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Mark Brader
Apr 19, 2015, 1:24:14 PM4/19/15
to
You'll like this set better.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-02-09,
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 in a single followup to the newsgroup,
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 MI5, 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 2015-02-23
companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
(QFTCI*)".
* Game 5, Round 8 - Entertainment - US Presidents in the Movies
To avoid the need for a large amount of rot13, in this set I'm
presenting Round 8 split into two parts, before and after Round 7.
Please answer the first question before reading ahead to study
the rest of the round in detail. (It's all right if you saw the
other questions before seeing this instruction, as long as you
don't remember all the question *numbers*.)
The US will celebrate Presidents Day on February 16 (and we'll have
the night off, as it's a holiday). Here's a round on US presidents,
real and fictional, as depicted in the movies. Please see the
handout
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/5-8/prez.jpg
and start by telling us:
0. Which picture shows President Merkin Muffley?
Okay, we'll come back to this round later.
* Game 5, Round 7 - Geography - Where in the World?
Sometimes our mental maps of the world are set up on separate pages.
This round asks you to connect the pages.
Notes: (1) Some questions require you to skip over features that
don't meet the specified description. For example, in question #1
you will have to skip over a number of countries in Africa. And
(2) the starting point never counts as a possible answer. For
example, in question #2 the answer is not the US.
1. If you travel due north from Durban, South Africa, what is the
first *country on the north shore of the Mediterranean* that
you will reach?
2. If you travel due east from New York City, what is the first
*country* you will land in?
3. If you travel due north from Port of Spain, Trinidad, what is
the first *Canadian province* you will hit?
4. If you travel due north from Sydney, Australia, what *country*
will you arrive at first?
5. If you travel due south from Hong Kong, what is the first *large
island* you will arrive at?
6. If you travel due south from Stockholm, Sweden, what is the
first *African country* you'll arrive at?
7. If you travel due west from Melbourne, Australia, what *country*
will you land in first?
8. If you travel due west from Colombo, Sri Lanka, what is the
first *country* you'll land at?
9. If you travel due east from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, what is
the first *large island* you will reach?
10. If you travel due north from Christchurch, New Zealand, what
is the first *country* where you will reach continental mainland?
* Game 5, Round 8 - Entertainment - US Presidents in the Movies
That URL was: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/5-8/prez.jpg
I've sorted the remaining questions in order by picture number,
including the decoys. There were 8 decoys and I'm partially
concealing the answer to question 0, above, by labeling that
picture as a decoy also.
Please give the information requested about each photo. As to the
decoys, identify them if you like for fun, but for no points --
naming, if you can, the actor, the character, and the movie.
1. (decoy)
2. Leslie Neilsen played President Harris in a couple of movies.
Just name the movie *series*.
3. Who is the actor playing George W. Bush in the 2008 movie "W"?
4. (decoy)
5. (decoy)
6. Here we see Chris Rock as President Mays Gilliam. Name the
2003 movie.
7. Morgan Freeman was President Tom Beck in what 1998 disaster
movie?
8. (decoy)
9. Who is this actor playing Richard Nixon in the 2008 movie
"Frost/Nixon"?
10. (decoy)
11. In what 2003 movie is Billy Bob Thornton playing a US president
whose name is never mentioned?
12. Here is John Travolta as President Jack Stanton. Name the
1998 movie.
13. (decoy)
14. (decoy)
15. (decoy)
16. What British actor is playing Ronald Reagan in the 2013 movie
"The Butler"?
17. (decoy)
18. Which president is Robin Williams playing, also in the 2013
movie "The Butler"?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "The walls have hearsay."
m...@vex.net -- Fonseca & Carolino
My text in this article is in the public domain.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-02-09,
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 in a single followup to the newsgroup,
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 MI5, 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 2015-02-23
companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
(QFTCI*)".
* Game 5, Round 8 - Entertainment - US Presidents in the Movies
To avoid the need for a large amount of rot13, in this set I'm
presenting Round 8 split into two parts, before and after Round 7.
Please answer the first question before reading ahead to study
the rest of the round in detail. (It's all right if you saw the
other questions before seeing this instruction, as long as you
don't remember all the question *numbers*.)
The US will celebrate Presidents Day on February 16 (and we'll have
the night off, as it's a holiday). Here's a round on US presidents,
real and fictional, as depicted in the movies. Please see the
handout
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/5-8/prez.jpg
and start by telling us:
0. Which picture shows President Merkin Muffley?
Okay, we'll come back to this round later.
* Game 5, Round 7 - Geography - Where in the World?
Sometimes our mental maps of the world are set up on separate pages.
This round asks you to connect the pages.
Notes: (1) Some questions require you to skip over features that
don't meet the specified description. For example, in question #1
you will have to skip over a number of countries in Africa. And
(2) the starting point never counts as a possible answer. For
example, in question #2 the answer is not the US.
1. If you travel due north from Durban, South Africa, what is the
first *country on the north shore of the Mediterranean* that
you will reach?
2. If you travel due east from New York City, what is the first
*country* you will land in?
3. If you travel due north from Port of Spain, Trinidad, what is
the first *Canadian province* you will hit?
4. If you travel due north from Sydney, Australia, what *country*
will you arrive at first?
5. If you travel due south from Hong Kong, what is the first *large
island* you will arrive at?
6. If you travel due south from Stockholm, Sweden, what is the
first *African country* you'll arrive at?
7. If you travel due west from Melbourne, Australia, what *country*
will you land in first?
8. If you travel due west from Colombo, Sri Lanka, what is the
first *country* you'll land at?
9. If you travel due east from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, what is
the first *large island* you will reach?
10. If you travel due north from Christchurch, New Zealand, what
is the first *country* where you will reach continental mainland?
* Game 5, Round 8 - Entertainment - US Presidents in the Movies
That URL was: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/5-8/prez.jpg
I've sorted the remaining questions in order by picture number,
including the decoys. There were 8 decoys and I'm partially
concealing the answer to question 0, above, by labeling that
picture as a decoy also.
Please give the information requested about each photo. As to the
decoys, identify them if you like for fun, but for no points --
naming, if you can, the actor, the character, and the movie.
1. (decoy)
2. Leslie Neilsen played President Harris in a couple of movies.
Just name the movie *series*.
3. Who is the actor playing George W. Bush in the 2008 movie "W"?
4. (decoy)
5. (decoy)
6. Here we see Chris Rock as President Mays Gilliam. Name the
2003 movie.
7. Morgan Freeman was President Tom Beck in what 1998 disaster
movie?
8. (decoy)
9. Who is this actor playing Richard Nixon in the 2008 movie
"Frost/Nixon"?
10. (decoy)
11. In what 2003 movie is Billy Bob Thornton playing a US president
whose name is never mentioned?
12. Here is John Travolta as President Jack Stanton. Name the
1998 movie.
13. (decoy)
14. (decoy)
15. (decoy)
16. What British actor is playing Ronald Reagan in the 2013 movie
"The Butler"?
17. (decoy)
18. Which president is Robin Williams playing, also in the 2013
movie "The Butler"?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "The walls have hearsay."
m...@vex.net -- Fonseca & Carolino
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Joshua Kreitzer
Apr 19, 2015, 1:42:17 PM4/19/15
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:zpidnUlWt4Ajea7InZ2dnUU7-
aGd...@vex.net:
> You'll like this set better.
>
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-02-09,
> 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 in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> 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 MI5, 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 2015-02-23
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
> (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 8 - Entertainment - US Presidents in the Movies
>
> To avoid the need for a large amount of rot13, in this set I'm
> presenting Round 8 split into two parts, before and after Round 7.
> Please answer the first question before reading ahead to study
> the rest of the round in detail. (It's all right if you saw the
> other questions before seeing this instruction, as long as you
> don't remember all the question *numbers*.)
>
> The US will celebrate Presidents Day on February 16 (and we'll have
> the night off, as it's a holiday).
What holiday was Feb. 16 in Canada?
> Here's a round on US presidents,
> real and fictional, as depicted in the movies. Please see the
> handout
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/5-8/prez.jpg
>
> and start by telling us:
>
> 0. Which picture shows President Merkin Muffley?
15
>
> Okay, we'll come back to this round later.
>
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 7 - Geography - Where in the World?
>
> Sometimes our mental maps of the world are set up on separate pages.
> This round asks you to connect the pages.
