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Marc Dashevsky
Apr 8, 2013, 3:33:21 AM4/8/13
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Here is Rotating Quiz #99. Its theme is New Orleans, which became
my home a year and a half ago. I'll post the answers and results
next weekend.
1. What is the common nickname for New Orleans? The answer is not
The Big Easy, which seems to be used only by outsiders.
2. What European countries controlled New Orleans at various times
before it was sold to the U.S.?
3. What direction is the Mississippi River flowing when one crosses
it on US 90, going from downtown New Orleans to the West Bank?
The answer should be a compass direction, not "downstream."
4. From the list below, select four people who were born in New Orleans:
Louis Armstrong F. Scott Fitgerald Dorothy Lamour
John James Audubon Kinky Friedman Lee Harvey Oswald
Truman Capote Langston Hughes Susan Sarandon
Jefferson Davis Jean Lafitte Tennesee Williams
5. The New Orleans NBA team, the Hornets, is wrapping up its season.
When they start next season, the team will have a new name.
What will it be?
6. What is the name of the HBO television drama series that takes place
in New Orleans?
7. Wikipedia claims it is the largest fixed domed structure in the world.
What is it?
8. At New Orleans, the Mississippi River has approximately another 100
miles to flow to reach the Gulf of Mexico. Approximately what is the
surface elevation of the river at New Orleans? You may provide an
integer value of feet as an answer.
9. What is a po'boy?
10. Name the New Orleans-based novel that was published posthumously
only after the mother of the never-published author convinced
Walker Percy to read the manuscript.
--
Go to http://MarcDashevsky.com to send me e-mail.
my home a year and a half ago. I'll post the answers and results
next weekend.
1. What is the common nickname for New Orleans? The answer is not
The Big Easy, which seems to be used only by outsiders.
2. What European countries controlled New Orleans at various times
before it was sold to the U.S.?
3. What direction is the Mississippi River flowing when one crosses
it on US 90, going from downtown New Orleans to the West Bank?
The answer should be a compass direction, not "downstream."
4. From the list below, select four people who were born in New Orleans:
Louis Armstrong F. Scott Fitgerald Dorothy Lamour
John James Audubon Kinky Friedman Lee Harvey Oswald
Truman Capote Langston Hughes Susan Sarandon
Jefferson Davis Jean Lafitte Tennesee Williams
5. The New Orleans NBA team, the Hornets, is wrapping up its season.
When they start next season, the team will have a new name.
What will it be?
6. What is the name of the HBO television drama series that takes place
in New Orleans?
7. Wikipedia claims it is the largest fixed domed structure in the world.
What is it?
8. At New Orleans, the Mississippi River has approximately another 100
miles to flow to reach the Gulf of Mexico. Approximately what is the
surface elevation of the river at New Orleans? You may provide an
integer value of feet as an answer.
9. What is a po'boy?
10. Name the New Orleans-based novel that was published posthumously
only after the mother of the never-published author convinced
Walker Percy to read the manuscript.
--
Go to http://MarcDashevsky.com to send me e-mail.
Mark Brader
Apr 8, 2013, 4:01:01 AM4/8/13
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Marc Dashevsky:
> 2. What European countries controlled New Orleans at various times
> before it was sold to the U.S.?
Spain and France.
> 3. What direction is the Mississippi River flowing when one crosses
> it on US 90, going from downtown New Orleans to the West Bank?
> The answer should be a compass direction, not "downstream."
Fiendish! One not only has to know which way the river twists, but
also which highway uses which bridge. I think the bridges nearest
downtown go south, though, so I'll say east.
> 4. From the list below, select four people who were born in New Orleans:
> Louis Armstrong F. Scott Fitgerald Dorothy Lamour
> John James Audubon Kinky Friedman Lee Harvey Oswald
> Truman Capote Langston Hughes Susan Sarandon
> Jefferson Davis Jean Lafitte Tennesee Williams
I'll guess Hughes, Davis, Lafitte, and Williams.
> 5. The New Orleans NBA team, the Hornets, is wrapping up its season.
> When they start next season, the team will have a new name.
> What will it be?
Wasn't this in a QFTCI current events round from this season that
I posted, or else in Stephen's current-events RQ? And whichever
it was, does that help me remember? It does not! After a long
think, I'll go with Eagles.
> 6. What is the name of the HBO television drama series that takes place
> in New Orleans?
No idea and no guess.
> 7. Wikipedia claims it is the largest fixed domed structure in the world.
> What is it?
The Superdome.
