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Gareth Owen
Jan 17, 2018, 2:51:04 PM1/17/18
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Sorry about the delay - new job taking more time than I expected.
Usual RQ rules apply, Closing 00:01 AM GMT, Sunday 21st Jan.
1. Which candidate won the third highest share of the popular vote in the 2016
US Presidential Election?
2. Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award in an
acting category?
3. Who was the first person to win two Nobel Prizes?
4. Who, in 1997, became the youngest person to win a Grammy award?
5. Which gymnast was first to record a perfect 10 in an Olympic
gymnastics competition?
6. Which Hollywood star also made breakthroughs in the field of radio
communications, including frequency hopping and spread spectrum?
7. Who is presently Prime Minister of New Zealand?
8. The recent film "The Post" stars Meryl Streep as which newspaper
owner?
Tie break: The highest and lowest points of the continental United
States are both in Californa. How far apart are they?
Usual RQ rules apply, Closing 00:01 AM GMT, Sunday 21st Jan.
1. Which candidate won the third highest share of the popular vote in the 2016
US Presidential Election?
2. Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award in an
acting category?
3. Who was the first person to win two Nobel Prizes?
4. Who, in 1997, became the youngest person to win a Grammy award?
5. Which gymnast was first to record a perfect 10 in an Olympic
gymnastics competition?
6. Which Hollywood star also made breakthroughs in the field of radio
communications, including frequency hopping and spread spectrum?
7. Who is presently Prime Minister of New Zealand?
8. The recent film "The Post" stars Meryl Streep as which newspaper
owner?
Tie break: The highest and lowest points of the continental United
States are both in Californa. How far apart are they?
Dan Blum
Jan 17, 2018, 3:14:06 PM1/17/18
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Gareth Owen <gwo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 1. Which candidate won the third highest share of the popular vote in the 2016
> US Presidential Election?
Jill Stein
> 1. Which candidate won the third highest share of the popular vote in the 2016
> US Presidential Election?
> 2. Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award in an
> acting category?
> 3. Who was the first person to win two Nobel Prizes?
> 4. Who, in 1997, became the youngest person to win a Grammy award?
> 5. Which gymnast was first to record a perfect 10 in an Olympic
> gymnastics competition?
> 6. Which Hollywood star also made breakthroughs in the field of radio
> communications, including frequency hopping and spread spectrum?
> 8. The recent film "The Post" stars Meryl Streep as which newspaper
> owner?
> Tie break: The highest and lowest points of the continental United
> States are both in Californa. How far apart are they?
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Mark Brader
Jan 17, 2018, 7:12:15 PM1/17/18
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Gareth Owen:
> 3. Who was the first person to win two Nobel Prizes?
Marie Curie.
> 4. Who, in 1997, became the youngest person to win a Grammy award?
Adele?
> 5. Which gymnast was first to record a perfect 10 in an Olympic
> gymnastics competition?
Comaneci.
> 6. Which Hollywood star also made breakthroughs in the field of radio
> communications, including frequency hopping and spread spectrum?
Lamarr.
> 8. The recent film "The Post" stars Meryl Streep as which newspaper
> owner?
Graham.
> Tie break: The highest and lowest points of the continental United
> States are both in Californa. How far apart are they?
25 miles.
--
Mark Brader | "The closest I can get to describing her is to compare
Toronto | the feeling one gets from picking up a ten-card suit..."
m...@vex.net | --Zia Mahmood
> 2. Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award in an
> acting category?
Poitier.
> acting category?
> 3. Who was the first person to win two Nobel Prizes?
> 4. Who, in 1997, became the youngest person to win a Grammy award?
> 5. Which gymnast was first to record a perfect 10 in an Olympic
> gymnastics competition?
> 6. Which Hollywood star also made breakthroughs in the field of radio
> communications, including frequency hopping and spread spectrum?
> 8. The recent film "The Post" stars Meryl Streep as which newspaper
> owner?
> Tie break: The highest and lowest points of the continental United
> States are both in Californa. How far apart are they?
--
Mark Brader | "The closest I can get to describing her is to compare
Toronto | the feeling one gets from picking up a ten-card suit..."
m...@vex.net | --Zia Mahmood
Peter Smyth
Jan 18, 2018, 6:08:39 AM1/18/18
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Gareth Owen wrote:
> Sorry about the delay - new job taking more time than I expected.
>
> Usual RQ rules apply, Closing 00:01 AM GMT, Sunday 21st Jan.
