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QFTCIBSI Game 1, Rounds 4,6: country between Federer
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Mark Brader
Jan 19, 2016, 8:12:01 PM1/19/16
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-09-21,
and should be interpreted accordingly.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
All questions were written by members of the Bloor St. Irregulars,
and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may
have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information
see my 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 1, Round 4 - Geography - Countries Alphabetically Between
There are 193 member countries in the United Nations, and the UN web
site has an alphabetical list of them. We will give you the name
of two countries that are two places apart on the list, i.e. there
is just *one* other UN member country between them alphabetically.
You name that country. For example, if we said Cameroon and
Central African Republic, the correct answer would be Canada.
1. Haiti, Hungary.
2. Afghanistan, Algeria.
3. Netherlands, Nicaragua.
4. Germany, Greece.
5. Belgium, Benin.
6. Peru, Poland.
7. Eritrea, Ethiopia.
8. Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey.
9. Monaco, Montenegro.
10. Viet Nam, Zambia.
* Game 1, Round 6 - Sports - Roger Federer
Roger Federer is generally regarded in the tennis world, or at
least by the author of this round, as the Greatest Of All Time
(GOAT) among men's singles players. Here are 10 questions related
to the Swiss Mister.
1. Among his many records, the maestro has won at least one ATP
title for 15 consecutive years. Name the city where he won his
first title. It is Italy's second-largest city and capital of
the administrative region of Lombardy.
2. Federer became the third man to win 1,000 singles matches on
the ATP tour when he beat Milos Raonic in late 2,014.
Name either of the other two male players to have won at least
1,000 ATP level matches. One is American; the other was from
Czechoslovakia.
3. Federer became the 6th man to win the career Grand Slam (winning
all 4 majors) in 2009. Name the tournament he won to complete
it -- or just name the surface it's played on.
4. When asked to describe his 2007 Australian Open 6-4, 6-0,
6-2 semifinal loss to Roger, which American rival said: "It
was frustrating, you know, it was miserable, it sucked, it was
terrible. But besides that it was fine"? He is currently a
commentator on HBO and married to swimsuit model Brooklyn Decker.
5. Federer was awarded the Sportsman of the Year 4 years in a row
(2005-2008) from *which organization*, whose mission statement
is described as "Using the power of sport as a tool for social
change"?
6. Federer is a 10-time winner of the ATP tour Sportsmanship
Award -- named after which Swedish player, who is currently
Roger Federer's coach and a member of the tennis Hall of Fame?
7. Federer is member of the tennis Big 4, a group of players that
dominated the ATP between 2008 and 2013. Rafael Nadal and Novak
Djokovic are two other members of the Big 4. Who is the fourth?
8. Federer won the 2008 doubles Gold Medal and 2014 Davis cup
with *which Swiss compatriot*, who is the defending French Open
champion and a top-10-ranked ATP player?
9. In the 2014 Davis Cup Final, Federer defeated Gael Monfils
and Richard Gasquet. Which country was Switzerland playing in
the final?
10. Roger Federer and his wife have four children. The eldest
child was born in 2009 and the youngest was born in 2014.
What is unusual about the births of these four children?
--
Mark Brader | "Fortunately, we have anti-terrorist laws
Toronto | to prevent people having privacy."
m...@vex.net | --Robert Bannister
My text in this article is in the public domain.
and should be interpreted accordingly.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
All questions were written by members of the Bloor St. Irregulars,
and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may
have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information
see my 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 1, Round 4 - Geography - Countries Alphabetically Between
There are 193 member countries in the United Nations, and the UN web
site has an alphabetical list of them. We will give you the name
of two countries that are two places apart on the list, i.e. there
is just *one* other UN member country between them alphabetically.
You name that country. For example, if we said Cameroon and
Central African Republic, the correct answer would be Canada.
1. Haiti, Hungary.
2. Afghanistan, Algeria.
3. Netherlands, Nicaragua.
4. Germany, Greece.
5. Belgium, Benin.
6. Peru, Poland.
7. Eritrea, Ethiopia.
8. Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey.
9. Monaco, Montenegro.
10. Viet Nam, Zambia.
* Game 1, Round 6 - Sports - Roger Federer
Roger Federer is generally regarded in the tennis world, or at
least by the author of this round, as the Greatest Of All Time
(GOAT) among men's singles players. Here are 10 questions related
to the Swiss Mister.
1. Among his many records, the maestro has won at least one ATP
title for 15 consecutive years. Name the city where he won his
first title. It is Italy's second-largest city and capital of
the administrative region of Lombardy.
2. Federer became the third man to win 1,000 singles matches on
the ATP tour when he beat Milos Raonic in late 2,014.
Name either of the other two male players to have won at least
1,000 ATP level matches. One is American; the other was from
Czechoslovakia.
3. Federer became the 6th man to win the career Grand Slam (winning
all 4 majors) in 2009. Name the tournament he won to complete
it -- or just name the surface it's played on.
4. When asked to describe his 2007 Australian Open 6-4, 6-0,
6-2 semifinal loss to Roger, which American rival said: "It
was frustrating, you know, it was miserable, it sucked, it was
terrible. But besides that it was fine"? He is currently a
commentator on HBO and married to swimsuit model Brooklyn Decker.
5. Federer was awarded the Sportsman of the Year 4 years in a row
(2005-2008) from *which organization*, whose mission statement
is described as "Using the power of sport as a tool for social
change"?
6. Federer is a 10-time winner of the ATP tour Sportsmanship
Award -- named after which Swedish player, who is currently
Roger Federer's coach and a member of the tennis Hall of Fame?
7. Federer is member of the tennis Big 4, a group of players that
dominated the ATP between 2008 and 2013. Rafael Nadal and Novak
Djokovic are two other members of the Big 4. Who is the fourth?
8. Federer won the 2008 doubles Gold Medal and 2014 Davis cup
with *which Swiss compatriot*, who is the defending French Open
champion and a top-10-ranked ATP player?
9. In the 2014 Davis Cup Final, Federer defeated Gael Monfils
and Richard Gasquet. Which country was Switzerland playing in
the final?
10. Roger Federer and his wife have four children. The eldest
child was born in 2009 and the youngest was born in 2014.
What is unusual about the births of these four children?
--
Mark Brader | "Fortunately, we have anti-terrorist laws
Toronto | to prevent people having privacy."
m...@vex.net | --Robert Bannister
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Blum
Jan 19, 2016, 8:48:36 PM1/19/16
to
Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
> * Game 1, Round 4 - Geography - Countries Alphabetically Between
> 1. Haiti, Hungary.
> * Game 1, Round 4 - Geography - Countries Alphabetically Between
Honduras
> 2. Afghanistan, Algeria.
Albania
> 3. Netherlands, Nicaragua.
New Guinea
> 4. Germany, Greece.
Ghana
> 5. Belgium, Benin.
Belize
> 6. Peru, Poland.
Philippines
> 7. Eritrea, Ethiopia.
Estonia
> 8. Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey.
> 9. Monaco, Montenegro.
Mongolia
> 10. Viet Nam, Zambia.
Yemen
> * Game 1, Round 6 - Sports - Roger Federer
> 1. Among his many records, the maestro has won at least one ATP
> title for 15 consecutive years. Name the city where he won his
> first title. It is Italy's second-largest city and capital of
> the administrative region of Lombardy.
Milan; Naples
> title for 15 consecutive years. Name the city where he won his
> first title. It is Italy's second-largest city and capital of
> the administrative region of Lombardy.
> 2. Federer became the third man to win 1,000 singles matches on
> the ATP tour when he beat Milos Raonic in late 2,014.
> Name either of the other two male players to have won at least
> 1,000 ATP level matches. One is American; the other was from
> Czechoslovakia.
> 3. Federer became the 6th man to win the career Grand Slam (winning
> all 4 majors) in 2009. Name the tournament he won to complete
> it -- or just name the surface it's played on.
> 6. Federer is a 10-time winner of the ATP tour Sportsmanship
> Award -- named after which Swedish player, who is currently
> Roger Federer's coach and a member of the tennis Hall of Fame?
> 9. In the 2014 Davis Cup Final, Federer defeated Gael Monfils
> and Richard Gasquet. Which country was Switzerland playing in
> the final?