>
> Notes: (1) Some questions require you to skip over features that
> don't meet the specified description. For example, in question #1
> you will have to skip over a number of countries in Africa. And
> (2) the starting point never counts as a possible answer. For
> example, in question #2 the answer is not the US.
>
> 1. If you travel due north from Durban, South Africa, what is the
> first *country on the north shore of the Mediterranean* that
> you will reach?
Italy
> 2. If you travel due east from New York City, what is the first
> *country* you will land in?
France
> 3. If you travel due north from Port of Spain, Trinidad, what is
> the first *Canadian province* you will hit?
Newfoundland and Labrador
> 4. If you travel due north from Sydney, Australia, what *country*
> will you arrive at first?
Papua New Guinea
> 5. If you travel due south from Hong Kong, what is the first *large
> island* you will arrive at?
Borneo
> 6. If you travel due south from Stockholm, Sweden, what is the
> first *African country* you'll arrive at?
Libya; Tunisia
> 7. If you travel due west from Melbourne, Australia, what *country*
> will you land in first?
Argentina
> 8. If you travel due west from Colombo, Sri Lanka, what is the
> first *country* you'll land at?
Somalia
> 9. If you travel due east from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, what is
> the first *large island* you will reach?
Madagascar (?)
> 10. If you travel due north from Christchurch, New Zealand, what
> is the first *country* where you will reach continental mainland?
Russia
> * Game 5, Round 8 - Entertainment - US Presidents in the Movies
>
> That URL was: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/5-8/prez.jpg
>
> I've sorted the remaining questions in order by picture number,
> including the decoys. There were 8 decoys and I'm partially
> concealing the answer to question 0, above, by labeling that
> picture as a decoy also.
>
> Please give the information requested about each photo. As to the
> decoys, identify them if you like for fun, but for no points --
> naming, if you can, the actor, the character, and the movie.
>
> 1. (decoy)
>
> 2. Leslie Neilsen played President Harris in a couple of movies.
> Just name the movie *series*.
"The Naked Gun" (?)
> 3. Who is the actor playing George W. Bush in the 2008 movie "W"?
Josh Brolin
> 4. (decoy)
>
> 5. (decoy)
>
> 6. Here we see Chris Rock as President Mays Gilliam. Name the
> 2003 movie.
"Head of State"
> 7. Morgan Freeman was President Tom Beck in what 1998 disaster
> movie?
"Deep Impact"
> 8. (decoy)
>
> 9. Who is this actor playing Richard Nixon in the 2008 movie
> "Frost/Nixon"?
Frank Langella
> 10. (decoy)
>
> 11. In what 2003 movie is Billy Bob Thornton playing a US president
> whose name is never mentioned?
"Love Actually"
> 12. Here is John Travolta as President Jack Stanton. Name the
> 1998 movie.
"Primary Colors"
> 13. (decoy)
>
> 14. (decoy)
>
> 15. (decoy)
>
> 16. What British actor is playing Ronald Reagan in the 2013 movie
> "The Butler"?
Alan Rickman
> 17. (decoy)
>
> 18. Which president is Robin Williams playing, also in the 2013
> movie "The Butler"?
Dwight Eisenhower
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
aGd...@vex.net:
> You'll like this set better.
>
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-02-09,
> 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 in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> 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 MI5, 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 2015-02-23
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
> (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 8 - Entertainment - US Presidents in the Movies
>
> To avoid the need for a large amount of rot13, in this set I'm
> presenting Round 8 split into two parts, before and after Round 7.
> Please answer the first question before reading ahead to study
> the rest of the round in detail. (It's all right if you saw the
> other questions before seeing this instruction, as long as you
> don't remember all the question *numbers*.)
>
> The US will celebrate Presidents Day on February 16 (and we'll have
> the night off, as it's a holiday).
> Here's a round on US presidents,
> real and fictional, as depicted in the movies. Please see the
> handout
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/5-8/prez.jpg
>
> and start by telling us:
>
> 0. Which picture shows President Merkin Muffley?
>
> Okay, we'll come back to this round later.
>
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 7 - Geography - Where in the World?
>
> Sometimes our mental maps of the world are set up on separate pages.
> This round asks you to connect the pages.
>
> Notes: (1) Some questions require you to skip over features that
> don't meet the specified description. For example, in question #1
> you will have to skip over a number of countries in Africa. And
> (2) the starting point never counts as a possible answer. For
> example, in question #2 the answer is not the US.
>
> 1. If you travel due north from Durban, South Africa, what is the
> first *country on the north shore of the Mediterranean* that
> you will reach?
> 2. If you travel due east from New York City, what is the first
> *country* you will land in?
> 3. If you travel due north from Port of Spain, Trinidad, what is
> the first *Canadian province* you will hit?
> 4. If you travel due north from Sydney, Australia, what *country*
> will you arrive at first?
> 5. If you travel due south from Hong Kong, what is the first *large
> island* you will arrive at?
> 6. If you travel due south from Stockholm, Sweden, what is the
> first *African country* you'll arrive at?
> 7. If you travel due west from Melbourne, Australia, what *country*
> will you land in first?
> 8. If you travel due west from Colombo, Sri Lanka, what is the
> first *country* you'll land at?
> 9. If you travel due east from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, what is
> the first *large island* you will reach?
> 10. If you travel due north from Christchurch, New Zealand, what
> is the first *country* where you will reach continental mainland?
> * Game 5, Round 8 - Entertainment - US Presidents in the Movies
>
> That URL was: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/5-8/prez.jpg
>
> I've sorted the remaining questions in order by picture number,
> including the decoys. There were 8 decoys and I'm partially
> concealing the answer to question 0, above, by labeling that
> picture as a decoy also.
>
> Please give the information requested about each photo. As to the
> decoys, identify them if you like for fun, but for no points --
> naming, if you can, the actor, the character, and the movie.
>
> 1. (decoy)
>
> 2. Leslie Neilsen played President Harris in a couple of movies.
> Just name the movie *series*.
> 3. Who is the actor playing George W. Bush in the 2008 movie "W"?
> 4. (decoy)
>
> 5. (decoy)
>
> 6. Here we see Chris Rock as President Mays Gilliam. Name the
> 2003 movie.
> 7. Morgan Freeman was President Tom Beck in what 1998 disaster
> movie?
> 8. (decoy)
>
> 9. Who is this actor playing Richard Nixon in the 2008 movie
> "Frost/Nixon"?
> 10. (decoy)
>
> 11. In what 2003 movie is Billy Bob Thornton playing a US president
> whose name is never mentioned?
> 12. Here is John Travolta as President Jack Stanton. Name the
> 1998 movie.
> 13. (decoy)
>
> 14. (decoy)
>
> 15. (decoy)
>
> 16. What British actor is playing Ronald Reagan in the 2013 movie
> "The Butler"?
> 17. (decoy)
>
> 18. Which president is Robin Williams playing, also in the 2013
> movie "The Butler"?
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Peter Smyth
Apr 19, 2015, 1:53:27 PM4/19/15
to
Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 5, Round 7 - Geography - Where in the World?
>
> Sometimes our mental maps of the world are set up on separate pages.
> This round asks you to connect the pages.
>
> Notes: (1) Some questions require you to skip over features that
> don't meet the specified description. For example, in question #1
> you will have to skip over a number of countries in Africa. And
> (2) the starting point never counts as a possible answer. For
> example, in question #2 the answer is not the US.
>
> 1. If you travel due north from Durban, South Africa, what is the
> first *country on the north shore of the Mediterranean* that
> you will reach?
Italy
> * Game 5, Round 7 - Geography - Where in the World?
>
> Sometimes our mental maps of the world are set up on separate pages.
> This round asks you to connect the pages.
>
> Notes: (1) Some questions require you to skip over features that
> don't meet the specified description. For example, in question #1
> you will have to skip over a number of countries in Africa. And
> (2) the starting point never counts as a possible answer. For
> example, in question #2 the answer is not the US.
>
> 1. If you travel due north from Durban, South Africa, what is the
> first *country on the north shore of the Mediterranean* that
> you will reach?
> 2. If you travel due east from New York City, what is the first
> country you will land in?
Portugal
> 3. If you travel due north from Port of Spain, Trinidad, what is
> the first *Canadian province* you will hit?
Quebec
> the first *Canadian province* you will hit?
> 4. If you travel due north from Sydney, Australia, what country
> will you arrive at first?
Papua New Guinea
> 5. If you travel due south from Hong Kong, what is the first *large
> island* you will arrive at?
Borneo
> island* you will arrive at?
