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QFTCI5EP Game 1, Rounds 2-3: near-assassinations, island capitals
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Mark Brader
Apr 24, 2017, 9:49:22 PM4/24/17
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-01-16,
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 5 Easy Pieces 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 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 1, Round 2 - History - Near-Assassinations
Most of us likely recall the attempted assassination of Ronald
Reagan in 1981, shortly after his inauguration as President of the
United States. Here are some other near-assassinations.
1. In 1978 a white-supremacist serial killer came very close to
killing this magazine publisher, who ended up being paralyzed
from the waist down. Who was the publisher?
2. In 1972 it went the other way: it was the white supremacist
who was shot -- in this case, numerous times at close range --
and survived but was paralyzed from the waist down. At the
time he was a US state governor and was on the presidential
campaign trail. Name him.
3. In October 1912, a former US president decided to run for
the office again, this time as a third-party candidate. On the
campaign trail, he was shot outside the place in Milwaukee where
he was scheduled to give a speech. Although the bullet lodged
in his chest, he refused to go to the hospital and delivered
his 90-minute speech anyway. Who was that former president?
4. Numerous attempts were made on the life of Adolf Hitler but,
sadly, all failed. Perhaps the most famous was a bomb attempt
that occurred in July 1944. Who was the ringleader in this plot?
Hint: Tom Cruise played him in the movie "Valkyrie".
5. Sometimes assassins bring heavy artillery to the job.
In September 1986, this former military-junta president of
Chile was relatively unscathed in a portable-rocket attack on
his life. His five bodyguards, all killed, weren't so lucky.
Who was the former Chilean president?
6. In February 1991, the IRA tried very hard to kill the then
prime minister of Great Britain by shelling the PM's residence
at 10 Downing Street with a mortar. They didn't succeed.
Who was the prime minister?
Please decode the rot13 after you have finished with the above
questions and before continuing: Ba gur guveq dhrfgvba gur svefg
naq ynfg anzr ner erdhverq. Vs lbh bayl tnir gur ynfg anzr, tb onpx
naq pbzcyrgr vg.
7. Would-be assassins can use all sorts of weapons. In April
2009, a man tried to kill the then queen of the Netherlands
with an automobile. She survived. What was the queen's name?
8. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you have
finished with the above questions. Va Zvnzv va Sroehnel 1933,
Senaxyva Qrynab Ebbfriryg rfpncrq nffnffvangvba jura n qrenatrq
harzcyblrq oevpxynlre sverq frireny thafubgf ng uvf gbhevat pne.
Ohg nabgure cbyvgvpvna, gur gura znlbe bs Puvpntb, jnf xvyyrq.
Anzr *uvz*.
The last two questions are about people who survived one or more
attempts on their life, but were eventually assassinated.
9. This Russian tsar emancipated the serfs in his country, but
revolutionaries kept trying to kill him at least five times.
The sixth attempt, in 1881, proved successful. Who was the tsar?
10. In 1960 this South African prime minister -- and architect
of apartheid -- was shot in the cheek and ear by an assassin
but survived. 6 years later, though, he wasn't so lucky.
* Game 1, Round 3 - Geography - Capital Cities of Caribbean Islands
In each case, identify the Caribbean *country or dependency*
that the city is the capital of.
1. Basseterre. (With no hyphen.)
2. Charlotte-Amelie.
3. George Town.
4. Kingstown. (With a W.)
5. Castries.
6. Bridgetown.
7. Port of Spain.
8. Oranjestad.
9. Road Town.
10. St. John's.
After completing the round, please decode the rot13 below.
Svefg, vs lbh whfg fnvq Ivetva Vfynaqf sbe nal nafjre, tb onpx
naq pbzcyrgr gur nafjre. Naq sbe nal cynprf jubfr anzrf pbagnva
gjb cnegf jvgu na "naq" (yvxr "Freovn naq Zbagrarteb"), gur shyy
anzr jvyy or erdhverq sbe shyy cbvagf; tb onpx naq pbzcyrgr gurz
vs nccyvpnoyr.
Fbzr cynprf unir fvzvyne anzrf gb fbzr bs gur nobir. Gel gurfr
rkgen dhrfgvbaf vs lbh yvxr sbe sha, ohg sbe ab cbvagf:
11. Onffr-Greer. (Jvgu n ulcura.)
12. Xvatfgba. (Jvgu ab J.)
13. Fg. Wbua'f -- ohg *abg* gur bar va gur Pnevoorna. Gur vfynaq
va guvf dhrfgvba vf arvgure n pbhagel abe n qrcraqrapl gbqnl,
nygubhtu vg unf orra obgu ng qvssrerag gvzrf va gur cnfg.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "How can you develop a reputation as a straight shooter
m...@vex.net | if lying is not an option?" --Alex Kozinski
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 5 Easy Pieces 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 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 1, Round 2 - History - Near-Assassinations
Most of us likely recall the attempted assassination of Ronald
Reagan in 1981, shortly after his inauguration as President of the
United States. Here are some other near-assassinations.
1. In 1978 a white-supremacist serial killer came very close to
killing this magazine publisher, who ended up being paralyzed
from the waist down. Who was the publisher?
2. In 1972 it went the other way: it was the white supremacist
who was shot -- in this case, numerous times at close range --
and survived but was paralyzed from the waist down. At the
time he was a US state governor and was on the presidential
campaign trail. Name him.
3. In October 1912, a former US president decided to run for
the office again, this time as a third-party candidate. On the
campaign trail, he was shot outside the place in Milwaukee where
he was scheduled to give a speech. Although the bullet lodged
in his chest, he refused to go to the hospital and delivered
his 90-minute speech anyway. Who was that former president?
4. Numerous attempts were made on the life of Adolf Hitler but,
sadly, all failed. Perhaps the most famous was a bomb attempt
that occurred in July 1944. Who was the ringleader in this plot?
Hint: Tom Cruise played him in the movie "Valkyrie".
5. Sometimes assassins bring heavy artillery to the job.
In September 1986, this former military-junta president of
Chile was relatively unscathed in a portable-rocket attack on
his life. His five bodyguards, all killed, weren't so lucky.
Who was the former Chilean president?
6. In February 1991, the IRA tried very hard to kill the then
prime minister of Great Britain by shelling the PM's residence
at 10 Downing Street with a mortar. They didn't succeed.
Who was the prime minister?
Please decode the rot13 after you have finished with the above
questions and before continuing: Ba gur guveq dhrfgvba gur svefg
naq ynfg anzr ner erdhverq. Vs lbh bayl tnir gur ynfg anzr, tb onpx
naq pbzcyrgr vg.
7. Would-be assassins can use all sorts of weapons. In April
2009, a man tried to kill the then queen of the Netherlands
with an automobile. She survived. What was the queen's name?
8. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you have
finished with the above questions. Va Zvnzv va Sroehnel 1933,
Senaxyva Qrynab Ebbfriryg rfpncrq nffnffvangvba jura n qrenatrq
harzcyblrq oevpxynlre sverq frireny thafubgf ng uvf gbhevat pne.
Ohg nabgure cbyvgvpvna, gur gura znlbe bs Puvpntb, jnf xvyyrq.
Anzr *uvz*.
The last two questions are about people who survived one or more
attempts on their life, but were eventually assassinated.
9. This Russian tsar emancipated the serfs in his country, but
revolutionaries kept trying to kill him at least five times.
The sixth attempt, in 1881, proved successful. Who was the tsar?
10. In 1960 this South African prime minister -- and architect
of apartheid -- was shot in the cheek and ear by an assassin
but survived. 6 years later, though, he wasn't so lucky.
* Game 1, Round 3 - Geography - Capital Cities of Caribbean Islands
In each case, identify the Caribbean *country or dependency*
that the city is the capital of.
1. Basseterre. (With no hyphen.)
2. Charlotte-Amelie.
3. George Town.
4. Kingstown. (With a W.)
5. Castries.
6. Bridgetown.
7. Port of Spain.
8. Oranjestad.
9. Road Town.
10. St. John's.
After completing the round, please decode the rot13 below.
