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Mark Brader
Nov 18, 2015, 10:14:41 PM11/18/15
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-06-15,
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 Five Guys Named Moe, 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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 8, Round 7 - Geography - Extreme Weather
As we head into summer with hope for pleasant weather, and with
relief at another winter left behind, here are 10 questions on
places with weather to grumble about.
1. Quillagua, the driest place on Earth, receives only 0.2 mm
(0.01 inch) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in?
2. Mawsynram, the wettest place on Earth, averages over 11.8 m
(465 inches) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in?
3. The lowest-ever temperature was recorded at the Soviet Vostok
Station in Antarctica in July 1983. In degrees Celsius, within
10% of the actual number, what is this lowest temperature?
4. Which geographical area, located in North America, recorded
the highest-ever air temperature of 56.7蚓 (134蚌) in July 1913?
Be sufficiently specific.
5. Chicago may be called the Windy City, but which
midwestern/southern US city recorded the fastest-ever
wind gusts of about 480 km per hour (300 mph)?
6. The record for most snowfall in any one-year period is 31.5 m
(103 feet), recorded from 1971-02-19 to 1972-02-18. In which
US *state* is the record-setting place located?
7. The deadliest tornado in history killed approximately 1,300
people on 1989-04-26. Which country did it strike?
8. The heaviest hailstone ever reported fell in the Gopalganj
district of Bangladesh. Within 10%, how much did it weigh,
in grams or kilograms?
9. Please answer the previous question before decoding the rot13.
Gur qvnzrgre bs gung Tbcnytnaw unvyfgbar qbrfa'g frrz gb unir
orra erpbeqrq, fb gur erpbeq sbe ynetrfg qvnzrgre tbrf gb na
8-vapu (20 pz) unvyfgbar... va juvpu zvqjrfgrea HF fgngr?
10. Which continent gets the most lightning strikes per year?
* Game 8, Round 8 - Sports - National Basketball Association Finals MVPs
In each case, name the Most Valuable Player award-winner for the
NBA Finals.
1. He was the first player to win the award, and the only player
to win it even though his team lost. His Lakers lost 4-3 to
the Boston Celtics in the 1969 NBA finals. He averaged 30.9
points, 3.9 rebounds, and 7.5 assists in 18 playoff games.
2. He averaged 27 points and 18.5 rebounds as his Bucks swept the
Baltimore Bullets in the 1971 NBA finals. He won the award
again as a member of the Lakers in 1985.
3. He has won the award a record 6 times.
4. Name the Los Angeles Lakers centre who won the award in 2000,
2001 and 2002.
5. Name the Houston Rockets center who won the award in 1994
and again in 1995. He was the first foreign-born player to
win the award.
6. In 1999 he averaged 27.4 points, 14 rebounds, 2.4 assists,
and 2.2 blocks to lead his San Antonio Spurs to a 4-1 victory
over the New York Knicks. He won the award again in 2003
and 2004.
7. He went 42-for-74 from the field and averaged 24.5 points in the
San Antonio Spurs' 4-game sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers
in 2007. He was the first European-born winner of this award.
8. He led the Dallas Mavericks to their first NBA title in franchise
history over the Miami Heat in 2011. He averaged 26 points
and 9.6 rebounds per game.
9. Name the Los Angeles Lakers' star guard who averaged 32.4 points
and 7.4 assists a game, and played 43.8 minutes a game during
the 2009 finals as Los Angeles beat the Orlando Magic in 5 games.
He won the award again in 2010.
10. His Miami Heat lost the first two games of the 2006 finals to
the Dallas Mavericks, but he then scored 42, 36, and 43 points
in the next three games, respectively, and led Miami to a
4-2 victory.
--
Mark Brader "All this government stuff, in other words,
Toronto is not reading matter, but prefabricated
m...@vex.net parts of quarrels." -- Rudolf Flesch
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 Five Guys Named Moe, 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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 8, Round 7 - Geography - Extreme Weather
As we head into summer with hope for pleasant weather, and with
relief at another winter left behind, here are 10 questions on
places with weather to grumble about.
1. Quillagua, the driest place on Earth, receives only 0.2 mm
(0.01 inch) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in?
2. Mawsynram, the wettest place on Earth, averages over 11.8 m
(465 inches) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in?
3. The lowest-ever temperature was recorded at the Soviet Vostok
Station in Antarctica in July 1983. In degrees Celsius, within
10% of the actual number, what is this lowest temperature?
4. Which geographical area, located in North America, recorded
the highest-ever air temperature of 56.7蚓 (134蚌) in July 1913?
Be sufficiently specific.
5. Chicago may be called the Windy City, but which
midwestern/southern US city recorded the fastest-ever
wind gusts of about 480 km per hour (300 mph)?
6. The record for most snowfall in any one-year period is 31.5 m
(103 feet), recorded from 1971-02-19 to 1972-02-18. In which
US *state* is the record-setting place located?
7. The deadliest tornado in history killed approximately 1,300
people on 1989-04-26. Which country did it strike?
8. The heaviest hailstone ever reported fell in the Gopalganj
district of Bangladesh. Within 10%, how much did it weigh,
in grams or kilograms?
9. Please answer the previous question before decoding the rot13.
Gur qvnzrgre bs gung Tbcnytnaw unvyfgbar qbrfa'g frrz gb unir
orra erpbeqrq, fb gur erpbeq sbe ynetrfg qvnzrgre tbrf gb na
8-vapu (20 pz) unvyfgbar... va juvpu zvqjrfgrea HF fgngr?
10. Which continent gets the most lightning strikes per year?
* Game 8, Round 8 - Sports - National Basketball Association Finals MVPs
In each case, name the Most Valuable Player award-winner for the
NBA Finals.
1. He was the first player to win the award, and the only player
to win it even though his team lost. His Lakers lost 4-3 to
the Boston Celtics in the 1969 NBA finals. He averaged 30.9
points, 3.9 rebounds, and 7.5 assists in 18 playoff games.
2. He averaged 27 points and 18.5 rebounds as his Bucks swept the
Baltimore Bullets in the 1971 NBA finals. He won the award
again as a member of the Lakers in 1985.
3. He has won the award a record 6 times.
4. Name the Los Angeles Lakers centre who won the award in 2000,
2001 and 2002.
5. Name the Houston Rockets center who won the award in 1994
and again in 1995. He was the first foreign-born player to
win the award.
6. In 1999 he averaged 27.4 points, 14 rebounds, 2.4 assists,
and 2.2 blocks to lead his San Antonio Spurs to a 4-1 victory
over the New York Knicks. He won the award again in 2003
and 2004.
7. He went 42-for-74 from the field and averaged 24.5 points in the
San Antonio Spurs' 4-game sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers
in 2007. He was the first European-born winner of this award.
8. He led the Dallas Mavericks to their first NBA title in franchise
history over the Miami Heat in 2011. He averaged 26 points
and 9.6 rebounds per game.
9. Name the Los Angeles Lakers' star guard who averaged 32.4 points
and 7.4 assists a game, and played 43.8 minutes a game during
the 2009 finals as Los Angeles beat the Orlando Magic in 5 games.
He won the award again in 2010.
10. His Miami Heat lost the first two games of the 2006 finals to
the Dallas Mavericks, but he then scored 42, 36, and 43 points
in the next three games, respectively, and led Miami to a
4-2 victory.
--
Mark Brader "All this government stuff, in other words,
Toronto is not reading matter, but prefabricated
m...@vex.net parts of quarrels." -- Rudolf Flesch
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Joshua Kreitzer
Nov 18, 2015, 11:16:12 PM11/18/15
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in
news:o86dnU3s3Lk9o9DL...@giganews.com:
> * Game 8, Round 7 - Geography - Extreme Weather
>
> 2. Mawsynram, the wettest place on Earth, averages over 11.8 m
> (465 inches) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in?
Bangladesh; India
> 3. The lowest-ever temperature was recorded at the Soviet Vostok
> Station in Antarctica in July 1983. In degrees Celsius, within
> 10% of the actual number, what is this lowest temperature?
-80 degrees
> 4. Which geographical area, located in North America, recorded
> the highest-ever air temperature of 56.7蚓 (134蚌) in July 1913?
> Be sufficiently specific.
Death Valley
> 5. Chicago may be called the Windy City, but which
> midwestern/southern US city recorded the fastest-ever
> wind gusts of about 480 km per hour (300 mph)?
Louisville
> 6. The record for most snowfall in any one-year period is 31.5 m
> (103 feet), recorded from 1971-02-19 to 1972-02-18. In which
> US *state* is the record-setting place located?
New Hampshire
> 7. The deadliest tornado in history killed approximately 1,300
> people on 1989-04-26. Which country did it strike?
India
> 8. The heaviest hailstone ever reported fell in the Gopalganj
> district of Bangladesh. Within 10%, how much did it weigh,
> in grams or kilograms?
25 kg
> 9. Please answer the previous question before decoding the rot13.
> Gur qvnzrgre bs gung Tbcnytnaw unvyfgbar qbrfa'g frrz gb unir
> orra erpbeqrq, fb gur erpbeq sbe ynetrfg qvnzrgre tbrf gb na
> 8-vapu (20 pz) unvyfgbar... va juvpu zvqjrfgrea HF fgngr?
Kansas
> 10. Which continent gets the most lightning strikes per year?
Asia; Africa
> * Game 8, Round 8 - Sports - National Basketball Association Finals
> MVPs
>
> In each case, name the Most Valuable Player award-winner for the
> NBA Finals.