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Joshua Kreitzer
Jan 19, 2016, 8:50:33 PM1/19/16
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:ZPWdnYpPKrx9QwPLnZ2dnUU7-d-
dn...@giganews.com:
> * Game 1, Round 4 - Geography - Countries Alphabetically Between
>
> There are 193 member countries in the United Nations, and the UN web
> site has an alphabetical list of them. We will give you the name
> of two countries that are two places apart on the list, i.e. there
> is just *one* other UN member country between them alphabetically.
> You name that country.
>
> 4. Germany, Greece.
Ghana
> 5. Belgium, Benin.
Belize
> 6. Peru, Poland.
Philippines
> 7. Eritrea, Ethiopia.
Estonia
> 2. Federer became the third man to win 1,000 singles matches on
> the ATP tour when he beat Milos Raonic in late 2,014.
> Name either of the other two male players to have won at least
> 1,000 ATP level matches. One is American; the other was from
> Czechoslovakia.
McEnroe; Lendl
> 3. Federer became the 6th man to win the career Grand Slam (winning
> all 4 majors) in 2009. Name the tournament he won to complete
> it -- or just name the surface it's played on.
French Open
> 4. When asked to describe his 2007 Australian Open 6-4, 6-0,
> 6-2 semifinal loss to Roger, which American rival said: "It
> was frustrating, you know, it was miserable, it sucked, it was
> terrible. But besides that it was fine"? He is currently a
> commentator on HBO and married to swimsuit model Brooklyn Decker.
Roddick
> 6. Federer is a 10-time winner of the ATP tour Sportsmanship
> Award -- named after which Swedish player, who is currently
> Roger Federer's coach and a member of the tennis Hall of Fame?
Borg
> 9. In the 2014 Davis Cup Final, Federer defeated Gael Monfils
> and Richard Gasquet. Which country was Switzerland playing in
> the final?
France
> 10. Roger Federer and his wife have four children. The eldest
> child was born in 2009 and the youngest was born in 2014.
> What is unusual about the births of these four children?
they are two sets of twins (?)
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
dn...@giganews.com:
> * Game 1, Round 4 - Geography - Countries Alphabetically Between
>
> There are 193 member countries in the United Nations, and the UN web
> site has an alphabetical list of them. We will give you the name
> of two countries that are two places apart on the list, i.e. there
> is just *one* other UN member country between them alphabetically.
> You name that country.
>
> 1. Haiti, Hungary.
Honduras
> 2. Afghanistan, Algeria.
Albania
> 3. Netherlands, Nicaragua.
New Zealand
Honduras
> 2. Afghanistan, Algeria.
Albania
> 3. Netherlands, Nicaragua.
> 4. Germany, Greece.
Ghana
> 5. Belgium, Benin.
Belize
> 6. Peru, Poland.
Philippines
> 7. Eritrea, Ethiopia.
Estonia
> 8. Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey.
Tunisia
> 9. Monaco, Montenegro.
Mongolia
> 10. Viet Nam, Zambia.
Yemen
> 9. Monaco, Montenegro.
Mongolia
> 10. Viet Nam, Zambia.
Yemen
> * Game 1, Round 6 - Sports - Roger Federer
>
> Roger Federer is generally regarded in the tennis world, or at
> least by the author of this round, as the Greatest Of All Time
> (GOAT) among men's singles players. Here are 10 questions related
> to the Swiss Mister.
>
> 1. Among his many records, the maestro has won at least one ATP
> title for 15 consecutive years. Name the city where he won his
> first title. It is Italy's second-largest city and capital of
> the administrative region of Lombardy.
Milan
>
> Roger Federer is generally regarded in the tennis world, or at
> least by the author of this round, as the Greatest Of All Time
> (GOAT) among men's singles players. Here are 10 questions related
> to the Swiss Mister.
>
> 1. Among his many records, the maestro has won at least one ATP
> title for 15 consecutive years. Name the city where he won his
> first title. It is Italy's second-largest city and capital of
> the administrative region of Lombardy.
> 2. Federer became the third man to win 1,000 singles matches on
> the ATP tour when he beat Milos Raonic in late 2,014.
> Name either of the other two male players to have won at least
> 1,000 ATP level matches. One is American; the other was from
> Czechoslovakia.
> 3. Federer became the 6th man to win the career Grand Slam (winning
> all 4 majors) in 2009. Name the tournament he won to complete
> it -- or just name the surface it's played on.
> 4. When asked to describe his 2007 Australian Open 6-4, 6-0,
> 6-2 semifinal loss to Roger, which American rival said: "It
> was frustrating, you know, it was miserable, it sucked, it was
> terrible. But besides that it was fine"? He is currently a
> commentator on HBO and married to swimsuit model Brooklyn Decker.
> 6. Federer is a 10-time winner of the ATP tour Sportsmanship
> Award -- named after which Swedish player, who is currently
> Roger Federer's coach and a member of the tennis Hall of Fame?
> 9. In the 2014 Davis Cup Final, Federer defeated Gael Monfils
> and Richard Gasquet. Which country was Switzerland playing in
> the final?
> 10. Roger Federer and his wife have four children. The eldest
> child was born in 2009 and the youngest was born in 2014.
> What is unusual about the births of these four children?
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Jason Kreitzer
Jan 19, 2016, 9:56:46 PM1/19/16
to
On Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at 8:12:01 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-09-21,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of the Bloor St. Irregulars,
> and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may
> have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information
> see my 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 4 - Geography - Countries Alphabetically Between
>
> There are 193 member countries in the United Nations, and the UN web
> site has an alphabetical list of them. We will give you the name
> of two countries that are two places apart on the list, i.e. there
> is just *one* other UN member country between them alphabetically.
> You name that country. For example, if we said Cameroon and
> Central African Republic, the correct answer would be Canada.
>
> 1. Haiti, Hungary.
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-09-21,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of the Bloor St. Irregulars,
> and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may
> have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information
> see my 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 4 - Geography - Countries Alphabetically Between
>
> There are 193 member countries in the United Nations, and the UN web
> site has an alphabetical list of them. We will give you the name
> of two countries that are two places apart on the list, i.e. there
> is just *one* other UN member country between them alphabetically.
> You name that country. For example, if we said Cameroon and
> Central African Republic, the correct answer would be Canada.
>
> 1. Haiti, Hungary.
Honduras
> 2. Afghanistan, Algeria.
Albania
> 3. Netherlands, Nicaragua.
New Zealand
> 4. Germany, Greece.
Ghana
> 2. Afghanistan, Algeria.
Albania
> 3. Netherlands, Nicaragua.
New Zealand
> 4. Germany, Greece.
Ghana
> 5. Belgium, Benin.
> 6. Peru, Poland.
> 7. Eritrea, Ethiopia.
Estonia
> 6. Peru, Poland.
> 7. Eritrea, Ethiopia.
> 8. Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey.
> 9. Monaco, Montenegro.
> 10. Viet Nam, Zambia.
Yemen
> 9. Monaco, Montenegro.
> 10. Viet Nam, Zambia.
Calvin
Jan 20, 2016, 4:22:54 AM1/20/16
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On Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at 11:12:01 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 1, Round 4 - Geography - Countries Alphabetically Between
Pass. Who came up with that?
> * Game 1, Round 4 - Geography - Countries Alphabetically Between
> * Game 1, Round 6 - Sports - Roger Federer
>
> Roger Federer is generally regarded in the tennis world, or at
> least by the author of this round, as the Greatest Of All Time
> (GOAT) among men's singles players. Here are 10 questions related
> to the Swiss Mister.
>
> 1. Among his many records, the maestro has won at least one ATP
> title for 15 consecutive years. Name the city where he won his
> first title. It is Italy's second-largest city and capital of
> the administrative region of Lombardy.
> 2. Federer became the third man to win 1,000 singles matches on
> the ATP tour when he beat Milos Raonic in late 2,014.
> Name either of the other two male players to have won at least
> 1,000 ATP level matches. One is American; the other was from
> Czechoslovakia.
Lendl is probably the other
> 3. Federer became the 6th man to win the career Grand Slam (winning
> all 4 majors) in 2009. Name the tournament he won to complete
> it -- or just name the surface it's played on.
