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RQ #244 - Answers and Winner
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ArenEss
Feb 10, 2017, 9:34:12 AM2/10/17
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Since there has been no activity on this thread since 2/4/17, I am
calling it now, a couple of hours before the scheduled end time.
Here are the original questions, and the answers that I expected
(not necessarily all submitted answers can be considered wrong,
except by me, as a couple of my questions may have several
answers that may be correct, but I was looking for one specific
answer.)
1) In 1865, the U.S. Secret Service was first established for the
specific purpose to combat what?
Answer - The counterfeiting of money.
2) What is the only city in the world located on two continents?
Answer - Instanbul, Turkey (luckily, everyone submitted the expected
answer.)
3) This word, in Swahili, means "to build", and is the second
best selling game of all time. What game?
Answer - Jenga
4) Known as "Rashin Coatie" in Scotland, "Zezolla" in Italy, or
"Yeh-hsien" in China. Who is this?
Answer - Cinderella (no one got this one!)
5) The fur of the binturong, also known as the "Asian Bear Cat,"
smells like what?
Answer - Popcorn (no one got this one either. There is a gland by the
cat's tail that emits this aroma!)
6) In 1894 the first big sign was found on the side of a building
located in Cartersville, Georgia, and still exists today.
What did it advertise?
Answer - COKE
7) Orca whales are known to do this in unison when they travel in
groups. What do they do in unison?
Answer - They breathe in unison when travelling together. (This is
one that I consider sketchy, as best. They could possibly do other
things all together, as I know they do hunt in teams, but I do not
know if that would consist of a whole pod of the whales at the same
time, but I had read that they all breathe at the same time when
travelling in groups from one destination to another.)
8) Paul Hunn holds the record for the loudest what, which was
recorded at 118.1 decibels, which is as loud as a chainsaw?
Answer - a Burp, belch
9) A monkey was tried and convicted for doing this in South Bend,
Indiana, What did the monkey do?
Answer - Smoking a cigarette in public
>
>10) The very first TONKA truck was made when?
Answer - 1947
11) This river in Cambodia flows north for almost half the year
and then south for the rest of the year. What river is it?
Answer - Tonle Sap
12) One out of twenty people have this condition? What?
Answer - They are born with an extra rib. I think I also read that
sometimes it joins with another rib as a person grows.
13) How far has a deep-water lobster been known to travel, in
miles?
Answer - 225 miles
14) Who has appeared on the cover of Life magazine the most times?
Answer - Elizabeth Taylor
15) When was the Planters Peanut company mascot, Mr. Peanut,
created?
Answer - 1916 (from what I've read, by a group of kindergarden
students!)
So with that being my expected answer slate, here are the results and
the new, grand champion of the RQ, and owner for RQ #245:
[drum-roll please]
Contestants 1 1 1 1 1 1
Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 Total
=============== = = = = = = = = = = = = = ====
Gareth Owen 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Dan Blum 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Don Piven 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Calvin 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Dan Tilque 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Mark Brader 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Erland Sommarskog 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Peter Smyth 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Marc Dashevsky 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Pete Gayde 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
So a hearty congratulations go out to Don Piven with 5 correct
answers, and a 3-way tie for second for Dan Blum, Mark Brader,
and Pete Gayde with 4.
Aren Ess
calling it now, a couple of hours before the scheduled end time.
Here are the original questions, and the answers that I expected
(not necessarily all submitted answers can be considered wrong,
except by me, as a couple of my questions may have several
answers that may be correct, but I was looking for one specific
answer.)
1) In 1865, the U.S. Secret Service was first established for the
specific purpose to combat what?
Answer - The counterfeiting of money.
2) What is the only city in the world located on two continents?
Answer - Instanbul, Turkey (luckily, everyone submitted the expected
answer.)
3) This word, in Swahili, means "to build", and is the second
best selling game of all time. What game?
Answer - Jenga
4) Known as "Rashin Coatie" in Scotland, "Zezolla" in Italy, or
"Yeh-hsien" in China. Who is this?
Answer - Cinderella (no one got this one!)
5) The fur of the binturong, also known as the "Asian Bear Cat,"
smells like what?
Answer - Popcorn (no one got this one either. There is a gland by the
cat's tail that emits this aroma!)
6) In 1894 the first big sign was found on the side of a building
located in Cartersville, Georgia, and still exists today.
What did it advertise?
Answer - COKE
7) Orca whales are known to do this in unison when they travel in
groups. What do they do in unison?
Answer - They breathe in unison when travelling together. (This is
one that I consider sketchy, as best. They could possibly do other
things all together, as I know they do hunt in teams, but I do not
know if that would consist of a whole pod of the whales at the same
time, but I had read that they all breathe at the same time when
travelling in groups from one destination to another.)
8) Paul Hunn holds the record for the loudest what, which was
recorded at 118.1 decibels, which is as loud as a chainsaw?
Answer - a Burp, belch
9) A monkey was tried and convicted for doing this in South Bend,
Indiana, What did the monkey do?
Answer - Smoking a cigarette in public
>
>10) The very first TONKA truck was made when?
Answer - 1947
11) This river in Cambodia flows north for almost half the year
and then south for the rest of the year. What river is it?
Answer - Tonle Sap
12) One out of twenty people have this condition? What?
Answer - They are born with an extra rib. I think I also read that
sometimes it joins with another rib as a person grows.
