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Mark Brader
May 18, 2016, 3:54:41 AM5/18/16
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Welcome to Rotating Quiz #221.
My thanks to Dan Tilque for running RQ 220 and for writing a
contest that allowed me to win. The winner of RQ 221, in turn, will
be the first choice to set RQ 222, in whatever manner they prefer.
Please answer these questions based only on your own knowledge;
put all of your answers in a single posting, quoting the question
before each one. Answer slates must be posted by Victoria Day
(by Toronto time, zone -4), which gives you 5 days and 20+ hours
from the time of posting.
This contest has 15 questions, 5 each in 3 categories.
In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker is who answered the hardest
questions, the second tiebreaker is who scored best in their
weakest category, and the third tiebreaker is who posted first.
* History
1. Who was the 4th Roman Emperor? (Julius Caesar doesn't count
as an emperor.)
2. Who was the 4th monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland?
3. What was the 4th country to lose its independence either to
Nazi Germany or to Nazi Germany and another country acting
jointly?
4. Who was the 4th president of the US during the 20th century?
5. Who was the 4th secretary-general of the United Nations?
* Geography
6. What is currently the 4th-largest independent country by
population?
7. What is the 4th-largest continent by area, based on the system
of 7 continents commonly used by English-speakers?
8. What is the 4th-ranking language of Switzerland with official
or partial official status there, according to the number of
speakers of it there?
9. What is the 4th-largest island of Japan, by area?
10. Which was the 4th-ranking US state by population as of the
last census? (According to current Census Bureau estimates,
it has since moved up to 3rd.)
* Fiction
11. What was the 4th "Star Trek" TV series? (Animated series
*do* count.) Give the full title.
12. What was the 4th "Star Wars" movie in order of release?
Give the full title. ("Movie" does not include TV productions.)
13. Who was the 4th actor to play James Bond, agent 007, in movies?
(The 1967 "Casino Royale" doesn't count.)
14. What was the 4th book in the "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy"
series by Douglas Adams? (Media other than books don't count.)
15. What was the 4th book in the "Foundation" series by Isaac
Asimov? (Books whose story content was already published
in book form don't count.)
Have fun and, as they say on May 4, May the 4th be with you.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "The time to make up your mind about people
m...@vex.net | is never." --The Philadelphia Story
My text in this article is in the public domain.
My thanks to Dan Tilque for running RQ 220 and for writing a
contest that allowed me to win. The winner of RQ 221, in turn, will
be the first choice to set RQ 222, in whatever manner they prefer.
Please answer these questions based only on your own knowledge;
put all of your answers in a single posting, quoting the question
before each one. Answer slates must be posted by Victoria Day
(by Toronto time, zone -4), which gives you 5 days and 20+ hours
from the time of posting.
This contest has 15 questions, 5 each in 3 categories.
In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker is who answered the hardest
questions, the second tiebreaker is who scored best in their
weakest category, and the third tiebreaker is who posted first.
* History
1. Who was the 4th Roman Emperor? (Julius Caesar doesn't count
as an emperor.)
2. Who was the 4th monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland?
3. What was the 4th country to lose its independence either to
Nazi Germany or to Nazi Germany and another country acting
jointly?
4. Who was the 4th president of the US during the 20th century?
5. Who was the 4th secretary-general of the United Nations?
* Geography
6. What is currently the 4th-largest independent country by
population?
7. What is the 4th-largest continent by area, based on the system
of 7 continents commonly used by English-speakers?
8. What is the 4th-ranking language of Switzerland with official
or partial official status there, according to the number of
speakers of it there?
9. What is the 4th-largest island of Japan, by area?
10. Which was the 4th-ranking US state by population as of the
last census? (According to current Census Bureau estimates,
it has since moved up to 3rd.)
* Fiction
11. What was the 4th "Star Trek" TV series? (Animated series
*do* count.) Give the full title.
12. What was the 4th "Star Wars" movie in order of release?
Give the full title. ("Movie" does not include TV productions.)
13. Who was the 4th actor to play James Bond, agent 007, in movies?
(The 1967 "Casino Royale" doesn't count.)
14. What was the 4th book in the "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy"
series by Douglas Adams? (Media other than books don't count.)
15. What was the 4th book in the "Foundation" series by Isaac
Asimov? (Books whose story content was already published
in book form don't count.)