> 4. When asked to describe his 2007 Australian Open 6-4, 6-0,
> 6-2 semifinal loss to Roger, which American rival said: "It
> was frustrating, you know, it was miserable, it sucked, it was
> terrible. But besides that it was fine"? He is currently a
> commentator on HBO and married to swimsuit model Brooklyn Decker.
> 5. Federer was awarded the Sportsman of the Year 4 years in a row
> (2005-2008) from *which organization*, whose mission statement
> is described as "Using the power of sport as a tool for social
> change"?
> 6. Federer is a 10-time winner of the ATP tour Sportsmanship
> Award -- named after which Swedish player, who is currently
> Roger Federer's coach and a member of the tennis Hall of Fame?
> 7. Federer is member of the tennis Big 4, a group of players that
> dominated the ATP between 2008 and 2013. Rafael Nadal and Novak
> Djokovic are two other members of the Big 4. Who is the fourth?
> 8. Federer won the 2008 doubles Gold Medal and 2014 Davis cup
> with *which Swiss compatriot*, who is the defending French Open
> champion and a top-10-ranked ATP player?
> 9. In the 2014 Davis Cup Final, Federer defeated Gael Monfils
> and Richard Gasquet. Which country was Switzerland playing in
> the final?
> 10. Roger Federer and his wife have four children. The eldest
> child was born in 2009 and the youngest was born in 2014.
> What is unusual about the births of these four children?
cheers,
calvin
Dan Tilque
Jan 20, 2016, 4:43:46 AM1/20/16
to
Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 4 - Geography - Countries Alphabetically Between
>
> There are 193 member countries in the United Nations, and the UN web
> site has an alphabetical list of them. We will give you the name
> of two countries that are two places apart on the list, i.e. there
> is just *one* other UN member country between them alphabetically.
> You name that country. For example, if we said Cameroon and
> Central African Republic, the correct answer would be Canada.
>
> 1. Haiti, Hungary.
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 4 - Geography - Countries Alphabetically Between
>
> There are 193 member countries in the United Nations, and the UN web
> site has an alphabetical list of them. We will give you the name
> of two countries that are two places apart on the list, i.e. there
> is just *one* other UN member country between them alphabetically.
> You name that country. For example, if we said Cameroon and
> Central African Republic, the correct answer would be Canada.
>
> 1. Haiti, Hungary.
Honduras
> 2. Afghanistan, Algeria.
Albania
> 3. Netherlands, Nicaragua.
New Zealand
> 4. Germany, Greece.
Ghana
> 5. Belgium, Benin.
> 2. Afghanistan, Algeria.
Albania
> 3. Netherlands, Nicaragua.
New Zealand
> 4. Germany, Greece.
Ghana
> 5. Belgium, Benin.
Belize
> 6. Peru, Poland.
Philippines
> 7. Eritrea, Ethiopia.
Estonia
> 6. Peru, Poland.
Philippines
> 7. Eritrea, Ethiopia.
Estonia
> 8. Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey.
Tunisia
> 9. Monaco, Montenegro.
Mongolia
> 9. Monaco, Montenegro.
Mongolia
> 10. Viet Nam, Zambia.
Yemen
>
>
Yemen
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 6 - Sports - Roger Federer
>
> Roger Federer is generally regarded in the tennis world, or at
> least by the author of this round, as the Greatest Of All Time
> (GOAT) among men's singles players. Here are 10 questions related
> to the Swiss Mister.
>
> 1. Among his many records, the maestro has won at least one ATP
> title for 15 consecutive years. Name the city where he won his
> first title. It is Italy's second-largest city and capital of
> the administrative region of Lombardy.
Milan
>
> Roger Federer is generally regarded in the tennis world, or at
> least by the author of this round, as the Greatest Of All Time
> (GOAT) among men's singles players. Here are 10 questions related
> to the Swiss Mister.
>
> 1. Among his many records, the maestro has won at least one ATP
> title for 15 consecutive years. Name the city where he won his
> first title. It is Italy's second-largest city and capital of
> the administrative region of Lombardy.
>
> 2. Federer became the third man to win 1,000 singles matches on
> the ATP tour when he beat Milos Raonic in late 2,014.
> Name either of the other two male players to have won at least
> 1,000 ATP level matches. One is American; the other was from
> Czechoslovakia.
>
> 3. Federer became the 6th man to win the career Grand Slam (winning
> all 4 majors) in 2009. Name the tournament he won to complete
> it -- or just name the surface it's played on.
>
> 4. When asked to describe his 2007 Australian Open 6-4, 6-0,
> 6-2 semifinal loss to Roger, which American rival said: "It
> was frustrating, you know, it was miserable, it sucked, it was
> terrible. But besides that it was fine"? He is currently a
> commentator on HBO and married to swimsuit model Brooklyn Decker.
>
> 5. Federer was awarded the Sportsman of the Year 4 years in a row
> (2005-2008) from *which organization*, whose mission statement
> is described as "Using the power of sport as a tool for social
> change"?
>
> 6. Federer is a 10-time winner of the ATP tour Sportsmanship
> Award -- named after which Swedish player, who is currently
> Roger Federer's coach and a member of the tennis Hall of Fame?
>
> 7. Federer is member of the tennis Big 4, a group of players that
> dominated the ATP between 2008 and 2013. Rafael Nadal and Novak
> Djokovic are two other members of the Big 4. Who is the fourth?
>
> 8. Federer won the 2008 doubles Gold Medal and 2014 Davis cup
> with *which Swiss compatriot*, who is the defending French Open
> champion and a top-10-ranked ATP player?
>
> 9. In the 2014 Davis Cup Final, Federer defeated Gael Monfils
> and Richard Gasquet. Which country was Switzerland playing in
> the final?
>
> 10. Roger Federer and his wife have four children. The eldest
> child was born in 2009 and the youngest was born in 2014.
> What is unusual about the births of these four children?
--
Dan Tilque
Marc Dashevsky
Jan 20, 2016, 9:22:20 AM1/20/16
to
In article <ZPWdnYpPKrx9QwPL...@giganews.com>, m...@vex.net says...
> 8. Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey.
> 2. Federer became the third man to win 1,000 singles matches on
> the ATP tour when he beat Milos Raonic in late 2,014.
> Name either of the other two male players to have won at least
> 1,000 ATP level matches. One is American; the other was from
> Czechoslovakia.
>
> 3. Federer became the 6th man to win the career Grand Slam (winning
> all 4 majors) in 2009. Name the tournament he won to complete
> it -- or just name the surface it's played on.
grass
> 4. When asked to describe his 2007 Australian Open 6-4, 6-0,
> 6-2 semifinal loss to Roger, which American rival said: "It
> was frustrating, you know, it was miserable, it sucked, it was
> terrible. But besides that it was fine"? He is currently a
> commentator on HBO and married to swimsuit model Brooklyn Decker.
>
> 5. Federer was awarded the Sportsman of the Year 4 years in a row
> (2005-2008) from *which organization*, whose mission statement
> is described as "Using the power of sport as a tool for social
> change"?
>
> 6. Federer is a 10-time winner of the ATP tour Sportsmanship
> Award -- named after which Swedish player, who is currently
> Roger Federer's coach and a member of the tennis Hall of Fame?
>
> 7. Federer is member of the tennis Big 4, a group of players that
> dominated the ATP between 2008 and 2013. Rafael Nadal and Novak
> Djokovic are two other members of the Big 4. Who is the fourth?
>
> 8. Federer won the 2008 doubles Gold Medal and 2014 Davis cup
> with *which Swiss compatriot*, who is the defending French Open
> champion and a top-10-ranked ATP player?
>
> 9. In the 2014 Davis Cup Final, Federer defeated Gael Monfils
> and Richard Gasquet. Which country was Switzerland playing in
> the final?
France
> 10. Roger Federer and his wife have four children. The eldest
> child was born in 2009 and the youngest was born in 2014.
> What is unusual about the births of these four children?
quadruplets
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
> * Game 1, Round 4 - Geography - Countries Alphabetically Between
>
> There are 193 member countries in the United Nations, and the UN web
> site has an alphabetical list of them. We will give you the name
> of two countries that are two places apart on the list, i.e. there
> is just *one* other UN member country between them alphabetically.