>
> 1. Which candidate won the third highest share of the popular vote in the 2016
> US Presidential Election?
McMullen
> Sorry about the delay - new job taking more time than I expected.
>
> Usual RQ rules apply, Closing 00:01 AM GMT, Sunday 21st Jan.
>
> 1. Which candidate won the third highest share of the popular vote in the 2016
> US Presidential Election?
> 2. Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award in an
> acting category?
Washington
> acting category?
> 3. Who was the first person to win two Nobel Prizes?
Curie
> 4. Who, in 1997, became the youngest person to win a Grammy award?
Spears
> 5. Which gymnast was first to record a perfect 10 in an Olympic
> gymnastics competition?
Comaneci
> gymnastics competition?
> 6. Which Hollywood star also made breakthroughs in the field of radio
> communications, including frequency hopping and spread spectrum?
>
> 7. Who is presently Prime Minister of New Zealand?
>
> 8. The recent film "The Post" stars Meryl Streep as which newspaper
> owner?
>
> Tie break: The highest and lowest points of the continental United
> States are both in Californa. How far apart are they?
584km
> communications, including frequency hopping and spread spectrum?
>
> 7. Who is presently Prime Minister of New Zealand?
>
> 8. The recent film "The Post" stars Meryl Streep as which newspaper
> owner?
>
> Tie break: The highest and lowest points of the continental United
> States are both in Californa. How far apart are they?
Peter Smyth
Erland Sommarskog
Jan 18, 2018, 10:41:13 AM1/18/18
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Gareth Owen (gwo...@gmail.com) writes:
> 1. Which candidate won the third highest share of the popular vote in
> the 2016
> US Presidential Election?
Jill Smith
> 1. Which candidate won the third highest share of the popular vote in
> the 2016
> US Presidential Election?
> 3. Who was the first person to win two Nobel Prizes?
> 5. Which gymnast was first to record a perfect 10 in an Olympic
> gymnastics competition?
> 7. Who is presently Prime Minister of New Zealand?
> Tie break: The highest and lowest points of the continental United
> States are both in Californa. How far apart are they?
>
Marc Dashevsky
Jan 18, 2018, 3:42:29 PM1/18/18
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In article <87mv1cn...@gmail.com>, gwo...@gmail.com says...
> 2. Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award in an
> acting category?
Poitier
> 3. Who was the first person to win two Nobel Prizes?
Marie Curie
> 4. Who, in 1997, became the youngest person to win a Grammy award?
>
> 5. Which gymnast was first to record a perfect 10 in an Olympic
> gymnastics competition?
>
> 6. Which Hollywood star also made breakthroughs in the field of radio
> communications, including frequency hopping and spread spectrum?
Dorothy Lamour
> 7. Who is presently Prime Minister of New Zealand?
>
> 8. The recent film "The Post" stars Meryl Streep as which newspaper
> owner?
Graham
> Tie break: The highest and lowest points of the continental United
> States are both in Californa. How far apart are they?
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
>
> Sorry about the delay - new job taking more time than I expected.
>
> Usual RQ rules apply, Closing 00:01 AM GMT, Sunday 21st Jan.
>
> 1. Which candidate won the third highest share of the popular vote in the 2016
> US Presidential Election?
Sanders
> Sorry about the delay - new job taking more time than I expected.
>
> Usual RQ rules apply, Closing 00:01 AM GMT, Sunday 21st Jan.
>
> 1. Which candidate won the third highest share of the popular vote in the 2016
> US Presidential Election?
> 2. Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award in an
> acting category?
> 3. Who was the first person to win two Nobel Prizes?
> 4. Who, in 1997, became the youngest person to win a Grammy award?
>
> 5. Which gymnast was first to record a perfect 10 in an Olympic
> gymnastics competition?
>
> 6. Which Hollywood star also made breakthroughs in the field of radio
> communications, including frequency hopping and spread spectrum?
> 7. Who is presently Prime Minister of New Zealand?
>
> 8. The recent film "The Post" stars Meryl Streep as which newspaper
> owner?
> Tie break: The highest and lowest points of the continental United
> States are both in Californa. How far apart are they?
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Dan Tilque
Jan 19, 2018, 9:49:18 PM1/19/18
to
Gareth Owen wrote:
> Sorry about the delay - new job taking more time than I expected.
>
> Usual RQ rules apply, Closing 00:01 AM GMT, Sunday 21st Jan.
>
> 1. Which candidate won the third highest share of the popular vote in the 2016
> US Presidential Election?
