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QFTCIMM16 Game 7, Rounds 9-10: ungulates, challenge
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Mark Brader
Feb 20, 2017, 1:02:46 AM2/20/17
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-11-07,
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 Misplaced Modifiers
and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may
have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information
see my 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
** Game 7, Round 9 - Science - When You Hear Hoofbeats... Think Ungulates
Here's a picture round featuring critters that walk on their
toenails. Please see the 2-page handout at:
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-9/ungu/lates.pdf
1. No gnus would be bad news. Which picture shows a wildebeest?
2. An alpaca?
3. A Barbary sheep?
4. A mouflon?
5. An oryx?
6. An okapi?
From here on, we go the other way. Please decode the rot13 to see
the remaining picture letters, and you give each animal's name.
(There were 6 decoys, which are interspersed with the others;
answer these if you like for fun, but for no points.) All answers
are one word except as noted.
7. N (qrpbl)
8. O (qrpbl)
9. S (qrpbl)
10. U.
11. W -- gjb jbeqf.
12. X (qrpbl -- gjb jbeqf)
13. Z (qrpbl)
14. A (qrpbl)
15. B.
16. C.
** Game 7, Round 10 - Challenge Round
* A. Science: Invasive Plants in Ontario
A1. This tall plant with violet-colored flowers, introduced from
Europe in the 1800s, now grows in ditches, canals, and
marshes, and degrades wetlands by choking out native species
that provide animal and bird habitat. Name it.
A2. This gargantuan member of the carrot family can grow up
to 5.5 m tall, with white flower clusters similar to Queen
Anne's lace, and can form a flower-head almost a meter wide.
The sap is a severe skin irritant. Name the invader.
* B. Canadiana: Tall Buildings
B1. Name the building which is currently the record-holder for
tallest residential building in Canada, at 78 stories.
B2. Riffing on the address, marketers came up with a humble
little moniker for the 80-story skyscraper to be built at
the southwest corner of Yonge and Bloor. What is its name?
Be fully exact.
* C. Sports: Halo
The military sci-fi first-person-shooter video-game franchise, that is.
C1. The protagonist of the Halo series is almost always referred
to as Master Chief. Either give his real name, or just name
the specific type of enhanced super-soldier that he is.
C2. Master Chief has an on-board artificial intelligence that
assists him in defeating his enemies. This character was
so popular that Microsoft used her name and voice for their
Windows Phone virtual assistant. Name her.
* D. Literature: Wordsworth et al.
D1. Wordsworth's most popular work begins, "I wandered lonely
as a cloud." Name the flowers that give the poem its name.
D2. The poetry collection "Lyrical Ballads" in 1798 kicked off
the English Romantic period. The publication of Wordsworth's
magnum opus "The Prelude" upon his death in 1850 concluded
the period. It included works by Wordsworth and *which
poet friend* of his, who he dedicated "The Prelude" to?
* E. Entertainment: Star Wars -- or, Hollywood feuds
E1. On the set of the first "Charlie's Angels" movie, he pointed
in turn to the three lead actresses, saying, "I get why
you're here, and you've got talent, but why the hell are
you here? You can't act!" The insulted actress then tried
to punch him. Their feud grew, and he refused to return
in the sequel to reprise his role as Bosley. Name either
him or her.
E2. They played a mother and her daughter in a 1983 comedy-drama
film for which they were both nominated for Oscars.
The actress playing the mother won. On set they fought.
Some say one of them passed gas in the other's face.
Name either actress.
* F. History: The Empire Strikes Back -- or, the Falklands War of 1982
(I suppose E and F were invented as the start of a round with
themed category titles, but then the Mods were unable to extend
the theme in a suitable manner to complete the set.)
F1. The largest single loss of life in the 3-month war occurred
on May 2, 1982, when British submarine HMS Conqueror sank a
World War II vintage cruiser of the Argentine Navy, resulting
in the death of 323 crew members. Name the Argentine ship.
F2. Two days later, Argentine forces responded by sending
an Exocet missile into a British destroyer, with the loss
of 20 lives. Name the British ship.
--
Mark Brader "Finally no number of additional epicycles can
Toronto hide the fact that We've Got a Problem Here."
m...@vex.net -- from a science book club promotion
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 Misplaced Modifiers
and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may
have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information
see my 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
** Game 7, Round 9 - Science - When You Hear Hoofbeats... Think Ungulates
Here's a picture round featuring critters that walk on their
toenails. Please see the 2-page handout at:
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-9/ungu/lates.pdf
1. No gnus would be bad news. Which picture shows a wildebeest?
2. An alpaca?
3. A Barbary sheep?
4. A mouflon?
5. An oryx?
6. An okapi?
From here on, we go the other way. Please decode the rot13 to see
the remaining picture letters, and you give each animal's name.
(There were 6 decoys, which are interspersed with the others;
answer these if you like for fun, but for no points.) All answers
are one word except as noted.
7. N (qrpbl)
8. O (qrpbl)
9. S (qrpbl)
10. U.
11. W -- gjb jbeqf.
12. X (qrpbl -- gjb jbeqf)
13. Z (qrpbl)
14. A (qrpbl)
15. B.
16. C.
** Game 7, Round 10 - Challenge Round
* A. Science: Invasive Plants in Ontario
A1. This tall plant with violet-colored flowers, introduced from
Europe in the 1800s, now grows in ditches, canals, and
marshes, and degrades wetlands by choking out native species
that provide animal and bird habitat. Name it.
A2. This gargantuan member of the carrot family can grow up
to 5.5 m tall, with white flower clusters similar to Queen
Anne's lace, and can form a flower-head almost a meter wide.
