points for "Tiger Jones". 4 for Marc, Dan,
Joshua, Pete, Björn, and Stephen.
Woods (1997): 21 years, 104 days.
Jordan Spieth (2015): 21 years, 289 days.
Ballesteros (1980): 23 years, 4 days.
> 6. Who is the NHL's all-time leading point scorer? In 1981 it
> was Gordie Howe.
Wayne Gretzky, duh. 4 for Marc, Dan, Calvin, Joshua, Pete, Peter,
Erland, Jason, and Stephen. 3 for Björn.
Gretzky (1979-99): 894 goals + 1,963 assists = 2,857 points.
Mark Messier (1979-2004): 694 goals + 1,193 assists = 1,887 points.
Jaromir Jagr (1990-): 749 goals + 1,119 assists = 1,868 points.
Howe (1946-71, 1979-80): 801 goals + 1,049 assists = 1,850 points.
Three of the four players also played in the WHA, but Howe did so
for longer than Gretzky or Messier. If the WHA as well as the NHL
has been included in the question, Gretzky would still have the most
points, but Howe would have more goals:
Gretzky 940 goals + 2,027 assists = 2,967 points.
Howe 975 goals + 1,383 assists = 2,358 points.
Messier 695 goals + 1,203 assists = 1,898 points.
Jagr 749 goals + 1,119 assists = 1,868 points.
> 7. Which professional sport has the highest total annual attendance
> in the US? In 1981 it was horse racing. For the new answer,
> in 2013 there were 2,345 different events with a total attendance
> of over 70,000,000.
Baseball. 4 for Joshua, Pete, Peter, and Stephen. 3 for Calvin.
The statistics in the question apparently refer to Major League
Baseball alone, even though there is professional baseball in a
number of other leagues, raising the title attendance and number of
games still higher. Sorry, I did not notice the discrepancy until
some entrants gave MLB as their answer rather than naming the sport.
I accepted either answer, of course.
> 8. What is the biggest money-making gambling activity at Las
> Vegas casinos? In 1981 it was craps. According to a 2008
> Atlantic Monthly article, the new answer makes up about 70%
> of the average Las Vegas casino's gambling income.
Slot machines. 4 for Joshua and Peter. 3 for Calvin.
> 9. In 1981 the answer was Ingemar Johansson. When this game was
> played on the date indicated above, it was Wladimir Klitschko.
> Since then it's changed again. What was the question?
Who is the most recent *white*, or most recent *European*, or most
recent *non-US*, world heavyweight boxing champion? 4 for Marc,
Calvin, Erland, Björn, and Stephen.
The original Trivial Pursuit question asked for a white person.
I accepted all three alternatives shown and also did not require
"world" in the answer (even though this created some ambiguities,
as "European champion" could mean a champion of Europe alone).
I did require "heavyweight".
Johansson was Swedish. Following his 1959-60 reign as champion,
the next *14* champions were all black Americans: Floyd Patterson,
Sonny Liston, Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Leon Spinks,
Larry Holmes, Michael Spinks, Mike Tyson, James Douglas, Evander
Holyfield, Riddick Bowe, Michael Moorer, and Shannon Briggs. Next was
Lennox Lewis, a black Englishman, then Hasim Rahman, another black
American. Lewis retook the championship, then Wladimir Klitschko,
a white Ukrainian, took the title in 2009 and held it until 2015.
In late 2015 the answer again as Tyson Fury, a white Englishman,
became the new champion.
These details are according to:
http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/World_Heavyweight_Champion
> 10. In 1981, the answer given by Trivial Pursuit was Jersey Joe
> Walcott. This is no longer correct. The correct answer now
> is George Foreman. What question was Trivial Pursuit asking?
Who was the *oldest* person to win the world heavyweight boxing
championship? 4 for Marc, Calvin, Joshua, Peter, and Stephen.
Foreman (1994): 48 years, 106 days.
Walcott (1951): 37 years, 168 days.
> * Game 8, Round 5 - Audio - Copyright Disputes
> Surprise! You're getting the audio round again this game.