> You name that country. For example, if we said Cameroon and
> Central African Republic, the correct answer would be Canada.
>
> 1. Haiti, Hungary.
>
> There are 193 member countries in the United Nations, and the UN web
> site has an alphabetical list of them. We will give you the name
> of two countries that are two places apart on the list, i.e. there
> is just *one* other UN member country between them alphabetically.
> You name that country. For example, if we said Cameroon and
> Central African Republic, the correct answer would be Canada.
>
> 1. Haiti, Hungary.
Honduras
> 2. Afghanistan, Algeria.
Albania
> 3. Netherlands, Nicaragua.
New Zealand
> 4. Germany, Greece.
Ghana
> 5. Belgium, Benin.
Belize
> 2. Afghanistan, Algeria.
Albania
> 3. Netherlands, Nicaragua.
New Zealand
> 4. Germany, Greece.
Ghana
> 5. Belgium, Benin.
Belize
> 6. Peru, Poland.
> 7. Eritrea, Ethiopia.
Estonia
> 7. Eritrea, Ethiopia.
> 8. Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey.
Tunisia
> 9. Monaco, Montenegro.
Mongolia
> 10. Viet Nam, Zambia.
Yemen
> 9. Monaco, Montenegro.
Mongolia
> 10. Viet Nam, Zambia.
Yemen
> * Game 1, Round 6 - Sports - Roger Federer
>
> Roger Federer is generally regarded in the tennis world, or at
> least by the author of this round, as the Greatest Of All Time
> (GOAT) among men's singles players. Here are 10 questions related
> to the Swiss Mister.
>
> 1. Among his many records, the maestro has won at least one ATP
> title for 15 consecutive years. Name the city where he won his
> first title. It is Italy's second-largest city and capital of
> the administrative region of Lombardy.
Milan
>
> Roger Federer is generally regarded in the tennis world, or at
> least by the author of this round, as the Greatest Of All Time
> (GOAT) among men's singles players. Here are 10 questions related
> to the Swiss Mister.
>
> 1. Among his many records, the maestro has won at least one ATP
> title for 15 consecutive years. Name the city where he won his
> first title. It is Italy's second-largest city and capital of
> the administrative region of Lombardy.
> 2. Federer became the third man to win 1,000 singles matches on
> the ATP tour when he beat Milos Raonic in late 2,014.
> Name either of the other two male players to have won at least
> 1,000 ATP level matches. One is American; the other was from
> Czechoslovakia.
>
> 3. Federer became the 6th man to win the career Grand Slam (winning
> all 4 majors) in 2009. Name the tournament he won to complete
> it -- or just name the surface it's played on.
> 4. When asked to describe his 2007 Australian Open 6-4, 6-0,
> 6-2 semifinal loss to Roger, which American rival said: "It
> was frustrating, you know, it was miserable, it sucked, it was
> terrible. But besides that it was fine"? He is currently a
> commentator on HBO and married to swimsuit model Brooklyn Decker.
>
> 5. Federer was awarded the Sportsman of the Year 4 years in a row
> (2005-2008) from *which organization*, whose mission statement
> is described as "Using the power of sport as a tool for social
> change"?
>
> 6. Federer is a 10-time winner of the ATP tour Sportsmanship
> Award -- named after which Swedish player, who is currently
> Roger Federer's coach and a member of the tennis Hall of Fame?
>
> 7. Federer is member of the tennis Big 4, a group of players that
> dominated the ATP between 2008 and 2013. Rafael Nadal and Novak
> Djokovic are two other members of the Big 4. Who is the fourth?
>
> 8. Federer won the 2008 doubles Gold Medal and 2014 Davis cup
> with *which Swiss compatriot*, who is the defending French Open
> champion and a top-10-ranked ATP player?
>
> 9. In the 2014 Davis Cup Final, Federer defeated Gael Monfils
> and Richard Gasquet. Which country was Switzerland playing in
> the final?
> 10. Roger Federer and his wife have four children. The eldest
> child was born in 2009 and the youngest was born in 2014.
> What is unusual about the births of these four children?
--
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bbowler
Jan 20, 2016, 9:49:32 AM1/20/16
to
On Tue, 19 Jan 2016 19:12:00 -0600, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-09-21, and
> should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give both a
> right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty. Please post
> all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup, based only on
> your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote the questions and
> place your answer below each one.) I will reveal the correct answers in
> about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of the Bloor St. Irregulars, and
> are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have been
> retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2015-08-18
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 4 - Geography - Countries Alphabetically Between
>
> There are 193 member countries in the United Nations, and the UN web
> site has an alphabetical list of them. We will give you the name of two
> countries that are two places apart on the list, i.e. there is just
> *one* other UN member country between them alphabetically. You name that
> country. For example, if we said Cameroon and Central African Republic,
> the correct answer would be Canada.
>
> 1. Haiti, Hungary.
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-09-21, and
> should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give both a
> right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty. Please post
> all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup, based only on
> your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote the questions and
> place your answer below each one.) I will reveal the correct answers in
> about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of the Bloor St. Irregulars, and
> are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have been
> retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2015-08-18
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 4 - Geography - Countries Alphabetically Between
>
> There are 193 member countries in the United Nations, and the UN web
> site has an alphabetical list of them. We will give you the name of two
> countries that are two places apart on the list, i.e. there is just
> *one* other UN member country between them alphabetically. You name that
> country. For example, if we said Cameroon and Central African Republic,
> the correct answer would be Canada.
>
> 1. Haiti, Hungary.
Honduras
> 2. Afghanistan, Algeria.
Albania
> 3. Netherlands, Nicaragua.
New Zealand
> 4. Germany, Greece.
Ghana
> 5. Belgium, Benin.
Belize
> 6. Peru, Poland.
> 2. Afghanistan, Algeria.
Albania
> 3. Netherlands, Nicaragua.
New Zealand
> 4. Germany, Greece.
Ghana
> 5. Belgium, Benin.
Belize
> 6. Peru, Poland.
Philippines
> 7. Eritrea, Ethiopia.
Estonia
> 7. Eritrea, Ethiopia.
Estonia
> 8. Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey.
Peter Smyth
Jan 20, 2016, 1:20:29 PM1/20/16
to
Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-09-21,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of the Bloor St. Irregulars,
> and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may
> have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information
> see my 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 4 - Geography - Countries Alphabetically Between
>
> There are 193 member countries in the United Nations, and the UN web
> site has an alphabetical list of them. We will give you the name
> of two countries that are two places apart on the list, i.e. there
> is just one other UN member country between them alphabetically.
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-09-21,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of the Bloor St. Irregulars,
> and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may
> have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information
> see my 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 4 - Geography - Countries Alphabetically Between
>
> There are 193 member countries in the United Nations, and the UN web
> site has an alphabetical list of them. We will give you the name
> of two countries that are two places apart on the list, i.e. there
> You name that country. For example, if we said Cameroon and
> Central African Republic, the correct answer would be Canada.
>
> 1. Haiti, Hungary.
> Central African Republic, the correct answer would be Canada.
>
> 1. Haiti, Hungary.
Honduras
> 2. Afghanistan, Algeria.
Albania
> 3. Netherlands, Nicaragua.
New Zealand
> 4. Germany, Greece.
Ghana
> 5. Belgium, Benin.
Belize
> 6. Peru, Poland.
Pitcairn Island
> 2. Afghanistan, Algeria.
Albania
> 3. Netherlands, Nicaragua.
New Zealand
> 4. Germany, Greece.
Ghana
> 5. Belgium, Benin.
Belize
> 6. Peru, Poland.
> 7. Eritrea, Ethiopia.
Estonia
> 8. Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey.
> 9. Monaco, Montenegro.
> 9. Monaco, Montenegro.
Mongolia
> 10. Viet Nam, Zambia.
Yemen
>
>
> 10. Viet Nam, Zambia.
Yemen
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 6 - Sports - Roger Federer
>
> Roger Federer is generally regarded in the tennis world, or at
> least by the author of this round, as the Greatest Of All Time
> (GOAT) among men's singles players. Here are 10 questions related
> to the Swiss Mister.