> 6. If you travel due south from Stockholm, Sweden, what is the
> first *African country* you'll arrive at?
Egypt
> first *African country* you'll arrive at?
> 7. If you travel due west from Melbourne, Australia, what country
> will you land in first?
South Africa
> 8. If you travel due west from Colombo, Sri Lanka, what is the
> first country you'll land at?
Ethiopia
> 9. If you travel due east from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, what is
> the first *large island* you will reach?
St Helena
> the first *large island* you will reach?
> 10. If you travel due north from Christchurch, New Zealand, what
> is the first country where you will reach continental mainland?
Russia
Peter Smyth
Mark Brader
Apr 19, 2015, 2:14:23 PM4/19/15
to
Mark Brader:
Actually, it was Alberta that first decided to copy the US and add a
holiday on that date, and they called it Family Day. *Oooh*, said
other provinces, it's *for the family*, we must do that too. And they
promptly started copying the stupid idea instead of adding another
statutory holiday in the spring or summer when it might be useful.
Actually I'm exaggerating; according to Wikipedia the name Family Day
is only used in four provinces. Manitoba, Nova Scotia, and PEI copied
the date but each put a local spin on the name; Saskatchewan and Ontario
copied Alberta exactly; and BC copied the name but not the date, making
it a week earlier.
The other provinces and the territories have not adopted it.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "One thing that surprises you about this business
m...@vex.net | is the surprises." -- Tim Baker
> > The US will celebrate Presidents Day on February 16 (and we'll have
> > the night off, as it's a holiday).
Joshua Kreitzer:
> > the night off, as it's a holiday).
> What holiday was Feb. 16 in Canada?
Presidents Day.
Actually, it was Alberta that first decided to copy the US and add a
holiday on that date, and they called it Family Day. *Oooh*, said
other provinces, it's *for the family*, we must do that too. And they
promptly started copying the stupid idea instead of adding another
statutory holiday in the spring or summer when it might be useful.
Actually I'm exaggerating; according to Wikipedia the name Family Day
is only used in four provinces. Manitoba, Nova Scotia, and PEI copied
the date but each put a local spin on the name; Saskatchewan and Ontario
copied Alberta exactly; and BC copied the name but not the date, making
it a week earlier.
The other provinces and the territories have not adopted it.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "One thing that surprises you about this business
m...@vex.net | is the surprises." -- Tim Baker
Erland Sommarskog
Apr 19, 2015, 4:22:47 PM4/19/15
to
> 1. If you travel due north from Durban, South Africa, what is the
> first *country on the north shore of the Mediterranean* that
> you will reach?
Libya
> first *country on the north shore of the Mediterranean* that
> you will reach?
> 2. If you travel due east from New York City, what is the first
> *country* you will land in?
> 3. If you travel due north from Port of Spain, Trinidad, what is
> the first *Canadian province* you will hit?
> 4. If you travel due north from Sydney, Australia, what *country*
> will you arrive at first?
> 5. If you travel due south from Hong Kong, what is the first *large
> island* you will arrive at?
> 6. If you travel due south from Stockholm, Sweden, what is the
> first *African country* you'll arrive at?
> 7. If you travel due west from Melbourne, Australia, what *country*
> will you land in first?
> 8. If you travel due west from Colombo, Sri Lanka, what is the
> first *country* you'll land at?
> 9. If you travel due east from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, what is
> the first *large island* you will reach?
> 10. If you travel due north from Christchurch, New Zealand, what
> is the first *country* where you will reach continental mainland?
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
swp
Apr 19, 2015, 4:50:37 PM4/19/15
to
On Sunday, April 19, 2015 at 1:24:14 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> You'll like this set better.
I will hold you to that.
> You'll like this set better.
> * Game 5, Round 8 - Entertainment - US Presidents in the Movies
>
> To avoid the need for a large amount of rot13, in this set I'm
> presenting Round 8 split into two parts, before and after Round 7.
> Please answer the first question before reading ahead to study
> the rest of the round in detail. (It's all right if you saw the
> other questions before seeing this instruction, as long as you
> don't remember all the question *numbers*.)
>
> The US will celebrate Presidents Day on February 16 (and we'll have
> the night off, as it's a holiday). Here's a round on US presidents,
> real and fictional, as depicted in the movies. Please see the
> handout
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/5-8/prez.jpg
>
> and start by telling us:
>
> 0. Which picture shows President Merkin Muffley?
> Okay, we'll come back to this round later.
> * Game 5, Round 7 - Geography - Where in the World?
>
> Sometimes our mental maps of the world are set up on separate pages.
> This round asks you to connect the pages.
>
> Notes: (1) Some questions require you to skip over features that
> don't meet the specified description. For example, in question #1
> you will have to skip over a number of countries in Africa. And
> (2) the starting point never counts as a possible answer. For
> example, in question #2 the answer is not the US.
>
> 1. If you travel due north from Durban, South Africa, what is the
> first *country on the north shore of the Mediterranean* that
> you will reach?
> 2. If you travel due east from New York City, what is the first
> *country* you will land in?
> 3. If you travel due north from Port of Spain, Trinidad, what is
> the first *Canadian province* you will hit?
> 4. If you travel due north from Sydney, Australia, what *country*
> will you arrive at first?
> 5. If you travel due south from Hong Kong, what is the first *large
> island* you will arrive at?
> 6. If you travel due south from Stockholm, Sweden, what is the
> first *African country* you'll arrive at?
> 7. If you travel due west from Melbourne, Australia, what *country*
> will you land in first?
> 8. If you travel due west from Colombo, Sri Lanka, what is the
> first *country* you'll land at?
> 9. If you travel due east from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, what is
> the first *large island* you will reach?
> 10. If you travel due north from Christchurch, New Zealand, what
> is the first *country* where you will reach continental mainland?
> * Game 5, Round 8 - Entertainment - US Presidents in the Movies
>
> That URL was: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/5-8/prez.jpg
>
> I've sorted the remaining questions in order by picture number,
> including the decoys. There were 8 decoys and I'm partially
> concealing the answer to question 0, above, by labeling that
> picture as a decoy also.
>
> Please give the information requested about each photo. As to the
> decoys, identify them if you like for fun, but for no points --
> naming, if you can, the actor, the character, and the movie.
>
> 1. (decoy)
>
> 2. Leslie Neilsen played President Harris in a couple of movies.
> Just name the movie *series*.
> 3. Who is the actor playing George W. Bush in the 2008 movie "W"?
> 4. (decoy)
>
> 5. (decoy)
>
> 6. Here we see Chris Rock as President Mays Gilliam. Name the
> 2003 movie.
> 7. Morgan Freeman was President Tom Beck in what 1998 disaster
> movie?
> 8. (decoy)
>
> 9. Who is this actor playing Richard Nixon in the 2008 movie
> "Frost/Nixon"?
> 10. (decoy)
>
> 11. In what 2003 movie is Billy Bob Thornton playing a US president
> whose name is never mentioned?
> 12. Here is John Travolta as President Jack Stanton. Name the
> 1998 movie.
> 13. (decoy)
>
> 14. (decoy)
>
> 15. (decoy)
>
> 16. What British actor is playing Ronald Reagan in the 2013 movie
> "The Butler"?
> 17. (decoy)
>
> 18. Which president is Robin Williams playing, also in the 2013
> movie "The Butler"?
swp
Calvin
Apr 19, 2015, 10:59:16 PM4/19/15
to
On Monday, April 20, 2015 at 3:24:14 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 5, Round 8 - Entertainment - US Presidents in the Movies
>
> To avoid the need for a large amount of rot13, in this set I'm
> presenting Round 8 split into two parts, before and after Round 7.
> Please answer the first question before reading ahead to study
> the rest of the round in detail. (It's all right if you saw the
> other questions before seeing this instruction, as long as you
> don't remember all the question *numbers*.)
>
> The US will celebrate Presidents Day on February 16 (and we'll have
> the night off, as it's a holiday).
I'm guessing the holiday is not for Presidents Day then?
> * Game 5, Round 8 - Entertainment - US Presidents in the Movies
>
> To avoid the need for a large amount of rot13, in this set I'm
> presenting Round 8 split into two parts, before and after Round 7.
> Please answer the first question before reading ahead to study
> the rest of the round in detail. (It's all right if you saw the
> other questions before seeing this instruction, as long as you
> don't remember all the question *numbers*.)
>
> The US will celebrate Presidents Day on February 16 (and we'll have
> the night off, as it's a holiday).
