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Dan Tilque
Nov 9, 2011, 4:42:31 AM11/9/11
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There are versions of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" found in many
countries around the world. There was actually a small article in the
local paper about a recent winner from India (see question 10). Must
have been a slow news day.
Inspired by that, I decided to look up the final questions for a number
of winners and compile them into a quiz. Sorry, there's no lifelines
available for this version.
1. The first person to win the grand prize on "Who Wants to Be a
Millionaire?" was John Carpenter, an American. His final question was
Which of these U.S. Presidents appeared on the television series 'Laugh-In'?
A: Lyndon Johnson
B: Richard Nixon
C: Jimmy Carter
D: Gerald Ford
2. The second person to win was a Briton, Judith Keppel. Her final
question was
Which king was married to Eleanor of Aquitaine?
A: Henry I
B: Henry II
C: Richard I
D: Henry V
Bonus: this question ignores the fact that Eleanor was first married to
a French king. Who was he?
3. The second Briton to win was a Welshman, David Edwards.
If you planted the seeds of Quercus robur, what would grow?
A: Trees
B: Flowers
C: Vegetables
D: Grain
4. The second American winner had such an easy final question that I'm
going to ignore it. (It asked what the distance between the sun and
Earth is. I expect most people in this newsgroup knew that fact by the
time they were 12.) The third was Joe Trela. His question:
What insect shorted out an early supercomputer and inspired the term
'computer bug'?
A: Moth
B: Roach
C: Fly
D: Japanese beetle
Note: There are three things wrong with this question: 1) the term "bug"
had already been in use for defects in electronic devices before this
incident; 2) it was in a rather primitive computer which did not deserve
the designation "supercomputer"; 3) the insect in question didn't short
out the computer but rather got caught between the points of a relay.
Bonus: Name the computer.
5. The fourth American winner was Bob House:
Which of the following men does not have a chemical element named for him?
A: Albert Einstein
B: Neils Bohr
C: Isaac Newton
D: Enrico Fermi
6. The third British winner was Robert Brydges:
Which scientific unit is named after an Italian nobleman?
A: Pascal
B: Ohm
C: Volt
D: Hertz
7. The first Swedish winner was Per Hörberg. His question:
In what Chinese city can you see Qin Shi Huang's tomb?
A: Nanjing
B: Beijing
C: Shanghai
D: Xi'an
8. The first German winner was Eckhard Freise. His question:
With whom did Edmund Hillary first reach the top of Mount Everest in 1953?
A: Nasreddin Hodscha
B: Nursay Pimsorn
C: Tenzing Norgay
D: Abrindranath Singh
9. The first Australian winner was Rob "Coach" Fulton. His question was
way too 1960s-TV-centric for my taste, so here's the final question for
the other Australian winner, Martin Flood:
Who was never 'Time' magazine's 'Man of the Year'?
A: Adolf Hitler
B: Ayatollah Khomeini
C: Joseph Stalin
D: Mao Zedong
10. In the last few days, there was a winner from India (the fourth
winner from that country), Sushil Kumar:
Which colonial power ended its involvement in India by selling the
rights of the Nicobar Islands to the British on October 16, 1868?
A: Belgium
B: Denmark
C: France
D: Italy
--
Dan Tilque
countries around the world. There was actually a small article in the
local paper about a recent winner from India (see question 10). Must
have been a slow news day.
Inspired by that, I decided to look up the final questions for a number
of winners and compile them into a quiz. Sorry, there's no lifelines
available for this version.
1. The first person to win the grand prize on "Who Wants to Be a
Millionaire?" was John Carpenter, an American. His final question was
Which of these U.S. Presidents appeared on the television series 'Laugh-In'?
A: Lyndon Johnson
B: Richard Nixon
C: Jimmy Carter
D: Gerald Ford
2. The second person to win was a Briton, Judith Keppel. Her final
question was
Which king was married to Eleanor of Aquitaine?
A: Henry I
B: Henry II
C: Richard I
D: Henry V
Bonus: this question ignores the fact that Eleanor was first married to
a French king. Who was he?
3. The second Briton to win was a Welshman, David Edwards.
If you planted the seeds of Quercus robur, what would grow?
A: Trees
B: Flowers
C: Vegetables
D: Grain
4. The second American winner had such an easy final question that I'm
going to ignore it. (It asked what the distance between the sun and
Earth is. I expect most people in this newsgroup knew that fact by the
time they were 12.) The third was Joe Trela. His question:
What insect shorted out an early supercomputer and inspired the term
'computer bug'?
A: Moth
B: Roach
C: Fly
D: Japanese beetle
Note: There are three things wrong with this question: 1) the term "bug"
had already been in use for defects in electronic devices before this
incident; 2) it was in a rather primitive computer which did not deserve
the designation "supercomputer"; 3) the insect in question didn't short
out the computer but rather got caught between the points of a relay.
Bonus: Name the computer.
5. The fourth American winner was Bob House:
Which of the following men does not have a chemical element named for him?
A: Albert Einstein
B: Neils Bohr
C: Isaac Newton
D: Enrico Fermi
6. The third British winner was Robert Brydges:
Which scientific unit is named after an Italian nobleman?
A: Pascal
B: Ohm
C: Volt
D: Hertz
7. The first Swedish winner was Per Hörberg. His question:
In what Chinese city can you see Qin Shi Huang's tomb?
A: Nanjing
B: Beijing
C: Shanghai
D: Xi'an
8. The first German winner was Eckhard Freise. His question:
With whom did Edmund Hillary first reach the top of Mount Everest in 1953?
A: Nasreddin Hodscha
B: Nursay Pimsorn
C: Tenzing Norgay
D: Abrindranath Singh
9. The first Australian winner was Rob "Coach" Fulton. His question was
way too 1960s-TV-centric for my taste, so here's the final question for
the other Australian winner, Martin Flood:
Who was never 'Time' magazine's 'Man of the Year'?
A: Adolf Hitler
B: Ayatollah Khomeini
C: Joseph Stalin
D: Mao Zedong
10. In the last few days, there was a winner from India (the fourth
winner from that country), Sushil Kumar:
Which colonial power ended its involvement in India by selling the
rights of the Nicobar Islands to the British on October 16, 1868?
A: Belgium
B: Denmark
C: France
D: Italy
--
Dan Tilque
Marc Dashevsky
Nov 9, 2011, 11:00:27 AM11/9/11
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In article <j9dhi7$kge$1...@dont-email.me>, dti...@frontier.com says...
> 2. The second person to win was a Briton, Judith Keppel. Her final
> question was
>
> Which king was married to Eleanor of Aquitaine?
> 5. The fourth American winner was Bob House:
>
> Which of the following men does not have a chemical element named for him?
C: Isaac Newton
> 6. The third British winner was Robert Brydges:
>
> Which scientific unit is named after an Italian nobleman?
C: Volt
> 7. The first Swedish winner was Per Hörberg. His question:
>
> In what Chinese city can you see Qin Shi Huang's tomb?
B: Beijing
> 8. The first German winner was Eckhard Freise. His question:
>
> With whom did Edmund Hillary first reach the top of Mount Everest in 1953?
C: Tenzing Norgay
> 9. The first Australian winner was Rob "Coach" Fulton. His question was
> way too 1960s-TV-centric for my taste, so here's the final question for
> the other Australian winner, Martin Flood:
>
> Who was never 'Time' magazine's 'Man of the Year'?