Have fun and, as they say on May 4, May the 4th be with you.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "The time to make up your mind about people
m...@vex.net | is never." --The Philadelphia Story
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Blum
May 18, 2016, 10:06:12 AM5/18/16
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Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
> * History
> 1. Who was the 4th Roman Emperor? (Julius Caesar doesn't count
> as an emperor.)
Nero
> * History
> 1. Who was the 4th Roman Emperor? (Julius Caesar doesn't count
> as an emperor.)
> 2. Who was the 4th monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
> and Northern Ireland?
> 3. What was the 4th country to lose its independence either to
> Nazi Germany or to Nazi Germany and another country acting
> jointly?
> 4. Who was the 4th president of the US during the 20th century?
> 5. Who was the 4th secretary-general of the United Nations?
> * Geography
> 6. What is currently the 4th-largest independent country by
> population?
> 7. What is the 4th-largest continent by area, based on the system
> of 7 continents commonly used by English-speakers?
> 8. What is the 4th-ranking language of Switzerland with official
> or partial official status there, according to the number of
> speakers of it there?
> 9. What is the 4th-largest island of Japan, by area?
> 10. Which was the 4th-ranking US state by population as of the
> last census? (According to current Census Bureau estimates,
> it has since moved up to 3rd.)
> * Fiction
> 11. What was the 4th "Star Trek" TV series? (Animated series
> *do* count.) Give the full title.
> 12. What was the 4th "Star Wars" movie in order of release?
> Give the full title. ("Movie" does not include TV productions.)
> 13. Who was the 4th actor to play James Bond, agent 007, in movies?
> (The 1967 "Casino Royale" doesn't count.)
> 14. What was the 4th book in the "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy"
> series by Douglas Adams? (Media other than books don't count.)
> 15. What was the 4th book in the "Foundation" series by Isaac
> Asimov? (Books whose story content was already published
> in book form don't count.)
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Peter Smyth
May 18, 2016, 1:57:50 PM5/18/16
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Mark Brader wrote:
> * History
>
> 1. Who was the 4th Roman Emperor? (Julius Caesar doesn't count
> as an emperor.)
Caligula
> * History
>
> 1. Who was the 4th Roman Emperor? (Julius Caesar doesn't count
> as an emperor.)
> 2. Who was the 4th monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
> and Northern Ireland?
Elizabeth II is (not was) the 4th monarch to hold that exact title.
> and Northern Ireland?
> 3. What was the 4th country to lose its independence either to
> Nazi Germany or to Nazi Germany and another country acting
> jointly?
Belgium
> Nazi Germany or to Nazi Germany and another country acting
> jointly?
> 4. Who was the 4th president of the US during the 20th century?
Calvin Coolidge
> 5. Who was the 4th secretary-general of the United Nations?
U Thant
>
> * Geography
>
> 6. What is currently the 4th-largest independent country by
> population?
USA
> * Geography
>
> 6. What is currently the 4th-largest independent country by
> population?
> 7. What is the 4th-largest continent by area, based on the system
> of 7 continents commonly used by English-speakers?
South America
> of 7 continents commonly used by English-speakers?
> 8. What is the 4th-ranking language of Switzerland with official
> or partial official status there, according to the number of
> speakers of it there?
Romansch
> or partial official status there, according to the number of
> speakers of it there?
> 9. What is the 4th-largest island of Japan, by area?
Hokkaido
> 10. Which was the 4th-ranking US state by population as of the
> last census? (According to current Census Bureau estimates,
> it has since moved up to 3rd.)
Florida
> last census? (According to current Census Bureau estimates,
> it has since moved up to 3rd.)
>
> * Fiction
>
> 11. What was the 4th "Star Trek" TV series? (Animated series
> do count.) Give the full title.
> * Fiction
>
> 11. What was the 4th "Star Trek" TV series? (Animated series
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
> 12. What was the 4th "Star Wars" movie in order of release?
> Give the full title. ("Movie" does not include TV productions.)
> Give the full title. ("Movie" does not include TV productions.)
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
> 13. Who was the 4th actor to play James Bond, agent 007, in movies?
> (The 1967 "Casino Royale" doesn't count.)
Timothy Dalton
> (The 1967 "Casino Royale" doesn't count.)
> 14. What was the 4th book in the "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy"
> series by Douglas Adams? (Media other than books don't count.)