> 0. Which picture shows President Merkin Muffley?
> * Game 5, Round 7 - Geography - Where in the World?
>
> 1. If you travel due north from Durban, South Africa, what is the
> first *country on the north shore of the Mediterranean* that
> you will reach?
Turkey, Greece
> first *country on the north shore of the Mediterranean* that
> you will reach?
> 2. If you travel due east from New York City, what is the first
> *country* you will land in?
> 3. If you travel due north from Port of Spain, Trinidad, what is
> the first *Canadian province* you will hit?
> 4. If you travel due north from Sydney, Australia, what *country*
> will you arrive at first?
> 5. If you travel due south from Hong Kong, what is the first *large
> island* you will arrive at?
> 6. If you travel due south from Stockholm, Sweden, what is the
> first *African country* you'll arrive at?
> 7. If you travel due west from Melbourne, Australia, what *country*
> will you land in first?
> 8. If you travel due west from Colombo, Sri Lanka, what is the
> first *country* you'll land at?
> 9. If you travel due east from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, what is
> the first *large island* you will reach?
> 10. If you travel due north from Christchurch, New Zealand, what
> is the first *country* where you will reach continental mainland?
> * Game 5, Round 8 - Entertainment - US Presidents in the Movies
>
> That URL was: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/5-8/prez.jpg
>
> 1. (decoy)
>
> 2. Leslie Neilsen played President Harris in a couple of movies.
> Just name the movie *series*.
Naked Gun
>
> 2. Leslie Neilsen played President Harris in a couple of movies.
> Just name the movie *series*.
> 3. Who is the actor playing George W. Bush in the 2008 movie "W"?
>
> 4. (decoy)
>
> 5. (decoy)
>
> 6. Here we see Chris Rock as President Mays Gilliam. Name the
> 2003 movie.
>
> 7. Morgan Freeman was President Tom Beck in what 1998 disaster
> movie?
>
> 8. (decoy)
>
> 9. Who is this actor playing Richard Nixon in the 2008 movie
> "Frost/Nixon"?
>
> 10. (decoy)
>
> 11. In what 2003 movie is Billy Bob Thornton playing a US president
> whose name is never mentioned?
>
> 12. Here is John Travolta as President Jack Stanton. Name the
> 1998 movie.
> 13. (decoy)
>
> 14. (decoy)
>
> 15. (decoy)
>
> 16. What British actor is playing Ronald Reagan in the 2013 movie
> "The Butler"?
>
> 17. (decoy)
>
> 18. Which president is Robin Williams playing, also in the 2013
> movie "The Butler"?
calvin
Mark Brader
Apr 20, 2015, 12:15:29 AM4/20/15
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"Calvin":
--
Mark Brader "It really was quite easy; it was the
Toronto explanations and banter that took
m...@vex.net all the time." --Steve Summit
> I'm guessing the holiday is not for Presidents Day then?
See my response to Joshua Kreitzer.
--
Mark Brader "It really was quite easy; it was the
Toronto explanations and banter that took
m...@vex.net all the time." --Steve Summit
Dan Tilque
Apr 20, 2015, 12:51:22 AM4/20/15
to
Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 8 - Entertainment - US Presidents in the Movies
>
> To avoid the need for a large amount of rot13, in this set I'm
> presenting Round 8 split into two parts, before and after Round 7.
> Please answer the first question before reading ahead to study
> the rest of the round in detail. (It's all right if you saw the
> other questions before seeing this instruction, as long as you
> don't remember all the question *numbers*.)
>
> The US will celebrate Presidents Day on February 16 (and we'll have
> the night off, as it's a holiday). Here's a round on US presidents,
> real and fictional, as depicted in the movies. Please see the
> handout
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/5-8/prez.jpg
>
> and start by telling us:
>
> 0. Which picture shows President Merkin Muffley?
2
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 8 - Entertainment - US Presidents in the Movies
>
> To avoid the need for a large amount of rot13, in this set I'm
> presenting Round 8 split into two parts, before and after Round 7.
> Please answer the first question before reading ahead to study
> the rest of the round in detail. (It's all right if you saw the
> other questions before seeing this instruction, as long as you
> don't remember all the question *numbers*.)
>
> The US will celebrate Presidents Day on February 16 (and we'll have
> the night off, as it's a holiday). Here's a round on US presidents,
> real and fictional, as depicted in the movies. Please see the
> handout
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/5-8/prez.jpg
>
> and start by telling us:
>
> 0. Which picture shows President Merkin Muffley?
>
>
> Okay, we'll come back to this round later.
>
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 7 - Geography - Where in the World?
>
> Sometimes our mental maps of the world are set up on separate pages.
> This round asks you to connect the pages.
>
> Notes: (1) Some questions require you to skip over features that
> don't meet the specified description. For example, in question #1
> you will have to skip over a number of countries in Africa. And
> (2) the starting point never counts as a possible answer. For
> example, in question #2 the answer is not the US.
>
> 1. If you travel due north from Durban, South Africa, what is the
> first *country on the north shore of the Mediterranean* that
> you will reach?
>
> 2. If you travel due east from New York City, what is the first
> *country* you will land in?
>
> 3. If you travel due north from Port of Spain, Trinidad, what is
> the first *Canadian province* you will hit?
>
> 4. If you travel due north from Sydney, Australia, what *country*
> will you arrive at first?
>
> 5. If you travel due south from Hong Kong, what is the first *large
> island* you will arrive at?
>
> 6. If you travel due south from Stockholm, Sweden, what is the
> first *African country* you'll arrive at?
>
> 7. If you travel due west from Melbourne, Australia, what *country*
> will you land in first?
>
> 8. If you travel due west from Colombo, Sri Lanka, what is the
> first *country* you'll land at?
>
> 9. If you travel due east from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, what is
> the first *large island* you will reach?
>
> 10. If you travel due north from Christchurch, New Zealand, what
> is the first *country* where you will reach continental mainland?
--
Dan Tilque
Marc Dashevsky
Apr 20, 2015, 9:01:17 AM4/20/15
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In article <zpidnUlWt4Ajea7I...@vex.net>, m...@vex.net says...
> Okay, we'll come back to this round later.
>
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 7 - Geography - Where in the World?
>
> Sometimes our mental maps of the world are set up on separate pages.
> This round asks you to connect the pages.
>
> Notes: (1) Some questions require you to skip over features that
> don't meet the specified description. For example, in question #1
> you will have to skip over a number of countries in Africa. And
> (2) the starting point never counts as a possible answer. For
> example, in question #2 the answer is not the US.
>
> 1. If you travel due north from Durban, South Africa, what is the
> first *country on the north shore of the Mediterranean* that
> you will reach?
Greece; Turkey
> 2. If you travel due east from New York City, what is the first
> *country* you will land in?
Spain; Portugal
> 3. If you travel due north from Port of Spain, Trinidad, what is
> the first *Canadian province* you will hit?
Nova Scotia; Quebec
> 4. If you travel due north from Sydney, Australia, what *country*
> will you arrive at first?
Indonesia; Papua New Guinea
> 5. If you travel due south from Hong Kong, what is the first *large
> island* you will arrive at?
Borneo; Java
> 6. If you travel due south from Stockholm, Sweden, what is the
> first *African country* you'll arrive at?
Algeria; Libya
> 7. If you travel due west from Melbourne, Australia, what *country*
> will you land in first?
South Africa
> 8. If you travel due west from Colombo, Sri Lanka, what is the
> first *country* you'll land at?
Somalia
> 9. If you travel due east from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, what is
> the first *large island* you will reach?
>
> 10. If you travel due north from Christchurch, New Zealand, what
> is the first *country* where you will reach continental mainland?
Russia; U.S.
> * Game 5, Round 8 - Entertainment - US Presidents in the Movies
>
> That URL was: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/5-8/prez.jpg
>
> I've sorted the remaining questions in order by picture number,
> including the decoys. There were 8 decoys and I'm partially
> concealing the answer to question 0, above, by labeling that
> picture as a decoy also.
>
> Please give the information requested about each photo. As to the
> decoys, identify them if you like for fun, but for no points --
> naming, if you can, the actor, the character, and the movie.
>
> 1. (decoy)
>
> 2. Leslie Neilsen played President Harris in a couple of movies.
> Just name the movie *series*.
>
> 3. Who is the actor playing George W. Bush in the 2008 movie "W"?