>
> 1. Among his many records, the maestro has won at least one ATP
> title for 15 consecutive years. Name the city where he won his
> first title. It is Italy's second-largest city and capital of
> the administrative region of Lombardy.
Milan
>
> Roger Federer is generally regarded in the tennis world, or at
> least by the author of this round, as the Greatest Of All Time
> (GOAT) among men's singles players. Here are 10 questions related
> to the Swiss Mister.
>
> 1. Among his many records, the maestro has won at least one ATP
> title for 15 consecutive years. Name the city where he won his
> first title. It is Italy's second-largest city and capital of
> the administrative region of Lombardy.
> 2. Federer became the third man to win 1,000 singles matches on
> the ATP tour when he beat Milos Raonic in late 2,014.
> Name either of the other two male players to have won at least
> 1,000 ATP level matches. One is American; the other was from
> Czechoslovakia.
Ivan Lendl (and Jimmy Connors?)
> the ATP tour when he beat Milos Raonic in late 2,014.
> Name either of the other two male players to have won at least
> 1,000 ATP level matches. One is American; the other was from
> Czechoslovakia.
> 3. Federer became the 6th man to win the career Grand Slam (winning
> all 4 majors) in 2009. Name the tournament he won to complete
> it -- or just name the surface it's played on.
French Open
> all 4 majors) in 2009. Name the tournament he won to complete
> it -- or just name the surface it's played on.
> 4. When asked to describe his 2007 Australian Open 6-4, 6-0,
> 6-2 semifinal loss to Roger, which American rival said: "It
> was frustrating, you know, it was miserable, it sucked, it was
> terrible. But besides that it was fine"? He is currently a
> commentator on HBO and married to swimsuit model Brooklyn Decker.
Andy Roddick
> 6-2 semifinal loss to Roger, which American rival said: "It
> was frustrating, you know, it was miserable, it sucked, it was
> terrible. But besides that it was fine"? He is currently a
> commentator on HBO and married to swimsuit model Brooklyn Decker.
> 5. Federer was awarded the Sportsman of the Year 4 years in a row
> (2005-2008) from *which organization*, whose mission statement
> is described as "Using the power of sport as a tool for social
> change"?
Laureus
> (2005-2008) from *which organization*, whose mission statement
> is described as "Using the power of sport as a tool for social
> change"?
> 6. Federer is a 10-time winner of the ATP tour Sportsmanship
> Award -- named after which Swedish player, who is currently
> Roger Federer's coach and a member of the tennis Hall of Fame?
Stefan Edberg
> Award -- named after which Swedish player, who is currently
> Roger Federer's coach and a member of the tennis Hall of Fame?
> 7. Federer is member of the tennis Big 4, a group of players that
> dominated the ATP between 2008 and 2013. Rafael Nadal and Novak
> Djokovic are two other members of the Big 4. Who is the fourth?
Andy Murray
> dominated the ATP between 2008 and 2013. Rafael Nadal and Novak
> Djokovic are two other members of the Big 4. Who is the fourth?
> 8. Federer won the 2008 doubles Gold Medal and 2014 Davis cup
> with *which Swiss compatriot*, who is the defending French Open
> champion and a top-10-ranked ATP player?
Stanislas Wawrinka
> with *which Swiss compatriot*, who is the defending French Open
> champion and a top-10-ranked ATP player?
> 9. In the 2014 Davis Cup Final, Federer defeated Gael Monfils
> and Richard Gasquet. Which country was Switzerland playing in
> the final?
France
> and Richard Gasquet. Which country was Switzerland playing in
> the final?
> 10. Roger Federer and his wife have four children. The eldest
> child was born in 2009 and the youngest was born in 2014.
> What is unusual about the births of these four children?
Two sets of twins
> child was born in 2009 and the youngest was born in 2014.
> What is unusual about the births of these four children?
Peter Smyth
Erland Sommarskog
Jan 20, 2016, 4:00:55 PM1/20/16
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> * Game 1, Round 4 - Geography - Countries Alphabetically Between
Let me guess: this round was a lot harder in the original game that
> * Game 1, Round 4 - Geography - Countries Alphabetically Between
it was here. I assume that you have a time limit when do it live? This
was certainly a time-consuming round!
> 1. Haiti, Hungary.
Honduras
> 2. Afghanistan, Algeria.
Albania
> 3. Netherlands, Nicaragua.
New Zealand
> 4. Germany, Greece.
> 5. Belgium, Benin.
Belize
> 6. Peru, Poland.
> 7. Eritrea, Ethiopia.
Estonia
> 8. Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey.
> 9. Monaco, Montenegro.
Montague (OK, so I had to give up on this one.)
> 10. Viet Nam, Zambia.
Yemen
> * Game 1, Round 6 - Sports - Roger Federer
>
>
> 1. Among his many records, the maestro has won at least one ATP
> title for 15 consecutive years. Name the city where he won his
> first title. It is Italy's second-largest city and capital of
> the administrative region of Lombardy.
Milano
> title for 15 consecutive years. Name the city where he won his
> first title. It is Italy's second-largest city and capital of
> the administrative region of Lombardy.
> 2. Federer became the third man to win 1,000 singles matches on
> the ATP tour when he beat Milos Raonic in late 2,014.
> Name either of the other two male players to have won at least
> 1,000 ATP level matches. One is American; the other was from
> Czechoslovakia.
> 3. Federer became the 6th man to win the career Grand Slam (winning
> all 4 majors) in 2009. Name the tournament he won to complete
> it -- or just name the surface it's played on.
> 6. Federer is a 10-time winner of the ATP tour Sportsmanship
> Award -- named after which Swedish player, who is currently
> Roger Federer's coach and a member of the tennis Hall of Fame?
> 7. Federer is member of the tennis Big 4, a group of players that
> dominated the ATP between 2008 and 2013. Rafael Nadal and Novak
> Djokovic are two other members of the Big 4. Who is the fourth?
> 8. Federer won the 2008 doubles Gold Medal and 2014 Davis cup
> with *which Swiss compatriot*, who is the defending French Open
> champion and a top-10-ranked ATP player?
> 9. In the 2014 Davis Cup Final, Federer defeated Gael Monfils
> and Richard Gasquet. Which country was Switzerland playing in
> the final?
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Björn Lundin
Jan 20, 2016, 5:05:50 PM1/20/16
to
On 2016-01-20 02:12, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-09-21,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of the Bloor St. Irregulars,
> and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may
> have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information
> see my 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 4 - Geography - Countries Alphabetically Between
>
> There are 193 member countries in the United Nations, and the UN web
> site has an alphabetical list of them. We will give you the name
> of two countries that are two places apart on the list, i.e. there
> is just *one* other UN member country between them alphabetically.
> You name that country. For example, if we said Cameroon and
> Central African Republic, the correct answer would be Canada.
>
> 1. Haiti, Hungary.
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-09-21,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of the Bloor St. Irregulars,
> and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may
> have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information
> see my 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 4 - Geography - Countries Alphabetically Between
>
> There are 193 member countries in the United Nations, and the UN web
> site has an alphabetical list of them. We will give you the name
> of two countries that are two places apart on the list, i.e. there
> is just *one* other UN member country between them alphabetically.
> You name that country. For example, if we said Cameroon and
> Central African Republic, the correct answer would be Canada.
>
> 1. Haiti, Hungary.
Honduras
> 2. Afghanistan, Algeria.
Albania
> 3. Netherlands, Nicaragua.
New Zealand
> 4. Germany, Greece.
Great Britain
> 5. Belgium, Benin.
Belize
> 2. Afghanistan, Algeria.
Albania
> 3. Netherlands, Nicaragua.
New Zealand
> 4. Germany, Greece.
Great Britain
> 5. Belgium, Benin.
Belize
> 6. Peru, Poland.
> 7. Eritrea, Ethiopia.
Estonia
> 7. Eritrea, Ethiopia.
> 8. Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey.
Tunisia
> 9. Monaco, Montenegro.
> 10. Viet Nam, Zambia.
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 6 - Sports - Roger Federer
>
> Roger Federer is generally regarded in the tennis world, or at
> least by the author of this round, as the Greatest Of All Time
> (GOAT) among men's singles players. Here are 10 questions related
> to the Swiss Mister.
