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Erland Sommarskog
Feb 17, 2015, 4:42:23 PM2/17/15
to
Welcome to Rotating Quiz #170. This quiz is a quiz with quite a narrow
focus. There is theme, which you might be able to spot in part, and this
may help you with some of the more obscure questions. But as some questions
may not seem to fit, it may also confuse you...
I plan to score this late Sunday (Swedish time). In case of a time, I
will make a subjective evaluation of the incorrect answer. (Where no
answer may rank better than a really bad one. :-)
0. In direct continuation of RQ #168 (Sounds better in French), what
is the name of the region that stretches over several states, and which
has the highest population density in North Carolina?
1. What popular beverage origins from New Bern, NC?
2. How many machine-powered flights were conducted on 1903-12-17?
3. What is the southeasternmost point of the US?
4. In what US city were people in older days divided into SOB and SNOB?
5. From what I'm told there is only one active Huguenot congregation
in the US. Despite this, according to them, quite a few of US
Presidents have been of Huguenot descent. Which is the most recent
one?
6. In <answer 4> a law or regulation was enacted in 1856 to prohibit
buying and selling in the streets of what?
7. In what country do you find the cities of Usa and Obama?
8. The historic centre of Savannah is dotted with lush and relaxing
squares. The first and the largest square is named after whom?
9. In my previous RQ I asked about the tragic motorcycle accidents
that occurred one year and three blocks apart that took the life
of two of the members in Allman Brothers Band. In which city did
these accidents occur?
10. In which metropolitan area are you if you are riding the MARTA?
11. What is John S. Pemberton's claim to fame?
12. The tomb of which Nobel laurate reads "Free at last"?
13. Which was the only of the Confederate states to hold a referendum
on secession from the Union?
14. Name any of the three persons depitcted on the engraving on
Stone Mountain.
15. Where would you find the places with the illustrious names
Pumpkintown and Traveler's Rest? I need not only the state name,
but some direction of where in the state.
16. In which city do you find North America's largest private home?
17. If you want to drive from Cherokee NC to Waynesboro VA and you
want as much as possible stay on the same road all the time,
which road would drive along?
18. In which city do you find the NASCAR Hall of Fame?
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
focus. There is theme, which you might be able to spot in part, and this
may help you with some of the more obscure questions. But as some questions
may not seem to fit, it may also confuse you...
I plan to score this late Sunday (Swedish time). In case of a time, I
will make a subjective evaluation of the incorrect answer. (Where no
answer may rank better than a really bad one. :-)
0. In direct continuation of RQ #168 (Sounds better in French), what
is the name of the region that stretches over several states, and which
has the highest population density in North Carolina?
1. What popular beverage origins from New Bern, NC?
2. How many machine-powered flights were conducted on 1903-12-17?
3. What is the southeasternmost point of the US?
4. In what US city were people in older days divided into SOB and SNOB?
5. From what I'm told there is only one active Huguenot congregation
in the US. Despite this, according to them, quite a few of US
Presidents have been of Huguenot descent. Which is the most recent
one?
6. In <answer 4> a law or regulation was enacted in 1856 to prohibit
buying and selling in the streets of what?
7. In what country do you find the cities of Usa and Obama?
8. The historic centre of Savannah is dotted with lush and relaxing
squares. The first and the largest square is named after whom?
9. In my previous RQ I asked about the tragic motorcycle accidents
that occurred one year and three blocks apart that took the life
of two of the members in Allman Brothers Band. In which city did
these accidents occur?
10. In which metropolitan area are you if you are riding the MARTA?
11. What is John S. Pemberton's claim to fame?
12. The tomb of which Nobel laurate reads "Free at last"?
13. Which was the only of the Confederate states to hold a referendum
on secession from the Union?
14. Name any of the three persons depitcted on the engraving on
Stone Mountain.
15. Where would you find the places with the illustrious names
Pumpkintown and Traveler's Rest? I need not only the state name,
but some direction of where in the state.
16. In which city do you find North America's largest private home?
17. If you want to drive from Cherokee NC to Waynesboro VA and you
want as much as possible stay on the same road all the time,
which road would drive along?
18. In which city do you find the NASCAR Hall of Fame?
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Dan Blum
Feb 17, 2015, 5:04:07 PM2/17/15
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Erland Sommarskog <esq...@sommarskog.se> wrote:
> 0. In direct continuation of RQ #168 (Sounds better in French), what
> is the name of the region that stretches over several states, and which
> has the highest population density in North Carolina?
Piedmont
> 0. In direct continuation of RQ #168 (Sounds better in French), what
> is the name of the region that stretches over several states, and which
> has the highest population density in North Carolina?
> 1. What popular beverage origins from New Bern, NC?
> 2. How many machine-powered flights were conducted on 1903-12-17?
> 3. What is the southeasternmost point of the US?
such as Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands counted? That being said,
I don't have a good answer for any definition.
> 5. From what I'm told there is only one active Huguenot congregation
> in the US. Despite this, according to them, quite a few of US
> Presidents have been of Huguenot descent. Which is the most recent
> one?
> 6. In <answer 4> a law or regulation was enacted in 1856 to prohibit
> buying and selling in the streets of what?
> 7. In what country do you find the cities of Usa and Obama?
> 8. The historic centre of Savannah is dotted with lush and relaxing
> squares. The first and the largest square is named after whom?
> 9. In my previous RQ I asked about the tragic motorcycle accidents
> that occurred one year and three blocks apart that took the life
> of two of the members in Allman Brothers Band. In which city did
> these accidents occur?
> 10. In which metropolitan area are you if you are riding the MARTA?
> 12. The tomb of which Nobel laurate reads "Free at last"?
> 13. Which was the only of the Confederate states to hold a referendum
> on secession from the Union?
> 14. Name any of the three persons depitcted on the engraving on
> Stone Mountain.
> 16. In which city do you find North America's largest private home?
> 17. If you want to drive from Cherokee NC to Waynesboro VA and you
> want as much as possible stay on the same road all the time,
> which road would drive along?
> 18. In which city do you find the NASCAR Hall of Fame?
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_______________________________________________________________________
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Marc Dashevsky
Feb 17, 2015, 5:45:21 PM2/17/15
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In article <XnsA444E6FB6...@127.0.0.1>, esq...@sommarskog.se says...
> 2. How many machine-powered flights were conducted on 1903-12-17?
3
> 3. What is the southeasternmost point of the US?
Key Largo
> 4. In what US city were people in older days divided into SOB and SNOB?
Charleston
> 5. From what I'm told there is only one active Huguenot congregation
> in the US. Despite this, according to them, quite a few of US
> Presidents have been of Huguenot descent. Which is the most recent
> one?
>
> 6. In <answer 4> a law or regulation was enacted in 1856 to prohibit
> buying and selling in the streets of what?
slaves
> 7. In what country do you find the cities of Usa and Obama?