>
> 1. He was the first player to win the award, and the only player
> to win it even though his team lost. His Lakers lost 4-3 to
> the Boston Celtics in the 1969 NBA finals. He averaged 30.9
> points, 3.9 rebounds, and 7.5 assists in 18 playoff games.
Wilt Chamberlain
> 2. He averaged 27 points and 18.5 rebounds as his Bucks swept the
> Baltimore Bullets in the 1971 NBA finals. He won the award
> again as a member of the Lakers in 1985.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
> 3. He has won the award a record 6 times.
Michael Jordan
> 4. Name the Los Angeles Lakers centre who won the award in 2000,
> 2001 and 2002.
Shaquille O'Neal
> 5. Name the Houston Rockets center who won the award in 1994
> and again in 1995. He was the first foreign-born player to
> win the award.
Hakeem Olajuwon
> 7. He went 42-for-74 from the field and averaged 24.5 points in the
> San Antonio Spurs' 4-game sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers
> in 2007. He was the first European-born winner of this award.
Tony Parker
> 9. Name the Los Angeles Lakers' star guard who averaged 32.4 points
> and 7.4 assists a game, and played 43.8 minutes a game during
> the 2009 finals as Los Angeles beat the Orlando Magic in 5 games.
> He won the award again in 2010.
Kobe Bryant
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
news:o86dnU3s3Lk9o9DL...@giganews.com:
> * Game 8, Round 7 - Geography - Extreme Weather
>
> 1. Quillagua, the driest place on Earth, receives only 0.2 mm
> (0.01 inch) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in?
Chile
> (0.01 inch) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in?
> 2. Mawsynram, the wettest place on Earth, averages over 11.8 m
> (465 inches) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in?
> 3. The lowest-ever temperature was recorded at the Soviet Vostok
> Station in Antarctica in July 1983. In degrees Celsius, within
> 10% of the actual number, what is this lowest temperature?
> 4. Which geographical area, located in North America, recorded
> the highest-ever air temperature of 56.7蚓 (134蚌) in July 1913?
> Be sufficiently specific.
> 5. Chicago may be called the Windy City, but which
> midwestern/southern US city recorded the fastest-ever
> wind gusts of about 480 km per hour (300 mph)?
> 6. The record for most snowfall in any one-year period is 31.5 m
> (103 feet), recorded from 1971-02-19 to 1972-02-18. In which
> US *state* is the record-setting place located?
> 7. The deadliest tornado in history killed approximately 1,300
> people on 1989-04-26. Which country did it strike?
> 8. The heaviest hailstone ever reported fell in the Gopalganj
> district of Bangladesh. Within 10%, how much did it weigh,
> in grams or kilograms?
> 9. Please answer the previous question before decoding the rot13.
> Gur qvnzrgre bs gung Tbcnytnaw unvyfgbar qbrfa'g frrz gb unir
> orra erpbeqrq, fb gur erpbeq sbe ynetrfg qvnzrgre tbrf gb na
> 8-vapu (20 pz) unvyfgbar... va juvpu zvqjrfgrea HF fgngr?
> 10. Which continent gets the most lightning strikes per year?
> * Game 8, Round 8 - Sports - National Basketball Association Finals
> MVPs
>
> In each case, name the Most Valuable Player award-winner for the
> NBA Finals.
>
> 1. He was the first player to win the award, and the only player
> to win it even though his team lost. His Lakers lost 4-3 to
> the Boston Celtics in the 1969 NBA finals. He averaged 30.9
> points, 3.9 rebounds, and 7.5 assists in 18 playoff games.
> 2. He averaged 27 points and 18.5 rebounds as his Bucks swept the
> Baltimore Bullets in the 1971 NBA finals. He won the award
> again as a member of the Lakers in 1985.
> 3. He has won the award a record 6 times.
> 4. Name the Los Angeles Lakers centre who won the award in 2000,
> 2001 and 2002.
> 5. Name the Houston Rockets center who won the award in 1994
> and again in 1995. He was the first foreign-born player to
> win the award.
> 7. He went 42-for-74 from the field and averaged 24.5 points in the
> San Antonio Spurs' 4-game sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers
> in 2007. He was the first European-born winner of this award.
> 9. Name the Los Angeles Lakers' star guard who averaged 32.4 points
> and 7.4 assists a game, and played 43.8 minutes a game during
> the 2009 finals as Los Angeles beat the Orlando Magic in 5 games.
> He won the award again in 2010.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Jason Kreitzer
Nov 18, 2015, 11:29:38 PM11/18/15
to
On Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at 10:14:41 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-06-15,
> 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 Five Guys Named Moe, 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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 7 - Geography - Extreme Weather
>
> As we head into summer with hope for pleasant weather, and with
> relief at another winter left behind, here are 10 questions on
> places with weather to grumble about.
>
> 1. Quillagua, the driest place on Earth, receives only 0.2 mm
> (0.01 inch) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in?
>
> 2. Mawsynram, the wettest place on Earth, averages over 11.8 m
> (465 inches) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in?
Brazil?
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-06-15,
> 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 Five Guys Named Moe, 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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 7 - Geography - Extreme Weather
>
> As we head into summer with hope for pleasant weather, and with
> relief at another winter left behind, here are 10 questions on
> places with weather to grumble about.
>
> 1. Quillagua, the driest place on Earth, receives only 0.2 mm
> (0.01 inch) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in?
>
> 2. Mawsynram, the wettest place on Earth, averages over 11.8 m
> (465 inches) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in?
> 3. The lowest-ever temperature was recorded at the Soviet Vostok
> Station in Antarctica in July 1983. In degrees Celsius, within
> 10% of the actual number, what is this lowest temperature?
-100?
> Station in Antarctica in July 1983. In degrees Celsius, within
> 10% of the actual number, what is this lowest temperature?
> 5. Name the Houston Rockets center who won the award in 1994
> and again in 1995. He was the first foreign-born player to
> win the award.
Ralph Sampson?
> and again in 1995. He was the first foreign-born player to
> win the award.
Dan Blum
Nov 18, 2015, 11:33:58 PM11/18/15
to
> 1. Quillagua, the driest place on Earth, receives only 0.2 mm
> (0.01 inch) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in?
Chile
> (0.01 inch) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in?
> 2. Mawsynram, the wettest place on Earth, averages over 11.8 m
> (465 inches) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in?
> 3. The lowest-ever temperature was recorded at the Soviet Vostok
> Station in Antarctica in July 1983. In degrees Celsius, within
> 10% of the actual number, what is this lowest temperature?
> 4. Which geographical area, located in North America, recorded
> Be sufficiently specific.
Death Valley
> 5. Chicago may be called the Windy City, but which
> midwestern/southern US city recorded the fastest-ever
> wind gusts of about 480 km per hour (300 mph)?
Was this recent? My understanding was that from sometime in the 1930s
until about 2006 the highest wind speed recorded at the Earth's surface
was on Mount Washington in New Hampshire, and the record was broken
somewhere in the Pacific.
> 6. The record for most snowfall in any one-year period is 31.5 m
> (103 feet), recorded from 1971-02-19 to 1972-02-18. In which
> US *state* is the record-setting place located?
> 7. The deadliest tornado in history killed approximately 1,300
> people on 1989-04-26. Which country did it strike?
> 8. The heaviest hailstone ever reported fell in the Gopalganj
> district of Bangladesh. Within 10%, how much did it weigh,
> in grams or kilograms?
> 9. Please answer the previous question before decoding the rot13.
> Gur qvnzrgre bs gung Tbcnytnaw unvyfgbar qbrfa'g frrz gb unir
> orra erpbeqrq, fb gur erpbeq sbe ynetrfg qvnzrgre tbrf gb na
> 8-vapu (20 pz) unvyfgbar... va juvpu zvqjrfgrea HF fgngr?
> 10. Which continent gets the most lightning strikes per year?
> * Game 8, Round 8 - Sports - National Basketball Association Finals MVPs
> In each case, name the Most Valuable Player award-winner for the
> NBA Finals.
> 1. He was the first player to win the award, and the only player
> to win it even though his team lost. His Lakers lost 4-3 to
> the Boston Celtics in the 1969 NBA finals. He averaged 30.9
> points, 3.9 rebounds, and 7.5 assists in 18 playoff games.
> 2. He averaged 27 points and 18.5 rebounds as his Bucks swept the
> Baltimore Bullets in the 1971 NBA finals. He won the award
> again as a member of the Lakers in 1985.
> 3. He has won the award a record 6 times.
> 4. Name the Los Angeles Lakers centre who won the award in 2000,
> 2001 and 2002.
> 5. Name the Houston Rockets center who won the award in 1994
> and again in 1995. He was the first foreign-born player to
> win the award.
> 9. Name the Los Angeles Lakers' star guard who averaged 32.4 points
> and 7.4 assists a game, and played 43.8 minutes a game during
> the 2009 finals as Los Angeles beat the Orlando Magic in 5 games.
> He won the award again in 2010.
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Mark Brader
Nov 19, 2015, 12:01:07 AM11/19/15
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Mark Brader:
a cyclone (i.e. hurricane) in Australia in 1996, but at the time it
wasn't recognized as a new record. It was examined retrospectively
in 2010 and certified as genuine. By that time it had in turn been
superseded by the 1999 record that we asked about, which was set in
a tornado; but this was measured by Doppler radar, which disqualifies
it as an official record.