> 8. At New Orleans, the Mississippi River has approximately another 100
> miles to flow to reach the Gulf of Mexico. Approximately what is the
> surface elevation of the river at New Orleans? You may provide an
> integer value of feet as an answer.
5.
> 9. What is a po'boy?
A type of long sandwich.
> 10. Name the New Orleans-based novel that was published posthumously
> only after the mother of the never-published author convinced
> Walker Percy to read the manuscript.
No idea. "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil"?
--
Mark Brader What is it about
Toronto Haiku that people find so
m...@vex.net Infatuating? --Pete Mitchell
My text in this article is in the public domain.
> 1. What is the common nickname for New Orleans? The answer is not
> The Big Easy, which seems to be used only by outsiders.
The Crescent City.
> The Big Easy, which seems to be used only by outsiders.
> 2. What European countries controlled New Orleans at various times
> before it was sold to the U.S.?
> 3. What direction is the Mississippi River flowing when one crosses
> it on US 90, going from downtown New Orleans to the West Bank?
> The answer should be a compass direction, not "downstream."
also which highway uses which bridge. I think the bridges nearest
downtown go south, though, so I'll say east.
> 4. From the list below, select four people who were born in New Orleans:
> Louis Armstrong F. Scott Fitgerald Dorothy Lamour
> John James Audubon Kinky Friedman Lee Harvey Oswald
> Truman Capote Langston Hughes Susan Sarandon
> Jefferson Davis Jean Lafitte Tennesee Williams
> 5. The New Orleans NBA team, the Hornets, is wrapping up its season.
> When they start next season, the team will have a new name.
> What will it be?
I posted, or else in Stephen's current-events RQ? And whichever
it was, does that help me remember? It does not! After a long
think, I'll go with Eagles.
> 6. What is the name of the HBO television drama series that takes place
> in New Orleans?
> 7. Wikipedia claims it is the largest fixed domed structure in the world.
> What is it?
> 8. At New Orleans, the Mississippi River has approximately another 100
> miles to flow to reach the Gulf of Mexico. Approximately what is the
> surface elevation of the river at New Orleans? You may provide an
> integer value of feet as an answer.
> 9. What is a po'boy?
> 10. Name the New Orleans-based novel that was published posthumously
> only after the mother of the never-published author convinced
> Walker Percy to read the manuscript.
--
Mark Brader What is it about
Toronto Haiku that people find so
m...@vex.net Infatuating? --Pete Mitchell
My text in this article is in the public domain.
swp
Apr 8, 2013, 1:46:21 PM4/8/13
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On Monday, April 8, 2013 3:33:21 AM UTC-4, Marc Dashevsky wrote:
> Here is Rotating Quiz #99. Its theme is New Orleans, which became
> my home a year and a half ago. I'll post the answers and results
> next weekend.
>
> 1. What is the common nickname for New Orleans? The answer is not
> The Big Easy, which seems to be used only by outsiders.
the crescent city (also: nola. nawlins, & the birthplace of jazz)
> Here is Rotating Quiz #99. Its theme is New Orleans, which became
> my home a year and a half ago. I'll post the answers and results
> next weekend.
>
> 1. What is the common nickname for New Orleans? The answer is not
> The Big Easy, which seems to be used only by outsiders.
> 2. What European countries controlled New Orleans at various times
> before it was sold to the U.S.?
> 3. What direction is the Mississippi River flowing when one crosses
> it on US 90, going from downtown New Orleans to the West Bank?
> The answer should be a compass direction, not "downstream."
> 4. From the list below, select four people who were born in New Orleans:
> Louis Armstrong F. Scott Fitgerald Dorothy Lamour
> John James Audubon Kinky Friedman Lee Harvey Oswald
> Truman Capote Langston Hughes Susan Sarandon
> Jefferson Davis Jean Lafitte Tennesee Williams
> 5. The New Orleans NBA team, the Hornets, is wrapping up its season.
> When they start next season, the team will have a new name.
> What will it be?
> 6. What is the name of the HBO television drama series that takes place
> in New Orleans?
> 7. Wikipedia claims it is the largest fixed domed structure in the world.
> What is it?
> 8. At New Orleans, the Mississippi River has approximately another 100
> miles to flow to reach the Gulf of Mexico. Approximately what is the
> surface elevation of the river at New Orleans? You may provide an
> integer value of feet as an answer.
> 9. What is a po'boy?
> 10. Name the New Orleans-based novel that was published posthumously
> only after the mother of the never-published author convinced
> Walker Percy to read the manuscript.
swp
Marc Dashevsky
Apr 8, 2013, 3:45:46 PM4/8/13
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In article <fa2ce663-d0cd-470d...@googlegroups.com>, Stephen...@gmail.com says...
and fall. I wonder if the figure I have is based on the bed of the river?