Svefg, vs lbh whfg fnvq Ivetva Vfynaqf sbe nal nafjre, tb onpx
naq pbzcyrgr gur nafjre. Naq sbe nal cynprf jubfr anzrf pbagnva
gjb cnegf jvgu na "naq" (yvxr "Freovn naq Zbagrarteb"), gur shyy
anzr jvyy or erdhverq sbe shyy cbvagf; tb onpx naq pbzcyrgr gurz
vs nccyvpnoyr.
Fbzr cynprf unir fvzvyne anzrf gb fbzr bs gur nobir. Gel gurfr
rkgen dhrfgvbaf vs lbh yvxr sbe sha, ohg sbe ab cbvagf:
11. Onffr-Greer. (Jvgu n ulcura.)
12. Xvatfgba. (Jvgu ab J.)
13. Fg. Wbua'f -- ohg *abg* gur bar va gur Pnevoorna. Gur vfynaq
va guvf dhrfgvba vf arvgure n pbhagel abe n qrcraqrapl gbqnl,
nygubhtu vg unf orra obgu ng qvssrerag gvzrf va gur cnfg.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "How can you develop a reputation as a straight shooter
m...@vex.net | if lying is not an option?" --Alex Kozinski
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Blum
Apr 24, 2017, 11:21:33 PM4/24/17
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> 1. In 1978 a white-supremacist serial killer came very close to
> killing this magazine publisher, who ended up being paralyzed
> from the waist down. Who was the publisher?
Larry Flynt
> killing this magazine publisher, who ended up being paralyzed
> from the waist down. Who was the publisher?
> 2. In 1972 it went the other way: it was the white supremacist
> who was shot -- in this case, numerous times at close range --
> and survived but was paralyzed from the waist down. At the
> time he was a US state governor and was on the presidential
> campaign trail. Name him.
> 3. In October 1912, a former US president decided to run for
> the office again, this time as a third-party candidate. On the
> campaign trail, he was shot outside the place in Milwaukee where
> he was scheduled to give a speech. Although the bullet lodged
> in his chest, he refused to go to the hospital and delivered
> his 90-minute speech anyway. Who was that former president?
> 4. Numerous attempts were made on the life of Adolf Hitler but,
> sadly, all failed. Perhaps the most famous was a bomb attempt
> that occurred in July 1944. Who was the ringleader in this plot?
> Hint: Tom Cruise played him in the movie "Valkyrie".
> 6. In February 1991, the IRA tried very hard to kill the then
> prime minister of Great Britain by shelling the PM's residence
> at 10 Downing Street with a mortar. They didn't succeed.
> Who was the prime minister?
> 7. Would-be assassins can use all sorts of weapons. In April
> 2009, a man tried to kill the then queen of the Netherlands
> with an automobile. She survived. What was the queen's name?
> 8. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you have
> finished with the above questions. Va Zvnzv va Sroehnel 1933,
> Senaxyva Qrynab Ebbfriryg rfpncrq nffnffvangvba jura n qrenatrq
> harzcyblrq oevpxynlre sverq frireny thafubgf ng uvf gbhevat pne.
> Ohg nabgure cbyvgvpvna, gur gura znlbe bs Puvpntb, jnf xvyyrq.
> Anzr *uvz*.
> 9. This Russian tsar emancipated the serfs in his country, but
> revolutionaries kept trying to kill him at least five times.
> The sixth attempt, in 1881, proved successful. Who was the tsar?
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Geography - Capital Cities of Caribbean Islands
> 1. Basseterre. (With no hyphen.)
Martinique
> 7. Port of Spain.
Triniada and Tobago
> 8. Oranjestad.
Curacao; Guadeloupe
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Pete Gayde
Apr 24, 2017, 11:48:23 PM4/24/17
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:-8mdnfhxVJGBNmPFnZ2dnUU7-
W3N...@giganews.com:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-01-16,
> 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 5 Easy Pieces 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 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 2 - History - Near-Assassinations
>
> Most of us likely recall the attempted assassination of Ronald
> Reagan in 1981, shortly after his inauguration as President of the
> United States. Here are some other near-assassinations.
>
> 1. In 1978 a white-supremacist serial killer came very close to
> killing this magazine publisher, who ended up being paralyzed
> from the waist down. Who was the publisher?
Flynt
>
> 2. In 1972 it went the other way: it was the white supremacist
> who was shot -- in this case, numerous times at close range --
> and survived but was paralyzed from the waist down. At the
> time he was a US state governor and was on the presidential
> campaign trail. Name him.
George Wallace
>
> 3. In October 1912, a former US president decided to run for
> the office again, this time as a third-party candidate. On the
> campaign trail, he was shot outside the place in Milwaukee where
> he was scheduled to give a speech. Although the bullet lodged
> in his chest, he refused to go to the hospital and delivered
> his 90-minute speech anyway. Who was that former president?
Teddy Roosevelt
>
> 4. Numerous attempts were made on the life of Adolf Hitler but,
> sadly, all failed. Perhaps the most famous was a bomb attempt
> that occurred in July 1944. Who was the ringleader in this plot?
> Hint: Tom Cruise played him in the movie "Valkyrie".
>
> 5. Sometimes assassins bring heavy artillery to the job.
> In September 1986, this former military-junta president of
> Chile was relatively unscathed in a portable-rocket attack on
> his life. His five bodyguards, all killed, weren't so lucky.
> Who was the former Chilean president?
Pinochet
>
> 6. In February 1991, the IRA tried very hard to kill the then
> prime minister of Great Britain by shelling the PM's residence
> at 10 Downing Street with a mortar. They didn't succeed.
> Who was the prime minister?
Major
>
> Please decode the rot13 after you have finished with the above
> questions and before continuing: Ba gur guveq dhrfgvba gur svefg
> naq ynfg anzr ner erdhverq. Vs lbh bayl tnir gur ynfg anzr, tb onpx
> naq pbzcyrgr vg.
>
> 7. Would-be assassins can use all sorts of weapons. In April
> 2009, a man tried to kill the then queen of the Netherlands
> with an automobile. She survived. What was the queen's name?
Beatrix
>
> 8. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you have
> finished with the above questions. Va Zvnzv va Sroehnel 1933,
> Senaxyva Qrynab Ebbfriryg rfpncrq nffnffvangvba jura n qrenatrq
> harzcyblrq oevpxynlre sverq frireny thafubgf ng uvf gbhevat pne.
> Ohg nabgure cbyvgvpvna, gur gura znlbe bs Puvpntb, jnf xvyyrq.
> Anzr *uvz*.
Cermak
>
> The last two questions are about people who survived one or more
> attempts on their life, but were eventually assassinated.
>
> 9. This Russian tsar emancipated the serfs in his country, but
> revolutionaries kept trying to kill him at least five times.
> The sixth attempt, in 1881, proved successful. Who was the tsar?
Nicholas I
>
> 10. In 1960 this South African prime minister -- and architect
> of apartheid -- was shot in the cheek and ear by an assassin
> but survived. 6 years later, though, he wasn't so lucky.
Botha
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Geography - Capital Cities of Caribbean Islands
>
> In each case, identify the Caribbean *country or dependency*
> that the city is the capital of.
>
> 1. Basseterre. (With no hyphen.)
Montserrat; St Kitts & Nevis
>
> 2. Charlotte-Amelie.
Barbados; Aruba
>
> 3. George Town.
British Virgin Islands; Grenada
>
> 4. Kingstown. (With a W.)
Antigua & Barbuda; British Virgin Islands
>
> 5. Castries.
Antigua & Barbuda; Montserrat
>
> 6. Bridgetown.
St Vincent & the Grenadines; Grenada
>
> 7. Port of Spain.
Trinidad & Tobago
>
> 8. Oranjestad.
Netherlands Antilles; Curacao
>
> 9. Road Town.
St Vincent & the Grenadines; Barbados
>
> 10. St. John's.
Montserrat
>
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13 below.
>
> Svefg, vs lbh whfg fnvq Ivetva Vfynaqf sbe nal nafjre, tb onpx
> naq pbzcyrgr gur nafjre. Naq sbe nal cynprf jubfr anzrf pbagnva
> gjb cnegf jvgu na "naq" (yvxr "Freovn naq Zbagrarteb"), gur shyy
> anzr jvyy or erdhverq sbe shyy cbvagf; tb onpx naq pbzcyrgr gurz
> vs nccyvpnoyr.
