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Mark Brader
May 30, 2015, 2:28:38 AM5/30/15
to
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-09,
and should be interpreted accordingly.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
All questions were written by members of MI5, and are used here by
permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped
and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2015-02-23
companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
(QFTCI*)".
* Game 8, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - As Easy as ABC
Communication by telephone or radio can be tricky due to
such things as static or a language barrier, so there is an
internationally-agreed system for spelling, variously known as the
NATO phonetic alphabet, the International Radiotelephony Spelling
Alphabet, and other names. For example, A is Alfa [sic], B is
Bravo, C is Charlie. And these letters are...?
1. D.
2. F.
3. H.
4. J.
5. L.
6. P.
7. S.
8. T.
9. W.
10. Y.
* Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round: Tones of the Scale
A. "Do", or Dough: Canadian Financial Gurus
A1. "The Wealthy Barber" has provided Canadians with financial
advice since 1989. It is a self-publishing success story,
having sold over two million copies. Who wrote it?
A2. This Jamaican-Canadian financial guru and TV personality has
written many books about money, including "Debt Free
Forever", "Money Rules", and "A Woman of Independent Means".
Who is she?
B. "Re", or Rey: Spanish Monarchs
B1. In the 15th century, this marriage between Isabella and
Ferdinand united two important kingdoms of the Iberian
peninsula. One was Castile; what was the other?
B2. King Juan Carlos I reigned as Rey de España (King of Spain)
from 1975 to 2014, when he abdicated in favor of his son.
What is the son's name (no need for his number)?
C. "Mi", or Me: Autobiographies
C1. "American Sniper", made into a 2014 movie, is the
autobiography of the most lethal sniper in US military
history. Name him.
C2. Marcus Luttrell wrote an autobiographical book subtitled
"The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost
Heroes of SEAL Team 10". It was made into a 2013 movie.
Name the book (same name as the movie).
D. "Fa", or Far: Farthest Cities from Other Cities
D1. What city with a population of more than 1,000,000 is the
farthest away from Toronto, at a distance of 18,143 km?
D2. What city with a population of more than 1,000,000 is the
farthest away from Cape Town, South Africa, at a distance of
18,554 km?
E. "So", or Sew: Surgery
E1. Surgical sutures are now made of synthetic absorbable
polymers. But what material was previously used? It was
prepared from the natural fiber found in the walls of animal
intestines, but its name was a misnomer.
E2. This small, extremely sharp instrument used for surgery
shares its name with a UK medical journal. What name?
F. "La", or Law: Law in the Movies
F1. Two grand old lions of the screen, Spencer Tracy and
Fredric March, play two grand old lions of the law, Clarence
Darrow and William Jennings Bryan, as they grapple in the
historic 1925 Scopes "Monkey Trial" in backwoods Tennessee.
(Or more precisely, it was based on them and that case,
but the names were changed.) Name the movie.
F2. Charles Laughton plays a pompous barrister in ill health,
who comes out of retirement to defend playboy Tyrone
Power on murder charges. Real-life wife Elsa Lanchester
plays Laughton's nurse, and Marlene Dietrich also appears.
Billy Wilder directed. Name the movie.
--
Mark Brader | "What a strange field. Studying beings instead of mathematics.
Toronto | Could lead to recursive problems in logic."
m...@vex.net | -- Robert L. Forward (The Flight of the Dragonfly)
My text in this article is in the public domain.
and should be interpreted accordingly.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
All questions were written by members of MI5, and are used here by
permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped
and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2015-02-23
companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
(QFTCI*)".
* Game 8, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - As Easy as ABC
Communication by telephone or radio can be tricky due to
such things as static or a language barrier, so there is an
internationally-agreed system for spelling, variously known as the
NATO phonetic alphabet, the International Radiotelephony Spelling
Alphabet, and other names. For example, A is Alfa [sic], B is
Bravo, C is Charlie. And these letters are...?
1. D.
2. F.
3. H.
4. J.
5. L.
6. P.
7. S.
8. T.
9. W.
10. Y.
* Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round: Tones of the Scale
A. "Do", or Dough: Canadian Financial Gurus
A1. "The Wealthy Barber" has provided Canadians with financial
advice since 1989. It is a self-publishing success story,
having sold over two million copies. Who wrote it?
A2. This Jamaican-Canadian financial guru and TV personality has
written many books about money, including "Debt Free
Forever", "Money Rules", and "A Woman of Independent Means".
Who is she?
B. "Re", or Rey: Spanish Monarchs
B1. In the 15th century, this marriage between Isabella and
Ferdinand united two important kingdoms of the Iberian
peninsula. One was Castile; what was the other?
B2. King Juan Carlos I reigned as Rey de España (King of Spain)
from 1975 to 2014, when he abdicated in favor of his son.
What is the son's name (no need for his number)?
C. "Mi", or Me: Autobiographies
C1. "American Sniper", made into a 2014 movie, is the
autobiography of the most lethal sniper in US military
history. Name him.
C2. Marcus Luttrell wrote an autobiographical book subtitled
"The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost
Heroes of SEAL Team 10". It was made into a 2013 movie.
Name the book (same name as the movie).
D. "Fa", or Far: Farthest Cities from Other Cities
D1. What city with a population of more than 1,000,000 is the
farthest away from Toronto, at a distance of 18,143 km?
D2. What city with a population of more than 1,000,000 is the
farthest away from Cape Town, South Africa, at a distance of
18,554 km?
E. "So", or Sew: Surgery
E1. Surgical sutures are now made of synthetic absorbable
polymers. But what material was previously used? It was
prepared from the natural fiber found in the walls of animal
intestines, but its name was a misnomer.
E2. This small, extremely sharp instrument used for surgery
shares its name with a UK medical journal. What name?
F. "La", or Law: Law in the Movies
F1. Two grand old lions of the screen, Spencer Tracy and
Fredric March, play two grand old lions of the law, Clarence
Darrow and William Jennings Bryan, as they grapple in the
historic 1925 Scopes "Monkey Trial" in backwoods Tennessee.
(Or more precisely, it was based on them and that case,
but the names were changed.) Name the movie.
F2. Charles Laughton plays a pompous barrister in ill health,
who comes out of retirement to defend playboy Tyrone
Power on murder charges. Real-life wife Elsa Lanchester
plays Laughton's nurse, and Marlene Dietrich also appears.
Billy Wilder directed. Name the movie.
--
Mark Brader | "What a strange field. Studying beings instead of mathematics.
Toronto | Could lead to recursive problems in logic."
m...@vex.net | -- Robert L. Forward (The Flight of the Dragonfly)
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Marc Dashevsky
May 30, 2015, 2:38:52 AM5/30/15
to
In article <irSdncjMVtELxfTI...@vex.net>, m...@vex.net says...
> B2. King Juan Carlos I reigned as Rey de España (King of Spain)
> from 1975 to 2014, when he abdicated in favor of his son.
> What is the son's name (no need for his number)?
Filipe
> E. "So", or Sew: Surgery
>
> E1. Surgical sutures are now made of synthetic absorbable
> polymers. But what material was previously used? It was
> prepared from the natural fiber found in the walls of animal
> intestines, but its name was a misnomer.
catgut
> E2. This small, extremely sharp instrument used for surgery
> shares its name with a UK medical journal. What name?
lancet
> F. "La", or Law: Law in the Movies
>
> F1. Two grand old lions of the screen, Spencer Tracy and
> Fredric March, play two grand old lions of the law, Clarence
> Darrow and William Jennings Bryan, as they grapple in the
> historic 1925 Scopes "Monkey Trial" in backwoods Tennessee.
> (Or more precisely, it was based on them and that case,
> but the names were changed.) Name the movie.
Inherit The Wind
> F2. Charles Laughton plays a pompous barrister in ill health,
> who comes out of retirement to defend playboy Tyrone
> Power on murder charges. Real-life wife Elsa Lanchester
> plays Laughton's nurse, and Marlene Dietrich also appears.
> Billy Wilder directed. Name the movie.
Witness For The Prosecution
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
> * Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round: Tones of the Scale
>
>
> B. "Re", or Rey: Spanish Monarchs
>
> B1. In the 15th century, this marriage between Isabella and
> Ferdinand united two important kingdoms of the Iberian
> peninsula. One was Castile; what was the other?
Aragon
>
> B1. In the 15th century, this marriage between Isabella and
> Ferdinand united two important kingdoms of the Iberian
> peninsula. One was Castile; what was the other?
> B2. King Juan Carlos I reigned as Rey de España (King of Spain)
> from 1975 to 2014, when he abdicated in favor of his son.
> What is the son's name (no need for his number)?
> E. "So", or Sew: Surgery
>
> E1. Surgical sutures are now made of synthetic absorbable
> polymers. But what material was previously used? It was
> prepared from the natural fiber found in the walls of animal
> intestines, but its name was a misnomer.
> E2. This small, extremely sharp instrument used for surgery
> shares its name with a UK medical journal. What name?
> F. "La", or Law: Law in the Movies
>
> F1. Two grand old lions of the screen, Spencer Tracy and
> Fredric March, play two grand old lions of the law, Clarence
> Darrow and William Jennings Bryan, as they grapple in the
> historic 1925 Scopes "Monkey Trial" in backwoods Tennessee.
> (Or more precisely, it was based on them and that case,
> but the names were changed.) Name the movie.
> F2. Charles Laughton plays a pompous barrister in ill health,
> who comes out of retirement to defend playboy Tyrone
> Power on murder charges. Real-life wife Elsa Lanchester
> plays Laughton's nurse, and Marlene Dietrich also appears.
> Billy Wilder directed. Name the movie.
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Erland Sommarskog
May 30, 2015, 5:40:11 AM5/30/15
to
Since I have no clue about the English names, I enter the Swedish names
only to annoy. (And, no, don't take the below for the final truth, I
had to guess a few.)
> 1. D.
David
> 2. F.
Filip
> 3. H.
Harald
> 4. J.
Jakob
> 5. L.
Ludvig
> 6. P.
Per
> 7. S.
Sigurd
> 8. T.
Tage
> 9. W.
Dubbel-V
> 10. Y.
Yngve
> B. "Re", or Rey: Spanish Monarchs
>
> B1. In the 15th century, this marriage between Isabella and
> Ferdinand united two important kingdoms of the Iberian
> peninsula. One was Castile; what was the other?