So Long And Thanks For All The Fish
> series by Douglas Adams? (Media other than books don't count.)
> 15. What was the 4th book in the "Foundation" series by Isaac
> Asimov? (Books whose story content was already published
> in book form don't count.)
>
> Have fun and, as they say on May 4, May the 4th be with you.
Peter Smyth
> Asimov? (Books whose story content was already published
> in book form don't count.)
>
> Have fun and, as they say on May 4, May the 4th be with you.
Mark Brader
May 18, 2016, 2:06:26 PM5/18/16
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Peter Smyth:
> Elizabeth II is (not was)...
If so: Was, and still is. So there.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "If gravity stops working, a power cut is
m...@vex.net | the least of your problems." -- David Bell
> Elizabeth II is (not was)...
If so: Was, and still is. So there.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "If gravity stops working, a power cut is
m...@vex.net | the least of your problems." -- David Bell
Erland Sommarskog
May 18, 2016, 3:33:49 PM5/18/16
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> 1. Who was the 4th Roman Emperor? (Julius Caesar doesn't count
> as an emperor.)
Cato
> 1. Who was the 4th Roman Emperor? (Julius Caesar doesn't count
> as an emperor.)
> 2. Who was the 4th monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
> and Northern Ireland?
> 3. What was the 4th country to lose its independence either to
> Nazi Germany or to Nazi Germany and another country acting
> jointly?
(Assuming that free cities do not count as countries.)
> 4. Who was the 4th president of the US during the 20th century?
name.)
> 5. Who was the 4th secretary-general of the United Nations?
> * Geography
>
> 6. What is currently the 4th-largest independent country by
> population?
> 7. What is the 4th-largest continent by area, based on the system
> of 7 continents commonly used by English-speakers?
> 8. What is the 4th-ranking language of Switzerland with official
> or partial official status there, according to the number of
> speakers of it there?
> 9. What is the 4th-largest island of Japan, by area?
> 10. Which was the 4th-ranking US state by population as of the
> last census? (According to current Census Bureau estimates,
> it has since moved up to 3rd.)
> 13. Who was the 4th actor to play James Bond, agent 007, in movies?
> (The 1967 "Casino Royale" doesn't count.)
> 15. What was the 4th book in the "Foundation" series by Isaac
> Asimov? (Books whose story content was already published
> in book form don't count.)
stories, they were three books, so the fourth book is the one about Gaia
which is wrote much later. The title might be "Foundation and Gaia". But
I believe that originally he wrote them as short stories, and in that case
the fourth may be something else.
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Chris F.A. Johnson
May 18, 2016, 6:08:03 PM5/18/16
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On 2016-05-18, Mark Brader wrote:
> Welcome to Rotating Quiz #221.
>
> My thanks to Dan Tilque for running RQ 220 and for writing a
> contest that allowed me to win. The winner of RQ 221, in turn, will
> be the first choice to set RQ 222, in whatever manner they prefer.
>
> Please answer these questions based only on your own knowledge;
> put all of your answers in a single posting, quoting the question
> before each one. Answer slates must be posted by Victoria Day
> (by Toronto time, zone -4), which gives you 5 days and 20+ hours
> from the time of posting.
>
> This contest has 15 questions, 5 each in 3 categories.
>
> In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker is who answered the hardest
> questions, the second tiebreaker is who scored best in their
> weakest category, and the third tiebreaker is who posted first.
>
>
> * History
>
> 1. Who was the 4th Roman Emperor? (Julius Caesar doesn't count
> as an emperor.)
Nero
> Welcome to Rotating Quiz #221.
>
> My thanks to Dan Tilque for running RQ 220 and for writing a
> contest that allowed me to win. The winner of RQ 221, in turn, will
> be the first choice to set RQ 222, in whatever manner they prefer.
>
> Please answer these questions based only on your own knowledge;
> put all of your answers in a single posting, quoting the question
> before each one. Answer slates must be posted by Victoria Day
> (by Toronto time, zone -4), which gives you 5 days and 20+ hours
> from the time of posting.
>
> This contest has 15 questions, 5 each in 3 categories.
>
> In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker is who answered the hardest
> questions, the second tiebreaker is who scored best in their
> weakest category, and the third tiebreaker is who posted first.