>
> 1. Among his many records, the maestro has won at least one ATP
> title for 15 consecutive years. Name the city where he won his
> first title. It is Italy's second-largest city and capital of
> the administrative region of Lombardy.
Turino
> 10. Viet Nam, Zambia.
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 6 - Sports - Roger Federer
>
> Roger Federer is generally regarded in the tennis world, or at
> least by the author of this round, as the Greatest Of All Time
> (GOAT) among men's singles players. Here are 10 questions related
> to the Swiss Mister.
>
> 1. Among his many records, the maestro has won at least one ATP
> title for 15 consecutive years. Name the city where he won his
> first title. It is Italy's second-largest city and capital of
> the administrative region of Lombardy.
>
> 2. Federer became the third man to win 1,000 singles matches on
> the ATP tour when he beat Milos Raonic in late 2,014.
> Name either of the other two male players to have won at least
> 1,000 ATP level matches. One is American; the other was from
> Czechoslovakia.
>
> 3. Federer became the 6th man to win the career Grand Slam (winning
> all 4 majors) in 2009. Name the tournament he won to complete
> it -- or just name the surface it's played on.
>
> 4. When asked to describe his 2007 Australian Open 6-4, 6-0,
> 6-2 semifinal loss to Roger, which American rival said: "It
> was frustrating, you know, it was miserable, it sucked, it was
> terrible. But besides that it was fine"? He is currently a
> commentator on HBO and married to swimsuit model Brooklyn Decker.
McEnroe is the only that comes to my mind,
but it seems 15 years too late.
>
> 5. Federer was awarded the Sportsman of the Year 4 years in a row
> (2005-2008) from *which organization*, whose mission statement
> is described as "Using the power of sport as a tool for social
> change"?
>
> 6. Federer is a 10-time winner of the ATP tour Sportsmanship
> Award -- named after which Swedish player, who is currently
> Roger Federer's coach and a member of the tennis Hall of Fame?
>
> 7. Federer is member of the tennis Big 4, a group of players that
> dominated the ATP between 2008 and 2013. Rafael Nadal and Novak
> Djokovic are two other members of the Big 4. Who is the fourth?
>
> 8. Federer won the 2008 doubles Gold Medal and 2014 Davis cup
> with *which Swiss compatriot*, who is the defending French Open
> champion and a top-10-ranked ATP player?
>
> 9. In the 2014 Davis Cup Final, Federer defeated Gael Monfils
> and Richard Gasquet. Which country was Switzerland playing in
> the final?
>
> 10. Roger Federer and his wife have four children. The eldest
> child was born in 2009 and the youngest was born in 2014.
> What is unusual about the births of these four children?
--
--
Björn
Gareth Owen
Jan 21, 2016, 3:24:24 PM1/21/16
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) writes:
> * Game 1, Round 4 - Geography - Countries Alphabetically Between
>
> There are 193 member countries in the United Nations, and the UN web
> site has an alphabetical list of them. We will give you the name
> of two countries that are two places apart on the list, i.e. there
> is just *one* other UN member country between them alphabetically.
> You name that country. For example, if we said Cameroon and
> Central African Republic, the correct answer would be Canada.
>
> 1. Haiti, Hungary.
> * Game 1, Round 4 - Geography - Countries Alphabetically Between
>
> There are 193 member countries in the United Nations, and the UN web
> site has an alphabetical list of them. We will give you the name
> of two countries that are two places apart on the list, i.e. there
> is just *one* other UN member country between them alphabetically.
> You name that country. For example, if we said Cameroon and
> Central African Republic, the correct answer would be Canada.
>
> 1. Haiti, Hungary.
Honduras
> 2. Afghanistan, Algeria.
Albania
> 3. Netherlands, Nicaragua.
New Zealand
> 4. Germany, Greece.
Ghana
> 2. Afghanistan, Algeria.
Albania
> 3. Netherlands, Nicaragua.
New Zealand
> 4. Germany, Greece.
> 5. Belgium, Benin.
Belize
> 6. Peru, Poland.
Phillipines
> 7. Eritrea, Ethiopia.
Estonia
> 7. Eritrea, Ethiopia.
Estonia
> 8. Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey.
Tunisia
> 9. Monaco, Montenegro.
Mongolia
> 9. Monaco, Montenegro.
Mongolia
> 10. Viet Nam, Zambia.
Yemen
Yemen
> * Game 1, Round 6 - Sports - Roger Federer
>
> Roger Federer is generally regarded in the tennis world, or at
> least by the author of this round, as the Greatest Of All Time
> (GOAT) among men's singles players. Here are 10 questions related
> to the Swiss Mister.
>
> 1. Among his many records, the maestro has won at least one ATP
> title for 15 consecutive years. Name the city where he won his
> first title. It is Italy's second-largest city and capital of
> the administrative region of Lombardy.
Milan
>
> Roger Federer is generally regarded in the tennis world, or at
> least by the author of this round, as the Greatest Of All Time
> (GOAT) among men's singles players. Here are 10 questions related
> to the Swiss Mister.
>
> 1. Among his many records, the maestro has won at least one ATP
> title for 15 consecutive years. Name the city where he won his
> first title. It is Italy's second-largest city and capital of
> the administrative region of Lombardy.
> 2. Federer became the third man to win 1,000 singles matches on
> the ATP tour when he beat Milos Raonic in late 2,014.
> Name either of the other two male players to have won at least
> 1,000 ATP level matches. One is American; the other was from
> Czechoslovakia.
> 3. Federer became the 6th man to win the career Grand Slam (winning
> all 4 majors) in 2009. Name the tournament he won to complete
> it -- or just name the surface it's played on.
> 4. When asked to describe his 2007 Australian Open 6-4, 6-0,
> 6-2 semifinal loss to Roger, which American rival said: "It
> was frustrating, you know, it was miserable, it sucked, it was
> terrible. But besides that it was fine"? He is currently a
> commentator on HBO and married to swimsuit model Brooklyn Decker.
> 5. Federer was awarded the Sportsman of the Year 4 years in a row
> (2005-2008) from *which organization*, whose mission statement
> is described as "Using the power of sport as a tool for social
> change"?
>
> 6. Federer is a 10-time winner of the ATP tour Sportsmanship
> Award -- named after which Swedish player, who is currently
> Roger Federer's coach and a member of the tennis Hall of Fame?
this was asked)
> 7. Federer is member of the tennis Big 4, a group of players that
> dominated the ATP between 2008 and 2013. Rafael Nadal and Novak
> Djokovic are two other members of the Big 4. Who is the fourth?
> 8. Federer won the 2008 doubles Gold Medal and 2014 Davis cup
> with *which Swiss compatriot*, who is the defending French Open
> champion and a top-10-ranked ATP player?
> 9. In the 2014 Davis Cup Final, Federer defeated Gael Monfils
> and Richard Gasquet. Which country was Switzerland playing in
> the final?
> 10. Roger Federer and his wife have four children. The eldest
> child was born in 2009 and the youngest was born in 2014.
> What is unusual about the births of these four children?
Pete
Jan 21, 2016, 4:22:23 PM1/21/16
to
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-09-21,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of the Bloor St. Irregulars,
> and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may
> have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information
> see my 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 4 - Geography - Countries Alphabetically Between
>
> There are 193 member countries in the United Nations, and the UN web
> site has an alphabetical list of them. We will give you the name
> of two countries that are two places apart on the list, i.e. there
> is just *one* other UN member country between them alphabetically.
> You name that country. For example, if we said Cameroon and
> Central African Republic, the correct answer would be Canada.
>
> 1. Haiti, Hungary.
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of the Bloor St. Irregulars,
> and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may
> have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information
> see my 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 4 - Geography - Countries Alphabetically Between
>
> There are 193 member countries in the United Nations, and the UN web
> site has an alphabetical list of them. We will give you the name
> of two countries that are two places apart on the list, i.e. there
> is just *one* other UN member country between them alphabetically.
> You name that country. For example, if we said Cameroon and
> Central African Republic, the correct answer would be Canada.
>
> 1. Haiti, Hungary.
Honduras
> 2. Afghanistan, Algeria.