The Crown of Aragon
> B2. King Juan Carlos I reigned as Rey de España (King of Spain)
> from 1975 to 2014, when he abdicated in favor of his son.
> What is the son's name (no need for his number)?
Felipe
> D. "Fa", or Far: Farthest Cities from Other Cities
>
> D1. What city with a population of more than 1,000,000 is the
> farthest away from Toronto, at a distance of 18,143 km?
Perth
> D2. What city with a population of more than 1,000,000 is the
> farthest away from Cape Town, South Africa, at a distance of
> 18,554 km?
Vancouver
> E2. This small, extremely sharp instrument used for surgery
> shares its name with a UK medical journal. What name?
Lancet
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
only to annoy. (And, no, don't take the below for the final truth, I
had to guess a few.)
> 1. D.
David
> 2. F.
Filip
> 3. H.
Harald
> 4. J.
Jakob
> 5. L.
Ludvig
> 6. P.
Per
> 7. S.
Sigurd
> 8. T.
Tage
> 9. W.
Dubbel-V
> 10. Y.
Yngve
> B. "Re", or Rey: Spanish Monarchs
>
> B1. In the 15th century, this marriage between Isabella and
> Ferdinand united two important kingdoms of the Iberian
> peninsula. One was Castile; what was the other?
> B2. King Juan Carlos I reigned as Rey de España (King of Spain)
> from 1975 to 2014, when he abdicated in favor of his son.
> What is the son's name (no need for his number)?
> D. "Fa", or Far: Farthest Cities from Other Cities
>
> D1. What city with a population of more than 1,000,000 is the
> farthest away from Toronto, at a distance of 18,143 km?
> D2. What city with a population of more than 1,000,000 is the
> farthest away from Cape Town, South Africa, at a distance of
> 18,554 km?
> E2. This small, extremely sharp instrument used for surgery
> shares its name with a UK medical journal. What name?
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Mark Brader
May 30, 2015, 5:49:00 AM5/30/15
to
Erland Sommarskog:
be a NATO member country.
--
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"
> Since I have no clue about the English names, I enter the Swedish names
> only to annoy.
Yeah, well, I guess that's what you get for being too neutral to
> only to annoy.
be a NATO member country.
--
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"
Peter Smyth
May 30, 2015, 6:03:06 AM5/30/15
to
Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-09,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of MI5, and are used here by
> permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped
> and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2015-02-23
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
> (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - As Easy as ABC
>
> Communication by telephone or radio can be tricky due to
> such things as static or a language barrier, so there is an
> internationally-agreed system for spelling, variously known as the
> NATO phonetic alphabet, the International Radiotelephony Spelling
> Alphabet, and other names. For example, A is Alfa [sic], B is
> Bravo, C is Charlie. And these letters are...?
>
> 1. D.
Delta
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-09,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of MI5, and are used here by
> permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped
> and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2015-02-23
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
> (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - As Easy as ABC
>
> Communication by telephone or radio can be tricky due to
> such things as static or a language barrier, so there is an
> internationally-agreed system for spelling, variously known as the
> NATO phonetic alphabet, the International Radiotelephony Spelling
> Alphabet, and other names. For example, A is Alfa [sic], B is
> Bravo, C is Charlie. And these letters are...?
>
> 1. D.
> 2. F.
Foxtrot
> 3. H.
Hotel
> 4. J.
Juliet
> 5. L.
Lima
> 6. P.
Papa
> 7. S.
Sierra
> 8. T.
Tango
> 9. W.
Whiskey
> 10. Y.
Yankee
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round: Tones of the Scale
>
> A. "Do", or Dough: Canadian Financial Gurus
>
> A1. "The Wealthy Barber" has provided Canadians with financial
> advice since 1989. It is a self-publishing success story,
> having sold over two million copies. Who wrote it?
>
> A2. This Jamaican-Canadian financial guru and TV personality has
> written many books about money, including "Debt Free
> Forever", "Money Rules", and "A Woman of Independent Means".
> Who is she?
>
>
> B. "Re", or Rey: Spanish Monarchs
>
> B1. In the 15th century, this marriage between Isabella and
> Ferdinand united two important kingdoms of the Iberian
> peninsula. One was Castile; what was the other?
Aragon
>
> * Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round: Tones of the Scale
>
> A. "Do", or Dough: Canadian Financial Gurus
>
> A1. "The Wealthy Barber" has provided Canadians with financial
> advice since 1989. It is a self-publishing success story,
> having sold over two million copies. Who wrote it?
>
> A2. This Jamaican-Canadian financial guru and TV personality has
> written many books about money, including "Debt Free
> Forever", "Money Rules", and "A Woman of Independent Means".
> Who is she?
>
>
> B. "Re", or Rey: Spanish Monarchs
>
> B1. In the 15th century, this marriage between Isabella and
> Ferdinand united two important kingdoms of the Iberian
> peninsula. One was Castile; what was the other?
> B2. King Juan Carlos I reigned as Rey de España (King of Spain)
> from 1975 to 2014, when he abdicated in favor of his son.
> What is the son's name (no need for his number)?
Juan Carlos
> from 1975 to 2014, when he abdicated in favor of his son.
> What is the son's name (no need for his number)?
>
> C. "Mi", or Me: Autobiographies
>
> C1. "American Sniper", made into a 2014 movie, is the
> autobiography of the most lethal sniper in US military
> history. Name him.
>
> C2. Marcus Luttrell wrote an autobiographical book subtitled
> "The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost
> Heroes of SEAL Team 10". It was made into a 2013 movie.
> Name the book (same name as the movie).
>
>
> D. "Fa", or Far: Farthest Cities from Other Cities
>
> D1. What city with a population of more than 1,000,000 is the
> farthest away from Toronto, at a distance of 18,143 km?
Perth
> C. "Mi", or Me: Autobiographies
>
> C1. "American Sniper", made into a 2014 movie, is the
> autobiography of the most lethal sniper in US military
> history. Name him.
>
> C2. Marcus Luttrell wrote an autobiographical book subtitled
> "The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost
> Heroes of SEAL Team 10". It was made into a 2013 movie.
> Name the book (same name as the movie).
>
>
> D. "Fa", or Far: Farthest Cities from Other Cities
>
> D1. What city with a population of more than 1,000,000 is the
> farthest away from Toronto, at a distance of 18,143 km?
> D2. What city with a population of more than 1,000,000 is the
> farthest away from Cape Town, South Africa, at a distance of
> 18,554 km?
Vancouver
> farthest away from Cape Town, South Africa, at a distance of
> 18,554 km?
>
> E. "So", or Sew: Surgery
>
> E1. Surgical sutures are now made of synthetic absorbable
> polymers. But what material was previously used? It was
> prepared from the natural fiber found in the walls of animal
> intestines, but its name was a misnomer.
Catgut
> E. "So", or Sew: Surgery
>
> E1. Surgical sutures are now made of synthetic absorbable
> polymers. But what material was previously used? It was
> prepared from the natural fiber found in the walls of animal
> intestines, but its name was a misnomer.
> E2. This small, extremely sharp instrument used for surgery
> shares its name with a UK medical journal. What name?
Lancet
> shares its name with a UK medical journal. What name?
>
> F. "La", or Law: Law in the Movies
>
> F1. Two grand old lions of the screen, Spencer Tracy and
> Fredric March, play two grand old lions of the law, Clarence
> Darrow and William Jennings Bryan, as they grapple in the
> historic 1925 Scopes "Monkey Trial" in backwoods Tennessee.
> (Or more precisely, it was based on them and that case,
> but the names were changed.) Name the movie.
>
> F2. Charles Laughton plays a pompous barrister in ill health,
> who comes out of retirement to defend playboy Tyrone
> Power on murder charges. Real-life wife Elsa Lanchester
> plays Laughton's nurse, and Marlene Dietrich also appears.
> Billy Wilder directed. Name the movie.
Peter Smyth
> F. "La", or Law: Law in the Movies
>
> F1. Two grand old lions of the screen, Spencer Tracy and
> Fredric March, play two grand old lions of the law, Clarence
> Darrow and William Jennings Bryan, as they grapple in the
> historic 1925 Scopes "Monkey Trial" in backwoods Tennessee.
> (Or more precisely, it was based on them and that case,
> but the names were changed.) Name the movie.
>
> F2. Charles Laughton plays a pompous barrister in ill health,
> who comes out of retirement to defend playboy Tyrone
> Power on murder charges. Real-life wife Elsa Lanchester
> plays Laughton's nurse, and Marlene Dietrich also appears.
> Billy Wilder directed. Name the movie.
Björn Lundin
May 30, 2015, 9:49:08 AM5/30/15
to
On 2015-05-30 08:28, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-09,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of MI5, and are used here by
> permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped
> and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2015-02-23
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
> (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - As Easy as ABC
>
> Communication by telephone or radio can be tricky due to
> such things as static or a language barrier, so there is an
> internationally-agreed system for spelling, variously known as the
> NATO phonetic alphabet, the International Radiotelephony Spelling
> Alphabet, and other names. For example, A is Alfa [sic], B is
> Bravo, C is Charlie. And these letters are...?
>
> 1. D.
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-09,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of MI5, and are used here by
> permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped
> and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2015-02-23
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
> (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - As Easy as ABC
>
> Communication by telephone or radio can be tricky due to
> such things as static or a language barrier, so there is an
> internationally-agreed system for spelling, variously known as the
> NATO phonetic alphabet, the International Radiotelephony Spelling
> Alphabet, and other names. For example, A is Alfa [sic], B is
> Bravo, C is Charlie. And these letters are...?
>
> 1. D.
Delta
> 2. F.
Foxtrot
> 3. H.
Harriet
> 2. F.
Foxtrot
> 3. H.
> 4. J.
> 5. L.
> 6. P.
Pi
> 5. L.
> 6. P.
> 7. S.
Sigma
> 8. T.
> 9. W.
> 10. Y.
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round: Tones of the Scale
>
> A. "Do", or Dough: Canadian Financial Gurus
>
> A1. "The Wealthy Barber" has provided Canadians with financial
> advice since 1989. It is a self-publishing success story,
> having sold over two million copies. Who wrote it?
Donovan ?
> 9. W.
> 10. Y.
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round: Tones of the Scale
>
> A. "Do", or Dough: Canadian Financial Gurus
>
> A1. "The Wealthy Barber" has provided Canadians with financial
> advice since 1989. It is a self-publishing success story,
> having sold over two million copies. Who wrote it?
