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Rotating Quiz #283 - Winter Olympics
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Peter Smyth
Mar 5, 2018, 1:36:51 PM3/5/18
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Apologies for the delay, I didn't notice the results of the previous quiz had been altered.
In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be who scored on the hardest questions, and the second tiebreaker will be who posted first.
You have until 2359 GMT, 9th March, to enter.
1. In what year did the first Winter Olympics take place?
2. Which country led the medal table in the 2018 Winter Olympics with 39 medals, 14 of them gold?
3. What is the only Winter Olympic sport which is not currently open to female athletes?
4. Noriaki Kasai of Japan took part in a record 8th Winter Olympics, in which sport?
5. In which city will the 2022 Winter Olympics be held?
In which Winter Olympic sports might you use the following terms?
6. Salchow
7. Hammer
8. Goofy
9. Telemark
The following athletes won multiple gold medals at the 2018 Olympics, but in which sports?
10. Martin Fourcade
11. Marcel Hirscher
12. Ester Ledecka
13. Kjeld Nuis
14. Marit Bjørgen
Once you have finished answering the questions, please decode the ROT13 below.
Vs lbh unir nafjrerq "fxvvat" gb nal dhrfgvba, cyrnfr tb onpx naq tvir gur fcrpvsvp glcr bs fxvvat.
Peter Smyth
Dan Blum
Mar 5, 2018, 1:46:54 PM3/5/18
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1948
> 2. Which country led the medal table in the 2018 Winter Olympics with 39 medals, 14 of them gold?
USA
> 3. What is the only Winter Olympic sport which is not currently open to female athletes?
biathlon
> In which Winter Olympic sports might you use the following terms?
> 6. Salchow
ice skating
> 9. Telemark
biathlon
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
> 2. Which country led the medal table in the 2018 Winter Olympics with 39 medals, 14 of them gold?
> 3. What is the only Winter Olympic sport which is not currently open to female athletes?
> In which Winter Olympic sports might you use the following terms?
> 6. Salchow
> 9. Telemark
biathlon
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Mark Brader
Mar 5, 2018, 3:03:05 PM3/5/18
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Peter Smyth:
> 2. Which country led the medal table in the 2018 Winter Olympics with 39
> medals, 14 of them gold?
Norway.
> 3. What is the only Winter Olympic sport which is not currently open to
> female athletes?
Ski jumping?
> 4. Noriaki Kasai of Japan took part in a record 8th Winter Olympics, in
> which sport?
Downhill skiing?
> 5. In which city will the 2022 Winter Olympics be held?
Beijing.
> In which Winter Olympic sports might you use the following terms?
>
> 6. Salchow
Figure skating.
> 7. Hammer
Curling.
> 8. Goofy
Snowboarding?
> 9. Telemark
Cross-country skiing.
> The following athletes won multiple gold medals at the 2018 Olympics,
> but in which sports?
>
> 10. Martin Fourcade
Johnson. Um, make that speed skating?
> 11. Marcel Hirscher
Speed skating?
> 12. Ester Ledecka
Speed skating?
> 13. Kjeld Nuis
Speed skating?
> 14. Marit Bjørgen
Speed skating?
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Toronto | the exact instant when I realized that a large part
m...@vex.net | of my life... was going to be spent in finding
| mistakes in my own programs." -- Maurice Wilkes
My text in this article is in the public domain.
> 1. In what year did the first Winter Olympics take place?
1924.
> 2. Which country led the medal table in the 2018 Winter Olympics with 39
> medals, 14 of them gold?
> 3. What is the only Winter Olympic sport which is not currently open to
> female athletes?
> 4. Noriaki Kasai of Japan took part in a record 8th Winter Olympics, in
> which sport?
> 5. In which city will the 2022 Winter Olympics be held?
> In which Winter Olympic sports might you use the following terms?
>
> 6. Salchow
> 7. Hammer
Curling.
> 8. Goofy
Snowboarding?
> 9. Telemark
Cross-country skiing.
> The following athletes won multiple gold medals at the 2018 Olympics,
> but in which sports?
>
> 10. Martin Fourcade
> 11. Marcel Hirscher
Speed skating?
> 12. Ester Ledecka
Speed skating?
> 13. Kjeld Nuis
Speed skating?
> 14. Marit Bjørgen
Speed skating?
