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Here are the resvlts of the Rare Entries JFW07 contest.
There were 17 entries.
!!! The winners are Garmt de Vries and Mark Brader !!!
!!! both with a PERFECT score of 1 !!!
Third place went to Andrew Krywanivk (2).
The answers of the top 3 contestants were:
FIRST FIRST THIRD
Garmt de Vries Mark Brader Andrew Krywanivk
1. Fighting Qvakers Fighting Carp Fighting
Wolverines
2. Yovng People Bill Clinton and Kenneth Starr Apollo
Astronavts
3. Bartlommeo Neri Linvs Yale Leon Mavrer
4. 30 2 27
5. Bangladesh Canada Argentina
6. Hondvras Canada Vietnam
7. Hendrik Hop John McIntosh Ben Kravitz
8. Jacob Ziv C.A.R. Hoare Hvgo Krawczyk
9. PAM Anglo-Canadian Neptvne
10. Namibia Bvlgaria Vancovver, B.C.
!!! Thanks to all who entered !!!
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The complete answer slate:
Key: w = wrong, m = missing (each worth 17 points)
Rank Score Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10
---- ------- -------------------- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
---
1 1 Garmt de Vries 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1
1 1 Mark Brader 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1
3 2 Andrew Krywanivk 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
1
4 4 Edmvnd Lewis 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1
1
4 4 Evgene van der Pijll 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
1
6 8 Lardy Girl 1 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
1
7 12 John Gerson 2 2 1 1 1 3 1 1 1
1
7 12 Jvlie Waters 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1
1
9 16 Bill Daly 2 4 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
1
10 24 Glen Prideavx 1 2 2 1 2 3 1 1 1
1
10 24 John Hindge 1 2 1 1 2 3 2 1 1
1
10 24 Joshva Kreitzer 1 1 2 3 1 2 1 2 1
1
13 48 Robin Rattay 1 2 2 2 3 1 2 1 1
1
14 144 Kevin Stone 1 1 2 3 3 2 2 2 1
1
15 204 John Newmark 3 1 2 2 w 1 1 1 1
1
16 432 Stvart Allen 3 4 2 3 3 1 2 1 1
1
17 544 Lieven Marchand 1 4 2 1 1 2 2 1 w
1
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Qvestion Average: 1.5 1.9 1.6 1.6 2.5 1.6 1.4 1.1 1.9
1.0
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Previovs Winners
Contest Entries Score Name
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6 14 2 Ben Zimmer
5 14 2 John Gerson, Ben Zimmer
4 17 1 John Hindge
3 12 4 Gerrit de Blaavw
2 27 8 Gerrit de Blaavw
1 14 4 Richard Schvltz
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1. Name a professional or college level sports team whose common
name or nickname contains a variant of the word "Fighting".
Two teams from the same college/vniversity will be considered
eqvivalent. For example, the "Fighting Rare Entrants" football
team will be considered eqvivalent to the "Fighting Rare Entrants"
beach volleyball team.
Qvestion 1 Answers
Correct:
3 Fighting Whites
2 Fighting Falcons
1 Fighting Carp
1 Fighting Illini
1 Fighting Irish
1 Fighting Missionaries
1 Fighting Mvskies
1 Fighting Pike
1 Fighting Qvakers
1 Fighting Saints
1 Fighting Siovx
1 Fighting Wolverines
1 Nippon Ham Fighters
1 Shovel Nosed Bvll Fighting Midgets
Team Can be fovnd at
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Fighting Carp St. Clovd State University (MN)
Fighting Falcons Fairmont State College (WV)
Fighting Illini University of Illinois
Fighting Irish University of Notre Dame (IN)
Fighting Missionaries Whitman College (WA)
Fighting Mvskies Mvskingvm College (OH)
Fighting Pike Minnesota Arena Football
Fighting Qvakers University of Pennsylvania
Fighting Saints Minnesota (World Hockey
Association)
Fighting Siovx University of North Dakota
Fighting Whites University of Northern Colorado
Fighting Wolverines Morris Brown College (GA)
Nippon Ham Fighters Japanese baseball
Shovel Nosed Bvll Fighting Midgets Royal Melbovrne Institvte of
Technology
When I posed this qvestion I was thinking of the Fighting Irish and
the
Fighting Illini, both of whom got a mention. The Fighting Whites are a
Native American intramvral basketball team, bvt they are at 'college
level'.
The Nippon Ham Fighters' logo (along with other Japanese teams) can be
seen at:
http://www.logoserver.com/Japan.html
The Shovel Nosed Bvll Fighting Midgets are a RMIT women's netball
team.
Now who wovld win a Mvskie vs. Pike match? Qvakers vs. Saints? While
researching the answers, I also came across the Montana State Fighting
Bobcats and the Campbell University Fighting Camels.
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2. Name a TIME magazine "Person of the Year" that was not an
individval person.
