STUMPERS
59. The popular detective board game, "Scotland Yard" is a tactical detective chase, which is played on a distinct board resembling a map of a part of London, with numerically ordered transportation stops situated around the board. If you were playing the part of the criminal, "Mr X", your goal is to stay one step ahead of the detectives. If you were located at the site number directly outside, "The Old Scotland Yard", what is THE LOWEST location number, NUMERICALLY that you could reach by using two tickets of any mode of transport?
(Answer should be in the format: Location # ?) karmaloupster - 10-16-2000 05:13 AM

60. If you play the musical record, "Walk This Way" by Run DMC and Aerosmith backwards, what message does the chorus contain when played backwards?
karmaloupster - 10-16-2000 05:13 AM

63. What position player (i.e., not a pitcher) lasted for 15 seasons in the Major Leagues, despite appearing in less than 30% of his team's games
chessart - 10-16-2000 09:22 AM

66. What do the following have in common:
Eiffel Tower
Statue of Liberty
Arc De' Triomphe
Batmobile?
karmaloupster - 10-17-2000 02:27 AM

67. What do the following have in common:
the Wright Brothers (no introduction needed)
Cullinan diamond (largest reported find at 3,106 carats)
Billy Wright (UK soccer player & England International)
gtho4 - 10-17-2000 09:38 AM

73. What do the following have in common:
the Magna Carta 1215
Queen Victoria (1819-1901)
the 35th President of the USA
gtho4 - 10-18-2000 11:25 AM

Q77. What is the last sentence in Kesey's "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"?

Q79. What set of African twins are regarded as being leading exponents of Contempory African Art?

Q80. What country's flag was designed by an american serving in their national army, after he was inspired by the USA's Stars and Stripes

81. What is the common link between the following people:
John Belushi
James Dean
JFK (the 35th President)
Nelson Mandella?
karmaloupster 20-Oct-2000 7:57am

Q84. If I was playing Scotland Yard and took a cab from location
#186 to location #198, what London landmark would I pass?
Karmaloupster - posted 10-23-2000 03:25 AM

Q85. What variation of a popular board game had seen a game which was played by over 400 participants together?
(N.B. please give name of game variation - eg if the question was a card game variation, the answer could be 7 Card stud Poker, not just Poker)
Karmaloupster - posted 10-23-2000 03:25 AM

20 Point Questions

Q87. Who recently brought up 1000 International One Day runs with a six? Karmaloupster - posted 10-24-2000 03:25 AM

Q88. Complete this sequence..

HH, GG, _, G, CC, AA?
Karmaloupster - posted 10-24-2000 03:25 AM

Q89. Casey Jones - what was the name of the conductor on his train at the time of the accident which killed him, and what was the name of the conductor on the other train (the one he ran into)?
gtho4 - posted 10-24-2000 04:34 AM

SAGEBRUSH QUESTIONS

To help those under 50 points of second place leader, these people will score double for these and it won't count against their daily limit. Although it won't count as your daily, you can answer only one of these bonus questions per day. This offer is good until they get within range or The Blowout / Catch-up Round (last 5 week days of the month/game).

All others may answer, but for 20 points and it will count as your daily.

Name the artist for these songs:

S12. Night Train
S17. Soul Shake

[This message has been edited by PaulE (edited 10-24-2000).]

gtho4 posted 10-24-2000 12:00 AM
swag I been away a long time

That is CORRECT , for a 10 point stumper

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wtg Paul, this is like rolling your own lol

jw, see SO Input re Q52 and resolving the points pending

anyone else feel like they're on a merry-go-round/

[This message has been edited by karmaloupster (edited 10-24-2000).]

June Gardner

Q90. Where in Australia was the last horse race held where there was no loser?

[This message has been edited by gtho4 (edited 10-24-2000).]

Damien Martyn 03-Mar-00 during the ODI played on 09-Jul-00 both Azhar Mahmood of Pakistan and Mahela Jayawardene of Sri Lanka reached 1000 runs and scored a six, but in neither case was the batsman's 1000th run scored off that hit - what a great trivia question that'd be how far back is recently? if this is wrong kl then pretend I'm a horse who broke a leg, please shoot me

Q91. Following on from Q90, what are the names of the horses which contested this race?

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s 80. What country's flag was designed by an american serving in their national army, after he was inspired by the USA's Stars and Stripes? karmaloupster 20-Oct-2000 12:00am

wag Togo

Q92. This major US city defaulted on the payment of its debts in the late 1970s - the last time this had occurred was 4 decades earlier in the 1930s. What was the date of this default? Who was mayor of this city on that fateful day (as he watched the clock wind down to the time of default)?

Emilia

Q93. Australian history - on what date was the land area which is now known as the Northern Territory added to, and subsequently administered by, the colony of South Australia? The acts and events on this date were carried out under an Act of Parliament - what is the name of that Act?

S3. Big Big World

Answer: Johnny Burnette

S17. Soul Shake

Answer: Delaney & Bonny & Friends

New Q's...

Q94. In cricketing circles, what claim to fame does Clive Harburg hold?

Q95. What was the name of the show that replaced The Krusty the Clown Show, when Krusty was in jail for the Quikee Mart hold up?