Japan
> 8. The historic centre of Savannah is dotted with lush and relaxing
> squares. The first and the largest square is named after whom?
Andrew Jackson
> 9. In my previous RQ I asked about the tragic motorcycle accidents
> that occurred one year and three blocks apart that took the life
> of two of the members in Allman Brothers Band. In which city did
> these accidents occur?
Atlanta
> 10. In which metropolitan area are you if you are riding the MARTA?
Baltimore
> 11. What is John S. Pemberton's claim to fame?
>
> 12. The tomb of which Nobel laurate reads "Free at last"?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
> 13. Which was the only of the Confederate states to hold a referendum
> on secession from the Union?
Florida
> 14. Name any of the three persons depitcted on the engraving on
> Stone Mountain.
Robert E. Lee
> 15. Where would you find the places with the illustrious names
> Pumpkintown and Traveler's Rest? I need not only the state name,
> but some direction of where in the state.
>
> 16. In which city do you find North America's largest private home?
Asheville NC
> 17. If you want to drive from Cherokee NC to Waynesboro VA and you
> want as much as possible stay on the same road all the time,
> which road would drive along?
>
> 18. In which city do you find the NASCAR Hall of Fame?
Talladega AL
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
>
> Welcome to Rotating Quiz #170. This quiz is a quiz with quite a narrow
> focus. There is theme, which you might be able to spot in part, and this
> may help you with some of the more obscure questions. But as some questions
> may not seem to fit, it may also confuse you...
>
> I plan to score this late Sunday (Swedish time). In case of a time, I
> will make a subjective evaluation of the incorrect answer. (Where no
> answer may rank better than a really bad one. :-)
>
> 0. In direct continuation of RQ #168 (Sounds better in French), what
> is the name of the region that stretches over several states, and which
> has the highest population density in North Carolina?
>
> 1. What popular beverage origins from New Bern, NC?
Pepsi Cola
> Welcome to Rotating Quiz #170. This quiz is a quiz with quite a narrow
> focus. There is theme, which you might be able to spot in part, and this
> may help you with some of the more obscure questions. But as some questions
> may not seem to fit, it may also confuse you...
>
> I plan to score this late Sunday (Swedish time). In case of a time, I
> will make a subjective evaluation of the incorrect answer. (Where no
> answer may rank better than a really bad one. :-)
>
> 0. In direct continuation of RQ #168 (Sounds better in French), what
> is the name of the region that stretches over several states, and which
> has the highest population density in North Carolina?
>
> 1. What popular beverage origins from New Bern, NC?
> 2. How many machine-powered flights were conducted on 1903-12-17?
3
> 3. What is the southeasternmost point of the US?
> 4. In what US city were people in older days divided into SOB and SNOB?
> 5. From what I'm told there is only one active Huguenot congregation
> in the US. Despite this, according to them, quite a few of US
> Presidents have been of Huguenot descent. Which is the most recent
> one?
>
> 6. In <answer 4> a law or regulation was enacted in 1856 to prohibit
> buying and selling in the streets of what?
> 7. In what country do you find the cities of Usa and Obama?
> 8. The historic centre of Savannah is dotted with lush and relaxing
> squares. The first and the largest square is named after whom?
> 9. In my previous RQ I asked about the tragic motorcycle accidents
> that occurred one year and three blocks apart that took the life
> of two of the members in Allman Brothers Band. In which city did
> these accidents occur?
> 10. In which metropolitan area are you if you are riding the MARTA?
> 11. What is John S. Pemberton's claim to fame?
>
> 12. The tomb of which Nobel laurate reads "Free at last"?
> 13. Which was the only of the Confederate states to hold a referendum
> on secession from the Union?
> 14. Name any of the three persons depitcted on the engraving on
> Stone Mountain.
> 15. Where would you find the places with the illustrious names
> Pumpkintown and Traveler's Rest? I need not only the state name,
> but some direction of where in the state.
>
> 16. In which city do you find North America's largest private home?
> 17. If you want to drive from Cherokee NC to Waynesboro VA and you
> want as much as possible stay on the same road all the time,
> which road would drive along?
>
> 18. In which city do you find the NASCAR Hall of Fame?
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Mark Brader
Feb 17, 2015, 5:52:34 PM2/17/15
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Erland Sommarskog:
> 1. What popular beverage origins from New Bern, NC?
Snapple?
> 2. How many machine-powered flights were conducted on 1903-12-17?
4.
> 3. What is the southeasternmost point of the US?
Key West.
> 5. From what I'm told there is only one active Huguenot congregation
> in the US. Despite this, according to them, quite a few of US
> Presidents have been of Huguenot descent. Which is the most recent
> one?
Obama?
> 6. In <answer 4> a law or regulation was enacted in 1856 to prohibit
> buying and selling in the streets of what?
Liquor?
> 7. In what country do you find the cities of Usa and Obama?
Japan.
> 9. In my previous RQ I asked about the tragic motorcycle accidents
> that occurred one year and three blocks apart that took the life
> of two of the members in Allman Brothers Band. In which city did
> these accidents occur?
Richmond?
> 10. In which metropolitan area are you if you are riding the MARTA?
Atlanta.
> 11. What is John S. Pemberton's claim to fame?
Coca-Cola.
> 12. The tomb of which Nobel laurate reads "Free at last"?
King.
> 13. Which was the only of the Confederate states to hold a referendum
> on secession from the Union?
North Carolina?
> 14. Name any of the three persons depitcted on the engraving on
> Stone Mountain.
Jackson.
> 16. In which city do you find North America's largest private home?
Asheville.
> 17. If you want to drive from Cherokee NC to Waynesboro VA and you
> want as much as possible stay on the same road all the time,
> which road would drive along?
US 1?
> 18. In which city do you find the NASCAR Hall of Fame?
Talladega?
--
Mark Brader | "You read war books -- people shooting each other,
Toronto | people bombing each other, people torturing each
m...@vex.net | other. I like to look at people doing, uh, naughty
| things to each other!" -- Ria, "Butterflies"
My text in this article is in the public domain.
> 0. In direct continuation of RQ #168 (Sounds better in French), what
> is the name of the region that stretches over several states, and which
> has the highest population density in North Carolina?
Appalachia.
> is the name of the region that stretches over several states, and which
> has the highest population density in North Carolina?
> 1. What popular beverage origins from New Bern, NC?
> 2. How many machine-powered flights were conducted on 1903-12-17?
> 3. What is the southeasternmost point of the US?
> 5. From what I'm told there is only one active Huguenot congregation
> in the US. Despite this, according to them, quite a few of US
> Presidents have been of Huguenot descent. Which is the most recent
> one?
> 6. In <answer 4> a law or regulation was enacted in 1856 to prohibit
> buying and selling in the streets of what?
> 7. In what country do you find the cities of Usa and Obama?