>
> A2. This Jamaican-Canadian financial guru and TV personality has
> written many books about money, including "Debt Free
> Forever", "Money Rules", and "A Woman of Independent Means".
> Who is she?
>
>
> B. "Re", or Rey: Spanish Monarchs
>
> B1. In the 15th century, this marriage between Isabella and
> Ferdinand united two important kingdoms of the Iberian
> peninsula. One was Castile; what was the other?
>
> B2. King Juan Carlos I reigned as Rey de España (King of Spain)
> from 1975 to 2014, when he abdicated in favor of his son.
> What is the son's name (no need for his number)?
>
>
> C. "Mi", or Me: Autobiographies
>
> C1. "American Sniper", made into a 2014 movie, is the
> autobiography of the most lethal sniper in US military
> history. Name him.
>
> C2. Marcus Luttrell wrote an autobiographical book subtitled
> "The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost
> Heroes of SEAL Team 10". It was made into a 2013 movie.
> Name the book (same name as the movie).
>
>
> D. "Fa", or Far: Farthest Cities from Other Cities
>
> D1. What city with a population of more than 1,000,000 is the
> farthest away from Toronto, at a distance of 18,143 km?
>
> D2. What city with a population of more than 1,000,000 is the
> farthest away from Cape Town, South Africa, at a distance of
> 18,554 km?
>
>
> E. "So", or Sew: Surgery
>
> E1. Surgical sutures are now made of synthetic absorbable
> polymers. But what material was previously used? It was
> prepared from the natural fiber found in the walls of animal
> intestines, but its name was a misnomer.
>
> E2. This small, extremely sharp instrument used for surgery
> shares its name with a UK medical journal. What name?
>
>
> F. "La", or Law: Law in the Movies
>
> F1. Two grand old lions of the screen, Spencer Tracy and
> Fredric March, play two grand old lions of the law, Clarence
> Darrow and William Jennings Bryan, as they grapple in the
> historic 1925 Scopes "Monkey Trial" in backwoods Tennessee.
> (Or more precisely, it was based on them and that case,
> but the names were changed.) Name the movie.
>
> F2. Charles Laughton plays a pompous barrister in ill health,
> who comes out of retirement to defend playboy Tyrone
> Power on murder charges. Real-life wife Elsa Lanchester
> plays Laughton's nurse, and Marlene Dietrich also appears.
> Billy Wilder directed. Name the movie.
>
--
Björn
Dan Blum
May 30, 2015, 10:27:57 AM5/30/15
to
> 1. D.
Delta
> 2. F.
Foxtrot
> 3. H.
Hotel
Delta
> 2. F.
Foxtrot
> 3. H.
> 4. J.
July; Japan
> 8. T.
Tango
> 9. W.
Whiskey
> 10. Y.
> * Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round: Tones of the Scale
> B. "Re", or Rey: Spanish Monarchs
> B1. In the 15th century, this marriage between Isabella and
> Ferdinand united two important kingdoms of the Iberian
> peninsula. One was Castile; what was the other?
Aragon
> B1. In the 15th century, this marriage between Isabella and
> Ferdinand united two important kingdoms of the Iberian
> peninsula. One was Castile; what was the other?
> B2. King Juan Carlos I reigned as Rey de Espa?a (King of Spain)
> from 1975 to 2014, when he abdicated in favor of his son.
> What is the son's name (no need for his number)?
Juan Carlos; Philip
> What is the son's name (no need for his number)?
> D. "Fa", or Far: Farthest Cities from Other Cities
> D1. What city with a population of more than 1,000,000 is the
> farthest away from Toronto, at a distance of 18,143 km?
> D2. What city with a population of more than 1,000,000 is the
> farthest away from Cape Town, South Africa, at a distance of
> 18,554 km?
> E. "So", or Sew: Surgery
> E1. Surgical sutures are now made of synthetic absorbable
> polymers. But what material was previously used? It was
> prepared from the natural fiber found in the walls of animal
> intestines, but its name was a misnomer.
> E2. This small, extremely sharp instrument used for surgery
> shares its name with a UK medical journal. What name?
> F. "La", or Law: Law in the Movies
> F1. Two grand old lions of the screen, Spencer Tracy and
> Fredric March, play two grand old lions of the law, Clarence
> Darrow and William Jennings Bryan, as they grapple in the
> historic 1925 Scopes "Monkey Trial" in backwoods Tennessee.
> (Or more precisely, it was based on them and that case,
> but the names were changed.) Name the movie.
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Erland Sommarskog
May 30, 2015, 2:45:09 PM5/30/15
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> Erland Sommarskog:
>> Since I have no clue about the English names, I enter the Swedish names
>> only to annoy.
>
> Yeah, well, I guess that's what you get for being too neutral to
> be a NATO member country.
Nah, we are not more neutral than we can host a fairly big air drill
> Erland Sommarskog:
>> Since I have no clue about the English names, I enter the Swedish names
>> only to annoy.
>
> Yeah, well, I guess that's what you get for being too neutral to
> be a NATO member country.
with planes from several NATO countries, inlcuding the US. (And Switzerland.) There are also some other agreements bringing us close to
NATO. But when it comes to take the final step, there is some inertia
that somehow makes that difficult.
Joshua Kreitzer
May 30, 2015, 9:24:29 PM5/30/15
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:irSdncjMVtELxfTInZ2dnUU7-
SGd...@vex.net:
> * Game 8, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - As Easy as ABC
>
> Communication by telephone or radio can be tricky due to
> such things as static or a language barrier, so there is an
> internationally-agreed system for spelling, variously known as the
> NATO phonetic alphabet, the International Radiotelephony Spelling
> Alphabet, and other names. For example, A is Alfa [sic], B is
> Bravo, C is Charlie. And these letters are...?
>
> 1. D.
> 5. L.
Lima
> 6. P.
Pepper
> 7. S.
Sierra
> 8. T.
Tango
> 9. W.
Whiskey
> 10. Y.
Yacht
> * Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round: Tones of the Scale
>
> B2. King Juan Carlos I reigned as Rey de España (King of Spain)
> from 1975 to 2014, when he abdicated in favor of his son.
> What is the son's name (no need for his number)?
Felipe
> C. "Mi", or Me: Autobiographies
>
> C1. "American Sniper", made into a 2014 movie, is the
> autobiography of the most lethal sniper in US military
> history. Name him.
Chris Kyle
> C2. Marcus Luttrell wrote an autobiographical book subtitled
> "The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost
> Heroes of SEAL Team 10". It was made into a 2013 movie.
> Name the book (same name as the movie).
"Lone Survivor"
> D. "Fa", or Far: Farthest Cities from Other Cities
>
> D1. What city with a population of more than 1,000,000 is the
> farthest away from Toronto, at a distance of 18,143 km?
Mumbai; Kolkata
> D2. What city with a population of more than 1,000,000 is the
> farthest away from Cape Town, South Africa, at a distance of
> 18,554 km?
Vancouver; Phoenix
> E. "So", or Sew: Surgery
>
> E1. Surgical sutures are now made of synthetic absorbable
> polymers. But what material was previously used? It was
> prepared from the natural fiber found in the walls of animal
> intestines, but its name was a misnomer.
catgut
> E2. This small, extremely sharp instrument used for surgery
> shares its name with a UK medical journal. What name?
lancet
> F. "La", or Law: Law in the Movies
>
> F1. Two grand old lions of the screen, Spencer Tracy and
> Fredric March, play two grand old lions of the law, Clarence
> Darrow and William Jennings Bryan, as they grapple in the
> historic 1925 Scopes "Monkey Trial" in backwoods Tennessee.
> (Or more precisely, it was based on them and that case,
> but the names were changed.) Name the movie.
"Inherit the Wind"
> F2. Charles Laughton plays a pompous barrister in ill health,
> who comes out of retirement to defend playboy Tyrone
> Power on murder charges. Real-life wife Elsa Lanchester
> plays Laughton's nurse, and Marlene Dietrich also appears.
> Billy Wilder directed. Name the movie.
"Witness for the Prosecution"
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
SGd...@vex.net:
> * Game 8, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - As Easy as ABC
>
> Communication by telephone or radio can be tricky due to
> such things as static or a language barrier, so there is an
> internationally-agreed system for spelling, variously known as the
> NATO phonetic alphabet, the International Radiotelephony Spelling
> Alphabet, and other names. For example, A is Alfa [sic], B is
> Bravo, C is Charlie. And these letters are...?
>
> 1. D.
Delta
> 2. F.
Foxtrot
> 3. H.
Hotel
> 4. J.
Jigsaw; Jacket
> 2. F.
Foxtrot
> 3. H.
Hotel
> 4. J.
> 5. L.
Lima
> 6. P.
> 7. S.
Sierra
> 8. T.
Tango
> 9. W.
Whiskey
> 10. Y.
> * Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round: Tones of the Scale
>
> B. "Re", or Rey: Spanish Monarchs
>
> B1. In the 15th century, this marriage between Isabella and
> Ferdinand united two important kingdoms of the Iberian
> peninsula. One was Castile; what was the other?
Aragon
>
> B1. In the 15th century, this marriage between Isabella and
> Ferdinand united two important kingdoms of the Iberian
> peninsula. One was Castile; what was the other?
> B2. King Juan Carlos I reigned as Rey de España (King of Spain)
> from 1975 to 2014, when he abdicated in favor of his son.
> What is the son's name (no need for his number)?
> C. "Mi", or Me: Autobiographies
>
> C1. "American Sniper", made into a 2014 movie, is the
> autobiography of the most lethal sniper in US military
> history. Name him.
> C2. Marcus Luttrell wrote an autobiographical book subtitled
> "The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost
> Heroes of SEAL Team 10". It was made into a 2013 movie.
> Name the book (same name as the movie).
> D. "Fa", or Far: Farthest Cities from Other Cities
>
> D1. What city with a population of more than 1,000,000 is the
> farthest away from Toronto, at a distance of 18,143 km?
> D2. What city with a population of more than 1,000,000 is the
> farthest away from Cape Town, South Africa, at a distance of
> 18,554 km?
> E. "So", or Sew: Surgery
>
> E1. Surgical sutures are now made of synthetic absorbable
> polymers. But what material was previously used? It was
> prepared from the natural fiber found in the walls of animal
> intestines, but its name was a misnomer.
> E2. This small, extremely sharp instrument used for surgery
> shares its name with a UK medical journal. What name?