>
> On Monday, April 8, 2013 3:33:21 AM UTC-4, Marc Dashevsky wrote:
> > 8. At New Orleans, the Mississippi River has approximately another 100
> > miles to flow to reach the Gulf of Mexico. Approximately what is the
> > surface elevation of the river at New Orleans? You may provide an
> > integer value of feet as an answer.
>
> gah! no range? wow. um ... 1?
Good point. I'll go +/- 1. It's a tough question because rivers rise
> On Monday, April 8, 2013 3:33:21 AM UTC-4, Marc Dashevsky wrote:
> > 8. At New Orleans, the Mississippi River has approximately another 100
> > miles to flow to reach the Gulf of Mexico. Approximately what is the
> > surface elevation of the river at New Orleans? You may provide an
> > integer value of feet as an answer.
>
> gah! no range? wow. um ... 1?
and fall. I wonder if the figure I have is based on the bed of the river?
Mark Brader
Apr 8, 2013, 3:59:15 PM4/8/13
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Marc Dashevsky:
sea level. (Googling) In fact it's up to 200 feet deep there.
I wonder how far upstream you have to go to reach a place where
none of the river is below sea level.
--
Mark Brader | "Unless developers are careful, good software
Toronto | attracts so many improvements that it eventually
m...@vex.net | rolls over and sinks..." --Ben & Peter Laurie
> I wonder if the figure I have is based on the bed of the river?
I'm sure the bed of the river, at New Orleans, would be well below
sea level. (Googling) In fact it's up to 200 feet deep there.
I wonder how far upstream you have to go to reach a place where
none of the river is below sea level.
--
Mark Brader | "Unless developers are careful, good software
Toronto | attracts so many improvements that it eventually
m...@vex.net | rolls over and sinks..." --Ben & Peter Laurie
Marc Dashevsky
Apr 8, 2013, 4:23:57 PM4/8/13
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In article <yrudnVFWwtQOvP7M...@vex.net>, m...@vex.net says...
> (Googling) In fact it's up to 200 feet deep there.
In contrast, Lake Pontchartrain (an estuary not a lake) has an average
depth of 14-16 feet.
> I wonder how far upstream you have to go to reach a place where
> none of the river is below sea level.
The Wikipedia article on the river does not answer that directly. It does
provide some interesting info about the change in elevation:
By the time the Upper Mississippi reaches Saint Paul, Minnesota,
below Lock and Dam No. 1, it has dropped more than half its original
elevation and is 687 feet (209 m) above sea level.
. . .
From St. Louis to the Ohio River confluence, the Middle Mississippi
falls a total of 220 feet (67 m) over a distance of 180 miles (290 km)
for an average rate of 1.2 feet per mile (23 cm/km). At its confluence
with the Ohio River, the Middle Mississippi is 315 feet (96 m) above
sea level.
>
> Marc Dashevsky:
> > I wonder if the figure I have is based on the bed of the river?
>
> I'm sure the bed of the river, at New Orleans, would be well below
> sea level.
Yeah, I had disengaged my brain when I wrote that.
> Marc Dashevsky:
> > I wonder if the figure I have is based on the bed of the river?
>
> I'm sure the bed of the river, at New Orleans, would be well below
> sea level.
> (Googling) In fact it's up to 200 feet deep there.
depth of 14-16 feet.
> I wonder how far upstream you have to go to reach a place where
> none of the river is below sea level.
provide some interesting info about the change in elevation:
By the time the Upper Mississippi reaches Saint Paul, Minnesota,
below Lock and Dam No. 1, it has dropped more than half its original
elevation and is 687 feet (209 m) above sea level.
. . .
From St. Louis to the Ohio River confluence, the Middle Mississippi
falls a total of 220 feet (67 m) over a distance of 180 miles (290 km)
for an average rate of 1.2 feet per mile (23 cm/km). At its confluence
with the Ohio River, the Middle Mississippi is 315 feet (96 m) above
sea level.
Mark Brader
Apr 8, 2013, 5:53:13 PM4/8/13
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Marc Dashevsky:
of a river where the river current competes with the tidal flow to/from
the ocean. It is therefore necessarily a linear feature, not round.
If Lake Pontchartrain is connected enough to the ocean to have tides,
what that makes it is a bay.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "More importantly, Mark is just plain wrong."
m...@vex.net -- John Hollingsworth
> In contrast, Lake Pontchartrain (an estuary not a lake) has an average
> depth of 14-16 feet.