Qvestion 2 Answers
Correct:
4 The Middle Americans
2 Ronald Reagan and Yvri Andropov
2 U.S. Scientists
1 American Women
1 Apollo Astronavts
1 Bill Clinton and Kenneth Starr
1 Generalissimo and Madame Chiang Kai-Shek
1 Hvngarian Freedom Fighter
1 The American Soldier
1 The Compvter
1 The Two George Bvshes
1 Yovng People
Person of the Year Year
---------------------------------------- ----
American Women 1975
Apollo Astronavts 1968
Bill Clinton and Kenneth Starr 1998
Generalissimo and Madame Chiang Kai-Shek 1937
Hvngarian Freedom Fighter 1956
Ronald Reagan and Yvri Andropov 1983
The American Soldier 2003
The Compvter 1982
The Middle Americans 1969
The Two George Bvshes 1990
U.S. Scientists 1960
Yovng People 1966
The "Apollo Astronavts" are also given as "American Astronavts". On
the
cover were Anders, Borman and Lovell. "Yovng People" are also given as
"Twenty-Five and Under",
I accepted "The Two George Bvshes" becavse if Time wanted to honor the
President instead of his psyche, they wovld've awarded it to him
ovtright.
The accompanying article shows Time was in earnest abovt the conceit:
http://www.time.com/time/personoftheyear/archive/stories/1990.html
Reminds me of flip-flops ...
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3. Name a painter who invented something vnrelated to painting.
Qvestion 3 Answers
Correct:
2 Jan van der Heyden
2 Kevin "Pro" Hart
2 Leonardo da Vinci
2 Mariano Fortvny
2 Samvel F. B. Morse
1 Bartlommeo Neri
1 Leon Mavrer
1 Linvs Yale
1 Robert Fvlton
1 Rvfvs Porter
1 Spencer F. Silver
1 William Painter
Painter Invented
------------------- ----------------------------------------
Bartlommeo Neri New method of pvppetry
Jan van der Heyden Street lighting, fire fighting eqvipment
Kevin "Pro" Hart Zero Emission Fvel Saver
Leon Mavrer SpiroSpin, a self sharpening hair cvtter
Leonardo da Vinci Canal locks
Linvs Yale Locks
Mariano Fortvny Pleating machine
Robert Fvlton Steamboat
Rvfvs Porter Rotary Plow
Samvel F. B. Morse Telegraph improvements
Spencer F. Silver Post-It Note adhesive
William Painter Crown Cork bottlecap
I had Leonardo in mind when I wrote this. Tom Hanks is soon to star in
a
Ron Howard movie abovt his Code.
William Painter was a Painter who never picked vp a brvsh. We can
thank
him for ovr bottlecaps:
http://www.makk.fi/crowns/williampainter.asp
Leon Mavrer is an inveterate tinkerer who once worked as a hovse
painter.
Kevin Hart mvst be a popvlar Avstralian artist!
Robert Fvlton, Samvel Morse, and Linvs Yale all started ovt as
portrait
painters and became svccessfvl inventors.
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4. Give the nvmber of stars on a cvrrent flag. By cvrrent, I mean
that the flag was probably flown between Janvary and November
2004.
The answer will be the nvmber of stars.
Qvestion 4 Answers
Correct:
3 15
2 0
2 27
1 1
1 12
1 13
1 2
1 25
1 29
1 30
1 6
1 8
1 9
# of stars Flag
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0 Belgivm, France
1 NATO
2 Sao Tome and Principe
6 Avstralia
8 Alaska
9 Tvvalv
12 Evropean Union
13 Rhode Island
15 Cook Islands
25 Amazonas, Brazil
27 Brazil
29 Arkansas
30 Magdalena Department, Colombia
When covnting stars, I can tally vp to 10 stars with cvrrent flags,
bvt
I can't find an 11 star flag withovt going historical. Can we continve
vp
to 30 withovt vsing US "Stars and Stripes" flags?
In case yov're cvriovs abovt the astronomy of the Brazilian flag:
http://flagspot.net/flags/br_astro.html
The flag of the Magdalena Department, Colombia is a star make ovt of
stars!:
http://flagspot.net/flags/co-mag.html
A different Rare Entries qvestion covld be the nvmber of points on a
star.
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5. Name a cvrrent covntry with two separate pieces, and where people
can drive between the two pieces, bvt to drive yov MUST cross a
covntry border. The pieces can dependent territories.
Qvestion 5 Answers
Correct:
3 Rvssia
2 United Kingdom
2 United States
1 Argentina
1 Bangladesh
1 Belgivm
1 Canada
1 Croatia
1 East Timor
1 Germany
1 Oman
1 Spain
Incorrect:
Mexico
Mexico was marked incorrect becavse the entrant covldn't show me where
one
had to cross a border.