> 9. In my previous RQ I asked about the tragic motorcycle accidents
> that occurred one year and three blocks apart that took the life
> of two of the members in Allman Brothers Band. In which city did
> these accidents occur?
> 10. In which metropolitan area are you if you are riding the MARTA?
> 11. What is John S. Pemberton's claim to fame?
> 12. The tomb of which Nobel laurate reads "Free at last"?
> 13. Which was the only of the Confederate states to hold a referendum
> on secession from the Union?
> 14. Name any of the three persons depitcted on the engraving on
> Stone Mountain.
> 16. In which city do you find North America's largest private home?
> 17. If you want to drive from Cherokee NC to Waynesboro VA and you
> want as much as possible stay on the same road all the time,
> which road would drive along?
> 18. In which city do you find the NASCAR Hall of Fame?
--
Mark Brader | "You read war books -- people shooting each other,
Toronto | people bombing each other, people torturing each
m...@vex.net | other. I like to look at people doing, uh, naughty
| things to each other!" -- Ria, "Butterflies"
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Erland Sommarskog
Feb 17, 2015, 5:59:20 PM2/17/15
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Erland Sommarskog (esq...@sommarskog.se) writes:
> 3. What is the southeasternmost point of the US?
>
Dan Blum raised a valid point here. The question relates to US proper,
> 3. What is the southeasternmost point of the US?
>
that is the 50 states + DC.
Dan Blum
Feb 17, 2015, 6:05:55 PM2/17/15
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Erland Sommarskog <esq...@sommarskog.se> wrote:
> Erland Sommarskog (esq...@sommarskog.se) writes:
> > 3. What is the southeasternmost point of the US?
> >
> Dan Blum raised a valid point here. The question relates to US proper,
> that is the 50 states + DC.
It still strikes me as a bit ill-defined. Looking at a map of Florida
> Erland Sommarskog (esq...@sommarskog.se) writes:
> > 3. What is the southeasternmost point of the US?
> >
> Dan Blum raised a valid point here. The question relates to US proper,
> that is the 50 states + DC.
(where the point has to be, whatever it is), the southernmost point
has lots of territory to its east, and the easternmost point has lots
of territory to its south. So there's no obvious answer, and to get one
seems to me to require defining a metric, e.g. "the point with the
smallest total of its latitude and longitude" (although that is not
a great metric).
swp
Feb 17, 2015, 8:17:07 PM2/17/15
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On Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at 4:42:23 PM UTC-5, Erland Sommarskog wrote:
> 0. In direct continuation of RQ #168 (Sounds better in French), what
> is the name of the region that stretches over several states, and which
> has the highest population density in North Carolina?
piedmont?
> 0. In direct continuation of RQ #168 (Sounds better in French), what
> is the name of the region that stretches over several states, and which
> has the highest population density in North Carolina?
> 1. What popular beverage origins from New Bern, NC?
> 2. How many machine-powered flights were conducted on 1903-12-17?
3
> 3. What is the southeasternmost point of the US?
> 4. In what US city were people in older days divided into SOB and SNOB?
> 5. From what I'm told there is only one active Huguenot congregation
> in the US. Despite this, according to them, quite a few of US
> Presidents have been of Huguenot descent. Which is the most recent
> one?
> 6. In <answer 4> a law or regulation was enacted in 1856 to prohibit
> buying and selling in the streets of what?
> 7. In what country do you find the cities of Usa and Obama?
> 8. The historic centre of Savannah is dotted with lush and relaxing
> squares. The first and the largest square is named after whom?
> 9. In my previous RQ I asked about the tragic motorcycle accidents
> that occurred one year and three blocks apart that took the life
> of two of the members in Allman Brothers Band. In which city did
> these accidents occur?
> 10. In which metropolitan area are you if you are riding the MARTA?
> 11. What is John S. Pemberton's claim to fame?
> 12. The tomb of which Nobel laurate reads "Free at last"?
> 13. Which was the only of the Confederate states to hold a referendum
> on secession from the Union?
> 14. Name any of the three persons depicted on the engraving on
> Stone Mountain.
robert e lee
> 15. Where would you find the places with the illustrious names
> Pumpkintown and Traveler's Rest? I need not only the state name,
> but some direction of where in the state.
> 16. In which city do you find North America's largest private home?
> 17. If you want to drive from Cherokee NC to Waynesboro VA and you
> want as much as possible stay on the same road all the time,
> which road would drive along?
> 18. In which city do you find the NASCAR Hall of Fame?
swp
Pete
Feb 17, 2015, 8:20:28 PM2/17/15
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Erland Sommarskog <esq...@sommarskog.se> wrote in
news:XnsA444E6FB6...@127.0.0.1:
> Welcome to Rotating Quiz #170. This quiz is a quiz with quite a narrow
> focus. There is theme, which you might be able to spot in part, and
> this may help you with some of the more obscure questions. But as some
> questions may not seem to fit, it may also confuse you...
>
> I plan to score this late Sunday (Swedish time). In case of a time, I
> will make a subjective evaluation of the incorrect answer. (Where no
> answer may rank better than a really bad one. :-)
>
> 0. In direct continuation of RQ #168 (Sounds better in French), what
> is the name of the region that stretches over several states, and
> which has the highest population density in North Carolina?
Piedmont
>
> 1. What popular beverage origins from New Bern, NC?
>
> 2. How many machine-powered flights were conducted on 1903-12-17?
2
>
> 3. What is the southeasternmost point of the US?
>
> 4. In what US city were people in older days divided into SOB and
> SNOB?
>
> 5. From what I'm told there is only one active Huguenot congregation
> in the US. Despite this, according to them, quite a few of US
> Presidents have been of Huguenot descent. Which is the most recent
> one?
Richard Nixon
>
> 6. In <answer 4> a law or regulation was enacted in 1856 to prohibit
> buying and selling in the streets of what?
>
> 7. In what country do you find the cities of Usa and Obama?
>
> 8. The historic centre of Savannah is dotted with lush and relaxing
> squares. The first and the largest square is named after whom?
>
> 9. In my previous RQ I asked about the tragic motorcycle accidents
> that occurred one year and three blocks apart that took the life
> of two of the members in Allman Brothers Band. In which city did
> these accidents occur?
Macon, Georgia
>
> 10. In which metropolitan area are you if you are riding the MARTA?
Atlanta, Georgia
>
> 11. What is John S. Pemberton's claim to fame?
Invented Coca Cola
>
> 12. The tomb of which Nobel laurate reads "Free at last"?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
>
> 13. Which was the only of the Confederate states to hold a referendum
> on secession from the Union?
Virginia
>
> 14. Name any of the three persons depitcted on the engraving on
> Stone Mountain.
Robert E. Lee
>
> 15. Where would you find the places with the illustrious names
> Pumpkintown and Traveler's Rest? I need not only the state name,
> but some direction of where in the state.
>
> 16. In which city do you find North America's largest private home?