>
> 4. (decoy)
>
> 5. (decoy)
>
> 6. Here we see Chris Rock as President Mays Gilliam. Name the
> 2003 movie.
>
> 7. Morgan Freeman was President Tom Beck in what 1998 disaster
> movie?
>
> 8. (decoy)
>
> 9. Who is this actor playing Richard Nixon in the 2008 movie
> "Frost/Nixon"?
Frank Langella
> 10. (decoy)
>
> 11. In what 2003 movie is Billy Bob Thornton playing a US president
> whose name is never mentioned?
>
> 12. Here is John Travolta as President Jack Stanton. Name the
> 1998 movie.
Primary Colors
> 13. (decoy)
>
> 14. (decoy)
>
> 15. (decoy)
>
> 16. What British actor is playing Ronald Reagan in the 2013 movie
> "The Butler"?
Alan Rickman
> 17. (decoy)
>
> 18. Which president is Robin Williams playing, also in the 2013
> movie "The Butler"?
Eisenhower
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
> * Game 5, Round 8 - Entertainment - US Presidents in the Movies
>
> To avoid the need for a large amount of rot13, in this set I'm
> presenting Round 8 split into two parts, before and after Round 7.
> Please answer the first question before reading ahead to study
> the rest of the round in detail. (It's all right if you saw the
> other questions before seeing this instruction, as long as you
> don't remember all the question *numbers*.)
>
> The US will celebrate Presidents Day on February 16 (and we'll have
> the night off, as it's a holiday). Here's a round on US presidents,
> real and fictional, as depicted in the movies. Please see the
> handout
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/5-8/prez.jpg
>
> and start by telling us:
>
> 0. Which picture shows President Merkin Muffley?
15
>
> To avoid the need for a large amount of rot13, in this set I'm
> presenting Round 8 split into two parts, before and after Round 7.
> Please answer the first question before reading ahead to study
> the rest of the round in detail. (It's all right if you saw the
> other questions before seeing this instruction, as long as you
> don't remember all the question *numbers*.)
>
> The US will celebrate Presidents Day on February 16 (and we'll have
> the night off, as it's a holiday). Here's a round on US presidents,
> real and fictional, as depicted in the movies. Please see the
> handout
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/5-8/prez.jpg
>
> and start by telling us:
>
> 0. Which picture shows President Merkin Muffley?
> Okay, we'll come back to this round later.
>
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 7 - Geography - Where in the World?
>
> Sometimes our mental maps of the world are set up on separate pages.
> This round asks you to connect the pages.
>
> Notes: (1) Some questions require you to skip over features that
> don't meet the specified description. For example, in question #1
> you will have to skip over a number of countries in Africa. And
> (2) the starting point never counts as a possible answer. For
> example, in question #2 the answer is not the US.
>
> 1. If you travel due north from Durban, South Africa, what is the
> first *country on the north shore of the Mediterranean* that
> you will reach?
> 2. If you travel due east from New York City, what is the first
> *country* you will land in?
> 3. If you travel due north from Port of Spain, Trinidad, what is
> the first *Canadian province* you will hit?
> 4. If you travel due north from Sydney, Australia, what *country*
> will you arrive at first?
> 5. If you travel due south from Hong Kong, what is the first *large
> island* you will arrive at?
> 6. If you travel due south from Stockholm, Sweden, what is the
> first *African country* you'll arrive at?
> 7. If you travel due west from Melbourne, Australia, what *country*
> will you land in first?
> 8. If you travel due west from Colombo, Sri Lanka, what is the
> first *country* you'll land at?
> 9. If you travel due east from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, what is
> the first *large island* you will reach?
>
> 10. If you travel due north from Christchurch, New Zealand, what
> is the first *country* where you will reach continental mainland?
> * Game 5, Round 8 - Entertainment - US Presidents in the Movies
>
> That URL was: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/5-8/prez.jpg
>
> I've sorted the remaining questions in order by picture number,
> including the decoys. There were 8 decoys and I'm partially
> concealing the answer to question 0, above, by labeling that
> picture as a decoy also.
>
> Please give the information requested about each photo. As to the
> decoys, identify them if you like for fun, but for no points --
> naming, if you can, the actor, the character, and the movie.
>
> 1. (decoy)
>
> 2. Leslie Neilsen played President Harris in a couple of movies.
> Just name the movie *series*.
>
> 3. Who is the actor playing George W. Bush in the 2008 movie "W"?
>
> 4. (decoy)
>
> 5. (decoy)
>
> 6. Here we see Chris Rock as President Mays Gilliam. Name the
> 2003 movie.
>
> 7. Morgan Freeman was President Tom Beck in what 1998 disaster
> movie?
>
> 8. (decoy)
>
> 9. Who is this actor playing Richard Nixon in the 2008 movie
> "Frost/Nixon"?
> 10. (decoy)
>
> 11. In what 2003 movie is Billy Bob Thornton playing a US president
> whose name is never mentioned?
>
> 12. Here is John Travolta as President Jack Stanton. Name the
> 1998 movie.
> 13. (decoy)
>
> 14. (decoy)
>
> 15. (decoy)
>
> 16. What British actor is playing Ronald Reagan in the 2013 movie
> "The Butler"?
> 17. (decoy)
>
> 18. Which president is Robin Williams playing, also in the 2013
> movie "The Butler"?
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Björn Lundin
Apr 20, 2015, 3:50:42 PM4/20/15
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On 2015-04-19 19:24, Mark Brader wrote:
> You'll like this set better.
>
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-02-09,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> You'll like this set better.
>
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-02-09,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
>
> 2. If you travel due east from New York City, what is the first
> *country* you will land in?
>
> 3. If you travel due north from Port of Spain, Trinidad, what is
> the first *Canadian province* you will hit?
Quebec
> 3. If you travel due north from Port of Spain, Trinidad, what is
> the first *Canadian province* you will hit?
>
> 4. If you travel due north from Sydney, Australia, what *country*
> will you arrive at first?
>
> 5. If you travel due south from Hong Kong, what is the first *large
> island* you will arrive at?
Taiwan
> 5. If you travel due south from Hong Kong, what is the first *large
> island* you will arrive at?
>
> 6. If you travel due south from Stockholm, Sweden, what is the
> first *African country* you'll arrive at?
>
> 7. If you travel due west from Melbourne, Australia, what *country*
> will you land in first?
>
> 8. If you travel due west from Colombo, Sri Lanka, what is the
> first *country* you'll land at?
>
> 9. If you travel due east from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, what is
> the first *large island* you will reach?
>
> 10. If you travel due north from Christchurch, New Zealand, what
> is the first *country* where you will reach continental mainland?
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 8 - Entertainment - US Presidents in the Movies
>
> That URL was: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/5-8/prez.jpg
>
> I've sorted the remaining questions in order by picture number,
> including the decoys. There were 8 decoys and I'm partially
> concealing the answer to question 0, above, by labeling that
> picture as a decoy also.
>
> Please give the information requested about each photo. As to the
> decoys, identify them if you like for fun, but for no points --
> naming, if you can, the actor, the character, and the movie.
>
>
> 7. Morgan Freeman was President Tom Beck in what 1998 disaster
> movie?
Deep Impact
> movie?
--
--
Björn
Björn Lundin
Apr 20, 2015, 3:53:15 PM4/20/15
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On 2015-04-20 21:51, Björn Lundin wrote:
>
>>
>> 2. If you travel due east from New York City, what is the first
>> *country* you will land in?
> South Korea
Sometimes East and West gets mixed up :-(
>
>>
>> 2. If you travel due east from New York City, what is the first
>> *country* you will land in?
> South Korea
--
Björn
Mark Brader
Apr 20, 2015, 7:25:44 PM4/20/15
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Mark Brader:
--
Mark Brader "`char **' parameters are packaged in GREEN
Toronto envelopes and placed on the FIFTH shelf."
m...@vex.net -- Chris Torek
>>> 2. If you travel due east from New York City, what is the first
>>> *country* you will land in?
Björn Lundin:
>>> *country* you will land in?
>> South Korea
> Sometimes East and West gets mixed up :-(
Also North and South, it seems. And also, I didn't say *mainland* country...
> Sometimes East and West gets mixed up :-(
--
Mark Brader "`char **' parameters are packaged in GREEN
Toronto envelopes and placed on the FIFTH shelf."
m...@vex.net -- Chris Torek
Dan Blum
Apr 20, 2015, 11:53:41 PM4/20/15
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> 0. Which picture shows President Merkin Muffley?