> Sometimes songs sound very similar. Sometimes that leads to
> copyright disputes. In each case, we will name the original
> song and its performer, and you will be asked about the alleged
> infringing song. Unless instructed otherwise, in each case name
> *either* the band or singer (as applicable) *or* the title.
> (In the original game you would also have heard a clip of the song,
> but judging by the way music fans reacted at the game, I figure at
> least some of these will be answerable without hearing the audio.
> In compensation, I've changed the instructions to allow the title
> of the allegedly infringing song as an answer.)
> 1. Original: "Taurus" (1968), by a band called Spirit. Accused:
> a British band. They released the song in 1971, but the
> copyright suit was not filed until 2014.
"Stairway to Heaven", Led Zeppelin. 4 for Marc, Dan, Joshua (the
hard way), Peter, Jason (the hard way), and Stephen (the hard way).
> 2. Original: "Take a Dive" (1999), by someone called Bryan Pringle.
> Accused: an American band, in 2009.
"I Gotta Feeling", Black Eyed Peas. 4 for Stephen (the hard way).
> 3. Original: "If I Could Fly", Joe Satriani. Accused: a British
> band, in 2009. The defendant won.
"Viva La Vida", Coldplay. 4 for Stephen (the hard way).
> 4. Original: "He's So Fine", the Chiffons. Accused: a British
> singer in 1970. The plaintiff won in US federal court.
"My Sweet Lord", George Harrison. 4 for Marc, Dan, Joshua (the hard
way), Pete, Jason, and Stephen (the hard way).
> 5. Original: "All Day and All of the Night" (1964), the Kinks.
> Accused: an American band in 1968. The plaintiff won.
"Hello, I Love You", the Doors. 4 for Marc, Joshua (the hard way),
Jason, and Stephen (the hard way).
> 6. Original: "Run through the Jungle", Creedence Clearwater Revival.
> Accused: an American man, in 1985. This was one of the most
> famous and controversial copyright claims of all time.
"The Old Man Down the Road", John Fogerty. 4 for Marc, Calvin
(the hard way), Joshua (the hard way), and Stephen. 3 for Jason.
> 7. Original: "The Air That I Breathe" (1972), performed by Albert
> Hammond, co-written by him and Mike Hazlewood. Accused: the 1992
> debut single by a British band. (Hint: it's not the Hollies.)
> Hammond and Hazlewood received writing credits for the later
> song.
"Creep", Radiohead. 4 for Stephen.
> 8. Original: "I Wanna be your Boyfriend", by a little-known punk
> band called the Rubinoos. Accused: A Canadian female artist,
> in 2007. The case was settled. In this case you must name
> the Canadian *singer*.
Avril Lavigne. ("Girlfriend".) 4 for Marc, Joshua, and Stephen.
2 for Calvin.
> 9. Original: "Eighties" by Killing Joke, 1984. Accused: an
> American band, in 1992.
"Come as You are", Nirvana. 4 for Stephen (the hard way).
> 10. Original: "I Want A New Drug", Huey Lewis and the News.
> Accused: the theme of a 1984 movie. In this case you must
> name either the *movie* or the writer/performer.
"Ghostbusters", Ray Parker Jr. 4 for Joshua (the hard way), Pete,
Jason, and Stephen.
> * Game 8, Round 6 - Geography - It's a Country, Eh?
> Almost all of the nearly 200 countries in the world contain the
> letter A in their name. By this humble author's account, only
> 31 countries do not. Here are 10 geography-based trivia questions.
> In each case, the answer will be a country with no A in its name.
> Note: we are using the name of the country in English as listed
> on the United Nations web site; for example, France, not French
> Republic.
> Remember: there is no letter A in any of the answers.
> 1. According to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund,
> which founding member of the European Economic Community has
> the highest GDP per capita of any country in the world?
Luxembourg. 4 for Marc, Dan, Calvin, Joshua, Peter, Erland, Björn,
and Stephen.
> 2. Please answer the previous question before decoding the rot13.
> Gurer ner bayl gjb pbhagevrf va gur jbeyq jvgu na K va gurve
> anzr. Yhkrzobhet vf bar; jung vf gur bgure?