>
>
> * History
>
> 1. Who was the 4th Roman Emperor? (Julius Caesar doesn't count
> as an emperor.)
> 2. Who was the 4th monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
> and Northern Ireland?
> 3. What was the 4th country to lose its independence either to
> Nazi Germany or to Nazi Germany and another country acting
> jointly?
> 4. Who was the 4th president of the US during the 20th century?
> 5. Who was the 4th secretary-general of the United Nations?
> * Geography
>
> 6. What is currently the 4th-largest independent country by
> population?
> 7. What is the 4th-largest continent by area, based on the system
> of 7 continents commonly used by English-speakers?
> 8. What is the 4th-ranking language of Switzerland with official
> or partial official status there, according to the number of
> speakers of it there?
> 9. What is the 4th-largest island of Japan, by area?
> 10. Which was the 4th-ranking US state by population as of the
> last census? (According to current Census Bureau estimates,
> it has since moved up to 3rd.)
> * Fiction
>
> 11. What was the 4th "Star Trek" TV series? (Animated series
> *do* count.) Give the full title.
> 12. What was the 4th "Star Wars" movie in order of release?
> Give the full title. ("Movie" does not include TV productions.)
Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
> 13. Who was the 4th actor to play James Bond, agent 007, in movies?
> (The 1967 "Casino Royale" doesn't count.)
Dalton
> (The 1967 "Casino Royale" doesn't count.)
Though one could count Connery twice or even three times:
Connery, Lazenby, Connery, Moore, Connery (but not a Broccoli/Saltzman/Eon
production), Moore, Dalton ...
> 14. What was the 4th book in the "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy"
> series by Douglas Adams? (Media other than books don't count.)
> 15. What was the 4th book in the "Foundation" series by Isaac
> Asimov? (Books whose story content was already published
> in book form don't count.)
--
Chris F.A. Johnson
Mark Brader
May 18, 2016, 6:45:00 PM5/18/16
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Mark Brader:
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "... pure English is de rigueur"
m...@vex.net -- Guardian Weekly
>> 15. What was the 4th book in the "Foundation" series by Isaac
>> Asimov? (Books whose story content was already published
>> in book form don't count.)
Erland Sommarskog:
>> Asimov? (Books whose story content was already published
>> in book form don't count.)
> Doesn't that depend on how they were packaged?
Yes, that's why I specified it.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "... pure English is de rigueur"
m...@vex.net -- Guardian Weekly
Mark Brader
May 18, 2016, 6:45:51 PM5/18/16
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Chris Johnson:
Whaddaya think this is, the White House?
--
Mark Brader | "When I was 10 years old, all I gave my sweetheart was
Toronto | a pair of projections that turned the group of rotations
m...@vex.net | in 4 dimensions into principal bundles over the 3-sphere."
| -- Yann (Greg Egan: "Schild's Ladder")
> Though one could count Connery twice or even three times:
>
> Connery, Lazenby, Connery, Moore, Connery ...
>
Whaddaya think this is, the White House?
--
Mark Brader | "When I was 10 years old, all I gave my sweetheart was
Toronto | a pair of projections that turned the group of rotations
m...@vex.net | in 4 dimensions into principal bundles over the 3-sphere."
| -- Yann (Greg Egan: "Schild's Ladder")
Calvin
May 18, 2016, 9:30:43 PM5/18/16
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On Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at 5:54:41 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> * History
>
> 1. Who was the 4th Roman Emperor? (Julius Caesar doesn't count
> as an emperor.)
Tiberius
> * History
>
> 1. Who was the 4th Roman Emperor? (Julius Caesar doesn't count
> as an emperor.)
> 2. Who was the 4th monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
> and Northern Ireland?
> 3. What was the 4th country to lose its independence either to
> Nazi Germany or to Nazi Germany and another country acting
> jointly?
> 4. Who was the 4th president of the US during the 20th century?
> 5. Who was the 4th secretary-general of the United Nations?
> * Geography
>
> 6. What is currently the 4th-largest independent country by
> population?
> 7. What is the 4th-largest continent by area, based on the system
> of 7 continents commonly used by English-speakers?
> 8. What is the 4th-ranking language of Switzerland with official
> or partial official status there, according to the number of
> speakers of it there?
> 9. What is the 4th-largest island of Japan, by area?