2
> * Game 5, Round 7 - Geography - Where in the World?
> 1. If you travel due north from Durban, South Africa, what is the
> first *country on the north shore of the Mediterranean* that
> you will reach?
Italy; Greece
> first *country on the north shore of the Mediterranean* that
> you will reach?
> 2. If you travel due east from New York City, what is the first
> *country* you will land in?
> 3. If you travel due north from Port of Spain, Trinidad, what is
> the first *Canadian province* you will hit?
> 4. If you travel due north from Sydney, Australia, what *country*
> will you arrive at first?
> 5. If you travel due south from Hong Kong, what is the first *large
> island* you will arrive at?
> 6. If you travel due south from Stockholm, Sweden, what is the
> first *African country* you'll arrive at?
> 7. If you travel due west from Melbourne, Australia, what *country*
> will you land in first?
> 8. If you travel due west from Colombo, Sri Lanka, what is the
> first *country* you'll land at?
> 9. If you travel due east from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, what is
> the first *large island* you will reach?
> 10. If you travel due north from Christchurch, New Zealand, what
> is the first *country* where you will reach continental mainland?
> * Game 5, Round 8 - Entertainment - US Presidents in the Movies
> 3. Who is the actor playing George W. Bush in the 2008 movie "W"?
Josh Brolin
> 7. Morgan Freeman was President Tom Beck in what 1998 disaster
> movie?
> 9. Who is this actor playing Richard Nixon in the 2008 movie
> "Frost/Nixon"?
> 12. Here is John Travolta as President Jack Stanton. Name the
> 1998 movie.
> 18. Which president is Robin Williams playing, also in the 2013
> movie "The Butler"?
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Pete
Apr 22, 2015, 12:32:14 AM4/22/15
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>
>
> Okay, we'll come back to this round later.
>
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 7 - Geography - Where in the World?
>
> Sometimes our mental maps of the world are set up on separate pages.
> This round asks you to connect the pages.
>
> Notes: (1) Some questions require you to skip over features that
> don't meet the specified description. For example, in question #1
> you will have to skip over a number of countries in Africa. And
> (2) the starting point never counts as a possible answer. For
> example, in question #2 the answer is not the US.
>
> 1. If you travel due north from Durban, South Africa, what is the
> first *country on the north shore of the Mediterranean* that
> you will reach?
>
> 2. If you travel due east from New York City, what is the first
> *country* you will land in?
>
> 3. If you travel due north from Port of Spain, Trinidad, what is
> the first *Canadian province* you will hit?
>
> 4. If you travel due north from Sydney, Australia, what *country*
> will you arrive at first?
>
> 5. If you travel due south from Hong Kong, what is the first *large
> island* you will arrive at?
>
> 6. If you travel due south from Stockholm, Sweden, what is the
> first *African country* you'll arrive at?
>
> 7. If you travel due west from Melbourne, Australia, what *country*
> will you land in first?
>
> 8. If you travel due west from Colombo, Sri Lanka, what is the
> first *country* you'll land at?
>
> 9. If you travel due east from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, what is
> the first *large island* you will reach?
>
> 10. If you travel due north from Christchurch, New Zealand, what
> is the first *country* where you will reach continental mainland?
Mark Brader
Apr 22, 2015, 7:12:51 PM4/22/15
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Mark Brader:
> * Game 5, Round 7 - Geography - Where in the World?
> Sometimes our mental maps of the world are set up on separate pages.
> This round asks you to connect the pages.
> Notes: (1) Some questions require you to skip over features that
> don't meet the specified description. For example, in question #1
> you will have to skip over a number of countries in Africa. And
> (2) the starting point never counts as a possible answer. For
> example, in question #2 the answer is not the US.
This was the hardest round in the original game.
> 1. If you travel due north from Durban, South Africa, what is the
> first *country on the north shore of the Mediterranean* that
> you will reach?
Turkey. 4 for Stephen, Dan Tilque, and Pete. 3 for Calvin.
2 for Marc.
Traveling along 31.0°E, after about 4,600 miles or 7,400 km you
reach the Turkish coast a little east of Antalya.
You had to know what part of South Africa Durban is in. The country
extends from 16.4°E to 32.9°E, so if you started from another city
you could reach Italy, Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, or Greece.
(But Libya, not so much.)
> 2. If you travel due east from New York City, what is the first
> *country* you will land in?
Portugal. 4 for Peter, Erland, Stephen, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum.
3 for Calvin. 2 for Marc and Pete.
Traveling along 40.8°N, after 3,400 miles or 5,500 km you reach
the Portuguese coast a little south of Porto.
> 3. If you travel due north from Port of Spain, Trinidad, what is
> the first *Canadian province* you will hit?
Nova Scotia. 4 for Stephen and Dan Tilque. 3 for Calvin and Marc.
Traveling along 61.5°W, after 2,400 miles or 3,800 km you just hit
the eastern tip of mainland Nova Scotia, about 100 miles east of
Halifax, south of Port Hawkesbury.
> 4. If you travel due north from Sydney, Australia, what *country*
> will you arrive at first?
Papua New Guinea. No points for "New Guinea". 4 for Joshua, Peter,
Erland, and Stephen. 3 for Calvin and Dan Blum. 2 for Marc and Pete.
You have to start from the western suburbs of Sydney to reach the
island of New Guinea itself, but there are offshore islands that
are part of PNG, extend farther east, and overlap in longitude so you
won't pass between them. Traveling along 151.2°E from central Sydney,
after 1,600 miles or 2,600 km you reach the eastern part of Normanby
Island. From some of the easternmost suburbs you would miss that
island too, but would reach New Britain, which is also part of PNG.
> 5. If you travel due south from Hong Kong, what is the first *large
> island* you will arrive at?
Borneo. 4 for Joshua, Peter, Erland, Calvin, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
3 for Marc.
Traveling south along 114.2°E, after 1,200 miles or 2,000 km you
reach western Brunei, on the island of Borneo.
> 6. If you travel due south from Stockholm, Sweden, what is the
> first *African country* you'll arrive at?
Libya. 4 for Erland, Stephen, Dan Tilque, and Björn. 3 for Joshua,
Calvin, and Pete. 2 for Marc.
Traveling south along 18.1E, after 2,000 miles or 3,200 km you
reach the Libyan coast about 50 miles east of Sirte.
> 7. If you travel due west from Melbourne, Australia, what *country*
> will you land in first?
Argentina. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Stephen, Calvin, Dan Tilque,
and Dan Blum.
Traveling along 37.8°S, you completely miss Africa (which only
extends to 34.8°S), and after 11,000 miles or 17,800 km, having
gone the long way around, you finally reach the Argentinian coast
a bit north of Mar del Plata.
> 8. If you travel due west from Colombo, Sri Lanka, what is the
> first *country* you'll land at?
Somalia. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Stephen, and Marc. 2 for Calvin
and Dan Blum.
Traveling along 6.9°N, after 2,100 miles or 3,400 km you reach
Somalia about 300 miles NE of Mogadishu.
> 9. If you travel due east from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, what is
> the first *large island* you will reach?
Madagascar. No, Africa does not count as an island. 4 for Joshua,
Erland, Stephen, and Dan Tilque.
Traveling along 22.9°S, you cross 4 countries on the African mainland
and then after 1,000 miles or 1,600 km reach the coast of Madagascar
north of Toliara.
> 10. If you travel due north from Christchurch, New Zealand, what
> is the first *country* where you will reach continental mainland?
Russia. 4 for Joshua, Peter, Erland, Stephen, Calvin, Dan Tilque,
Björn, and Dan Blum. 3 for Marc.
Traveling north along 172.6°E, after about 7,300 miles or 11,700 km
you will reach the Pacific coast of Siberia about 200 miles east
of the base of the Sakhalin Peninsula. Incidentally, following that
exact meridian you will just miss all islands in the Pacific until
you get to Attu I. (Alaska, US), but from the eastern suburbs of
Christchurch you would cross the westernmost islands of Kiribati.
> * Game 5, Round 8 - Entertainment - US Presidents in the Movies
Worrying and Love the Bomb" (1964).) 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Calvin,
Marc, and Pete.
> I've sorted the remaining questions in order by picture number,
> including the decoys. There were 8 decoys and I'm partially
> concealing the answer to question 0, above, by labeling that
> picture as a decoy also.
> Please give the information requested about each photo. As to the
> decoys, identify them if you like for fun, but for no points --
> naming, if you can, the actor, the character, and the movie.