> F. "La", or Law: Law in the Movies
>
> F1. Two grand old lions of the screen, Spencer Tracy and
> Fredric March, play two grand old lions of the law, Clarence
> Darrow and William Jennings Bryan, as they grapple in the
> historic 1925 Scopes "Monkey Trial" in backwoods Tennessee.
> (Or more precisely, it was based on them and that case,
> but the names were changed.) Name the movie.
> F2. Charles Laughton plays a pompous barrister in ill health,
> who comes out of retirement to defend playboy Tyrone
> Power on murder charges. Real-life wife Elsa Lanchester
> plays Laughton's nurse, and Marlene Dietrich also appears.
> Billy Wilder directed. Name the movie.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Jason Kreitzer
May 31, 2015, 1:05:09 AM5/31/15
to
On Saturday, May 30, 2015 at 2:28:38 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-09,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of MI5, and are used here by
> permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped
> and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2015-02-23
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
> (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - As Easy as ABC
>
> Communication by telephone or radio can be tricky due to
> such things as static or a language barrier, so there is an
> internationally-agreed system for spelling, variously known as the
> NATO phonetic alphabet, the International Radiotelephony Spelling
> Alphabet, and other names. For example, A is Alfa [sic], B is
> Bravo, C is Charlie. And these letters are...?
>
> 1. D
Delta
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-09,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of MI5, and are used here by
> permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped
> and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2015-02-23
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
> (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - As Easy as ABC
>
> Communication by telephone or radio can be tricky due to
> such things as static or a language barrier, so there is an
> internationally-agreed system for spelling, variously known as the
> NATO phonetic alphabet, the International Radiotelephony Spelling
> Alphabet, and other names. For example, A is Alfa [sic], B is
> Bravo, C is Charlie. And these letters are...?
>
> 1. D
> 2. F.
> 3. H.
> 4. J.
> 5. L.
Lima
> 3. H.
> 4. J.
> 5. L.
> 6. P.
Papa
> 7. S.
Sierra
> 8. T.
Tango
Sierra
> 8. T.
Tango
>
> F. "La", or Law: Law in the Movies
>
> F1. Two grand old lions of the screen, Spencer Tracy and
> Fredric March, play two grand old lions of the law, Clarence
> Darrow and William Jennings Bryan, as they grapple in the
> historic 1925 Scopes "Monkey Trial" in backwoods Tennessee.
> (Or more precisely, it was based on them and that case,
> but the names were changed.) Name the movie.
"Inherit the Wind"
> F. "La", or Law: Law in the Movies
>
> F1. Two grand old lions of the screen, Spencer Tracy and
> Fredric March, play two grand old lions of the law, Clarence
> Darrow and William Jennings Bryan, as they grapple in the
> historic 1925 Scopes "Monkey Trial" in backwoods Tennessee.
> (Or more precisely, it was based on them and that case,
> but the names were changed.) Name the movie.
Dan Tilque
May 31, 2015, 5:32:45 AM5/31/15
to
Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - As Easy as ABC
>
> Communication by telephone or radio can be tricky due to
> such things as static or a language barrier, so there is an
> internationally-agreed system for spelling, variously known as the
> NATO phonetic alphabet, the International Radiotelephony Spelling
> Alphabet, and other names. For example, A is Alfa [sic], B is
> Bravo, C is Charlie. And these letters are...?
>
> 1. D.
delta
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - As Easy as ABC
>
> Communication by telephone or radio can be tricky due to
> such things as static or a language barrier, so there is an
> internationally-agreed system for spelling, variously known as the
> NATO phonetic alphabet, the International Radiotelephony Spelling
> Alphabet, and other names. For example, A is Alfa [sic], B is
> Bravo, C is Charlie. And these letters are...?
>
> 1. D.
> 2. F.
foxtrot
> 3. H.
hotel
> 4. J.
juliet
> 5. L.
lima
> 6. P.
papa
> 7. S.
sierra
> 8. T.
tango
> 9. W.
whisky
> 10. Y.
yankee
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round: Tones of the Scale
>
> A. "Do", or Dough: Canadian Financial Gurus
>
> A1. "The Wealthy Barber" has provided Canadians with financial
> advice since 1989. It is a self-publishing success story,
> having sold over two million copies. Who wrote it?
>
> A2. This Jamaican-Canadian financial guru and TV personality has
> written many books about money, including "Debt Free
> Forever", "Money Rules", and "A Woman of Independent Means".
> Who is she?
>
>
> B. "Re", or Rey: Spanish Monarchs
>
> B1. In the 15th century, this marriage between Isabella and
> Ferdinand united two important kingdoms of the Iberian
> peninsula. One was Castile; what was the other?
(Just Aragon is not the actual answer, although I expect that's what
will be accepted. The Crown of Aragon was a union of several states, one
of which was named Aragon, in what is now eastern and northern Spain.)
>
> B2. King Juan Carlos I reigned as Rey de España (King of Spain)
> from 1975 to 2014, when he abdicated in favor of his son.
> What is the son's name (no need for his number)?
>
>
> C. "Mi", or Me: Autobiographies
>
> C1. "American Sniper", made into a 2014 movie, is the
> autobiography of the most lethal sniper in US military
> history. Name him.
>
> C2. Marcus Luttrell wrote an autobiographical book subtitled
> "The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost
> Heroes of SEAL Team 10". It was made into a 2013 movie.
> Name the book (same name as the movie).
>
>
> D. "Fa", or Far: Farthest Cities from Other Cities
>
> D1. What city with a population of more than 1,000,000 is the
> farthest away from Toronto, at a distance of 18,143 km?
>
> D2. What city with a population of more than 1,000,000 is the
> farthest away from Cape Town, South Africa, at a distance of
> 18,554 km?
>
>
> E. "So", or Sew: Surgery
>
> E1. Surgical sutures are now made of synthetic absorbable
> polymers. But what material was previously used? It was
> prepared from the natural fiber found in the walls of animal
> intestines, but its name was a misnomer.
>
> E2. This small, extremely sharp instrument used for surgery
> shares its name with a UK medical journal. What name?
>
>
> F. "La", or Law: Law in the Movies
>
> F1. Two grand old lions of the screen, Spencer Tracy and
> Fredric March, play two grand old lions of the law, Clarence
> Darrow and William Jennings Bryan, as they grapple in the
> historic 1925 Scopes "Monkey Trial" in backwoods Tennessee.
> (Or more precisely, it was based on them and that case,
> but the names were changed.) Name the movie.
>
> F2. Charles Laughton plays a pompous barrister in ill health,
> who comes out of retirement to defend playboy Tyrone
> Power on murder charges. Real-life wife Elsa Lanchester
> plays Laughton's nurse, and Marlene Dietrich also appears.
> Billy Wilder directed. Name the movie.
>
--
swp
May 31, 2015, 11:21:04 AM5/31/15
to
On Saturday, May 30, 2015 at 2:28:38 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-09,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
noted
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
> * Game 8, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - As Easy as ABC
>
> Communication by telephone or radio can be tricky due to
> such things as static or a language barrier, so there is an
> internationally-agreed system for spelling, variously known as the
> NATO phonetic alphabet, the International Radiotelephony Spelling
> Alphabet, and other names. For example, A is Alfa [sic], B is
> Bravo, C is Charlie. And these letters are...?
>
> 1. D.
delta
> 2. F.
foxtrot
> 3. H.
hotel
> 4. J.
juliett
> 2. F.
foxtrot
> 3. H.
hotel
> 4. J.
> 5. L.
lima
> 6. P.
papa
> 7. S.
sierra
> 8. T.
tango
> 9. W.
> 10. Y.
yankee
> * Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round: Tones of the Scale
>
> A. "Do", or Dough: Canadian Financial Gurus
>
> A1. "The Wealthy Barber" has provided Canadians with financial
> advice since 1989. It is a self-publishing success story,
> having sold over two million copies. Who wrote it?
> A2. This Jamaican-Canadian financial guru and TV personality has
> written many books about money, including "Debt Free
> Forever", "Money Rules", and "A Woman of Independent Means".
> Who is she?
> B. "Re", or Rey: Spanish Monarchs
>
> B1. In the 15th century, this marriage between Isabella and
> Ferdinand united two important kingdoms of the Iberian
> peninsula. One was Castile; what was the other?
> B2. King Juan Carlos I reigned as Rey de España (King of Spain)
> from 1975 to 2014, when he abdicated in favor of his son.
> What is the son's name (no need for his number)?
> C. "Mi", or Me: Autobiographies
>
> C1. "American Sniper", made into a 2014 movie, is the
> autobiography of the most lethal sniper in US military
> history. Name him.
> C2. Marcus Luttrell wrote an autobiographical book subtitled
> "The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost
> Heroes of SEAL Team 10". It was made into a 2013 movie.
> Name the book (same name as the movie).
> D. "Fa", or Far: Farthest Cities from Other Cities
>
> D1. What city with a population of more than 1,000,000 is the
> farthest away from Toronto, at a distance of 18,143 km?
> D2. What city with a population of more than 1,000,000 is the
> farthest away from Cape Town, South Africa, at a distance of
> 18,554 km?
> E. "So", or Sew: Surgery
>
> E1. Surgical sutures are now made of synthetic absorbable
> polymers. But what material was previously used? It was
> prepared from the natural fiber found in the walls of animal
> intestines, but its name was a misnomer.
> E2. This small, extremely sharp instrument used for surgery
> shares its name with a UK medical journal. What name?
> F. "La", or Law: Law in the Movies
>
> F1. Two grand old lions of the screen, Spencer Tracy and
> Fredric March, play two grand old lions of the law, Clarence
> Darrow and William Jennings Bryan, as they grapple in the
> historic 1925 Scopes "Monkey Trial" in backwoods Tennessee.
> (Or more precisely, it was based on them and that case,
> but the names were changed.) Name the movie.
> F2. Charles Laughton plays a pompous barrister in ill health,
> who comes out of retirement to defend playboy Tyrone
> Power on murder charges. Real-life wife Elsa Lanchester
> plays Laughton's nurse, and Marlene Dietrich also appears.
> Billy Wilder directed. Name the movie.
swp
Calvin
May 31, 2015, 6:27:16 PM5/31/15
to
On Saturday, May 30, 2015 at 4:28:38 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 8, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - As Easy as ABC
>
> Communication by telephone or radio can be tricky due to
> such things as static or a language barrier, so there is an
> internationally-agreed system for spelling, variously known as the
> NATO phonetic alphabet, the International Radiotelephony Spelling
> Alphabet, and other names. For example, A is Alfa [sic], B is
> Bravo, C is Charlie. And these letters are...?