The sap is a severe skin irritant. Name the invader.
* B. Canadiana: Tall Buildings
B1. Name the building which is currently the record-holder for
tallest residential building in Canada, at 78 stories.
B2. Riffing on the address, marketers came up with a humble
little moniker for the 80-story skyscraper to be built at
the southwest corner of Yonge and Bloor. What is its name?
Be fully exact.
* C. Sports: Halo
The military sci-fi first-person-shooter video-game franchise, that is.
C1. The protagonist of the Halo series is almost always referred
to as Master Chief. Either give his real name, or just name
the specific type of enhanced super-soldier that he is.
C2. Master Chief has an on-board artificial intelligence that
assists him in defeating his enemies. This character was
so popular that Microsoft used her name and voice for their
Windows Phone virtual assistant. Name her.
* D. Literature: Wordsworth et al.
D1. Wordsworth's most popular work begins, "I wandered lonely
as a cloud." Name the flowers that give the poem its name.
D2. The poetry collection "Lyrical Ballads" in 1798 kicked off
the English Romantic period. The publication of Wordsworth's
magnum opus "The Prelude" upon his death in 1850 concluded
the period. It included works by Wordsworth and *which
poet friend* of his, who he dedicated "The Prelude" to?
* E. Entertainment: Star Wars -- or, Hollywood feuds
E1. On the set of the first "Charlie's Angels" movie, he pointed
in turn to the three lead actresses, saying, "I get why
you're here, and you've got talent, but why the hell are
you here? You can't act!" The insulted actress then tried
to punch him. Their feud grew, and he refused to return
in the sequel to reprise his role as Bosley. Name either
him or her.
E2. They played a mother and her daughter in a 1983 comedy-drama
film for which they were both nominated for Oscars.
The actress playing the mother won. On set they fought.
Some say one of them passed gas in the other's face.
Name either actress.
* F. History: The Empire Strikes Back -- or, the Falklands War of 1982
(I suppose E and F were invented as the start of a round with
themed category titles, but then the Mods were unable to extend
the theme in a suitable manner to complete the set.)
F1. The largest single loss of life in the 3-month war occurred
on May 2, 1982, when British submarine HMS Conqueror sank a
World War II vintage cruiser of the Argentine Navy, resulting
in the death of 323 crew members. Name the Argentine ship.
F2. Two days later, Argentine forces responded by sending
an Exocet missile into a British destroyer, with the loss
of 20 lives. Name the British ship.
--
Mark Brader "Finally no number of additional epicycles can
Toronto hide the fact that We've Got a Problem Here."
m...@vex.net -- from a science book club promotion
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Joshua Kreitzer
Feb 20, 2017, 1:16:14 AM2/20/17
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in
news:Q7adnaRW8swcGzfF...@giganews.com:
> ** Game 7, Round 9 - Science - When You Hear Hoofbeats... Think
> Ungulates
>
> Here's a picture round featuring critters that walk on their
> toenails. Please see the 2-page handout at:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-9/ungu/lates.pdf
>
> 1. No gnus would be bad news. Which picture shows a wildebeest?
G; I
> 2. An alpaca?
B; M
> 3. A Barbary sheep?
K; E
> 4. A mouflon?
E; K
> 5. An oryx?
C; O
> 6. An okapi?
D
> From here on, we go the other way. Please decode the rot13 to see
> the remaining picture letters, and you give each animal's name.
>
> 10. U.
tapir
> 16. C.
capybara
> ** Game 7, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> E2. They played a mother and her daughter in a 1983 comedy-drama
> film for which they were both nominated for Oscars.
> The actress playing the mother won. On set they fought.
> Some say one of them passed gas in the other's face.
> Name either actress.
Shirley MacLaine; Debra Winger
> * F. History: The Empire Strikes Back -- or, the Falklands War of 1982
>
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
news:Q7adnaRW8swcGzfF...@giganews.com:
> ** Game 7, Round 9 - Science - When You Hear Hoofbeats... Think
> Ungulates
>
> Here's a picture round featuring critters that walk on their
> toenails. Please see the 2-page handout at:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-9/ungu/lates.pdf
>
> 1. No gnus would be bad news. Which picture shows a wildebeest?
> 2. An alpaca?
B; M
> 3. A Barbary sheep?
K; E
> 4. A mouflon?
E; K
> 5. An oryx?
C; O
> 6. An okapi?
D
> From here on, we go the other way. Please decode the rot13 to see
> the remaining picture letters, and you give each animal's name.
>
tapir
> 16. C.
capybara
> ** Game 7, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> * E. Entertainment: Star Wars -- or, Hollywood feuds
>
> E1. On the set of the first "Charlie's Angels" movie, he pointed
> in turn to the three lead actresses, saying, "I get why
> you're here, and you've got talent, but why the hell are
> you here? You can't act!" The insulted actress then tried
> to punch him. Their feud grew, and he refused to return
> in the sequel to reprise his role as Bosley. Name either
> him or her.
Bill Murray
>
> E1. On the set of the first "Charlie's Angels" movie, he pointed
> in turn to the three lead actresses, saying, "I get why
> you're here, and you've got talent, but why the hell are
> you here? You can't act!" The insulted actress then tried
> to punch him. Their feud grew, and he refused to return
> in the sequel to reprise his role as Bosley. Name either
> him or her.
> E2. They played a mother and her daughter in a 1983 comedy-drama
> film for which they were both nominated for Oscars.
> The actress playing the mother won. On set they fought.
> Some say one of them passed gas in the other's face.
> Name either actress.