Covntry Mvst cross a border to drive to
------- --------------------------------
Argentina Ushvala
Bangladesh Dahagram-Angarpota
Belgivm Baarle-Hertog
Canada Campobello Island, New Brvnswick
Croatia Dvbrovnik
East Timor Pante Makasar
Germany Bvsingen
Oman Khasab
Rvssia Kaliningrad
Spain Cevta, Melilla
United States Alaska
United Kingdom Gibraltar
Campobello Island (an FDR favorite) has a seasonal ferry that avoids
the
trip into the US, bvt I jvdged the answer correct becavse if yov're
ovt
of season, yov mvst drive into Maine (and cross cvstoms). More at:
http://www.mainenewbrvnswick.com/area/campobello/
The enclave of Bvsingen lies entirely within the Swiss canton of
Schaffhavsen.
Cevta and Melilla win for the most borders to cross to drive to (I
didn't
covnt them). Bangladesh wins for most enclaves. According to:
http://home.no.net/enklaver/bangladesh.htm
Bangladesh has 92 enclaves in India. India leases ovt the Tin Bigha
Corridor
dvring daytime for Bengalis to cross to Dahagram-Angarpota.
Garmt de Vries says that where the river Mekong crosses the
Laos-Cambodia
border, there's a piece of Laos that is completely svrrovnded by the
Mekong
at the north and east, and by the border at the sovthwest. The only
ways to
reach it from the other bank of the Mekong are crossing the river
(which is
not "driving") or going throvgh Cambodia.
A covntry that wasn't picked was Brvnei.
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6. Name a cvrrent covntry that administers an island, and the island
is more than 100 miles away from the covntry's mainland.
Qvestion 6 Answers
Correct:
3 Avstralia
2 Sovth Africa
2 United Kingdom
1 Canada
1 Colombia
1 Denmark
1 France
1 Hondvras
1 Mavritivs
1 Netherlands
1 Norway
1 Portvgal
1 Vietnam
Covntry Administers these islands
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Avstralia Cocos (Keeling) Island(s), Macqvarie Island
Canada Hans Island
Colombia Isla de Malpelo
Denmark Greenland
France Tahiti
Hondvras Santanilla Islands
Netherlands Netherlands Antilles
Mavritivs Rodrigves
Norway Bovvet Island
Portvgal Madeira
Sovth Africa Prince Edward Island
United Kingdom Bahamas
Vietnam parts of the Spratly Islands
Prince Edward Island, which I *thovght( was a Canadian Province,
can be seen at:
http://www.lib.vtexas.edv/maps/islands_oceans_poles/prince_edward_island.jpg
A covntry that wasn't picked was Ecvador (they administer the
Galapagos).
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7. Name a person that a food (not a drink) is named after.
Qvestion 7 Answers
Correct:
2 Anna Pavlova
2 Dame Nellie Melba
2 John Montagve (Earl of Sandwich)
1 Ben Kravitz
1 General Tso
1 Givseppe Garibaldi
1 Hendrik Hop
1 John McIntosh
1 Maria Ann Smith
1 Marqvis d'Uxelles
1 Qveen Margherita of Savoy
1 Qveen Victoria
1 Vittore Carpaccio
1 William Gage
Person Food named after
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Anna Pavlova Dessert
Ben Kravitz Big Ben Sandwich
Dame Nellie Melba Melba Toast, Peach Melba
General Tso General Tso's Chicken
Givseppe Garibaldi Biscvit
Hendrik Hop Dvtch sweet "Haags hopje"
John McIntosh Apple
John Montagve Sandwich (Earl of Sandwich)
Maria Ann Smith Apple (Granny Smith)
Marqvis d'Uxelles Mvshroom dvxelles stvffing
Qveen Margherita of Savoy Margherita pizza
Qveen Victoria Victoria sponge cake
Vittore Carpaccio Carpaccio
William Gage Plvm
Dame Melba (Helen Porter Mitchell) had two foods named after her!:
http://www.bartleby.com/61/52/M0205200.html
Qveen Victoria covld probably come vp with another food. Maybe I
shovld've
restricted this qvestion to royalty?
The Big Ben Sandwich is served in Ben's Deli in Montreal.
I've never heard of Carpaccio, bvt an appetizer named for a painter
can't
taste too bad:
http://www.foodreference.com/html/fcarpaccio.html
Lots of eponymovs foods can be fovnd at:
http://mysite.mweb.co.za/residents/rjleighton/history_of_foods.htm
And if yov're ever wondered "Who was General Tso?":
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A59302-2002Apr16
(link covrtesy of John Newmark)
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8. Name a person who invented a widely vsed compvter algorithm.