> 10. Which was the 4th-ranking US state by population as of the
> last census? (According to current Census Bureau estimates,
> it has since moved up to 3rd.)
> * Fiction
>
> 11. What was the 4th "Star Trek" TV series? (Animated series
> *do* count.) Give the full title.
>
> 12. What was the 4th "Star Wars" movie in order of release?
> Give the full title. ("Movie" does not include TV productions.)
> 13. Who was the 4th actor to play James Bond, agent 007, in movies?
> (The 1967 "Casino Royale" doesn't count.)
> 14. What was the 4th book in the "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy"
> series by Douglas Adams? (Media other than books don't count.)
Or was that the fifth book?
> 15. What was the 4th book in the "Foundation" series by Isaac
> Asimov? (Books whose story content was already published
> in book form don't count.)
cheers,
calvin
Marc Dashevsky
May 18, 2016, 11:25:33 PM5/18/16
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In article <v_CdnYQRVdhdgqHK...@giganews.com>, m...@vex.net says...
> 2. Who was the 4th monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
> and Northern Ireland?
>
> 3. What was the 4th country to lose its independence either to
> Nazi Germany or to Nazi Germany and another country acting
> jointly?
>
> 4. Who was the 4th president of the US during the 20th century?
>
> 5. Who was the 4th secretary-general of the United Nations?
Waldheim
> * Geography
>
> 6. What is currently the 4th-largest independent country by
> population?
Brazil
> 7. What is the 4th-largest continent by area, based on the system
> of 7 continents commonly used by English-speakers?
South America
> 8. What is the 4th-ranking language of Switzerland with official
> or partial official status there, according to the number of
> speakers of it there?
Romansch
> 9. What is the 4th-largest island of Japan, by area?
>
> 10. Which was the 4th-ranking US state by population as of the
> last census? (According to current Census Bureau estimates,
> it has since moved up to 3rd.)
Florida
> * Fiction
>
> 11. What was the 4th "Star Trek" TV series? (Animated series
> *do* count.) Give the full title.
>
> 12. What was the 4th "Star Wars" movie in order of release?
> Give the full title. ("Movie" does not include TV productions.)
>
> 13. Who was the 4th actor to play James Bond, agent 007, in movies?
> (The 1967 "Casino Royale" doesn't count.)
Pierce Brosnan
> 14. What was the 4th book in the "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy"
> series by Douglas Adams? (Media other than books don't count.)
>
> 15. What was the 4th book in the "Foundation" series by Isaac
> Asimov? (Books whose story content was already published
> in book form don't count.)
>
> Have fun and, as they say on May 4, May the 4th be with you.
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
> * History
>
> 1. Who was the 4th Roman Emperor? (Julius Caesar doesn't count
> as an emperor.)
Claudius
>
> 1. Who was the 4th Roman Emperor? (Julius Caesar doesn't count
> as an emperor.)
> 2. Who was the 4th monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
> and Northern Ireland?
>
> 3. What was the 4th country to lose its independence either to
> Nazi Germany or to Nazi Germany and another country acting
> jointly?
>
> 4. Who was the 4th president of the US during the 20th century?
>
> 5. Who was the 4th secretary-general of the United Nations?
> * Geography
>
> 6. What is currently the 4th-largest independent country by
> population?
> 7. What is the 4th-largest continent by area, based on the system
> of 7 continents commonly used by English-speakers?
> 8. What is the 4th-ranking language of Switzerland with official
> or partial official status there, according to the number of
> speakers of it there?
> 9. What is the 4th-largest island of Japan, by area?
>
> 10. Which was the 4th-ranking US state by population as of the
> last census? (According to current Census Bureau estimates,
> it has since moved up to 3rd.)
> * Fiction
>
> 11. What was the 4th "Star Trek" TV series? (Animated series
> *do* count.) Give the full title.
>
> 12. What was the 4th "Star Wars" movie in order of release?
> Give the full title. ("Movie" does not include TV productions.)
>
> 13. Who was the 4th actor to play James Bond, agent 007, in movies?
> (The 1967 "Casino Royale" doesn't count.)
> 14. What was the 4th book in the "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy"
> series by Douglas Adams? (Media other than books don't count.)
>
> 15. What was the 4th book in the "Foundation" series by Isaac
> Asimov? (Books whose story content was already published
> in book form don't count.)