> * F. History: The Empire Strikes Back -- or, the Falklands War of 1982
>
> F1. The largest single loss of life in the 3-month war occurred
> on May 2, 1982, when British submarine HMS Conqueror sank a
> World War II vintage cruiser of the Argentine Navy, resulting
> in the death of 323 crew members. Name the Argentine ship.
General Belgrano
> on May 2, 1982, when British submarine HMS Conqueror sank a
> World War II vintage cruiser of the Argentine Navy, resulting
> in the death of 323 crew members. Name the Argentine ship.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Don Piven
Feb 20, 2017, 9:59:02 AM2/20/17
to
On 2/20/17 00:02, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-11-07,
> 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 Misplaced Modifiers
> and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may
> have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information
> see my 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
>
> ** Game 7, Round 9 - Science - When You Hear Hoofbeats... Think Ungulates
>
> Here's a picture round featuring critters that walk on their
> toenails. Please see the 2-page handout at:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-9/ungu/lates.pdf
>
> 1. No gnus would be bad news. Which picture shows a wildebeest?
L
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-11-07,
> 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 Misplaced Modifiers
> and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may
> have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information
> see my 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
>
> ** Game 7, Round 9 - Science - When You Hear Hoofbeats... Think Ungulates
>
> Here's a picture round featuring critters that walk on their
> toenails. Please see the 2-page handout at:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-9/ungu/lates.pdf
>
> 1. No gnus would be bad news. Which picture shows a wildebeest?
> 2. An alpaca?
E
> 3. A Barbary sheep?
> 4. A mouflon?
> 5. An oryx?
> 6. An okapi?
D
> From here on, we go the other way. Please decode the rot13 to see
> the remaining picture letters, and you give each animal's name.
> (There were 6 decoys, which are interspersed with the others;
> answer these if you like for fun, but for no points.) All answers
> are one word except as noted.
>
> 7. N (qrpbl)
> 8. O (qrpbl)
> 9. S (qrpbl)
> 10. U.
> 11. W -- gjb jbeqf.
> 12. X (qrpbl -- gjb jbeqf)
> 13. Z (qrpbl)
> 14. A (qrpbl)
> 15. B.
> 16. C.
Warthog
>
>
> ** Game 7, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
>
> * A. Science: Invasive Plants in Ontario
>
> A1. This tall plant with violet-colored flowers, introduced from
> Europe in the 1800s, now grows in ditches, canals, and
> marshes, and degrades wetlands by choking out native species
> that provide animal and bird habitat. Name it.
> A2. This gargantuan member of the carrot family can grow up
> to 5.5 m tall, with white flower clusters similar to Queen
> Anne's lace, and can form a flower-head almost a meter wide.
> The sap is a severe skin irritant. Name the invader.
Dan Blum
Feb 20, 2017, 10:04:19 AM2/20/17
to
Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
> ** Game 7, Round 9 - Science - When You Hear Hoofbeats... Think Ungulates
> ** Game 7, Round 9 - Science - When You Hear Hoofbeats... Think Ungulates
> 1. No gnus would be bad news. Which picture shows a wildebeest?
L
> 2. An alpaca?
E
> 3. A Barbary sheep?
K; C
> 2. An alpaca?
E
> 3. A Barbary sheep?
> 4. A mouflon?
I; K
> 5. An oryx?
N; A
> 6. An okapi?
O; G
> 10. U.
tapir
> 11. W -- gjb jbeqf.
> 15. B.
springbok
> 16. C.
warthog
> ** Game 7, Round 10 - Challenge Round
> * A. Science: Invasive Plants in Ontario
> A2. This gargantuan member of the carrot family can grow up
> to 5.5 m tall, with white flower clusters similar to Queen
> Anne's lace, and can form a flower-head almost a meter wide.
> The sap is a severe skin irritant. Name the invader.
wild parsnip
> to 5.5 m tall, with white flower clusters similar to Queen
> Anne's lace, and can form a flower-head almost a meter wide.
> The sap is a severe skin irritant. Name the invader.
> * D. Literature: Wordsworth et al.
> D1. Wordsworth's most popular work begins, "I wandered lonely
> as a cloud." Name the flowers that give the poem its name.
> D2. The poetry collection "Lyrical Ballads" in 1798 kicked off
> the English Romantic period. The publication of Wordsworth's
> magnum opus "The Prelude" upon his death in 1850 concluded
> the period. It included works by Wordsworth and *which
> poet friend* of his, who he dedicated "The Prelude" to?
> * E. Entertainment: Star Wars -- or, Hollywood feuds
> E2. They played a mother and her daughter in a 1983 comedy-drama
> film for which they were both nominated for Oscars.
> The actress playing the mother won. On set they fought.
> Some say one of them passed gas in the other's face.
> Name either actress.
Shirley Maclaine
> film for which they were both nominated for Oscars.
> The actress playing the mother won. On set they fought.
> Some say one of them passed gas in the other's face.
> Name either actress.
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Erland Sommarskog
Feb 20, 2017, 2:59:12 PM2/20/17
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> 1. No gnus would be bad news. Which picture shows a wildebeest?
C
> 1. No gnus would be bad news. Which picture shows a wildebeest?
> 2. An alpaca?
M
> 3. A Barbary sheep?
> 4. A mouflon?
A
> 5. An oryx?
J
> 6. An okapi?
D
> 10. U.
Tapir
> 16. C.