A: Adolf Hitler
Go to http://MarcDashevsky.com to send me e-mail.
> There are versions of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" found in many
> countries around the world. There was actually a small article in the
> local paper about a recent winner from India (see question 10). Must
> have been a slow news day.
>
> Inspired by that, I decided to look up the final questions for a number
> of winners and compile them into a quiz. Sorry, there's no lifelines
> available for this version.
>
>
> 1. The first person to win the grand prize on "Who Wants to Be a
> Millionaire?" was John Carpenter, an American. His final question was
>
> Which of these U.S. Presidents appeared on the television series 'Laugh-In'?
B: Richard Nixon
> countries around the world. There was actually a small article in the
> local paper about a recent winner from India (see question 10). Must
> have been a slow news day.
>
> Inspired by that, I decided to look up the final questions for a number
> of winners and compile them into a quiz. Sorry, there's no lifelines
> available for this version.
>
>
> 1. The first person to win the grand prize on "Who Wants to Be a
> Millionaire?" was John Carpenter, an American. His final question was
>
> Which of these U.S. Presidents appeared on the television series 'Laugh-In'?
> 2. The second person to win was a Briton, Judith Keppel. Her final
> question was
>
> Which king was married to Eleanor of Aquitaine?
D: Henry V
> Bonus: this question ignores the fact that Eleanor was first married to
> a French king. Who was he?
>
> 3. The second Briton to win was a Welshman, David Edwards.
>
> If you planted the seeds of Quercus robur, what would grow?
A: Trees
> Bonus: this question ignores the fact that Eleanor was first married to
> a French king. Who was he?
>
> 3. The second Briton to win was a Welshman, David Edwards.
>
> If you planted the seeds of Quercus robur, what would grow?
A: Trees
> 4. The second American winner had such an easy final question that I'm
> going to ignore it. (It asked what the distance between the sun and
> Earth is. I expect most people in this newsgroup knew that fact by the
> time they were 12.) The third was Joe Trela. His question:
>
> What insect shorted out an early supercomputer and inspired the term
> 'computer bug'?
A: Moth
> going to ignore it. (It asked what the distance between the sun and
> Earth is. I expect most people in this newsgroup knew that fact by the
> time they were 12.) The third was Joe Trela. His question:
>
> What insect shorted out an early supercomputer and inspired the term
> 'computer bug'?
A: Moth
> Note: There are three things wrong with this question: 1) the term "bug"
> had already been in use for defects in electronic devices before this
> incident; 2) it was in a rather primitive computer which did not deserve
> the designation "supercomputer"; 3) the insect in question didn't short
> out the computer but rather got caught between the points of a relay.
>
> Bonus: Name the computer.
ENIAC
> had already been in use for defects in electronic devices before this
> incident; 2) it was in a rather primitive computer which did not deserve
> the designation "supercomputer"; 3) the insect in question didn't short
> out the computer but rather got caught between the points of a relay.
>
> Bonus: Name the computer.
> 5. The fourth American winner was Bob House:
>
> Which of the following men does not have a chemical element named for him?
> 6. The third British winner was Robert Brydges:
>
> Which scientific unit is named after an Italian nobleman?
> 7. The first Swedish winner was Per Hörberg. His question:
>
> In what Chinese city can you see Qin Shi Huang's tomb?
> 8. The first German winner was Eckhard Freise. His question:
>
> With whom did Edmund Hillary first reach the top of Mount Everest in 1953?
> 9. The first Australian winner was Rob "Coach" Fulton. His question was
> way too 1960s-TV-centric for my taste, so here's the final question for
> the other Australian winner, Martin Flood:
>
> Who was never 'Time' magazine's 'Man of the Year'?
A: Adolf Hitler
> 10. In the last few days, there was a winner from India (the fourth
> winner from that country), Sushil Kumar:
>
> Which colonial power ended its involvement in India by selling the
> rights of the Nicobar Islands to the British on October 16, 1868?
A: Belgium
--
> winner from that country), Sushil Kumar:
>
> Which colonial power ended its involvement in India by selling the
> rights of the Nicobar Islands to the British on October 16, 1868?
A: Belgium
Go to http://MarcDashevsky.com to send me e-mail.
John Masters
Nov 9, 2011, 1:21:21 PM11/9/11
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On 2011-11-09 09:42:31 +0000, Dan Tilque said:
> There are versions of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" found in many
> countries around the world. There was actually a small article in the
> local paper about a recent winner from India (see question 10). Must
> have been a slow news day.
>
> Inspired by that, I decided to look up the final questions for a number
> of winners and compile them into a quiz. Sorry, there's no lifelines
> available for this version.
>
>
> 1. The first person to win the grand prize on "Who Wants to Be a
> Millionaire?" was John Carpenter, an American. His final question was
>
> Which of these U.S. Presidents appeared on the television series 'Laugh-In'?
>
> A: Lyndon Johnson
> B: Richard Nixon
> C: Jimmy Carter
> D: Gerald Ford
B
> There are versions of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" found in many
> countries around the world. There was actually a small article in the
> local paper about a recent winner from India (see question 10). Must
> have been a slow news day.
>
> Inspired by that, I decided to look up the final questions for a number
> of winners and compile them into a quiz. Sorry, there's no lifelines
> available for this version.
>
>
> 1. The first person to win the grand prize on "Who Wants to Be a
> Millionaire?" was John Carpenter, an American. His final question was
>
> Which of these U.S. Presidents appeared on the television series 'Laugh-In'?
>
> A: Lyndon Johnson
> B: Richard Nixon
> C: Jimmy Carter
> D: Gerald Ford
>
>
> 2. The second person to win was a Briton, Judith Keppel. Her final question was
>
> Which king was married to Eleanor of Aquitaine?
>
> A: Henry I
> B: Henry II
> C: Richard I
> D: Henry V
B
>
> Bonus: this question ignores the fact that Eleanor was first married to
> a French king. Who was he?
>
> 3. The second Briton to win was a Welshman, David Edwards.
>
> If you planted the seeds of Quercus robur, what would grow?
>
> A: Trees
> B: Flowers
> C: Vegetables
> D: Grain
>
>
> 4. The second American winner had such an easy final question that I'm
> going to ignore it. (It asked what the distance between the sun and
> Earth is. I expect most people in this newsgroup knew that fact by the
> time they were 12.) The third was Joe Trela. His question:
>
> What insect shorted out an early supercomputer and inspired the term
> 'computer bug'?
>
> A: Moth
> B: Roach
> C: Fly
> D: Japanese beetle
>
> Note: There are three things wrong with this question: 1) the term
> "bug" had already been in use for defects in electronic devices before
> this incident; 2) it was in a rather primitive computer which did not
> deserve the designation "supercomputer"; 3) the insect in question
> didn't short out the computer but rather got caught between the points
> of a relay.
>
> Bonus: Name the computer.
>
> 5. The fourth American winner was Bob House:
>
> Which of the following men does not have a chemical element named for him?
>
> A: Albert Einstein
> B: Neils Bohr
> C: Isaac Newton
> D: Enrico Fermi
>
> 6. The third British winner was Robert Brydges:
>
> Which scientific unit is named after an Italian nobleman?