--
Mark Brader | But it doesn't matter what I plead;
Toronto | the universe doesn't provide an appeals process
m...@vex.net | when you make a mistake. --Paul Robinson
> > 5. Chicago may be called the Windy City, but which
> > midwestern/southern US city recorded the fastest-ever
> > wind gusts of about 480 km per hour (300 mph)?
Dan Blum:
> > midwestern/southern US city recorded the fastest-ever
> > wind gusts of about 480 km per hour (300 mph)?
> Was this recent? My understanding was that from sometime in the 1930s
> until about 2006 the highest wind speed recorded at the Earth's surface
> was on Mount Washington in New Hampshire, and the record was broken
> somewhere in the Pacific.
Mt. Washington's 231 mph was beaten by a reading of 253 or 254 mph in
> until about 2006 the highest wind speed recorded at the Earth's surface
> was on Mount Washington in New Hampshire, and the record was broken
> somewhere in the Pacific.
a cyclone (i.e. hurricane) in Australia in 1996, but at the time it
wasn't recognized as a new record. It was examined retrospectively
in 2010 and certified as genuine. By that time it had in turn been
superseded by the 1999 record that we asked about, which was set in
a tornado; but this was measured by Doppler radar, which disqualifies
it as an official record.
--
Mark Brader | But it doesn't matter what I plead;
Toronto | the universe doesn't provide an appeals process
m...@vex.net | when you make a mistake. --Paul Robinson
Marc Dashevsky
Nov 19, 2015, 4:56:19 AM11/19/15
to
In article <o86dnU3s3Lk9o9DL...@giganews.com>, m...@vex.net says...
> 2. Mawsynram, the wettest place on Earth, averages over 11.8 m
> (465 inches) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in?
Burma
> 3. The lowest-ever temperature was recorded at the Soviet Vostok
> Station in Antarctica in July 1983. In degrees Celsius, within
> 10% of the actual number, what is this lowest temperature?
-78.9
> 4. Which geographical area, located in North America, recorded
> the highest-ever air temperature of 56.7°C (134°F) in July 1913?
> Be sufficiently specific.
Death Valley
> 5. Chicago may be called the Windy City, but which
> midwestern/southern US city recorded the fastest-ever
> wind gusts of about 480 km per hour (300 mph)?
Oklahoma City; Little Rock
> 6. The record for most snowfall in any one-year period is 31.5 m
> (103 feet), recorded from 1971-02-19 to 1972-02-18. In which
> US *state* is the record-setting place located?
Montana
> 7. The deadliest tornado in history killed approximately 1,300
> people on 1989-04-26. Which country did it strike?
>
> 8. The heaviest hailstone ever reported fell in the Gopalganj
> district of Bangladesh. Within 10%, how much did it weigh,
> in grams or kilograms?
1 kg; 1.5 kg
> 9. The diameter of that Gopalganj hailstone doesn't seem to have
> been recorded, so the record for largest diameter goes to an
> 8-inch (20 cm) hailstone... in which midwestern US state?
Arkansas
> 10. Which continent gets the most lightning strikes per year?
Asia
> * Game 8, Round 8 - Sports - National Basketball Association Finals MVPs
>
> In each case, name the Most Valuable Player award-winner for the
> NBA Finals.
>
> 1. He was the first player to win the award, and the only player
> to win it even though his team lost. His Lakers lost 4-3 to
> the Boston Celtics in the 1969 NBA finals. He averaged 30.9
> points, 3.9 rebounds, and 7.5 assists in 18 playoff games.
Jerry West
> 2. He averaged 27 points and 18.5 rebounds as his Bucks swept the
> Baltimore Bullets in the 1971 NBA finals. He won the award
> again as a member of the Lakers in 1985.
Lew Alcindor
> 3. He has won the award a record 6 times.
Michael Jordan
> 4. Name the Los Angeles Lakers centre who won the award in 2000,
> 2001 and 2002.
Shaquille O'Neal
> 5. Name the Houston Rockets center who won the award in 1994
> and again in 1995. He was the first foreign-born player to
> win the award.
Hakeem Olajuwon
> 6. In 1999 he averaged 27.4 points, 14 rebounds, 2.4 assists,
> and 2.2 blocks to lead his San Antonio Spurs to a 4-1 victory
> over the New York Knicks. He won the award again in 2003
> and 2004.
Tim Duncan
> 7. He went 42-for-74 from the field and averaged 24.5 points in the
> San Antonio Spurs' 4-game sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers
> in 2007. He was the first European-born winner of this award.
>
> 8. He led the Dallas Mavericks to their first NBA title in franchise
> history over the Miami Heat in 2011. He averaged 26 points
> and 9.6 rebounds per game.
>
> 9. Name the Los Angeles Lakers' star guard who averaged 32.4 points
> and 7.4 assists a game, and played 43.8 minutes a game during
> the 2009 finals as Los Angeles beat the Orlando Magic in 5 games.
> He won the award again in 2010.
Kobe Bryant
> 10. His Miami Heat lost the first two games of the 2006 finals to
> the Dallas Mavericks, but he then scored 42, 36, and 43 points
> in the next three games, respectively, and led Miami to a
> 4-2 victory.
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
> * Game 8, Round 7 - Geography - Extreme Weather
>
> As we head into summer with hope for pleasant weather, and with
> relief at another winter left behind, here are 10 questions on
> places with weather to grumble about.
>
> 1. Quillagua, the driest place on Earth, receives only 0.2 mm
> (0.01 inch) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in?
Peru
>
> As we head into summer with hope for pleasant weather, and with
> relief at another winter left behind, here are 10 questions on
> places with weather to grumble about.
>
> 1. Quillagua, the driest place on Earth, receives only 0.2 mm
> (0.01 inch) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in?
> 2. Mawsynram, the wettest place on Earth, averages over 11.8 m
> (465 inches) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in?
> 3. The lowest-ever temperature was recorded at the Soviet Vostok
> Station in Antarctica in July 1983. In degrees Celsius, within
> 10% of the actual number, what is this lowest temperature?
> 4. Which geographical area, located in North America, recorded
> Be sufficiently specific.
Death Valley
> 5. Chicago may be called the Windy City, but which
> midwestern/southern US city recorded the fastest-ever
> wind gusts of about 480 km per hour (300 mph)?
> 6. The record for most snowfall in any one-year period is 31.5 m
> (103 feet), recorded from 1971-02-19 to 1972-02-18. In which
> US *state* is the record-setting place located?
> 7. The deadliest tornado in history killed approximately 1,300
> people on 1989-04-26. Which country did it strike?
>
> 8. The heaviest hailstone ever reported fell in the Gopalganj
> district of Bangladesh. Within 10%, how much did it weigh,
> in grams or kilograms?
> 9. The diameter of that Gopalganj hailstone doesn't seem to have
> been recorded, so the record for largest diameter goes to an
> 8-inch (20 cm) hailstone... in which midwestern US state?
Arkansas
> 10. Which continent gets the most lightning strikes per year?
> * Game 8, Round 8 - Sports - National Basketball Association Finals MVPs
>
> In each case, name the Most Valuable Player award-winner for the
> NBA Finals.
>
> 1. He was the first player to win the award, and the only player
> to win it even though his team lost. His Lakers lost 4-3 to
> the Boston Celtics in the 1969 NBA finals. He averaged 30.9
> points, 3.9 rebounds, and 7.5 assists in 18 playoff games.
> 2. He averaged 27 points and 18.5 rebounds as his Bucks swept the
> Baltimore Bullets in the 1971 NBA finals. He won the award
> again as a member of the Lakers in 1985.
> 3. He has won the award a record 6 times.
> 4. Name the Los Angeles Lakers centre who won the award in 2000,
> 2001 and 2002.
> 5. Name the Houston Rockets center who won the award in 1994
> and again in 1995. He was the first foreign-born player to
> win the award.
> 6. In 1999 he averaged 27.4 points, 14 rebounds, 2.4 assists,
> and 2.2 blocks to lead his San Antonio Spurs to a 4-1 victory
> over the New York Knicks. He won the award again in 2003
> and 2004.
> 7. He went 42-for-74 from the field and averaged 24.5 points in the
> San Antonio Spurs' 4-game sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers
> in 2007. He was the first European-born winner of this award.
>
> 8. He led the Dallas Mavericks to their first NBA title in franchise
> history over the Miami Heat in 2011. He averaged 26 points
> and 9.6 rebounds per game.
>
> 9. Name the Los Angeles Lakers' star guard who averaged 32.4 points
> and 7.4 assists a game, and played 43.8 minutes a game during
> the 2009 finals as Los Angeles beat the Orlando Magic in 5 games.
> He won the award again in 2010.
> 10. His Miami Heat lost the first two games of the 2006 finals to
> the Dallas Mavericks, but he then scored 42, 36, and 43 points
> in the next three games, respectively, and led Miami to a
> 4-2 victory.
--
Dan Tilque
Nov 19, 2015, 7:01:23 AM11/19/15
to
Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 7 - Geography - Extreme Weather
>
> As we head into summer with hope for pleasant weather, and with
> relief at another winter left behind, here are 10 questions on
> places with weather to grumble about.
>
> 1. Quillagua, the driest place on Earth, receives only 0.2 mm
> (0.01 inch) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in?
Chile
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 7 - Geography - Extreme Weather
>
> As we head into summer with hope for pleasant weather, and with
> relief at another winter left behind, here are 10 questions on
> places with weather to grumble about.