Rhinocerus
> ** Game 7, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
>
> * F. History: The Empire Strikes Back -- or, the Falklands War of 1982
>
>
> F1. The largest single loss of life in the 3-month war occurred
> on May 2, 1982, when British submarine HMS Conqueror sank a
> World War II vintage cruiser of the Argentine Navy, resulting
> in the death of 323 crew members. Name the Argentine ship.
General Belgrano
> on May 2, 1982, when British submarine HMS Conqueror sank a
> World War II vintage cruiser of the Argentine Navy, resulting
> in the death of 323 crew members. Name the Argentine ship.
Calvin
Feb 20, 2017, 8:32:23 PM2/20/17
to
On Monday, February 20, 2017 at 4:02:46 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> ** Game 7, Round 9 - Science - When You Hear Hoofbeats... Think Ungulates
>
> Here's a picture round featuring critters that walk on their
> toenails. Please see the 2-page handout at:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-9/ungu/lates.pdf
>
> 1. No gnus would be bad news. Which picture shows a wildebeest?
L
> ** Game 7, Round 9 - Science - When You Hear Hoofbeats... Think Ungulates
>
> Here's a picture round featuring critters that walk on their
> toenails. Please see the 2-page handout at:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-9/ungu/lates.pdf
>
> 1. No gnus would be bad news. Which picture shows a wildebeest?
> 2. An alpaca?
B, M
> 3. A Barbary sheep?
C, K
> 4. A mouflon?
F, K
> 5. An oryx?
G, A
> 6. An okapi?
D
> From here on, we go the other way. Please decode the rot13 to see
> the remaining picture letters, and you give each animal's name.
> (There were 6 decoys, which are interspersed with the others;
> answer these if you like for fun, but for no points.) All answers
> are one word except as noted.
>
Tapir
> 11. W -- gjb jbeqf.
> 15. B.
Springbok, Gazelle
> 16. C.
Warthog
> D2. The poetry collection "Lyrical Ballads" in 1798 kicked off
> the English Romantic period. The publication of Wordsworth's
> magnum opus "The Prelude" upon his death in 1850 concluded
> the period. It included works by Wordsworth and *which
> poet friend* of his, who he dedicated "The Prelude" to?
> * E. Entertainment: Star Wars -- or, Hollywood feuds
>
> E1. On the set of the first "Charlie's Angels" movie, he pointed
> in turn to the three lead actresses, saying, "I get why
> you're here, and you've got talent, but why the hell are
> you here? You can't act!" The insulted actress then tried
> to punch him. Their feud grew, and he refused to return
> in the sequel to reprise his role as Bosley. Name either
> him or her.
> E2. They played a mother and her daughter in a 1983 comedy-drama
> film for which they were both nominated for Oscars.
> The actress playing the mother won. On set they fought.
> Some say one of them passed gas in the other's face.
> Name either actress.
> * F. History: The Empire Strikes Back -- or, the Falklands War of 1982
>
> (I suppose E and F were invented as the start of a round with
> themed category titles, but then the Mods were unable to extend
> the theme in a suitable manner to complete the set.)
>
> F1. The largest single loss of life in the 3-month war occurred
> on May 2, 1982, when British submarine HMS Conqueror sank a
> World War II vintage cruiser of the Argentine Navy, resulting
> in the death of 323 crew members. Name the Argentine ship.
> F2. Two days later, Argentine forces responded by sending
> an Exocet missile into a British destroyer, with the loss
> of 20 lives. Name the British ship.
cheers,
calvin
Dan Tilque
Feb 21, 2017, 6:53:27 AM2/21/17
to
Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
>
> ** Game 7, Round 9 - Science - When You Hear Hoofbeats... Think Ungulates
>
> Here's a picture round featuring critters that walk on their
> toenails. Please see the 2-page handout at:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-9/ungu/lates.pdf
>
> 1. No gnus would be bad news. Which picture shows a wildebeest?
>
>
>
> ** Game 7, Round 9 - Science - When You Hear Hoofbeats... Think Ungulates
>
> Here's a picture round featuring critters that walk on their
> toenails. Please see the 2-page handout at:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-9/ungu/lates.pdf
>
> 1. No gnus would be bad news. Which picture shows a wildebeest?
L
> 2. An alpaca?
E
> 3. A Barbary sheep?
C
> 2. An alpaca?
E
> 3. A Barbary sheep?
> 4. A mouflon?
K
> 5. An oryx?
A
> 6. An okapi?
D
>
> From here on, we go the other way. Please decode the rot13 to see
> the remaining picture letters, and you give each animal's name.
> (There were 6 decoys, which are interspersed with the others;
> answer these if you like for fun, but for no points.) All answers
> are one word except as noted.
>
> 7. N (qrpbl)
> 8. O (qrpbl)
> 9. S (qrpbl)
> 10. U.
> 11. W -- gjb jbeqf.
water buffalo
> the remaining picture letters, and you give each animal's name.
> (There were 6 decoys, which are interspersed with the others;
> answer these if you like for fun, but for no points.) All answers
> are one word except as noted.
>
> 7. N (qrpbl)
> 8. O (qrpbl)
> 9. S (qrpbl)
> 10. U.
> 11. W -- gjb jbeqf.
> 12. X (qrpbl -- gjb jbeqf)
> 13. Z (qrpbl)
> 14. A (qrpbl)
> 15. B.
> 16. C.
>
>
> ** Game 7, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
>
> * A. Science: Invasive Plants in Ontario
>
> A1. This tall plant with violet-colored flowers, introduced from
> Europe in the 1800s, now grows in ditches, canals, and
> marshes, and degrades wetlands by choking out native species
> that provide animal and bird habitat. Name it.
>
> F2. Two days later, Argentine forces responded by sending
> an Exocet missile into a British destroyer, with the loss
> of 20 lives. Name the British ship.