>
> 1. D.
> * Game 8, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - As Easy as ABC
>
> Communication by telephone or radio can be tricky due to
> such things as static or a language barrier, so there is an
> internationally-agreed system for spelling, variously known as the
> NATO phonetic alphabet, the International Radiotelephony Spelling
> Alphabet, and other names. For example, A is Alfa [sic], B is
> Bravo, C is Charlie. And these letters are...?
>
> 1. D.
Delta
> 2. F.
Foxtrot
> 3. H.
Hotel
> 4. J.
Juliet
> 2. F.
Foxtrot
> 3. H.
Hotel
> 4. J.
> 5. L.
Lima
> 6. P.
> 7. S.
Sierra
> 8. T.
Tango
> 9. W.
> 10. Y.
Yankee
> * Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round: Tones of the Scale
>
> A. "Do", or Dough: Canadian Financial Gurus
>
> A1. "The Wealthy Barber" has provided Canadians with financial
> advice since 1989. It is a self-publishing success story,
> having sold over two million copies. Who wrote it?
>
> A2. This Jamaican-Canadian financial guru and TV personality has
> written many books about money, including "Debt Free
> Forever", "Money Rules", and "A Woman of Independent Means".
> Who is she?
>
>
> B. "Re", or Rey: Spanish Monarchs
>
> B1. In the 15th century, this marriage between Isabella and
> Ferdinand united two important kingdoms of the Iberian
> peninsula. One was Castile; what was the other?
> B2. King Juan Carlos I reigned as Rey de España (King of Spain)
> from 1975 to 2014, when he abdicated in favor of his son.
> What is the son's name (no need for his number)?
> C. "Mi", or Me: Autobiographies
>
> C1. "American Sniper", made into a 2014 movie, is the
> autobiography of the most lethal sniper in US military
> history. Name him.
>
> C2. Marcus Luttrell wrote an autobiographical book subtitled
> "The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost
> Heroes of SEAL Team 10". It was made into a 2013 movie.
> Name the book (same name as the movie).
>
>
> D. "Fa", or Far: Farthest Cities from Other Cities
>
> D1. What city with a population of more than 1,000,000 is the
> farthest away from Toronto, at a distance of 18,143 km?
> D2. What city with a population of more than 1,000,000 is the
> farthest away from Cape Town, South Africa, at a distance of
> 18,554 km?
> E. "So", or Sew: Surgery
>
> E1. Surgical sutures are now made of synthetic absorbable
> polymers. But what material was previously used? It was
> prepared from the natural fiber found in the walls of animal
> intestines, but its name was a misnomer.
> E2. This small, extremely sharp instrument used for surgery
> shares its name with a UK medical journal. What name?
> F. "La", or Law: Law in the Movies
>
> F1. Two grand old lions of the screen, Spencer Tracy and
> Fredric March, play two grand old lions of the law, Clarence
> Darrow and William Jennings Bryan, as they grapple in the
> historic 1925 Scopes "Monkey Trial" in backwoods Tennessee.
> (Or more precisely, it was based on them and that case,
> but the names were changed.) Name the movie.
>
> F2. Charles Laughton plays a pompous barrister in ill health,
> who comes out of retirement to defend playboy Tyrone
> Power on murder charges. Real-life wife Elsa Lanchester
> plays Laughton's nurse, and Marlene Dietrich also appears.
> Billy Wilder directed. Name the movie.
cheers,
calvin
Calvin
May 31, 2015, 6:29:23 PM5/31/15
to
On Monday, June 1, 2015 at 8:27:16 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> > B2. King Juan Carlos I reigned as Rey de España (King of Spain)
> > from 1975 to 2014, when he abdicated in favor of his son.
> > What is the son's name (no need for his number)?
>
> Ashley Giles :-)
For the non-cricketers among us, see http://cricket.wikia.com/wiki/Ashley_Giles for the explanation.
> > B2. King Juan Carlos I reigned as Rey de España (King of Spain)
> > from 1975 to 2014, when he abdicated in favor of his son.
> > What is the son's name (no need for his number)?
>
> Ashley Giles :-)
cheers,
calvin
Pete
Jun 1, 2015, 2:03:28 PM6/1/15
to
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-09,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of MI5, and are used here by
> permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped
> and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2015-02-23
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
> (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - As Easy as ABC
>
> Communication by telephone or radio can be tricky due to
> such things as static or a language barrier, so there is an
> internationally-agreed system for spelling, variously known as the
> NATO phonetic alphabet, the International Radiotelephony Spelling
> Alphabet, and other names. For example, A is Alfa [sic], B is
> Bravo, C is Charlie. And these letters are...?
>
> 1. D.
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of MI5, and are used here by
> permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped
> and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2015-02-23
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
> (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - As Easy as ABC
>
> Communication by telephone or radio can be tricky due to
> such things as static or a language barrier, so there is an
> internationally-agreed system for spelling, variously known as the
> NATO phonetic alphabet, the International Radiotelephony Spelling
> Alphabet, and other names. For example, A is Alfa [sic], B is
> Bravo, C is Charlie. And these letters are...?
>
> 1. D.
Delta
> 2. F.
Foxtrot
> 3. H.
Halo
> 2. F.
Foxtrot
> 3. H.
> 4. J.
> 5. L.
> 6. P.
> 7. S.
> 8. T.
Tango
> 9. W.
> 10. Y.
Yukon
> 9. W.
> 10. Y.
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round: Tones of the Scale
>
> A. "Do", or Dough: Canadian Financial Gurus
>
> A1. "The Wealthy Barber" has provided Canadians with financial
> advice since 1989. It is a self-publishing success story,
> having sold over two million copies. Who wrote it?
>
> A2. This Jamaican-Canadian financial guru and TV personality has
> written many books about money, including "Debt Free
> Forever", "Money Rules", and "A Woman of Independent Means".
> Who is she?
>
>
> B. "Re", or Rey: Spanish Monarchs
>
> B1. In the 15th century, this marriage between Isabella and
> Ferdinand united two important kingdoms of the Iberian
> peninsula. One was Castile; what was the other?
>
> B2. King Juan Carlos I reigned as Rey de España (King of Spain)
> from 1975 to 2014, when he abdicated in favor of his son.
> What is the son's name (no need for his number)?
>
>
> C. "Mi", or Me: Autobiographies
>
> C1. "American Sniper", made into a 2014 movie, is the
> autobiography of the most lethal sniper in US military
> history. Name him.
>
> C2. Marcus Luttrell wrote an autobiographical book subtitled
> "The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost
> Heroes of SEAL Team 10". It was made into a 2013 movie.
> Name the book (same name as the movie).
>
>
> D. "Fa", or Far: Farthest Cities from Other Cities
>
> D1. What city with a population of more than 1,000,000 is the
> farthest away from Toronto, at a distance of 18,143 km?
>
> D2. What city with a population of more than 1,000,000 is the
> farthest away from Cape Town, South Africa, at a distance of
> 18,554 km?
>
>
> E. "So", or Sew: Surgery
>
> E1. Surgical sutures are now made of synthetic absorbable
> polymers. But what material was previously used? It was
> prepared from the natural fiber found in the walls of animal
> intestines, but its name was a misnomer.
>
> E2. This small, extremely sharp instrument used for surgery
> shares its name with a UK medical journal. What name?
>
>
> F. "La", or Law: Law in the Movies
>
> F1. Two grand old lions of the screen, Spencer Tracy and
> Fredric March, play two grand old lions of the law, Clarence
> Darrow and William Jennings Bryan, as they grapple in the
> historic 1925 Scopes "Monkey Trial" in backwoods Tennessee.
> (Or more precisely, it was based on them and that case,
> but the names were changed.) Name the movie.
>
> F2. Charles Laughton plays a pompous barrister in ill health,
> who comes out of retirement to defend playboy Tyrone
> Power on murder charges. Real-life wife Elsa Lanchester
> plays Laughton's nurse, and Marlene Dietrich also appears.
> Billy Wilder directed. Name the movie.
>
bbowler
Jun 1, 2015, 4:17:14 PM6/1/15
to
On Sat, 30 May 2015 01:28:38 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-09, and
> should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give both a
> right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty. Please post
> all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote the
> questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal the
> correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of MI5, and are used here by
> permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped and/or
> edited by me. For further information see my 2015-02-23 companion
> posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - As Easy as ABC
>
> Communication by telephone or radio can be tricky due to such things as
> static or a language barrier, so there is an internationally-agreed
> system for spelling, variously known as the NATO phonetic alphabet, the
> International Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet, and other names. For
> example, A is Alfa [sic], B is Bravo, C is Charlie. And these letters
> are...?
>
> 1. D.
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-09, and
> should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give both a
> right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty. Please post
> all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote the
> questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal the
> correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of MI5, and are used here by
> permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped and/or
> edited by me. For further information see my 2015-02-23 companion
> posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - As Easy as ABC
>
> Communication by telephone or radio can be tricky due to such things as
> static or a language barrier, so there is an internationally-agreed
> system for spelling, variously known as the NATO phonetic alphabet, the
> International Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet, and other names. For
> example, A is Alfa [sic], B is Bravo, C is Charlie. And these letters
> are...?
>
> 1. D.
delta
> 2. F.
foxtrot
> 3. H.
hotel
> 4. J.
juliet
> 2. F.
foxtrot
> 3. H.
hotel
> 4. J.
juliet
> 5. L.
lima
> 6. P.
papa
> 7. S.
sierra
> 8. T.
tango
> 9. W.
whiskey
> 10. Y.
yankee
>
>
lima
> 6. P.
papa
> 7. S.
sierra
> 8. T.
tango
> 9. W.
whiskey
> 10. Y.
yankee
>
>
> D2. What city with a population of more than 1,000,000 is the
> farthest away from Cape Town, South Africa, at a distance of
> 18,554 km?
> E. "So", or Sew: Surgery
>
> E1. Surgical sutures are now made of synthetic absorbable
> polymers. But what material was previously used? It was
> prepared from the natural fiber found in the walls of animal
> intestines, but its name was a misnomer.
> E2. This small, extremely sharp instrument used for surgery
> shares its name with a UK medical journal. What name?
