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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2005 7:38 am
Post subject: The Butler Did It -- Quiz Quilt 6 Puzzle
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Six questions whose answers answer the title of this post...
CATEGORY QUESTIONS:
[ Geography & Nature ]
Which U.S. state was both the first to have a National Park and the
first to have a National Monument?
[ History & Government ]
What Barings Bank derivatives trader lost over a billion dollars
trading in Singapore in 1995 after repeatedly trying to recover his
losses?
[ Sports & Games ]
What doctor improvised basketball in 1891 at the YMCA in Springfield,
Massachusetts?
[ Math & Science ]
What kind of animal was the first to return alive from a trip into
space?
[ Literature & Arts ]
What is the only word that the title character speaks in Edgar Allan
Poe's "The Raven"?
[ Sports & Games ]
What actress's baby adorned the cover of the first "TV Guide" on
April 3, 1953?
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2005 7:49 am
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Quoted text is spoiler protection. Robert Jen writes:
> Six questions whose answers answer the title of this post...
>
>
> CATEGORY QUESTIONS:
>
> [ Geography & Nature ]
> Which U.S. state was both the first to have a National Park and the
> first to have a National Monument?
>
> [ History & Government ]
> What Barings Bank derivatives trader lost over a billion dollars
> trading in Singapore in 1995 after repeatedly trying to recover his
> losses?
>
> [ Sports & Games ]
> What doctor improvised basketball in 1891 at the YMCA in Springfield,
> Massachusetts?
>
> [ Math & Science ]
> What kind of animal was the first to return alive from a trip into
> space?
>
> [ Literature & Arts ]
> What is the only word that the title character speaks in Edgar Allan
> Poe's "The Raven"?
>
> [ Sports & Games ]
> What actress's baby adorned the cover of the first "TV Guide" on
> April 3, 1953?
>
>
> Robert Jen, the Trivia Why's Guy (whysguy@triviawhys.com)
> http://www.triviawhys.com -- Trivia that always tells you more!
I don't remember the second one, but the 5th letter is evidently O.
1. WYOMING
2. ---
3. (James) NAISMITH
4. MONKEY
5. NEVERMORE
6. (Lucille) BALL
Read upward diagonally to find the butler, BENSON.
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2005 9:58 am
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In article <11nds0a34krh132.RemoveThis@corp.supernews.com>,
msb.RemoveThis@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote [shortened a little]:
> > Which U.S. state was both the first to have a National Park and the
> > first to have a National Monument?
> > What Barings Bank derivatives trader lost over a billion dollars
> > trading in Singapore in 1995 after repeatedly trying to recover his
> > losses?
> > What doctor improvised basketball in 1891 at the YMCA in Springfield,
> > Massachusetts?
> > What kind of animal was the first to return alive from a trip into
> > space?
> > What is the only word that the title character speaks in Edgar Allan
> > Poe's "The Raven"?
> > What actress's baby adorned the cover of the first "TV Guide" on
> > April 3, 1953?
> I don't remember the second one, but the 5th letter is evidently O.
>
> 1. WYOMING
> 2. ---
> 3. (James) NAISMITH
> 4. MONKEY
> 5. NEVERMORE
> 6. (Lucille) BALL
>
> Read upward diagonally to find the butler, BENSON.
All correct! #2 is a very tough one now, although you probably knew
him a decade ago.
NINE tremendous points (5 + 4), just missing the first perfect score!
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2005 11:05 am
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Robert Jen <rjen DeleteThis @rjen.com> writes:
> [ History & Government ]
> What Barings Bank derivatives trader lost over a billion dollars
> trading in Singapore in 1995 after repeatedly trying to recover his
> losses?
Nick Leeson
> [ Sports & Games ]
> What doctor improvised basketball in 1891 at the YMCA in Springfield,
> Massachusetts?
Naismith
> [ Math & Science ]
> What kind of animal was the first to return alive from a trip into
> space?
Human
> [ Literature & Arts ]
> What is the only word that the title character speaks in Edgar Allan
> Poe's "The Raven"?
Nevermore |
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2005 11:07 am
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Robert Jen <rjen.DeleteThis@rjen.com> writes:
> All correct! #2 is a very tough one now, although you probably knew
> him a decade ago.
Funnily enough, that was one of the two I knew immediately.
I even know who played him in the movie "Rogue Trader"... |
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2005 11:19 am
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Robert Jen <rjen.RemoveThis@rjen.com> writes in article %:
> Six questions whose answers answer the title of this post...
>
>
> CATEGORY QUESTIONS:
>
> [ Geography & Nature ]
> Which U.S. state was both the first to have a National Park and the
> first to have a National Monument?
WYOMING
> [ History & Government ]
> What Barings Bank derivatives trader lost over a billion dollars
> trading in Singapore in 1995 after repeatedly trying to recover his
> losses?
>
> [ Sports & Games ]
> What doctor improvised basketball in 1891 at the YMCA in Springfield,
> Massachusetts?
NAISMITH
> [ Math & Science ]
> What kind of animal was the first to return alive from a trip into
> space?
CHIMPANZEE
> [ Literature & Arts ]
> What is the only word that the title character speaks in Edgar Allan
> Poe's "The Raven"?
NEVERMORE
> [ Sports & Games ]
> What actress's baby adorned the cover of the first "TV Guide" on
> April 3, 1953?
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2005 7:15 pm
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Robert Jen wrote:
> Six questions whose answers answer the title of this post...
>
>
> CATEGORY QUESTIONS:
>
> [ Geography & Nature ]
> Which U.S. state was both the first to have a National Park and the
> first to have a National Monument?