--
Dan Tilque
Bruce
Feb 21, 2017, 10:48:30 AM2/21/17
to
On Mon, 20 Feb 2017 00:02:41 -0600, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-11-07,
> 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 Misplaced Modifiers and are
> used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have been
> retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2016-11-26
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
>
> ** Game 7, Round 9 - Science - When You Hear Hoofbeats... Think
> Ungulates
>
> Here's a picture round featuring critters that walk on their toenails.
> Please see the 2-page handout at:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-9/ungu/lates.pdf
>
> 1. No gnus would be bad news. Which picture shows a wildebeest?
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-11-07,
> 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 Misplaced Modifiers and are
> used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have been
> retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2016-11-26
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
>
> ** Game 7, Round 9 - Science - When You Hear Hoofbeats... Think
> Ungulates
>
> Here's a picture round featuring critters that walk on their toenails.
> Please see the 2-page handout at:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-9/ungu/lates.pdf
>
> 1. No gnus would be bad news. Which picture shows a wildebeest?
L
> 2. An alpaca?
E
> 3. A Barbary sheep?
I
> 2. An alpaca?
E
> 3. A Barbary sheep?
> 4. A mouflon?
C
> 5. An oryx?
G
> 6. An okapi?
D
>
> From here on, we go the other way. Please decode the rot13 to see the
> remaining picture letters, and you give each animal's name.
> (There were 6 decoys, which are interspersed with the others;
> answer these if you like for fun, but for no points.) All answers are
> one word except as noted.
>
> 8. B (decoy)
Llama
> 9. F (decoy)
> 10. H.
Tapir
> 11. J -- two words.
Water Buffalo
> 12. K (decoy -- two words)
> 13. M (decoy)
> 14. N (decoy)
> 15. O.
> 16. P.
Warthog
>
>
> ** Game 7, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
>
> * A. Science: Invasive Plants in Ontario
>
> A1. This tall plant with violet-colored flowers, introduced from
> Europe in the 1800s, now grows in ditches, canals, and marshes,
> and degrades wetlands by choking out native species that provide
> animal and bird habitat. Name it.
> A2. This gargantuan member of the carrot family can grow up
> to 5.5 m tall, with white flower clusters similar to Queen Anne's
> lace, and can form a flower-head almost a meter wide. The sap is
> a severe skin irritant. Name the invader.
>
>
> * B. Canadiana: Tall Buildings
>
> B1. Name the building which is currently the record-holder for
> tallest residential building in Canada, at 78 stories.
Pete Gayde
Feb 22, 2017, 12:15:52 AM2/22/17
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:Q7adnaRW8swcGzfFnZ2dnUU7-
QfN...@giganews.com:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-11-07,
> 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 Misplaced Modifiers
> and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may
> have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information
> see my 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
>
> ** Game 7, Round 9 - Science - When You Hear Hoofbeats... Think
Ungulates
>
> Here's a picture round featuring critters that walk on their
> toenails. Please see the 2-page handout at:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-9/ungu/lates.pdf
>
> 1. No gnus would be bad news. Which picture shows a wildebeest?
L
> 2. An alpaca?
M
> 3. A Barbary sheep?
E; K
> 4. A mouflon?
> 5. An oryx?
G; O
> 6. An okapi?
N; D
>
> From here on, we go the other way. Please decode the rot13 to see
> the remaining picture letters, and you give each animal's name.
> (There were 6 decoys, which are interspersed with the others;
> answer these if you like for fun, but for no points.) All answers
> are one word except as noted.
>
> 7. N (qrpbl)
> 8. O (qrpbl)
Llama
> 9. S (qrpbl)
> 10. U.
Capybara
> 11. W -- gjb jbeqf.
Water buffalo
> 12. X (qrpbl -- gjb jbeqf)
> 13. Z (qrpbl)
Llama
> 14. A (qrpbl)
> 15. B.
Ibex
> 16. C.
Warthog
Pete Gayde
QfN...@giganews.com:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-11-07,
> 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 Misplaced Modifiers
> and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may
> have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information
> see my 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
>
> ** Game 7, Round 9 - Science - When You Hear Hoofbeats... Think
Ungulates
>
> Here's a picture round featuring critters that walk on their
> toenails. Please see the 2-page handout at:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-9/ungu/lates.pdf
>
> 1. No gnus would be bad news. Which picture shows a wildebeest?
> 2. An alpaca?
M
> 3. A Barbary sheep?
> 4. A mouflon?
> 5. An oryx?
> 6. An okapi?
N; D
>
> From here on, we go the other way. Please decode the rot13 to see
> the remaining picture letters, and you give each animal's name.
> (There were 6 decoys, which are interspersed with the others;
> answer these if you like for fun, but for no points.) All answers
> are one word except as noted.
>
> 7. N (qrpbl)
> 8. O (qrpbl)
> 9. S (qrpbl)
> 10. U.
> 11. W -- gjb jbeqf.
> 12. X (qrpbl -- gjb jbeqf)
> 13. Z (qrpbl)
> 14. A (qrpbl)
> 15. B.
> 16. C.
Warthog
Gareth Owen
Feb 22, 2017, 1:30:24 PM2/22/17
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) writes:
> C2. Master Chief has an on-board artificial intelligence that
> assists him in defeating his enemies. This character was
> so popular that Microsoft used her name and voice for their
> Windows Phone virtual assistant. Name her.
Cortana
> C2. Master Chief has an on-board artificial intelligence that
> assists him in defeating his enemies. This character was
> so popular that Microsoft used her name and voice for their
> Windows Phone virtual assistant. Name her.