>
> 1. Quillagua, the driest place on Earth, receives only 0.2 mm
> (0.01 inch) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in?
>
> 2. Mawsynram, the wettest place on Earth, averages over 11.8 m
> (465 inches) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in?
>
> 3. The lowest-ever temperature was recorded at the Soviet Vostok
> Station in Antarctica in July 1983. In degrees Celsius, within
> 10% of the actual number, what is this lowest temperature?
>
> 4. Which geographical area, located in North America, recorded
> the highest-ever air temperature of 56.7蚓 (134蚌) in July 1913?
> Be sufficiently specific.
>
> 5. Chicago may be called the Windy City, but which
> midwestern/southern US city recorded the fastest-ever
> wind gusts of about 480 km per hour (300 mph)?
>
> 6. The record for most snowfall in any one-year period is 31.5 m
> (103 feet), recorded from 1971-02-19 to 1972-02-18. In which
> US *state* is the record-setting place located?
>
> 7. The deadliest tornado in history killed approximately 1,300
> people on 1989-04-26. Which country did it strike?
>
> 8. The heaviest hailstone ever reported fell in the Gopalganj
> district of Bangladesh. Within 10%, how much did it weigh,
> in grams or kilograms?
>
> 9. Please answer the previous question before decoding the rot13.
> Gur qvnzrgre bs gung Tbcnytnaw unvyfgbar qbrfa'g frrz gb unir
> orra erpbeqrq, fb gur erpbeq sbe ynetrfg qvnzrgre tbrf gb na
> 8-vapu (20 pz) unvyfgbar... va juvpu zvqjrfgrea HF fgngr?
>
> 10. Which continent gets the most lightning strikes per year?
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 8 - Sports - National Basketball Association Finals MVPs
>
> In each case, name the Most Valuable Player award-winner for the
> NBA Finals.
>
> 1. He was the first player to win the award, and the only player
> to win it even though his team lost. His Lakers lost 4-3 to
> the Boston Celtics in the 1969 NBA finals. He averaged 30.9
> points, 3.9 rebounds, and 7.5 assists in 18 playoff games.
>
> 2. He averaged 27 points and 18.5 rebounds as his Bucks swept the
> Baltimore Bullets in the 1971 NBA finals. He won the award
> again as a member of the Lakers in 1985.
>
> 3. He has won the award a record 6 times.
>
> 4. Name the Los Angeles Lakers centre who won the award in 2000,
> 2001 and 2002.
>
> 5. Name the Houston Rockets center who won the award in 1994
> and again in 1995. He was the first foreign-born player to
> win the award.
>
> 6. In 1999 he averaged 27.4 points, 14 rebounds, 2.4 assists,
> and 2.2 blocks to lead his San Antonio Spurs to a 4-1 victory
> over the New York Knicks. He won the award again in 2003
> and 2004.
>
> 7. He went 42-for-74 from the field and averaged 24.5 points in the
> San Antonio Spurs' 4-game sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers
> in 2007. He was the first European-born winner of this award.
>
> 8. He led the Dallas Mavericks to their first NBA title in franchise
> history over the Miami Heat in 2011. He averaged 26 points
> and 9.6 rebounds per game.
>
> 9. Name the Los Angeles Lakers' star guard who averaged 32.4 points
> and 7.4 assists a game, and played 43.8 minutes a game during
> the 2009 finals as Los Angeles beat the Orlando Magic in 5 games.
> He won the award again in 2010.
>
> 10. His Miami Heat lost the first two games of the 2006 finals to
> the Dallas Mavericks, but he then scored 42, 36, and 43 points
> in the next three games, respectively, and led Miami to a
> 4-2 victory.
--
Peter Smyth
Nov 19, 2015, 1:22:10 PM11/19/15
to
Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-06-15,
> 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 Five Guys Named Moe, 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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 7 - Geography - Extreme Weather
>
> As we head into summer with hope for pleasant weather, and with
> relief at another winter left behind, here are 10 questions on
> places with weather to grumble about.
>
> 1. Quillagua, the driest place on Earth, receives only 0.2 mm
> (0.01 inch) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in?
Chile
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-06-15,
> 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 Five Guys Named Moe, 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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 7 - Geography - Extreme Weather
>
> As we head into summer with hope for pleasant weather, and with
> relief at another winter left behind, here are 10 questions on
> places with weather to grumble about.
>
> 1. Quillagua, the driest place on Earth, receives only 0.2 mm
> (0.01 inch) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in?
> 2. Mawsynram, the wettest place on Earth, averages over 11.8 m
> (465 inches) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in?
Bangladesh
> (465 inches) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in?
> 3. The lowest-ever temperature was recorded at the Soviet Vostok
> Station in Antarctica in July 1983. In degrees Celsius, within
> 10% of the actual number, what is this lowest temperature?
-70C, -85C
> Station in Antarctica in July 1983. In degrees Celsius, within
> 10% of the actual number, what is this lowest temperature?
> 4. Which geographical area, located in North America, recorded
> the highest-ever air temperature of 56.7蚓 (134蚌) in July 1913?
> Be sufficiently specific.
Death Valley
> the highest-ever air temperature of 56.7蚓 (134蚌) in July 1913?
> Be sufficiently specific.
> 5. Chicago may be called the Windy City, but which
> midwestern/southern US city recorded the fastest-ever
> wind gusts of about 480 km per hour (300 mph)?
Oklahoma City
> midwestern/southern US city recorded the fastest-ever
> wind gusts of about 480 km per hour (300 mph)?
> 6. The record for most snowfall in any one-year period is 31.5 m
> (103 feet), recorded from 1971-02-19 to 1972-02-18. In which
> US state is the record-setting place located?
> (103 feet), recorded from 1971-02-19 to 1972-02-18. In which
Minnesota
> 7. The deadliest tornado in history killed approximately 1,300
> people on 1989-04-26. Which country did it strike?
>
> 8. The heaviest hailstone ever reported fell in the Gopalganj
> district of Bangladesh. Within 10%, how much did it weigh,
> in grams or kilograms?
3kg, 4kg
> people on 1989-04-26. Which country did it strike?
>
> 8. The heaviest hailstone ever reported fell in the Gopalganj
> district of Bangladesh. Within 10%, how much did it weigh,
> in grams or kilograms?
> 9. Please answer the previous question before decoding the rot13.
> The diameter of that Gopalganj hailstone doesn't seem to have
> been recorded, so the record for largest diameter goes to an
> 8-inch (20 cm) hailstone... in which midwestern US state?
Minnesota
> been recorded, so the record for largest diameter goes to an
> 8-inch (20 cm) hailstone... in which midwestern US state?
> 10. Which continent gets the most lightning strikes per year?
North America
>
> * Game 8, Round 8 - Sports - National Basketball Association Finals
> MVPs
>
> In each case, name the Most Valuable Player award-winner for the
> NBA Finals.
>
> 1. He was the first player to win the award, and the only player
> to win it even though his team lost. His Lakers lost 4-3 to
> the Boston Celtics in the 1969 NBA finals. He averaged 30.9
> points, 3.9 rebounds, and 7.5 assists in 18 playoff games.
Wilt Chamberlain
> * Game 8, Round 8 - Sports - National Basketball Association Finals
> MVPs
>
> In each case, name the Most Valuable Player award-winner for the
> NBA Finals.
>
> 1. He was the first player to win the award, and the only player
> to win it even though his team lost. His Lakers lost 4-3 to
> the Boston Celtics in the 1969 NBA finals. He averaged 30.9
> points, 3.9 rebounds, and 7.5 assists in 18 playoff games.
> 2. He averaged 27 points and 18.5 rebounds as his Bucks swept the
> Baltimore Bullets in the 1971 NBA finals. He won the award
> again as a member of the Lakers in 1985.
>
> 3. He has won the award a record 6 times.
Michael Jordan
> Baltimore Bullets in the 1971 NBA finals. He won the award
> again as a member of the Lakers in 1985.
>
> 3. He has won the award a record 6 times.
> 4. Name the Los Angeles Lakers centre who won the award in 2000,
> 2001 and 2002.
Shaquille O'Neal
> 2001 and 2002.
> 5. Name the Houston Rockets center who won the award in 1994
> and again in 1995. He was the first foreign-born player to
> win the award.
>
> 6. In 1999 he averaged 27.4 points, 14 rebounds, 2.4 assists,
> and 2.2 blocks to lead his San Antonio Spurs to a 4-1 victory
> over the New York Knicks. He won the award again in 2003
> and 2004.
Shaquille O'Neal
> and again in 1995. He was the first foreign-born player to
> win the award.
>
> 6. In 1999 he averaged 27.4 points, 14 rebounds, 2.4 assists,
> and 2.2 blocks to lead his San Antonio Spurs to a 4-1 victory
> over the New York Knicks. He won the award again in 2003
> and 2004.
> 7. He went 42-for-74 from the field and averaged 24.5 points in the
> San Antonio Spurs' 4-game sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers
> in 2007. He was the first European-born winner of this award.
Dirk Nowitzki
> San Antonio Spurs' 4-game sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers
> in 2007. He was the first European-born winner of this award.
> 8. He led the Dallas Mavericks to their first NBA title in franchise
> history over the Miami Heat in 2011. He averaged 26 points
> and 9.6 rebounds per game.
Dirk Nowitzki
> history over the Miami Heat in 2011. He averaged 26 points
> and 9.6 rebounds per game.