>
> A: Pascal
> B: Ohm
> C: Volt
> D: Hertz
>
>
> 7. The first Swedish winner was Per Hörberg. His question:
>
> In what Chinese city can you see Qin Shi Huang's tomb?
>
> A: Nanjing
> B: Beijing
> C: Shanghai
> D: Xi'an
>
>
> 8. The first German winner was Eckhard Freise. His question:
>
> With whom did Edmund Hillary first reach the top of Mount Everest in 1953?
>
> A: Nasreddin Hodscha
> B: Nursay Pimsorn
> C: Tenzing Norgay
> D: Abrindranath Singh
>
>
> 9. The first Australian winner was Rob "Coach" Fulton. His question was
> way too 1960s-TV-centric for my taste, so here's the final question for
> the other Australian winner, Martin Flood:
>
> Who was never 'Time' magazine's 'Man of the Year'?
>
> A: Adolf Hitler
> B: Ayatollah Khomeini
> C: Joseph Stalin
> D: Mao Zedong
>
> 10. In the last few days, there was a winner from India (the fourth
> winner from that country), Sushil Kumar:
>
> Which colonial power ended its involvement in India by selling the
> rights of the Nicobar Islands to the British on October 16, 1868?
>
> A: Belgium
> B: Denmark
> C: France
> D: Italy
Peter Smyth
Nov 9, 2011, 4:18:10 PM11/9/11
to
"Dan Tilque" wrote in message news:j9dhi7$kge$1...@dont-email.me...
>Which of these U.S. Presidents appeared on the television series
>'Laugh-In'?
C: Jimmy Carter
>Which king was married to Eleanor of Aquitaine?
C: Richard I
>If you planted the seeds of Quercus robur, what would grow?
B: Flowers
>What insect shorted out an early supercomputer and inspired the term
>'computer bug'?
A: Moth
>Which scientific unit is named after an Italian nobleman?
C: Volt
>In what Chinese city can you see Qin Shi Huang's tomb?
A: Nanjing
>Who was never 'Time' magazine's 'Man of the Year'?
B: Ayatollah Khomeini
>Which colonial power ended its involvement in India by selling the rights
>of the Nicobar Islands to the British on October 16, 1868?
B: Denmark (which I only know by reading about the Indian winner recently)
The only ones I would have gambled a million for are Q5 + 8.
Peter Smyth
>Which of these U.S. Presidents appeared on the television series
>'Laugh-In'?
>Which king was married to Eleanor of Aquitaine?
>If you planted the seeds of Quercus robur, what would grow?
>What insect shorted out an early supercomputer and inspired the term
>'computer bug'?
A: Moth
>Which of the following men does not have a chemical element named for him?
C: Isaac Newton
>Which scientific unit is named after an Italian nobleman?
>In what Chinese city can you see Qin Shi Huang's tomb?
A: Nanjing
>With whom did Edmund Hillary first reach the top of Mount Everest in 1953?
C: Tenzing Norgay
>Who was never 'Time' magazine's 'Man of the Year'?
>Which colonial power ended its involvement in India by selling the rights
>of the Nicobar Islands to the British on October 16, 1868?
The only ones I would have gambled a million for are Q5 + 8.
Peter Smyth
Chris F.A. Johnson
Nov 9, 2011, 5:21:41 PM11/9/11
to
On 2011-11-09, Dan Tilque wrote:
> There are versions of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" found in many
> countries around the world. There was actually a small article in the
> local paper about a recent winner from India (see question 10). Must
> have been a slow news day.
>
> Inspired by that, I decided to look up the final questions for a number
> of winners and compile them into a quiz. Sorry, there's no lifelines
> available for this version.
>
>
> 1. The first person to win the grand prize on "Who Wants to Be a
> Millionaire?" was John Carpenter, an American. His final question was
>
> Which of these U.S. Presidents appeared on the television series 'Laugh-In'?
>
> A: Lyndon Johnson
> B: Richard Nixon
> C: Jimmy Carter
> D: Gerald Ford
A
> There are versions of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" found in many
> countries around the world. There was actually a small article in the
> local paper about a recent winner from India (see question 10). Must
> have been a slow news day.
>
> Inspired by that, I decided to look up the final questions for a number
> of winners and compile them into a quiz. Sorry, there's no lifelines
> available for this version.
>
>
> 1. The first person to win the grand prize on "Who Wants to Be a
> Millionaire?" was John Carpenter, an American. His final question was
>
> Which of these U.S. Presidents appeared on the television series 'Laugh-In'?
>
> A: Lyndon Johnson
> B: Richard Nixon
> C: Jimmy Carter
> D: Gerald Ford
> 2. The second person to win was a Briton, Judith Keppel. Her final
> question was
>
> Which king was married to Eleanor of Aquitaine?
>
> A: Henry I
> B: Henry II
> C: Richard I
> D: Henry V
B
> Bonus: this question ignores the fact that Eleanor was first married to
> a French king. Who was he?
>
>
> 3. The second Briton to win was a Welshman, David Edwards.
>
> If you planted the seeds of Quercus robur, what would grow?
>
> A: Trees
> B: Flowers
> C: Vegetables
> D: Grain
> 4. The second American winner had such an easy final question that I'm
> going to ignore it. (It asked what the distance between the sun and
> Earth is. I expect most people in this newsgroup knew that fact by the
> time they were 12.) The third was Joe Trela. His question:
> What insect shorted out an early supercomputer and inspired the term
> 'computer bug'?
>
> A: Moth
> B: Roach
> C: Fly
> D: Japanese beetle
> Note: There are three things wrong with this question: 1) the term "bug"
> had already been in use for defects in electronic devices before this
> incident; 2) it was in a rather primitive computer which did not deserve
> the designation "supercomputer"; 3) the insect in question didn't short
> out the computer but rather got caught between the points of a relay.
>
> Bonus: Name the computer.
> 5. The fourth American winner was Bob House:
>
> Which of the following men does not have a chemical element named for him?
>
> A: Albert Einstein
> B: Neils Bohr
> C: Isaac Newton
> D: Enrico Fermi
> 6. The third British winner was Robert Brydges:
>
> Which scientific unit is named after an Italian nobleman?
>
> A: Pascal
> B: Ohm
> C: Volt
> D: Hertz
> 7. The first Swedish winner was Per Hörberg. His question:
>
> In what Chinese city can you see Qin Shi Huang's tomb?
>
> A: Nanjing
> B: Beijing
> C: Shanghai
> D: Xi'an
> 8. The first German winner was Eckhard Freise. His question:
>
> With whom did Edmund Hillary first reach the top of Mount Everest in 1953?
>
> A: Nasreddin Hodscha
> B: Nursay Pimsorn
> C: Tenzing Norgay
> D: Abrindranath Singh
> 9. The first Australian winner was Rob "Coach" Fulton. His question was
> way too 1960s-TV-centric for my taste, so here's the final question for
> the other Australian winner, Martin Flood:
>
> Who was never 'Time' magazine's 'Man of the Year'?
>
> A: Adolf Hitler
> B: Ayatollah Khomeini
> C: Joseph Stalin
> D: Mao Zedong
> 10. In the last few days, there was a winner from India (the fourth
> winner from that country), Sushil Kumar:
>
> Which colonial power ended its involvement in India by selling the
> rights of the Nicobar Islands to the British on October 16, 1868?
