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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 11:25 pm
Post subject: Hit or Miss -- Quiz Quilt 198 Puzzle
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The Quiz Quilt title clues have been very hit or miss. Some have been
too cryptic (Devilish Domitian Designation = DCLXVI) and others too easy
(Gridiron Gathering = HUDDLE). It's tough to find the Goldilocks "just
right" level, but I'm happy to report that every quilt clue has been
solved by at least one of you since QQ 24, when only four people even
attempted the puzzle.
[The following web page may not have many hits, but you shouldn't
miss it if you're new here: http://triviawhys.com/QuizQuiltRules.html]
CATEGORY QUESTIONS:
[ History & Government ]
Who was the first known European to sail to the southern tip of
Africa, in 1488?
[ Sports & Games ]
What former NBA player is known as the Glove?
[ Literature & Arts ]
What author observed, "Any sufficiently advanced technology is
indistinguishable from magic"?
[ Geography & Nature ]
Which Middle Eastern country's capital is Damascus?
[ Entertainment & Food ]
What character did singer Rick Springfield play on "General Hospital"
from 1981 to 1983 and 2007 to 2008?
[ Math & Science ]
What gland's functions include the storage of vitamins, the cleansing
of blood, and the deactivation of hormones?
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 11:25 pm
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In article <rjen-AA2014.22062718072009 DeleteThis @news.verizon.net>, rjen DeleteThis @rjen.com
says...
> [ History & Government ]
> Who was the first known European to sail to the southern tip of Africa, in 1488?
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> [ Sports & Games ]
> What former NBA player is known as the Glove?
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> [ Literature & Arts ]
> What author observed, "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic"?
CLARKE, Arthur C.
> [ Geography & Nature ]
> Which Middle Eastern country's capital is Damascus?
SYRIA
> [ Entertainment & Food ]
> What character did singer Rick Springfield play on "General Hospital" from 1981 to 1983 and 2007 to 2008?
>
> [ Math & Science ]
> What gland's functions include the storage of vitamins, the cleansing of blood, and the deactivation of hormones?
LIVER
That's all folks.
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 11:25 pm
Post subject: Re: Hit or Miss -- Quiz Quilt 198 Puzzle [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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On Jul 18, 10:06 pm, Robert Jen <r....TakeThisOut@rjen.com> wrote:
> The Quiz Quilt title clues have been very hit or miss. Some have been
> too cryptic (Devilish Domitian Designation = DCLXVI) and others too easy
> (Gridiron Gathering = HUDDLE). It's tough to find the Goldilocks "just
> right" level, but I'm happy to report that every quilt clue has been
> solved by at least one of you since QQ 24, when only four people even
> attempted the puzzle.
some of us have been doing this for so long that we are contemplating
retirement. either that or going on STRIKE (don't ask why, we're
union so we can just make up a reason later)
> CATEGORY QUESTIONS:
>
> [ History & Government ]
> Who was the first known European to sail to the southern tip of
> Africa, in 1488?
dias?
> [ Sports & Games ]
> What former NBA player is known as the Glove?
gary payton
> [ Literature & Arts ]
> What author observed, "Any sufficiently advanced technology is
> indistinguishable from magic"?
dr clarke
> [ Geography & Nature ]
> Which Middle Eastern country's capital is Damascus?
syria
> [ Entertainment & Food ]
> What character did singer Rick Springfield play on "General Hospital"
> from 1981 to 1983 and 2007 to 2008?
noah drake
> [ Math & Science ]
> What gland's functions include the storage of vitamins, the cleansing
> of blood, and the deactivation of hormones?
adrenal
and there it is in the 4th column
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 12:10 am
Post subject: Re: Hit or Miss -- Quiz Quilt 198 Puzzle [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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STRIKE.
Robert Jen:
> Who was the first known European to sail to the southern tip of
> Africa, in 1488?
Huh. I though that was Vasco DA GAMA, but it has to be one word,
and there's no S or E there either. I guess Da Gama was the first
to turn north up the other side and get somewhere interesting.
