QFTCI11 Game 5 Rounds 4,6: houses, initialed authors
Mark Brader
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. For further information see
my 2011-05-23 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI5GNM, QFTCI11, QFTCIMM)".
I did not write either of these rounds.
* Game 5, Round 4 - Ruling Dynasties and Houses
Through most of recorded history, peoples and countries have
been ruled by dynasties, and by ruling houses (often branches)
within dynasties. Given the country and some dates, name the
ruling dynasty or house as requested. Note: The dates supplied
are not necessarily the entire span of the ruling house.
1. The Capetian dynasty ruled France 987-1792 and 1814-48.
Which house of that dynasty ruled between 1589 and 1792?
2. Which house ruled France between 1852 and 1870?
3. Which dynasty ruled the Austro-Hungarian Empire from 1867
to 1918?
4. Which dynasty ruled Imperial Germany from 1871 to 1918?
5. What was the ruling family of Florence from 1378 to 1534?
They started out as bankers, and their golden age was from
1464 to 1492.
6. Which family dynasty controlled and subsequently ruled Egypt
from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC until the
death of Cleopatra VII in 30 BC?
7. Proving that size isn't everything and that staying power
is important too, name the house that has ruled of Monaco
ever since 1297 (except for a brief blip during the Napoleonic
era).
8. What was the ruling dynasty of Russia from 1613 to 1917?
9. Name the ruling English house or dynasty from Henry VII to
Elizabeth I (1485-1603).
10. Which house has ruled Belgium since 1831, and also ruled
the UK from 1901 until 1917 when it underwent a name change?
* Game 5, Round 6 - Authors: Our Initial Meeting
*This is a bonus round.*
Many authors are known by forms of their names that include
initials: for example, V.S. Naipaul and James M. Cain. In this
round we will give you some information about an author, and you
must name the author. For the normal score, as usual, only the
surname is required. For the 2-point bonus, you must give your
answer in the form of the author's full name, with all initials
expanded. (If they had additional given names that don't normally
even appear as initials, you're not required to give those.)
Now, you are allowed to guess at the expansion. If the answer you
give has the correct initials but the wrong expansion, you still
get the normal score. (Note: For authors known by one given name,
one initial, and surname, you must get the one given name right.)
For example, say the author is V.S. Naipaul:
* You say "Naipaul" -- 4 points.
* You say "V.S. Naipaul" -- 4 points.
* You say "Victor Smith Naipaul" -- right initials, wrong expansion.
Still 4 points.
* You say "Jane Smith Naipaul" -- now the initials are wrong, so
your answer is wrong.
* You say "Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul" -- *6 points*. Easy, right?
If you make two guesses at the answer and score the bonus on one of
them, you get 4 points no matter whether the first or the second
guess was right. So
* "Naipaul, Schmaipaul" -- 3 points as usual
* "Jane Smith Naipaul, Naipaul" -- 2 points as usual
* "Jane Smith Naipaul, Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul" -- 4 points
the hard way.
1. This British author and poet lived 1882-1956. He wrote the
Winnie-the-Pooh books and adapted Kenneth Grahame's "The
Wind in the Willows" into the play "Toad of Toad Hall".
2. This British poet and playwright lived 1860-1937, and wrote
"The Admirable Crichton" and the Peter Pan stories.
3. This British writer lived 1874-1936 and was a novelist,
biographer, playwright, poet, Christian apologist, and a
public debater against the likes of George Bernard Shaw,
Bertrand Russell, and Clarence Darrow. And he wrote the
Father Brown detective stories.
4. This British crime novelist, born in 1920, wrote "Unnatural
Causes", "Death of an Expert Witness", and other novels
featuring Adam Dalgleish. Many of her crime novels have
been dramatized for television.
5. This American was a journalist, a playwright, and the author
of children's stories such as "Mother Goose in Prose" and
all the wonderful Oz stories.
6. This American was a novelist, short story writer, and
screenwriter. He lived 1896-1940, and he wrote "The Great
Gatsby" and "Tender is the Night".
7. This poet, dramatist, and critic lived 1907-73, first
in England and later in the US. His work is often strongly
emotional. He wrote the non-fiction book "Letters from
Iceland", parts of which were read in the movie "Away from
Her", and the poem "Funeral Blues", which begins with the
line "Stop all the clocks" and was recited in the movie
"Four Weddings and a Funeral".
8. This Nobel-prizewinning poet, playwright, and literary
critic lived 1888-1965, first in the US and later in England.
He wrote "Prufrock and Other Observations", "The Wasteland",
and "Murder in the Cathedral".
9. This British novelist, historian, social critic, and much
more lived 1866-1946 and wrote "The Outline of History",
"The Time Machine", and "War of the Worlds".
10. This British novelist, poet, and short story writer lived
1885-1930 and married the sister of the Red Baron. He wrote
"Sons and Lovers" and "Lady Chatterley's Lover".
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>6. Which family dynasty controlled and subsequently ruled Egypt
> from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC until the
> death of Cleopatra VII in 30 BC?
>
>7. Proving that size isn't everything and that staying power
> is important too, name the house that has ruled of Monaco
> ever since 1297 (except for a brief blip during the Napoleonic
> era).
>8. What was the ruling dynasty of Russia from 1613 to 1917?
>9. Name the ruling English house or dynasty from Henry VII to
> Elizabeth I (1485-1603).
>10. Which house has ruled Belgium since 1831, and also ruled
> the UK from 1901 until 1917 when it underwent a name change?
>2. This British poet and playwright lived 1860-1937, and wrote
> "The Admirable Crichton" and the Peter Pan stories.
>3. This British writer lived 1874-1936 and was a novelist,
> biographer, playwright, poet, Christian apologist, and a
> public debater against the likes of George Bernard Shaw,
> Bertrand Russell, and Clarence Darrow. And he wrote the
> Father Brown detective stories.
>4. This British crime novelist, born in 1920, wrote "Unnatural
> Causes", "Death of an Expert Witness", and other novels
> featuring Adam Dalgleish. Many of her crime novels have
> been dramatized for television.
>5. This American was a journalist, a playwright, and the author
> of children's stories such as "Mother Goose in Prose" and
> all the wonderful Oz stories.