>
> A: Belgium
> B: Denmark
> C: France
> D: Italy
--
Chris F.A. Johnson <http://cfajohnson.com>
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Nov 9, 2011, 6:35:46 PM11/9/11
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On Nov 9, 7:42 pm, Dan Tilque <dtil...@frontier.com> wrote:
> There are versions of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" found in many
> countries around the world.
Great idea!
> There are versions of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" found in many
> countries around the world.
> 1. The first person to win the grand prize on "Who Wants to Be a
> Millionaire?" was John Carpenter, an American. His final question was
>
> Which of these U.S. Presidents appeared on the television series 'Laugh-In'?
>
> A: Lyndon Johnson
> B: Richard Nixon
> C: Jimmy Carter
> D: Gerald Ford
> 2. The second person to win was a Briton, Judith Keppel. Her final
> question was
>
> Which king was married to Eleanor of Aquitaine?
>
> A: Henry I
> B: Henry II
> C: Richard I
> D: Henry V
B
> Bonus: this question ignores the fact that Eleanor was first married to
> a French king. Who was he?
> 3. The second Briton to win was a Welshman, David Edwards.
>
> If you planted the seeds of Quercus robur, what would grow?
>
> A: Trees
> B: Flowers
> C: Vegetables
> D: Grain
> 4. The second American winner had such an easy final question that
I'm
> going to ignore it. (It asked what the distance between the sun and
> Earth is. I expect most people in this newsgroup knew that fact by the
> time they were 12.) The third was Joe Trela. His question:
>
> What insect shorted out an early supercomputer and inspired the term
> 'computer bug'?
>
> A: Moth
> B: Roach
> C: Fly
> D: Japanese beetle
> Note: There are three things wrong with this question: 1) the term "bug"
> had already been in use for defects in electronic devices before this
> incident; 2) it was in a rather primitive computer which did not deserve
> the designation "supercomputer"; 3) the insect in question didn't short
> out the computer but rather got caught between the points of a relay.
>
> Bonus: Name the computer.
>
> 5. The fourth American winner was Bob House:
>
> Which of the following men does not have a chemical element named for him?
>
> A: Albert Einstein
> B: Neils Bohr
> C: Isaac Newton
> D: Enrico Fermi
> 6. The third British winner was Robert Brydges:
>
> Which scientific unit is named after an Italian nobleman?
>
> A: Pascal
> B: Ohm
> C: Volt
> D: Hertz
> 7. The first Swedish winner was Per Hörberg. His question:
>
> In what Chinese city can you see Qin Shi Huang's tomb?
>
> A: Nanjing
> B: Beijing
> C: Shanghai
> D: Xi'an
> 8. The first German winner was Eckhard Freise. His question:
>
> With whom did Edmund Hillary first reach the top of Mount Everest in 1953?
>
> A: Nasreddin Hodscha
> B: Nursay Pimsorn
> C: Tenzing Norgay
> D: Abrindranath Singh
> 9. The first Australian winner was Rob "Coach" Fulton. His question was
> way too 1960s-TV-centric for my taste, so here's the final question for
> the other Australian winner, Martin Flood:
>
> Who was never 'Time' magazine's 'Man of the Year'?
>
> A: Adolf Hitler
> B: Ayatollah Khomeini
> C: Joseph Stalin
> D: Mao Zedong
> 10. In the last few days, there was a winner from India (the fourth
> winner from that country), Sushil Kumar:
>
> Which colonial power ended its involvement in India by selling the
> rights of the Nicobar Islands to the British on October 16, 1868?
>
> A: Belgium
> B: Denmark
> C: France
> D: Italy
cheers,
calvin
Pete
Nov 10, 2011, 8:24:34 AM11/10/11
to
Dan Tilque <dti...@frontier.com> wrote in
news:j9dhi7$kge$1...@dont-email.me:
> There are versions of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" found in many
> countries around the world. There was actually a small article in the
> local paper about a recent winner from India (see question 10). Must
> have been a slow news day.
>
> Inspired by that, I decided to look up the final questions for a
> number of winners and compile them into a quiz. Sorry, there's no
> lifelines available for this version.
>
>
> 1. The first person to win the grand prize on "Who Wants to Be a
> Millionaire?" was John Carpenter, an American. His final question was
>
> Which of these U.S. Presidents appeared on the television series
> 'Laugh-In'?
>
> A: Lyndon Johnson
> B: Richard Nixon
> C: Jimmy Carter
> D: Gerald Ford
B
>
>
> 2. The second person to win was a Briton, Judith Keppel. Her final
> question was
>
> Which king was married to Eleanor of Aquitaine?
>
> A: Henry I
> B: Henry II
> C: Richard I
> D: Henry V
B
>
> Bonus: this question ignores the fact that Eleanor was first married
> to a French king. Who was he?
>
>
> 3. The second Briton to win was a Welshman, David Edwards.
>
> If you planted the seeds of Quercus robur, what would grow?
>
> A: Trees
> B: Flowers
> C: Vegetables
> D: Grain
C
>
>
> 4. The second American winner had such an easy final question that I'm
> going to ignore it. (It asked what the distance between the sun and
> Earth is. I expect most people in this newsgroup knew that fact by the
> time they were 12.) The third was Joe Trela. His question:
>
> What insect shorted out an early supercomputer and inspired the term
> 'computer bug'?
>
> A: Moth
> B: Roach
> C: Fly
> D: Japanese beetle
B
>
> Note: There are three things wrong with this question: 1) the term
> "bug" had already been in use for defects in electronic devices before
> this incident; 2) it was in a rather primitive computer which did not
> deserve the designation "supercomputer"; 3) the insect in question
> didn't short out the computer but rather got caught between the points
> of a relay.
>
> Bonus: Name the computer.
Eniac
>
>
> 5. The fourth American winner was Bob House:
>
> Which of the following men does not have a chemical element named for
> him?
>
> A: Albert Einstein
> B: Neils Bohr
> C: Isaac Newton
> D: Enrico Fermi
B
>
>
> 6. The third British winner was Robert Brydges:
>
> Which scientific unit is named after an Italian nobleman?
>
> A: Pascal
> B: Ohm
> C: Volt
> D: Hertz
C
>
>
> 7. The first Swedish winner was Per Hörberg. His question:
>
> In what Chinese city can you see Qin Shi Huang's tomb?
>
> A: Nanjing
> B: Beijing
> C: Shanghai
> D: Xi'an
D
>
>
> 8. The first German winner was Eckhard Freise. His question:
>
> With whom did Edmund Hillary first reach the top of Mount Everest in
> 1953?
>
> A: Nasreddin Hodscha
> B: Nursay Pimsorn
> C: Tenzing Norgay
> D: Abrindranath Singh
C
>
>
> 9. The first Australian winner was Rob "Coach" Fulton. His question
> was way too 1960s-TV-centric for my taste, so here's the final
> question for the other Australian winner, Martin Flood:
>
> Who was never 'Time' magazine's 'Man of the Year'?
>
> A: Adolf Hitler
> B: Ayatollah Khomeini
> C: Joseph Stalin
> D: Mao Zedong
D
>
>
> 10. In the last few days, there was a winner from India (the fourth
> winner from that country), Sushil Kumar:
>
> Which colonial power ended its involvement in India by selling the
> rights of the Nicobar Islands to the British on October 16, 1868?