>
> F. "La", or Law: Law in the Movies
>
> F1. Two grand old lions of the screen, Spencer Tracy and
> Fredric March, play two grand old lions of the law, Clarence
> Darrow and William Jennings Bryan, as they grapple in the
> historic 1925 Scopes "Monkey Trial" in backwoods Tennessee. (Or
> more precisely, it was based on them and that case,
> but the names were changed.) Name the movie.
> F2. Charles Laughton plays a pompous barrister in ill health,
> who comes out of retirement to defend playboy Tyrone Power on
> murder charges. Real-life wife Elsa Lanchester plays Laughton's
> nurse, and Marlene Dietrich also appears. Billy Wilder directed.
> Name the movie.
Mark Brader
Jun 2, 2015, 12:54:46 AM6/2/15
to
Mark Brader:
Hearty congratulations, sir!
> * Game 8, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - As Easy as ABC
> Communication by telephone or radio can be tricky due to
> such things as static or a language barrier, so there is an
> internationally-agreed system for spelling, variously known as the
> NATO phonetic alphabet, the International Radiotelephony Spelling
> Alphabet, and other names. For example, A is Alfa [sic], B is
> Bravo, C is Charlie. And these letters are...?
"Jeopardy!" had a category on this topic on 2015-05-19. Only three
of the five questions were chosen before time ran out, and none of
those duplicated any questions here. The *other* category titles
in the round played on the theme also, though, and two of them were
Sierra and Whiskey.
> 1. D.
Delta. 4 for Peter, Björn, Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, Dan Tilque,
Stephen, Calvin, Pete, and Bruce.
> 2. F.
Foxtrot. 4 for Peter, Björn, Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Stephen,
Calvin, Pete, and Bruce.
> 3. H.
Hotel. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Calvin,
and Bruce.
> 4. J.
Juliett. 4 for Peter, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Calvin, and Bruce.
> 5. L.
Lima. 4 for Peter, Joshua, Jason, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Calvin,
and Bruce.
> 6. P.
Papa. I scored "pepper" as almost correct based on the sound
resemblance. 4 for Peter, Jason, Dan Tilque, Stephen, and Bruce.
3 for Joshua.
> 7. S.
Sierra. 4 for Peter, Joshua, Jason, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Calvin,
and Bruce.
> 8. T.
Tango. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, Dan Tilque, Stephen,
Calvin, Pete, and Bruce.
> 9. W.
Whiskey. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Stephen,
Calvin, and Bruce.
> 10. Y.
Yankee. 4 for Peter, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Calvin, and Bruce.
> * Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round: Tones of the Scale
This was the third-hardest round in the original game, after the
current-events and audio rounds.
> A. "Do", or Dough: Canadian Financial Gurus
> A1. "The Wealthy Barber" has provided Canadians with financial
> advice since 1989. It is a self-publishing success story,
> having sold over two million copies. Who wrote it?
David Chilton. 4 for Stephen.
> A2. This Jamaican-Canadian financial guru and TV personality has
> written many books about money, including "Debt Free
> Forever", "Money Rules", and "A Woman of Independent Means".
> Who is she?
Gail Vaz-Oxlade.
> B. "Re", or Rey: Spanish Monarchs
> B1. In the 15th century, this marriage between Isabella and
> Ferdinand united two important kingdoms of the Iberian
> peninsula. One was Castile; what was the other?
Aragon. See also the comment in Dan Tilque's posting. 4 for Marc,
Erland, Peter, Björn, Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Stephen,
and Calvin.
> B2. King Juan Carlos I reigned as Rey de España (King of Spain)
> from 1975 to 2014, when he abdicated in favor of his son.
> What is the son's name (no need for his number)?
Felipe (VI). We don't anglicize these things any more, so I scored
"Philip" as almost correct. 4 for Marc, Erland, Joshua, and Stephen.
1 for Dan Blum.
> C. "Mi", or Me: Autobiographies
> C1. "American Sniper", made into a 2014 movie, is the
> autobiography of the most lethal sniper in US military
> history. Name him.
Chris Kyle. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, and Pete.
> C2. Marcus Luttrell wrote an autobiographical book subtitled
> "The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost
> Heroes of SEAL Team 10". It was made into a 2013 movie.
> Name the book (same name as the movie).
Lone Survivor. 4 for Joshua and Stephen.
> D. "Fa", or Far: Farthest Cities from Other Cities
> D1. What city with a population of more than 1,000,000 is the
> farthest away from Toronto, at a distance of 18,143 km?
Perth, Australia. 4 for Erland, Peter, Björn, Stephen, and Bruce.
3 for Pete. 2 for Calvin.
> D2. What city with a population of more than 1,000,000 is the
> farthest away from Cape Town, South Africa, at a distance of
> 18,554 km?
Honolulu. 4 for Stephen.
In the original game both of these questions were written in reverse,
asking for the cities farthest from Perth and Honolulu and expecting
the answers Toronto and Cape Town. This not only made them a lot
harder, it also made them wrong, because the farthest city from
the farthest city may not be the city you started from, and in both
of these cases it isn't.
> E. "So", or Sew: Surgery
> E1. Surgical sutures are now made of synthetic absorbable
> polymers. But what material was previously used? It was
> prepared from the natural fiber found in the walls of animal
> intestines, but its name was a misnomer.
Catgut. 4 for Marc, Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Stephen,
Calvin, Pete, and Bruce.
The animals actually used were generally sheep, sometimes horses,
but never cats. The substance is also simply called "gut", and
*that* came up on "Jeopardy!" on 2015-02-28 (although they mentioned
its use in musical instruments rather than surgery). It was in
a category on words that start with G and end with T; but the one
contestant who tried the question forgot this, went with "catgut",
and was therefore scored wrong.
> E2. This small, extremely sharp instrument used for surgery
> shares its name with a UK medical journal. What name?
Lancet. 4 for Marc, Erland, Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, Stephen,
Calvin, Pete, and Bruce.
> F. "La", or Law: Law in the Movies
> F1. Two grand old lions of the screen, Spencer Tracy and
> Fredric March, play two grand old lions of the law, Clarence
> Darrow and William Jennings Bryan, as they grapple in the
> historic 1925 Scopes "Monkey Trial" in backwoods Tennessee.
> (Or more precisely, it was based on them and that case,
> but the names were changed.) Name the movie.
"Inherit the Wind". 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, Dan Tilque,
Stephen, Pete, and Bruce.
> F2. Charles Laughton plays a pompous barrister in ill health,
> who comes out of retirement to defend playboy Tyrone
> Power on murder charges. Real-life wife Elsa Lanchester
> plays Laughton's nurse, and Marlene Dietrich also appears.
> Billy Wilder directed. Name the movie.
"Witness for the Prosecution". 4 for Marc, Joshua, Stephen, Calvin,
and Bruce.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Lit Sci Ent Spo His Can Mis Cha SIX
Stephen Perry 40 58 40 20 22 24 40 44 246
Joshua Kreitzer 28 23 35 8 28 4 31 32 177
Peter Smyth 20 32 16 12 28 0 40 16 152
Dan Blum 40 40 18 0 12 4 20 17 147
Bruce Bowler -- -- 20 12 27 12 40 20 131
"Calvin" 7 15 4 16 24 6 36 18 116
Marc Dashevsky 0 38 20 8 12 4 0 24 106
Pete Gayde -- -- 16 32 16 4 12 19 99
Erland Sommarskog 0 24 -- -- 20 4 0 16 64
Jason Kreitzer -- -- 24 4 8 0 20 8 64
Dan Tilque -- -- -- -- -- -- 40 12 52
Björn Lundin 0 16 0 0 16 0 8 8 48
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | I usually sign my name "J O backspace o h n"
m...@vex.net | -- John Chew
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-09,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2015-02-23 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
Game 8 is over and it's another massive win for Stephen Perry.
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
Hearty congratulations, sir!
> * Game 8, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - As Easy as ABC
> Communication by telephone or radio can be tricky due to
> such things as static or a language barrier, so there is an
> internationally-agreed system for spelling, variously known as the
> NATO phonetic alphabet, the International Radiotelephony Spelling
> Alphabet, and other names. For example, A is Alfa [sic], B is
> Bravo, C is Charlie. And these letters are...?
of the five questions were chosen before time ran out, and none of
those duplicated any questions here. The *other* category titles
in the round played on the theme also, though, and two of them were
Sierra and Whiskey.
> 1. D.
Delta. 4 for Peter, Björn, Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, Dan Tilque,
Stephen, Calvin, Pete, and Bruce.
> 2. F.
Foxtrot. 4 for Peter, Björn, Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Stephen,
Calvin, Pete, and Bruce.
> 3. H.
Hotel. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Calvin,
and Bruce.
> 4. J.
Juliett. 4 for Peter, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Calvin, and Bruce.
> 5. L.
Lima. 4 for Peter, Joshua, Jason, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Calvin,
and Bruce.
> 6. P.
Papa. I scored "pepper" as almost correct based on the sound
resemblance. 4 for Peter, Jason, Dan Tilque, Stephen, and Bruce.
3 for Joshua.
> 7. S.
Sierra. 4 for Peter, Joshua, Jason, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Calvin,
and Bruce.
> 8. T.
Tango. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, Dan Tilque, Stephen,
Calvin, Pete, and Bruce.
> 9. W.
Whiskey. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Stephen,
Calvin, and Bruce.
> 10. Y.
Yankee. 4 for Peter, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Calvin, and Bruce.
> * Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round: Tones of the Scale
current-events and audio rounds.
> A. "Do", or Dough: Canadian Financial Gurus
> A1. "The Wealthy Barber" has provided Canadians with financial
> advice since 1989. It is a self-publishing success story,
> having sold over two million copies. Who wrote it?
> A2. This Jamaican-Canadian financial guru and TV personality has
> written many books about money, including "Debt Free
> Forever", "Money Rules", and "A Woman of Independent Means".
> Who is she?
> B. "Re", or Rey: Spanish Monarchs
> B1. In the 15th century, this marriage between Isabella and
> Ferdinand united two important kingdoms of the Iberian
> peninsula. One was Castile; what was the other?
Erland, Peter, Björn, Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Stephen,
and Calvin.
> B2. King Juan Carlos I reigned as Rey de España (King of Spain)
> from 1975 to 2014, when he abdicated in favor of his son.
> What is the son's name (no need for his number)?
"Philip" as almost correct. 4 for Marc, Erland, Joshua, and Stephen.
1 for Dan Blum.