Wyoming
> [ History & Government ]
> What Barings Bank derivatives trader lost over a billion dollars
> trading in Singapore in 1995 after repeatedly trying to recover his
> losses?
>
> [ Sports & Games ]
> What doctor improvised basketball in 1891 at the YMCA in Springfield,
> Massachusetts?
Naismith
> [ Math & Science ]
> What kind of animal was the first to return alive from a trip into
> space?
Human
> [ Literature & Arts ]
> What is the only word that the title character speaks in Edgar Allan
> Poe's "The Raven"?
Nevermore
> [ Sports & Games ]
> What actress's baby adorned the cover of the first "TV Guide" on
> April 3, 1953?
Lucille Ball
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2005 8:07 pm
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In article <MPG.1de131b3f5d0713b98984c DeleteThis @news.supernews.com>,
Marc Dashevsky <usenet DeleteThis @MarcDashevsky.com> wrote:
> > Which U.S. state was both the first to have a National Park and the
> > first to have a National Monument?
> WYOMING
Correct.
> > What doctor improvised basketball in 1891 at the YMCA in Springfield,
> > Massachusetts?
> NAISMITH
Correct.
> > What kind of animal was the first to return alive from a trip into
> > space?
> CHIMPANZEE
If this were "Family Feud", you'd probably get credit, but this isn't
and you don't.
> > What is the only word that the title character speaks in Edgar Allan
> > Poe's "The Raven"?
> NEVERMORE
Correct.
> > [ Sports & Games ]
> > What actress's baby adorned the cover of the first "TV Guide" on
> > April 3, 1953?
[ Sorry, I messed up this last category; should have been Entertainment
& Food... ]
3 points.
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2005 8:08 pm
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Robert Jen <rjen.RemoveThis@rjen.com> writes in article %:
> In article <MPG.1de131b3f5d0713b98984c.RemoveThis@news.supernews.com>,
> Marc Dashevsky <usenet.RemoveThis@MarcDashevsky.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > What kind of animal was the first to return alive from a trip into
> > > space?
> > CHIMPANZEE
>
> If this were "Family Feud", you'd probably get credit, but this isn't
> and you don't.
I saw the correct answer on another's entry. If you had given
me credit, I would have refused it. WTF do so many people think
that any primate is a monkey? That's like calling porcupines and
prairie dogs rats.
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2005 8:10 pm
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In article <r5i3bm0zu2c.fsf RemoveThis @gill.maths.keele.ac.uk>,
Gareth Owen <usenet RemoveThis @gwowen.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
> > What Barings Bank derivatives trader lost over a billion dollars
> > trading in Singapore in 1995 after repeatedly trying to recover his
> > losses?
>
> Nick Leeson
Excellent!
> > What doctor improvised basketball in 1891 at the YMCA in Springfield,
> > Massachusetts?
>
> Naismith
Correct.
> > [ Math & Science ]
> > What kind of animal was the first to return alive from a trip into
> > space?
>
> Human
A very reasonable guess but wrong.
> > [ Literature & Arts ]
> > What is the only word that the title character speaks in Edgar Allan
> > Poe's "The Raven"?
>
> Nevermore
Correct.
3 points.
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(Msg. 11) Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2005 8:22 pm
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In article <r5iy83syffv.fsf.RemoveThis@gill.maths.keele.ac.uk>,
Gareth Owen <usenet.RemoveThis@gwowen.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
> Robert Jen <rjen.RemoveThis@rjen.com> writes:
>
> > All correct! #2 is a very tough one now, although you probably knew
> > him a decade ago.
>
> Funnily enough, that was one of the two I knew immediately.
> I even know who played him in the movie "Rogue Trader"...
Ah, I didn't know about that movie! Very cool (not that I'm going
to rush out to rent it or anything). I won't spoil the answer to
your implied trivia question since I looked it up on IMDB.
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(Msg. 12) Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2005 8:43 pm
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Marc Dashevsky writes:
> I saw the correct answer on another's entry. If you had given
> me credit, I would have refused it. WTF do so many people think
> that any primate is a monkey?
For the same reason they "think" the word "bug" includes all insects.
That *is* what the words mean in everyday usage.
See e.g. <http://www.m-w.com>:
# monkey
# 1 : a nonhuman primate mammal with the exception usually of the lemurs
# and tarsiers; especially : any of the smaller longer-tailed primates
# as contrasted with the apes
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(Msg. 13) Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2005 9:24 pm
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"Mark Brader" <msb DeleteThis @vex.net> wrote in message
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> Marc Dashevsky writes:
> > I saw the correct answer on another's entry. If you had given
> > me credit, I would have refused it. WTF do so many people think
> > that any primate is a monkey?
>
> For the same reason they "think" the word "bug" includes all insects.
> That *is* what the words mean in everyday usage.
>
Surely the idea of a quiz is to test knowledge of the FACTS. You can't
expect every common misconception to be allowed as well.... |
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(Msg. 14) Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2005 12:47 am
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In article <11nflporpp3r5aa RemoveThis @corp.supernews.com>,
Jeffrey Turner <jturner RemoveThis @localnet.com> wrote:
> > Which U.S. state was both the first to have a National Park and the
> > first to have a National Monument?
>
> Wyoming
Correct.
> > What doctor improvised basketball in 1891 at the YMCA in Springfield,
> > Massachusetts?
>
> Naismith
Correct.
> > What kind of animal was the first to return alive from a trip into
> > space?
>
> Human
Good guess but incorrect.
> > What is the only word that the title character speaks in Edgar Allan
> > Poe's "The Raven"?
>
> Nevermore
Correct.
> > What actress's baby adorned the cover of the first "TV Guide" on
> > April 3, 1953?
>
> Lucille Ball
Correct.
4 points.
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