>6. This American was a novelist, short story writer, and
> screenwriter. He lived 1896-1940, and he wrote "The Great
> Gatsby" and "Tender is the Night".
>7. This poet, dramatist, and critic lived 1907-73, first
> in England and later in the US. His work is often strongly
> emotional. He wrote the non-fiction book "Letters from
> Iceland", parts of which were read in the movie "Away from
> Her", and the poem "Funeral Blues", which begins with the
> line "Stop all the clocks" and was recited in the movie
> "Four Weddings and a Funeral".
>8. This Nobel-prizewinning poet, playwright, and literary
> critic lived 1888-1965, first in the US and later in England.
> He wrote "Prufrock and Other Observations", "The Wasteland",
> and "Murder in the Cathedral".
>9. This British novelist, historian, social critic, and much
> more lived 1866-1946 and wrote "The Outline of History",
> "The Time Machine", and "War of the Worlds".
>10. This British novelist, poet, and short story writer lived
> 1885-1930 and married the sister of the Red Baron. He wrote
> "Sons and Lovers" and "Lady Chatterley's Lover".
Peter Smyth
Erland Sommarskog
> 1. The Capetian dynasty ruled France 987-1792 and 1814-48.
> Which house of that dynasty ruled between 1589 and 1792?
Béarn
> 2. Which house ruled France between 1852 and 1870?
Bonaparte
> 3. Which dynasty ruled the Austro-Hungarian Empire from 1867
> to 1918?
Habsburg
> 4. Which dynasty ruled Imperial Germany from 1871 to 1918?
Brandenburg
> 5. What was the ruling family of Florence from 1378 to 1534?
> They started out as bankers, and their golden age was from
> 1464 to 1492.
Medici
> 7. Proving that size isn't everything and that staying power
> is important too, name the house that has ruled of Monaco
> ever since 1297 (except for a brief blip during the Napoleonic
> era).
Grimaldi
> 9. Name the ruling English house or dynasty from Henry VII to
> Elizabeth I (1485-1603).
Tudor
> 1. This British author and poet lived 1882-1956. He wrote the
> Winnie-the-Pooh books and adapted Kenneth Grahame's "The
> Wind in the Willows" into the play "Toad of Toad Hall".
A.A Milne
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Dan Blum
> * Game 5, Round 4 - Ruling Dynasties and Houses
> 1. The Capetian dynasty ruled France 987-1792 and 1814-48.
> Which house of that dynasty ruled between 1589 and 1792?
Bourbon
> 2. Which house ruled France between 1852 and 1870?
Bonaparte
> 3. Which dynasty ruled the Austro-Hungarian Empire from 1867
> to 1918?
Hapsburg
> 4. Which dynasty ruled Imperial Germany from 1871 to 1918?
Brandenburg
> 5. What was the ruling family of Florence from 1378 to 1534?
> They started out as bankers, and their golden age was from
> 1464 to 1492.
Medici
> 6. Which family dynasty controlled and subsequently ruled Egypt
> from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC until the
> death of Cleopatra VII in 30 BC?
Ptolemy
> 7. Proving that size isn't everything and that staying power
> is important too, name the house that has ruled of Monaco
> ever since 1297 (except for a brief blip during the Napoleonic
> era).
Grimaldi
> 9. Name the ruling English house or dynasty from Henry VII to
> Elizabeth I (1485-1603).
Tudor
> 10. Which house has ruled Belgium since 1831, and also ruled
> the UK from 1901 until 1917 when it underwent a name change?
Saxe-Coburg
> * Game 5, Round 6 - Authors: Our Initial Meeting
> 1. This British author and poet lived 1882-1956. He wrote the
> Winnie-the-Pooh books and adapted Kenneth Grahame's "The
> Wind in the Willows" into the play "Toad of Toad Hall".
Arthur Andrew Milne
> 2. This British poet and playwright lived 1860-1937, and wrote
> "The Admirable Crichton" and the Peter Pan stories.
James Michael Barrie; John Milton Barrie
> 3. This British writer lived 1874-1936 and was a novelist,
> biographer, playwright, poet, Christian apologist, and a
> public debater against the likes of George Bernard Shaw,
> Bertrand Russell, and Clarence Darrow. And he wrote the
> Father Brown detective stories.
Gilbert Keith Chesterton
> 5. This American was a journalist, a playwright, and the author
> of children's stories such as "Mother Goose in Prose" and
> all the wonderful Oz stories.
Leonard Frank Baum
> 6. This American was a novelist, short story writer, and
> screenwriter. He lived 1896-1940, and he wrote "The Great
> Gatsby" and "Tender is the Night".
Francis Scott Fitzgerald
> 7. This poet, dramatist, and critic lived 1907-73, first
> in England and later in the US. His work is often strongly
> emotional. He wrote the non-fiction book "Letters from
> Iceland", parts of which were read in the movie "Away from
> Her", and the poem "Funeral Blues", which begins with the
> line "Stop all the clocks" and was recited in the movie
> "Four Weddings and a Funeral".
William Henry Auden
> 8. This Nobel-prizewinning poet, playwright, and literary
> critic lived 1888-1965, first in the US and later in England.
> He wrote "Prufrock and Other Observations", "The Wasteland",
> and "Murder in the Cathedral".
Thomas Sidney Eliot
> 9. This British novelist, historian, social critic, and much
> more lived 1866-1946 and wrote "The Outline of History",
> "The Time Machine", and "War of the Worlds".
Herbert George Wells
> 10. This British novelist, poet, and short story writer lived
> 1885-1930 and married the sister of the Red Baron. He wrote
> "Sons and Lovers" and "Lady Chatterley's Lover".
Douglas Henry Lawrence
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Joshua Kreitzer
>
> * Game 5, Round 4 - Ruling Dynasties and Houses
>
> Which house of that dynasty ruled between 1589 and 1792?
Bourbon
> 2. Which house ruled France between 1852 and 1870?
Bonaparte
> 3. Which dynasty ruled the Austro-Hungarian Empire from 1867
> to 1918?
Habsburg
> 6. Which family dynasty controlled and subsequently ruled Egypt
> from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC until the
> death of Cleopatra VII in 30 BC?