Mexico. 4 for Marc, Dan, Calvin, Joshua, Pete, Erland, Jason,
and Stephen.
> 3. The world's third-largest island is Borneo. There are three
> countries located partly or wholly on Borneo. One is Indonesia;
> a second is Malaysia; what is the third?
Brunei. 4 for everyone -- Marc, Dan, Calvin, Joshua, Pete, Peter,
Erland, Jason, Björn, and Stephen.
> 4. Canada and the USA have the world's longest border. Russia and
> Kazakhstan have the second-longest. Of the two countries that
> share the third-longest border, one starts and ends with A
> while the other has no A in its name. Name the latter.
Chile. (With Argentina.) 4 for Marc, Dan, Calvin, Joshua, Peter,
Erland, Björn, and Stephen.
> 5. In which country that unified in 1990 will you find the
> coffee-exporting port of Mocha ("MOH-ka"), after which the
> drink mocha is named?
Yemen. 4 for Marc, Dan, Calvin, Joshua, Pete, Peter, Erland,
and Stephen.
> 6. In which country will you find the only remaining one of the
> Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
Egypt. (The Great Pyramid at Giza.) 4 for Marc, Dan, Calvin,
Joshua, Pete, Peter, Erland, Björn, and Stephen.
> 7. Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao are the three main geographical
> divisions of which archipelago nation?
Philippines. 4 for Marc, Dan, Calvin, Joshua, Pete, Erland, Björn,
and Stephen.
> 8. There are only two double-landlocked countries in the world.
> Double-landlocked means that it is entirely surrounded by
> landlocked countries. Uzbekistan is one of the two. What is
> the other? Hint: it's in Europe.
Liechtenstein. 4 for Marc, Dan, Calvin, Joshua, Pete, Peter, Erland,
Björn, and Stephen.
> 9. According to the CIA World Factbook, among European countries
> Russia has the longest coastline and Norway the second-longest.
> Which country comes third in Europe, with over 1,000 km more
> coastline than #4, the UK?
Greece. 4 for Marc, Dan, Joshua, and Pete. 3 for Calvin.
Some entrants guessed Sweden. It's long, but its coast is relatively
straight -- very different from Norway -- without a lot of islands.
If I haven't missed any countries when filtering the list down to
European ones by hand, the CIA's top 13 are:
1. Russia 37,653 km
2. Norway 25,148 km
3. Greece 13,676 km
4. UK 12,429 km
5. Italy 7,600 km
6. Denmark 7,314 km
7. Turkey 7,200 km
8. Croatia 5,835 km
9. Iceland 4,970 km
10. Spain 4,964 km
11. France 4,853 km
12. Estonia 3,794 km
13. Sweden 3,218 km
Obviously, they are not counting Greenland as part of Denmark, as
some sources would; that would make Denmark #1. And for Russia,
Turkey, and France the whole coastline is being counted, not just
the European part.
> 10. Viti Levu and Vanua Levu are the two most important and populous
> islands of which Pacific island nation?
Fiji. 4 for Marc, Dan, Calvin, Joshua, Peter, Erland, and Stephen.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 5 6 BEST
TOPICS-> Mis Art Spo Aud Geo THREE
Stephen Perry 39 28 36 40 36 115
Joshua Kreitzer 26 10 28 24 40 94
Marc Dashevsky 16 0 24 20 40 84
"Calvin" 19 0 22 6 39 80
Peter Smyth 16 0 28 4 28 72
Pete Gayde 20 0 16 8 28 64
Dan Tilque 12 10 12 8 40 64
Erland Sommarskog 4 8 12 0 36 56
Björn Lundin 11 0 11 0 24 46
Jason Kreitzer 12 12 4 19 8 43
--
Mark Brader "MSB is an accepted explanation for men's
Toronto misbehaviors. ... Just blame it on MSB
m...@vex.net and everyone nods their heads." -- "TJ"
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-11-16,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 8, Round 4 - Sports - "Trivial Pursuit" Anachronisms
> "Trivial Pursuit" is a board game first released at the end
> of 1981. Some of the answers in its original "Genus edition",
> however, are no longer correct because of the passage of time.