>
> Have fun and, as they say on May 4, May the 4th be with you.
--
Dan Tilque
May 23, 2016, 3:02:37 AM5/23/16
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Mark Brader wrote:
> Answer slates must be posted by Victoria Day
Right. When's Victoria Day? OK, I know, Google is my friend (I assume
> Answer slates must be posted by Victoria Day
it's OK to use Google for this, if not then disqualify me)... it's just
that I seem to remember being mildly chastised for this kind of thing...
>
>
> * History
>
> 1. Who was the 4th Roman Emperor? (Julius Caesar doesn't count
> as an emperor.)
>
> 2. Who was the 4th monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
> and Northern Ireland?
>
> 3. What was the 4th country to lose its independence either to
> Nazi Germany or to Nazi Germany and another country acting
> jointly?
>
> 4. Who was the 4th president of the US during the 20th century?
>
> 5. Who was the 4th secretary-general of the United Nations?
>
>
> * Geography
>
> 6. What is currently the 4th-largest independent country by
> population?
>
> 7. What is the 4th-largest continent by area, based on the system
> of 7 continents commonly used by English-speakers?
>
> 8. What is the 4th-ranking language of Switzerland with official
> or partial official status there, according to the number of
> speakers of it there?
>
> 9. What is the 4th-largest island of Japan, by area?
>
> 10. Which was the 4th-ranking US state by population as of the
> last census? (According to current Census Bureau estimates,
> it has since moved up to 3rd.)
>
>
> * Fiction
>
> 11. What was the 4th "Star Trek" TV series? (Animated series
> *do* count.) Give the full title.
>
> 12. What was the 4th "Star Wars" movie in order of release?
> Give the full title. ("Movie" does not include TV productions.)
Episode I: The Phantom Menace
>
>
> 13. Who was the 4th actor to play James Bond, agent 007, in movies?
> (The 1967 "Casino Royale" doesn't count.)
Pierce Brosnan
> (The 1967 "Casino Royale" doesn't count.)
>
> 14. What was the 4th book in the "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy"
> series by Douglas Adams? (Media other than books don't count.)
So Long and Thanks for All the Fish
>
>
> 15. What was the 4th book in the "Foundation" series by Isaac
> Asimov? (Books whose story content was already published
> in book form don't count.)
Foundation's Edge
> Asimov? (Books whose story content was already published
> in book form don't count.)
>
> Have fun and, as they say on May 4, May the 4th be with you.
--
Mark Brader
May 23, 2016, 3:29:05 AM5/23/16
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Mark Brader:
> Right. When's Victoria Day? ...
Did you read the rest of the sentence?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "No flames were used in the creation of
m...@vex.net | this message." -- Ray Depew
>> Answer slates must be posted by Victoria Day
Dan Tilque:
> Right. When's Victoria Day? ...
Did you read the rest of the sentence?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "No flames were used in the creation of
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Mark Brader
May 24, 2016, 12:51:59 AM5/24/16
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Rotating Quiz #221 is over and CHRIS JOHNSON squeaks out a win
on the tiebreaker. Hearty contratulations!
> * History
> 1. Who was the 4th Roman Emperor? (Julius Caesar doesn't count
> as an emperor.)
Claudius. (1st Augustus, 2nd Tiberius, 3rd Caligula.) 1 for Marc.
> 2. Who was the 4th monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
> and Northern Ireland?
Elizabeth II, and she still is. (1st, George V -- before him it was
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 2nd Edward VIII,
3rd George VI.) 1 for Dan Blum and Peter.
> 3. What was the 4th country to lose its independence either to
> Nazi Germany or to Nazi Germany and another country acting
> jointly?
Denmark. (1st Austria, 2nd Czechoslovakia, 3rd Poland.) 1 for Calvin
and Dan Tilque.
> 4. Who was the 4th president of the US during the 20th century?
Woodrow Wilson. (1st William McKinley, 2nd Theodore Roosevelt,
3rd William Taft.) 1 for Erland and Chris.
> 5. Who was the 4th secretary-general of the United Nations?
Kurt Waldheim. (1st Trygve Lie, 2nd Dag Hammarskjöld, 3rd U Thant.)
1 for Erland, Chris, and Marc.
> * Geography
> 6. What is currently the 4th-largest independent country by
> population?