As I understand it, an estuary is a transitional section at the mouth
> depth of 14-16 feet.
of a river where the river current competes with the tidal flow to/from
the ocean. It is therefore necessarily a linear feature, not round.
If Lake Pontchartrain is connected enough to the ocean to have tides,
what that makes it is a bay.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "More importantly, Mark is just plain wrong."
m...@vex.net -- John Hollingsworth
Dan Tilque
Apr 8, 2013, 7:45:29 PM4/8/13
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Marc Dashevsky wrote:
> Here is Rotating Quiz #99. Its theme is New Orleans, which became
> my home a year and a half ago. I'll post the answers and results
> next weekend.
>
> 1. What is the common nickname for New Orleans? The answer is not
> The Big Easy, which seems to be used only by outsiders.
Nola
> Here is Rotating Quiz #99. Its theme is New Orleans, which became
> my home a year and a half ago. I'll post the answers and results
> next weekend.
>
> 1. What is the common nickname for New Orleans? The answer is not
> The Big Easy, which seems to be used only by outsiders.
>
> 2. What European countries controlled New Orleans at various times
> before it was sold to the U.S.?
>
> 3. What direction is the Mississippi River flowing when one crosses
> it on US 90, going from downtown New Orleans to the West Bank?
> The answer should be a compass direction, not "downstream."
>
> 4. From the list below, select four people who were born in New Orleans:
> Louis Armstrong F. Scott Fitgerald Dorothy Lamour
> John James Audubon Kinky Friedman Lee Harvey Oswald
> Truman Capote Langston Hughes Susan Sarandon
> Jefferson Davis Jean Lafitte Tennesee Williams
>
> 5. The New Orleans NBA team, the Hornets, is wrapping up its season.
> When they start next season, the team will have a new name.
> What will it be?
>
> 6. What is the name of the HBO television drama series that takes place
> in New Orleans?
>
> 7. Wikipedia claims it is the largest fixed domed structure in the world.
> What is it?
>
> 8. At New Orleans, the Mississippi River has approximately another 100
> miles to flow to reach the Gulf of Mexico. Approximately what is the
> surface elevation of the river at New Orleans? You may provide an
> integer value of feet as an answer.
>
> 9. What is a po'boy?
>
> 10. Name the New Orleans-based novel that was published posthumously
> only after the mother of the never-published author convinced
> Walker Percy to read the manuscript.
--
Dan Tilque
Satan, oscillate my metallic sonatas.
Gareth Owen
Apr 9, 2013, 1:11:57 AM4/9/13
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Marc Dashevsky <use...@MarcDashevsky.com> writes:
> Here is Rotating Quiz #99. Its theme is New Orleans, which became
> my home a year and a half ago. I'll post the answers and results
> next weekend.
>
> 1. What is the common nickname for New Orleans? The answer is not
> The Big Easy, which seems to be used only by outsiders.
NOLA
> Here is Rotating Quiz #99. Its theme is New Orleans, which became
> my home a year and a half ago. I'll post the answers and results
> next weekend.
>
> 1. What is the common nickname for New Orleans? The answer is not
> The Big Easy, which seems to be used only by outsiders.
> 2. What European countries controlled New Orleans at various times
> before it was sold to the U.S.?
> 3. What direction is the Mississippi River flowing when one crosses
> it on US 90, going from downtown New Orleans to the West Bank?
> The answer should be a compass direction, not "downstream."
> 4. From the list below, select four people who were born in New Orleans:
> Louis Armstrong F. Scott Fitgerald Dorothy Lamour
> John James Audubon Kinky Friedman Lee Harvey Oswald
> Truman Capote Langston Hughes Susan Sarandon
> Jefferson Davis Jean Lafitte Tennesee Williams
> 5. The New Orleans NBA team, the Hornets, is wrapping up its season.
> When they start next season, the team will have a new name.
> What will it be?
> 6. What is the name of the HBO television drama series that takes place
> in New Orleans?
Treme? something like that, anyway
> 7. Wikipedia claims it is the largest fixed domed structure in the world.
> What is it?
>
> 8. At New Orleans, the Mississippi River has approximately another 100
> miles to flow to reach the Gulf of Mexico. Approximately what is the
> surface elevation of the river at New Orleans? You may provide an
> integer value of feet as an answer.
> 9. What is a po'boy?
> 10. Name the New Orleans-based novel that was published posthumously
> only after the mother of the never-published author convinced
> Walker Percy to read the manuscript.
Erland Sommarskog
Apr 9, 2013, 3:18:41 AM4/9/13
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> As I understand it, an estuary is a transitional section at the mouth
> of a river where the river current competes with the tidal flow to/from
> the ocean. It is therefore necessarily a linear feature, not round.