Jill Stein
> Sorry about the delay - new job taking more time than I expected.
>
> Usual RQ rules apply, Closing 00:01 AM GMT, Sunday 21st Jan.
>
> 1. Which candidate won the third highest share of the popular vote in the 2016
> US Presidential Election?
>
> 2. Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award in an
> acting category?
>
> 3. Who was the first person to win two Nobel Prizes?
>
> 4. Who, in 1997, became the youngest person to win a Grammy award?
>
> 5. Which gymnast was first to record a perfect 10 in an Olympic
> gymnastics competition?
>
> 6. Which Hollywood star also made breakthroughs in the field of radio
> communications, including frequency hopping and spread spectrum?
>
> 7. Who is presently Prime Minister of New Zealand?
>
> 8. The recent film "The Post" stars Meryl Streep as which newspaper
> owner?
>
> Tie break: The highest and lowest points of the continental United
> States are both in Californa. How far apart are they?
Dan Tilque
swp
Jan 20, 2018, 11:17:52 AM1/20/18
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On Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at 2:51:04 PM UTC-5, Gareth Owen wrote:
> Sorry about the delay - new job taking more time than I expected.
>
> Usual RQ rules apply, Closing 00:01 AM GMT, Sunday 21st Jan.
I saw many others answers before posting this.
> Sorry about the delay - new job taking more time than I expected.
>
> Usual RQ rules apply, Closing 00:01 AM GMT, Sunday 21st Jan.
> 1. Which candidate won the third highest share of the popular vote in the 2016
> US Presidential Election?
>
> 2. Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award in an
> acting category?
>
> 3. Who was the first person to win two Nobel Prizes?
>
> 4. Who, in 1997, became the youngest person to win a Grammy award?
>
> 5. Which gymnast was first to record a perfect 10 in an Olympic
> gymnastics competition?
>
> 6. Which Hollywood star also made breakthroughs in the field of radio
> communications, including frequency hopping and spread spectrum?
> 7. Who is presently Prime Minister of New Zealand?
>
> 8. The recent film "The Post" stars Meryl Streep as which newspaper
> owner?
>
> Tie break: The highest and lowest points of the continental United
> States are both in Californa. How far apart are they?
swp
Gareth Owen
Jan 23, 2018, 4:32:13 PM1/23/18
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Gareth Owen <gwo...@gmail.com> writes:
> Sorry about the delay - new job taking more time than I expected.
>
> Usual RQ rules apply, Closing 00:01 AM GMT, Sunday 21st Jan.
>
> 1. Which candidate won the third highest share of the popular vote in the 2016
> US Presidential Election?
Jill Stein (Green Party)
> Sorry about the delay - new job taking more time than I expected.
>
> Usual RQ rules apply, Closing 00:01 AM GMT, Sunday 21st Jan.
>
> 1. Which candidate won the third highest share of the popular vote in the 2016
> US Presidential Election?
> 2. Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award in an
> acting category?
> 3. Who was the first person to win two Nobel Prizes?
> 4. Who, in 1997, became the youngest person to win a Grammy award?
> 5. Which gymnast was first to record a perfect 10 in an Olympic
> gymnastics competition?
> 6. Which Hollywood star also made breakthroughs in the field of radio
> communications, including frequency hopping and spread spectrum?
> 7. Who is presently Prime Minister of New Zealand?
> 8. The recent film "The Post" stars Meryl Streep as which newspaper
> owner?
> Tie break: The highest and lowest points of the continental United
> States are both in Californa. How far apart are they?
Wikipedia cites the FCC azimuth co-ordinator[1] at 84.6 miles.
I found this out while setting the quiz, so stuck it in as a Tie Break
as I thought it was amazing (despite the fact I've done very-nearly that
drive in real life).
Scores:
Q1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total
Dan Blum 1 x 1 x 1 1 x 1 5
Mark Brader x x 1 x 1 1 x 1 4
Peter Smyth x x 1 x 1 x x x 2
Erland Sommarskog x x 1 x 1 x x x 2
Marc Dashevsky x x 1 x x x x 1 2
Dan Tilque 1 x 1 x x 1 x 1 4
swp [void slate] x x x x x 1 x x 1
Firstly, I'm sorry. I thought this was easier than it turned out to be.
Thanks for playing, though.
Secondly, congratulations to Dan Blum, who sneaks past
[1] I've seen the real azimuth co-ordinator too.