Indonesia. (1st China, 2nd India, 3rd USA.) 1 for Erland, Chris,
Calvin, and Dan Tilque.
> 7. What is the 4th-largest continent by area, based on the system
> of 7 continents commonly used by English-speakers?
South America. (1st Asia, 2nd Africa, 3rd North America.)
1 for Dan Blum, Peter, Chris, Marc, and Dan Tilque.
> 8. What is the 4th-ranking language of Switzerland with official
> or partial official status there, according to the number of
> speakers of it there?
Romansch. (1st German, 2nd French, 3rd Italian.) 1 for Dan Blum,
Peter, Chris, Calvin, Marc, and Dan Tilque.
It's also called Rhaeto-Romansch, but Romanian is a different language,
so I could not accept "Raeto-Romanian".
> 9. What is the 4th-largest island of Japan, by area?
Shikoku. (1st Honshu, 2nd Hokkaido, 3rd Kyushu.) 1 for Dan Blum,
Erland, Chris, and Calvin.
> 10. Which was the 4th-ranking US state by population as of the
> last census? (According to current Census Bureau estimates,
> it has since moved up to 3rd.)
Florida. (1st California, 2nd Texas. 3rd, and the new 4th, New
York.) 1 for Dan Blum, Peter, Erland, Calvin, Marc, and Dan Tilque.
> * Fiction
> 11. What was the 4th "Star Trek" TV series? (Animated series
> *do* count.) Give the full title.
"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine". (1st "Star Trek" [original], 2nd
"Star Trek" [animated], 3rd "Star Trek: The Next Generation".)
1 for Dan Blum and Peter.
> 12. What was the 4th "Star Wars" movie in order of release?
> Give the full title. ("Movie" does not include TV productions.)
"Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace". (1st "Star Wars",
2nd "Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back", 3rd "Star Wars
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi".) 1 for Dan Blum, Peter, and Chris.
I did say "Give the full title"!
> 13. Who was the 4th actor to play James Bond, agent 007, in movies?
> (The 1967 "Casino Royale" doesn't count.)
Timothy Dalton. (1st Sean Connery, 2nd George Lazenby, 3rd Roger
Moore.) 1 for Dan Blum, Peter, Chris, and Calvin.
> 14. What was the 4th book in the "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy"
> series by Douglas Adams? (Media other than books don't count.)
"So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish". (1st HHGttG, 2nd "The
Restaurant at the End of the Universe", 3rd "Life, the Universe and
Everything".) 1 for Dan Blum, Peter, Chris, Calvin, and Dan Tilque.
> 15. What was the 4th book in the "Foundation" series by Isaac
> Asimov? (Books whose story content was already published
> in book form don't count.)
"Foundation's Edge". (1st "Foundation", 2nd "Foundation and Empire",
3rd "Second Foundation".) 1 for Dan Blum, Chris, and Dan Tilque.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 TOTALS
Chris Johnson 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 10
Dan Blum 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10
Peter Smyth 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 8
"Calvin" 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 7
Dan Tilque 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 7
Erland Sommarskog 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
Marc Dashevsky 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
1 2 2 2 3 4 5 6 4 6 2 3 4 5 3
Chris scored on questions 4, 5, and 6, which were answered correctly
2, 3, and 4 times for a total of 9. Dan Blum scored on 2, 10, and 11,
which were answered correctly 2, 6, and 2 times for a total of 10.
So, by that margin, Chris is the winner. Over to him for RQ #222!
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Mark Brader | ...I'm comfortably ensconced with a warm newsgroup
Toronto | so I'm asking the assembled multitude here...
m...@vex.net | --Stephanie Mitchell
on the tiebreaker. Hearty contratulations!
> * History
> 1. Who was the 4th Roman Emperor? (Julius Caesar doesn't count
> as an emperor.)
> 2. Who was the 4th monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
> and Northern Ireland?
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 2nd Edward VIII,
3rd George VI.) 1 for Dan Blum and Peter.
> 3. What was the 4th country to lose its independence either to
> Nazi Germany or to Nazi Germany and another country acting
> jointly?
and Dan Tilque.
> 4. Who was the 4th president of the US during the 20th century?
3rd William Taft.) 1 for Erland and Chris.
> 5. Who was the 4th secretary-general of the United Nations?
1 for Erland, Chris, and Marc.
> * Geography
> 6. What is currently the 4th-largest independent country by
> population?