Ptolemy
> 7. Proving that size isn't everything and that staying power
> is important too, name the house that has ruled of Monaco
> ever since 1297 (except for a brief blip during the Napoleonic
> era).
Grimaldi
> 8. What was the ruling dynasty of Russia from 1613 to 1917?
Romanov
> 9. Name the ruling English house or dynasty from Henry VII to
> Elizabeth I (1485-1603).
Tudor
> 10. Which house has ruled Belgium since 1831, and also ruled
> the UK from 1901 until 1917 when it underwent a name change?
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
> * Game 5, Round 6 - Authors: Our Initial Meeting
>
> 1. This British author and poet lived 1882-1956. He wrote the
> Winnie-the-Pooh books and adapted Kenneth Grahame's "The
> Wind in the Willows" into the play "Toad of Toad Hall".
A. A. Milne
> 2. This British poet and playwright lived 1860-1937, and wrote
> "The Admirable Crichton" and the Peter Pan stories.
J. M. Barrie
> 3. This British writer lived 1874-1936 and was a novelist,
> biographer, playwright, poet, Christian apologist, and a
> public debater against the likes of George Bernard Shaw,
> Bertrand Russell, and Clarence Darrow. And he wrote the
> Father Brown detective stories.
G. K. Chesterton
> 5. This American was a journalist, a playwright, and the author
> of children's stories such as "Mother Goose in Prose" and
> all the wonderful Oz stories.
Lyman Frank Baum
> 6. This American was a novelist, short story writer, and
> screenwriter. He lived 1896-1940, and he wrote "The Great
> Gatsby" and "Tender is the Night".
Francis Scott Fitzgerald
> 7. This poet, dramatist, and critic lived 1907-73, first
> in England and later in the US. His work is often strongly
> emotional. He wrote the non-fiction book "Letters from
> Iceland", parts of which were read in the movie "Away from
> Her", and the poem "Funeral Blues", which begins with the
> line "Stop all the clocks" and was recited in the movie
> "Four Weddings and a Funeral".
Wystan Hugh Auden
> 8. This Nobel-prizewinning poet, playwright, and literary
> critic lived 1888-1965, first in the US and later in England.
> He wrote "Prufrock and Other Observations", "The Wasteland",
> and "Murder in the Cathedral".
Thomas Stearns Eliot
> 9. This British novelist, historian, social critic, and much
> more lived 1866-1946 and wrote "The Outline of History",
> "The Time Machine", and "War of the Worlds".
Herbert George Wells
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Marc Dashevsky
> * Game 5, Round 4 - Ruling Dynasties and Houses
>
> Through most of recorded history, peoples and countries have
> been ruled by dynasties, and by ruling houses (often branches)
> within dynasties. Given the country and some dates, name the
> ruling dynasty or house as requested. Note: The dates supplied
> are not necessarily the entire span of the ruling house.
>
> 1. The Capetian dynasty ruled France 987-1792 and 1814-48.
> Which house of that dynasty ruled between 1589 and 1792?
>
> 2. Which house ruled France between 1852 and 1870?
>
> 3. Which dynasty ruled the Austro-Hungarian Empire from 1867
> to 1918?
> 4. Which dynasty ruled Imperial Germany from 1871 to 1918?
>
> 5. What was the ruling family of Florence from 1378 to 1534?
> They started out as bankers, and their golden age was from
> 1464 to 1492.
>
> 6. Which family dynasty controlled and subsequently ruled Egypt
> from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC until the
> death of Cleopatra VII in 30 BC?
>
> 7. Proving that size isn't everything and that staying power
> is important too, name the house that has ruled of Monaco
> ever since 1297 (except for a brief blip during the Napoleonic
> era).
>
> 8. What was the ruling dynasty of Russia from 1613 to 1917?
Romanov
> 9. Name the ruling English house or dynasty from Henry VII to
> Elizabeth I (1485-1603).
Tudor
> 10. Which house has ruled Belgium since 1831, and also ruled
> the UK from 1901 until 1917 when it underwent a name change?
Hannover
Albert Ammons Milne
> 2. This British poet and playwright lived 1860-1937, and wrote
> "The Admirable Crichton" and the Peter Pan stories.
John Marshall Barrie
> 3. This British writer lived 1874-1936 and was a novelist,
> biographer, playwright, poet, Christian apologist, and a
> public debater against the likes of George Bernard Shaw,
> Bertrand Russell, and Clarence Darrow. And he wrote the
> Father Brown detective stories.
Cecil Sinclair Lewis
> 4. This British crime novelist, born in 1920, wrote "Unnatural
> Causes", "Death of an Expert Witness", and other novels
> featuring Adam Dalgleish. Many of her crime novels have
> been dramatized for television.
>
> 5. This American was a journalist, a playwright, and the author
> of children's stories such as "Mother Goose in Prose" and
> all the wonderful Oz stories.
Laurence Frank Baum
> 6. This American was a novelist, short story writer, and
> screenwriter. He lived 1896-1940, and he wrote "The Great
> Gatsby" and "Tender is the Night".
Franklin Scott Fitzgerald
> 7. This poet, dramatist, and critic lived 1907-73, first
> in England and later in the US. His work is often strongly
> emotional. He wrote the non-fiction book "Letters from
> Iceland", parts of which were read in the movie "Away from
> Her", and the poem "Funeral Blues", which begins with the
> line "Stop all the clocks" and was recited in the movie
> "Four Weddings and a Funeral".
>
> 8. This Nobel-prizewinning poet, playwright, and literary
> critic lived 1888-1965, first in the US and later in England.
> He wrote "Prufrock and Other Observations", "The Wasteland",
> and "Murder in the Cathedral".
>
> 9. This British novelist, historian, social critic, and much
> more lived 1866-1946 and wrote "The Outline of History",
> "The Time Machine", and "War of the Worlds".
Henry George Wells
> 10. This British novelist, poet, and short story writer lived
> 1885-1930 and married the sister of the Red Baron. He wrote
> "Sons and Lovers" and "Lady Chatterley's Lover".
David Hartschorn Lawrence
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Pete
dn...@vex.net:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-02-14,
> 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. For further information see
> my 2011-05-23 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI5GNM, QFTCI11, QFTCIMM)".
>
> I did not write either of these rounds.