>
> Fbzr cynprf unir fvzvyne anzrf gb fbzr bs gur nobir. Gel gurfr
> rkgen dhrfgvbaf vs lbh yvxr sbe sha, ohg sbe ab cbvagf:
>
> 11. Onffr-Greer. (Jvgu n ulcura.)
>
> 12. Xvatfgba. (Jvgu ab J.)
Jamaica
>
> 13. Fg. Wbua'f -- ohg *abg* gur bar va gur Pnevoorna. Gur vfynaq
> va guvf dhrfgvba vf arvgure n pbhagel abe n qrcraqrapl gbqnl,
> nygubhtu vg unf orra obgu ng qvssrerag gvzrf va gur cnfg.
Newfoundland
>
Pete Gayde
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W3N...@giganews.com:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-01-16,
> 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 5 Easy Pieces 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 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 2 - History - Near-Assassinations
>
> Most of us likely recall the attempted assassination of Ronald
> Reagan in 1981, shortly after his inauguration as President of the
> United States. Here are some other near-assassinations.
>
> 1. In 1978 a white-supremacist serial killer came very close to
> killing this magazine publisher, who ended up being paralyzed
> from the waist down. Who was the publisher?
>
> 2. In 1972 it went the other way: it was the white supremacist
> who was shot -- in this case, numerous times at close range --
> and survived but was paralyzed from the waist down. At the
> time he was a US state governor and was on the presidential
> campaign trail. Name him.
>
> 3. In October 1912, a former US president decided to run for
> the office again, this time as a third-party candidate. On the
> campaign trail, he was shot outside the place in Milwaukee where
> he was scheduled to give a speech. Although the bullet lodged
> in his chest, he refused to go to the hospital and delivered
> his 90-minute speech anyway. Who was that former president?
>
> 4. Numerous attempts were made on the life of Adolf Hitler but,
> sadly, all failed. Perhaps the most famous was a bomb attempt
> that occurred in July 1944. Who was the ringleader in this plot?
> Hint: Tom Cruise played him in the movie "Valkyrie".
>
> 5. Sometimes assassins bring heavy artillery to the job.
> In September 1986, this former military-junta president of
> Chile was relatively unscathed in a portable-rocket attack on
> his life. His five bodyguards, all killed, weren't so lucky.
> Who was the former Chilean president?
>
> 6. In February 1991, the IRA tried very hard to kill the then
> prime minister of Great Britain by shelling the PM's residence
> at 10 Downing Street with a mortar. They didn't succeed.
> Who was the prime minister?
>
> Please decode the rot13 after you have finished with the above
> questions and before continuing: Ba gur guveq dhrfgvba gur svefg
> naq ynfg anzr ner erdhverq. Vs lbh bayl tnir gur ynfg anzr, tb onpx
> naq pbzcyrgr vg.
>
> 7. Would-be assassins can use all sorts of weapons. In April
> 2009, a man tried to kill the then queen of the Netherlands
> with an automobile. She survived. What was the queen's name?
>
> 8. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you have
> finished with the above questions. Va Zvnzv va Sroehnel 1933,
> Senaxyva Qrynab Ebbfriryg rfpncrq nffnffvangvba jura n qrenatrq
> harzcyblrq oevpxynlre sverq frireny thafubgf ng uvf gbhevat pne.
> Ohg nabgure cbyvgvpvna, gur gura znlbe bs Puvpntb, jnf xvyyrq.
> Anzr *uvz*.
>
> The last two questions are about people who survived one or more
> attempts on their life, but were eventually assassinated.
>
> 9. This Russian tsar emancipated the serfs in his country, but
> revolutionaries kept trying to kill him at least five times.
> The sixth attempt, in 1881, proved successful. Who was the tsar?
>
> 10. In 1960 this South African prime minister -- and architect
> of apartheid -- was shot in the cheek and ear by an assassin
> but survived. 6 years later, though, he wasn't so lucky.
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Geography - Capital Cities of Caribbean Islands
>
> In each case, identify the Caribbean *country or dependency*
> that the city is the capital of.
>
> 1. Basseterre. (With no hyphen.)
>
> 2. Charlotte-Amelie.
Barbados; Aruba
>
> 3. George Town.
British Virgin Islands; Grenada
>
> 4. Kingstown. (With a W.)
>
> 5. Castries.
Antigua & Barbuda; Montserrat
>
> 6. Bridgetown.
St Vincent & the Grenadines; Grenada
>
> 7. Port of Spain.
Trinidad & Tobago
>
> 8. Oranjestad.
Netherlands Antilles; Curacao
>
> 9. Road Town.
St Vincent & the Grenadines; Barbados
>
> 10. St. John's.
Montserrat
>
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13 below.
>
> Svefg, vs lbh whfg fnvq Ivetva Vfynaqf sbe nal nafjre, tb onpx
> naq pbzcyrgr gur nafjre. Naq sbe nal cynprf jubfr anzrf pbagnva
> gjb cnegf jvgu na "naq" (yvxr "Freovn naq Zbagrarteb"), gur shyy
> anzr jvyy or erdhverq sbe shyy cbvagf; tb onpx naq pbzcyrgr gurz
> vs nccyvpnoyr.
>
> Fbzr cynprf unir fvzvyne anzrf gb fbzr bs gur nobir. Gel gurfr
> rkgen dhrfgvbaf vs lbh yvxr sbe sha, ohg sbe ab cbvagf:
>
> 11. Onffr-Greer. (Jvgu n ulcura.)
>
> 12. Xvatfgba. (Jvgu ab J.)
>
> 13. Fg. Wbua'f -- ohg *abg* gur bar va gur Pnevoorna. Gur vfynaq
> va guvf dhrfgvba vf arvgure n pbhagel abe n qrcraqrapl gbqnl,
> nygubhtu vg unf orra obgu ng qvssrerag gvzrf va gur cnfg.
>
Pete Gayde
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Apr 25, 2017, 1:34:49 AM4/25/17
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In article <-8mdnfhxVJGBNmPF...@giganews.com>, m...@vex.net says...
> 2. In 1972 it went the other way: it was the white supremacist
> who was shot -- in this case, numerous times at close range --
> and survived but was paralyzed from the waist down. At the
> time he was a US state governor and was on the presidential
> campaign trail. Name him.
George Wallace
> 3. In October 1912, a former US president decided to run for
> the office again, this time as a third-party candidate. On the
> campaign trail, he was shot outside the place in Milwaukee where
> he was scheduled to give a speech. Although the bullet lodged
> in his chest, he refused to go to the hospital and delivered
> his 90-minute speech anyway. Who was that former president?
Theodore Roosevelt
> 4. Numerous attempts were made on the life of Adolf Hitler but,
> sadly, all failed. Perhaps the most famous was a bomb attempt
> that occurred in July 1944. Who was the ringleader in this plot?
> Hint: Tom Cruise played him in the movie "Valkyrie".
>
> 5. Sometimes assassins bring heavy artillery to the job.
> In September 1986, this former military-junta president of
> Chile was relatively unscathed in a portable-rocket attack on
> his life. His five bodyguards, all killed, weren't so lucky.
> Who was the former Chilean president?
Augusto Pinochet
U.S. Virgin Islands
> 3. George Town.
>
> 4. Kingstown. (With a W.)
>
> 5. Castries.
>
> 6. Bridgetown.
Barbados
> 7. Port of Spain.
>
> 8. Oranjestad.
Aruba
> 9. Road Town.
>
> 10. St. John's.
>
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13 below.
>
> Svefg, vs lbh whfg fnvq Ivetva Vfynaqf sbe nal nafjre, tb onpx
> naq pbzcyrgr gur nafjre. Naq sbe nal cynprf jubfr anzrf pbagnva
> gjb cnegf jvgu na "naq" (yvxr "Freovn naq Zbagrarteb"), gur shyy
> anzr jvyy or erdhverq sbe shyy cbvagf; tb onpx naq pbzcyrgr gurz
> vs nccyvpnoyr.
>
> Fbzr cynprf unir fvzvyne anzrf gb fbzr bs gur nobir. Gel gurfr
> rkgen dhrfgvbaf vs lbh yvxr sbe sha, ohg sbe ab cbvagf:
>
> 11. Onffr-Greer. (Jvgu n ulcura.)
>
> 12. Xvatfgba. (Jvgu ab J.)