13) How far has a deep-water lobster been known to travel, in
miles?
Answer - 225 miles
14) Who has appeared on the cover of Life magazine the most times?
Answer - Elizabeth Taylor
15) When was the Planters Peanut company mascot, Mr. Peanut,
created?
Answer - 1916 (from what I've read, by a group of kindergarden
students!)
So with that being my expected answer slate, here are the results and
the new, grand champion of the RQ, and owner for RQ #245:
[drum-roll please]
Contestants 1 1 1 1 1 1
Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 Total
=============== = = = = = = = = = = = = = ====
Gareth Owen 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Dan Blum 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Don Piven 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Calvin 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Dan Tilque 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Mark Brader 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Erland Sommarskog 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Peter Smyth 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Marc Dashevsky 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Pete Gayde 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
So a hearty congratulations go out to Don Piven with 5 correct
answers, and a 3-way tie for second for Dan Blum, Mark Brader,
and Pete Gayde with 4.
Aren Ess
Mark Brader
Feb 10, 2017, 12:59:10 PM2/10/17
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"ArenEss":
My guess was "spout". Spouting refers to the visible spray of water
produced when a whale exhales, so this answer refers to the same
synchrony.
However, I have never observed orcas in the wild and don't know if
their breaths do in fact produce a visible spout.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "*Nature*, Mr. Allnutt, is what we are put in this
m...@vex.net | world *to rise above*." -- The African Queen
My text in this article is in the public domain.
> 7) Orca whales are known to do this in unison when they travel in
> groups. What do they do in unison?
>
> Answer - They breathe in unison when travelling together.
Possible protest.
> groups. What do they do in unison?
>
> Answer - They breathe in unison when travelling together.
My guess was "spout". Spouting refers to the visible spray of water
produced when a whale exhales, so this answer refers to the same
synchrony.
However, I have never observed orcas in the wild and don't know if
their breaths do in fact produce a visible spout.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "*Nature*, Mr. Allnutt, is what we are put in this
m...@vex.net | world *to rise above*." -- The African Queen
My text in this article is in the public domain.
swp
Feb 10, 2017, 5:45:58 PM2/10/17
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I believe Mark's protest should be upheld.
swp
ArenEss
Feb 10, 2017, 9:02:49 PM2/10/17
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On Fri, 10 Feb 2017 11:59:05 -0600, m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote:
>"ArenEss":
>> 7) Orca whales are known to do this in unison when they travel in
>> groups. What do they do in unison?
>>
>> Answer - They breathe in unison when travelling together.
>
>Possible protest.
>
>My guess was "spout". Spouting refers to the visible spray of water
>produced when a whale exhales, so this answer refers to the same
>synchrony.
>
>However, I have never observed orcas in the wild and don't know if
>their breaths do in fact produce a visible spout.
Protest approved. Sorry I overlooked this one.
>"ArenEss":
>> 7) Orca whales are known to do this in unison when they travel in
>> groups. What do they do in unison?
>>
>> Answer - They breathe in unison when travelling together.
>
>Possible protest.
>
>My guess was "spout". Spouting refers to the visible spray of water
>produced when a whale exhales, so this answer refers to the same
>synchrony.
>
>However, I have never observed orcas in the wild and don't know if
>their breaths do in fact produce a visible spout.
ArenEss
Feb 10, 2017, 9:06:18 PM2/10/17
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On Fri, 10 Feb 2017 08:34:10 -0600, ArenEss <aren...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
>Mark Brader 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
in a tie with Don Piven for first place. Since Don posted his answer
slate 3 hours before Mark did, I still declare him the winner and
hand over the reins of RQ #245 to him.
ArenEss
wrote:
>Erland Sommarskog 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
>Peter Smyth 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
>Marc Dashevsky 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
>Pete Gayde 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
>
>
>So a hearty congratulations go out to Don Piven with 5 correct
>answers, and a 3-way tie for second for Dan Blum, Mark Brader,
>and Pete Gayde with 4.
>
>
>Aren Ess
Okay, Mark did supply a correct answer to question 7, so he now is
>Peter Smyth 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
>Marc Dashevsky 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
>Pete Gayde 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
>
>
>So a hearty congratulations go out to Don Piven with 5 correct
>answers, and a 3-way tie for second for Dan Blum, Mark Brader,
>and Pete Gayde with 4.
>
>
>Aren Ess
in a tie with Don Piven for first place. Since Don posted his answer
slate 3 hours before Mark did, I still declare him the winner and
hand over the reins of RQ #245 to him.
ArenEss
Mark Brader
Feb 11, 2017, 3:14:38 AM2/11/17
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"ArenEss":
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Now that is good enough to save and
m...@vex.net | plagiarise elsewhere." --Paul Wolff
> Okay, Mark did supply a correct answer to question 7, so he now is
> in a tie with Don Piven for first place. Since Don posted his answer
> slate 3 hours before Mark did, I still declare him the winner and
> hand over the reins of RQ #245 to him.
Thanks, Ar; and congratulations and well done, Don!
> in a tie with Don Piven for first place. Since Don posted his answer
> slate 3 hours before Mark did, I still declare him the winner and
> hand over the reins of RQ #245 to him.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Now that is good enough to save and
m...@vex.net | plagiarise elsewhere." --Paul Wolff
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