> * D. Literature: Wordsworth et al.
>
> D1. Wordsworth's most popular work begins, "I wandered lonely
> as a cloud." Name the flowers that give the poem its name.
> D2. The poetry collection "Lyrical Ballads" in 1798 kicked off
> the English Romantic period. The publication of Wordsworth's
> magnum opus "The Prelude" upon his death in 1850 concluded
> the period. It included works by Wordsworth and *which
> poet friend* of his, who he dedicated "The Prelude" to?
> * E. Entertainment: Star Wars -- or, Hollywood feuds
>
> E1. On the set of the first "Charlie's Angels" movie, he pointed
> in turn to the three lead actresses, saying, "I get why
> you're here, and you've got talent, but why the hell are
> you here? You can't act!" The insulted actress then tried
> to punch him. Their feud grew, and he refused to return
> in the sequel to reprise his role as Bosley. Name either
> him or her.
> E2. They played a mother and her daughter in a 1983 comedy-drama
> film for which they were both nominated for Oscars.
> The actress playing the mother won. On set they fought.
> Some say one of them passed gas in the other's face.
> Name either actress.
> * F. History: The Empire Strikes Back -- or, the Falklands War of 1982
>
> (I suppose E and F were invented as the start of a round with
> themed category titles, but then the Mods were unable to extend
> the theme in a suitable manner to complete the set.)
>
> F1. The largest single loss of life in the 3-month war occurred
> on May 2, 1982, when British submarine HMS Conqueror sank a
> World War II vintage cruiser of the Argentine Navy, resulting
> in the death of 323 crew members. Name the Argentine ship.
> F2. Two days later, Argentine forces responded by sending
> an Exocet missile into a British destroyer, with the loss
> of 20 lives. Name the British ship.
Mark Brader
Feb 23, 2017, 1:02:08 AM2/23/17
to
Mark Brader:
Congratulations!
> ** Game 7, Round 9 - Science - When You Hear Hoofbeats... Think Ungulates
> Here's a picture round featuring critters that walk on their
> toenails. Please see the 2-page handout at:
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-9/ungu/lates.pdf
> 1. No gnus would be bad news. Which picture shows a wildebeest?
L. 4 for Don, Dan Blum, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Bruce, and Pete.
> 2. An alpaca?
E. 4 for Don, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Bruce.
> 3. A Barbary sheep?
I. 4 for Bruce.
> 4. A mouflon?
C. 4 for Bruce.
> 5. An oryx?
G. 4 for Bruce. 3 for Calvin and Pete.
> 6. An okapi?
D. 4 for Joshua, Don, Erland, Calvin, Dan Tilque, and Bruce.
2 for Pete.
> From here on, we go the other way. Please decode the rot13 to see
> the remaining picture letters, and you give each animal's name.
> (There were 6 decoys, which are interspersed with the others;
> answer these if you like for fun, but for no points.) All answers
> are one word except as noted.
> 7. A (decoy)
Hartebeest.
> 8. B (decoy)
Guanaco.
> 9. F (decoy)
Chamois.
> 10. H.
Tapir. 4 for Joshua, Don, Dan Blum, Erland, Calvin, and Bruce.
> 11. J -- two words.
Water buffalo. 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Bruce, and Pete.
> 12. K (decoy -- two words)
Cashmere goat.
> 13. M (decoy)
Llama. Pete got this.
> 14. N (decoy)
Kudu.
> 15. O.
Impala. 4 for Don.
> 16. P.
Warthog. 4 for Don, Dan Blum, Calvin, Bruce, and Pete.
> ** Game 7, Round 10 - Challenge Round
> * A. Science: Invasive Plants in Ontario
> A1. This tall plant with violet-colored flowers, introduced from
> Europe in the 1800s, now grows in ditches, canals, and
> marshes, and degrades wetlands by choking out native species
> that provide animal and bird habitat. Name it.
Purple loosestrife. 4 for Don, Dan Tilque, and Bruce.
> A2. This gargantuan member of the carrot family can grow up
> to 5.5 m tall, with white flower clusters similar to Queen
> Anne's lace, and can form a flower-head almost a meter wide.
> The sap is a severe skin irritant. Name the invader.
Giant hogweed. 4 for Don.
> * B. Canadiana: Tall Buildings
> B1. Name the building which is currently the record-holder for
> tallest residential building in Canada, at 78 stories.
Aura (at Yonge and Gerrard).
> B2. Riffing on the address, marketers came up with a humble
> little moniker for the 80-story skyscraper to be built at
> the southwest corner of Yonge and Bloor. What is its name?
> Be fully exact.
The One. (Both words needed.)
The One, obviously, is at 1 Bloor St. W. Meanwhile, the 76-story
skyscraper on the southeast corner, or 1 Bloor St. E., is already
nearing completion and *its* marketers have now decided to name
it... "One Bloor". Sheesh.
> * C. Sports: Halo
> The military sci-fi first-person-shooter video-game franchise, that is.
> C1. The protagonist of the Halo series is almost always referred
> to as Master Chief. Either give his real name, or just name
> the specific type of enhanced super-soldier that he is.
John-117, Spartan-II.
> C2. Master Chief has an on-board artificial intelligence that
> assists him in defeating his enemies. This character was
> so popular that Microsoft used her name and voice for their
> Windows Phone virtual assistant. Name her.
Cortana. 4 for Gareth.
> * D. Literature: Wordsworth et al.
> D1. Wordsworth's most popular work begins, "I wandered lonely
> as a cloud." Name the flowers that give the poem its name.