>
> 13. Fg. Wbua'f -- ohg *abg* gur bar va gur Pnevoorna. Gur vfynaq
> va guvf dhrfgvba vf arvgure n pbhagel abe n qrcraqrapl gbqnl,
> nygubhtu vg unf orra obgu ng qvssrerag gvzrf va gur cnfg.
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
> * Game 1, Round 2 - History - Near-Assassinations
>
> Most of us likely recall the attempted assassination of Ronald
> Reagan in 1981, shortly after his inauguration as President of the
> United States. Here are some other near-assassinations.
>
> 1. In 1978 a white-supremacist serial killer came very close to
> killing this magazine publisher, who ended up being paralyzed
> from the waist down. Who was the publisher?
Larry Flynt
>
> Most of us likely recall the attempted assassination of Ronald
> Reagan in 1981, shortly after his inauguration as President of the
> United States. Here are some other near-assassinations.
>
> 1. In 1978 a white-supremacist serial killer came very close to
> killing this magazine publisher, who ended up being paralyzed
> from the waist down. Who was the publisher?
> 2. In 1972 it went the other way: it was the white supremacist
> who was shot -- in this case, numerous times at close range --
> and survived but was paralyzed from the waist down. At the
> time he was a US state governor and was on the presidential
> campaign trail. Name him.
> 3. In October 1912, a former US president decided to run for
> the office again, this time as a third-party candidate. On the
> campaign trail, he was shot outside the place in Milwaukee where
> he was scheduled to give a speech. Although the bullet lodged
> in his chest, he refused to go to the hospital and delivered
> his 90-minute speech anyway. Who was that former president?
> 4. Numerous attempts were made on the life of Adolf Hitler but,
> sadly, all failed. Perhaps the most famous was a bomb attempt
> that occurred in July 1944. Who was the ringleader in this plot?
> Hint: Tom Cruise played him in the movie "Valkyrie".
>
> 5. Sometimes assassins bring heavy artillery to the job.
> In September 1986, this former military-junta president of
> Chile was relatively unscathed in a portable-rocket attack on
> his life. His five bodyguards, all killed, weren't so lucky.
> Who was the former Chilean president?
> 3. George Town.
>
> 4. Kingstown. (With a W.)
>
> 5. Castries.
>
> 6. Bridgetown.
> 7. Port of Spain.
>
> 8. Oranjestad.
> 9. Road Town.
>
> 10. St. John's.
>
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13 below.
>
> Svefg, vs lbh whfg fnvq Ivetva Vfynaqf sbe nal nafjre, tb onpx
> naq pbzcyrgr gur nafjre. Naq sbe nal cynprf jubfr anzrf pbagnva
> gjb cnegf jvgu na "naq" (yvxr "Freovn naq Zbagrarteb"), gur shyy
> anzr jvyy or erdhverq sbe shyy cbvagf; tb onpx naq pbzcyrgr gurz
> vs nccyvpnoyr.
>
> Fbzr cynprf unir fvzvyne anzrf gb fbzr bs gur nobir. Gel gurfr
> rkgen dhrfgvbaf vs lbh yvxr sbe sha, ohg sbe ab cbvagf:
>
> 11. Onffr-Greer. (Jvgu n ulcura.)
>
> 12. Xvatfgba. (Jvgu ab J.)
>
> 13. Fg. Wbua'f -- ohg *abg* gur bar va gur Pnevoorna. Gur vfynaq
> va guvf dhrfgvba vf arvgure n pbhagel abe n qrcraqrapl gbqnl,
> nygubhtu vg unf orra obgu ng qvssrerag gvzrf va gur cnfg.
--
Peter Smyth
Apr 25, 2017, 3:44:46 AM4/25/17
to
Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 1, Round 2 - History - Near-Assassinations
>
> Most of us likely recall the attempted assassination of Ronald
> Reagan in 1981, shortly after his inauguration as President of the
> United States. Here are some other near-assassinations.
>
> 1. In 1978 a white-supremacist serial killer came very close to
> killing this magazine publisher, who ended up being paralyzed
> from the waist down. Who was the publisher?
>
> 2. In 1972 it went the other way: it was the white supremacist
> who was shot -- in this case, numerous times at close range --
> and survived but was paralyzed from the waist down. At the
> time he was a US state governor and was on the presidential
> campaign trail. Name him.
George Wallace
> * Game 1, Round 2 - History - Near-Assassinations
>
> Most of us likely recall the attempted assassination of Ronald
> Reagan in 1981, shortly after his inauguration as President of the
> United States. Here are some other near-assassinations.
>
> 1. In 1978 a white-supremacist serial killer came very close to
> killing this magazine publisher, who ended up being paralyzed
> from the waist down. Who was the publisher?
>
> 2. In 1972 it went the other way: it was the white supremacist
> who was shot -- in this case, numerous times at close range --
> and survived but was paralyzed from the waist down. At the
> time he was a US state governor and was on the presidential
> campaign trail. Name him.
> 3. In October 1912, a former US president decided to run for
> the office again, this time as a third-party candidate. On the
> campaign trail, he was shot outside the place in Milwaukee where
> he was scheduled to give a speech. Although the bullet lodged
> in his chest, he refused to go to the hospital and delivered
> his 90-minute speech anyway. Who was that former president?
Theodore Roosevelt
> the office again, this time as a third-party candidate. On the
> campaign trail, he was shot outside the place in Milwaukee where
> he was scheduled to give a speech. Although the bullet lodged
> in his chest, he refused to go to the hospital and delivered
> his 90-minute speech anyway. Who was that former president?
> 4. Numerous attempts were made on the life of Adolf Hitler but,
> sadly, all failed. Perhaps the most famous was a bomb attempt
> that occurred in July 1944. Who was the ringleader in this plot?
> Hint: Tom Cruise played him in the movie "Valkyrie".
>
> 5. Sometimes assassins bring heavy artillery to the job.
> In September 1986, this former military-junta president of
> Chile was relatively unscathed in a portable-rocket attack on
> his life. His five bodyguards, all killed, weren't so lucky.
> Who was the former Chilean president?
Pinochet
> sadly, all failed. Perhaps the most famous was a bomb attempt
> that occurred in July 1944. Who was the ringleader in this plot?
> Hint: Tom Cruise played him in the movie "Valkyrie".
>
> 5. Sometimes assassins bring heavy artillery to the job.
> In September 1986, this former military-junta president of
> Chile was relatively unscathed in a portable-rocket attack on
> his life. His five bodyguards, all killed, weren't so lucky.
> Who was the former Chilean president?
> 6. In February 1991, the IRA tried very hard to kill the then
> prime minister of Great Britain by shelling the PM's residence
> at 10 Downing Street with a mortar. They didn't succeed.
> Who was the prime minister?
John Major
> prime minister of Great Britain by shelling the PM's residence
> at 10 Downing Street with a mortar. They didn't succeed.
> Who was the prime minister?
> Please decode the rot13 after you have finished with the above
> questions and before continuing: On the third question the first
> and last name are required. If you only gave the last name, go back
> and complete it.
>
> 7. Would-be assassins can use all sorts of weapons. In April
> 2009, a man tried to kill the then queen of the Netherlands
> with an automobile. She survived. What was the queen's name?
Beatrix
> 7. Would-be assassins can use all sorts of weapons. In April
> 2009, a man tried to kill the then queen of the Netherlands
> with an automobile. She survived. What was the queen's name?
> 8. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you have
> finished with the above questions. In Miami in February 1933,
> Franklin Delano Roosevelt escaped assassination when a deranged
> unemployed bricklayer fired several gunshots at his touring car.
> But another politician, the then mayor of Chicago, was killed.
> Name him.
Daly
> The last two questions are about people who survived one or more
> attempts on their life, but were eventually assassinated.
>
> 9. This Russian tsar emancipated the serfs in his country, but
> revolutionaries kept trying to kill him at least five times.
> The sixth attempt, in 1881, proved successful. Who was the tsar?
Peter
> attempts on their life, but were eventually assassinated.
>
> 9. This Russian tsar emancipated the serfs in his country, but
> revolutionaries kept trying to kill him at least five times.
> The sixth attempt, in 1881, proved successful. Who was the tsar?
> 10. In 1960 this South African prime minister -- and architect
> of apartheid -- was shot in the cheek and ear by an assassin
> but survived. 6 years later, though, he wasn't so lucky.