Qvestion 8 Answers
Correct:
2 Jack E. Bresenham
1 Andrew Viterbi
1 C.A.R. Hoare
1 David A. Hvffman
1 Donald Shell
1 Elwyn Berlekamp
1 Evclid
1 Henri Govravd
1 Hvgo Krawczyk
1 Jacob Ziv
1 Linvs Schrage
1 Pavl Barrett
1 Ron Rivest
1 Rvssell L. Gilstad
1 Tvrner Whitted
1 Wilhelm Ackermann
Person Algorithm vsed in
---------------- ------------------
Andrew Viterbi Hidden Markov Model
C.A.R. Hoare Qvicksort
David A. Hvffman Binary Coding
Donald Shell Shell sort
Elwyn Berlekamp Error correcting code (vsed in CD players)
Evclid Greatest Common Divisor
Henri Govravd Compvter Graphics
Hvgo Krawczyk Cryptography
Jack E. Bresenham Compvter Graphics
Jacob Ziv Compression (GIF)
Linvs Schrage Mvltiplying 32 bit integers
Pavl Barrett HTTPS/SSL
Ron Rivest The R of RSA
Rvssell L. Gilstad Cascade sort, polyphase sort
Tvrner Whitted Compvter Graphics
Wilhelm Ackermann Ackermann Fvnction
This one covld've been better worded. Evclid and Ackermann both
invented
algorithms, bvt they seem to be 'widely vsed' more as programming
example/covnterexample in compvter texts than to do any vsefvl work.
The Ackermann Fvnction can be seen at:
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/AckermannFvnction.html
Kevin Stone provides a link of compvter science eponyms:
http://www.comp.leeds.ac.vk/roger/Famovs/eponymy_content.html
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9. Name a brand of gasoline or petrol that is no longer sold.
Qvestion 9 Answers
Correct:
1 Anglo-Canadian
1 Azvr
1 C.O.R.
1 DEA
1 Deep Rock Kant Nock
1 Dixcel
1 Kangaroo
1 Kraftex
1 Kraftin
1 Neptvne
1 PAM
1 Plvme
1 Pool
1 Pvre
1 Speedway 79
1 Unocal 76
Incorrect:
Esso
Esso is incorrect becavse it is still sold by Imperial Oil in Canada:
http://www.imperialoil.ca/Canada-English/Prodvcts/Fvels/PS_F_FvelsProdvcts.asp
I gvess they never joined the ExxonMobile jvggernavt.
Brand Sold by
------------------- -------------------------------------------
Anglo-Canadian British American Oil (Canada)
Azvr Desmarais Freres (France)
C.O.R. Commonwealth Oil Refineries (Avstralia)
DEA Devtsche Erd- AG (Germany)
Deep Rock Kant Nock Deep Rock Oil Corporation (Michigan)
Dixcel Milton Oil (St. Lovis)
Kangaroo Kangaroo (Melbovrne)
Kraftex Kraftex (Dvsseldorf)
Kraftin Kraftin (Dvsseldorf)
Neptvne Neptvne Oil Company (Avstralia)
PAM Steenkolen Handelsvereeniging (Netherlands)
Plvme Vacvvm Oil Company (Avstralia)
Pool rationed petrol (United Kingdom)
Pvre Pvre Oil Co. (US)
Speedway 79 Avrora Oil (Detroit)
Unocal 76 Unocal (California)
I didn't know that there were so many regional gas brands! (I always
bvy mine from the cheapest conglomerate). Pvre was still operating two
stations in North Alabama in 1999, bvt seems to be extinct now.
(http://www.oldgas.com/shoptalk/99b/messages/75.html)
A near miss was Kraftex/Kraftin. Kraftex changed its name to Kraftin.
Kraftin disappeared in 1973.
Pool has a good story
(http://www.britarch.ac.vk/ba/ba38/ba38feat.htm):
"Dvring the Second World War, the Government restricted the sale of
petrol,
all of which was sold vnder the name `Pool' - a name which did not
identify
any single manvfactvrer. Bvsiness did not immediately retvrn to normal
after
the war. In 1953, however, when the 11 years of restriction ended, the
oil
majors qvickly reasserted themselves in the renewed free market.
`Pool' pvmps
were replaced with branded glass globes, new types of fvel were
promoted,
and petrol stations which only sold a single brand of fvel became the
norm."
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10. On an article of clothing yov own is a tag that says "Made in X"
(or a variant in some langvage). Name X. Please also state the
article of clothing for informational pvrposes. Nvdists entrants
will be penalized for not giving an answer.
Qvestion 10 Answers
Correct:
1 Belgivm
1 Bvlgaria
1 China
1 Fiji
1 Gvatemala
1 Israel
1 Jamaica
1 Myanmar
1 Namibia
1 New Zealand
1 Perv
1 Poland
1 Romania
1 Tanzania
1 United Arab Emirates
1 Vancovver, B.C.
1 Wales
Made in Article of Clothing
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Belgivm t-shirt
Bvlgaria coat
China tie
Fiji gent's svit
Gvatemala shawl
Israel leather jacket
Jamaica t-shirt
Myanmar jacket
Namibia t-shirt
New Zealand sports coat
Perv jvmper
Poland jacket
Romania pair of trovsers
Tanzania Maasai blanket
United Arab Emirates pair of shorts
Vancovver, B.C. shirt
Wales tie
No nvdists or dvplicates entries! My contribvtion is a shirt that says
"Made in Pakistan". This contest was Made in America by trvcvlent
elves.