>
> A: Belgium
> B: Denmark
> C: France
> D: Italy
C
>
Pete
news:j9dhi7$kge$1...@dont-email.me:
> There are versions of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" found in many
> countries around the world. There was actually a small article in the
> local paper about a recent winner from India (see question 10). Must
> have been a slow news day.
>
> Inspired by that, I decided to look up the final questions for a
> number of winners and compile them into a quiz. Sorry, there's no
> lifelines available for this version.
>
>
> 1. The first person to win the grand prize on "Who Wants to Be a
> Millionaire?" was John Carpenter, an American. His final question was
>
> Which of these U.S. Presidents appeared on the television series
> 'Laugh-In'?
>
> A: Lyndon Johnson
> B: Richard Nixon
> C: Jimmy Carter
> D: Gerald Ford
>
>
> 2. The second person to win was a Briton, Judith Keppel. Her final
> question was
>
> Which king was married to Eleanor of Aquitaine?
>
> A: Henry I
> B: Henry II
> C: Richard I
> D: Henry V
B
>
> Bonus: this question ignores the fact that Eleanor was first married
> to a French king. Who was he?
>
>
> 3. The second Briton to win was a Welshman, David Edwards.
>
> If you planted the seeds of Quercus robur, what would grow?
>
> A: Trees
> B: Flowers
> C: Vegetables
> D: Grain
>
>
> 4. The second American winner had such an easy final question that I'm
> going to ignore it. (It asked what the distance between the sun and
> Earth is. I expect most people in this newsgroup knew that fact by the
> time they were 12.) The third was Joe Trela. His question:
>
> What insect shorted out an early supercomputer and inspired the term
> 'computer bug'?
>
> A: Moth
> B: Roach
> C: Fly
> D: Japanese beetle
>
> Note: There are three things wrong with this question: 1) the term
> "bug" had already been in use for defects in electronic devices before
> this incident; 2) it was in a rather primitive computer which did not
> deserve the designation "supercomputer"; 3) the insect in question
> didn't short out the computer but rather got caught between the points
> of a relay.
>
> Bonus: Name the computer.
>
>
> 5. The fourth American winner was Bob House:
>
> Which of the following men does not have a chemical element named for
> him?
>
> A: Albert Einstein
> B: Neils Bohr
> C: Isaac Newton
> D: Enrico Fermi
>
>
> 6. The third British winner was Robert Brydges:
>
> Which scientific unit is named after an Italian nobleman?
>
> A: Pascal
> B: Ohm
> C: Volt
> D: Hertz
>
>
> 7. The first Swedish winner was Per Hörberg. His question:
>
> In what Chinese city can you see Qin Shi Huang's tomb?
>
> A: Nanjing
> B: Beijing
> C: Shanghai
> D: Xi'an
>
>
> 8. The first German winner was Eckhard Freise. His question:
>
> With whom did Edmund Hillary first reach the top of Mount Everest in
> 1953?
>
> A: Nasreddin Hodscha
> B: Nursay Pimsorn
> C: Tenzing Norgay
> D: Abrindranath Singh
>
>
> 9. The first Australian winner was Rob "Coach" Fulton. His question
> was way too 1960s-TV-centric for my taste, so here's the final
> question for the other Australian winner, Martin Flood:
>
> Who was never 'Time' magazine's 'Man of the Year'?
>
> A: Adolf Hitler
> B: Ayatollah Khomeini
> C: Joseph Stalin
> D: Mao Zedong
>
>
> 10. In the last few days, there was a winner from India (the fourth
> winner from that country), Sushil Kumar:
>
> Which colonial power ended its involvement in India by selling the
> rights of the Nicobar Islands to the British on October 16, 1868?
>
> A: Belgium
> B: Denmark
> C: France
> D: Italy
>
Pete
David B
Nov 10, 2011, 9:46:01 AM11/10/11
to
1. Which of these U.S. Presidents appeared on the television series
'Laugh-In'?
B: Richard Nixon
2. Which king was married to Eleanor of Aquitaine?
B: Henry II
3. The second Briton to win was a Welshman, David Edwards.
A: Trees
4. What insect shorted out an early supercomputer and inspired the term
him?
C: Isaac Newton
6. Which scientific unit is named after an Italian nobleman?
C: Volt
7. In what Chinese city can you see Qin Shi Huang's tomb?
D: Xi'an
8. With whom did Edmund Hillary first reach the top of Mount Everest in
1953?
C: Tenzing Norgay
9. Who was never 'Time' magazine's 'Man of the Year'?
A: Adolf Hitler
10. Which colonial power ended its involvement in India by selling the
--
'Laugh-In'?
B: Richard Nixon
2. Which king was married to Eleanor of Aquitaine?
B: Henry II
3. The second Briton to win was a Welshman, David Edwards.
4. What insect shorted out an early supercomputer and inspired the term
'computer bug'?
A: Moth
5. Which of the following men does not have a chemical element named for
A: Moth
him?
C: Isaac Newton
6. Which scientific unit is named after an Italian nobleman?
C: Volt
7. In what Chinese city can you see Qin Shi Huang's tomb?
D: Xi'an
8. With whom did Edmund Hillary first reach the top of Mount Everest in
1953?
C: Tenzing Norgay
9. Who was never 'Time' magazine's 'Man of the Year'?
A: Adolf Hitler
10. Which colonial power ended its involvement in India by selling the
rights of the Nicobar Islands to the British on October 16, 1868?
B: Denmark
--
John Masters
Nov 10, 2011, 3:44:21 PM11/10/11
to
On 2011-11-09 23:35:46 +0000, Calvin said:
>
>> 2. The second person to win was a Briton, Judith Keppel. Her final
>> question was
>>
>> Which king was married to Eleanor of Aquitaine?
>>
>> A: Henry I
>> B: Henry II
>> C: Richard I
>> D: Henry V
>
> B
>
>> Bonus: this question ignores the fact that Eleanor was first married to
>> a French king. Who was he?
>
> Geoffrey of Anjou?
>
Henry II's father. Married to the Empress Matilda, Henry I's daughter.
>
>> 2. The second person to win was a Briton, Judith Keppel. Her final
>> question was
>>
>> Which king was married to Eleanor of Aquitaine?
>>
>> A: Henry I
>> B: Henry II
>> C: Richard I
>> D: Henry V
>
> B
>
>> Bonus: this question ignores the fact that Eleanor was first married to
>> a French king. Who was he?
>
> Geoffrey of Anjou?
>
It helps that I'm currently reading She Wolves by Helen Castor about
the women who ruled England before Elizabeth I. Just finished the
second part about Eleanor and the first part was about Matilda. Great
book. She-wolves indeed.
Erland Sommarskog
Nov 10, 2011, 5:45:32 PM11/10/11
to
Dan Tilque (dti...@frontier.com) writes:
> Which of these U.S. Presidents appeared on the television series 'Laugh-
> In'?
>
C: Jimmy Carter
> Which of these U.S. Presidents appeared on the television series 'Laugh-
> In'?
>
> Which king was married to Eleanor of Aquitaine?
> If you planted the seeds of Quercus robur, what would grow?
A: Trees
> What insect shorted out an early supercomputer and inspired the term
> 'computer bug'?
A: Moth
> 'computer bug'?