> If Lake Pontchartrain is connected enough to the ocean to have tides,
> what that makes it is a bay.
I seem to recall that I learn from another Rotating Qu�z that Lake
> As I understand it, an estuary is a transitional section at the mouth
> of a river where the river current competes with the tidal flow to/from
> the ocean. It is therefore necessarily a linear feature, not round.
> If Lake Pontchartrain is connected enough to the ocean to have tides,
> what that makes it is a bay.
Pontchartrain is the second-biggest saltwater lake (or was it body?)
in the US after the Great Salt Lake. I would expect an estuary to
have sweet water. If the water is salt, it sounds like sea water that has
been trapped by the sediment of the river.
And, yeah, I did not enter the quiz. New Orleans is a city I have very
relation to.
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Rob Parker
Apr 9, 2013, 4:05:31 AM4/9/13
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"Marc Dashevsky" <use...@MarcDashevsky.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.2bcc2ec0a...@news.supernews.com...
> Here is Rotating Quiz #99. Its theme is New Orleans, which became
> my home a year and a half ago. I'll post the answers and results
> next weekend.
>
> my home a year and a half ago. I'll post the answers and results
> next weekend.
>
> 2. What European countries controlled New Orleans at various times
> before it was sold to the U.S.?
France
> before it was sold to the U.S.?
> 3. What direction is the Mississippi River flowing when one crosses
> it on US 90, going from downtown New Orleans to the West Bank?
> The answer should be a compass direction, not "downstream."
> 4. From the list below, select four people who were born in New Orleans:
> 5. The New Orleans NBA team, the Hornets, is wrapping up its season.
> When they start next season, the team will have a new name.
> What will it be?
> 8. At New Orleans, the Mississippi River has approximately another 100
> miles to flow to reach the Gulf of Mexico. Approximately what is the
> surface elevation of the river at New Orleans? You may provide an
> integer value of feet as an answer.
> 9. What is a po'boy?
Rob
Pete
Apr 9, 2013, 8:13:33 AM4/9/13
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Marc Dashevsky <use...@MarcDashevsky.com> wrote in
news:MPG.2bcc2ec0a...@news.supernews.com:
> Here is Rotating Quiz #99. Its theme is New Orleans, which became
> my home a year and a half ago. I'll post the answers and results
> next weekend.
>
> 1. What is the common nickname for New Orleans? The answer is not
> The Big Easy, which seems to be used only by outsiders.
>
> 2. What European countries controlled New Orleans at various times
> before it was sold to the U.S.?
>
> 3. What direction is the Mississippi River flowing when one crosses
> it on US 90, going from downtown New Orleans to the West Bank?
> The answer should be a compass direction, not "downstream."
>
> 4. From the list below, select four people who were born in New
Orleans:
> Louis Armstrong F. Scott Fitgerald Dorothy Lamour
> John James Audubon Kinky Friedman Lee Harvey Oswald
> Truman Capote Langston Hughes Susan Sarandon
> Jefferson Davis Jean Lafitte Tennesee Williams
>
> 5. The New Orleans NBA team, the Hornets, is wrapping up its season.
> When they start next season, the team will have a new name.
> What will it be?
>
> 6. What is the name of the HBO television drama series that takes
place
> in New Orleans?
>
> 7. Wikipedia claims it is the largest fixed domed structure in the
world.
> What is it?
>
> 8. At New Orleans, the Mississippi River has approximately another 100
> miles to flow to reach the Gulf of Mexico. Approximately what is
the
> surface elevation of the river at New Orleans? You may provide an
> integer value of feet as an answer.
>
> 9. What is a po'boy?
>
> 10. Name the New Orleans-based novel that was published posthumously
> only after the mother of the never-published author convinced
> Walker Percy to read the manuscript.
>
Mark Brader
Apr 9, 2013, 2:12:49 PM4/9/13
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Marc Dashevsky:
>>> In contrast, Lake Pontchartrain (an estuary not a lake) has an average
>>> depth of 14-16 feet.
Mark Brader:
>>> In contrast, Lake Pontchartrain (an estuary not a lake) has an average
>>> depth of 14-16 feet.
>> As I understand it, an estuary is a transitional section at the mouth
>> of a river where the river current competes with the tidal flow to/from
>> the ocean... If Lake Pontchartrain is connected enough to the ocean
>> of a river where the river current competes with the tidal flow to/from
>> to have tides, what that makes it is a bay.
Erland Sommarskog:
> I seem to recall that I learn from another Rotating Qu�z that Lake
> Pontchartrain is the second-biggest saltwater lake (or was it body?)