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Geography - Capital Cities of Caribbean Islands
>
> In each case, identify the Caribbean *country or dependency*
> that the city is the capital of.
>
> 1. Basseterre. (With no hyphen.)
Guadeloupe, Martinique
> of apartheid -- was shot in the cheek and ear by an assassin
> but survived. 6 years later, though, he wasn't so lucky.
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Geography - Capital Cities of Caribbean Islands
>
> In each case, identify the Caribbean *country or dependency*
> that the city is the capital of.
>
> 1. Basseterre. (With no hyphen.)
> 2. Charlotte-Amelie.
Martinique, Guadeloupe
> 3. George Town.
St Vincent & The Grenadines
> 4. Kingstown. (With a W.)
St Vincent & The Grenadines
> 5. Castries.
St Lucia
> 6. Bridgetown.
Barbados
> 7. Port of Spain.
Trinidad & Tobago
Barbados
> 7. Port of Spain.
> 8. Oranjestad.
Aruba
> 9. Road Town.
British Virgin Islands, US Virgin Islands
Aruba
> 9. Road Town.
> 10. St. John's.
Antigua & Barbuda
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13 below.
>
> First, if you just said Virgin Islands for any answer, go back
>
> and complete the answer. And for any places whose names contain
> two parts with an "and" (like "Serbia and Montenegro"), the full
> name will be required for full points; go back and complete them
> if applicable.
>
> Some places have similar names to some of the above. Try these
> extra questions if you like for fun, but for no points:
>
> 11. Basse-Terre. (With a hyphen.)
>
> 12. Kingston. (With no W.)
Jamaica
> 13. St. John's -- but not the one in the Caribbean. The island
> in this question is neither a country nor a dependency today,
> although it has been both at different times in the past.
Newfoundland
Peter Smyth
Bruce
Apr 25, 2017, 9:24:47 AM4/25/17
to
> 3. In October 1912, a former US president decided to run for
> the office again, this time as a third-party candidate. On the
> campaign trail, he was shot outside the place in Milwaukee where he
> was scheduled to give a speech. Although the bullet lodged in his
> chest, he refused to go to the hospital and delivered his 90-minute
> speech anyway. Who was that former president?
> 4. Numerous attempts were made on the life of Adolf Hitler but,
> sadly, all failed. Perhaps the most famous was a bomb attempt that
> occurred in July 1944. Who was the ringleader in this plot?
> Hint: Tom Cruise played him in the movie "Valkyrie".
>
> 5. Sometimes assassins bring heavy artillery to the job.
> In September 1986, this former military-junta president of Chile was
> relatively unscathed in a portable-rocket attack on his life. His
> five bodyguards, all killed, weren't so lucky. Who was the former
> Chilean president?
> 6. In February 1991, the IRA tried very hard to kill the then
> prime minister of Great Britain by shelling the PM's residence at 10
> Downing Street with a mortar. They didn't succeed.
> Who was the prime minister?
>
> Please decode the rot13 after you have finished with the above questions
> and before continuing: Ba gur guveq dhrfgvba gur svefg naq ynfg anzr ner
> erdhverq. Vs lbh bayl tnir gur ynfg anzr, tb onpx naq pbzcyrgr vg.
>
> 7. Would-be assassins can use all sorts of weapons. In April
> 2009, a man tried to kill the then queen of the Netherlands with an
> automobile. She survived. What was the queen's name?
> 8. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you have
> finished with the above questions. Va Zvnzv va Sroehnel 1933,
> Senaxyva Qrynab Ebbfriryg rfpncrq nffnffvangvba jura n qrenatrq
> harzcyblrq oevpxynlre sverq frireny thafubgf ng uvf gbhevat pne. Ohg
> nabgure cbyvgvpvna, gur gura znlbe bs Puvpntb, jnf xvyyrq. Anzr
> *uvz*.
>
> The last two questions are about people who survived one or more
> attempts on their life, but were eventually assassinated.
>
> 9. This Russian tsar emancipated the serfs in his country, but
> revolutionaries kept trying to kill him at least five times.
> The sixth attempt, in 1881, proved successful. Who was the tsar?
>
> 10. In 1960 this South African prime minister -- and architect
> of apartheid -- was shot in the cheek and ear by an assassin but
> survived. 6 years later, though, he wasn't so lucky.
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Geography - Capital Cities of Caribbean Islands
>
> In each case, identify the Caribbean *country or dependency*
> that the city is the capital of.
>
> 1. Basseterre. (With no hyphen.)
> 2. Charlotte-Amelie.
US Virgin Islands
> 3. George Town.
>
> 4. Kingstown. (With a W.)
>
> 5. Castries.
>
> 6. Bridgetown.
Barbados
> 7. Port of Spain.
Trinidad and Tobago
> 7. Port of Spain.
> 8. Oranjestad.
Aruba
Erland Sommarskog
Apr 25, 2017, 2:34:07 PM4/25/17
to
> 2. In 1972 it went the other way: it was the white supremacist
> who was shot -- in this case, numerous times at close range --
> and survived but was paralyzed from the waist down. At the
> time he was a US state governor and was on the presidential
> campaign trail. Name him.
George Wallace
> who was shot -- in this case, numerous times at close range --
> and survived but was paralyzed from the waist down. At the
> time he was a US state governor and was on the presidential
> campaign trail. Name him.
> 3. In October 1912, a former US president decided to run for
> the office again, this time as a third-party candidate. On the
> campaign trail, he was shot outside the place in Milwaukee where
> he was scheduled to give a speech. Although the bullet lodged
> in his chest, he refused to go to the hospital and delivered
> his 90-minute speech anyway. Who was that former president?
> 5. Sometimes assassins bring heavy artillery to the job.
> In September 1986, this former military-junta president of
> Chile was relatively unscathed in a portable-rocket attack on
> his life. His five bodyguards, all killed, weren't so lucky.
> Who was the former Chilean president?
> 6. In February 1991, the IRA tried very hard to kill the then
> prime minister of Great Britain by shelling the PM's residence
> at 10 Downing Street with a mortar. They didn't succeed.
> Who was the prime minister?
> 7. Would-be assassins can use all sorts of weapons. In April
> 2009, a man tried to kill the then queen of the Netherlands
> with an automobile. She survived. What was the queen's name?
> 9. This Russian tsar emancipated the serfs in his country, but
> revolutionaries kept trying to kill him at least five times.
> The sixth attempt, in 1881, proved successful. Who was the tsar?
> 10. In 1960 this South African prime minister -- and architect
> of apartheid -- was shot in the cheek and ear by an assassin
> but survived. 6 years later, though, he wasn't so lucky.
(You can tell that a guy with a last name like must really be a dirty
person. At least you can tell if you are Swedish where "smuts" means
"dirt".)
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Geography - Capital Cities of Caribbean Islands
>
> 1. Basseterre. (With no hyphen.)
>
Martinique
>
> 2. Charlotte-Amelie.
Martinique
> 3. George Town.
>
I would say Guyana, but that is not really the Caribbean...
> 4. Kingstown. (With a W.)
> 5. Castries.
Martinique
> 7. Port of Spain.
> 8. Oranjestad.
Sint Martin
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Dan Tilque
Apr 25, 2017, 4:11:59 PM4/25/17
to
Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 2 - History - Near-Assassinations
>
> Most of us likely recall the attempted assassination of Ronald
> Reagan in 1981, shortly after his inauguration as President of the
> United States. Here are some other near-assassinations.
>
> 1. In 1978 a white-supremacist serial killer came very close to
> killing this magazine publisher, who ended up being paralyzed
> from the waist down. Who was the publisher?
Flint
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 2 - History - Near-Assassinations
>
> Most of us likely recall the attempted assassination of Ronald
> Reagan in 1981, shortly after his inauguration as President of the
> United States. Here are some other near-assassinations.
>
> 1. In 1978 a white-supremacist serial killer came very close to
> killing this magazine publisher, who ended up being paralyzed
> from the waist down. Who was the publisher?
>
> 2. In 1972 it went the other way: it was the white supremacist
> who was shot -- in this case, numerous times at close range --
> and survived but was paralyzed from the waist down. At the
> time he was a US state governor and was on the presidential
> campaign trail. Name him.