--
Mark Brader | "Debugging had to be discovered. I can remember
Toronto | the exact instant when I realized that a large part
m...@vex.net | of my life... was going to be spent in finding
| mistakes in my own programs." -- Maurice Wilkes
My text in this article is in the public domain.
swp
Mar 5, 2018, 7:22:49 PM3/5/18
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On Monday, March 5, 2018 at 3:03:05 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
> Peter Smyth:
> > 10. Martin Fourcade
>
> Johnson. Um, make that speed skating?
>
> > 11. Marcel Hirscher
>
> Speed skating?
>
> > 12. Ester Ledecka
>
> Speed skating?
>
> > 13. Kjeld Nuis
>
> Speed skating?
>
> > 14. Marit Bjørgen
>
> Speed skating?
which makes me wonder if Mark misread the above or was simply trying for partial credit on each.
I unfortunately saw Mark's answers before I could post my own.
swp
> Peter Smyth:
>
> > The following athletes won multiple gold medals at the 2018 Olympics,
> > but in which sports?
plural.
> > The following athletes won multiple gold medals at the 2018 Olympics,
> > but in which sports?
> > 10. Martin Fourcade
>
> Johnson. Um, make that speed skating?
>
> > 11. Marcel Hirscher
>
> Speed skating?
>
> > 12. Ester Ledecka
>
> Speed skating?
>
> > 13. Kjeld Nuis
>
> Speed skating?
>
> > 14. Marit Bjørgen
>
> Speed skating?
I unfortunately saw Mark's answers before I could post my own.
swp
Erland Sommarskog
Mar 5, 2018, 9:41:46 PM3/5/18
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1924
> 2. Which country led the medal table in the 2018 Winter Olympics with 39
> medals, 14 of them gold?
Norway
> 3. What is the only Winter Olympic sport which is not currently open to
> female athletes?
Skeleton
> 4. Noriaki Kasai of Japan took part in a record 8th Winter Olympics, in
> which sport?
Curling
> 5. In which city will the 2022 Winter Olympics be held?
Beijing
> In which Winter Olympic sports might you use the following terms?
>
> 6. Salchow
Figure skating
> 9. Telemark
Cross-country skiing
> 10. Martin Fourcade
Biathlon
> 11. Marcel Hirscher
Alpine skiing
> 12. Ester Ledecka
Bobsleigh
> 13. Kjeld Nuis
Speed skating
> 14. Marit Bjørgen
Cross-country skiing
> 2. Which country led the medal table in the 2018 Winter Olympics with 39
> medals, 14 of them gold?
> 3. What is the only Winter Olympic sport which is not currently open to
> female athletes?
> 4. Noriaki Kasai of Japan took part in a record 8th Winter Olympics, in
> which sport?
> 5. In which city will the 2022 Winter Olympics be held?
> In which Winter Olympic sports might you use the following terms?
>
> 6. Salchow
> 9. Telemark
Cross-country skiing
> 10. Martin Fourcade
Biathlon
> 11. Marcel Hirscher
Alpine skiing
> 12. Ester Ledecka
Bobsleigh
> 13. Kjeld Nuis
Speed skating
> 14. Marit Bjørgen
Cross-country skiing
Dan Tilque
Mar 5, 2018, 10:11:57 PM3/5/18
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Peter Smyth wrote:
> Apologies for the delay, I didn't notice the results of the previous quiz had been altered.
>
> In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be who scored on the hardest questions, and the second tiebreaker will be who posted first.
>
> You have until 2359 GMT, 9th March, to enter.
>
> 1. In what year did the first Winter Olympics take place?
1924
> Apologies for the delay, I didn't notice the results of the previous quiz had been altered.
>
> In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be who scored on the hardest questions, and the second tiebreaker will be who posted first.
>
> You have until 2359 GMT, 9th March, to enter.
>
> 1. In what year did the first Winter Olympics take place?
> 2. Which country led the medal table in the 2018 Winter Olympics with 39 medals, 14 of them gold?
> 3. What is the only Winter Olympic sport which is not currently open to female athletes?
> 4. Noriaki Kasai of Japan took part in a record 8th Winter Olympics, in which sport?
> 5. In which city will the 2022 Winter Olympics be held?
>
> In which Winter Olympic sports might you use the following terms?
>
> 6. Salchow
> 7. Hammer
curling
> 8. Goofy
> 9. Telemark
ski jumping
>
> The following athletes won multiple gold medals at the 2018 Olympics, but in which sports?
>
> 10. Martin Fourcade
> 11. Marcel Hirscher
> 12. Ester Ledecka
> 13. Kjeld Nuis
> 14. Marit Bjørgen
>
> Once you have finished answering the questions, please decode the ROT13 below.