Dan Blum
Jan 23, 2018, 4:49:40 PM1/23/18
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Gareth Owen <gwo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Firstly, I'm sorry. I thought this was easier than it turned out to be.
> Thanks for playing, though.
> Secondly, congratulations to Dan Blum, who sneaks past
Thanks. It helped that I figured out the theme, since I originally
> Firstly, I'm sorry. I thought this was easier than it turned out to be.
> Thanks for playing, though.
> Secondly, congratulations to Dan Blum, who sneaks past
guessed Gary Johnson for question 1.
I'll try to have something up sooner but definitely by this Sunday.
Mark Brader
Jan 23, 2018, 7:25:41 PM1/23/18
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Gareth Owen:
> since I originally guessed Gary Johnson for question 1.
That was the right answer! He got three times as many votes as Stein.
Gareth?
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> > Firstly, I'm sorry. I thought this was easier than it turned out to be.
> > Thanks for playing, though.
>
> > Secondly, congratulations to Dan Blum, who sneaks past
Dan Blum:
> > Thanks for playing, though.
>
> > Secondly, congratulations to Dan Blum, who sneaks past
> Thanks. It helped that I figured out the theme,
There was a theme?
> since I originally guessed Gary Johnson for question 1.
Gareth?
--
Mark Brader | YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE CRAZY TO WORK HERE
Toronto | WE'LL TRAIN YOU
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Dan Blum
Jan 23, 2018, 8:16:26 PM1/23/18
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Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
> Gareth Owen:
> > > Firstly, I'm sorry. I thought this was easier than it turned out to be.
> > > Thanks for playing, though.
> >
> > > Secondly, congratulations to Dan Blum, who sneaks past
>
> Dan Blum:
> > Thanks. It helped that I figured out the theme,
> There was a theme?
Well, I thought there was - all the other answers I knew (or thought I
> Gareth Owen:
> > > Firstly, I'm sorry. I thought this was easier than it turned out to be.
> > > Thanks for playing, though.
> >
> > > Secondly, congratulations to Dan Blum, who sneaks past
>
> Dan Blum:
> > Thanks. It helped that I figured out the theme,
> There was a theme?
knew) were women.
> > since I originally guessed Gary Johnson for question 1.
> That was the right answer! He got three times as many votes as Stein.
> Gareth?
Mark Brader
Jan 23, 2018, 10:08:21 PM1/23/18
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Dan Blum:
> Indeed.
I was both amused and annoyed when I looked it up, because this time
I *hadn't* given "Johnson" as a random guess.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "'Run me,' Alice?"
m...@vex.net -- Tom Neff
>>> since I originally guessed Gary Johnson for question 1.
Mark Brader:
>> That was the right answer! He got three times as many votes as Stein.
>> Gareth?
Dan Blum:
>> Gareth?
> Indeed.
I was both amused and annoyed when I looked it up, because this time
I *hadn't* given "Johnson" as a random guess.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "'Run me,' Alice?"
m...@vex.net -- Tom Neff
Gareth Owen
Jan 24, 2018, 1:28:52 PM1/24/18
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m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) writes:
> Gareth Owen:
>> > Firstly, I'm sorry. I thought this was easier than it turned out to be.
>> > Thanks for playing, though.
>>
>> > Secondly, congratulations to Dan Blum, who sneaks past
>
> Dan Blum:
>> Thanks. It helped that I figured out the theme,
>
> There was a theme?
>
>> since I originally guessed Gary Johnson for question 1.
>
> That was the right answer! He got three times as many votes as Stein.
> Gareth?
I f****** it up. Sorry.
> Gareth Owen:
>> > Firstly, I'm sorry. I thought this was easier than it turned out to be.
>> > Thanks for playing, though.
>>
>> > Secondly, congratulations to Dan Blum, who sneaks past
>
> Dan Blum:
>> Thanks. It helped that I figured out the theme,
>
> There was a theme?
>
>> since I originally guessed Gary Johnson for question 1.
>
> That was the right answer! He got three times as many votes as Stein.
> Gareth?
I'll do a quick remark.
Gareth Owen
Jan 24, 2018, 1:29:33 PM1/24/18
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to...@panix.com (Dan Blum) writes:
> Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
>> Gareth Owen:
>> > > Firstly, I'm sorry. I thought this was easier than it turned out to be.
>> > > Thanks for playing, though.
>> >
>> > > Secondly, congratulations to Dan Blum, who sneaks past
>>
>> Dan Blum:
>> > Thanks. It helped that I figured out the theme,
>
>> There was a theme?