> 9. Name the Los Angeles Lakers' star guard who averaged 32.4 points
> and 7.4 assists a game, and played 43.8 minutes a game during
> the 2009 finals as Los Angeles beat the Orlando Magic in 5 games.
> He won the award again in 2010.
Kobe Bryant
> and 7.4 assists a game, and played 43.8 minutes a game during
> the 2009 finals as Los Angeles beat the Orlando Magic in 5 games.
> He won the award again in 2010.
> 10. His Miami Heat lost the first two games of the 2006 finals to
> the Dallas Mavericks, but he then scored 42, 36, and 43 points
> in the next three games, respectively, and led Miami to a
> 4-2 victory.
LeBron James
> the Dallas Mavericks, but he then scored 42, 36, and 43 points
> in the next three games, respectively, and led Miami to a
> 4-2 victory.
Peter Smyth
Pete
Nov 19, 2015, 4:09:20 PM11/19/15
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:o86dnU3s3Lk9o9DLnZ2dnUU7-
UWd...@giganews.com:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-06-15,
> 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 Five Guys Named Moe, 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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 7 - Geography - Extreme Weather
>
> As we head into summer with hope for pleasant weather, and with
> relief at another winter left behind, here are 10 questions on
> places with weather to grumble about.
>
> 1. Quillagua, the driest place on Earth, receives only 0.2 mm
> (0.01 inch) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in?
Bolivia
>
> 2. Mawsynram, the wettest place on Earth, averages over 11.8 m
> (465 inches) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in?
Sri Lanka; Malaysia
>
> 3. The lowest-ever temperature was recorded at the Soviet Vostok
> Station in Antarctica in July 1983. In degrees Celsius, within
> 10% of the actual number, what is this lowest temperature?
-140; -150
>
> 4. Which geographical area, located in North America, recorded
> the highest-ever air temperature of 56.7蚓 (134蚌) in July 1913?
> Be sufficiently specific.
Death Valley, California
>
> 5. Chicago may be called the Windy City, but which
> midwestern/southern US city recorded the fastest-ever
> wind gusts of about 480 km per hour (300 mph)?
>
> 6. The record for most snowfall in any one-year period is 31.5 m
> (103 feet), recorded from 1971-02-19 to 1972-02-18. In which
> US *state* is the record-setting place located?
Alaska; Utah
>
> 7. The deadliest tornado in history killed approximately 1,300
> people on 1989-04-26. Which country did it strike?
>
> 8. The heaviest hailstone ever reported fell in the Gopalganj
> district of Bangladesh. Within 10%, how much did it weigh,
> in grams or kilograms?
10 kg
>
> 9. Please answer the previous question before decoding the rot13.
> Gur qvnzrgre bs gung Tbcnytnaw unvyfgbar qbrfa'g frrz gb unir
> orra erpbeqrq, fb gur erpbeq sbe ynetrfg qvnzrgre tbrf gb na
> 8-vapu (20 pz) unvyfgbar... va juvpu zvqjrfgrea HF fgngr?
Iowa; Indiana
>
> 10. Which continent gets the most lightning strikes per year?
Asia
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 8 - Sports - National Basketball Association Finals
MVPs
>
> In each case, name the Most Valuable Player award-winner for the
> NBA Finals.
>
> 1. He was the first player to win the award, and the only player
> to win it even though his team lost. His Lakers lost 4-3 to
> the Boston Celtics in the 1969 NBA finals. He averaged 30.9
> points, 3.9 rebounds, and 7.5 assists in 18 playoff games.
Jerry West
>
> 2. He averaged 27 points and 18.5 rebounds as his Bucks swept the
> Baltimore Bullets in the 1971 NBA finals. He won the award
> again as a member of the Lakers in 1985.
Kareem Abdul Jabbar
>
> 3. He has won the award a record 6 times.
Bill Russell
>
> 4. Name the Los Angeles Lakers centre who won the award in 2000,
> 2001 and 2002.
Shaquille O'Neal
>
> 5. Name the Houston Rockets center who won the award in 1994
> and again in 1995. He was the first foreign-born player to
> win the award.
Olajuwan
>
> 6. In 1999 he averaged 27.4 points, 14 rebounds, 2.4 assists,
> and 2.2 blocks to lead his San Antonio Spurs to a 4-1 victory
> over the New York Knicks. He won the award again in 2003
> and 2004.
Duncan
>
> 7. He went 42-for-74 from the field and averaged 24.5 points in the
> San Antonio Spurs' 4-game sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers
> in 2007. He was the first European-born winner of this award.
>
> 8. He led the Dallas Mavericks to their first NBA title in franchise
> history over the Miami Heat in 2011. He averaged 26 points
> and 9.6 rebounds per game.
Nowitzke
>
> 9. Name the Los Angeles Lakers' star guard who averaged 32.4 points
> and 7.4 assists a game, and played 43.8 minutes a game during
> the 2009 finals as Los Angeles beat the Orlando Magic in 5 games.
> He won the award again in 2010.
Bryant
>
> 10. His Miami Heat lost the first two games of the 2006 finals to
> the Dallas Mavericks, but he then scored 42, 36, and 43 points
> in the next three games, respectively, and led Miami to a
> 4-2 victory.
Wade
>
Pete
UWd...@giganews.com:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-06-15,
> 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 Five Guys Named Moe, 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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 7 - Geography - Extreme Weather
>
> As we head into summer with hope for pleasant weather, and with
> relief at another winter left behind, here are 10 questions on
> places with weather to grumble about.
>
> 1. Quillagua, the driest place on Earth, receives only 0.2 mm
> (0.01 inch) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in?
>
> 2. Mawsynram, the wettest place on Earth, averages over 11.8 m
> (465 inches) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in?
>
> 3. The lowest-ever temperature was recorded at the Soviet Vostok
> Station in Antarctica in July 1983. In degrees Celsius, within
> 10% of the actual number, what is this lowest temperature?
>
> 4. Which geographical area, located in North America, recorded
> the highest-ever air temperature of 56.7蚓 (134蚌) in July 1913?
> Be sufficiently specific.
>
> 5. Chicago may be called the Windy City, but which
> midwestern/southern US city recorded the fastest-ever
> wind gusts of about 480 km per hour (300 mph)?
>
> 6. The record for most snowfall in any one-year period is 31.5 m
> (103 feet), recorded from 1971-02-19 to 1972-02-18. In which
> US *state* is the record-setting place located?
>
> 7. The deadliest tornado in history killed approximately 1,300
> people on 1989-04-26. Which country did it strike?
>
> 8. The heaviest hailstone ever reported fell in the Gopalganj
> district of Bangladesh. Within 10%, how much did it weigh,
> in grams or kilograms?
>
> 9. Please answer the previous question before decoding the rot13.
> Gur qvnzrgre bs gung Tbcnytnaw unvyfgbar qbrfa'g frrz gb unir
> orra erpbeqrq, fb gur erpbeq sbe ynetrfg qvnzrgre tbrf gb na
> 8-vapu (20 pz) unvyfgbar... va juvpu zvqjrfgrea HF fgngr?
>
> 10. Which continent gets the most lightning strikes per year?
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 8 - Sports - National Basketball Association Finals
MVPs
>
> In each case, name the Most Valuable Player award-winner for the
> NBA Finals.
>
> 1. He was the first player to win the award, and the only player
> to win it even though his team lost. His Lakers lost 4-3 to
> the Boston Celtics in the 1969 NBA finals. He averaged 30.9
> points, 3.9 rebounds, and 7.5 assists in 18 playoff games.
>
> 2. He averaged 27 points and 18.5 rebounds as his Bucks swept the
> Baltimore Bullets in the 1971 NBA finals. He won the award
> again as a member of the Lakers in 1985.
>
> 3. He has won the award a record 6 times.
>
> 4. Name the Los Angeles Lakers centre who won the award in 2000,
> 2001 and 2002.
>
> 5. Name the Houston Rockets center who won the award in 1994
> and again in 1995. He was the first foreign-born player to
> win the award.
>
> 6. In 1999 he averaged 27.4 points, 14 rebounds, 2.4 assists,
> and 2.2 blocks to lead his San Antonio Spurs to a 4-1 victory
> over the New York Knicks. He won the award again in 2003
> and 2004.
>
> 7. He went 42-for-74 from the field and averaged 24.5 points in the
> San Antonio Spurs' 4-game sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers
> in 2007. He was the first European-born winner of this award.
>
> 8. He led the Dallas Mavericks to their first NBA title in franchise
> history over the Miami Heat in 2011. He averaged 26 points
> and 9.6 rebounds per game.
>
> 9. Name the Los Angeles Lakers' star guard who averaged 32.4 points
> and 7.4 assists a game, and played 43.8 minutes a game during
> the 2009 finals as Los Angeles beat the Orlando Magic in 5 games.
> He won the award again in 2010.
>
> 10. His Miami Heat lost the first two games of the 2006 finals to
> the Dallas Mavericks, but he then scored 42, 36, and 43 points
> in the next three games, respectively, and led Miami to a
> 4-2 victory.
>
Pete
Erland Sommarskog
Nov 19, 2015, 4:41:07 PM11/19/15
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> * Game 8, Round 7 - Geography - Extreme Weather
>
> As we head into summer with hope for pleasant weather, and with
> relief at another winter left behind, here are 10 questions on
> places with weather to grumble about.
>
> 1. Quillagua, the driest place on Earth, receives only 0.2 mm
> (0.01 inch) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in?