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 4 - Ruling Dynasties and Houses
>
> Through most of recorded history, peoples and countries have
> been ruled by dynasties, and by ruling houses (often branches)
> within dynasties. Given the country and some dates, name the
> ruling dynasty or house as requested. Note: The dates supplied
> are not necessarily the entire span of the ruling house.
>
> 1. The Capetian dynasty ruled France 987-1792 and 1814-48.
> Which house of that dynasty ruled between 1589 and 1792?
>
> 2. Which house ruled France between 1852 and 1870?
Bonaparte
>
> 3. Which dynasty ruled the Austro-Hungarian Empire from 1867
> to 1918?
>
> 4. Which dynasty ruled Imperial Germany from 1871 to 1918?
>
> 5. What was the ruling family of Florence from 1378 to 1534?
> They started out as bankers, and their golden age was from
> 1464 to 1492.
Medici
>
> 6. Which family dynasty controlled and subsequently ruled Egypt
> from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC until the
> death of Cleopatra VII in 30 BC?
>
> 7. Proving that size isn't everything and that staying power
> is important too, name the house that has ruled of Monaco
> ever since 1297 (except for a brief blip during the Napoleonic
> era).
Grimaldi
>
> 8. What was the ruling dynasty of Russia from 1613 to 1917?
Romanoff
>
> 9. Name the ruling English house or dynasty from Henry VII to
> Elizabeth I (1485-1603).
Tudor
A. A. Milne
>
> 2. This British poet and playwright lived 1860-1937, and wrote
> "The Admirable Crichton" and the Peter Pan stories.
>
> 3. This British writer lived 1874-1936 and was a novelist,
> biographer, playwright, poet, Christian apologist, and a
> public debater against the likes of George Bernard Shaw,
> Bertrand Russell, and Clarence Darrow. And he wrote the
> Father Brown detective stories.
P. G. Wodehouse; T. S. Eliot
>
> 4. This British crime novelist, born in 1920, wrote "Unnatural
> Causes", "Death of an Expert Witness", and other novels
> featuring Adam Dalgleish. Many of her crime novels have
> been dramatized for television.
V. I. Warshavsky
>
> 5. This American was a journalist, a playwright, and the author
> of children's stories such as "Mother Goose in Prose" and
> all the wonderful Oz stories.
L. Frank Baum
>
> 6. This American was a novelist, short story writer, and
> screenwriter. He lived 1896-1940, and he wrote "The Great
> Gatsby" and "Tender is the Night".
F. Scott Fitzgerald
>
> 7. This poet, dramatist, and critic lived 1907-73, first
> in England and later in the US. His work is often strongly
> emotional. He wrote the non-fiction book "Letters from
> Iceland", parts of which were read in the movie "Away from
> Her", and the poem "Funeral Blues", which begins with the
> line "Stop all the clocks" and was recited in the movie
> "Four Weddings and a Funeral".
P. G. Wodehouse; T. S. Eliot
>
> 8. This Nobel-prizewinning poet, playwright, and literary
> critic lived 1888-1965, first in the US and later in England.
> He wrote "Prufrock and Other Observations", "The Wasteland",
> and "Murder in the Cathedral".
e. e. cummings; T. S. Eliot
>
> 9. This British novelist, historian, social critic, and much
> more lived 1866-1946 and wrote "The Outline of History",
> "The Time Machine", and "War of the Worlds".
H. G. Wells
>
> 10. This British novelist, poet, and short story writer lived
> 1885-1930 and married the sister of the Red Baron. He wrote
> "Sons and Lovers" and "Lady Chatterley's Lover".
P. G. Wodehouse; T. S. Eliot
>
Pete
Dan Tilque
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 4 - Ruling Dynasties and Houses
>
> Through most of recorded history, peoples and countries have
> been ruled by dynasties, and by ruling houses (often branches)
> within dynasties. Given the country and some dates, name the
> ruling dynasty or house as requested. Note: The dates supplied
> are not necessarily the entire span of the ruling house.
>
> 1. The Capetian dynasty ruled France 987-1792 and 1814-48.
> Which house of that dynasty ruled between 1589 and 1792?
Bourbon
>
> 2. Which house ruled France between 1852 and 1870?
Bonaparte
>
> 3. Which dynasty ruled the Austro-Hungarian Empire from 1867
> to 1918?
Hohenburgs
>
> 4. Which dynasty ruled Imperial Germany from 1871 to 1918?
>
> 5. What was the ruling family of Florence from 1378 to 1534?
> They started out as bankers, and their golden age was from
> 1464 to 1492.
Medicis
>
> 6. Which family dynasty controlled and subsequently ruled Egypt
> from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC until the
> death of Cleopatra VII in 30 BC?
Ptolemys
>
> 7. Proving that size isn't everything and that staying power
> is important too, name the house that has ruled of Monaco
> ever since 1297 (except for a brief blip during the Napoleonic
> era).
Aaarrggghhh!!!
+
>
> 8. What was the ruling dynasty of Russia from 1613 to 1917?
>
> 9. Name the ruling English house or dynasty from Henry VII to
> Elizabeth I (1485-1603).
Tudor
>
> 10. Which house has ruled Belgium since 1831, and also ruled
> the UK from 1901 until 1917 when it underwent a name change?
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 6 - Authors: Our Initial Meeting
>
> *This is a bonus round.*
>
> Many authors are known by forms of their names that include
> initials: for example, V.S. Naipaul and James M. Cain. In this
> round we will give you some information about an author, and you
> must name the author. For the normal score, as usual, only the
> surname is required. For the 2-point bonus, you must give your
> answer in the form of the author's full name, with all initials
> expanded. (If they had additional given names that don't normally
> even appear as initials, you're not required to give those.)
>
>
>
> 1. This British author and poet lived 1882-1956. He wrote the
> Winnie-the-Pooh books and adapted Kenneth Grahame's "The
> Wind in the Willows" into the play "Toad of Toad Hall".
A A Milne
>
> 2. This British poet and playwright lived 1860-1937, and wrote
> "The Admirable Crichton" and the Peter Pan stories.
>
> 3. This British writer lived 1874-1936 and was a novelist,
> biographer, playwright, poet, Christian apologist, and a
> public debater against the likes of George Bernard Shaw,
> Bertrand Russell, and Clarence Darrow. And he wrote the
> Father Brown detective stories.