>
> 3. In October 1912, a former US president decided to run for
> the office again, this time as a third-party candidate. On the
> campaign trail, he was shot outside the place in Milwaukee where
> he was scheduled to give a speech. Although the bullet lodged
> in his chest, he refused to go to the hospital and delivered
> his 90-minute speech anyway. Who was that former president?
>
> 4. Numerous attempts were made on the life of Adolf Hitler but,
> sadly, all failed. Perhaps the most famous was a bomb attempt
> that occurred in July 1944. Who was the ringleader in this plot?
> Hint: Tom Cruise played him in the movie "Valkyrie".
>
> 5. Sometimes assassins bring heavy artillery to the job.
> In September 1986, this former military-junta president of
> Chile was relatively unscathed in a portable-rocket attack on
> his life. His five bodyguards, all killed, weren't so lucky.
> Who was the former Chilean president?
>
> 6. In February 1991, the IRA tried very hard to kill the then
> prime minister of Great Britain by shelling the PM's residence
> at 10 Downing Street with a mortar. They didn't succeed.
> Who was the prime minister?
>
> Please decode the rot13 after you have finished with the above
> questions and before continuing: Ba gur guveq dhrfgvba gur svefg
> naq ynfg anzr ner erdhverq. Vs lbh bayl tnir gur ynfg anzr, tb onpx
> naq pbzcyrgr vg.
>
> 7. Would-be assassins can use all sorts of weapons. In April
> 2009, a man tried to kill the then queen of the Netherlands
> with an automobile. She survived. What was the queen's name?
>
> 8. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you have
> finished with the above questions. Va Zvnzv va Sroehnel 1933,
> Senaxyva Qrynab Ebbfriryg rfpncrq nffnffvangvba jura n qrenatrq
> harzcyblrq oevpxynlre sverq frireny thafubgf ng uvf gbhevat pne.
> Ohg nabgure cbyvgvpvna, gur gura znlbe bs Puvpntb, jnf xvyyrq.
> Anzr *uvz*.
>
> The last two questions are about people who survived one or more
> attempts on their life, but were eventually assassinated.
>
> 9. This Russian tsar emancipated the serfs in his country, but
> revolutionaries kept trying to kill him at least five times.
> The sixth attempt, in 1881, proved successful. Who was the tsar?
>
> 10. In 1960 this South African prime minister -- and architect
> of apartheid -- was shot in the cheek and ear by an assassin
> but survived. 6 years later, though, he wasn't so lucky.
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Geography - Capital Cities of Caribbean Islands
>
> In each case, identify the Caribbean *country or dependency*
> that the city is the capital of.
>
> 1. Basseterre. (With no hyphen.)
>
> 2. Charlotte-Amelie.
>
> 3. George Town.
>
> 4. Kingstown. (With a W.)
>
> 5. Castries.
>
> 6. Bridgetown.
>
> 7. Port of Spain.
Trinidad & Tobago
>
> 8. Oranjestad.
Aruba
>
>
> 8. Oranjestad.
Aruba
>
> 9. Road Town.
>
> 10. St. John's.
British Virgin Islands
>
> 10. St. John's.
>
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13 below.
>
> Svefg, vs lbh whfg fnvq Ivetva Vfynaqf sbe nal nafjre, tb onpx
> naq pbzcyrgr gur nafjre. Naq sbe nal cynprf jubfr anzrf pbagnva
> gjb cnegf jvgu na "naq" (yvxr "Freovn naq Zbagrarteb"), gur shyy
> anzr jvyy or erdhverq sbe shyy cbvagf; tb onpx naq pbzcyrgr gurz
> vs nccyvpnoyr.
>
> Fbzr cynprf unir fvzvyne anzrf gb fbzr bs gur nobir. Gel gurfr
> rkgen dhrfgvbaf vs lbh yvxr sbe sha, ohg sbe ab cbvagf:
>
> 11. Onffr-Greer. (Jvgu n ulcura.)
>
> 12. Xvatfgba. (Jvgu ab J.)
>
> 13. Fg. Wbua'f -- ohg *abg* gur bar va gur Pnevoorna. Gur vfynaq
> va guvf dhrfgvba vf arvgure n pbhagel abe n qrcraqrapl gbqnl,
> nygubhtu vg unf orra obgu ng qvssrerag gvzrf va gur cnfg.
>
--
Mark Brader
Apr 25, 2017, 5:25:23 PM4/25/17
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Erland Sommarskog:
http://www.ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=smut
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Beware the Calends of April also."
m...@vex.net -- Peter Neumann
> (You can tell that a guy with a last name like must really be a dirty
> person. At least you can tell if you are Swedish where "smuts" means
> "dirt".)
Similarly in English:
> person. At least you can tell if you are Swedish where "smuts" means
> "dirt".)
http://www.ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=smut
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Beware the Calends of April also."
m...@vex.net -- Peter Neumann
Calvin
Apr 25, 2017, 8:03:42 PM4/25/17
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On Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at 11:49:22 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 1, Round 2 - History - Near-Assassinations
>
> Most of us likely recall the attempted assassination of Ronald
> Reagan in 1981, shortly after his inauguration as President of the
> United States. Here are some other near-assassinations.
>
> 1. In 1978 a white-supremacist serial killer came very close to
> killing this magazine publisher, who ended up being paralyzed
> from the waist down. Who was the publisher?
Larry Flynt
> * Game 1, Round 2 - History - Near-Assassinations
>
> Most of us likely recall the attempted assassination of Ronald
> Reagan in 1981, shortly after his inauguration as President of the
> United States. Here are some other near-assassinations.
>
> 1. In 1978 a white-supremacist serial killer came very close to
> killing this magazine publisher, who ended up being paralyzed
> from the waist down. Who was the publisher?
> 2. In 1972 it went the other way: it was the white supremacist
> who was shot -- in this case, numerous times at close range --
> and survived but was paralyzed from the waist down. At the
> time he was a US state governor and was on the presidential
> campaign trail. Name him.
>
> 3. In October 1912, a former US president decided to run for
> the office again, this time as a third-party candidate. On the
> campaign trail, he was shot outside the place in Milwaukee where
> he was scheduled to give a speech. Although the bullet lodged
> in his chest, he refused to go to the hospital and delivered
> his 90-minute speech anyway. Who was that former president?
> 4. Numerous attempts were made on the life of Adolf Hitler but,
> sadly, all failed. Perhaps the most famous was a bomb attempt
> that occurred in July 1944. Who was the ringleader in this plot?
> Hint: Tom Cruise played him in the movie "Valkyrie".
>
> 5. Sometimes assassins bring heavy artillery to the job.
> In September 1986, this former military-junta president of
> Chile was relatively unscathed in a portable-rocket attack on
> his life. His five bodyguards, all killed, weren't so lucky.
> Who was the former Chilean president?
> 6. In February 1991, the IRA tried very hard to kill the then
> prime minister of Great Britain by shelling the PM's residence
> at 10 Downing Street with a mortar. They didn't succeed.
> Who was the prime minister?
> 7. Would-be assassins can use all sorts of weapons. In April
> 2009, a man tried to kill the then queen of the Netherlands
> with an automobile. She survived. What was the queen's name?
> 8. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you have
> finished with the above questions. Va Zvnzv va Sroehnel 1933,
> Senaxyva Qrynab Ebbfriryg rfpncrq nffnffvangvba jura n qrenatrq
> harzcyblrq oevpxynlre sverq frireny thafubgf ng uvf gbhevat pne.
> Ohg nabgure cbyvgvpvna, gur gura znlbe bs Puvpntb, jnf xvyyrq.
> Anzr *uvz*.
>
> The last two questions are about people who survived one or more
> attempts on their life, but were eventually assassinated.
>
> 9. This Russian tsar emancipated the serfs in his country, but
> revolutionaries kept trying to kill him at least five times.
> The sixth attempt, in 1881, proved successful. Who was the tsar?
> 10. In 1960 this South African prime minister -- and architect
> of apartheid -- was shot in the cheek and ear by an assassin
> but survived. 6 years later, though, he wasn't so lucky.
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Geography - Capital Cities of Caribbean Islands
>
> In each case, identify the Caribbean *country or dependency*
> that the city is the capital of.
>
> 1. Basseterre. (With no hyphen.)
> 2. Charlotte-Amelie.