The driest place on Earth is not in any country really, as it is in
> * Game 8, Round 7 - Geography - Extreme Weather
>
> As we head into summer with hope for pleasant weather, and with
> relief at another winter left behind, here are 10 questions on
> places with weather to grumble about.
>
> 1. Quillagua, the driest place on Earth, receives only 0.2 mm
> (0.01 inch) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in?
Antartica. The place you mention is far wetter, but supposedly is it
is Chile.
> 2. Mawsynram, the wettest place on Earth, averages over 11.8 m
> (465 inches) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in?
> 3. The lowest-ever temperature was recorded at the Soviet Vostok
> Station in Antarctica in July 1983. In degrees Celsius, within
> 10% of the actual number, what is this lowest temperature?
> 4. Which geographical area, located in North America, recorded
> Be sufficiently specific.
Death Valley in California
> 5. Chicago may be called the Windy City, but which
> midwestern/southern US city recorded the fastest-ever
> wind gusts of about 480 km per hour (300 mph)?
> 6. The record for most snowfall in any one-year period is 31.5 m
> (103 feet), recorded from 1971-02-19 to 1972-02-18. In which
> US *state* is the record-setting place located?
> 8. The heaviest hailstone ever reported fell in the Gopalganj
> district of Bangladesh. Within 10%, how much did it weigh,
> in grams or kilograms?
> 9. Please answer the previous question before decoding the rot13.
> Gur qvnzrgre bs gung Tbcnytnaw unvyfgbar qbrfa'g frrz gb unir
> orra erpbeqrq, fb gur erpbeq sbe ynetrfg qvnzrgre tbrf gb na
> 8-vapu (20 pz) unvyfgbar... va juvpu zvqjrfgrea HF fgngr?
> 10. Which continent gets the most lightning strikes per year?
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Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Gareth Owen
Nov 19, 2015, 5:26:26 PM11/19/15
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) writes:
> As we head into summer with hope for pleasant weather, and with
> relief at another winter left behind, here are 10 questions on
> places with weather to grumble about.
>
> 1. Quillagua, the driest place on Earth, receives only 0.2 mm
> (0.01 inch) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in?
Chile
> As we head into summer with hope for pleasant weather, and with
> relief at another winter left behind, here are 10 questions on
> places with weather to grumble about.
>
> 1. Quillagua, the driest place on Earth, receives only 0.2 mm
> (0.01 inch) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in?
> 2. Mawsynram, the wettest place on Earth, averages over 11.8 m
> (465 inches) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in?
> 3. The lowest-ever temperature was recorded at the Soviet Vostok
> Station in Antarctica in July 1983. In degrees Celsius, within
> 10% of the actual number, what is this lowest temperature?
> 4. Which geographical area, located in North America, recorded
> Be sufficiently specific.
Death Valley
> 5. Chicago may be called the Windy City, but which
> midwestern/southern US city recorded the fastest-ever
> wind gusts of about 480 km per hour (300 mph)?
> 6. The record for most snowfall in any one-year period is 31.5 m
> (103 feet), recorded from 1971-02-19 to 1972-02-18. In which
> US *state* is the record-setting place located?
> 7. The deadliest tornado in history killed approximately 1,300
> people on 1989-04-26. Which country did it strike?
> 8. The heaviest hailstone ever reported fell in the Gopalganj
> district of Bangladesh. Within 10%, how much did it weigh,
> in grams or kilograms?
> 9. Please answer the previous question before decoding the rot13.
> Gur qvnzrgre bs gung Tbcnytnaw unvyfgbar qbrfa'g frrz gb unir
> orra erpbeqrq, fb gur erpbeq sbe ynetrfg qvnzrgre tbrf gb na
> 8-vapu (20 pz) unvyfgbar... va juvpu zvqjrfgrea HF fgngr?
> 10. Which continent gets the most lightning strikes per year?
> * Game 8, Round 8 - Sports - National Basketball Association Finals MVPs
>
> In each case, name the Most Valuable Player award-winner for the
> NBA Finals.
>
> 1. He was the first player to win the award, and the only player
> to win it even though his team lost. His Lakers lost 4-3 to
> the Boston Celtics in the 1969 NBA finals. He averaged 30.9
> points, 3.9 rebounds, and 7.5 assists in 18 playoff games.
> 2. He averaged 27 points and 18.5 rebounds as his Bucks swept the
> Baltimore Bullets in the 1971 NBA finals. He won the award
> again as a member of the Lakers in 1985.
You Out" Jabbar
> 3. He has won the award a record 6 times.
> 4. Name the Los Angeles Lakers centre who won the award in 2000,
> 2001 and 2002.
> 5. Name the Houston Rockets center who won the award in 1994
> and again in 1995. He was the first foreign-born player to
> win the award.
> 6. In 1999 he averaged 27.4 points, 14 rebounds, 2.4 assists,
> and 2.2 blocks to lead his San Antonio Spurs to a 4-1 victory
> over the New York Knicks. He won the award again in 2003
> and 2004.
> 7. He went 42-for-74 from the field and averaged 24.5 points in the
> San Antonio Spurs' 4-game sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers
> in 2007. He was the first European-born winner of this award.
> 8. He led the Dallas Mavericks to their first NBA title in franchise
> history over the Miami Heat in 2011. He averaged 26 points
> and 9.6 rebounds per game.
> 9. Name the Los Angeles Lakers' star guard who averaged 32.4 points
> and 7.4 assists a game, and played 43.8 minutes a game during
> the 2009 finals as Los Angeles beat the Orlando Magic in 5 games.
> He won the award again in 2010.
> 10. His Miami Heat lost the first two games of the 2006 finals to
> the Dallas Mavericks, but he then scored 42, 36, and 43 points
> in the next three games, respectively, and led Miami to a
> 4-2 victory.
Mark Brader
Nov 19, 2015, 7:40:37 PM11/19/15
to
Mark Brader:
As to the claim of "far wetter" -- no. See:
http://www-das.uwyo.edu/~geerts/cwx/notes/chap03/Image76.gif
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m...@vex.net | reasons. I think ideology sucks." -- Torvalds
> > 1. Quillagua, the driest place on Earth, receives only 0.2 mm
> > (0.01 inch) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in?
Erland Sommarskog:
> > (0.01 inch) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in?
> The driest place on Earth is not in any country really, as it is in
> Antartica. The place you mention is far wetter, but supposedly is it
> is Chile.
I will score this as one answer of Chile.
> Antartica. The place you mention is far wetter, but supposedly is it
> is Chile.
As to the claim of "far wetter" -- no. See:
http://www-das.uwyo.edu/~geerts/cwx/notes/chap03/Image76.gif
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m...@vex.net | reasons. I think ideology sucks." -- Torvalds
Erland Sommarskog
Nov 20, 2015, 4:09:16 AM11/20/15
to
The usual claim about the Dry Valleys is that they have not seen rainfall
for the last two million years, although obviously there have not been a
weather station for that long down there.
http://www.universetoday.com/15031/driest-place-on-earth/
for the last two million years, although obviously there have not been a
weather station for that long down there.
http://www.universetoday.com/15031/driest-place-on-earth/
Mark Brader
Nov 20, 2015, 5:28:35 AM11/20/15
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Mark Brader:
in Antarctica until well into the 20th century. Which means that no data
is available to support any such claim.
> http://www.universetoday.com/15031/driest-place-on-earth/
On the other hand, this page would be by someone who actually works there:
http://www.mcmurdodryvalleys.aq/environment/climate
"In the Wright Valley... annual precipitation is less than 100 mm water
equivalent."
--
Mark Brader "'A matter of opinion'[?] I have to say you are
Toronto right. There['s] your opinion, which is wrong,
m...@vex.net and mine, which is right." -- Gene Ward Smith
> > As to the claim of "far wetter" -- no. See:
Erland Sommarskog:
> The usual claim about the Dry Valleys is that they have not seen rainfall
> for the last two million years, although obviously there have not been a
> weather station for that long down there.
Exactly -- in fact, permanent stations of any kind were not established
> for the last two million years, although obviously there have not been a
> weather station for that long down there.
in Antarctica until well into the 20th century. Which means that no data
is available to support any such claim.
> http://www.universetoday.com/15031/driest-place-on-earth/
On the other hand, this page would be by someone who actually works there:
http://www.mcmurdodryvalleys.aq/environment/climate
"In the Wright Valley... annual precipitation is less than 100 mm water
equivalent."
--
Mark Brader "'A matter of opinion'[?] I have to say you are
Toronto right. There['s] your opinion, which is wrong,
m...@vex.net and mine, which is right." -- Gene Ward Smith
Calvin
Nov 20, 2015, 5:48:15 PM11/20/15
to
On Thursday, November 19, 2015 at 1:14:41 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 8, Round 7 - Geography - Extreme Weather
>
> As we head into summer with hope for pleasant weather, and with
> relief at another winter left behind, here are 10 questions on
> places with weather to grumble about.
>
> 1. Quillagua, the driest place on Earth, receives only 0.2 mm
> (0.01 inch) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in?
Chile
> * Game 8, Round 7 - Geography - Extreme Weather
>
> As we head into summer with hope for pleasant weather, and with
> relief at another winter left behind, here are 10 questions on
> places with weather to grumble about.
>
> 1. Quillagua, the driest place on Earth, receives only 0.2 mm
> (0.01 inch) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in?
> 2. Mawsynram, the wettest place on Earth, averages over 11.8 m
> (465 inches) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in?