> What former NBA player is known as the Glove?
Yawn.
> What author observed, "Any sufficiently advanced technology is
> indistinguishable from magic"?
Sir Arthur C. CLARKE. 4th letter down or backward diagonal.
> Which Middle Eastern country's capital is Damascus?
SYRIA. 4th letter down.
> What character did singer Rick Springfield play on "General Hospital"
> from 1981 to 1983 and 2007 to 2008?
I don't know. How about JACK?
> What gland's functions include the storage of vitamins, the cleansing
> of blood, and the deactivation of hormones?
Must be the LIVER, although I didn't think it was considered a gland.
Well, I can't think of any explorers with 4th letter S before Hudson.
No place names around southern Africa that fit that pattern and might
have been named after them, either. I'll just try DIAS. And SMITH
for the athlete.
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 12:13 am
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Stephen Perry:
> dr clarke
Only if you count honorary degrees.
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 10:29 am
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I'm getting nowhere with this week's Quiz Quilt, but since scores are
totaled on a 10-week basis, I guess it's worth entering if I can get
even one point.
> [ Literature & Arts ]
> What author observed, "Any sufficiently advanced technology is
> indistinguishable from magic"?
CLARKE, Arthur C.
> [ Geography & Nature ]
> Which Middle Eastern country's capital is Damascus?
SYRIA
No attempt at the quilt this week.
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:25 am
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In article
<2bb1bc1d-a42b-48f2-8616-da8bdbef7f5a.DeleteThis@y19g2000yqy.googlegroups.com>,
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I'm getting nowhere with this week's Quiz Quilt, but since scores are
> totaled on a 10-week basis, I guess it's worth entering if I can get
> even one point.
10 weeks and 100 weeks and lifetime  .
> > What author observed, "Any sufficiently advanced technology is
> > indistinguishable from magic"?
>
> CLARKE, Arthur C.
Correct.
> > Which Middle Eastern country's capital is Damascus?
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> SYRIA
Correct.
Two points.
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:25 am
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In article <O4ydnVYJ_5YlN__XnZ2dnUVZ_oqdnZ2d.DeleteThis@vex.net>,
msb.DeleteThis@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote:
> STRIKE.
Correct!
> > Who was the first known European to sail to the southern tip of
> > Africa, in 1488?
>
> Huh. I though that was Vasco DA GAMA, but it has to be one word,
> and there's no S or E there either. I guess Da Gama was the first
> to turn north up the other side and get somewhere interesting.
Exactly. He went all the way to India, while the answer was trying to
get there, but his crew had had enough and wouldn't let him!
> > What former NBA player is known as the Glove?
See below.
> > What author observed, "Any sufficiently advanced technology is
> > indistinguishable from magic"?
>
> Sir Arthur C. CLARKE. 4th letter down or backward diagonal.
Correct.
> > Which Middle Eastern country's capital is Damascus?
>
> SYRIA. 4th letter down.
Correct.
> > What character did singer Rick Springfield play on "General Hospital"
> > from 1981 to 1983 and 2007 to 2008?
>
> I don't know. How about JACK?
Incorrect.
> > What gland's functions include the storage of vitamins, the cleansing
> > of blood, and the deactivation of hormones?
>
> Must be the LIVER, although I didn't think it was considered a gland.
Correct (I'm not sure why I didn't just say "organ", but it seems to
qualify as a gland).
> Well, I can't think of any explorers with 4th letter S before Hudson.
> No place names around southern Africa that fit that pattern and might
> have been named after them, either. I'll just try DIAS. And SMITH
> for the athlete.
Correct and incorrect.
Eight points.