Asheville, NC
>
> 17. If you want to drive from Cherokee NC to Waynesboro VA and you
> want as much as possible stay on the same road all the time,
> which road would drive along?
>
> 18. In which city do you find the NASCAR Hall of Fame?
Talladega
>
>
Pete
news:XnsA444E6FB6...@127.0.0.1:
> Welcome to Rotating Quiz #170. This quiz is a quiz with quite a narrow
> focus. There is theme, which you might be able to spot in part, and
> this may help you with some of the more obscure questions. But as some
> questions may not seem to fit, it may also confuse you...
>
> I plan to score this late Sunday (Swedish time). In case of a time, I
> will make a subjective evaluation of the incorrect answer. (Where no
> answer may rank better than a really bad one. :-)
>
> 0. In direct continuation of RQ #168 (Sounds better in French), what
> is the name of the region that stretches over several states, and
> which has the highest population density in North Carolina?
>
> 1. What popular beverage origins from New Bern, NC?
>
> 2. How many machine-powered flights were conducted on 1903-12-17?
>
> 3. What is the southeasternmost point of the US?
>
> 4. In what US city were people in older days divided into SOB and
> SNOB?
>
> 5. From what I'm told there is only one active Huguenot congregation
> in the US. Despite this, according to them, quite a few of US
> Presidents have been of Huguenot descent. Which is the most recent
> one?
>
> 6. In <answer 4> a law or regulation was enacted in 1856 to prohibit
> buying and selling in the streets of what?
>
> 7. In what country do you find the cities of Usa and Obama?
>
> 8. The historic centre of Savannah is dotted with lush and relaxing
> squares. The first and the largest square is named after whom?
>
> 9. In my previous RQ I asked about the tragic motorcycle accidents
> that occurred one year and three blocks apart that took the life
> of two of the members in Allman Brothers Band. In which city did
> these accidents occur?
>
> 10. In which metropolitan area are you if you are riding the MARTA?
>
> 11. What is John S. Pemberton's claim to fame?
>
> 12. The tomb of which Nobel laurate reads "Free at last"?
>
> 13. Which was the only of the Confederate states to hold a referendum
> on secession from the Union?
>
> 14. Name any of the three persons depitcted on the engraving on
> Stone Mountain.
>
> 15. Where would you find the places with the illustrious names
> Pumpkintown and Traveler's Rest? I need not only the state name,
> but some direction of where in the state.
>
> 16. In which city do you find North America's largest private home?
>
> 17. If you want to drive from Cherokee NC to Waynesboro VA and you
> want as much as possible stay on the same road all the time,
> which road would drive along?
>
> 18. In which city do you find the NASCAR Hall of Fame?
>
>
Pete
Mark Brader
Feb 17, 2015, 9:12:18 PM2/17/15
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Erland Sommarskog:
> It still strikes me as a bit ill-defined. ... to get one
> seems to me to require defining a metric...
Well, if there is a point A such that for every other point B in the
country, the great-circle path from A to B has an initial heading
in the range from 215 clockwise to 45, and the great-circle path
from B to A has an initial heading in the range from 45 clockwise
to 215, then I think point A is clearly the answer.
My intuition for spherical geometry is not good enough to say offhand
how to proceed if there is no such point.
But unless Florida has islands that are farther southeast than the
Keys that I can see in Google Maps, I think the best answer in this
case is probably Rodriguez Key. Various points of land on Key Largo
are close, though.
--
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Toronto | it lets them talk out of both sides of their mouth.
m...@vex.net | --Roland Hutchinson
>>> 3. What is the southeasternmost point of the US?
>> The question relates to US proper, that is the 50 states + DC.
Dan Blum:
> It still strikes me as a bit ill-defined. ... to get one
> seems to me to require defining a metric...
Well, if there is a point A such that for every other point B in the
country, the great-circle path from A to B has an initial heading
in the range from 215 clockwise to 45, and the great-circle path
from B to A has an initial heading in the range from 45 clockwise
to 215, then I think point A is clearly the answer.
My intuition for spherical geometry is not good enough to say offhand
how to proceed if there is no such point.
But unless Florida has islands that are farther southeast than the
Keys that I can see in Google Maps, I think the best answer in this
case is probably Rodriguez Key. Various points of land on Key Largo
are close, though.
--
Mark Brader | ...politicians are forever seeking a "level playing field":
Toronto | it lets them talk out of both sides of their mouth.
m...@vex.net | --Roland Hutchinson
Dan Blum
Feb 17, 2015, 9:28:11 PM2/17/15
to
Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
> Erland Sommarskog:
> >>> 3. What is the southeasternmost point of the US?
> >> The question relates to US proper, that is the 50 states + DC.
>
> Dan Blum:
> > It still strikes me as a bit ill-defined. ... to get one
> > seems to me to require defining a metric...
> Well, if there is a point A such that for every other point B in the
> country, the great-circle path from A to B has an initial heading
> in the range from 215 clockwise to 45, and the great-circle path
> from B to A has an initial heading in the range from 45 clockwise
> to 215, then I think point A is clearly the answer.
> My intuition for spherical geometry is not good enough to say offhand
> how to proceed if there is no such point.
> But unless Florida has islands that are farther southeast than the
> Keys that I can see in Google Maps, I think the best answer in this
> case is probably Rodriguez Key. Various points of land on Key Largo
> are close, though.
Rodriguez Key looks good, although I expect the intended answer is
> Erland Sommarskog:
> >>> 3. What is the southeasternmost point of the US?
> >> The question relates to US proper, that is the 50 states + DC.
>
> Dan Blum:
> > It still strikes me as a bit ill-defined. ... to get one
> > seems to me to require defining a metric...
> Well, if there is a point A such that for every other point B in the
> country, the great-circle path from A to B has an initial heading
> in the range from 215 clockwise to 45, and the great-circle path
> from B to A has an initial heading in the range from 45 clockwise
> to 215, then I think point A is clearly the answer.
> My intuition for spherical geometry is not good enough to say offhand
> how to proceed if there is no such point.
> But unless Florida has islands that are farther southeast than the
> Keys that I can see in Google Maps, I think the best answer in this
> case is probably Rodriguez Key. Various points of land on Key Largo
> are close, though.
Key Largo (which I have at least heard of).
Dan Tilque
Feb 20, 2015, 4:47:31 AM2/20/15
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Erland Sommarskog wrote:
> Welcome to Rotating Quiz #170. This quiz is a quiz with quite a narrow
> focus. There is theme, which you might be able to spot in part, and this
> may help you with some of the more obscure questions. But as some questions
> may not seem to fit, it may also confuse you...
>
> I plan to score this late Sunday (Swedish time). In case of a time, I
> will make a subjective evaluation of the incorrect answer. (Where no
> answer may rank better than a really bad one. :-)
>
> 0. In direct continuation of RQ #168 (Sounds better in French), what
> is the name of the region that stretches over several states, and which
> has the highest population density in North Carolina?