> 3. The lowest-ever temperature was recorded at the Soviet Vostok
> Station in Antarctica in July 1983. In degrees Celsius, within
> 10% of the actual number, what is this lowest temperature?
> 4. Which geographical area, located in North America, recorded
> the highest-ever air temperature of 56.7蚓 (134蚌) in July 1913?
> Be sufficiently specific.
> 5. Chicago may be called the Windy City, but which
> midwestern/southern US city recorded the fastest-ever
> wind gusts of about 480 km per hour (300 mph)?
> 6. The record for most snowfall in any one-year period is 31.5 m
> (103 feet), recorded from 1971-02-19 to 1972-02-18. In which
> US *state* is the record-setting place located?
> 7. The deadliest tornado in history killed approximately 1,300
> people on 1989-04-26. Which country did it strike?
> 8. The heaviest hailstone ever reported fell in the Gopalganj
> district of Bangladesh. Within 10%, how much did it weigh,
> in grams or kilograms?
> 9. Please answer the previous question before decoding the rot13.
> Gur qvnzrgre bs gung Tbcnytnaw unvyfgbar qbrfa'g frrz gb unir
> orra erpbeqrq, fb gur erpbeq sbe ynetrfg qvnzrgre tbrf gb na
> 8-vapu (20 pz) unvyfgbar... va juvpu zvqjrfgrea HF fgngr?
> 10. Which continent gets the most lightning strikes per year?
> * Game 8, Round 8 - Sports - National Basketball Association Finals MVPs
>
> In each case, name the Most Valuable Player award-winner for the
> NBA Finals.
>
> 1. He was the first player to win the award, and the only player
> to win it even though his team lost. His Lakers lost 4-3 to
> the Boston Celtics in the 1969 NBA finals. He averaged 30.9
> points, 3.9 rebounds, and 7.5 assists in 18 playoff games.
> 2. He averaged 27 points and 18.5 rebounds as his Bucks swept the
> Baltimore Bullets in the 1971 NBA finals. He won the award
> again as a member of the Lakers in 1985.
> 3. He has won the award a record 6 times.
> 4. Name the Los Angeles Lakers centre who won the award in 2000,
> 2001 and 2002.
> 5. Name the Houston Rockets center who won the award in 1994
> and again in 1995. He was the first foreign-born player to
> win the award.
> 6. In 1999 he averaged 27.4 points, 14 rebounds, 2.4 assists,
> and 2.2 blocks to lead his San Antonio Spurs to a 4-1 victory
> over the New York Knicks. He won the award again in 2003
> and 2004.
> 7. He went 42-for-74 from the field and averaged 24.5 points in the
> San Antonio Spurs' 4-game sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers
> in 2007. He was the first European-born winner of this award.
> 8. He led the Dallas Mavericks to their first NBA title in franchise
> history over the Miami Heat in 2011. He averaged 26 points
> and 9.6 rebounds per game.
> 9. Name the Los Angeles Lakers' star guard who averaged 32.4 points
> and 7.4 assists a game, and played 43.8 minutes a game during
> the 2009 finals as Los Angeles beat the Orlando Magic in 5 games.
> He won the award again in 2010.
> 10. His Miami Heat lost the first two games of the 2006 finals to
> the Dallas Mavericks, but he then scored 42, 36, and 43 points
> in the next three games, respectively, and led Miami to a
> 4-2 victory.
cheers,
calvin
Björn Lundin
Nov 21, 2015, 8:51:37 AM11/21/15
to
On 2015-11-19 04:14, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-06-15,
> 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 Five Guys Named Moe, 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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 7 - Geography - Extreme Weather
>
> As we head into summer with hope for pleasant weather, and with
> relief at another winter left behind, here are 10 questions on
> places with weather to grumble about.
>
> 1. Quillagua, the driest place on Earth, receives only 0.2 mm
> (0.01 inch) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in?
Peru
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-06-15,
> 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 Five Guys Named Moe, 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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 7 - Geography - Extreme Weather
>
> As we head into summer with hope for pleasant weather, and with
> relief at another winter left behind, here are 10 questions on
> places with weather to grumble about.
>
> 1. Quillagua, the driest place on Earth, receives only 0.2 mm
> (0.01 inch) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in?
>
> 2. Mawsynram, the wettest place on Earth, averages over 11.8 m
> (465 inches) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in?
>
> 3. The lowest-ever temperature was recorded at the Soviet Vostok
> Station in Antarctica in July 1983. In degrees Celsius, within
> 10% of the actual number, what is this lowest temperature?
>
> 4. Which geographical area, located in North America, recorded
> Be sufficiently specific.
Death Valley, California
>
> 5. Chicago may be called the Windy City, but which
> midwestern/southern US city recorded the fastest-ever
> wind gusts of about 480 km per hour (300 mph)?
>
> 6. The record for most snowfall in any one-year period is 31.5 m
> (103 feet), recorded from 1971-02-19 to 1972-02-18. In which
> US *state* is the record-setting place located?
>
> 7. The deadliest tornado in history killed approximately 1,300
> people on 1989-04-26. Which country did it strike?
>
> 8. The heaviest hailstone ever reported fell in the Gopalganj
> district of Bangladesh. Within 10%, how much did it weigh,
> in grams or kilograms?
>
> 9. Please answer the previous question before decoding the rot13.
> Gur qvnzrgre bs gung Tbcnytnaw unvyfgbar qbrfa'g frrz gb unir
> orra erpbeqrq, fb gur erpbeq sbe ynetrfg qvnzrgre tbrf gb na
> 8-vapu (20 pz) unvyfgbar... va juvpu zvqjrfgrea HF fgngr?
>
> 10. Which continent gets the most lightning strikes per year?
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 8 - Sports - National Basketball Association Finals MVPs
>
--
Björn
Mark Brader
Nov 21, 2015, 10:39:41 PM11/21/15
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Mark Brader:
of the entire season.
> 1. Quillagua, the driest place on Earth, receives only 0.2 mm
> (0.01 inch) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in?
Chile. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Peter, Erland, Gareth,
and Calvin.
> 2. Mawsynram, the wettest place on Earth, averages over 11.8 m
> (465 inches) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in?
India. 4 for Dan Blum and Erland. 2 for Joshua.
> 3. The lowest-ever temperature was recorded at the Soviet Vostok
> Station in Antarctica in July 1983. In degrees Celsius, within
> 10% of the actual number, what is this lowest temperature?
-89.2°C (that's -128.6°F; accepting -80.3 to -98.1°C). 4 for Erland
and Björn. 2 for Peter and Calvin.
> 4. Which geographical area, located in North America, recorded
> the highest-ever air temperature of 56.7°C (134°F) in July 1913?
> Be sufficiently specific.
Furnace Creek Ranch, Death Valley, California, USA. "Death Valley"
was sufficient. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Marc, Dan Tilque, Peter,
Pete, Erland, Gareth, Calvin, and Björn.
> 5. Chicago may be called the Windy City, but which
> midwestern/southern US city recorded the fastest-ever
> wind gusts of about 480 km per hour (300 mph)?
Oklahoma City (on 1999-05-03). 4 for Peter and Erland. 3 for
Dan Blum and Marc. 2 for Calvin.
> 6. The record for most snowfall in any one-year period is 31.5 m
> (103 feet), recorded from 1971-02-19 to 1972-02-18. In which
> US *state* is the record-setting place located?
Washington. (Almost appropriately, it was Mt. *Rainier*.)
4 for Dan Tilque.
> 7. The deadliest tornado in history killed approximately 1,300
> people on 1989-04-26. Which country did it strike?
Bangladesh. (Manikganj district.) 4 for Dan Tilque.
> 8. The heaviest hailstone ever reported fell in the Gopalganj
> district of Bangladesh. Within 10%, how much did it weigh,
> in grams or kilograms?
1.02 kg (accepting 0.918 to 1.122 kg). 92 people were killed in
the 1986 hailstorm. 3 for Marc.
> 9. Please answer the previous question before decoding the rot13.
about 0.88 kg.)
See: http://www.noaa.gov/features/02_monitoring/images/hail2.jpg
> 10. Which continent gets the most lightning strikes per year?
Africa. 2 for Joshua.
> * Game 8, Round 8 - Sports - National Basketball Association Finals MVPs
> In each case, name the Most Valuable Player award-winner for the
> NBA Finals.
> 1. He was the first player to win the award, and the only player
> to win it even though his team lost. His Lakers lost 4-3 to
> the Boston Celtics in the 1969 NBA finals. He averaged 30.9
> points, 3.9 rebounds, and 7.5 assists in 18 playoff games.
Jerry West. 4 for Marc, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 2. He averaged 27 points and 18.5 rebounds as his Bucks swept the
> Baltimore Bullets in the 1971 NBA finals. He won the award
> again as a member of the Lakers in 1985.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (formerly Lew Alcindor). 4 for Joshua, Marc,
Dan Tilque, Pete, and Gareth. 3 for Calvin.
> 3. He has won the award a record 6 times.
Michael Jordan. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Marc, Dan Tilque, Peter,
and Gareth. 3 for Calvin.
> 4. Name the Los Angeles Lakers centre who won the award in 2000,
> 2001 and 2002.
Shaquille O'Neal. ("Shaq" was sufficient.) 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum,
Marc, Dan Tilque, Peter, Pete, Gareth, and Calvin.
> 5. Name the Houston Rockets center who won the award in 1994
> and again in 1995. He was the first foreign-born player to
> win the award.