Guadeloupe, Martinique
> 3. George Town.
Guyana
> 4. Kingstown. (With a W.)
Tempted to answer Jamwaica
> 5. Castries.
Guadeloupe, Martinique
> 6. Bridgetown.
Barbados
> 7. Port of Spain.
Trinidad & Tobago
> 8. Oranjestad.
> 9. Road Town.
Guadeloupe, Martinique
> 10. St. John's.
Antigua
cheers,
calvin
Joshua Kreitzer
Apr 25, 2017, 9:56:38 PM4/25/17
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> * Game 1, Round 2 - History - Near-Assassinations
>
> Most of us likely recall the attempted assassination of Ronald
> Reagan in 1981, shortly after his inauguration as President of the
> United States. Here are some other near-assassinations.
>
> 1. In 1978 a white-supremacist serial killer came very close to
> killing this magazine publisher, who ended up being paralyzed
> from the waist down. Who was the publisher?
Larry Flynt
>
> Most of us likely recall the attempted assassination of Ronald
> Reagan in 1981, shortly after his inauguration as President of the
> United States. Here are some other near-assassinations.
>
> 1. In 1978 a white-supremacist serial killer came very close to
> killing this magazine publisher, who ended up being paralyzed
> from the waist down. Who was the publisher?
> 2. In 1972 it went the other way: it was the white supremacist
> who was shot -- in this case, numerous times at close range --
> and survived but was paralyzed from the waist down. At the
> time he was a US state governor and was on the presidential
> campaign trail. Name him.
> 3. In October 1912, a former US president decided to run for
> the office again, this time as a third-party candidate. On the
> campaign trail, he was shot outside the place in Milwaukee where
> he was scheduled to give a speech. Although the bullet lodged
> in his chest, he refused to go to the hospital and delivered
> his 90-minute speech anyway. Who was that former president?
> 5. Sometimes assassins bring heavy artillery to the job.
> In September 1986, this former military-junta president of
> Chile was relatively unscathed in a portable-rocket attack on
> his life. His five bodyguards, all killed, weren't so lucky.
> Who was the former Chilean president?
> 6. In February 1991, the IRA tried very hard to kill the then
> prime minister of Great Britain by shelling the PM's residence
> at 10 Downing Street with a mortar. They didn't succeed.
> Who was the prime minister?
> Please decode the rot13 after you have finished with the above
> questions and before continuing: Ba gur guveq dhrfgvba gur svefg
> naq ynfg anzr ner erdhverq. Vs lbh bayl tnir gur ynfg anzr, tb onpx
> naq pbzcyrgr vg.
>
> 7. Would-be assassins can use all sorts of weapons. In April
> 2009, a man tried to kill the then queen of the Netherlands
> with an automobile. She survived. What was the queen's name?
> 8. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you have
> finished with the above questions. Va Zvnzv va Sroehnel 1933,
> Senaxyva Qrynab Ebbfriryg rfpncrq nffnffvangvba jura n qrenatrq
> harzcyblrq oevpxynlre sverq frireny thafubgf ng uvf gbhevat pne.
> Ohg nabgure cbyvgvpvna, gur gura znlbe bs Puvpntb, jnf xvyyrq.
> Anzr *uvz*.
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Geography - Capital Cities of Caribbean Islands
>
> In each case, identify the Caribbean *country or dependency*
> that the city is the capital of.
>
> 1. Basseterre. (With no hyphen.)
> 2. Charlotte-Amelie.
U.S. Virgin Islands
> 3. George Town.
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
> 4. Kingstown. (With a W.)
> 5. Castries.
St. Lucia; St. Vincent and the Grenadines
> 6. Bridgetown.
Barbados
> 7. Port of Spain.
> 8. Oranjestad.
Aruba
> 9. Road Town.
> 10. St. John's.
Antigua and Barbuda; St. Vincent and the Grenadines
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13 below.
> Svefg, vs lbh whfg fnvq Ivetva Vfynaqf sbe nal nafjre, tb onpx
> naq pbzcyrgr gur nafjre. Naq sbe nal cynprf jubfr anzrf pbagnva
> gjb cnegf jvgu na "naq" (yvxr "Freovn naq Zbagrarteb"), gur shyy
> anzr jvyy or erdhverq sbe shyy cbvagf; tb onpx naq pbzcyrgr gurz
> vs nccyvpnoyr.
>
> Fbzr cynprf unir fvzvyne anzrf gb fbzr bs gur nobir. Gel gurfr
> rkgen dhrfgvbaf vs lbh yvxr sbe sha, ohg sbe ab cbvagf:
>
> 11. Onffr-Greer. (Jvgu n ulcura.)
anzrf.
> 12. Xvatfgba. (Jvgu ab J.)
> 13. Fg. Wbua'f -- ohg *abg* gur bar va gur Pnevoorna. Gur vfynaq
> va guvf dhrfgvba vf arvgure n pbhagel abe n qrcraqrapl gbqnl,
> nygubhtu vg unf orra obgu ng qvssrerag gvzrf va gur cnfg.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Mark Brader
Apr 27, 2017, 8:30:14 PM4/27/17
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Mark Brader:
Calvin, and Joshua.
> 2. In 1972 it went the other way: it was the white supremacist
> who was shot -- in this case, numerous times at close range --
> and survived but was paralyzed from the waist down. At the
> time he was a US state governor and was on the presidential
> campaign trail. Name him.
George Wallace. 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, Marc, Peter, Bruce, Erland,
Dan Tilque, and Joshua.
> 3. In October 1912, a former US president decided to run for
> the office again, this time as a third-party candidate. On the
> campaign trail, he was shot outside the place in Milwaukee where
> he was scheduled to give a speech. Although the bullet lodged
> in his chest, he refused to go to the hospital and delivered
> his 90-minute speech anyway. Who was that former president?
Theodore Roosevelt. (The first name was required; "Teddy" was
sufficient there.) 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Pete, Marc, Peter,
Bruce, Erland, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Joshua.
One of the things that slowed the bullet *was* his speech. See:
http://www.history.com/news/shot-in-the-chest-100-years-ago-teddy-roosevelt-kept-on-talking
> 4. Numerous attempts were made on the life of Adolf Hitler but,
> sadly, all failed. Perhaps the most famous was a bomb attempt
> that occurred in July 1944. Who was the ringleader in this plot?
> Hint: Tom Cruise played him in the movie "Valkyrie".
Oberst (Col.) Graf (Count) Claus von Stauffenberg.
> 5. Sometimes assassins bring heavy artillery to the job.
> In September 1986, this former military-junta president of
> Chile was relatively unscathed in a portable-rocket attack on
> his life. His five bodyguards, all killed, weren't so lucky.
> Who was the former Chilean president?
Augusto Pinochet. 4 for Pete, Marc, Peter, Bruce, Erland, Calvin,
and Joshua.
> 6. In February 1991, the IRA tried very hard to kill the then
> prime minister of Great Britain by shelling the PM's residence
> at 10 Downing Street with a mortar. They didn't succeed.
> Who was the prime minister?
John Major. 4 for Pete, Peter, Dan Tilque, and Joshua. 3 for
Dan Blum. 2 for Erland and Calvin.
> 7. Would-be assassins can use all sorts of weapons. In April
> 2009, a man tried to kill the then queen of the Netherlands
> with an automobile. She survived. What was the queen's name?
Queen Beatrix. 4 for Pete, Peter, Bruce, Erland, Calvin, and Joshua.
3 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque.
> 8. ...In Miami in February 1933, Franklin Delano Roosevelt escaped
Anton Cermak. 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, and Joshua.
Roosevelt was only president-elect at the time, as it was while he was
in office that the inauguration was moved from March 5 to January 20.
Sorry about the double rot13 in the question posting, but with both
President Roosevelts involved in the round I needed to arrange it
in such a way that the spoiler protection on one question wouldn't
give away the other.
> The last two questions are about people who survived one or more
> attempts on their life, but were eventually assassinated.
> 9. This Russian tsar emancipated the serfs in his country, but
> revolutionaries kept trying to kill him at least five times.
> The sixth attempt, in 1881, proved successful. Who was the tsar?
Alexander II. 4 for Calvin.
> 10. In 1960 this South African prime minister -- and architect
> of apartheid -- was shot in the cheek and ear by an assassin
> but survived. 6 years later, though, he wasn't so lucky.