> C. "Mi", or Me: Autobiographies
> C1. "American Sniper", made into a 2014 movie, is the
> autobiography of the most lethal sniper in US military
> history. Name him.
> C2. Marcus Luttrell wrote an autobiographical book subtitled
> "The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost
> Heroes of SEAL Team 10". It was made into a 2013 movie.
> Name the book (same name as the movie).
> D. "Fa", or Far: Farthest Cities from Other Cities
> D1. What city with a population of more than 1,000,000 is the
> farthest away from Toronto, at a distance of 18,143 km?
3 for Pete. 2 for Calvin.
> D2. What city with a population of more than 1,000,000 is the
> farthest away from Cape Town, South Africa, at a distance of
> 18,554 km?
In the original game both of these questions were written in reverse,
asking for the cities farthest from Perth and Honolulu and expecting
the answers Toronto and Cape Town. This not only made them a lot
harder, it also made them wrong, because the farthest city from
the farthest city may not be the city you started from, and in both
of these cases it isn't.
> E. "So", or Sew: Surgery
> E1. Surgical sutures are now made of synthetic absorbable
> polymers. But what material was previously used? It was
> prepared from the natural fiber found in the walls of animal
> intestines, but its name was a misnomer.
Calvin, Pete, and Bruce.
The animals actually used were generally sheep, sometimes horses,
but never cats. The substance is also simply called "gut", and
*that* came up on "Jeopardy!" on 2015-02-28 (although they mentioned
its use in musical instruments rather than surgery). It was in
a category on words that start with G and end with T; but the one
contestant who tried the question forgot this, went with "catgut",
and was therefore scored wrong.
> E2. This small, extremely sharp instrument used for surgery
> shares its name with a UK medical journal. What name?
Calvin, Pete, and Bruce.
> F. "La", or Law: Law in the Movies
> F1. Two grand old lions of the screen, Spencer Tracy and
> Fredric March, play two grand old lions of the law, Clarence
> Darrow and William Jennings Bryan, as they grapple in the
> historic 1925 Scopes "Monkey Trial" in backwoods Tennessee.
> (Or more precisely, it was based on them and that case,
> but the names were changed.) Name the movie.
Stephen, Pete, and Bruce.
> F2. Charles Laughton plays a pompous barrister in ill health,
> who comes out of retirement to defend playboy Tyrone
> Power on murder charges. Real-life wife Elsa Lanchester
> plays Laughton's nurse, and Marlene Dietrich also appears.
> Billy Wilder directed. Name the movie.
and Bruce.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Lit Sci Ent Spo His Can Mis Cha SIX
Stephen Perry 40 58 40 20 22 24 40 44 246
Joshua Kreitzer 28 23 35 8 28 4 31 32 177
Peter Smyth 20 32 16 12 28 0 40 16 152
Dan Blum 40 40 18 0 12 4 20 17 147
Bruce Bowler -- -- 20 12 27 12 40 20 131
"Calvin" 7 15 4 16 24 6 36 18 116
Marc Dashevsky 0 38 20 8 12 4 0 24 106
Pete Gayde -- -- 16 32 16 4 12 19 99
Erland Sommarskog 0 24 -- -- 20 4 0 16 64
Jason Kreitzer -- -- 24 4 8 0 20 8 64
Dan Tilque -- -- -- -- -- -- 40 12 52
Björn Lundin 0 16 0 0 16 0 8 8 48
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | I usually sign my name "J O backspace o h n"
m...@vex.net | -- John Chew
Erland Sommarskog
Jun 2, 2015, 3:49:56 AM6/2/15
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> Felipe (VI). We don't anglicize these things any more, so I scored
> "Philip" as almost correct. 4 for Marc, Erland, Joshua, and Stephen.
> 1 for Dan Blum.
>
Anymore? Or is that a wretched rule that as long he is alive, but once he
> Felipe (VI). We don't anglicize these things any more, so I scored
> "Philip" as almost correct. 4 for Marc, Erland, Joshua, and Stephen.
> 1 for Dan Blum.
>
goes into the history books he will be Philip?
The current Swedish king is Carl XVI Gustaf, and several of his predecessors
also spelled their name with C. However, they are all on the books as Karl.
In any case, the interesting idea of adapting the name of foreign royalities
is not unique to English, but we do it in Swedish as well.
Dan Tilque
Jun 2, 2015, 4:03:28 AM6/2/15
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Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
>> D. "Fa", or Far: Farthest Cities from Other Cities
>
>> D1. What city with a population of more than 1,000,000 is the
>> farthest away from Toronto, at a distance of 18,143 km?
>
> Perth, Australia. 4 for Erland, Peter, Björn, Stephen, and Bruce.
> 3 for Pete. 2 for Calvin.
>
>> D2. What city with a population of more than 1,000,000 is the
>> farthest away from Cape Town, South Africa, at a distance of
>> 18,554 km?
>
> Honolulu. 4 for Stephen.
>
> In the original game both of these questions were written in reverse,
> asking for the cities farthest from Perth and Honolulu and expecting
> the answers Toronto and Cape Town. This not only made them a lot
> harder, it also made them wrong, because the farthest city from
> the farthest city may not be the city you started from, and in both
> of these cases it isn't.
Indeed. Perth is very close to being antipodal to Bermuda. The entire
>
>
>> D. "Fa", or Far: Farthest Cities from Other Cities
>
>> D1. What city with a population of more than 1,000,000 is the
>> farthest away from Toronto, at a distance of 18,143 km?
>
> Perth, Australia. 4 for Erland, Peter, Björn, Stephen, and Bruce.
> 3 for Pete. 2 for Calvin.
>
>> D2. What city with a population of more than 1,000,000 is the
>> farthest away from Cape Town, South Africa, at a distance of
>> 18,554 km?
>
> Honolulu. 4 for Stephen.
>
> In the original game both of these questions were written in reverse,
> asking for the cities farthest from Perth and Honolulu and expecting
> the answers Toronto and Cape Town. This not only made them a lot
> harder, it also made them wrong, because the farthest city from
> the farthest city may not be the city you started from, and in both
> of these cases it isn't.
BoWash corridor is closer than Toronto. But since you're counting
population using "Calvinball rules" (i.e. saying "city" when you mean
metropolitan area), I believe the actual answer would be Virginia
Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA. OK, that's not a single city, but it's
the closest metro area with the required population to the antipodal
point. If you want to disallow that, then I'm pretty sure it's New York.
For the other, the antipodal point of Honolulu is somewhere in Botswana
or Namibia. Johannesburg and Pretoria are both closer.
BTW, I assumed that you meant actual city population and tried to answer
that. I wasn't correct for either question, or else I'd be lodging a
protest. As far as I can tell, the answer to the first would be Jakarta
and the second, San Jose, California.
I'm curious how things went down in the original game. Did anyone answer
New York to the first? If so, did they get credit?
--
Dan Tilque
Björn Lundin
Jun 2, 2015, 7:55:34 AM6/2/15
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On 2015-06-02 06:54, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>> D2. What city with a population of more than 1,000,000 is the
>> farthest away from Cape Town, South Africa, at a distance of
>> 18,554 km?
>
> Honolulu. 4 for Stephen.
>
> In the original game both of these questions were written in reverse,
> asking for the cities farthest from Perth and Honolulu and expecting
> the answers Toronto and Cape Town. This not only made them a lot
> harder, it also made them wrong, because the farthest city from
> the farthest city may not be the city you started from, and in both
> of these cases it isn't.
Protest. Or at least I think so.
>
>> D2. What city with a population of more than 1,000,000 is the
>> farthest away from Cape Town, South Africa, at a distance of
>> 18,554 km?
>
> Honolulu. 4 for Stephen.
>
> In the original game both of these questions were written in reverse,
> asking for the cities farthest from Perth and Honolulu and expecting
> the answers Toronto and Cape Town. This not only made them a lot
> harder, it also made them wrong, because the farthest city from
> the farthest city may not be the city you started from, and in both
> of these cases it isn't.
To me it seems that Honolulu does not reach the 1,000,000 mark.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honolulu
The population of Honolulu CCD was 390,738 at the 2010 census,[8] while
the population of the consolidated city and county was 953,207.
and then [8] points to
http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/community_facts.xhtml#none
which for Honolulu county,Hawaii -
Census 2010 Total Poulation - > 953,207
2013 ACS 5 year Population Estimate -> 964,678
2014 Population Estimate -> 991,788
--
Björn
--
Björn
Dan Tilque
Jun 2, 2015, 3:48:28 PM6/2/15
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Björn Lundin wrote:
> On 2015-06-02 06:54, Mark Brader wrote:
>>> D2. What city with a population of more than 1,000,000 is the
>>> farthest away from Cape Town, South Africa, at a distance of
>>> 18,554 km?
>> Honolulu. 4 for Stephen.
>
> On 2015-06-02 06:54, Mark Brader wrote:
>>> D2. What city with a population of more than 1,000,000 is the
>>> farthest away from Cape Town, South Africa, at a distance of
>>> 18,554 km?
>> Honolulu. 4 for Stephen.
>
> Protest. Or at least I think so.
> To me it seems that Honolulu does not reach the 1,000,000 mark.
You're right but it's not going to help you. Your answer, Los Angeles,
> To me it seems that Honolulu does not reach the 1,000,000 mark.
is not the farthest from Cape Town. The answer according to one distance
calculator I used is Portland, Oregon, but it was only 2 km farther than
San Francisco. A different calculator might give a different answer
depending on what lat-longs they used. Also on whether it uses a
spherical model of the Earth or the geoid.
--
Dan Tilque
swp
Jun 2, 2015, 4:16:23 PM6/2/15
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but I agree with his conclusion and think the protest should be upheld.
swp
Mark Brader
Jun 2, 2015, 6:26:27 PM6/2/15
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Mark Brader:
> > Felipe (VI). We don't anglicize these things any more, so...
Erland Sommarskog:
> Anymore?
At one time it would have been pretty much automatic. Right now
I'm thinking of a scene in a well-known movie, set during WW1,
where a German officer (speaking English) is depicted as referring
to "Kaiser William II".
--
Mark Brader | "Of course, the most important part of making the
Toronto | proposal something special for both of you is
m...@vex.net | addressing it to the right person." --Mara Chibnik
> > Felipe (VI). We don't anglicize these things any more, so...
Erland Sommarskog:
> Anymore?
At one time it would have been pretty much automatic. Right now
I'm thinking of a scene in a well-known movie, set during WW1,
where a German officer (speaking English) is depicted as referring
to "Kaiser William II".