G K Chesterson
>
> 4. This British crime novelist, born in 1920, wrote "Unnatural
> Causes", "Death of an Expert Witness", and other novels
> featuring Adam Dalgleish. Many of her crime novels have
> been dramatized for television.
>
> 5. This American was a journalist, a playwright, and the author
> of children's stories such as "Mother Goose in Prose" and
> all the wonderful Oz stories.
L Frank Baum
>
> 6. This American was a novelist, short story writer, and
> screenwriter. He lived 1896-1940, and he wrote "The Great
> Gatsby" and "Tender is the Night".
Francis Scott Fitzgerald
>
> 7. This poet, dramatist, and critic lived 1907-73, first
> in England and later in the US. His work is often strongly
> emotional. He wrote the non-fiction book "Letters from
> Iceland", parts of which were read in the movie "Away from
> Her", and the poem "Funeral Blues", which begins with the
> line "Stop all the clocks" and was recited in the movie
> "Four Weddings and a Funeral".
>
> 8. This Nobel-prizewinning poet, playwright, and literary
> critic lived 1888-1965, first in the US and later in England.
> He wrote "Prufrock and Other Observations", "The Wasteland",
> and "Murder in the Cathedral".
Thomas S Eliot
>
> 9. This British novelist, historian, social critic, and much
> more lived 1866-1946 and wrote "The Outline of History",
> "The Time Machine", and "War of the Worlds".
Herbert George Wells
>
> 10. This British novelist, poet, and short story writer lived
> 1885-1930 and married the sister of the Red Baron. He wrote
> "Sons and Lovers" and "Lady Chatterley's Lover".
D H Lawrence
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Jeffrey Turner
You were doing trivia on Valentine's Day?
> * Game 5, Round 4 - Ruling Dynasties and Houses
>
> Through most of recorded history, peoples and countries have
> been ruled by dynasties, and by ruling houses (often branches)
> within dynasties. Given the country and some dates, name the
> ruling dynasty or house as requested. Note: The dates supplied
> are not necessarily the entire span of the ruling house.
>
> 1. The Capetian dynasty ruled France 987-1792 and 1814-48.
> Which house of that dynasty ruled between 1589 and 1792?
>
> 2. Which house ruled France between 1852 and 1870?
>
> 3. Which dynasty ruled the Austro-Hungarian Empire from 1867
> to 1918?
>
> 4. Which dynasty ruled Imperial Germany from 1871 to 1918?
>
> 5. What was the ruling family of Florence from 1378 to 1534?
> They started out as bankers, and their golden age was from
> 1464 to 1492.
Medici
> 6. Which family dynasty controlled and subsequently ruled Egypt
> from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC until the
> death of Cleopatra VII in 30 BC?
>
> 7. Proving that size isn't everything and that staying power
> is important too, name the house that has ruled of Monaco
> ever since 1297 (except for a brief blip during the Napoleonic
> era).
Grimaldi
> 8. What was the ruling dynasty of Russia from 1613 to 1917?
Romanov
> 9. Name the ruling English house or dynasty from Henry VII to
> Elizabeth I (1485-1603).
Tudor
> 10. Which house has ruled Belgium since 1831, and also ruled
> the UK from 1901 until 1917 when it underwent a name change?
Saxe-Coburg
A.A. Milne
> 2. This British poet and playwright lived 1860-1937, and wrote
> "The Admirable Crichton" and the Peter Pan stories.
J.M. Barrie
> 3. This British writer lived 1874-1936 and was a novelist,
> biographer, playwright, poet, Christian apologist, and a
> public debater against the likes of George Bernard Shaw,
> Bertrand Russell, and Clarence Darrow. And he wrote the
> Father Brown detective stories.
C.S. Lewis
> 4. This British crime novelist, born in 1920, wrote "Unnatural
> Causes", "Death of an Expert Witness", and other novels
> featuring Adam Dalgleish. Many of her crime novels have
> been dramatized for television.
>
> 5. This American was a journalist, a playwright, and the author
> of children's stories such as "Mother Goose in Prose" and
> all the wonderful Oz stories.
Frank Lewis Baum
> 6. This American was a novelist, short story writer, and
> screenwriter. He lived 1896-1940, and he wrote "The Great
> Gatsby" and "Tender is the Night".
Francis Scott Fitzgerald
> 7. This poet, dramatist, and critic lived 1907-73, first
> in England and later in the US. His work is often strongly
> emotional. He wrote the non-fiction book "Letters from
> Iceland", parts of which were read in the movie "Away from
> Her", and the poem "Funeral Blues", which begins with the
> line "Stop all the clocks" and was recited in the movie
> "Four Weddings and a Funeral".
William Henry Auden
> 8. This Nobel-prizewinning poet, playwright, and literary
> critic lived 1888-1965, first in the US and later in England.
> He wrote "Prufrock and Other Observations", "The Wasteland",
> and "Murder in the Cathedral".
>
> 9. This British novelist, historian, social critic, and much
> more lived 1866-1946 and wrote "The Outline of History",
> "The Time Machine", and "War of the Worlds".
Henry George Wells
> 10. This British novelist, poet, and short story writer lived
> 1885-1930 and married the sister of the Red Baron. He wrote
> "Sons and Lovers" and "Lady Chatterley's Lover".
David Henry Lawrence
--Jeff
swp
> * Game 5, Round 4 - Ruling Dynasties and Houses
>
> Which house of that dynasty ruled between 1589 and 1792?
bourbon
> 2. Which house ruled France between 1852 and 1870?
bonaparte
> 3. Which dynasty ruled the Austro-Hungarian Empire from 1867
> to 1918?
hapsburg
> 4. Which dynasty ruled Imperial Germany from 1871 to 1918?
hohenzollern?
> 5. What was the ruling family of Florence from 1378 to 1534?
> They started out as bankers, and their golden age was from
> 1464 to 1492.
medici
> 6. Which family dynasty controlled and subsequently ruled Egypt
> from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC until the
> death of Cleopatra VII in 30 BC?
ptolemaic?