Hendrik Verwoerd.
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Geography - Capital Cities of Caribbean Islands
> In each case, identify the Caribbean *country or dependency*
> that the city is the capital of.
I've cleaned up this round a bit. The preamble was more vague in
the original game.
> 1. Basseterre. (With no hyphen.)
St. Kitts & Nevis. On this and all similar names, both parts were
required for full points. 4 for Bruce. 2 for Pete.
> 2. Charlotte-Amelie.
US Virgin Islands. 4 for Marc, Bruce, and Joshua.
> 3. George Town.
Cayman Islands.
> 4. Kingstown. (With a W.)
St. Vincent & the Grenadines. 4 for Peter. 2 for Joshua.
Giggle points to Calvwin for "Jamwaica".
> 5. Castries.
St. Lucia. 4 for Peter. 3 for Joshua.
> 6. Bridgetown.
Barbados. 4 for Marc, Peter, Bruce, Calvin, and Joshua.
> 7. Port of Spain.
Trinidad & Tobago. 4 for Dan Blum (assuming that "Triniada" was a
typo), Pete, Peter, Bruce, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Joshua.
> 8. Oranjestad.
Aruba. 4 for Marc, Peter, Bruce, Dan Tilque, and Joshua.
3 for Calvin.
> 9. Road Town.
British Virgin Islands. 4 for Joshua. 3 for Peter.
> 10. St. John's.
Antigua & Barbuda. 4 for Peter. 3 for Calvin and Joshua.
> Some places have similar names to some of the above. Try these
> extra questions if you like for fun, but for no points:
> 11. Basse-Terre. (With a hyphen.)
Guadeloupe.
> 12. Kingston. (With no W.)
Jamaica. Pete, Peter, and Joshua got this.
> 13. St. John's -- but *not* the one in the Caribbean. The island
for this one Newfoundland was sufficient.) Pete, Peter, and Joshua
got this.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 1 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> His Geo
Joshua Kreitzer 28 28 56
Peter Smyth 20 27 47
Bruce Bowler 16 20 36
"Calvin" 22 14 36
Pete Gayde 28 6 34
Marc Dashevsky 16 12 28
Dan Tilque 19 8 27
Dan Blum 22 4 26
Erland Sommarskog 18 0 18
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Ah, determinism (likewise, forgetfulness) reigns."
m...@vex.net | --Steve Summit
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-01-16,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 1, Round 2 - History - Near-Assassinations
> Most of us likely recall the attempted assassination of Ronald
> Reagan in 1981, shortly after his inauguration as President of the
> United States. Here are some other near-assassinations.
> 1. In 1978 a white-supremacist serial killer came very close to
> killing this magazine publisher, who ended up being paralyzed
> from the waist down. Who was the publisher?
Larry Flynt. ("Hustler".) 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, Marc, Dan Tilque,
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 1, Round 2 - History - Near-Assassinations
> Most of us likely recall the attempted assassination of Ronald
> Reagan in 1981, shortly after his inauguration as President of the
> United States. Here are some other near-assassinations.
> 1. In 1978 a white-supremacist serial killer came very close to
> killing this magazine publisher, who ended up being paralyzed
> from the waist down. Who was the publisher?
Calvin, and Joshua.
> 2. In 1972 it went the other way: it was the white supremacist
> who was shot -- in this case, numerous times at close range --
> and survived but was paralyzed from the waist down. At the
> time he was a US state governor and was on the presidential
> campaign trail. Name him.
Dan Tilque, and Joshua.
> 3. In October 1912, a former US president decided to run for
> the office again, this time as a third-party candidate. On the
> campaign trail, he was shot outside the place in Milwaukee where
> he was scheduled to give a speech. Although the bullet lodged
> in his chest, he refused to go to the hospital and delivered
> his 90-minute speech anyway. Who was that former president?
sufficient there.) 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Pete, Marc, Peter,
Bruce, Erland, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Joshua.
One of the things that slowed the bullet *was* his speech. See:
http://www.history.com/news/shot-in-the-chest-100-years-ago-teddy-roosevelt-kept-on-talking
> 4. Numerous attempts were made on the life of Adolf Hitler but,
> sadly, all failed. Perhaps the most famous was a bomb attempt
> that occurred in July 1944. Who was the ringleader in this plot?
> Hint: Tom Cruise played him in the movie "Valkyrie".
> 5. Sometimes assassins bring heavy artillery to the job.
> In September 1986, this former military-junta president of
> Chile was relatively unscathed in a portable-rocket attack on
> his life. His five bodyguards, all killed, weren't so lucky.
> Who was the former Chilean president?
and Joshua.
> 6. In February 1991, the IRA tried very hard to kill the then
> prime minister of Great Britain by shelling the PM's residence
> at 10 Downing Street with a mortar. They didn't succeed.
> Who was the prime minister?
Dan Blum. 2 for Erland and Calvin.
> 7. Would-be assassins can use all sorts of weapons. In April
> 2009, a man tried to kill the then queen of the Netherlands
> with an automobile. She survived. What was the queen's name?
3 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque.
> 8. ...In Miami in February 1933, Franklin Delano Roosevelt escaped
> assassination when a deranged unemployed bricklayer fired
> several gunshots at his touring car. But another politician,
> the then mayor of Chicago, was killed. Name *him*.
> several gunshots at his touring car. But another politician,
Anton Cermak. 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, and Joshua.
Roosevelt was only president-elect at the time, as it was while he was
in office that the inauguration was moved from March 5 to January 20.
Sorry about the double rot13 in the question posting, but with both
President Roosevelts involved in the round I needed to arrange it
in such a way that the spoiler protection on one question wouldn't
give away the other.
> The last two questions are about people who survived one or more
> attempts on their life, but were eventually assassinated.
> 9. This Russian tsar emancipated the serfs in his country, but
> revolutionaries kept trying to kill him at least five times.
> The sixth attempt, in 1881, proved successful. Who was the tsar?
> 10. In 1960 this South African prime minister -- and architect
> of apartheid -- was shot in the cheek and ear by an assassin
> but survived. 6 years later, though, he wasn't so lucky.
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Geography - Capital Cities of Caribbean Islands
> In each case, identify the Caribbean *country or dependency*
> that the city is the capital of.
the original game.
> 1. Basseterre. (With no hyphen.)
required for full points. 4 for Bruce. 2 for Pete.
> 2. Charlotte-Amelie.
US Virgin Islands. 4 for Marc, Bruce, and Joshua.
> 3. George Town.
Cayman Islands.
> 4. Kingstown. (With a W.)
Giggle points to Calvwin for "Jamwaica".
> 5. Castries.
St. Lucia. 4 for Peter. 3 for Joshua.
> 6. Bridgetown.
Barbados. 4 for Marc, Peter, Bruce, Calvin, and Joshua.
> 7. Port of Spain.
Trinidad & Tobago. 4 for Dan Blum (assuming that "Triniada" was a
typo), Pete, Peter, Bruce, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Joshua.
> 8. Oranjestad.
Aruba. 4 for Marc, Peter, Bruce, Dan Tilque, and Joshua.
3 for Calvin.
> 9. Road Town.
British Virgin Islands. 4 for Joshua. 3 for Peter.
> 10. St. John's.
Antigua & Barbuda. 4 for Peter. 3 for Calvin and Joshua.
> Some places have similar names to some of the above. Try these
> extra questions if you like for fun, but for no points:
> 11. Basse-Terre. (With a hyphen.)
> 12. Kingston. (With no W.)
> 13. St. John's -- but *not* the one in the Caribbean. The island
> in this question is neither a country nor a dependency today,
> although it has been both at different times in the past.
Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada. (And Labrador isn't an island, so
> although it has been both at different times in the past.
for this one Newfoundland was sufficient.) Pete, Peter, and Joshua
got this.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 1 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> His Geo
Joshua Kreitzer 28 28 56
Peter Smyth 20 27 47
Bruce Bowler 16 20 36
"Calvin" 22 14 36
Pete Gayde 28 6 34
Marc Dashevsky 16 12 28
Dan Tilque 19 8 27
Dan Blum 22 4 26
Erland Sommarskog 18 0 18
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Ah, determinism (likewise, forgetfulness) reigns."
m...@vex.net | --Steve Summit
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