Piedmont
> Welcome to Rotating Quiz #170. This quiz is a quiz with quite a narrow
> focus. There is theme, which you might be able to spot in part, and this
> may help you with some of the more obscure questions. But as some questions
> may not seem to fit, it may also confuse you...
>
> I plan to score this late Sunday (Swedish time). In case of a time, I
> will make a subjective evaluation of the incorrect answer. (Where no
> answer may rank better than a really bad one. :-)
>
> 0. In direct continuation of RQ #168 (Sounds better in French), what
> is the name of the region that stretches over several states, and which
> has the highest population density in North Carolina?
>
> 1. What popular beverage origins from New Bern, NC?
>
> 2. How many machine-powered flights were conducted on 1903-12-17?
3
>
> 3. What is the southeasternmost point of the US?
>
> 4. In what US city were people in older days divided into SOB and SNOB?
>
> 5. From what I'm told there is only one active Huguenot congregation
> in the US. Despite this, according to them, quite a few of US
> Presidents have been of Huguenot descent. Which is the most recent
> one?
>
> 6. In <answer 4> a law or regulation was enacted in 1856 to prohibit
> buying and selling in the streets of what?
>
> 7. In what country do you find the cities of Usa and Obama?
>
> 8. The historic centre of Savannah is dotted with lush and relaxing
> squares. The first and the largest square is named after whom?
>
> 9. In my previous RQ I asked about the tragic motorcycle accidents
> that occurred one year and three blocks apart that took the life
> of two of the members in Allman Brothers Band. In which city did
> these accidents occur?
>
> 10. In which metropolitan area are you if you are riding the MARTA?
>
> 11. What is John S. Pemberton's claim to fame?
>
> 12. The tomb of which Nobel laurate reads "Free at last"?
>
> 13. Which was the only of the Confederate states to hold a referendum
> on secession from the Union?
>
> 14. Name any of the three persons depitcted on the engraving on
> Stone Mountain.
>
> 15. Where would you find the places with the illustrious names
> Pumpkintown and Traveler's Rest? I need not only the state name,
> but some direction of where in the state.
>
> 16. In which city do you find North America's largest private home?
>
> 17. If you want to drive from Cherokee NC to Waynesboro VA and you
> want as much as possible stay on the same road all the time,
> which road would drive along?
>
> 18. In which city do you find the NASCAR Hall of Fame?
--
Dan Tilque
Erland Sommarskog
Feb 22, 2015, 4:31:07 PM2/22/15
to
RQ #170 is over - although it remains to see how long the the aftermath
will be. :-)
The quiz is based on my vacation trip in the Carolinas and Georgia in 2013.
It was certainly brave (or foolish if you like) for me to run a quiz about
the US, when there so many of regulars here are from North America, and
I am fully aware of that I will be proven wrong on more than one question.
(Which has already happened.) I mean, when no one has a question right
that I assumed not to be too difficult, I get the feeling that I may have
screwed up.
So I am perfectly willing to adjust the scoring. But given the current
standings, there is nothing to going change that the winner is STEPHEN W
PERRY!. Congrats Stephen, and please set RQ #171 when you find time and
inspiration.
Here is the score board:
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 TOTAL
Dan B 1 1 1 1 1 1 6
Marc D 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 7,5
Mark B 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7
sqp 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 13
Pete 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7
Dan T 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7
Below follows a travelogue with the *intended* answers interleaved. In
a follow-up posting I will comment on selected questions. (So please
hold your objections until you have seen that post.) The travelogue is
intended, so that you can easily skip it if you like.
I flew in to the biggest city in North Carolina where my friend
Alejandro works.
> 0. In direct continuation of RQ #168 (Sounds better in French), what
> is the name of the region that stretches over several states, and which
> has the highest population density in North Carolina?
Piedmont.
I stayed the night at Alejandro's place and the next day I set of
towards the coast by train and bus to arrive in New Bern
> 1. What popular beverage origins from New Bern, NC?
Pepsi-Cola.
In New Bern I picked up a rental car and drove around the coastal
area and the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Amongst other places I
visited the Brothers Wright Memorial at Kitty Hawk
> 2. How many machine-powered flights were conducted on 1903-12-17?
4.
I continued along the Banks and stopped to climb the lighthouse at
> 3. What is the southeasternmost point of the US?
Cape Hatteras
Eventually I was back in New Bern, and by train and bus I travelled to
> 4. In what US city were people in older days divided into SOB and SNOB?
Charleston, SC
SOB = South of Broad, SNOB = Slightly North of Broad. Broad here meaning
Broad Street. SOB was the more plosh side.
Charleston is a city of many sights, and one place I stopped at
was the Huguenot church, supposedly the only active one in the US.
In the church there was a board with all US presidents of Huguenot
descent.
> 5. From what I'm told there is only one active Huguenot congregation
> in the US. Despite this, according to them, quite a few of US
> Presidents have been of Huguenot descent. Which is the most recent
> one?
Gerald Ford.
You can view the board here: http://www.sommarskog.se/temp/P1020175.jpg
A very taking place to visit in Charleson was a museum that is housed
in a building where the street commerce that was outlawed in 1856 was
relocated for a few years:
> 6. In <answer 4> a law or regulation was enacted in 1856 to prohibit
> buying and selling in the streets of what?
Slaves.
When you are in Charleston, don't miss the Old Slave Mart Museum! It's
certainly a sobering experience. Thankfully, the commerce in the
slave marts did not last for very many years.
Charleston is a great place not only for the sights in the city itself,
but there are also some nice sites in the surroundings. I went to the
Magnolia Plantation which was a very good full-day experience, as well
as the Boone-Hall Plantation.
Before I left home, I had booked a two-day tour in the Okefenokee
swamp in southern Georgia, and I had booked a rental car to drive
down to Folkston, GA from Charleston. However, the swamp is a National
Wildlife Refuge, which means that it was closed down due to the
brawl between the President and the Tea Party clowns in the Congress.
> 7. In what country do you find the cities of Usa and Obama?
Japan.
I cancelled the car, and took the train to Savannah which had been on
my list anyway, and I enjoyed a day in the historic city.
> 8. The historic centre of Savannah is dotted with lush and relaxing
> squares. The first and the largest square is named after whom?
Robert Johnson, colonial governor of South Carlonia, and a friend of
General Oglethorpe, the founder of the city.
I jumped on a greyhound going west, and the bus made a short stop in
> 9. In my previous RQ I asked about the tragic motorcycle accidents
> that occurred one year and three blocks apart that took the life
> of two of the members in Allman Brothers Band. In which city did
> these accidents occur?
Macon, GA.
The bus continued to
> 10. In which metropolitan area are you if you are riding the MARTA?
Atlanta, GA.
Atlanta is a confusing city where about every second street is called
something with Peachtree. There are also some worthwhile sights. A fun
museum is the one which had a statue of this guy outside of it:
> 11. What is John S. Pemberton's claim to fame?