Daffodils. 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, and Gareth.
> D2. The poetry collection "Lyrical Ballads" in 1798 kicked off
> the English Romantic period. The publication of Wordsworth's
> magnum opus "The Prelude" upon his death in 1850 concluded
> the period. It included works by Wordsworth and *which
> poet friend* of his, who he dedicated "The Prelude" to?
Samuel Coleridge. 4 for Gareth.
> * E. Entertainment: Star Wars -- or, Hollywood feuds
> E1. On the set of the first "Charlie's Angels" movie, he pointed
> in turn to the three lead actresses, saying, "I get why
> you're here, and you've got talent, but why the hell are
> you here? You can't act!" The insulted actress then tried
> to punch him. Their feud grew, and he refused to return
> in the sequel to reprise his role as Bosley. Name either
> him or her.
Bill Murray, Lucy Liu. 4 for Joshua, Calvin, and Bruce (the hard
way).
> E2. They played a mother and her daughter in a 1983 comedy-drama
> film for which they were both nominated for Oscars.
> The actress playing the mother won. On set they fought.
> Some say one of them passed gas in the other's face.
> Name either actress.
Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger. ("Terms of Endearment".)
4 for Joshua (the hard way) and Dan Blum.
> * F. History: The Empire Strikes Back -- or, the Falklands War of 1982
> (I suppose E and F were invented as the start of a round with
> themed category titles, but then the Mods were unable to extend
> the theme in a suitable manner to complete the set.)
> F1. The largest single loss of life in the 3-month war occurred
> on May 2, 1982, when British submarine HMS Conqueror sank a
> World War II vintage cruiser of the Argentine Navy, resulting
> in the death of 323 crew members. Name the Argentine ship.
ARA General Belgrano. "Belgrano" was sufficient. 4 for Joshua,
Erland, Calvin, Dan Tilque, and Gareth.
> F2. Two days later, Argentine forces responded by sending
> an Exocet missile into a British destroyer, with the loss
> of 20 lives. Name the British ship.
HMS Sheffield. 4 for Dan Tilque and Gareth.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 7 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Geo Spo His Lit Ent Can Sci Cha SIX
Gareth Owen 0 30 26 32 40 4 0 20 152
Joshua Kreitzer 23 16 28 28 40 4 8 12 147
"Calvin" 15 24 17 21 24 0 23 12 124
Dan Blum 26 10 20 28 20 8 20 8 124
Pete Gayde 24 27 28 8 16 4 17 0 120
Dan Tilque 28 20 32 8 4 0 16 12 116
Marc Dashevsky 20 12 20 20 16 4 -- -- 92
Peter Smyth 12 31 14 12 20 0 -- -- 89
Erland Sommarskog 24 8 16 3 16 0 8 4 76
Don Piven -- -- -- -- 20 8 24 8 60
Bruce Bowler -- -- 12 4 -- -- 36 8 60
Jason Kreitzer 0 0 8 8 32 0 -- -- 48
--
Mark Brader | "If I quoted each [part] that had serious problems,
Toronto | [the author] could sue me for copyright infringement."
m...@vex.net | -- Steve Summit
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-11-07,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
Game 7 is over and GARETH OWEN is the winner by a scant 5 points.
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
Congratulations!
> ** Game 7, Round 9 - Science - When You Hear Hoofbeats... Think Ungulates
> Here's a picture round featuring critters that walk on their
> toenails. Please see the 2-page handout at:
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-9/ungu/lates.pdf
> 1. No gnus would be bad news. Which picture shows a wildebeest?
> 2. An alpaca?
E. 4 for Don, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Bruce.
> 3. A Barbary sheep?
I. 4 for Bruce.
> 4. A mouflon?
C. 4 for Bruce.
> 5. An oryx?
G. 4 for Bruce. 3 for Calvin and Pete.
> 6. An okapi?
D. 4 for Joshua, Don, Erland, Calvin, Dan Tilque, and Bruce.
2 for Pete.
> From here on, we go the other way. Please decode the rot13 to see
> the remaining picture letters, and you give each animal's name.
> (There were 6 decoys, which are interspersed with the others;
> answer these if you like for fun, but for no points.) All answers
> are one word except as noted.
Hartebeest.
> 8. B (decoy)
Guanaco.
> 9. F (decoy)
Chamois.
> 10. H.
Tapir. 4 for Joshua, Don, Dan Blum, Erland, Calvin, and Bruce.
> 11. J -- two words.
> 12. K (decoy -- two words)
> 13. M (decoy)
Llama. Pete got this.
> 14. N (decoy)
Kudu.
> 15. O.
Impala. 4 for Don.
> 16. P.
Warthog. 4 for Don, Dan Blum, Calvin, Bruce, and Pete.
> ** Game 7, Round 10 - Challenge Round
> * A. Science: Invasive Plants in Ontario
> A1. This tall plant with violet-colored flowers, introduced from
> Europe in the 1800s, now grows in ditches, canals, and
> marshes, and degrades wetlands by choking out native species
> that provide animal and bird habitat. Name it.
> A2. This gargantuan member of the carrot family can grow up
> to 5.5 m tall, with white flower clusters similar to Queen
> Anne's lace, and can form a flower-head almost a meter wide.
> The sap is a severe skin irritant. Name the invader.
> * B. Canadiana: Tall Buildings
> B1. Name the building which is currently the record-holder for
> tallest residential building in Canada, at 78 stories.
> B2. Riffing on the address, marketers came up with a humble
> little moniker for the 80-story skyscraper to be built at
> the southwest corner of Yonge and Bloor. What is its name?