> 7. Proving that size isn't everything and that staying power
> is important too, name the house that has ruled of Monaco
> ever since 1297 (except for a brief blip during the Napoleonic
> era).
who says size isn't everything? judge me by my size? and well you should! for gravity is my ally, and a powerful ally it is!
> 8. What was the ruling dynasty of Russia from 1613 to 1917?
romanov
> 9. Name the ruling English house or dynasty from Henry VII to
> Elizabeth I (1485-1603).
tudor
> 10. Which house has ruled Belgium since 1831, and also ruled
> the UK from 1901 until 1917 when it underwent a name change?
stewart?
>
> * Game 5, Round 6 - Authors: Our Initial Meeting
>
> 1. This British author and poet lived 1882-1956. He wrote the
> Winnie-the-Pooh books and adapted Kenneth Grahame's "The
> Wind in the Willows" into the play "Toad of Toad Hall".
alan alexander milne
> 2. This British poet and playwright lived 1860-1937, and wrote
> "The Admirable Crichton" and the Peter Pan stories.
james mark barrie ; james matthew barrie
> 3. This British writer lived 1874-1936 and was a novelist,
> biographer, playwright, poet, Christian apologist, and a
> public debater against the likes of George Bernard Shaw,
> Bertrand Russell, and Clarence Darrow. And he wrote the
> Father Brown detective stories.
george karl chesterton
> 4. This British crime novelist, born in 1920, wrote "Unnatural
> Causes", "Death of an Expert Witness", and other novels
> featuring Adam Dalgleish. Many of her crime novels have
> been dramatized for television.
paula dean james
> 5. This American was a journalist, a playwright, and the author
> of children's stories such as "Mother Goose in Prose" and
> all the wonderful Oz stories.
lyman frank baum
> 6. This American was a novelist, short story writer, and
> screenwriter. He lived 1896-1940, and he wrote "The Great
> Gatsby" and "Tender is the Night".
francis scott fitzgerald
> 7. This poet, dramatist, and critic lived 1907-73, first
> in England and later in the US. His work is often strongly
> emotional. He wrote the non-fiction book "Letters from
> Iceland", parts of which were read in the movie "Away from
> Her", and the poem "Funeral Blues", which begins with the
> line "Stop all the clocks" and was recited in the movie
> "Four Weddings and a Funeral".
phineas taylor barnum ;-)
> 8. This Nobel-prizewinning poet, playwright, and literary
> critic lived 1888-1965, first in the US and later in England.
> He wrote "Prufrock and Other Observations", "The Wasteland",
> and "Murder in the Cathedral".
thomas sterns eliot
> 9. This British novelist, historian, social critic, and much
> more lived 1866-1946 and wrote "The Outline of History",
> "The Time Machine", and "War of the Worlds".
herbert george wells
> 10. This British novelist, poet, and short story writer lived
> 1885-1930 and married the sister of the Red Baron. He wrote
> "Sons and Lovers" and "Lady Chatterley's Lover".
david henry lawrence ; david herbert lawrence
swp
Mark Brader
> You were doing trivia on Valentine's Day?
Sure -- it was a Monday.
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Calvin
> * Game 5, Round 4 - Ruling Dynasties and Houses
>
> Through most of recorded history, peoples and countries have
> been ruled by dynasties, and by ruling houses (often branches)
> within dynasties. Given the country and some dates, name the
> ruling dynasty or house as requested. Note: The dates supplied
> are not necessarily the entire span of the ruling house.
>
> 1. The Capetian dynasty ruled France 987-1792 and 1814-48.
> Which house of that dynasty ruled between 1589 and 1792?
Bourbon
> 2. Which house ruled France between 1852 and 1870?
Bonaparte?
> 3. Which dynasty ruled the Austro-Hungarian Empire from 1867
> to 1918?
Hapsburg
> 4. Which dynasty ruled Imperial Germany from 1871 to 1918?
Hmmm. I should know this....
> 5. What was the ruling family of Florence from 1378 to 1534?
> They started out as bankers, and their golden age was from
> 1464 to 1492.
Medici
> 6. Which family dynasty controlled and subsequently ruled Egypt
> from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC until the
> death of Cleopatra VII in 30 BC?
Ptolemy?
> 7. Proving that size isn't everything and that staying power
> is important too, name the house that has ruled of Monaco
> ever since 1297 (except for a brief blip during the Napoleonic
> era).
Grimaldi
> 8. What was the ruling dynasty of Russia from 1613 to 1917?
Romanov
> 9. Name the ruling English house or dynasty from Henry VII to
> Elizabeth I (1485-1603).
Tudor
> 10. Which house has ruled Belgium since 1831, and also ruled
> the UK from 1901 until 1917 when it underwent a name change?
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
> * Game 5, Round 6 - Authors: Our Initial Meeting
>
> *This is a bonus round.*
>
> Many authors are known by forms of their names that include
> initials:
I know these "author's initials" questions are common in quizzes but I
think they make terrible questions. If an author is universally known as
"AB Smith" then who really cares what his/her given names were? It's
useless knowledge IMHO.
> 1. This British author and poet lived 1882-1956. He wrote the
> Winnie-the-Pooh books and adapted Kenneth Grahame's "The
> Wind in the Willows" into the play "Toad of Toad Hall".
AA Milne
> 2. This British poet and playwright lived 1860-1937, and wrote
> "The Admirable Crichton" and the Peter Pan stories.
JM Barrie
> 3. This British writer lived 1874-1936 and was a novelist,
> biographer, playwright, poet, Christian apologist, and a
> public debater against the likes of George Bernard Shaw,
> Bertrand Russell, and Clarence Darrow. And he wrote the
> Father Brown detective stories.
GK Chesterton
> 4. This British crime novelist, born in 1920, wrote "Unnatural
> Causes", "Death of an Expert Witness", and other novels
> featuring Adam Dalgleish. Many of her crime novels have
> been dramatized for television.
PD James
> 5. This American was a journalist, a playwright, and the author
> of children's stories such as "Mother Goose in Prose" and
> all the wonderful Oz stories.
L Frank Baum
> 6. This American was a novelist, short story writer, and
> screenwriter. He lived 1896-1940, and he wrote "The Great
> Gatsby" and "Tender is the Night".