> Here are 10 Sports & Leisure questions from the Genus edition
> whose answers have changed.
> For questions #1-8, you have to give the current answers. (If they
> have changed again since this game was originally played, you must
> give the newest answers.) For #9-10, we will give you the current
> or recent answers, and you will name the questions.
> 1. Which woman has won the most Wimbledon singles championships
> in the open era? In 1981 it was Billie Jean King.
Martina Navratilova. 4 for Dan, Calvin, Joshua, Peter, Erland,
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 8, Round 4 - Sports - "Trivial Pursuit" Anachronisms
> "Trivial Pursuit" is a board game first released at the end
> of 1981. Some of the answers in its original "Genus edition",
> however, are no longer correct because of the passage of time.
> Here are 10 Sports & Leisure questions from the Genus edition
> whose answers have changed.
> For questions #1-8, you have to give the current answers. (If they
> have changed again since this game was originally played, you must
> give the newest answers.) For #9-10, we will give you the current
> or recent answers, and you will name the questions.
> 1. Which woman has won the most Wimbledon singles championships
> in the open era? In 1981 it was Billie Jean King.
and Stephen.
The open era was only 15 years old in 1981 and four women have
surpassed King's record:
Navratilova, 9 (1978-79, 1982-87, 1990).
Steffi Graf, 7 (1988-89, 1991-93, 1995-96).
Serena Williams, 6 (2002-03, 2009-10, 2012, 2015).
Venus Williams, 5 (2000-01, 2005, 2007-08).
Billie Jean King, 4 in the open era (1968, 1972-73, 1975).
> 2. Who has the most walks in the history of Major League Baseball?
> In 1981 it was Babe Ruth.
Bonds, 2,558; Rickey Henderson, 2,190; Ruth, 2,062.
> 3. In 1981 the question was who was the only pitcher to start for
> both the American League and the National League in baseball's
> All-Star Game, and the answer was Vida Blue. Three other
> pitchers have now started for both the AL and NL in the
> All-Star Game. Name *any one* of them.
and Stephen.
Blue: AL, 1971 and 1975; NL, 1978.
Johnson: AL, 1995 and 1997; NL, 2000, 2001.
Clemens: AL, 1986 and 2001; NL, 2004.
Halladay: AL, 2009; NL, 2011.
> 4. Which non-quarterback has the most touchdowns in the NFL in
> a single season? In 1981 it was O.J. Simpson, with 23 in 1975.
> Who had 31 touchdowns (including 28 rushing) in 2006?
> 5. Who is the youngest golfer to win the Masters tournament in
> the US? In 1981 it was Seve Ballesteros.
Joshua, Pete, Björn, and Stephen.
Woods (1997): 21 years, 104 days.
Jordan Spieth (2015): 21 years, 289 days.
Ballesteros (1980): 23 years, 4 days.
> 6. Who is the NHL's all-time leading point scorer? In 1981 it
> was Gordie Howe.
Erland, Jason, and Stephen. 3 for Björn.
Gretzky (1979-99): 894 goals + 1,963 assists = 2,857 points.
Mark Messier (1979-2004): 694 goals + 1,193 assists = 1,887 points.
Jaromir Jagr (1990-): 749 goals + 1,119 assists = 1,868 points.
Howe (1946-71, 1979-80): 801 goals + 1,049 assists = 1,850 points.
Three of the four players also played in the WHA, but Howe did so
for longer than Gretzky or Messier. If the WHA as well as the NHL
has been included in the question, Gretzky would still have the most
points, but Howe would have more goals:
Gretzky 940 goals + 2,027 assists = 2,967 points.
Howe 975 goals + 1,383 assists = 2,358 points.
Messier 695 goals + 1,203 assists = 1,898 points.
Jagr 749 goals + 1,119 assists = 1,868 points.
> 7. Which professional sport has the highest total annual attendance
> in the US? In 1981 it was horse racing. For the new answer,
> in 2013 there were 2,345 different events with a total attendance
> of over 70,000,000.