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:25 am
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In article
<89c5ea0e-3285-485f-87e2-904e300f0631 DeleteThis @g31g2000yqc.googlegroups.com>,
swp <Stephen.W.Perry DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jul 18, 10:06 pm, Robert Jen <r... DeleteThis @rjen.com> wrote:
> > The Quiz Quilt title clues have been very hit or miss. Some have been
> > too cryptic (Devilish Domitian Designation = DCLXVI) and others too easy
> > (Gridiron Gathering = HUDDLE). It's tough to find the Goldilocks "just
> > right" level, but I'm happy to report that every quilt clue has been
> > solved by at least one of you since QQ 24, when only four people even
> > attempted the puzzle.
>
> some of us have been doing this for so long that we are contemplating
> retirement. either that or going on STRIKE (don't ask why, we're
> union so we can just make up a reason later)
Correct! You're definitely not getting paid enough to put up with my
puns, but nobody told you to quit your day job.
> > Who was the first known European to sail to the southern tip of
> > Africa, in 1488?
>
> dias?
Correct!
> > What former NBA player is known as the Glove?
>
> gary payton
Correct.
> > What author observed, "Any sufficiently advanced technology is
> > indistinguishable from magic"?
>
> dr clarke
Correct.
> > Which Middle Eastern country's capital is Damascus?
>
> syria
Correct.
> > What character did singer Rick Springfield play on "General Hospital"
> > from 1981 to 1983 and 2007 to 2008?
>
> noah drake
Correct.
> > What gland's functions include the storage of vitamins, the cleansing
> > of blood, and the deactivation of hormones?
>
> adrenal
Incorrect.
> and there it is in the 4th column
Nine points.
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:25 am
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In article <MPG.24cc51b25045476f989f98.RemoveThis@news.supernews.com>,
Marc Dashevsky <usenet.RemoveThis@MarcDashevsky.com> wrote:
> > What author observed, "Any sufficiently advanced technology is
> > indistinguishable from magic"?
> CLARKE, Arthur C.
Correct.
> > Which Middle Eastern country's capital is Damascus?
> SYRIA
Correct.
> > What gland's functions include the storage of vitamins, the cleansing of
> > blood, and the deactivation of hormones?
> LIVER
Correct.
Three points.
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(Msg. 11) Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 5:06 am
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On Sun, 19 Jul 2009 02:06:26 GMT, Robert Jen <rjen.TakeThisOut@rjen.com> wrote:
>The Quiz Quilt title clues have been very hit or miss. Some have been
>too cryptic (Devilish Domitian Designation = DCLXVI) and others too easy
>(Gridiron Gathering = HUDDLE). It's tough to find the Goldilocks "just
>right" level, but I'm happy to report that every quilt clue has been
>solved by at least one of you since QQ 24, when only four people even
>attempted the puzzle.
>
>[The following web page may not have many hits, but you shouldn't
>miss it if you're new here: http://triviawhys.com/QuizQuiltRules.html]
>
>
>CATEGORY QUESTIONS:
>
>[ History & Government ]
>Who was the first known European to sail to the southern tip of
>Africa, in 1488?
>
Bartolomeu DIAS
>[ Sports & Games ]
>What former NBA player is known as the Glove?
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gary PAYTON
>[ Literature & Arts ]
>What author observed, "Any sufficiently advanced technology is
>indistinguishable from magic"?
>
Arthur CLARKE
>[ Geography & Nature ]
>Which Middle Eastern country's capital is Damascus?
>
SYRIA
>[ Entertainment & Food ]
>What character did singer Rick Springfield play on "General Hospital"
>from 1981 to 1983 and 2007 to 2008?
>
Dr. Noah DRAKE
>[ Math & Science ]
>What gland's functions include the storage of vitamins, the cleansing
>of blood, and the deactivation of hormones?
LIVER
dia S
pay T on
cla R ke
syr I a
dra K e
liv E r
Quilt solution: STRIKE (fourth column down)
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(Msg. 12) Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:25 pm
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In article <t4g865tdnoee496ic7lnfftdt8dmqd8069 RemoveThis @4ax.com>,
Russ <removed RemoveThis @protection.com> wrote:
> >Who was the first known European to sail to the southern tip of
> >Africa, in 1488?