Albania
> 3. Netherlands, Nicaragua.
New Zealand
> 4. Germany, Greece.
Ghana
> 5. Belgium, Benin.
Belize
> 6. Peru, Poland.
> 2. Afghanistan, Algeria.
Albania
> 3. Netherlands, Nicaragua.
New Zealand
> 4. Germany, Greece.
Ghana
> 5. Belgium, Benin.
Belize
> 6. Peru, Poland.
Pitcairn Island
> 7. Eritrea, Ethiopia.
Estonia
> 7. Eritrea, Ethiopia.
Estonia
> 8. Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey.
Tunisia
> 9. Monaco, Montenegro.
Mongolia
> 10. Viet Nam, Zambia.
Western Samoa
> 9. Monaco, Montenegro.
Mongolia
> 10. Viet Nam, Zambia.
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 6 - Sports - Roger Federer
>
> Roger Federer is generally regarded in the tennis world, or at
> least by the author of this round, as the Greatest Of All Time
> (GOAT) among men's singles players. Here are 10 questions related
> to the Swiss Mister.
>
> 1. Among his many records, the maestro has won at least one ATP
> title for 15 consecutive years. Name the city where he won his
> first title. It is Italy's second-largest city and capital of
> the administrative region of Lombardy.
>
> 2. Federer became the third man to win 1,000 singles matches on
> the ATP tour when he beat Milos Raonic in late 2,014.
> Name either of the other two male players to have won at least
> 1,000 ATP level matches. One is American; the other was from
> Czechoslovakia.
>
> 3. Federer became the 6th man to win the career Grand Slam (winning
> all 4 majors) in 2009. Name the tournament he won to complete
> it -- or just name the surface it's played on.
>
> 4. When asked to describe his 2007 Australian Open 6-4, 6-0,
> 6-2 semifinal loss to Roger, which American rival said: "It
> was frustrating, you know, it was miserable, it sucked, it was
> terrible. But besides that it was fine"? He is currently a
> commentator on HBO and married to swimsuit model Brooklyn Decker.
>
> 5. Federer was awarded the Sportsman of the Year 4 years in a row
> (2005-2008) from *which organization*, whose mission statement
> is described as "Using the power of sport as a tool for social
> change"?
>
> 6. Federer is a 10-time winner of the ATP tour Sportsmanship
> Award -- named after which Swedish player, who is currently
> Roger Federer's coach and a member of the tennis Hall of Fame?
>
> 7. Federer is member of the tennis Big 4, a group of players that
> dominated the ATP between 2008 and 2013. Rafael Nadal and Novak
> Djokovic are two other members of the Big 4. Who is the fourth?
>
> 8. Federer won the 2008 doubles Gold Medal and 2014 Davis cup
> with *which Swiss compatriot*, who is the defending French Open
> champion and a top-10-ranked ATP player?
>
> 9. In the 2014 Davis Cup Final, Federer defeated Gael Monfils
> and Richard Gasquet. Which country was Switzerland playing in
> the final?
>
> 10. Roger Federer and his wife have four children. The eldest
> child was born in 2009 and the youngest was born in 2014.
> What is unusual about the births of these four children?
>
Mark Brader
Jan 22, 2016, 5:14:02 AM1/22/16
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Mark Brader:
some of the questions would produce "4 for everyone", but one entrant
has foiled that expectation by skipping this easy round and only
answering the harder one of the two.
> I assume that you have a time limit when do it live?
One minute total for the two tries, individual and team-assisted answer.
--
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Toronto | "No, no; you can say anything you want."
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> > * Game 1, Round 4 - Geography - Countries Alphabetically Between
Erland Sommarskog:
> Let me guess: this round was a lot harder in the original game that
> it was here.
It was of medium difficulty, 5th of the 10 rounds. I expected that
> it was here.
some of the questions would produce "4 for everyone", but one entrant
has foiled that expectation by skipping this easy round and only
answering the harder one of the two.
> I assume that you have a time limit when do it live?
--
Mark Brader | "You're going to get me in trouble."
Toronto | "No, no; you can say anything you want."
m...@vex.net | "Yeah, that's what's going to get me into trouble."
--Andrew Christie interviews Bill Watterson
Erland Sommarskog
Jan 22, 2016, 6:37:40 AM1/22/16
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
>> I assume that you have a time limit when do it live?
>
> One minute total for the two tries, individual and team-assisted answer.
Undoubtedly that makes these particular questions a lot more interesting and
>> I assume that you have a time limit when do it live?
>
> One minute total for the two tries, individual and team-assisted answer.
challenging.
Mark Brader
Jan 22, 2016, 7:22:20 PM1/22/16
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Mark Brader:
Peter, Erland, Björn, Gareth, and Pete.
> 2. Afghanistan, Algeria.
Albania. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Jason, Dan Tilque, Marc, Bruce,
Peter, Erland, Björn, Gareth, and Pete.
> 3. Netherlands, Nicaragua.
New Zealand. 4 for Joshua, Jason, Dan Tilque, Marc, Bruce, Peter,
Erland, Björn, Gareth, and Pete.
New Guinea is an island; it's Papua New Guinea that's a country.
> 4. Germany, Greece.
Ghana. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Jason, Dan Tilque, Marc, Bruce,
Peter, Gareth, and Pete.
Great Britain is an island; it's often used informally to mean
the United Kingdom, but the UN list uses United Kingdom.
> 5. Belgium, Benin.
Belize. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Marc, Bruce, Peter,
Erland, Björn, Gareth, and Pete.
> 6. Peru, Poland.
Philippines. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Bruce, Erland,
and Gareth.
Pitcairn Island is a dependency of the UK, not a country.
> 7. Eritrea, Ethiopia.
Estonia. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Jason, Dan Tilque, Marc, Bruce,
Peter, Erland, Björn, Gareth, and Pete.
> 8. Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey.
Tunisia. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Marc, Bruce, Erland,
Björn, Gareth, and Pete.
> 9. Monaco, Montenegro.
Mongolia. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Marc, Bruce, Peter,
Gareth, and Pete.
> 10. Viet Nam, Zambia.
Yemen. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Jason, Dan Tilque, Marc, Bruce,
Peter, Erland, and Gareth.
Since 1997 the former Western Samoa has just been called Samoa.
> * Game 1, Round 6 - Sports - Roger Federer
> Roger Federer is generally regarded in the tennis world, or at
> least by the author of this round, as the Greatest Of All Time
> (GOAT) among men's singles players. Here are 10 questions related
> to the Swiss Mister.
This was the hardest round (the stinker round) in the original game.
> 1. Among his many records, the maestro has won at least one ATP
> title for 15 consecutive years. Name the city where he won his
> first title. It is Italy's second-largest city and capital of
> the administrative region of Lombardy.
Milan (or Milano). 4 for Joshua, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Marc, Peter,
Erland, Gareth, and Pete. 3 for Dan Blum.
> 2. Federer became the third man to win 1,000 singles matches on
> the ATP tour when he beat Milos Raonic in late 2,014.
> Name either of the other two male players to have won at least
> 1,000 ATP level matches. One is American; the other was from
> Czechoslovakia.
Jimmy Connors, Ivan Lendl. 4 for Calvin, Peter, Erland, Björn,
Gareth, and Pete. 2 for Joshua and Dan Blum.
> 3. Federer became the 6th man to win the career Grand Slam (winning
> all 4 majors) in 2009. Name the tournament he won to complete
> it -- or just name the surface it's played on.
French Open, clay. 4 for Joshua, Peter, Gareth, and Pete.
3 for Calvin. 2 for Dan Blum.
> 4. When asked to describe his 2007 Australian Open 6-4, 6-0,
> 6-2 semifinal loss to Roger, which American rival said: "It
> was frustrating, you know, it was miserable, it sucked, it was
> terrible. But besides that it was fine"? He is currently a
> commentator on HBO and married to swimsuit model Brooklyn Decker.
Andy Roddick. 4 for Joshua, Calvin, Peter, Gareth, and Pete.
> 5. Federer was awarded the Sportsman of the Year 4 years in a row
> (2005-2008) from *which organization*, whose mission statement
> is described as "Using the power of sport as a tool for social
> change"?