The statistics in the question apparently refer to Major League
Baseball alone, even though there is professional baseball in a
number of other leagues, raising the title attendance and number of
games still higher. Sorry, I did not notice the discrepancy until
some entrants gave MLB as their answer rather than naming the sport.
I accepted either answer, of course.
> 8. What is the biggest money-making gambling activity at Las
> Vegas casinos? In 1981 it was craps. According to a 2008
> Atlantic Monthly article, the new answer makes up about 70%
> of the average Las Vegas casino's gambling income.
> 9. In 1981 the answer was Ingemar Johansson. When this game was
> played on the date indicated above, it was Wladimir Klitschko.
> Since then it's changed again. What was the question?
recent *non-US*, world heavyweight boxing champion? 4 for Marc,
Calvin, Erland, Björn, and Stephen.
The original Trivial Pursuit question asked for a white person.
I accepted all three alternatives shown and also did not require
"world" in the answer (even though this created some ambiguities,
as "European champion" could mean a champion of Europe alone).
I did require "heavyweight".
Johansson was Swedish. Following his 1959-60 reign as champion,
the next *14* champions were all black Americans: Floyd Patterson,
Sonny Liston, Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Leon Spinks,
Larry Holmes, Michael Spinks, Mike Tyson, James Douglas, Evander
Holyfield, Riddick Bowe, Michael Moorer, and Shannon Briggs. Next was
Lennox Lewis, a black Englishman, then Hasim Rahman, another black
American. Lewis retook the championship, then Wladimir Klitschko,
a white Ukrainian, took the title in 2009 and held it until 2015.
In late 2015 the answer again as Tyson Fury, a white Englishman,
became the new champion.
These details are according to:
http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/World_Heavyweight_Champion
> 10. In 1981, the answer given by Trivial Pursuit was Jersey Joe
> Walcott. This is no longer correct. The correct answer now
> is George Foreman. What question was Trivial Pursuit asking?
championship? 4 for Marc, Calvin, Joshua, Peter, and Stephen.
Foreman (1994): 48 years, 106 days.
Walcott (1951): 37 years, 168 days.
> * Game 8, Round 5 - Audio - Copyright Disputes
> Surprise! You're getting the audio round again this game.
> Sometimes songs sound very similar. Sometimes that leads to
> copyright disputes. In each case, we will name the original
> song and its performer, and you will be asked about the alleged
> infringing song. Unless instructed otherwise, in each case name
> *either* the band or singer (as applicable) *or* the title.
> (In the original game you would also have heard a clip of the song,
> but judging by the way music fans reacted at the game, I figure at
> least some of these will be answerable without hearing the audio.
> In compensation, I've changed the instructions to allow the title
> of the allegedly infringing song as an answer.)
> 1. Original: "Taurus" (1968), by a band called Spirit. Accused:
> a British band. They released the song in 1971, but the
> copyright suit was not filed until 2014.
hard way), Peter, Jason (the hard way), and Stephen (the hard way).
> 2. Original: "Take a Dive" (1999), by someone called Bryan Pringle.
> Accused: an American band, in 2009.
> 3. Original: "If I Could Fly", Joe Satriani. Accused: a British
> band, in 2009. The defendant won.
> 4. Original: "He's So Fine", the Chiffons. Accused: a British
> singer in 1970. The plaintiff won in US federal court.
way), Pete, Jason, and Stephen (the hard way).
> 5. Original: "All Day and All of the Night" (1964), the Kinks.
> Accused: an American band in 1968. The plaintiff won.
Jason, and Stephen (the hard way).
> 6. Original: "Run through the Jungle", Creedence Clearwater Revival.
> Accused: an American man, in 1985. This was one of the most
> famous and controversial copyright claims of all time.
(the hard way), Joshua (the hard way), and Stephen. 3 for Jason.
> 7. Original: "The Air That I Breathe" (1972), performed by Albert
> Hammond, co-written by him and Mike Hazlewood. Accused: the 1992
> debut single by a British band. (Hint: it's not the Hollies.)
> Hammond and Hazlewood received writing credits for the later
> song.