> in the US after the Great Salt Lake.
Could be, I don't know.
> Pontchartrain is the second-biggest saltwater lake (or was it body?)
> in the US after the Great Salt Lake.
> I would expect an estuary to have sweet water.
than the ocean.
--
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m...@vex.net | --Bumper sticker
Peter Smyth
Apr 10, 2013, 1:18:37 PM4/10/13
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"Marc Dashevsky" wrote in message
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>
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>
>Here is Rotating Quiz #99. Its theme is New Orleans, which became
>my home a year and a half ago. I'll post the answers and results
>next weekend.
>
>1. What is the common nickname for New Orleans? The answer is not
> The Big Easy, which seems to be used only by outsiders.
>
>2. What European countries controlled New Orleans at various times
> before it was sold to the U.S.?
France, Spain
>my home a year and a half ago. I'll post the answers and results
>next weekend.
>
>1. What is the common nickname for New Orleans? The answer is not
> The Big Easy, which seems to be used only by outsiders.
>
>2. What European countries controlled New Orleans at various times
> before it was sold to the U.S.?
>3. What direction is the Mississippi River flowing when one crosses
> it on US 90, going from downtown New Orleans to the West Bank?
> The answer should be a compass direction, not "downstream."
North
> it on US 90, going from downtown New Orleans to the West Bank?
> The answer should be a compass direction, not "downstream."
>4. From the list below, select four people who were born in New Orleans:
> Louis Armstrong F. Scott Fitgerald Dorothy Lamour
> John James Audubon Kinky Friedman Lee Harvey Oswald
> Truman Capote Langston Hughes Susan Sarandon
> Jefferson Davis Jean Lafitte Tennesee Williams
Armstrong, Davis, Lafitte, Lamour
> Louis Armstrong F. Scott Fitgerald Dorothy Lamour
> John James Audubon Kinky Friedman Lee Harvey Oswald
> Truman Capote Langston Hughes Susan Sarandon
> Jefferson Davis Jean Lafitte Tennesee Williams
>5. The New Orleans NBA team, the Hornets, is wrapping up its season.
> When they start next season, the team will have a new name.
> What will it be?
>
>6. What is the name of the HBO television drama series that takes place
> in New Orleans?
Treme
> When they start next season, the team will have a new name.
> What will it be?
>
>6. What is the name of the HBO television drama series that takes place
> in New Orleans?
>7. Wikipedia claims it is the largest fixed domed structure in the world.
> What is it?
Superdome
> What is it?
>8. At New Orleans, the Mississippi River has approximately another 100
> miles to flow to reach the Gulf of Mexico. Approximately what is the
> surface elevation of the river at New Orleans? You may provide an
> integer value of feet as an answer.
6
> miles to flow to reach the Gulf of Mexico. Approximately what is the
> surface elevation of the river at New Orleans? You may provide an
> integer value of feet as an answer.
>9. What is a po'boy?
>
>10. Name the New Orleans-based novel that was published posthumously
> only after the mother of the never-published author convinced
> Walker Percy to read the manuscript.
Peter Smyth
>
>10. Name the New Orleans-based novel that was published posthumously
> only after the mother of the never-published author convinced
> Walker Percy to read the manuscript.
calvin
Apr 10, 2013, 4:30:10 PM4/10/13
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On Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:33:21 +1000, Marc Dashevsky
<use...@marcdashevsky.com> wrote:
> Here is Rotating Quiz #99. Its theme is New Orleans, which became
> my home a year and a half ago. I'll post the answers and results
> next weekend.
>
> 1. What is the common nickname for New Orleans? The answer is not
> The Big Easy, which seems to be used only by outsiders.
No?
<use...@marcdashevsky.com> wrote:
> Here is Rotating Quiz #99. Its theme is New Orleans, which became
> my home a year and a half ago. I'll post the answers and results
> next weekend.
>
> 1. What is the common nickname for New Orleans? The answer is not
> The Big Easy, which seems to be used only by outsiders.
> 2. What European countries controlled New Orleans at various times
> before it was sold to the U.S.?
> 3. What direction is the Mississippi River flowing when one crosses
> it on US 90, going from downtown New Orleans to the West Bank?
> The answer should be a compass direction, not "downstream."
> 4. From the list below, select four people who were born in New Orleans:
> Louis Armstrong F. Scott Fitgerald Dorothy Lamour
> John James Audubon Kinky Friedman Lee Harvey Oswald
> Truman Capote Langston Hughes Susan Sarandon
> Jefferson Davis Jean Lafitte Tennesee Williams
Friedman
Hughes
Lafitte
> 5. The New Orleans NBA team, the Hornets, is wrapping up its season.