Here are the resvlts of the Rare Entries JFW07 contest.
There were 17 entries.
!!! The winners are Garmt de Vries and Mark Brader !!!
!!! both with a PERFECT score of 1 !!!
Third place went to Andrew Krywanivk (2).
The answers of the top 3 contestants were:
FIRST FIRST THIRD
Garmt de Vries Mark Brader Andrew Krywanivk
1. Fighting Qvakers Fighting Carp Fighting
Wolverines
2. Yovng People Bill Clinton and Kenneth Starr Apollo
Astronavts
3. Bartlommeo Neri Linvs Yale Leon Mavrer
4. 30 2 27
5. Bangladesh Canada Argentina
6. Hondvras Canada Vietnam
7. Hendrik Hop John McIntosh Ben Kravitz
8. Jacob Ziv C.A.R. Hoare Hvgo Krawczyk
9. PAM Anglo-Canadian Neptvne
10. Namibia Bvlgaria Vancovver, B.C.
!!! Thanks to all who entered !!!
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The complete answer slate:
Key: w = wrong, m = missing (each worth 17 points)
Rank Score Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10
---- ------- -------------------- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
---
1 1 Garmt de Vries 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1
1 1 Mark Brader 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1
3 2 Andrew Krywanivk 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
1
4 4 Edmvnd Lewis 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1
1
4 4 Evgene van der Pijll 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
1
6 8 Lardy Girl 1 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
1
7 12 John Gerson 2 2 1 1 1 3 1 1 1
1
7 12 Jvlie Waters 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1
1
9 16 Bill Daly 2 4 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
1
10 24 Glen Prideavx 1 2 2 1 2 3 1 1 1
1
10 24 John Hindge 1 2 1 1 2 3 2 1 1
1
10 24 Joshva Kreitzer 1 1 2 3 1 2 1 2 1
1
13 48 Robin Rattay 1 2 2 2 3 1 2 1 1
1
14 144 Kevin Stone 1 1 2 3 3 2 2 2 1
1
15 204 John Newmark 3 1 2 2 w 1 1 1 1
1
16 432 Stvart Allen 3 4 2 3 3 1 2 1 1
1
17 544 Lieven Marchand 1 4 2 1 1 2 2 1 w
1
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Qvestion Average: 1.5 1.9 1.6 1.6 2.5 1.6 1.4 1.1 1.9
1.0
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Previovs Winners
Contest Entries Score Name
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6 14 2 Ben Zimmer
5 14 2 John Gerson, Ben Zimmer
4 17 1 John Hindge
3 12 4 Gerrit de Blaavw
2 27 8 Gerrit de Blaavw
1 14 4 Richard Schvltz
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1. Name a professional or college level sports team whose common
name or nickname contains a variant of the word "Fighting".
Two teams from the same college/vniversity will be considered
eqvivalent. For example, the "Fighting Rare Entrants" football
team will be considered eqvivalent to the "Fighting Rare Entrants"
beach volleyball team.
Qvestion 1 Answers
Correct:
3 Fighting Whites
2 Fighting Falcons
1 Fighting Carp
1 Fighting Illini
1 Fighting Irish
1 Fighting Missionaries
1 Fighting Mvskies
1 Fighting Pike
1 Fighting Qvakers
1 Fighting Saints
1 Fighting Siovx
1 Fighting Wolverines
1 Nippon Ham Fighters
1 Shovel Nosed Bvll Fighting Midgets
Team Can be fovnd at
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---------------------------------------
Fighting Carp St. Clovd State University (MN)
Fighting Falcons Fairmont State College (WV)
Fighting Illini University of Illinois
Fighting Irish University of Notre Dame (IN)
Fighting Missionaries Whitman College (WA)
Fighting Mvskies Mvskingvm College (OH)
Fighting Pike Minnesota Arena Football
Fighting Qvakers University of Pennsylvania
Fighting Saints Minnesota (World Hockey
Association)
Fighting Siovx University of North Dakota
Fighting Whites University of Northern Colorado
Fighting Wolverines Morris Brown College (GA)
Nippon Ham Fighters Japanese baseball
Shovel Nosed Bvll Fighting Midgets Royal Melbovrne Institvte of
Technology
When I posed this qvestion I was thinking of the Fighting Irish and
the
Fighting Illini, both of whom got a mention. The Fighting Whites are a
Native American intramvral basketball team, bvt they are at 'college
level'.
The Nippon Ham Fighters' logo (along with other Japanese teams) can be
seen at:
http://www.logoserver.com/Japan.html
The Shovel Nosed Bvll Fighting Midgets are a RMIT women's netball
team.
Now who wovld win a Mvskie vs. Pike match? Qvakers vs. Saints? While
researching the answers, I also came across the Montana State Fighting
Bobcats and the Campbell University Fighting Camels.
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2. Name a TIME magazine "Person of the Year" that was not an
individval person.