> Be fully exact.
The One, obviously, is at 1 Bloor St. W. Meanwhile, the 76-story
skyscraper on the southeast corner, or 1 Bloor St. E., is already
nearing completion and *its* marketers have now decided to name
it... "One Bloor". Sheesh.
> * C. Sports: Halo
> The military sci-fi first-person-shooter video-game franchise, that is.
> C1. The protagonist of the Halo series is almost always referred
> to as Master Chief. Either give his real name, or just name
> the specific type of enhanced super-soldier that he is.
> C2. Master Chief has an on-board artificial intelligence that
> assists him in defeating his enemies. This character was
> so popular that Microsoft used her name and voice for their
> Windows Phone virtual assistant. Name her.
> * D. Literature: Wordsworth et al.
> D1. Wordsworth's most popular work begins, "I wandered lonely
> as a cloud." Name the flowers that give the poem its name.
> D2. The poetry collection "Lyrical Ballads" in 1798 kicked off
> the English Romantic period. The publication of Wordsworth's
> magnum opus "The Prelude" upon his death in 1850 concluded
> the period. It included works by Wordsworth and *which
> poet friend* of his, who he dedicated "The Prelude" to?
> * E. Entertainment: Star Wars -- or, Hollywood feuds
> E1. On the set of the first "Charlie's Angels" movie, he pointed
> in turn to the three lead actresses, saying, "I get why
> you're here, and you've got talent, but why the hell are
> you here? You can't act!" The insulted actress then tried
> to punch him. Their feud grew, and he refused to return
> in the sequel to reprise his role as Bosley. Name either
> him or her.
way).
> E2. They played a mother and her daughter in a 1983 comedy-drama
> film for which they were both nominated for Oscars.
> The actress playing the mother won. On set they fought.
> Some say one of them passed gas in the other's face.
> Name either actress.
4 for Joshua (the hard way) and Dan Blum.
> * F. History: The Empire Strikes Back -- or, the Falklands War of 1982
> (I suppose E and F were invented as the start of a round with
> themed category titles, but then the Mods were unable to extend
> the theme in a suitable manner to complete the set.)
> F1. The largest single loss of life in the 3-month war occurred
> on May 2, 1982, when British submarine HMS Conqueror sank a
> World War II vintage cruiser of the Argentine Navy, resulting
> in the death of 323 crew members. Name the Argentine ship.
Erland, Calvin, Dan Tilque, and Gareth.
> F2. Two days later, Argentine forces responded by sending
> an Exocet missile into a British destroyer, with the loss
> of 20 lives. Name the British ship.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 7 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Geo Spo His Lit Ent Can Sci Cha SIX
Gareth Owen 0 30 26 32 40 4 0 20 152
Joshua Kreitzer 23 16 28 28 40 4 8 12 147
"Calvin" 15 24 17 21 24 0 23 12 124
Dan Blum 26 10 20 28 20 8 20 8 124
Pete Gayde 24 27 28 8 16 4 17 0 120
Dan Tilque 28 20 32 8 4 0 16 12 116
Marc Dashevsky 20 12 20 20 16 4 -- -- 92
Peter Smyth 12 31 14 12 20 0 -- -- 89
Erland Sommarskog 24 8 16 3 16 0 8 4 76
Don Piven -- -- -- -- 20 8 24 8 60
Bruce Bowler -- -- 12 4 -- -- 36 8 60
Jason Kreitzer 0 0 8 8 32 0 -- -- 48
--
Mark Brader | "If I quoted each [part] that had serious problems,
Toronto | [the author] could sue me for copyright infringement."
m...@vex.net | -- Steve Summit
Gareth Owen
Feb 23, 2017, 1:42:12 PM2/23/17
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) writes:
>> C2. Master Chief has an on-board artificial intelligence that
>> assists him in defeating his enemies. This character was
>> so popular that Microsoft used her name and voice for their
>> Windows Phone virtual assistant. Name her.
>
> Cortana. 4 for Gareth.
Totally amazed this was a singleton. I don't even use Windows that
>> C2. Master Chief has an on-board artificial intelligence that
>> assists him in defeating his enemies. This character was
>> so popular that Microsoft used her name and voice for their
>> Windows Phone virtual assistant. Name her.
>
> Cortana. 4 for Gareth.
often and I know the Search Bar now says "Ask Cortana" on it... I guess
everyone just thought "I don't know anything about Halo" and moved on.
(I know nothing about Halo).
Erland Sommarskog
Feb 24, 2017, 1:38:21 PM2/24/17
to
Gareth Owen (gwo...@gmail.com) writes:
> Totally amazed this was a singleton. I don't even use Windows that
> often and I know the Search Bar now says "Ask Cortana" on it... I guess
> everyone just thought "I don't know anything about Halo" and moved on.
> (I know nothing about Halo).
>
I do. "I've got a halo around me". That's a line from a Porcupine Tree song
> Totally amazed this was a singleton. I don't even use Windows that
> often and I know the Search Bar now says "Ask Cortana" on it... I guess
> everyone just thought "I don't know anything about Halo" and moved on.
> (I know nothing about Halo).
>
from their Deadwing album. I know that.
Given that I work in the Microsoft sphere, maybe I should have know that.
Then again, explicitly saying Windows Phone is a little misleading, since
Cortana appears to be in Windows 10 as well. (I have it turned off.)
Then again, given where I spent the last few weeks, I am more concerned
not being able to nail alpacas, lamas and guanacos. (I blame the latter
on that the guanaco appeared in a setting where I might rather expect an
vicuña.)
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
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