Nobody tried the decoys this time, which surprised me, as several
of them are well-known movies.
> 1. (decoy)
Michael Douglas as Andrew Shepherd in "The American President" (1995).
> 2. Leslie Neilsen played President Harris in a couple of movies.
> Just name the movie *series*.
"Scary Movie". (He was in #3 and #4 of the series, in 2003 and 2006.)
4 for Stephen.
> 3. Who is the actor playing George W. Bush in the 2008 movie "W"?
Josh Brolin. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, and Dan Blum.
> 4. (decoy)
Jeff Bridges as Jackson Evans in "The Contender" (2000).
> 5. (decoy)
Harrison Ford as James Marshall in "Air Force One" (1997).
> 6. Here we see Chris Rock as President Mays Gilliam. Name the
> 2003 movie.
"Head of State". 4 for Joshua and Stephen.
> 7. Morgan Freeman was President Tom Beck in what 1998 disaster
> movie?
"Deep Impact". 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Björn, and Dan Blum.
> 8. (decoy)
Bill Pullman as Thomas J. Whitmore in "Independence Day" (1996).
> 9. Who is this actor playing Richard Nixon in the 2008 movie
> "Frost/Nixon"?
Frank Langella. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Marc, and Dan Blum.
> 10. (decoy)
Jack Nicholson as James Dale in "Mars Attacks" (1996).
> 11. In what 2003 movie is Billy Bob Thornton playing a US president
> whose name is never mentioned?
"Love Actually". 4 for Joshua and Stephen.
> 12. Here is John Travolta as President Jack Stanton. Name the
> 1998 movie.
"Primary Colors". 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Marc, and Dan Blum.
2 for Calvin.
> 13. (decoy)
Not a real president; this is Kevin Kline as Dave Kovic
*impersonating* President Bill Mitchell (who is also played by Kline),
in "Dave" (1993).
> 14. (decoy)
Danny Glover as Thomas Wilson in "2012" (2009).
> 15. (decoy)
Not a real decoy, but the answer to question 0.
> 16. What British actor is playing Ronald Reagan in the 2013 movie
> "The Butler"?
Alan Rickman. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, and Marc.
> 17. (decoy)
Bill Murray as Franklin Roosevelt in "Hyde Park on Hudson" (2012).
> 18. Which president is Robin Williams playing, also in the 2013
> movie "The Butler"?
Dwight Eisenhower. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, and Marc. 3 for Dan Blum.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> His Sci Can Spo Geo Ent FOUR
Stephen Perry 36 36 4 16 36 40 148
Joshua Kreitzer 32 35 0 4 27 36 130
Marc Dashevsky 23 40 0 2 21 20 104
Dan Tilque 24 28 0 4 32 0 88
"Calvin" 27 21 -- -- 29 6 83
Erland Sommarskog 20 16 -- -- 32 0 68
Peter Smyth 14 27 -- -- 16 0 57
Bruce Bowler 20 36 -- -- -- -- 56
Dan Blum -- -- -- -- 17 19 36
Björn Lundin 15 7 -- -- 8 4 34
Pete Gayde -- -- 0 8 15 4 27
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Strange commas are enshrined in
m...@vex.net | the US Constitution." --James Hogg
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-02-09,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2015-02-23 companion posting on "Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
I've put Round 8 back into one piece for the answers posting.
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 5, Round 7 - Geography - Where in the World?
> Sometimes our mental maps of the world are set up on separate pages.
> This round asks you to connect the pages.
> Notes: (1) Some questions require you to skip over features that
> don't meet the specified description. For example, in question #1
> you will have to skip over a number of countries in Africa. And
> (2) the starting point never counts as a possible answer. For
> example, in question #2 the answer is not the US.
> 1. If you travel due north from Durban, South Africa, what is the
> first *country on the north shore of the Mediterranean* that
> you will reach?
2 for Marc.
Traveling along 31.0°E, after about 4,600 miles or 7,400 km you
reach the Turkish coast a little east of Antalya.
You had to know what part of South Africa Durban is in. The country
extends from 16.4°E to 32.9°E, so if you started from another city
you could reach Italy, Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, or Greece.
(But Libya, not so much.)
> 2. If you travel due east from New York City, what is the first
> *country* you will land in?
3 for Calvin. 2 for Marc and Pete.
Traveling along 40.8°N, after 3,400 miles or 5,500 km you reach
the Portuguese coast a little south of Porto.
> 3. If you travel due north from Port of Spain, Trinidad, what is
> the first *Canadian province* you will hit?
Traveling along 61.5°W, after 2,400 miles or 3,800 km you just hit
the eastern tip of mainland Nova Scotia, about 100 miles east of
Halifax, south of Port Hawkesbury.
> 4. If you travel due north from Sydney, Australia, what *country*
> will you arrive at first?
Erland, and Stephen. 3 for Calvin and Dan Blum. 2 for Marc and Pete.
You have to start from the western suburbs of Sydney to reach the
island of New Guinea itself, but there are offshore islands that
are part of PNG, extend farther east, and overlap in longitude so you
won't pass between them. Traveling along 151.2°E from central Sydney,
after 1,600 miles or 2,600 km you reach the eastern part of Normanby
Island. From some of the easternmost suburbs you would miss that
island too, but would reach New Britain, which is also part of PNG.
> 5. If you travel due south from Hong Kong, what is the first *large
> island* you will arrive at?
3 for Marc.
Traveling south along 114.2°E, after 1,200 miles or 2,000 km you
reach western Brunei, on the island of Borneo.
> 6. If you travel due south from Stockholm, Sweden, what is the
> first *African country* you'll arrive at?
Calvin, and Pete. 2 for Marc.
Traveling south along 18.1E, after 2,000 miles or 3,200 km you
reach the Libyan coast about 50 miles east of Sirte.
> 7. If you travel due west from Melbourne, Australia, what *country*
> will you land in first?
and Dan Blum.
Traveling along 37.8°S, you completely miss Africa (which only
extends to 34.8°S), and after 11,000 miles or 17,800 km, having
gone the long way around, you finally reach the Argentinian coast
a bit north of Mar del Plata.
> 8. If you travel due west from Colombo, Sri Lanka, what is the
> first *country* you'll land at?
and Dan Blum.
Traveling along 6.9°N, after 2,100 miles or 3,400 km you reach
Somalia about 300 miles NE of Mogadishu.
> 9. If you travel due east from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, what is
> the first *large island* you will reach?
Erland, Stephen, and Dan Tilque.
Traveling along 22.9°S, you cross 4 countries on the African mainland
and then after 1,000 miles or 1,600 km reach the coast of Madagascar
north of Toliara.
> 10. If you travel due north from Christchurch, New Zealand, what
> is the first *country* where you will reach continental mainland?
Björn, and Dan Blum. 3 for Marc.
Traveling north along 172.6°E, after about 7,300 miles or 11,700 km
you will reach the Pacific coast of Siberia about 200 miles east
of the base of the Sakhalin Peninsula. Incidentally, following that
exact meridian you will just miss all islands in the Pacific until
you get to Attu I. (Alaska, US), but from the eastern suburbs of
Christchurch you would cross the westernmost islands of Kiribati.
> * Game 5, Round 8 - Entertainment - US Presidents in the Movies
> The US will celebrate Presidents Day on February 16 (and we'll have
> the night off, as it's a holiday). Here's a round on US presidents,
> real and fictional, as depicted in the movies. Please see the
> handout
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/5-8/prez.jpg
> and start by telling us:
> 0. Which picture shows President Merkin Muffley?
#15. (Peter Sellers in "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop
> the night off, as it's a holiday). Here's a round on US presidents,
> real and fictional, as depicted in the movies. Please see the
> handout
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/5-8/prez.jpg
> and start by telling us:
> 0. Which picture shows President Merkin Muffley?
Worrying and Love the Bomb" (1964).) 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Calvin,
Marc, and Pete.
> I've sorted the remaining questions in order by picture number,
> including the decoys. There were 8 decoys and I'm partially
> concealing the answer to question 0, above, by labeling that
> picture as a decoy also.
> Please give the information requested about each photo. As to the
> decoys, identify them if you like for fun, but for no points --
> naming, if you can, the actor, the character, and the movie.
of them are well-known movies.
> 1. (decoy)
Michael Douglas as Andrew Shepherd in "The American President" (1995).
> 2. Leslie Neilsen played President Harris in a couple of movies.
> Just name the movie *series*.