Calvin, and Dan Tilque.
> 7. What is the 4th-largest continent by area, based on the system
> of 7 continents commonly used by English-speakers?
1 for Dan Blum, Peter, Chris, Marc, and Dan Tilque.
> 8. What is the 4th-ranking language of Switzerland with official
> or partial official status there, according to the number of
> speakers of it there?
Peter, Chris, Calvin, Marc, and Dan Tilque.
It's also called Rhaeto-Romansch, but Romanian is a different language,
so I could not accept "Raeto-Romanian".
> 9. What is the 4th-largest island of Japan, by area?
Erland, Chris, and Calvin.
> 10. Which was the 4th-ranking US state by population as of the
> last census? (According to current Census Bureau estimates,
> it has since moved up to 3rd.)
York.) 1 for Dan Blum, Peter, Erland, Calvin, Marc, and Dan Tilque.
> * Fiction
> 11. What was the 4th "Star Trek" TV series? (Animated series
> *do* count.) Give the full title.
"Star Trek" [animated], 3rd "Star Trek: The Next Generation".)
1 for Dan Blum and Peter.
> 12. What was the 4th "Star Wars" movie in order of release?
> Give the full title. ("Movie" does not include TV productions.)
2nd "Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back", 3rd "Star Wars
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi".) 1 for Dan Blum, Peter, and Chris.
I did say "Give the full title"!
> 13. Who was the 4th actor to play James Bond, agent 007, in movies?
> (The 1967 "Casino Royale" doesn't count.)
Moore.) 1 for Dan Blum, Peter, Chris, and Calvin.
> 14. What was the 4th book in the "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy"
> series by Douglas Adams? (Media other than books don't count.)
Restaurant at the End of the Universe", 3rd "Life, the Universe and
Everything".) 1 for Dan Blum, Peter, Chris, Calvin, and Dan Tilque.
> 15. What was the 4th book in the "Foundation" series by Isaac
> Asimov? (Books whose story content was already published
> in book form don't count.)
3rd "Second Foundation".) 1 for Dan Blum, Chris, and Dan Tilque.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 TOTALS
Chris Johnson 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 10
Dan Blum 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10
Peter Smyth 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 8
"Calvin" 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 7
Dan Tilque 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 7
Erland Sommarskog 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
Marc Dashevsky 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
1 2 2 2 3 4 5 6 4 6 2 3 4 5 3
Chris scored on questions 4, 5, and 6, which were answered correctly
2, 3, and 4 times for a total of 9. Dan Blum scored on 2, 10, and 11,
which were answered correctly 2, 6, and 2 times for a total of 10.
So, by that margin, Chris is the winner. Over to him for RQ #222!
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Mark Brader | ...I'm comfortably ensconced with a warm newsgroup
Toronto | so I'm asking the assembled multitude here...
m...@vex.net | --Stephanie Mitchell
Erland Sommarskog
May 24, 2016, 3:09:58 AM5/24/16
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> It's also called Rhaeto-Romansch, but Romanian is a different language,
> so I could not accept "Raeto-Romanian".
Chalk that up as a translation error. The Swedish name is "rätoromanska".
> It's also called Rhaeto-Romansch, but Romanian is a different language,
> so I could not accept "Raeto-Romanian".
(And "Romanian" is "rumänska" in Swedish, so there is no confusion.) That is
also close the German name - no surprise that Swedish takes the name from
German.
The name of language in itself appears to be "rumantsch", so the English
name is closer.
Chris F.A. Johnson
May 24, 2016, 10:08:04 AM5/24/16
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On 2016-05-24, Mark Brader wrote:
> Rotating Quiz #221 is over and CHRIS JOHNSON squeaks out a win
> on the tiebreaker. Hearty contratulations!
Thanks, Mark. I'll have #222 up in a day or two.
> Rotating Quiz #221 is over and CHRIS JOHNSON squeaks out a win
> on the tiebreaker. Hearty contratulations!
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Chris F.A. Johnson
Mark Brader
May 24, 2016, 3:02:33 PM5/24/16
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Mark Brader:
> Hearty contratulations!
And also, heargy congragulagions!
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> Hearty contratulations!
And also, heargy congragulagions!
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "... people are *always* doing stuff ...
m...@vex.net that I wish were typos" --Marcy Thompson
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