A: Moth
> Which of the following men does not have a chemical element named for him?
C: Isaac Newton
> Which scientific unit is named after an Italian nobleman?
> In what Chinese city can you see Qin Shi Huang's tomb?
> With whom did Edmund Hillary first reach the top of Mount Everest in 1953?
> Who was never 'Time' magazine's 'Man of the Year'?
> Which colonial power ended its involvement in India by selling the
> rights of the Nicobar Islands to the British on October 16, 1868?
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Calvin
Nov 10, 2011, 8:33:29 PM11/10/11
to
On Fri, 11 Nov 2011 06:44:21 +1000, John Masters <johnm...@me.com>
wrote:
> On 2011-11-09 23:35:46 +0000, Calvin said:
>
>>
>>> 2. The second person to win was a Briton, Judith Keppel. Her final
>>> question was
>>> Which king was married to Eleanor of Aquitaine?
>>> A: Henry I
>>> B: Henry II
>>> C: Richard I
>>> D: Henry V
>> B
>>
>>> Bonus: this question ignores the fact that Eleanor was first married to
>>> a French king. Who was he?
>> Geoffrey of Anjou?
>>
>
> Henry II's father.
That's right. Of 3 Lions fame.
> Married to the Empress Matilda, Henry I's daughter. It helps that I'm
> currently reading She Wolves by Helen Castor about the women who ruled
> England before Elizabeth I. Just finished the second part about Eleanor
> and the first part was about Matilda. Great book. She-wolves indeed.
I guess they had to be to rule in such times.
--
cheers,
calvin
wrote:
> On 2011-11-09 23:35:46 +0000, Calvin said:
>
>>
>>> 2. The second person to win was a Briton, Judith Keppel. Her final
>>> question was
>>> Which king was married to Eleanor of Aquitaine?
>>> A: Henry I
>>> B: Henry II
>>> C: Richard I
>>> D: Henry V
>> B
>>
>>> Bonus: this question ignores the fact that Eleanor was first married to
>>> a French king. Who was he?
>> Geoffrey of Anjou?
>>
>
> Henry II's father.
> Married to the Empress Matilda, Henry I's daughter. It helps that I'm
> currently reading She Wolves by Helen Castor about the women who ruled
> England before Elizabeth I. Just finished the second part about Eleanor
> and the first part was about Matilda. Great book. She-wolves indeed.
--
cheers,
calvin
Joachim Parsch
Nov 11, 2011, 2:05:19 AM11/11/11
to
Dan Tilque schrieb:
>
> There are versions of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" found in many
> countries around the world. There was actually a small article in the
> local paper about a recent winner from India (see question 10). Must
> have been a slow news day.
>
> Inspired by that, I decided to look up the final questions for a number
> of winners and compile them into a quiz. Sorry, there's no lifelines
> available for this version.
>
> 1. The first person to win the grand prize on "Who Wants to Be a
> Millionaire?" was John Carpenter, an American. His final question was
>
> Which of these U.S. Presidents appeared on the television series 'Laugh-In'?
>
> A: Lyndon Johnson
> B: Richard Nixon
> C: Jimmy Carter
> D: Gerald Ford
B: Nixon.
> There are versions of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" found in many
> countries around the world. There was actually a small article in the
> local paper about a recent winner from India (see question 10). Must
> have been a slow news day.
>
> Inspired by that, I decided to look up the final questions for a number
> of winners and compile them into a quiz. Sorry, there's no lifelines
> available for this version.
>
> 1. The first person to win the grand prize on "Who Wants to Be a
> Millionaire?" was John Carpenter, an American. His final question was
>
> Which of these U.S. Presidents appeared on the television series 'Laugh-In'?
>
> A: Lyndon Johnson
> B: Richard Nixon
> C: Jimmy Carter
> D: Gerald Ford
> 2. The second person to win was a Briton, Judith Keppel. Her final
> question was
>
> Which king was married to Eleanor of Aquitaine?
>
> A: Henry I
> B: Henry II
> C: Richard I
> D: Henry V
> Bonus: this question ignores the fact that Eleanor was first married to
> a French king. Who was he?
>
> 3. The second Briton to win was a Welshman, David Edwards.
>
> If you planted the seeds of Quercus robur, what would grow?
>
> A: Trees
> B: Flowers
> C: Vegetables
> D: Grain
> 4. The second American winner had such an easy final question that I'm
> going to ignore it. (It asked what the distance between the sun and
> Earth is. I expect most people in this newsgroup knew that fact by the
> time they were 12.) The third was Joe Trela. His question:
>
> What insect shorted out an early supercomputer and inspired the term
> 'computer bug'?
>
> A: Moth
> B: Roach
> C: Fly
> D: Japanese beetle
> Note: There are three things wrong with this question: 1) the term "bug"
> had already been in use for defects in electronic devices before this
> incident; 2) it was in a rather primitive computer which did not deserve
> the designation "supercomputer"; 3) the insect in question didn't short
> out the computer but rather got caught between the points of a relay.
>
> Bonus: Name the computer.
>
> 5. The fourth American winner was Bob House:
>
> Which of the following men does not have a chemical element named for him?
>
> A: Albert Einstein
> B: Neils Bohr
> C: Isaac Newton
> D: Enrico Fermi
> 6. The third British winner was Robert Brydges:
>
> Which scientific unit is named after an Italian nobleman?
>
> A: Pascal
> B: Ohm
> C: Volt
> D: Hertz
> 7. The first Swedish winner was Per Hörberg. His question:
>
> In what Chinese city can you see Qin Shi Huang's tomb?
>
> A: Nanjing
> B: Beijing
> C: Shanghai
> D: Xi'an
> 8. The first German winner was Eckhard Freise. His question:
>
> With whom did Edmund Hillary first reach the top of Mount Everest in 1953?
>
> A: Nasreddin Hodscha
> B: Nursay Pimsorn
> C: Tenzing Norgay
> D: Abrindranath Singh
> 9. The first Australian winner was Rob "Coach" Fulton. His question was
> way too 1960s-TV-centric for my taste, so here's the final question for
> the other Australian winner, Martin Flood:
>
> Who was never 'Time' magazine's 'Man of the Year'?
>
> A: Adolf Hitler
> B: Ayatollah Khomeini
> C: Joseph Stalin
> D: Mao Zedong
> 10. In the last few days, there was a winner from India (the fourth
> winner from that country), Sushil Kumar:
>
> Which colonial power ended its involvement in India by selling the
> rights of the Nicobar Islands to the British on October 16, 1868?
>
> A: Belgium
> B: Denmark
> C: France
> D: Italy
Joachim
robpparker SPAM @foroptusnet.com.aume Rob Parker
Nov 11, 2011, 10:27:00 PM11/11/11
to
> 1. The first person to win the grand prize on "Who Wants to Be a
> Millionaire?" was John Carpenter, an American. His final question was
>
> Which of these U.S. Presidents appeared on the television series
> 'Laugh-In'?
> 2. The second person to win was a Briton, Judith Keppel. Her final
> question was
>
> Which king was married to Eleanor of Aquitaine?
> 3. The second Briton to win was a Welshman, David Edwards.
>
> If you planted the seeds of Quercus robur, what would grow?