> 8. Original: "I Wanna be your Boyfriend", by a little-known punk
> band called the Rubinoos. Accused: A Canadian female artist,
> in 2007. The case was settled. In this case you must name
> the Canadian *singer*.
2 for Calvin.
> 9. Original: "Eighties" by Killing Joke, 1984. Accused: an
> American band, in 1992.
> 10. Original: "I Want A New Drug", Huey Lewis and the News.
> Accused: the theme of a 1984 movie. In this case you must
> name either the *movie* or the writer/performer.
Jason, and Stephen.
> * Game 8, Round 6 - Geography - It's a Country, Eh?
> Almost all of the nearly 200 countries in the world contain the
> letter A in their name. By this humble author's account, only
> 31 countries do not. Here are 10 geography-based trivia questions.
> In each case, the answer will be a country with no A in its name.
> Note: we are using the name of the country in English as listed
> on the United Nations web site; for example, France, not French
> Republic.
> Remember: there is no letter A in any of the answers.
> 1. According to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund,
> which founding member of the European Economic Community has
> the highest GDP per capita of any country in the world?
and Stephen.
> 2. Please answer the previous question before decoding the rot13.
> Gurer ner bayl gjb pbhagevrf va gur jbeyq jvgu na K va gurve
> anzr. Yhkrzobhet vf bar; jung vf gur bgure?
and Stephen.
> 3. The world's third-largest island is Borneo. There are three
> countries located partly or wholly on Borneo. One is Indonesia;
> a second is Malaysia; what is the third?
Erland, Jason, Björn, and Stephen.
> 4. Canada and the USA have the world's longest border. Russia and
> Kazakhstan have the second-longest. Of the two countries that
> share the third-longest border, one starts and ends with A
> while the other has no A in its name. Name the latter.
Erland, Björn, and Stephen.
> 5. In which country that unified in 1990 will you find the
> coffee-exporting port of Mocha ("MOH-ka"), after which the
> drink mocha is named?
and Stephen.
> 6. In which country will you find the only remaining one of the
> Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
Joshua, Pete, Peter, Erland, Björn, and Stephen.
> 7. Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao are the three main geographical
> divisions of which archipelago nation?
and Stephen.
> 8. There are only two double-landlocked countries in the world.
> Double-landlocked means that it is entirely surrounded by
> landlocked countries. Uzbekistan is one of the two. What is
> the other? Hint: it's in Europe.
Björn, and Stephen.
> 9. According to the CIA World Factbook, among European countries
> Russia has the longest coastline and Norway the second-longest.
> Which country comes third in Europe, with over 1,000 km more
> coastline than #4, the UK?
Some entrants guessed Sweden. It's long, but its coast is relatively
straight -- very different from Norway -- without a lot of islands.
If I haven't missed any countries when filtering the list down to
European ones by hand, the CIA's top 13 are:
1. Russia 37,653 km
2. Norway 25,148 km
3. Greece 13,676 km
4. UK 12,429 km
5. Italy 7,600 km
6. Denmark 7,314 km
7. Turkey 7,200 km
8. Croatia 5,835 km
9. Iceland 4,970 km
10. Spain 4,964 km
11. France 4,853 km
12. Estonia 3,794 km
13. Sweden 3,218 km
Obviously, they are not counting Greenland as part of Denmark, as
some sources would; that would make Denmark #1. And for Russia,
Turkey, and France the whole coastline is being counted, not just
the European part.
> 10. Viti Levu and Vanua Levu are the two most important and populous
> islands of which Pacific island nation?
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 5 6 BEST
TOPICS-> Mis Art Spo Aud Geo THREE
Stephen Perry 39 28 36 40 36 115
Joshua Kreitzer 26 10 28 24 40 94
Marc Dashevsky 16 0 24 20 40 84
"Calvin" 19 0 22 6 39 80
Peter Smyth 16 0 28 4 28 72
Pete Gayde 20 0 16 8 28 64
Dan Tilque 12 10 12 8 40 64
Erland Sommarskog 4 8 12 0 36 56
Björn Lundin 11 0 11 0 24 46
Jason Kreitzer 12 12 4 19 8 43
--
Mark Brader "MSB is an accepted explanation for men's
Toronto misbehaviors. ... Just blame it on MSB
m...@vex.net and everyone nods their heads." -- "TJ"
Erland Sommarskog
Apr 17, 2016, 5:07:07 AM4/17/16
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
>> 9. According to the CIA World Factbook, among European countries
>> Russia has the longest coastline and Norway the second-longest.