Hakeem Olajuwon. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Pete, Gareth, and Calvin.
> 6. In 1999 he averaged 27.4 points, 14 rebounds, 2.4 assists,
> and 2.2 blocks to lead his San Antonio Spurs to a 4-1 victory
> over the New York Knicks. He won the award again in 2003
> and 2004.
Tim Duncan. 4 for Marc, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Gareth.
> 7. He went 42-for-74 from the field and averaged 24.5 points in the
> San Antonio Spurs' 4-game sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers
> in 2007. He was the first European-born winner of this award.
Tony Parker. 4 for Joshua, Gareth, and Calvin.
> 8. He led the Dallas Mavericks to their first NBA title in franchise
> history over the Miami Heat in 2011. He averaged 26 points
> and 9.6 rebounds per game.
Dirk Nowitzki. 4 for Dan Tilque, Peter, Pete, and Gareth.
> 9. Name the Los Angeles Lakers' star guard who averaged 32.4 points
> and 7.4 assists a game, and played 43.8 minutes a game during
> the 2009 finals as Los Angeles beat the Orlando Magic in 5 games.
> He won the award again in 2010.
Kobe Bryant. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Marc, Dan Tilque, Peter, Pete,
Gareth, and Calvin.
> 10. His Miami Heat lost the first two games of the 2006 finals to
> the Dallas Mavericks, but he then scored 42, 36, and 43 points
> in the next three games, respectively, and led Miami to a
> 4-2 victory.
Dwayne Wade. 4 for Pete and Gareth.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> His Sci Art Ent Geo Spo FOUR
Joshua Kreitzer 26 12 20 40 12 24 110
Gareth Owen -- -- 24 36 8 36 104
Dan Tilque 24 32 0 4 16 28 100
Pete Gayde -- -- 36 24 4 32 96
Marc Dashevsky 8 20 16 24 10 28 88
Dan Blum 17 24 7 16 15 12 72
Erland Sommarskog 16 8 8 28 20 0 72
"Calvin" 11 19 11 16 12 22 69
Jason Kreitzer 12 4 8 40 0 0 64
Peter Smyth -- -- 16 12 14 16 58
Björn Lundin 8 24 -- -- 8 0 40
Bruce Bowler 0 32 -- -- -- -- 32
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m...@vex.net | put together!" -- SINGIN' IN THE RAIN
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-06-15,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 8, Round 7 - Geography - Extreme Weather
> As we head into summer with hope for pleasant weather, and with
> relief at another winter left behind, here are 10 questions on
> places with weather to grumble about.
This was the hardest round in the original game and the fourth-hardest
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 8, Round 7 - Geography - Extreme Weather
> As we head into summer with hope for pleasant weather, and with
> relief at another winter left behind, here are 10 questions on
> places with weather to grumble about.
of the entire season.
> 1. Quillagua, the driest place on Earth, receives only 0.2 mm
> (0.01 inch) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in?
and Calvin.
> 2. Mawsynram, the wettest place on Earth, averages over 11.8 m
> (465 inches) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in?
> 3. The lowest-ever temperature was recorded at the Soviet Vostok
> Station in Antarctica in July 1983. In degrees Celsius, within
> 10% of the actual number, what is this lowest temperature?
and Björn. 2 for Peter and Calvin.
> 4. Which geographical area, located in North America, recorded
> Be sufficiently specific.
Furnace Creek Ranch, Death Valley, California, USA. "Death Valley"
was sufficient. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Marc, Dan Tilque, Peter,
Pete, Erland, Gareth, Calvin, and Björn.
> 5. Chicago may be called the Windy City, but which
> midwestern/southern US city recorded the fastest-ever
> wind gusts of about 480 km per hour (300 mph)?
Dan Blum and Marc. 2 for Calvin.
> 6. The record for most snowfall in any one-year period is 31.5 m
> (103 feet), recorded from 1971-02-19 to 1972-02-18. In which
> US *state* is the record-setting place located?
4 for Dan Tilque.
> 7. The deadliest tornado in history killed approximately 1,300
> people on 1989-04-26. Which country did it strike?
> 8. The heaviest hailstone ever reported fell in the Gopalganj
> district of Bangladesh. Within 10%, how much did it weigh,
> in grams or kilograms?
the 1986 hailstorm. 3 for Marc.
> 9. Please answer the previous question before decoding the rot13.
> The diameter of that Gopalganj hailstone doesn't seem to have
> been recorded, so the record for largest diameter goes to an
> 8-inch (20 cm) hailstone... in which midwestern US state?
South Dakota. (At Vician in 2010. It weighed 1 lb. 15 oz. or
> been recorded, so the record for largest diameter goes to an
> 8-inch (20 cm) hailstone... in which midwestern US state?
about 0.88 kg.)
See: http://www.noaa.gov/features/02_monitoring/images/hail2.jpg
> 10. Which continent gets the most lightning strikes per year?
> * Game 8, Round 8 - Sports - National Basketball Association Finals MVPs
> In each case, name the Most Valuable Player award-winner for the
> NBA Finals.
> 1. He was the first player to win the award, and the only player
> to win it even though his team lost. His Lakers lost 4-3 to
> the Boston Celtics in the 1969 NBA finals. He averaged 30.9
> points, 3.9 rebounds, and 7.5 assists in 18 playoff games.
> 2. He averaged 27 points and 18.5 rebounds as his Bucks swept the
> Baltimore Bullets in the 1971 NBA finals. He won the award
> again as a member of the Lakers in 1985.
Dan Tilque, Pete, and Gareth. 3 for Calvin.
> 3. He has won the award a record 6 times.
and Gareth. 3 for Calvin.
> 4. Name the Los Angeles Lakers centre who won the award in 2000,
> 2001 and 2002.
Marc, Dan Tilque, Peter, Pete, Gareth, and Calvin.
> 5. Name the Houston Rockets center who won the award in 1994
> and again in 1995. He was the first foreign-born player to
> win the award.
> 6. In 1999 he averaged 27.4 points, 14 rebounds, 2.4 assists,
> and 2.2 blocks to lead his San Antonio Spurs to a 4-1 victory
> over the New York Knicks. He won the award again in 2003
> and 2004.
> 7. He went 42-for-74 from the field and averaged 24.5 points in the
> San Antonio Spurs' 4-game sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers
> in 2007. He was the first European-born winner of this award.
> 8. He led the Dallas Mavericks to their first NBA title in franchise
> history over the Miami Heat in 2011. He averaged 26 points
> and 9.6 rebounds per game.
> 9. Name the Los Angeles Lakers' star guard who averaged 32.4 points
> and 7.4 assists a game, and played 43.8 minutes a game during
> the 2009 finals as Los Angeles beat the Orlando Magic in 5 games.
> He won the award again in 2010.
Gareth, and Calvin.
> 10. His Miami Heat lost the first two games of the 2006 finals to
> the Dallas Mavericks, but he then scored 42, 36, and 43 points
> in the next three games, respectively, and led Miami to a
> 4-2 victory.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> His Sci Art Ent Geo Spo FOUR
Joshua Kreitzer 26 12 20 40 12 24 110
Gareth Owen -- -- 24 36 8 36 104
Dan Tilque 24 32 0 4 16 28 100
Pete Gayde -- -- 36 24 4 32 96
Marc Dashevsky 8 20 16 24 10 28 88
Dan Blum 17 24 7 16 15 12 72
Erland Sommarskog 16 8 8 28 20 0 72
"Calvin" 11 19 11 16 12 22 69
Jason Kreitzer 12 4 8 40 0 0 64
Peter Smyth -- -- 16 12 14 16 58
Björn Lundin 8 24 -- -- 8 0 40
Bruce Bowler 0 32 -- -- -- -- 32
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Gareth Owen
Nov 22, 2015, 1:12:48 PM11/22/15
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m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) writes:
>> 10. His Miami Heat lost the first two games of the 2006 finals to
>> the Dallas Mavericks, but he then scored 42, 36, and 43 points
>> in the next three games, respectively, and led Miami to a
>> 4-2 victory.
>
> Dwayne Wade. 4 for Pete and Gareth.
Dwyane. Honestly.
>> 10. His Miami Heat lost the first two games of the 2006 finals to
>> the Dallas Mavericks, but he then scored 42, 36, and 43 points
>> in the next three games, respectively, and led Miami to a
>> 4-2 victory.
>
> Dwayne Wade. 4 for Pete and Gareth.
Can't believe I missed on "The Logo"
Mark Brader
Nov 22, 2015, 2:35:20 PM11/22/15
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Mark Brader:
> Dwyane. Honestly.
Huh, so it is. Sheesh. My mistake; I just assumed it was a typo on
the original question sheet. Of course this does not affect the scoring.
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>>> 10. His Miami Heat lost the first two games of the 2006 finals to
>>> the Dallas Mavericks, but he then scored 42, 36, and 43 points
>>> in the next three games, respectively, and led Miami to a
>>> 4-2 victory.
>> Dwayne Wade. 4 for Pete and Gareth.
Gareth Owen:
>>> the Dallas Mavericks, but he then scored 42, 36, and 43 points
>>> in the next three games, respectively, and led Miami to a
>>> 4-2 victory.
>> Dwayne Wade. 4 for Pete and Gareth.
> Dwyane. Honestly.
Huh, so it is. Sheesh. My mistake; I just assumed it was a typo on
the original question sheet. Of course this does not affect the scoring.
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Toronto | of the electromagnetic spectrum chart."
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