A: Trees
> 4. The second American winner had such an easy final question that I'm
> going to ignore it. (It asked what the distance between the sun and Earth
> is. I expect most people in this newsgroup knew that fact by the time they
> were 12.) The third was Joe Trela. His question:
>
> What insect shorted out an early supercomputer and inspired the term
> 'computer bug'?
A: Moth
> going to ignore it. (It asked what the distance between the sun and Earth
> is. I expect most people in this newsgroup knew that fact by the time they
> were 12.) The third was Joe Trela. His question:
>
> What insect shorted out an early supercomputer and inspired the term
> 'computer bug'?
A: Moth
> 5. The fourth American winner was Bob House:
>
> Which of the following men does not have a chemical element named for him?
C: Isaac Newton
>
> Which of the following men does not have a chemical element named for him?
> 6. The third British winner was Robert Brydges:
>
> Which scientific unit is named after an Italian nobleman?
> 7. The first Swedish winner was Per Hörberg. His question:
>
> In what Chinese city can you see Qin Shi Huang's tomb?
A: Nanjing
> 8. The first German winner was Eckhard Freise. His question:
>
> With whom did Edmund Hillary first reach the top of Mount Everest in 1953?
C: Tenzing Norgay
>
> With whom did Edmund Hillary first reach the top of Mount Everest in 1953?
> 9. The first Australian winner was Rob "Coach" Fulton. His question was
> way too 1960s-TV-centric for my taste, so here's the final question for
> the other Australian winner, Martin Flood:
>
> Who was never 'Time' magazine's 'Man of the Year'?
> 10. In the last few days, there was a winner from India (the fourth winner
> from that country), Sushil Kumar:
>
> Which colonial power ended its involvement in India by selling the rights
> of the Nicobar Islands to the British on October 16, 1868?
A: Belgium
Dan Tilque
Nov 13, 2011, 4:44:47 AM11/13/11
to
Dan Tilque wrote:
> There are versions of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" found in many
> countries around the world. There was actually a small article in the
> local paper about a recent winner from India (see question 10). Must
> have been a slow news day.
>
> Inspired by that, I decided to look up the final questions for a number
> of winners and compile them into a quiz. Sorry, there's no lifelines
> available for this version.
>
>
> 1. The first person to win the grand prize on "Who Wants to Be a
> Millionaire?" was John Carpenter, an American. His final question was
>
> Which of these U.S. Presidents appeared on the television series
> 'Laugh-In'?
>
> A: Lyndon Johnson
> B: Richard Nixon
> C: Jimmy Carter
> D: Gerald Ford
B: Richard Nixon
> There are versions of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" found in many
> countries around the world. There was actually a small article in the
> local paper about a recent winner from India (see question 10). Must
> have been a slow news day.
>
> Inspired by that, I decided to look up the final questions for a number
> of winners and compile them into a quiz. Sorry, there's no lifelines
> available for this version.
>
>
> 1. The first person to win the grand prize on "Who Wants to Be a
> Millionaire?" was John Carpenter, an American. His final question was
>
> Which of these U.S. Presidents appeared on the television series
> 'Laugh-In'?
>
> A: Lyndon Johnson
> B: Richard Nixon
> C: Jimmy Carter
> D: Gerald Ford
Marc D, John Masters, Calvin, Pete, David B, Joachim Parsch, and Rob
Parker got it.
>
>
> 2. The second person to win was a Briton, Judith Keppel. Her final
> question was
>
> Which king was married to Eleanor of Aquitaine?
>
> A: Henry I
> B: Henry II
> C: Richard I
> D: Henry V
John Masters, Chris Johnson, Calvin, Pete, David B, and Erland got it.
>
> Bonus: this question ignores the fact that Eleanor was first married to
> a French king. Who was he?
John Masters got it.
>
>
> 3. The second Briton to win was a Welshman, David Edwards.
>
> If you planted the seeds of Quercus robur, what would grow?
>
> A: Trees
> B: Flowers
> C: Vegetables
> D: Grain
Marc D, John Masters, David B, Erland, and Rob Parker got it.
>
>
> 4. The second American winner had such an easy final question that I'm
> going to ignore it. (It asked what the distance between the sun and
> Earth is. I expect most people in this newsgroup knew that fact by the
> time they were 12.) The third was Joe Trela. His question:
>
> What insect shorted out an early supercomputer and inspired the term
> 'computer bug'?
>
> A: Moth
> B: Roach
> C: Fly
> D: Japanese beetle
Marc D, Peter Smyth, Chris Johnson, Calvin, David B, Erland, and Rob
Parker got it.
>
> Note: There are three things wrong with this question: 1) the term "bug"
> had already been in use for defects in electronic devices before this
> incident; 2) it was in a rather primitive computer which did not deserve
> the designation "supercomputer"; 3) the insect in question didn't short
> out the computer but rather got caught between the points of a relay.
>
> Bonus: Name the computer.
been sufficient)
>
>
> 5. The fourth American winner was Bob House:
>
> Which of the following men does not have a chemical element named for him?
>
> A: Albert Einstein
> B: Neils Bohr
> C: Isaac Newton
> D: Enrico Fermi
Marc D, Peter Smyth, Calvin, David B, Erland, Joachim Parsch, and Rob
Parker got it.
>
>
> 6. The third British winner was Robert Brydges:
>
> Which scientific unit is named after an Italian nobleman?
>
> A: Pascal
> B: Ohm
> C: Volt
> D: Hertz
Marc D, John Masters, Peter Smyth, Chris Johnson, Calvin, Pete, David B,
Erland, Joachim Parsch, and Rob Parker (everyone) got it.
>
>
> 7. The first Swedish winner was Per Hörberg. His question:
>
> In what Chinese city can you see Qin Shi Huang's tomb?
>
> A: Nanjing
> B: Beijing
> C: Shanghai
> D: Xi'an
John Masters, Calvin, Pete, David B, Erland, and Joachim Parsch got it.
>
>
> 8. The first German winner was Eckhard Freise. His question:
>
> With whom did Edmund Hillary first reach the top of Mount Everest in 1953?
>
> A: Nasreddin Hodscha
> B: Nursay Pimsorn
> C: Tenzing Norgay
> D: Abrindranath Singh
Marc D, John Masters, Peter Smyth, Chris Johnson, Calvin, Pete, David B,
Erland, Joachim Parsch, and Rob Parker (everyone again) got it.
>
>
> 9. The first Australian winner was Rob "Coach" Fulton. His question was
> way too 1960s-TV-centric for my taste, so here's the final question for
> the other Australian winner, Martin Flood:
>
> Who was never 'Time' magazine's 'Man of the Year'?
>
> A: Adolf Hitler
> B: Ayatollah Khomeini
> C: Joseph Stalin
> D: Mao Zedong
Calvin and Pete got it.
>
>
> 10. In the last few days, there was a winner from India (the fourth
> winner from that country), Sushil Kumar:
>
> Which colonial power ended its involvement in India by selling the
> rights of the Nicobar Islands to the British on October 16, 1868?
>
> A: Belgium
> B: Denmark
> C: France
> D: Italy
>
Peter Smyth and David B got it.
Scores:
David B 9
Calvin 8
Erland 7
John Masters 6+
Marc D 6
Pete 6
Rob Parker 6
Joachim Parsch 5
Peter Smyth 5
Chris Johnson 4
David B is the clear winner, with Calvin and Erland placing and showing.