--
Mark Brader | "Of course, the most important part of making the
Toronto | proposal something special for both of you is
m...@vex.net | addressing it to the right person." --Mara Chibnik
Mark Brader
Jun 2, 2015, 6:36:58 PM6/2/15
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Mark Brader:
Dan Tilque:
Oops! Sorry, I didn't think about the size of Honolulu when I rewrote
the questions.
> I'm curious how things went down in the original game.
One person got the original D1 right, whether by guessing what the
organizers might have thought would be intresting or otherwise.
Nobody got the original D2.
> Did anyone answer New York to the first?
I have no information about answers given.
> If so, did they get credit?
If they had done so and protested, I would have supported it.
But in fact there were no protests.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Sex on trains, of course."
m...@vex.net -- Clive Feather
>>> D. "Fa", or Far: Farthest Cities from Other Cities
>>
>>> D1. What city with a population of more than 1,000,000 is the
>>> farthest away from Toronto, at a distance of 18,143 km?
>>
>> Perth, Australia. 4 for Erland, Peter, Björn, Stephen, and Bruce.
>> 3 for Pete. 2 for Calvin.
>>
>>> D2. What city with a population of more than 1,000,000 is the
>>> farthest away from Cape Town, South Africa, at a distance of
>>> 18,554 km?
>>
>> Honolulu. 4 for Stephen.
>>
>> In the original game both of these questions were written in reverse,
>> asking for the cities farthest from Perth and Honolulu and expecting
>> the answers Toronto and Cape Town. This not only made them a lot
>> harder, it also made them wrong...
>>
>>> D1. What city with a population of more than 1,000,000 is the
>>> farthest away from Toronto, at a distance of 18,143 km?
>>
>> Perth, Australia. 4 for Erland, Peter, Björn, Stephen, and Bruce.
>> 3 for Pete. 2 for Calvin.
>>
>>> D2. What city with a population of more than 1,000,000 is the
>>> farthest away from Cape Town, South Africa, at a distance of
>>> 18,554 km?
>>
>> Honolulu. 4 for Stephen.
>>
>> In the original game both of these questions were written in reverse,
>> asking for the cities farthest from Perth and Honolulu and expecting
>> the answers Toronto and Cape Town. This not only made them a lot
Dan Tilque:
> But since you're counting population using "Calvinball rules" (i.e.
> saying "city" when you mean metropolitan area)...
Oops! Sorry, I didn't think about the size of Honolulu when I rewrote
the questions.
> I'm curious how things went down in the original game.
organizers might have thought would be intresting or otherwise.
Nobody got the original D2.
> Did anyone answer New York to the first?
> If so, did they get credit?
But in fact there were no protests.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Sex on trains, of course."
m...@vex.net -- Clive Feather
Mark Brader
Jun 2, 2015, 6:42:15 PM6/2/15
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Mark Brader:
tried Montreal for D1; the organizers denied it, as they should have,
but on the wrong grounds, namely that it wasn't at the indicated
distance from Perth.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "I can be gullible about these kinds of things.
m...@vex.net | Or so people tell me, and I believe them."
>>> In the original game both of these questions were written in reverse,
>>> asking for the cities farthest from Perth and Honolulu and expecting
>>> the answers Toronto and Cape Town. This not only made them a lot
>>> harder, it also made them wrong...
Dan Tilque:
>>> asking for the cities farthest from Perth and Honolulu and expecting
>>> the answers Toronto and Cape Town. This not only made them a lot
>>> harder, it also made them wrong...
Dan Tilque:
>> I'm curious how things went down in the original game.
Mark Brader:
> One person got the original D1 right, whether by guessing what the
> organizers might have thought would be intresting or otherwise.
> Nobody got the original D2.
>
>> Did anyone answer New York to the first?
>
> I have no information about answers given.
>
>> If so, did they get credit?
>
> If they had done so and protested, I would have supported it.
> But in fact there were no protests.
Wait, that was wrong. There were no *successful* protests. Someone
> organizers might have thought would be intresting or otherwise.
> Nobody got the original D2.
>
>> Did anyone answer New York to the first?
>
> I have no information about answers given.
>
>> If so, did they get credit?
>
> If they had done so and protested, I would have supported it.
> But in fact there were no protests.
tried Montreal for D1; the organizers denied it, as they should have,
but on the wrong grounds, namely that it wasn't at the indicated
distance from Perth.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "I can be gullible about these kinds of things.
m...@vex.net | Or so people tell me, and I believe them."
Mark Brader
Jun 2, 2015, 7:06:53 PM6/2/15
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Mark Brader:
we have to go by the metropolitan area, and Perth stands.
> and the second, San Jose, California.
Agreed. Although the west coast states and BC collectively have
at least 9 metropolitan areas over 1,000,000 people according to
www.citypopulation.de, only three actual cities are that big --
San Jose, Los Angeles, and (just barely) San Diego. And San Jose
is clearly farther from from Cape Town than the other two.
--
Mark Brader | "Don't get me wrong, perl is an OK operating system,
Toronto | but it lacks a lightweight scripting language."
m...@vex.net | -- Walter Dnes
>>> D. "Fa", or Far: Farthest Cities from Other Cities
>>
>>> D1. What city with a population of more than 1,000,000 is the
>>> farthest away from Toronto, at a distance of 18,143 km?
>>
>> Perth, Australia. 4 for Erland, Peter, Björn, Stephen, and Bruce.
>> 3 for Pete. 2 for Calvin.
>>
>>> D2. What city with a population of more than 1,000,000 is the
>>> farthest away from Cape Town, South Africa, at a distance of
>>> 18,554 km?
>>
>> Honolulu. 4 for Stephen.
Dan Tilque:
>>
>>> D1. What city with a population of more than 1,000,000 is the
>>> farthest away from Toronto, at a distance of 18,143 km?
>>
>> Perth, Australia. 4 for Erland, Peter, Björn, Stephen, and Bruce.
>> 3 for Pete. 2 for Calvin.
>>
>>> D2. What city with a population of more than 1,000,000 is the
>>> farthest away from Cape Town, South Africa, at a distance of
>>> 18,554 km?
>>
>> Honolulu. 4 for Stephen.
> BTW, I assumed that you meant actual city population and tried to answer
> that. I wasn't correct for either question, or else I'd be lodging a
> protest. As far as I can tell, the answer to the first would be Jakarta
Australian custom is that "actual cities" are not important, so there
> that. I wasn't correct for either question, or else I'd be lodging a
> protest. As far as I can tell, the answer to the first would be Jakarta
we have to go by the metropolitan area, and Perth stands.
> and the second, San Jose, California.
at least 9 metropolitan areas over 1,000,000 people according to
www.citypopulation.de, only three actual cities are that big --
San Jose, Los Angeles, and (just barely) San Diego. And San Jose
is clearly farther from from Cape Town than the other two.
--
Mark Brader | "Don't get me wrong, perl is an OK operating system,
Toronto | but it lacks a lightweight scripting language."
m...@vex.net | -- Walter Dnes
Mark Brader
Jun 2, 2015, 7:09:34 PM6/2/15
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Mark Brader:
and because I might have meant Honolulu's metropolitan area, which is
very close to 1,000,000, I think I have to continue to accept that
answer. And nobody gave the correct answer of San Jose. So the
scores stand.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto / "There are three types of software documentation:
m...@vex.net / tutorial, mnemonic and misleading." --Larry Colen
>>> D2. What city with a population of more than 1,000,000 is the
>>> farthest away from Cape Town, South Africa, at a distance of
>>> 18,554 km?
>>
>> Honolulu. 4 for Stephen.
Björn Lundin:
>>> farthest away from Cape Town, South Africa, at a distance of
>>> 18,554 km?
>>
>> Honolulu. 4 for Stephen.
> Protest. Or at least I think so.
> To me it seems that Honolulu does not reach the 1,000,000 mark.
Indeed it doesn't. However, because I gave the distance from Cape Town
> To me it seems that Honolulu does not reach the 1,000,000 mark.
and because I might have meant Honolulu's metropolitan area, which is
very close to 1,000,000, I think I have to continue to accept that
answer. And nobody gave the correct answer of San Jose. So the
scores stand.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto / "There are three types of software documentation:
m...@vex.net / tutorial, mnemonic and misleading." --Larry Colen
Björn Lundin
Jun 3, 2015, 7:42:06 AM6/3/15
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On 2015-06-03 01:09, Mark Brader wrote:
> Mark Brader:
>>>> D2. What city with a population of more than 1,000,000 is the
>>>> farthest away from Cape Town, South Africa, at a distance of
>>>> 18,554 km?
>>>
>>> Honolulu. 4 for Stephen.
>
> Björn Lundin:
>> Protest. Or at least I think so.
>> To me it seems that Honolulu does not reach the 1,000,000 mark.
>
> Indeed it doesn't. However, because I gave the distance from Cape Town
> and because I might have meant Honolulu's metropolitan area, which is
> very close to 1,000,000, I think I have to continue to accept that
> answer. And nobody gave the correct answer of San Jose. So the
> scores stand.
>
Ok.
> Mark Brader:
>>>> D2. What city with a population of more than 1,000,000 is the
>>>> farthest away from Cape Town, South Africa, at a distance of
>>>> 18,554 km?
>>>
>>> Honolulu. 4 for Stephen.
>
> Björn Lundin:
>> Protest. Or at least I think so.
>> To me it seems that Honolulu does not reach the 1,000,000 mark.
>
> Indeed it doesn't. However, because I gave the distance from Cape Town
> and because I might have meant Honolulu's metropolitan area, which is
> very close to 1,000,000, I think I have to continue to accept that
> answer. And nobody gave the correct answer of San Jose. So the
> scores stand.
>
--
Björn
Erland Sommarskog
Jun 3, 2015, 4:06:11 PM6/3/15
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> At one time it would have been pretty much automatic. Right now
> I'm thinking of a scene in a well-known movie, set during WW1,
> where a German officer (speaking English) is depicted as referring
> to "Kaiser William II".
And that was a documentery shot at the time?
> At one time it would have been pretty much automatic. Right now
> I'm thinking of a scene in a well-known movie, set during WW1,
> where a German officer (speaking English) is depicted as referring
> to "Kaiser William II".
As you mention that example, it occurs to me that Christopher Clark
in his "The Sleepwalkers" calls him Wilhelm II.
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