> When they start next season, the team will have a new name.
> What will it be?
> 6. What is the name of the HBO television drama series that takes place
> in New Orleans?
> 7. Wikipedia claims it is the largest fixed domed structure in the world.
> What is it?
> 8. At New Orleans, the Mississippi River has approximately another 100
> miles to flow to reach the Gulf of Mexico. Approximately what is the
> surface elevation of the river at New Orleans? You may provide an
> integer value of feet as an answer.
> 9. What is a po'boy?
> 10. Name the New Orleans-based novel that was published posthumously
> only after the mother of the never-published author convinced
> Walker Percy to read the manuscript.
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calvin
Marc Dashevsky
Apr 12, 2013, 11:14:20 PM4/12/13
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In article <MPG.2bcc2ec0a...@news.supernews.com>, use...@MarcDashevsky.com says...
> 2. What European countries controlled New Orleans at various times
> before it was sold to the U.S.?
France (1718-1763), Spain (1763-1801), France (1801-1803)
> 3. What direction is the Mississippi River flowing when one crosses
> it on US 90, going from downtown New Orleans to the West Bank?
> The answer should be a compass direction, not "downstream."
north. The West Bank is to the east of the East Bank. Directions
here are not given with respect to north, south, east and west.
It's uptown vs. downtown, lakeside vs. the river.
> 4. From the list below, select four people who were born in New Orleans:
> Louis Armstrong F. Scott Fitgerald Dorothy Lamour
> John James Audubon Kinky Friedman Lee Harvey Oswald
> Truman Capote Langston Hughes Susan Sarandon
> Jefferson Davis Jean Lafitte Tennesee Williams
Louis Armstrong, Truman Capote, Dorothy Lamour, Lee Harvey Oswald
The others:
John James Audubon -- Les Cayes, Saint-Domingue, West Indies
Jefferson Davis -- Christian county, Kentucky
F. Scott Fitgerald -- St. Paul, Minnesota
Kinky Friedman -- Palestine, Texas
Langston Hughes -- Joplin, Missouri
Jean Lafitte -- unknown
Susan Sarandon -- New York, New York
Tennesee Williams -- Columbus, Mississippi
> 5. The New Orleans NBA team, the Hornets, is wrapping up its season.
> When they start next season, the team will have a new name.
> What will it be?
Pelicans. The cheerleaders are known as the Honeybees. I cannot imagine
what pelican-themed name awaits them.
> 6. What is the name of the HBO television drama series that takes place
> in New Orleans?
Treme
> 7. Wikipedia claims it is the largest fixed domed structure in the world.
> What is it?
Superdome. Opened in 1975.
> 8. At New Orleans, the Mississippi River has approximately another 100
> miles to flow to reach the Gulf of Mexico. Approximately what is the
> surface elevation of the river at New Orleans? You may provide an
> integer value of feet as an answer.
2 feet
> 9. What is a po'boy?
sub, hoagie, grinder, hero, torpedo, . . .
Calvin receives half credit for an overly specific answer.
> 10. Name the New Orleans-based novel that was published posthumously
> only after the mother of the never-published author convinced
> Walker Percy to read the manuscript.
A Confederacy of Dunces [John Kennedy Toole]
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R E S U L T S
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swp wins with 11 out of 14 possible points. He gets to create the
100th Rotating Quiz. Gareth does well with 9 points for second place.
Dan edges out Peter for third place based on the level-of-difficulty
tie-breaker.
Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total
------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+--+------
swp 1 2 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 11
Gareth Owen 1 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 9
Dan Tilque 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 7
Peter Smyth 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 7
Pete 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 6
Mark Brader 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5
calvin 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 0 3.5
Rob Parker 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+--+------
Totals 5 14 3 10 3 3 5 1 5.5 2
>
> Here is Rotating Quiz #99. Its theme is New Orleans, which became
> my home a year and a half ago. I'll post the answers and results
> next weekend.
>
> 1. What is the common nickname for New Orleans? The answer is not
> The Big Easy, which seems to be used only by outsiders.
The Crescent City. Also accepting NOLA.
> Here is Rotating Quiz #99. Its theme is New Orleans, which became
> my home a year and a half ago. I'll post the answers and results
> next weekend.
>
> 1. What is the common nickname for New Orleans? The answer is not
> The Big Easy, which seems to be used only by outsiders.
> 2. What European countries controlled New Orleans at various times
> before it was sold to the U.S.?