Congratulations to you all.
So take it away David.
--
Dan Tilque
"I can't believe this. Trapped in Ryoval's basement with a sex-starved
teenage werewolf. There was nothing about this in any of my Imperial
Academy training manuals..."
-- "Labyrinth", Lois McMaster Bujold
David B
Nov 15, 2011, 6:35:48 AM11/15/11
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"Dan Tilque" <dti...@frontier.com> wrote in message
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Is that ok with you Calvin?
Thank you
David
news:<j9o361$9gf$1...@dont-email.me>...
> Dan Tilque wrote:
>
> Scores:
> David B 9
> Calvin 8
> Erland 7
> John Masters 6+
> Marc D 6
> Pete 6
> Rob Parker 6
> Joachim Parsch 5
> Peter Smyth 5
> Chris Johnson 4
>
> David B is the clear winner, with Calvin and Erland placing and showing.
> Congratulations to you all.
>
> So take it away David.
>
Can I opt out this week and pass on to Calvin as I'm a bit busy?
>
> Scores:
> David B 9
> Calvin 8
> Erland 7
> John Masters 6+
> Marc D 6
> Pete 6
> Rob Parker 6
> Joachim Parsch 5
> Peter Smyth 5
> Chris Johnson 4
>
> David B is the clear winner, with Calvin and Erland placing and showing.
> Congratulations to you all.
>
> So take it away David.
>
Is that ok with you Calvin?
Thank you
David
Calvin
Nov 15, 2011, 5:44:46 PM11/15/11
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--
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Nov 15, 2011, 7:59:34 PM11/15/11
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A late entry for fun. Dan Tilque writes:
> 1. The first person to win the grand prize on "Who Wants to Be a
> Millionaire?" was John Carpenter, an American. His final question was
>
> Which of these U.S. Presidents appeared on the television series 'Laugh-In'?
>
> A: Lyndon Johnson
> B: Richard Nixon
> C: Jimmy Carter
> D: Gerald Ford
B.
> 1. The first person to win the grand prize on "Who Wants to Be a
> Millionaire?" was John Carpenter, an American. His final question was
>
> Which of these U.S. Presidents appeared on the television series 'Laugh-In'?
>
> A: Lyndon Johnson
> B: Richard Nixon
> C: Jimmy Carter
> D: Gerald Ford
> 2. The second person to win was a Briton, Judith Keppel. Her final
> question was
>
> Which king was married to Eleanor of Aquitaine?
>
> A: Henry I
> B: Henry II
> C: Richard I
> D: Henry V
> Bonus: this question ignores the fact that Eleanor was first married to
> a French king. Who was he?
> 3. The second Briton to win was a Welshman, David Edwards.
>
> If you planted the seeds of Quercus robur, what would grow?
>
> A: Trees
> B: Flowers
> C: Vegetables
> D: Grain
> 4. The second American winner had such an easy final question that I'm
> going to ignore it. (It asked what the distance between the sun and
> Earth is. I expect most people in this newsgroup knew that fact by the
> time they were 12.) The third was Joe Trela. His question:
>
> What insect shorted out an early supercomputer and inspired the term
> 'computer bug'?
>
> A: Moth
> B: Roach
> C: Fly
> D: Japanese beetle
> Note: There are three things wrong with this question...
Oh. Never mind.
> Bonus: Name the computer.
It was one of the several "Mark I"s, but I forget which.
> Which of the following men does not have a chemical element named for him?
>
> A: Albert Einstein
> B: Neils Bohr
> C: Isaac Newton
> D: Enrico Fermi
> 6. The third British winner was Robert Brydges:
>
> Which scientific unit is named after an Italian nobleman?
>
> A: Pascal
> B: Ohm
> C: Volt
> D: Hertz
> 7. The first Swedish winner was Per Hörberg. His question:
>
> In what Chinese city can you see Qin Shi Huang's tomb?
>
> A: Nanjing
> B: Beijing
> C: Shanghai
> D: Xi'an
> 8. The first German winner was Eckhard Freise. His question:
>
> With whom did Edmund Hillary first reach the top of Mount Everest in 1953?
>
> A: Nasreddin Hodscha
> B: Nursay Pimsorn
> C: Tenzing Norgay
> D: Abrindranath Singh
> 9. The first Australian winner was Rob "Coach" Fulton. His question was
> way too 1960s-TV-centric for my taste, so here's the final question for
> the other Australian winner, Martin Flood:
>
> Who was never 'Time' magazine's 'Man of the Year'?
>
> A: Adolf Hitler
> B: Ayatollah Khomeini
> C: Joseph Stalin
> D: Mao Zedong
> 10. In the last few days, there was a winner from India (the fourth
> winner from that country), Sushil Kumar:
>
> Which colonial power ended its involvement in India by selling the
> rights of the Nicobar Islands to the British on October 16, 1868?
>
> A: Belgium
> B: Denmark
> C: France
> D: Italy
--
Mark Brader "The design of the lowercase e in text faces
Toronto produces strong feelings (or should do so)."
m...@vex.net -- Walter Tracy
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Tilque
Nov 16, 2011, 12:48:50 AM11/16/11
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Mark Brader wrote:
> A late entry for fun.
If you'd been on time, you'd have gotten 8 right.
> A late entry for fun.
>>
>> What insect shorted out an early supercomputer and inspired the term
>> 'computer bug'?
>
>> Bonus: Name the computer.
>
> It was one of the several "Mark I"s, but I forget which.
I probably would have given you credit for this (my source said the Mark
>
> It was one of the several "Mark I"s, but I forget which.
II). That would have put you in second place. Since the winner could not
fullfil his responsibilities, that means you would have been giving this
week's quiz, had you been on time.
So what was your excuse? Moth in a relay in your PC?
Mark Brader
Nov 16, 2011, 3:29:30 PM11/16/11
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Mark Brader:
>> It was one of the several "Mark I"s, but I forget which.
>
> I probably would have given you credit for this (my source said the Mark
> II).
No, your source was right and I was wrong. And I should've known, because
it's an entry in the chronology of early computing history that I used to
post occasionally to newsgroups where the subject arose:
| Sep 1947. A moth (?-1947) makes the mistake of flying into the Harvard
| Mark II. A whimsical technician makes the logbook entry "first
| actual case of bug being found", and annotates it by taping down the
| remains of the moth.
> So what was your excuse? Moth in a relay in your PC?
No, it was nastier than that. That's all I'm saying here.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Some people open all the windows:
m...@vex.net | wise wives welcome spring by moving the UNIX."
-- ad, Housewife magazine, April 1941
>> A late entry for fun.
Dan Tilque:
> If you'd been on time, you'd have gotten 8 right.
Thanks.
>> It was one of the several "Mark I"s, but I forget which.
>
> I probably would have given you credit for this (my source said the Mark
> II).
it's an entry in the chronology of early computing history that I used to
post occasionally to newsgroups where the subject arose:
| Sep 1947. A moth (?-1947) makes the mistake of flying into the Harvard
| Mark II. A whimsical technician makes the logbook entry "first
| actual case of bug being found", and annotates it by taping down the
| remains of the moth.
> So what was your excuse? Moth in a relay in your PC?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Some people open all the windows:
m...@vex.net | wise wives welcome spring by moving the UNIX."
-- ad, Housewife magazine, April 1941
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