F Scott Fitzgerald
> 7. This poet, dramatist, and critic lived 1907-73, first
> in England and later in the US. His work is often strongly
> emotional. He wrote the non-fiction book "Letters from
> Iceland", parts of which were read in the movie "Away from
> Her", and the poem "Funeral Blues", which begins with the
> line "Stop all the clocks" and was recited in the movie
> "Four Weddings and a Funeral".
WH Auden
> 8. This Nobel-prizewinning poet, playwright, and literary
> critic lived 1888-1965, first in the US and later in England.
> He wrote "Prufrock and Other Observations", "The Wasteland",
> and "Murder in the Cathedral".
TS Eliot
> 9. This British novelist, historian, social critic, and much
> more lived 1866-1946 and wrote "The Outline of History",
> "The Time Machine", and "War of the Worlds".
HD Wells
I often get his works confused with Jules Verne, but not this time :-)
> 10. This British novelist, poet, and short story writer lived
> 1885-1930 and married the sister of the Red Baron. He wrote
> "Sons and Lovers" and "Lady Chatterley's Lover".
DH Lawrence
Pelham Grenville Wodehouse
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Rob Parker
>
> to 1918?
Hapsburg
> 5. What was the ruling family of Florence from 1378 to 1534?
> They started out as bankers, and their golden age was from
> 1464 to 1492.
Medici
> 7. Proving that size isn't everything and that staying power
> is important too, name the house that has ruled of Monaco
> ever since 1297 (except for a brief blip during the Napoleonic
> era).
Grimaldi
> 8. What was the ruling dynasty of Russia from 1613 to 1917?
Romanov
> 9. Name the ruling English house or dynasty from Henry VII to
> Elizabeth I (1485-1603).
Tudor
> * Game 5, Round 6 - Authors: Our Initial Meeting
>
> 1. This British author and poet lived 1882-1956. He wrote the
> Winnie-the-Pooh books and adapted Kenneth Grahame's "The
> Wind in the Willows" into the play "Toad of Toad Hall".
AA Milne
> 2. This British poet and playwright lived 1860-1937, and wrote
> "The Admirable Crichton" and the Peter Pan stories.
JM Barrie
> 3. This British writer lived 1874-1936 and was a novelist,
> biographer, playwright, poet, Christian apologist, and a
> public debater against the likes of George Bernard Shaw,
> Bertrand Russell, and Clarence Darrow. And he wrote the
> Father Brown detective stories.
GK Chesterton
> 4. This British crime novelist, born in 1920, wrote "Unnatural
> Causes", "Death of an Expert Witness", and other novels
> featuring Adam Dalgleish. Many of her crime novels have
> been dramatized for television.
PD James
> 5. This American was a journalist, a playwright, and the author
> of children's stories such as "Mother Goose in Prose" and
> all the wonderful Oz stories.
Frank Baum
> 6. This American was a novelist, short story writer, and
> screenwriter. He lived 1896-1940, and he wrote "The Great
> Gatsby" and "Tender is the Night".
F Scott Fitzgerald
> 9. This British novelist, historian, social critic, and much
> more lived 1866-1946 and wrote "The Outline of History",
> "The Time Machine", and "War of the Worlds".
HG Wells
> 10. This British novelist, poet, and short story writer lived
> 1885-1930 and married the sister of the Red Baron. He wrote
> "Sons and Lovers" and "Lady Chatterley's Lover".
DH Lawrence
Rob
Mark Brader
> ...who really cares what his/her given names were?
> It's useless knowledge IMHO.
You might even say it was mere trivia.
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Calvin
> "Calvin":
>> ...who really cares what his/her given names were?
>> It's useless knowledge IMHO.
>
> You might even say it was mere trivia.
Precisely :-)
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Mark Brader
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-02-14,
> see my 2011-05-23 companion posting on "Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI5GNM, QFTCI11, QFTCIMM)".
> I did not write either of these rounds.
> * Game 5, Round 4 - Ruling Dynasties and Houses
> Through most of recorded history, peoples and countries have
> been ruled by dynasties, and by ruling houses (often branches)
> within dynasties. Given the country and some dates, name the
> ruling dynasty or house as requested. Note: The dates supplied
> are not necessarily the entire span of the ruling house.
> 1. The Capetian dynasty ruled France 987-1792 and 1814-48.
> Which house of that dynasty ruled between 1589 and 1792?
Bourbon. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Stephen, and Calvin.
> 2. Which house ruled France between 1852 and 1870?
Bonaparte. 4 for Erland, Joshua, Dan Blum, Pete, Dan Tilque,
Stephen, and Calvin.
> 3. Which dynasty ruled the Austro-Hungarian Empire from 1867
> to 1918?
Habsburg (or Hapsburg). 4 for Erland, Joshua, Dan Blum, Marc,
Stephen, Calvin, and Rob.
> 4. Which dynasty ruled Imperial Germany from 1871 to 1918?
Hohenzollern (accepting anything close). 4 for Stephen.
> 5. What was the ruling family of Florence from 1378 to 1534?
> They started out as bankers, and their golden age was from
> 1464 to 1492.
Medici. 4 for Peter, Erland, Dan Blum, Pete, Dan Tilque, Jeff,
Stephen, Calvin, and Rob.
> 6. Which family dynasty controlled and subsequently ruled Egypt
> from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC until the
> death of Cleopatra VII in 30 BC?
Ptolemaic (Ptolemy) dynasty. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque,
Stephen, and Calvin.
> 7. Proving that size isn't everything and that staying power
> is important too, name the house that has ruled of Monaco
> ever since 1297 (except for a brief blip during the Napoleonic
> era).
Grimaldi. 4 for Peter, Erland, Joshua, Dan Blum, Pete, Jeff,
Calvin, and Rob.
> 8. What was the ruling dynasty of Russia from 1613 to 1917?
Romanov. 4 for Peter, Joshua, Marc, Pete, Jeff, Stephen, Calvin,
and Rob.
> 9. Name the ruling English house or dynasty from Henry VII to
> Elizabeth I (1485-1603).
Tudor. 4 for everyone -- Peter, Erland, Joshua, Dan Blum, Marc,
Pete, Dan Tilque, Jeff, Stephen, Calvin, and Rob.
> 10. Which house has ruled Belgium since 1831, and also ruled
> the UK from 1901 until 1917 when it underwent a name change?