> >
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> Bartolomeu DIAS
Correct.
> >What former NBA player is known as the Glove?
> >
>
> gary PAYTON
Correct.
> >What author observed, "Any sufficiently advanced technology is
> >indistinguishable from magic"?
> >
>
> Arthur CLARKE
Correct.
> >Which Middle Eastern country's capital is Damascus?
> >
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> SYRIA
Correct.
> >What character did singer Rick Springfield play on "General Hospital"
> >from 1981 to 1983 and 2007 to 2008?
> >
>
> Dr. Noah DRAKE
Correct.
> >What gland's functions include the storage of vitamins, the cleansing
> >of blood, and the deactivation of hormones?
>
> LIVER
Correct.
> dia S
> pay T on
> cla R ke
> syr I a
> dra K e
> liv E r
>
> Quilt solution: STRIKE (fourth column down)
Correct.
Ten points!
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(Msg. 13) Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 12:20 pm
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> [ History & Government ]
> Who was the first known European to sail to the southern tip of
> Africa, in 1488?
DIAS (Bartolomeu -- I was going to try some variant of Da Gama, but
none of them fit)
> [ Sports & Games ]
> What former NBA player is known as the Glove?
___T___ (Michael Jackson doesn't fit, and I have no clue otherwise)
> [ Literature & Arts ]
> What author observed, "Any sufficiently advanced technology is
> indistinguishable from magic"?
CLARKE (Arthur C.)
> [ Geography & Nature ]
> Which Middle Eastern country's capital is Damascus?
SYRIA
> [ Entertainment & Food ]
> What character did singer Rick Springfield play on "General Hospital"
> from 1981 to 1983 and 2007 to 2008?
WYNKEN (I have no idea, but I need the K)
> [ Math & Science ]
> What gland's functions include the storage of vitamins, the cleansing
> of blood, and the deactivation of hormones?
ADRENAL (kidney itself doesn't work, and you did say gland rather than
organ)
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(Msg. 14) Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 12:25 am
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Pink Pig <bill RemoveThis @grandcentralapartments.com> wrote:
> > Who was the first known European to sail to the southern tip of
> > Africa, in 1488?
> DIAS (Bartolomeu -- I was going to try some variant of Da Gama, but
> none of them fit)
Correct.
> > What author observed, "Any sufficiently advanced technology is
> > indistinguishable from magic"?
> CLARKE (Arthur C.)
Correct.
> > Which Middle Eastern country's capital is Damascus?
> SYRIA
Correct.
> > What character did singer Rick Springfield play on "General Hospital"
> > from 1981 to 1983 and 2007 to 2008?
> WYNKEN (I have no idea, but I need the K)
Incorrect (but why not go with JACKSON again .
> > What gland's functions include the storage of vitamins, the cleansing
> > of blood, and the deactivation of hormones?
> ADRENAL (kidney itself doesn't work, and you did say gland rather than
> organ)
Incorrect (sorry, I should have said organ, although gland isn't wrong
as far as I can tell).
> Quilt = STRIKE (4th column downwards) (What does 'miss' have to do
> with it?)
Correct (think baseball).
Seven points.
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(Msg. 15) Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 6:25 am
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Robert Jen wrote:
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> [ History & Government ]
> Who was the first known European to sail to the southern tip of
> Africa, in 1488?
Phillip
> [ Sports & Games ]
> What former NBA player is known as the Glove?
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> [ Literature & Arts ]
> What author observed, "Any sufficiently advanced technology is
> indistinguishable from magic"?
Asimov
> [ Geography & Nature ]
> Which Middle Eastern country's capital is Damascus?
Syria
> [ Entertainment & Food ]
> What character did singer Rick Springfield play on "General Hospital"
> from 1981 to 1983 and 2007 to 2008?
>
> [ Math & Science ]
> What gland's functions include the storage of vitamins, the cleansing
> of blood, and the deactivation of hormones?
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