>
> Vs lbh unir nafjrerq "fxvvat" gb nal dhrfgvba, cyrnfr tb onpx naq tvir gur fcrpvsvp glcr bs fxvvat.
Dan Tilque
Mark Brader
Mar 6, 2018, 1:41:13 AM3/6/18
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Peter Smyth:
>>> The following athletes won multiple gold medals at the 2018 Olympics,
>>> but in which sports?
Stephen Perry:
>>> The following athletes won multiple gold medals at the 2018 Olympics,
>>> but in which sports?
> plural.
>>> 10. Martin Fourcade
Mark Brader:
>> Johnson. Um, make that speed skating?
>>
>>> 11. Marcel Hirscher
>> Speed skating?
>>> 12. Ester Ledecka
>> Speed skating?
>>> 13. Kjeld Nuis
>> Speed skating?
>>> 14. Marit Bjørgen
>> Speed skating?
>
> which makes me wonder if Mark misread the above or was simply trying for
> partial credit on each.
Which makes me wonder if Stephen misread it.
>>
>>> 11. Marcel Hirscher
>> Speed skating?
>>> 12. Ester Ledecka
>> Speed skating?
>>> 13. Kjeld Nuis
>> Speed skating?
>>> 14. Marit Bjørgen
>> Speed skating?
>
> which makes me wonder if Mark misread the above or was simply trying for
> partial credit on each.
I didn't imagine any of them won gold medals in two or more different
sports -- that's pretty rare. But two or more gold medals in one sport,
that happens all the time, so for my guesses I picked a sport where it
was possible.
> I unfortunately saw Mark's answers before I could post my own.
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m...@vex.net | to counter reality." --Stephen Perry
Peter Smyth
Mar 10, 2018, 6:41:00 PM3/10/18
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Peter Smyth wrote:
>
> Apologies for the delay, I didn't notice the results of the previous quiz had been altered.
>
> In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be who scored on the hardest questions, and the second tiebreaker will be who posted first.
>
> You have until 2359 GMT, 9th March, to enter.
>
> 1. In what year did the first Winter Olympics take place?
1924 (in Chamonix, France)
>
> Apologies for the delay, I didn't notice the results of the previous quiz had been altered.
>
> In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be who scored on the hardest questions, and the second tiebreaker will be who posted first.
>
> You have until 2359 GMT, 9th March, to enter.
>
> 1. In what year did the first Winter Olympics take place?
> 2. Which country led the medal table in the 2018 Winter Olympics with 39 medals, 14 of them gold?
> 3. What is the only Winter Olympic sport which is not currently open to female athletes?
> 4. Noriaki Kasai of Japan took part in a record 8th Winter Olympics, in which sport?
> 5. In which city will the 2022 Winter Olympics be held?
> In which Winter Olympic sports might you use the following terms?
>
> 6. Salchow
> 7. Hammer
Curling (the team that throws last in an end)
> 8. Goofy
Snowboarding (a rider that rides with their right foot forward)
> 9. Telemark
Ski-Jumping (the ideal landing technique, with one foot in front of the other)
> The following athletes won multiple gold medals at the 2018 Olympics, but in which sports?
>
> 10. Martin Fourcade
> 11. Marcel Hirscher
Alpine Skiing (2 golds - Giant Slalom and Combined)
> 12. Ester Ledecka
Alpine Skiing (gold - Super-G)
AND Snowboarding (gold - Parallel Giant Slalom)
As Stephen Perry implied, the wording left open the possibility of there being multiple correct answers to these questions, so for this question I would have awarded 2 points to anyone who named both sports.
> 13. Kjeld Nuis
Speed Skating (2 golds - 1000m and 1500m)
> 14. Marit Bjørgen
Cross-Country Skiing (2 golds - 30km classical and 4 x 5km Relay, 1 silver - 15km skiathlon, 2 bronzes - 10km freestyle and team sprint)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 TOTAL
Erland Sommarskog 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 8
Mark Brader 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7
Dan Tilque 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6
Dan Blum 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
So the gold medal goes to Sweden, and it is over to Erland to set Rotating Quiz 284
Peter Smyth
Erland Sommarskog
Mar 11, 2018, 1:49:35 AM3/11/18
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Peter Smyth (smy...@gmail.com) writes:
> So the gold medal goes to Sweden, and it is over to Erland to set
> Rotating Quiz 284 >
>
Thanks Peter, I expect to be able to get up a new quiz tomorrow.
> So the gold medal goes to Sweden, and it is over to Erland to set
> Rotating Quiz 284 >
>
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