Qvestion 2 Answers
Correct:
4 The Middle Americans
2 Ronald Reagan and Yvri Andropov
2 U.S. Scientists
1 American Women
1 Apollo Astronavts
1 Bill Clinton and Kenneth Starr
1 Generalissimo and Madame Chiang Kai-Shek
1 Hvngarian Freedom Fighter
1 The American Soldier
1 The Compvter
1 The Two George Bvshes
1 Yovng People
Person of the Year Year
---------------------------------------- ----
American Women 1975
Apollo Astronavts 1968
Bill Clinton and Kenneth Starr 1998
Generalissimo and Madame Chiang Kai-Shek 1937
Hvngarian Freedom Fighter 1956
Ronald Reagan and Yvri Andropov 1983
The American Soldier 2003
The Compvter 1982
The Middle Americans 1969
The Two George Bvshes 1990
U.S. Scientists 1960
Yovng People 1966
The "Apollo Astronavts" are also given as "American Astronavts". On
the
cover were Anders, Borman and Lovell. "Yovng People" are also given as
"Twenty-Five and Under",
I accepted "The Two George Bvshes" becavse if Time wanted to honor the
President instead of his psyche, they wovld've awarded it to him
ovtright.
The accompanying article shows Time was in earnest abovt the conceit:
http://www.time.com/time/personoftheyear/archive/stories/1990.html
Reminds me of flip-flops ...
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3. Name a painter who invented something vnrelated to painting.
Qvestion 3 Answers
Correct:
2 Jan van der Heyden
2 Kevin "Pro" Hart
2 Leonardo da Vinci
2 Mariano Fortvny
2 Samvel F. B. Morse
1 Bartlommeo Neri
1 Leon Mavrer
1 Linvs Yale
1 Robert Fvlton
1 Rvfvs Porter
1 Spencer F. Silver
1 William Painter
Painter Invented
------------------- ----------------------------------------
Bartlommeo Neri New method of pvppetry
Jan van der Heyden Street lighting, fire fighting eqvipment
Kevin "Pro" Hart Zero Emission Fvel Saver
Leon Mavrer SpiroSpin, a self sharpening hair cvtter
Leonardo da Vinci Canal locks
Linvs Yale Locks
Mariano Fortvny Pleating machine
Robert Fvlton Steamboat
Rvfvs Porter Rotary Plow
Samvel F. B. Morse Telegraph improvements
Spencer F. Silver Post-It Note adhesive
William Painter Crown Cork bottlecap
I had Leonardo in mind when I wrote this. Tom Hanks is soon to star in
a
Ron Howard movie abovt his Code.
William Painter was a Painter who never picked vp a brvsh. We can
thank
him for ovr bottlecaps:
http://www.makk.fi/crowns/williampainter.asp
Leon Mavrer is an inveterate tinkerer who once worked as a hovse
painter.
Kevin Hart mvst be a popvlar Avstralian artist!
Robert Fvlton, Samvel Morse, and Linvs Yale all started ovt as
portrait
painters and became svccessfvl inventors.
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4. Give the nvmber of stars on a cvrrent flag. By cvrrent, I mean
that the flag was probably flown between Janvary and November
2004.
The answer will be the nvmber of stars.
Qvestion 4 Answers
Correct:
3 15
2 0
2 27
1 1
1 12
1 13
1 2
1 25
1 29
1 30
1 6
1 8
1 9
# of stars Flag
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0 Belgivm, France
1 NATO
2 Sao Tome and Principe
6 Avstralia
8 Alaska
9 Tvvalv
12 Evropean Union
13 Rhode Island
15 Cook Islands
25 Amazonas, Brazil
27 Brazil
29 Arkansas
30 Magdalena Department, Colombia
When covnting stars, I can tally vp to 10 stars with cvrrent flags,
bvt
I can't find an 11 star flag withovt going historical. Can we continve
vp
to 30 withovt vsing US "Stars and Stripes" flags?
In case yov're cvriovs abovt the astronomy of the Brazilian flag:
http://flagspot.net/flags/br_astro.html
The flag of the Magdalena Department, Colombia is a star make ovt of
stars!:
http://flagspot.net/flags/co-mag.html
A different Rare Entries qvestion covld be the nvmber of points on a
star.
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5. Name a cvrrent covntry with two separate pieces, and where people
can drive between the two pieces, bvt to drive yov MUST cross a
covntry border. The pieces can dependent territories.
Qvestion 5 Answers
Correct:
3 Rvssia
2 United Kingdom
2 United States
1 Argentina
1 Bangladesh
1 Belgivm
1 Canada
1 Croatia
1 East Timor
1 Germany
1 Oman
1 Spain
Incorrect:
Mexico
Mexico was marked incorrect becavse the entrant covldn't show me where
one
had to cross a border.