Coca-Cola.
After having seen the World of Coca-Cola (and the nearby Aquarium
which was not really my place), I went across downtown to Sweet Auburn
which is the area where this great man grew up:
> 12. The tomb of which Nobel laurate reads "Free at last"?
Dr Martin Luther King Jr.
Just outside Atlanta, perfectly reachable by public transport, is
Stone Mountain Park. Not only a geological wonder, the park is also
home to various Confederate memoribilia. In front of the mountain
wall there is an open space, and around the open space there is a
platform for each one of the Confederate states with a memorial stone
table that gives a short history of how the state seceeded, fared in
the war and when it was finally re-admitted into the union. It was
here that I learnt that:
> 13. Which was the only of the Confederate states to hold a referendum
> on secession from the Union?
Tennesee.
And then there is this huge carving on the mountain of three
Confederate leaders:
> 14. Name any of the three persons depitcted on the engraving on
> Stone Mountain.
Jefferson Davis, Robert E Lee, Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson.
(Now "Stonewall" isn't that a very apt name for someone who ended
up in that place?)
As a tropical storm reached Atlanta in the evening, I went to the
train station in the pouring rain and rode to Greenville and spent
some nice days exploring some state parks in
> 15. Where would you find the places with the illustrious names
> Pumpkintown and Traveler's Rest? I need not only the state name,
> but some direction of where in the state.
South Carolina upstate.
I had picked up a rental car in Greenville, and after some nice
hiking in Caesar's Head State Park, I continued into North Carolina
and
> 16. In which city do you find North America's largest private home?
Asheville, NC.
More precisely, this is the Biltmore Estate, certainly a place
worth visiting. While Asheville is kind of nice in the evening, the
city itself (outside the Biltmore Estate, that is) is not worth
a full day in my opinion. But I liked the pinball museum.
From Asheville I continued to Blowing Rock, a small place in the
Appalachian mountains. I did not directly drive the fastest road,
but it certainly was a wonderful experience.
> 17. If you want to drive from Cherokee NC to Waynesboro VA and you
> want as much as possible stay on the same road all the time,
> which road would drive along?
Blue Ridge Parkway
For a European like me, it was certainly a sort of weird concept
to have a road which is intended for sightseeing only. But it was
brilliant sunshine, and the colours of autumn had just arrived.
After Blowing Rock (where I managed to miss the blowing rock itself),
I took the car back to my starting point, and Alejandro was kind to
drive me to my hotel in:
> 18. In which city do you find the NASCAR Hall of Fame?
Charlotte, NC.
I stayed in Charlotte for the week, as my main reason for going to
the area was to attend a conference at the convention centre in
Charlotte. I'm not into racing of any sort, but the conference party
as at the NASCAR place (which also is adjacent to the convention
centre.)
will be. :-)
The quiz is based on my vacation trip in the Carolinas and Georgia in 2013.
It was certainly brave (or foolish if you like) for me to run a quiz about
the US, when there so many of regulars here are from North America, and
I am fully aware of that I will be proven wrong on more than one question.
(Which has already happened.) I mean, when no one has a question right
that I assumed not to be too difficult, I get the feeling that I may have
screwed up.
So I am perfectly willing to adjust the scoring. But given the current
standings, there is nothing to going change that the winner is STEPHEN W
PERRY!. Congrats Stephen, and please set RQ #171 when you find time and
inspiration.
Here is the score board:
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 TOTAL
Dan B 1 1 1 1 1 1 6
Marc D 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 7,5
Mark B 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7
sqp 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 13
Pete 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7
Dan T 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7
Below follows a travelogue with the *intended* answers interleaved. In
a follow-up posting I will comment on selected questions. (So please
hold your objections until you have seen that post.) The travelogue is
intended, so that you can easily skip it if you like.
I flew in to the biggest city in North Carolina where my friend
Alejandro works.
> 0. In direct continuation of RQ #168 (Sounds better in French), what
> is the name of the region that stretches over several states, and which
> has the highest population density in North Carolina?
I stayed the night at Alejandro's place and the next day I set of
towards the coast by train and bus to arrive in New Bern
> 1. What popular beverage origins from New Bern, NC?
In New Bern I picked up a rental car and drove around the coastal
area and the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Amongst other places I
visited the Brothers Wright Memorial at Kitty Hawk
> 2. How many machine-powered flights were conducted on 1903-12-17?
I continued along the Banks and stopped to climb the lighthouse at
> 3. What is the southeasternmost point of the US?
Eventually I was back in New Bern, and by train and bus I travelled to
> 4. In what US city were people in older days divided into SOB and SNOB?
SOB = South of Broad, SNOB = Slightly North of Broad. Broad here meaning
Broad Street. SOB was the more plosh side.
Charleston is a city of many sights, and one place I stopped at
was the Huguenot church, supposedly the only active one in the US.
In the church there was a board with all US presidents of Huguenot
descent.
> 5. From what I'm told there is only one active Huguenot congregation
> in the US. Despite this, according to them, quite a few of US
> Presidents have been of Huguenot descent. Which is the most recent
> one?
You can view the board here: http://www.sommarskog.se/temp/P1020175.jpg
A very taking place to visit in Charleson was a museum that is housed
in a building where the street commerce that was outlawed in 1856 was
relocated for a few years:
> 6. In <answer 4> a law or regulation was enacted in 1856 to prohibit
> buying and selling in the streets of what?
When you are in Charleston, don't miss the Old Slave Mart Museum! It's
certainly a sobering experience. Thankfully, the commerce in the
slave marts did not last for very many years.
Charleston is a great place not only for the sights in the city itself,
but there are also some nice sites in the surroundings. I went to the
Magnolia Plantation which was a very good full-day experience, as well
as the Boone-Hall Plantation.
Before I left home, I had booked a two-day tour in the Okefenokee
swamp in southern Georgia, and I had booked a rental car to drive
down to Folkston, GA from Charleston. However, the swamp is a National
Wildlife Refuge, which means that it was closed down due to the
brawl between the President and the Tea Party clowns in the Congress.
> 7. In what country do you find the cities of Usa and Obama?
I cancelled the car, and took the train to Savannah which had been on
my list anyway, and I enjoyed a day in the historic city.
> 8. The historic centre of Savannah is dotted with lush and relaxing
> squares. The first and the largest square is named after whom?
General Oglethorpe, the founder of the city.
I jumped on a greyhound going west, and the bus made a short stop in
> 9. In my previous RQ I asked about the tragic motorcycle accidents
> that occurred one year and three blocks apart that took the life
> of two of the members in Allman Brothers Band. In which city did
> these accidents occur?
The bus continued to
> 10. In which metropolitan area are you if you are riding the MARTA?
Atlanta is a confusing city where about every second street is called
something with Peachtree. There are also some worthwhile sights. A fun
museum is the one which had a statue of this guy outside of it:
> 11. What is John S. Pemberton's claim to fame?