4 for Stephen.
> 3. Who is the actor playing George W. Bush in the 2008 movie "W"?
> 4. (decoy)
Jeff Bridges as Jackson Evans in "The Contender" (2000).
> 5. (decoy)
Harrison Ford as James Marshall in "Air Force One" (1997).
> 6. Here we see Chris Rock as President Mays Gilliam. Name the
> 2003 movie.
> 7. Morgan Freeman was President Tom Beck in what 1998 disaster
> movie?
> 8. (decoy)
Bill Pullman as Thomas J. Whitmore in "Independence Day" (1996).
> 9. Who is this actor playing Richard Nixon in the 2008 movie
> "Frost/Nixon"?
> 10. (decoy)
Jack Nicholson as James Dale in "Mars Attacks" (1996).
> 11. In what 2003 movie is Billy Bob Thornton playing a US president
> whose name is never mentioned?
> 12. Here is John Travolta as President Jack Stanton. Name the
> 1998 movie.
2 for Calvin.
> 13. (decoy)
Not a real president; this is Kevin Kline as Dave Kovic
*impersonating* President Bill Mitchell (who is also played by Kline),
in "Dave" (1993).
> 14. (decoy)
Danny Glover as Thomas Wilson in "2012" (2009).
> 15. (decoy)
Not a real decoy, but the answer to question 0.
> 16. What British actor is playing Ronald Reagan in the 2013 movie
> "The Butler"?
> 17. (decoy)
Bill Murray as Franklin Roosevelt in "Hyde Park on Hudson" (2012).
> 18. Which president is Robin Williams playing, also in the 2013
> movie "The Butler"?
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> His Sci Can Spo Geo Ent FOUR
Stephen Perry 36 36 4 16 36 40 148
Joshua Kreitzer 32 35 0 4 27 36 130
Marc Dashevsky 23 40 0 2 21 20 104
Dan Tilque 24 28 0 4 32 0 88
"Calvin" 27 21 -- -- 29 6 83
Erland Sommarskog 20 16 -- -- 32 0 68
Peter Smyth 14 27 -- -- 16 0 57
Bruce Bowler 20 36 -- -- -- -- 56
Dan Blum -- -- -- -- 17 19 36
Björn Lundin 15 7 -- -- 8 4 34
Pete Gayde -- -- 0 8 15 4 27
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Strange commas are enshrined in
m...@vex.net | the US Constitution." --James Hogg
Erland Sommarskog
Apr 23, 2015, 5:20:46 AM4/23/15
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> You had to know what part of South Africa Durban is in. The country
> extends from 16.4°E to 32.9°E, so if you started from another city
> you could reach Italy, Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, or Greece.
> (But Libya, not so much.)
Protest! Several of these countries are right north of Libya, so of course
> You had to know what part of South Africa Durban is in. The country
> extends from 16.4°E to 32.9°E, so if you started from another city
> you could reach Italy, Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, or Greece.
> (But Libya, not so much.)
you can reach it! Nevermind that Libya does not match other requirements in
the question.
But, no, you don't reach Libya from Durban. I know where Durban is in South
Africa, but the difficulty lies in positioning South Africa in east-west
direction. I know it's one time zone off from Stockholm, but I did not
recall in which direction.
Mark Brader
Apr 23, 2015, 9:21:19 AM4/23/15
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Mark Brader:
--
Mark Brader, Toronto, m...@vex.net | "Able was I ere I saw Panama."
> > You had to know what part of South Africa Durban is in. The country
> > extends from 16.4°E to 32.9°E, so if you started from another city
> > you could reach Italy, Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, or Greece.
> > (But Libya, not so much.)
Erland Sommarskog:
> > extends from 16.4°E to 32.9°E, so if you started from another city
> > you could reach Italy, Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, or Greece.
> > (But Libya, not so much.)
> Protest! Several of these countries are right north of Libya, so of course
> you can reach it!
Well, you can pass over it.
> you can reach it!
--
Mark Brader, Toronto, m...@vex.net | "Able was I ere I saw Panama."
Calvin
Apr 23, 2015, 5:17:45 PM4/23/15
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On Thursday, April 23, 2015 at 9:12:51 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> > * Game 5, Round 7 - Geography - Where in the World?
>
>
> > * Game 5, Round 7 - Geography - Where in the World?
>
>
> This was the hardest round in the original game.
Do you have the stats? We at rgt seem to have done fairly well at it.
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Apr 23, 2015, 6:35:46 PM4/23/15
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Mark Brader:
questions on a round (or some 5 questions on the challenge round).
The highest possible score is 10, except for the challenge round,
the possibility of steals raises the maximum to 15.
Average Low High Round
7.62 5 10 3. Sci: Vaccines & Vaccinations
6.19 3 9 6. Spo: History of the Raptors
6.06 2 9 5. Aud: Love Songs
5.88 3 8 4. Can: Canadian CEOs in Ads
5.69 2 9 9. Art: Styles & Schools of Western Art
5.56 2 13 10. Challenge Round: 6 of the 7 Virtues
5.38 2 9 2. His: Democracy & Human Rights
5.19 2 9 8. Ent: US Presidents in the Movies
5.00 3 7 1. Current Events
4.94 0 7 7. Geo: Where in the World?
In the score table below, I'm therefore multiplying the above averages
by 4 to produce a comparable maximum.
GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> His Sci Can Spo Geo Ent FOUR
ORIGINAL GAME AVG. 21.52 30.48 23.52 24.76 19.76 20.76 100.28
Stephen Perry 36 36 4 16 36 40 148
Joshua Kreitzer 32 35 0 4 27 36 130
Marc Dashevsky 23 40 0 2 21 20 104
Dan Tilque 24 28 0 4 32 0 88
"Calvin" 27 21 -- -- 29 6 83
Erland Sommarskog 20 16 -- -- 32 0 68
Peter Smyth 14 27 -- -- 16 0 57
Bruce Bowler 20 36 -- -- -- -- 56
Dan Blum -- -- -- -- 17 19 36
Björn Lundin 15 7 -- -- 8 4 34
Pete Gayde -- -- 0 8 15 4 27
Hope this helps.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "[I] have a will of iron."
m...@vex.net | "And a head to match." --Robert B. Parker, "Chance"
> > > * Game 5, Round 7 - Geography - Where in the World?
> >
> > This was the hardest round in the original game.
"Calvin":
> >
> > This was the hardest round in the original game.
> Do you have the stats? We at rgt seem to have done fairly well at it.
Note that these are scores per team, each team playing 5 of the 10
questions on a round (or some 5 questions on the challenge round).
The highest possible score is 10, except for the challenge round,
the possibility of steals raises the maximum to 15.
Average Low High Round
7.62 5 10 3. Sci: Vaccines & Vaccinations
6.19 3 9 6. Spo: History of the Raptors
6.06 2 9 5. Aud: Love Songs
5.88 3 8 4. Can: Canadian CEOs in Ads
5.69 2 9 9. Art: Styles & Schools of Western Art
5.56 2 13 10. Challenge Round: 6 of the 7 Virtues
5.38 2 9 2. His: Democracy & Human Rights
5.19 2 9 8. Ent: US Presidents in the Movies
5.00 3 7 1. Current Events
4.94 0 7 7. Geo: Where in the World?
In the score table below, I'm therefore multiplying the above averages
by 4 to produce a comparable maximum.
GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> His Sci Can Spo Geo Ent FOUR
Stephen Perry 36 36 4 16 36 40 148
Joshua Kreitzer 32 35 0 4 27 36 130
Marc Dashevsky 23 40 0 2 21 20 104
Dan Tilque 24 28 0 4 32 0 88
"Calvin" 27 21 -- -- 29 6 83
Erland Sommarskog 20 16 -- -- 32 0 68
Peter Smyth 14 27 -- -- 16 0 57
Bruce Bowler 20 36 -- -- -- -- 56
Dan Blum -- -- -- -- 17 19 36
Björn Lundin 15 7 -- -- 8 4 34
Pete Gayde -- -- 0 8 15 4 27
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "[I] have a will of iron."
m...@vex.net | "And a head to match." --Robert B. Parker, "Chance"
Calvin
Apr 24, 2015, 1:56:59 AM4/24/15
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On Friday, April 24, 2015 at 8:35:46 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> Hope this helps.
Yes indeed, thanks for your trouble.
cheers,
calvin
> Hope this helps.
Yes indeed, thanks for your trouble.
cheers,
calvin
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