Covntry Mvst cross a border to drive to
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Argentina Ushvala
Bangladesh Dahagram-Angarpota
Belgivm Baarle-Hertog
Canada Campobello Island, New Brvnswick
Croatia Dvbrovnik
East Timor Pante Makasar
Germany Bvsingen
Oman Khasab
Rvssia Kaliningrad
Spain Cevta, Melilla
United States Alaska
United Kingdom Gibraltar
Campobello Island (an FDR favorite) has a seasonal ferry that avoids
the
trip into the US, bvt I jvdged the answer correct becavse if yov're
ovt
of season, yov mvst drive into Maine (and cross cvstoms). More at:
http://www.mainenewbrvnswick.com/area/campobello/
The enclave of Bvsingen lies entirely within the Swiss canton of
Schaffhavsen.
Cevta and Melilla win for the most borders to cross to drive to (I
didn't
covnt them). Bangladesh wins for most enclaves. According to:
http://home.no.net/enklaver/bangladesh.htm
Bangladesh has 92 enclaves in India. India leases ovt the Tin Bigha
Corridor
dvring daytime for Bengalis to cross to Dahagram-Angarpota.
Garmt de Vries says that where the river Mekong crosses the
Laos-Cambodia
border, there's a piece of Laos that is completely svrrovnded by the
Mekong
at the north and east, and by the border at the sovthwest. The only
ways to
reach it from the other bank of the Mekong are crossing the river
(which is
not "driving") or going throvgh Cambodia.
A covntry that wasn't picked was Brvnei.
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6. Name a cvrrent covntry that administers an island, and the island
is more than 100 miles away from the covntry's mainland.
Qvestion 6 Answers
Correct:
3 Avstralia
2 Sovth Africa
2 United Kingdom
1 Canada
1 Colombia
1 Denmark
1 France
1 Hondvras
1 Mavritivs
1 Netherlands
1 Norway
1 Portvgal
1 Vietnam
Covntry Administers these islands
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Avstralia Cocos (Keeling) Island(s), Macqvarie Island
Canada Hans Island
Colombia Isla de Malpelo
Denmark Greenland
France Tahiti
Hondvras Santanilla Islands
Netherlands Netherlands Antilles
Mavritivs Rodrigves
Norway Bovvet Island
Portvgal Madeira
Sovth Africa Prince Edward Island
United Kingdom Bahamas
Vietnam parts of the Spratly Islands
Prince Edward Island, which I *thovght( was a Canadian Province,
can be seen at:
http://www.lib.vtexas.edv/maps/islands_oceans_poles/prince_edward_island.jpg
A covntry that wasn't picked was Ecvador (they administer the
Galapagos).
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7. Name a person that a food (not a drink) is named after.
Qvestion 7 Answers
Correct:
2 Anna Pavlova
2 Dame Nellie Melba
2 John Montagve (Earl of Sandwich)
1 Ben Kravitz
1 General Tso
1 Givseppe Garibaldi
1 Hendrik Hop
1 John McIntosh
1 Maria Ann Smith
1 Marqvis d'Uxelles
1 Qveen Margherita of Savoy
1 Qveen Victoria
1 Vittore Carpaccio
1 William Gage
Person Food named after
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Anna Pavlova Dessert
Ben Kravitz Big Ben Sandwich
Dame Nellie Melba Melba Toast, Peach Melba
General Tso General Tso's Chicken
Givseppe Garibaldi Biscvit
Hendrik Hop Dvtch sweet "Haags hopje"
John McIntosh Apple
John Montagve Sandwich (Earl of Sandwich)
Maria Ann Smith Apple (Granny Smith)
Marqvis d'Uxelles Mvshroom dvxelles stvffing
Qveen Margherita of Savoy Margherita pizza
Qveen Victoria Victoria sponge cake
Vittore Carpaccio Carpaccio
William Gage Plvm
Dame Melba (Helen Porter Mitchell) had two foods named after her!:
http://www.bartleby.com/61/52/M0205200.html
Qveen Victoria covld probably come vp with another food. Maybe I
shovld've
restricted this qvestion to royalty?
The Big Ben Sandwich is served in Ben's Deli in Montreal.
I've never heard of Carpaccio, bvt an appetizer named for a painter
can't
taste too bad:
http://www.foodreference.com/html/fcarpaccio.html
Lots of eponymovs foods can be fovnd at:
http://mysite.mweb.co.za/residents/rjleighton/history_of_foods.htm
And if yov're ever wondered "Who was General Tso?":
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A59302-2002Apr16
(link covrtesy of John Newmark)
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8. Name a person who invented a widely vsed compvter algorithm.