Laureus. 4 for Peter. 2 for Calvin.
> 6. Federer is a 10-time winner of the ATP tour Sportsmanship
> Award -- named after which Swedish player, who is currently
> Roger Federer's coach and a member of the tennis Hall of Fame?
Stefan Edberg. 4 for Calvin, Peter, Erland, Gareth, and Pete.
As Gareth noted, since this was written Edberg has been replaced as
Federer's coach by Ivan Ljubicic (of Croatia).
> 7. Federer is member of the tennis Big 4, a group of players that
> dominated the ATP between 2008 and 2013. Rafael Nadal and Novak
> Djokovic are two other members of the Big 4. Who is the fourth?
Andy Murray. 4 for Calvin, Peter, Erland, Gareth, and Pete.
> 8. Federer won the 2008 doubles Gold Medal and 2014 Davis cup
> with *which Swiss compatriot*, who is the defending French Open
> champion and a top-10-ranked ATP player?
Stan Wawrinka. 4 for Calvin, Peter, Erland, Gareth, and Pete.
> 9. In the 2014 Davis Cup Final, Federer defeated Gael Monfils
> and Richard Gasquet. Which country was Switzerland playing in
> the final?
France. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Marc, Peter,
Erland, Björn, and Gareth.
> 10. Roger Federer and his wife have four children. The eldest
> child was born in 2009 and the youngest was born in 2014.
> What is unusual about the births of these four children?
They're two sets of twins. 4 for Joshua, Calvin, and Peter.
In the original game, the question claimed that the probability of
this was 1 in 700,000. I don't have data for Switzerland, but in
the US today it's more like 1 in 1,000.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 1 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Lit Sci Geo Spo
Gareth Owen 36 24 40 32 132
Joshua Kreitzer 36 28 40 22 126
Peter Smyth 16 24 32 40 112
Dan Blum 32 32 36 11 111
Marc Dashevsky 32 32 36 8 108
Dan Tilque 24 23 40 8 95
Pete Gayde 19 12 32 28 91
Erland Sommarskog 8 16 32 24 80
Bruce Bowler 0 36 40 0 76
"Calvin" 24 8 0 37 69
Björn Lundin 16 15 24 8 63
Jason Kreitzer 28 8 24 0 60
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | There is no step function between "safe" and "unsafe".
m...@vex.net | -- Jeff Janes
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-09-21,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 1, Round 4 - Geography - Countries Alphabetically Between
> There are 193 member countries in the United Nations, and the UN web
> site has an alphabetical list of them. We will give you the name
> of two countries that are two places apart on the list, i.e. there
> is just *one* other UN member country between them alphabetically.
> You name that country. For example, if we said Cameroon and
> Central African Republic, the correct answer would be Canada.
> 1. Haiti, Hungary.
Honduras. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Jason, Dan Tilque, Marc, Bruce,
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 1, Round 4 - Geography - Countries Alphabetically Between
> There are 193 member countries in the United Nations, and the UN web
> site has an alphabetical list of them. We will give you the name
> of two countries that are two places apart on the list, i.e. there
> is just *one* other UN member country between them alphabetically.
> You name that country. For example, if we said Cameroon and
> Central African Republic, the correct answer would be Canada.
> 1. Haiti, Hungary.
Peter, Erland, Björn, Gareth, and Pete.
> 2. Afghanistan, Algeria.
Albania. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Jason, Dan Tilque, Marc, Bruce,
Peter, Erland, Björn, Gareth, and Pete.
> 3. Netherlands, Nicaragua.
New Zealand. 4 for Joshua, Jason, Dan Tilque, Marc, Bruce, Peter,
Erland, Björn, Gareth, and Pete.
New Guinea is an island; it's Papua New Guinea that's a country.
> 4. Germany, Greece.
Ghana. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Jason, Dan Tilque, Marc, Bruce,
Peter, Gareth, and Pete.
Great Britain is an island; it's often used informally to mean
the United Kingdom, but the UN list uses United Kingdom.
> 5. Belgium, Benin.
Belize. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Marc, Bruce, Peter,
Erland, Björn, Gareth, and Pete.
> 6. Peru, Poland.
Philippines. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Bruce, Erland,
and Gareth.
Pitcairn Island is a dependency of the UK, not a country.
> 7. Eritrea, Ethiopia.
Estonia. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Jason, Dan Tilque, Marc, Bruce,
Peter, Erland, Björn, Gareth, and Pete.
> 8. Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey.
Björn, Gareth, and Pete.
> 9. Monaco, Montenegro.
Mongolia. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Marc, Bruce, Peter,
Gareth, and Pete.
> 10. Viet Nam, Zambia.
Yemen. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Jason, Dan Tilque, Marc, Bruce,
Peter, Erland, and Gareth.
Since 1997 the former Western Samoa has just been called Samoa.
> * Game 1, Round 6 - Sports - Roger Federer
> Roger Federer is generally regarded in the tennis world, or at
> least by the author of this round, as the Greatest Of All Time
> (GOAT) among men's singles players. Here are 10 questions related
> to the Swiss Mister.
> 1. Among his many records, the maestro has won at least one ATP
> title for 15 consecutive years. Name the city where he won his
> first title. It is Italy's second-largest city and capital of
> the administrative region of Lombardy.
Erland, Gareth, and Pete. 3 for Dan Blum.
> 2. Federer became the third man to win 1,000 singles matches on
> the ATP tour when he beat Milos Raonic in late 2,014.
> Name either of the other two male players to have won at least
> 1,000 ATP level matches. One is American; the other was from
> Czechoslovakia.
Gareth, and Pete. 2 for Joshua and Dan Blum.
> 3. Federer became the 6th man to win the career Grand Slam (winning
> all 4 majors) in 2009. Name the tournament he won to complete
> it -- or just name the surface it's played on.
3 for Calvin. 2 for Dan Blum.
> 4. When asked to describe his 2007 Australian Open 6-4, 6-0,
> 6-2 semifinal loss to Roger, which American rival said: "It
> was frustrating, you know, it was miserable, it sucked, it was
> terrible. But besides that it was fine"? He is currently a
> commentator on HBO and married to swimsuit model Brooklyn Decker.
> 5. Federer was awarded the Sportsman of the Year 4 years in a row
> (2005-2008) from *which organization*, whose mission statement
> is described as "Using the power of sport as a tool for social
> change"?
> 6. Federer is a 10-time winner of the ATP tour Sportsmanship
> Award -- named after which Swedish player, who is currently
> Roger Federer's coach and a member of the tennis Hall of Fame?
As Gareth noted, since this was written Edberg has been replaced as
Federer's coach by Ivan Ljubicic (of Croatia).
> 7. Federer is member of the tennis Big 4, a group of players that
> dominated the ATP between 2008 and 2013. Rafael Nadal and Novak
> Djokovic are two other members of the Big 4. Who is the fourth?
> 8. Federer won the 2008 doubles Gold Medal and 2014 Davis cup
> with *which Swiss compatriot*, who is the defending French Open
> champion and a top-10-ranked ATP player?
> 9. In the 2014 Davis Cup Final, Federer defeated Gael Monfils
> and Richard Gasquet. Which country was Switzerland playing in
> the final?
Erland, Björn, and Gareth.
> 10. Roger Federer and his wife have four children. The eldest
> child was born in 2009 and the youngest was born in 2014.
> What is unusual about the births of these four children?
In the original game, the question claimed that the probability of
this was 1 in 700,000. I don't have data for Switzerland, but in
the US today it's more like 1 in 1,000.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 1 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Lit Sci Geo Spo
Gareth Owen 36 24 40 32 132
Joshua Kreitzer 36 28 40 22 126
Peter Smyth 16 24 32 40 112
Dan Blum 32 32 36 11 111
Marc Dashevsky 32 32 36 8 108
Dan Tilque 24 23 40 8 95
Pete Gayde 19 12 32 28 91
Erland Sommarskog 8 16 32 24 80
Bruce Bowler 0 36 40 0 76
"Calvin" 24 8 0 37 69
Björn Lundin 16 15 24 8 63
Jason Kreitzer 28 8 24 0 60
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | There is no step function between "safe" and "unsafe".
m...@vex.net | -- Jeff Janes
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