After having seen the World of Coca-Cola (and the nearby Aquarium
which was not really my place), I went across downtown to Sweet Auburn
which is the area where this great man grew up:
> 12. The tomb of which Nobel laurate reads "Free at last"?
Just outside Atlanta, perfectly reachable by public transport, is
Stone Mountain Park. Not only a geological wonder, the park is also
home to various Confederate memoribilia. In front of the mountain
wall there is an open space, and around the open space there is a
platform for each one of the Confederate states with a memorial stone
table that gives a short history of how the state seceeded, fared in
the war and when it was finally re-admitted into the union. It was
here that I learnt that:
> 13. Which was the only of the Confederate states to hold a referendum
> on secession from the Union?
And then there is this huge carving on the mountain of three
Confederate leaders:
> 14. Name any of the three persons depitcted on the engraving on
> Stone Mountain.
(Now "Stonewall" isn't that a very apt name for someone who ended
up in that place?)
As a tropical storm reached Atlanta in the evening, I went to the
train station in the pouring rain and rode to Greenville and spent
some nice days exploring some state parks in
> 15. Where would you find the places with the illustrious names
> Pumpkintown and Traveler's Rest? I need not only the state name,
> but some direction of where in the state.
I had picked up a rental car in Greenville, and after some nice
hiking in Caesar's Head State Park, I continued into North Carolina
and
> 16. In which city do you find North America's largest private home?
More precisely, this is the Biltmore Estate, certainly a place
worth visiting. While Asheville is kind of nice in the evening, the
city itself (outside the Biltmore Estate, that is) is not worth
a full day in my opinion. But I liked the pinball museum.
From Asheville I continued to Blowing Rock, a small place in the
Appalachian mountains. I did not directly drive the fastest road,
but it certainly was a wonderful experience.
> 17. If you want to drive from Cherokee NC to Waynesboro VA and you
> want as much as possible stay on the same road all the time,
> which road would drive along?
For a European like me, it was certainly a sort of weird concept
to have a road which is intended for sightseeing only. But it was
brilliant sunshine, and the colours of autumn had just arrived.
After Blowing Rock (where I managed to miss the blowing rock itself),
I took the car back to my starting point, and Alejandro was kind to
drive me to my hotel in:
> 18. In which city do you find the NASCAR Hall of Fame?
I stayed in Charlotte for the week, as my main reason for going to
the area was to attend a conference at the convention centre in
Charlotte. I'm not into racing of any sort, but the conference party
as at the NASCAR place (which also is adjacent to the convention
centre.)
Erland Sommarskog
Feb 22, 2015, 4:58:00 PM2/22/15
to
Here are comments to selected questions in the quiz:
>> 3. What is the southeasternmost point of the US?
>
> Cape Hatteras
No, it is not Cape Hatteras. I know that I read this somewhere, but I can't
find it. In any case, it was surely not any reliable source. Wikipedia
says: "It is the point that protrudes the farthest to the southeast along
the northeast-to-southwest line[clarification needed] of the Atlantic coast
of North America.", but that is not really the same thing.
Taking a map of the US and tilting it 45° in Irfan View makes it
painfully clear that the correct answer is in Florida. From this exercise,
I'm ruling Key Largo as correct, but not Key West.
My apologies for not checking this better in advance. There are some
other possible interesting questions that can be asked about Cape
Hatteras and the lighthouse.
>> 4. In what US city were people in older days divided into SOB and SNOB?
>
> Charleston, SC
I decided that I needed the state to award full points, why only
"Charleston" got half a point. While certainly far more known than
the city in West Virginia, the latter is after all a state captial. And
it is also in a lady state, and thus fits the title of the quiz.
>> 5. From what I'm told there is only one active Huguenot congregation
>> in the US. Despite this, according to them, quite a few of US
>> Presidents have been of Huguenot descent. Which is the most recent
>> one?
>
> Gerald Ford.
>
> You can view the board here: http://www.sommarskog.se/temp/P1020175.jpg
Yeah, that's suspiciously very many. About every second one. And no
one after Ford? Hmm...
>> 7. In what country do you find the cities of Usa and Obama?
>
> Japan.
See, I managed to sneak in Japan even in this quiz!
>> 8. The historic centre of Savannah is dotted with lush and relaxing
>> squares. The first and the largest square is named after whom?
>
> Robert Johnson, colonial governor of South Carlonia, and a friend of
> General Oglethorpe, the founder of the city.
As you might have guessed, this question was designed to give Mark
Brader a free point. Pity he didn't take it.
>> 13. Which was the only of the Confederate states to hold a referendum
>> on secession from the Union?
>
> Tennesee.
I did not execpt this one to be a stumper. Several suggested Virginia.
I can't go back to the stone tablets, but what I understand from
Wikiepdia, Virginia had elections for an assembly which in their turn
made the decision on whether to secede or not. The stone table for
Tennesse clearly said that it was the only state to hold a referendum
on secession.
>> 14. Name any of the three persons depitcted on the engraving on
>> Stone Mountain.
>
> Jefferson Davis, Robert E Lee, Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson.
On the other hand, everyone knew this one. I am particularly impressed
that so many named anyone else than Davis, the Confederate President.
>> 15. Where would you find the places with the illustrious names
>> Pumpkintown and Traveler's Rest? I need not only the state name,
>> but some direction of where in the state.
>
> South Carolina upstate.
Yeah, this was a lousy question, but the place was too nice to be left
without a question in the quiz. "North Central South Carolina" is not
exactly right - that's more like Lake Wylie where Alejandro lives - but
I had decided to award that anything far enough from the coast.
>> 17. If you want to drive from Cherokee NC to Waynesboro VA and you
>> want as much as possible stay on the same road all the time,
>> which road would drive along?
>
> Blue Ridge Parkway
I should have taken more care to make sure that there were no other
road that fits the bill and phrased the question more strictly. The
I-81 fits, but I nevertheless decided to only give half a point, as
the Blue Ridge Parkway is a better fit. You drive some 5 km from Cherokee
to reach it, and you arrive some 5 km outside Waynesboro. The distances
to I-81 is quite longer.
Nevermind that the I-81 will be a lot faster. The speed limit on the
Blue Ridge Parkway never exceeds 70 km/h. And since commerical traffic
is not permitted on it, you will have to leave it if you want to grab
some food along the way.
But - it is a very nice drive. I can definitely recommend it!
>> 3. What is the southeasternmost point of the US?
>
> Cape Hatteras
find it. In any case, it was surely not any reliable source. Wikipedia
says: "It is the point that protrudes the farthest to the southeast along
the northeast-to-southwest line[clarification needed] of the Atlantic coast
of North America.", but that is not really the same thing.
Taking a map of the US and tilting it 45° in Irfan View makes it
painfully clear that the correct answer is in Florida. From this exercise,
I'm ruling Key Largo as correct, but not Key West.