>
> Well, I thought there was - all the other answers I knew (or thought I
> knew) were women.
There was, and you got it. But I screwed up.
> Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
>> Gareth Owen:
>> > > Firstly, I'm sorry. I thought this was easier than it turned out to be.
>> > > Thanks for playing, though.
>> >
>> > > Secondly, congratulations to Dan Blum, who sneaks past
>>
>> Dan Blum:
>> > Thanks. It helped that I figured out the theme,
>
>> There was a theme?
>
> Well, I thought there was - all the other answers I knew (or thought I
> knew) were women.
Gareth Owen
Jan 24, 2018, 1:35:33 PM1/24/18
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Gareth Owen <gwo...@gmail.com> writes:
> Gareth Owen <gwo...@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Sorry about the delay - new job taking more time than I expected.
>>
>> Usual RQ rules apply, Closing 00:01 AM GMT, Sunday 21st Jan.
>>
>> 1. Which candidate won the third highest share of the popular vote in the 2016
>> US Presidential Election?
>
> Jill Stein (Green Party)
Sorry. This was wrong. Which also undercut the unmentioned theme.
> Gareth Owen <gwo...@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Sorry about the delay - new job taking more time than I expected.
>>
>> Usual RQ rules apply, Closing 00:01 AM GMT, Sunday 21st Jan.
>>
>> 1. Which candidate won the third highest share of the popular vote in the 2016
>> US Presidential Election?
>
> Jill Stein (Green Party)
> Scores:
> Q1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total
> Mark Brader x x 1 x 1 1 x 1 4
> Peter Smyth x x 1 x 1 x x x 2
> Erland Sommarskog x x 1 x 1 x x x 2
> Marc Dashevsky x x 1 x x x x 1 2
> Dan Tilque x x 1 x x 1 x 1 3
> Peter Smyth x x 1 x 1 x x x 2
> Erland Sommarskog x x 1 x 1 x x x 2
> Marc Dashevsky x x 1 x x x x 1 2
> swp [void slate] x x x x x 1 x x 1
The result now goes to a tie break between Dan B and Mark B (the Killer
B's as they're known in quizzing circles).
Dan said 200 miles, Mark said 25 miles. The actual answer is ~85 miles.
So by tie break, Mark is now the winner.
Sorry Dan, you'll have to take the pennant.
Apologies to everyone involved (or otherwise)
Mark Brader
Jan 24, 2018, 1:42:54 PM1/24/18
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Gareth Owen:
> Sorry Dan, you'll have to take the pennant.
What's a pennant in this context? To me it only means winning either
the AL or the NL -- traditionally by finishing first in the regular
season, now by winning the League Championship Series -- and thus
qualifying for the World Series. Or perhaps some other kind of win.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "I like work; it fascinates me. I can sit and
m...@vex.net | look at it for hours." -- Jerome K. Jerome
My text in this article is in the public domain.
> So by tie break, Mark is now the winner.
Oh dear. Okay, here goes...
> Sorry Dan, you'll have to take the pennant.
the AL or the NL -- traditionally by finishing first in the regular
season, now by winning the League Championship Series -- and thus
qualifying for the World Series. Or perhaps some other kind of win.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "I like work; it fascinates me. I can sit and
m...@vex.net | look at it for hours." -- Jerome K. Jerome
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Gareth Owen
Jan 24, 2018, 1:56:55 PM1/24/18
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m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) writes:
> Gareth Owen:
>> So by tie break, Mark is now the winner.
>
> Oh dear. Okay, here goes...
>
>> Sorry Dan, you'll have to take the pennant.
>
> What's a pennant in this context?
A flag, formerly mostly naval, now mainly associated with winning
> Gareth Owen:
>> So by tie break, Mark is now the winner.
>
> Oh dear. Okay, here goes...
>
>> Sorry Dan, you'll have to take the pennant.
>
> What's a pennant in this context?
something. I meant to write "take down the pennant", which would've
made it clearer. As you say, mostly associated with baseball these
days.
> To me it only means winning either the AL or the NL -- traditionally
> by finishing first in the regular season, now by winning the League
> Championship Series -- and thus qualifying for the World Series. Or
> perhaps some other kind of win.
fly a flag representing that championship (as a hockey team might hang a
championship banner), so the name of the flag became used
interchangeably for the championship itself.
Teams do still fly literal flags, though
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/05/da/4c/05da4cdb1c961b22cbbd5dbd6de6ed52.jpg
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