Saxe-Coburg (and Gotha). 4 for Peter, Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque,
Jeff, and Calvin.
This was the easiest round in the original game, even without
counting the bonus points.
Since the round was about exact names, I scored misspelled names as
"almost correct", even if it was just a 1-letter error.
> 1. This British author and poet lived 1882-1956. He wrote the
> Winnie-the-Pooh books and adapted Kenneth Grahame's "The
> Wind in the Willows" into the play "Toad of Toad Hall".
Alan Alexander Milne. 6 for Stephen. 4 for Peter, Erland, Joshua,
Dan Blum, Marc, Pete, Dan Tilque, Jeff, Calvin, and Rob.
> 2. This British poet and playwright lived 1860-1937, and wrote
> "The Admirable Crichton" and the Peter Pan stories.
James Matthew Barrie. 4 for Peter, Joshua, Dan Blum, Marc, Jeff,
Stephen (the hard way), Calvin, and Rob.
> 3. This British writer lived 1874-1936 and was a novelist,
> biographer, playwright, poet, Christian apologist, and a
> public debater against the likes of George Bernard Shaw,
> Bertrand Russell, and Clarence Darrow. And he wrote the
> Father Brown detective stories.
Gilbert Keith Chesterton. 6 for Dan Blum. 4 for Peter, Joshua,
Stephen, Calvin, and Rob. 3 for Dan Tilque.
> 4. This British crime novelist, born in 1920, wrote "Unnatural
> Causes", "Death of an Expert Witness", and other novels
> featuring Adam Dalgleish. Many of her crime novels have
> been dramatized for television.
Phyllis Dorothy James. 4 for Peter, Stephen, Calvin, and Rob.
> 5. This American was a journalist, a playwright, and the author
> of children's stories such as "Mother Goose in Prose" and
> all the wonderful Oz stories.
Lyman Frank Baum. ("L. Frank" was required if you gave more than
the surname.) 6 for Joshua and Stephen. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum,
Marc, Pete, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Rob.
> 6. This American was a novelist, short story writer, and
> screenwriter. He lived 1896-1940, and he wrote "The Great
> Gatsby" and "Tender is the Night".
Francis Scott Fitzgerald. ("F. Scott" was required if you gave
more than the surname.) 6 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Jeff,
and Stephen. 4 for Peter, Marc, Pete, Calvin, and Rob.
> 7. This poet, dramatist, and critic lived 1907-73, first
> in England and later in the US. His work is often strongly
> emotional. He wrote the non-fiction book "Letters from
> Iceland", parts of which were read in the movie "Away from
> Her", and the poem "Funeral Blues", which begins with the
> line "Stop all the clocks" and was recited in the movie
> "Four Weddings and a Funeral".
Wystan Hugh Auden. 6 for Joshua. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Jeff,
and Calvin.
> 8. This Nobel-prizewinning poet, playwright, and literary
> critic lived 1888-1965, first in the US and later in England.
> He wrote "Prufrock and Other Observations", "The Wasteland",
> and "Murder in the Cathedral".
Thomas Stearns Eliot. 6 for Peter, Joshua, and Calvin. 5 (!)
for Stephen. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. 2 for Pete.
> 9. This British novelist, historian, social critic, and much
> more lived 1866-1946 and wrote "The Outline of History",
> "The Time Machine", and "War of the Worlds".
Herbert George Wells. 6 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque,
and Stephen. 4 for Peter, Marc, Pete, Jeff, and Rob.
> 10. This British novelist, poet, and short story writer lived
> 1885-1930 and married the sister of the Red Baron. He wrote
> "Sons and Lovers" and "Lady Chatterley's Lover".
David Herbert Lawrence. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Marc, Dan Tilque,
Jeff, Stephen (the hard way again), Calvin, and Rob.
Scores, if there are no errors:
ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Geo Ent His Lit
Joshua Kreitzer 27 36 32 42 137
Stephen Perry 18 32 32 45 127
Dan Blum 22 12 32 42 108
Dan Tilque 32 16 24 31 103
"Calvin" 12 12 36 38 98
Marc Dashevsky 28 28 12 24 92
Peter Smyth 24 4 20 42 90
Jeff Turner 20 12 20 26 78
Rob Parker 8 8 20 32 68
Erland Sommarskog 14 0 20 4 38
Pete Gayde -- -- 20 18 38
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Mark Brader
> > * Game 5, Round 6 - Authors: Our Initial Meeting
Oh, by the way, now that you guys are all warmed up....
http://www.sporcle.com/games/Q_Pheevr/but_what_does_the_q_stand_for
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#define MSB(type) (~(((unsigned type)-1)>>1))
Calvin
> Mark Brader:
>> > * Game 5, Round 6 - Authors: Our Initial Meeting
>
> Oh, by the way, now that you guys are all warmed up....
>
> http://www.sporcle.com/games/Q_Pheevr/but_what_does_the_q_stand_for
Why do you have to be so cruel? :-)
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Mark Brader
> > 10. Which house has ruled Belgium since 1831, and also ruled
> > the UK from 1901 until 1917 when it underwent a name change?
>
> Saxe-Coburg (and Gotha). 4 for Peter, Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque,
> Jeff, and Calvin.
By the way, I just learned that they also ruled Bulgaria at one time.
The last King (or Tsar) of Bulgaria was Simeon II, who took the
throne in 1943 at age 6, only to the Communists take power and have
his position abolished. After the fall of Communism, he took office
again -- as Prime Minister, for one term. And by this time he was
using his house's name as a surname -- in the Slavic spelling, he is
now Simeon *Sakskoburggotski*!
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Calvin
> Last week I posted:
>> > 10. Which house has ruled Belgium since 1831, and also ruled
>> > the UK from 1901 until 1917 when it underwent a name change?
>>
>> Saxe-Coburg (and Gotha). 4 for Peter, Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque,
>> Jeff, and Calvin.
>
> By the way, I just learned that they also ruled Bulgaria at one time.
> The last King (or Tsar) of Bulgaria was Simeon II, who took the
> throne in 1943 at age 6, only to the Communists take power and have
> his position abolished. After the fall of Communism, he took office
> again -- as Prime Minister, for one term.
LOL. Does Gadaffi read this ng?
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