My apologies for not checking this better in advance. There are some
other possible interesting questions that can be asked about Cape
Hatteras and the lighthouse.
>> 4. In what US city were people in older days divided into SOB and SNOB?
>
> Charleston, SC
"Charleston" got half a point. While certainly far more known than
the city in West Virginia, the latter is after all a state captial. And
it is also in a lady state, and thus fits the title of the quiz.
>> 5. From what I'm told there is only one active Huguenot congregation
>> in the US. Despite this, according to them, quite a few of US
>> Presidents have been of Huguenot descent. Which is the most recent
>> one?
>
> Gerald Ford.
>
> You can view the board here: http://www.sommarskog.se/temp/P1020175.jpg
one after Ford? Hmm...
>> 7. In what country do you find the cities of Usa and Obama?
>
> Japan.
>> 8. The historic centre of Savannah is dotted with lush and relaxing
>> squares. The first and the largest square is named after whom?
>
> Robert Johnson, colonial governor of South Carlonia, and a friend of
> General Oglethorpe, the founder of the city.
Brader a free point. Pity he didn't take it.
>> 13. Which was the only of the Confederate states to hold a referendum
>> on secession from the Union?
>
> Tennesee.
I can't go back to the stone tablets, but what I understand from
Wikiepdia, Virginia had elections for an assembly which in their turn
made the decision on whether to secede or not. The stone table for
Tennesse clearly said that it was the only state to hold a referendum
on secession.
>> 14. Name any of the three persons depitcted on the engraving on
>> Stone Mountain.
>
> Jefferson Davis, Robert E Lee, Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson.
that so many named anyone else than Davis, the Confederate President.
>> 15. Where would you find the places with the illustrious names
>> Pumpkintown and Traveler's Rest? I need not only the state name,
>> but some direction of where in the state.
>
> South Carolina upstate.
without a question in the quiz. "North Central South Carolina" is not
exactly right - that's more like Lake Wylie where Alejandro lives - but
I had decided to award that anything far enough from the coast.
>> 17. If you want to drive from Cherokee NC to Waynesboro VA and you
>> want as much as possible stay on the same road all the time,
>> which road would drive along?
>
> Blue Ridge Parkway
road that fits the bill and phrased the question more strictly. The
I-81 fits, but I nevertheless decided to only give half a point, as
the Blue Ridge Parkway is a better fit. You drive some 5 km from Cherokee
to reach it, and you arrive some 5 km outside Waynesboro. The distances
to I-81 is quite longer.
Nevermind that the I-81 will be a lot faster. The speed limit on the
Blue Ridge Parkway never exceeds 70 km/h. And since commerical traffic
is not permitted on it, you will have to leave it if you want to grab
some food along the way.
But - it is a very nice drive. I can definitely recommend it!
Dan Tilque
Feb 22, 2015, 11:32:13 PM2/22/15
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Erland Sommarskog wrote:
>
> Here is the score board:
>
> 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 TOTAL
> Dan B 1 1 1 1 1 1 6
> Marc D 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 7,5
> Mark B 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7
> sqp 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 13
> Pete 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7
> Dan T 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7
Not that it makes any difference to the results (unless that "sqp" guy
>
> Here is the score board:
>
> 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 TOTAL
> Dan B 1 1 1 1 1 1 6
> Marc D 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 7,5
> Mark B 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7
> sqp 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 13
> Pete 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7
> Dan T 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7
decides not to do the next quiz) but I got #7 right too.
--
Dan Tilque
Erland Sommarskog
Feb 23, 2015, 3:16:00 AM2/23/15
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Dan Tilque (dti...@frontier.com) writes:
> Not that it makes any difference to the results (unless that "sqp" guy
> decides not to do the next quiz) but I got #7 right too.
>
Oops! Sorry about that!
> Not that it makes any difference to the results (unless that "sqp" guy
> decides not to do the next quiz) but I got #7 right too.
>
swp
Feb 23, 2015, 7:53:57 PM2/23/15
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On Sunday, February 22, 2015 at 4:31:07 PM UTC-5, Erland Sommarskog wrote:
> RQ #170 is over - although it remains to see how long the the aftermath
> will be. :-)
>
> The quiz is based on my vacation trip in the Carolinas and Georgia in 2013.
> It was certainly brave (or foolish if you like) for me to run a quiz about
> the US, when there so many of regulars here are from North America, and
> I am fully aware of that I will be proven wrong on more than one question.
> (Which has already happened.) I mean, when no one has a question right
> that I assumed not to be too difficult, I get the feeling that I may have
> screwed up.
>
> So I am perfectly willing to adjust the scoring. But given the current
> standings, there is nothing to going change that the winner is STEPHEN W
> PERRY!. Congrats Stephen, and please set RQ #171 when you find time and
> inspiration.
>
> Here is the score board:
>
> 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 TOTAL
> Dan B 1 1 1 1 1 1 6
> Marc D 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 7,5
> Mark B 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7
> sqp 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 13
> Pete 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7
> Dan T 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7
>
...
> RQ #170 is over - although it remains to see how long the the aftermath
> will be. :-)
>
> The quiz is based on my vacation trip in the Carolinas and Georgia in 2013.
> It was certainly brave (or foolish if you like) for me to run a quiz about
> the US, when there so many of regulars here are from North America, and
> I am fully aware of that I will be proven wrong on more than one question.
> (Which has already happened.) I mean, when no one has a question right
> that I assumed not to be too difficult, I get the feeling that I may have
> screwed up.
>
> So I am perfectly willing to adjust the scoring. But given the current
> standings, there is nothing to going change that the winner is STEPHEN W
> PERRY!. Congrats Stephen, and please set RQ #171 when you find time and
> inspiration.
>
> Here is the score board:
>
> 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 TOTAL
> Dan B 1 1 1 1 1 1 6
> Marc D 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 7,5
> Mark B 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7
> sqp 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 13
> Pete 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7
> Dan T 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7
>
I am certain that my answer of 'north central south carolina' was perfectly correct, but won't quibble.
I am drawing my inspiration for the next quiz from my 12 year old daughter. and last night's oscar telecast. forewarned is forearmed.
swp
Erland Sommarskog
Feb 24, 2015, 3:41:37 AM2/24/15
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swp (Stephen...@gmail.com) writes:
> I am certain that my answer of 'north central south carolina' was
> perfectly correct, but won't quibble.
You did get a point for it!
> I am certain that my answer of 'north central south carolina' was
> perfectly correct, but won't quibble.
Not the least since a term like "north central" may have a statistical
definition that may not agree entirely with the map. (And which I don't
know about.)
And, yes, I was very well aware of that it was a crappy question. But the
place names are fun.
> I am drawing my inspiration for the next quiz from my 12 year old
> daughter. and last night's oscar telecast. forewarned is forearmed.
>
Oh, how bad it was! (And on of top of all, they call it a comedy!)
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