>> Which country comes third in Europe, with over 1,000 km more
>> coastline than #4, the UK?
>
> Greece. 4 for Marc, Dan, Joshua, and Pete. 3 for Calvin.
Protest! There is nothing wrong with the answer, it's the question that
>> 9. According to the CIA World Factbook, among European countries
>> Russia has the longest coastline and Norway the second-longest.
>> Which country comes third in Europe, with over 1,000 km more
>> coastline than #4, the UK?
>
> Greece. 4 for Marc, Dan, Joshua, and Pete. 3 for Calvin.
is wrong! Or some other question! How can they just treat us like that
and leave us out! We are seriously offended by this discrimination!
(Feeling offended for about nothing at all appears to have become a
national trait here the last few decades.)
Joshua Kreitzer
Apr 17, 2016, 11:48:07 AM4/17/16
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:S-GdnfhWruQNh47KnZ2dnUU7-
dnN...@giganews.com:
>> 1. Which woman has won the most Wimbledon singles championships
>> in the open era? In 1981 it was Billie Jean King.
>
> Martina Navratilova. 4 for Dan, Calvin, Joshua, Peter, Erland,
> and Stephen.
Actually, I had Serena Williams as my first choice on this question and
Navratilova as my second choice.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
dnN...@giganews.com:
>> 1. Which woman has won the most Wimbledon singles championships
>> in the open era? In 1981 it was Billie Jean King.
>
> Martina Navratilova. 4 for Dan, Calvin, Joshua, Peter, Erland,
> and Stephen.
Navratilova as my second choice.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Mark Brader
Apr 17, 2016, 2:29:58 PM4/17/16
to
Mark Brader;
Scores, if there are now no errors:
GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 5 6 BEST
TOPICS-> Mis Art Spo Aud Geo THREE
Stephen Perry 39 28 36 40 36 115
Joshua Kreitzer 26 10 28 24 40 94
Marc Dashevsky 16 0 22 20 40 82
Toronto | would now be reserved for kicking a ball in a net."
m...@vex.net | --Derrick Beckett
>>> 1. Which woman has won the most Wimbledon singles championships
>>> in the open era? In 1981 it was Billie Jean King.
>> Martina Navratilova. 4 for Dan, Calvin, Joshua, Peter, Erland,
>> and Stephen.
Joshua Kreitzer:
>>> in the open era? In 1981 it was Billie Jean King.
>> Martina Navratilova. 4 for Dan, Calvin, Joshua, Peter, Erland,
>> and Stephen.
> Actually, I had Serena Williams as my first choice on this question and
> Navratilova as my second choice.
Oops, sorry. Only 2 for Joshua, then.
> Navratilova as my second choice.
Scores, if there are now no errors:
GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 5 6 BEST
TOPICS-> Mis Art Spo Aud Geo THREE
Stephen Perry 39 28 36 40 36 115
Joshua Kreitzer 26 10 28 24 40 94
"Calvin" 19 0 22 6 39 80
Peter Smyth 16 0 28 4 28 72
Pete Gayde 20 0 16 8 28 64
Dan Tilque 12 10 12 8 40 64
Erland Sommarskog 4 8 12 0 36 56
Björn Lundin 11 0 11 0 24 46
Jason Kreitzer 12 12 4 19 8 43
--
Mark Brader | "This was followed by a vocal response which
Peter Smyth 16 0 28 4 28 72
Pete Gayde 20 0 16 8 28 64
Dan Tilque 12 10 12 8 40 64
Erland Sommarskog 4 8 12 0 36 56
Björn Lundin 11 0 11 0 24 46
Jason Kreitzer 12 12 4 19 8 43
--
Toronto | would now be reserved for kicking a ball in a net."
m...@vex.net | --Derrick Beckett
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