> 3. What direction is the Mississippi River flowing when one crosses
> it on US 90, going from downtown New Orleans to the West Bank?
> The answer should be a compass direction, not "downstream."
here are not given with respect to north, south, east and west.
It's uptown vs. downtown, lakeside vs. the river.
> 4. From the list below, select four people who were born in New Orleans:
> Louis Armstrong F. Scott Fitgerald Dorothy Lamour
> John James Audubon Kinky Friedman Lee Harvey Oswald
> Truman Capote Langston Hughes Susan Sarandon
> Jefferson Davis Jean Lafitte Tennesee Williams
The others:
John James Audubon -- Les Cayes, Saint-Domingue, West Indies
Jefferson Davis -- Christian county, Kentucky
F. Scott Fitgerald -- St. Paul, Minnesota
Kinky Friedman -- Palestine, Texas
Langston Hughes -- Joplin, Missouri
Jean Lafitte -- unknown
Susan Sarandon -- New York, New York
Tennesee Williams -- Columbus, Mississippi
> 5. The New Orleans NBA team, the Hornets, is wrapping up its season.
> When they start next season, the team will have a new name.
> What will it be?
what pelican-themed name awaits them.
> 6. What is the name of the HBO television drama series that takes place
> in New Orleans?
> 7. Wikipedia claims it is the largest fixed domed structure in the world.
> What is it?
> 8. At New Orleans, the Mississippi River has approximately another 100
> miles to flow to reach the Gulf of Mexico. Approximately what is the
> surface elevation of the river at New Orleans? You may provide an
> integer value of feet as an answer.
> 9. What is a po'boy?
Calvin receives half credit for an overly specific answer.
> 10. Name the New Orleans-based novel that was published posthumously
> only after the mother of the never-published author convinced
> Walker Percy to read the manuscript.
=================
R E S U L T S
=================
swp wins with 11 out of 14 possible points. He gets to create the
100th Rotating Quiz. Gareth does well with 9 points for second place.
Dan edges out Peter for third place based on the level-of-difficulty
tie-breaker.
Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total
------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+--+------
swp 1 2 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 11
Gareth Owen 1 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 9
Dan Tilque 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 7
Peter Smyth 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 7
Pete 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 6
Mark Brader 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5
calvin 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 0 3.5
Rob Parker 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+--+------
Totals 5 14 3 10 3 3 5 1 5.5 2
Gareth Owen
Apr 13, 2013, 1:48:51 AM4/13/13
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Marc Dashevsky <use...@MarcDashevsky.com> writes:
>
>> 5. The New Orleans NBA team, the Hornets, is wrapping up its season.
>> When they start next season, the team will have a new name.
>> What will it be?
> Pelicans. The cheerleaders are known as the Honeybees. I cannot imagine
> what pelican-themed name awaits them.
I don't know, but I bet the entire rebranding results in a very big bill.
>
>> 5. The New Orleans NBA team, the Hornets, is wrapping up its season.
>> When they start next season, the team will have a new name.
>> What will it be?
> Pelicans. The cheerleaders are known as the Honeybees. I cannot imagine
> what pelican-themed name awaits them.
*rimshot*
Chris F.A. Johnson
Apr 13, 2013, 3:44:13 AM4/13/13
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On 2013-04-13, Marc Dashevsky wrote:
...
They'll dance the Pelicancan.
--
Chris F.A. Johnson <http://cfajohnson.com>
Author: =======================
Pro Bash Programming: Scripting the GNU/Linux Shell (2009, Apress)
Shell Scripting Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach (2005, Apress)
...
>> 5. The New Orleans NBA team, the Hornets, is wrapping up its season.
>> When they start next season, the team will have a new name.
>> What will it be?
> Pelicans. The cheerleaders are known as the Honeybees. I cannot imagine
> what pelican-themed name awaits them.
Pelicandies? Pelicombs?
>> When they start next season, the team will have a new name.
>> What will it be?
> Pelicans. The cheerleaders are known as the Honeybees. I cannot imagine
> what pelican-themed name awaits them.
They'll dance the Pelicancan.
--
Chris F.A. Johnson <http://cfajohnson.com>
Author: =======================
Pro Bash Programming: Scripting the GNU/Linux Shell (2009, Apress)
Shell Scripting Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach (2005, Apress)
swp
Apr 13, 2013, 12:43:55 PM4/13/13
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On Friday, April 12, 2013 11:14:20 PM UTC-4, Marc Dashevsky wrote:
>
> swp wins with 11 out of 14 possible points. He gets to create the
>
I'll post it later tonight.
>
> swp wins with 11 out of 14 possible points. He gets to create the
>
swp
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