Correct Answers:

Jabberwock - S5, 71, 89
gtho4 - 78, 74, 56, 82, 77
karmaloupster - 75, 76, 83, 86

Wrong Answers:

Jabberwock - 65, S8, 84, 59, 84
gtho4 - 81, S12, 87, S3
karmaloupster - S3, 54, 73, 73

Dead Stumpers:

gtho4 - 53, 54
karmaloupster - 59, 60
chessart - 63

Points Pending:

gtho4 - 80

Need answers to these questions emailed to me!

karmaloupster - 59, 60, 65, 66, 79, 80
chessart - 63
gtho4 - 67, 73

Please send them in ASAP!

Here are the scores (including scores so far today), and the questions unanswered.

gtho4 .............. 765
Karmaloupster ... 760
Jabberwock ..... 715
PaulE ............. 550
chessart ........... 365
Barbs42 .......... 355
Partsdude ........ 315
Tangledrose ..... 210

STUMPERS

65. Liverpool FC, recently enjoyed a 4-0 win away from their home ground of Anfield, when they defeated Derby County at Pride Park. This victory was Liverpool's biggest away win for how many years? karmaloupster - 10-17-2000 02:27 AM

66. What do the following have in common:
Eiffel Tower
Statue of Liberty
Arc De' Triomphe
Batmobile?
karmaloupster - 10-17-2000 02:27 AM

67. What do the following have in common:
the Wright Brothers (no introduction needed)
Cullinan diamond (largest reported find at 3,106 carats)
Billy Wright (UK soccer player & England International)
gtho4 - 10-17-2000 09:38 AM

73. What do the following have in common:
the Magna Carta 1215
Queen Victoria (1819-1901)
the 35th President of the USA
gtho4 - 10-18-2000 11:25 AM

79. What set of African twins are regarded as being leading exponents of Contempory African Art? karmaloupster - 10-20-2000 12:00 AM

80. What country's flag was designed by an american serving in their national army, after he was inspired by the USA's Stars and Stripes? karmaloupster - 10-20-2000 12:00 AM

81. What is the common link between the following people:
John Belushi
James Dean
JFK (the 35th President)
Nelson Mandella?
karmaloupster - 10-20-2000 07:57 AM

84. If I was playing Scotland Yard and took a cab from location #186 to location #198, what London landmark would I pass? karmaloupster - 10-23-2000 03:25 AM

85. What variation of a popular board game had seen a game which was played by over 400 participants together? (N.B. please give name of game variation - eg if the question was a card game variation, the answer could be 7 Card stud Poker, not just Poker)
karmaloupster - 10-23-2000 03:25 AM

87. Who recently brought up 1000 International One Day runs with a six?
karmaloupster - 10-24-2000 03:25 AM

88. Complete this sequence.. HH, GG, _, G, CC, AA? karmaloupster - 10-24-2000 03:25 AM

90. Where in Australia was the last horse race held where there was no loser?
gtho4 - 10-24-2000 11:24 AM

UNANSWERED 20 POINTERS


91. Following on from Q90, what are the names of the horses which contested this race?
gtho4 - 10-25-2000 06:15 AM

92. This major US city defaulted on the payment of its debts in the late 1970s - the last time this had occurred was 4 decades earlier in the 1930s. What was the date of this default? Who was mayor of this city on that fateful day (as he watched the clock wind down to the time of default)? gtho4 - 10-25-2000 10:18 AM

93. Australian history - on what date was the land area which is now known as the Northern Territory added to, and subsequently administered by, the colony of South Australia? The acts and events on this date were carried out under an Act of Parliament - what is the name of that Act? gtho4 - 10-25-2000 10:18 AM

SAGEBRUSH QUESTIONS

To help those under 50 points of second place leader, these people will score double for these and it won't count against their daily limit. Although it won't count as your daily, you can answer only one of these bonus questions per day. This offer is good until they get within range or The Blowout / Catch-up Round (last 5 week days of the month/game).

All others may answer, but for 20 points and it will count as your daily.

Name the artist for these songs:

S 3. Big Big World
S 8. Last Night
S12. Night Train
S17. Soul Shake

Good Luck !

To the other players, there are two daily questions in KL's post above.

Sideshow Bob's Calvacade of Wisdom

stumper 2
85. What variation of a popular board game had seen a game which was played by over 400 participants together? (N.B. please give name of game variation - eg if the question was a card game variation, the answer could be 7 Card stud Poker, not just Poker)
karmaloupster - 10-23-2000 03:25 AM
Star Wars Monopoly

newQ97. What are the last two sentences in the novel "Fahrenheit 451"?

newQ98. What novel ends with the line.."His race to learn had begun." ?

q90. Where in Australia was the last horse race held where there was no loser?
gtho4 - 10-24-2000 11:24 AM

Answer: Rockhampton

73. What do the following have in common:
the Magna Carta 1215
Queen Victoria (1819-1901)
the 35th President of the USA
gtho4 - 10-18-2000 11:25 AM

Answer: They are all now inanimate objects.

New Stumpers...

Q99. Who in the 19th century, was responsible for the first major work on African Languages when he published his works which included over 300 words and phrases and over 150 different African languages?

Q100. What literary character (minor) lived in Mill City with his girl?

S 8 Last Night
Bobby Bland

S 17. Soul Shake
Peggy Scott and Jo Jo Benson

Q98. What novel ends with the line.."His race to learn had begun." ?

Answer: Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

New Q's to come...