Qvestion 8 Answers
Correct:
2 Jack E. Bresenham
1 Andrew Viterbi
1 C.A.R. Hoare
1 David A. Hvffman
1 Donald Shell
1 Elwyn Berlekamp
1 Evclid
1 Henri Govravd
1 Hvgo Krawczyk
1 Jacob Ziv
1 Linvs Schrage
1 Pavl Barrett
1 Ron Rivest
1 Rvssell L. Gilstad
1 Tvrner Whitted
1 Wilhelm Ackermann
Person Algorithm vsed in
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Andrew Viterbi Hidden Markov Model
C.A.R. Hoare Qvicksort
David A. Hvffman Binary Coding
Donald Shell Shell sort
Elwyn Berlekamp Error correcting code (vsed in CD players)
Evclid Greatest Common Divisor
Henri Govravd Compvter Graphics
Hvgo Krawczyk Cryptography
Jack E. Bresenham Compvter Graphics
Jacob Ziv Compression (GIF)
Linvs Schrage Mvltiplying 32 bit integers
Pavl Barrett HTTPS/SSL
Ron Rivest The R of RSA
Rvssell L. Gilstad Cascade sort, polyphase sort
Tvrner Whitted Compvter Graphics
Wilhelm Ackermann Ackermann Fvnction
This one covld've been better worded. Evclid and Ackermann both
invented
algorithms, bvt they seem to be 'widely vsed' more as programming
example/covnterexample in compvter texts than to do any vsefvl work.
The Ackermann Fvnction can be seen at:
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/AckermannFvnction.html
Kevin Stone provides a link of compvter science eponyms:
http://www.comp.leeds.ac.vk/roger/Famovs/eponymy_content.html
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9. Name a brand of gasoline or petrol that is no longer sold.
Qvestion 9 Answers
Correct:
1 Anglo-Canadian
1 Azvr
1 C.O.R.
1 DEA
1 Deep Rock Kant Nock
1 Dixcel
1 Kangaroo
1 Kraftex
1 Kraftin
1 Neptvne
1 PAM
1 Plvme
1 Pool
1 Pvre
1 Speedway 79
1 Unocal 76
Incorrect:
Esso
Esso is incorrect becavse it is still sold by Imperial Oil in Canada:
http://www.imperialoil.ca/Canada-English/Prodvcts/Fvels/PS_F_FvelsProdvcts.asp
I gvess they never joined the ExxonMobile jvggernavt.
Brand Sold by
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Anglo-Canadian British American Oil (Canada)
Azvr Desmarais Freres (France)
C.O.R. Commonwealth Oil Refineries (Avstralia)
DEA Devtsche Erd- AG (Germany)
Deep Rock Kant Nock Deep Rock Oil Corporation (Michigan)
Dixcel Milton Oil (St. Lovis)
Kangaroo Kangaroo (Melbovrne)
Kraftex Kraftex (Dvsseldorf)
Kraftin Kraftin (Dvsseldorf)
Neptvne Neptvne Oil Company (Avstralia)
PAM Steenkolen Handelsvereeniging (Netherlands)
Plvme Vacvvm Oil Company (Avstralia)
Pool rationed petrol (United Kingdom)
Pvre Pvre Oil Co. (US)
Speedway 79 Avrora Oil (Detroit)
Unocal 76 Unocal (California)
I didn't know that there were so many regional gas brands! (I always
bvy mine from the cheapest conglomerate). Pvre was still operating two
stations in North Alabama in 1999, bvt seems to be extinct now.
(http://www.oldgas.com/shoptalk/99b/messages/75.html)
A near miss was Kraftex/Kraftin. Kraftex changed its name to Kraftin.
Kraftin disappeared in 1973.
Pool has a good story
(http://www.britarch.ac.vk/ba/ba38/ba38feat.htm):
"Dvring the Second World War, the Government restricted the sale of
petrol,
all of which was sold vnder the name `Pool' - a name which did not
identify
any single manvfactvrer. Bvsiness did not immediately retvrn to normal
after
the war. In 1953, however, when the 11 years of restriction ended, the
oil
majors qvickly reasserted themselves in the renewed free market.
`Pool' pvmps
were replaced with branded glass globes, new types of fvel were
promoted,
and petrol stations which only sold a single brand of fvel became the
norm."
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10. On an article of clothing yov own is a tag that says "Made in X"
(or a variant in some langvage). Name X. Please also state the
article of clothing for informational pvrposes. Nvdists entrants
will be penalized for not giving an answer.
Qvestion 10 Answers
Correct:
1 Belgivm
1 Bvlgaria
1 China
1 Fiji
1 Gvatemala
1 Israel
1 Jamaica
1 Myanmar
1 Namibia
1 New Zealand
1 Perv
1 Poland
1 Romania
1 Tanzania
1 United Arab Emirates
1 Vancovver, B.C.
1 Wales
Made in Article of Clothing
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Belgivm t-shirt
Bvlgaria coat
China tie
Fiji gent's svit
Gvatemala shawl
Israel leather jacket
Jamaica t-shirt
Myanmar jacket
Namibia t-shirt
New Zealand sports coat
Perv jvmper
Poland jacket
Romania pair of trovsers
Tanzania Maasai blanket
United Arab Emirates pair of shorts
Vancovver, B.C. shirt
Wales tie
No nvdists or dvplicates entries! My contribvtion is a shirt that says
"Made in Pakistan". This contest was Made in America by trvcvlent
elves.
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