New Scaratings

15 Questions, 1000 Points each, Points decrease rapidly from 4 to 20 seconds after appearance of Question & 5 Choices:

Sadly, I departed from my usual procedure, and forgot to insert a memory card in my camcorder, so I have approximated the Questions from brief written notes during the game.

1. The Algarve is the South-west portion of this country:_____________________.

2. Who wrote "To Helen", "Annabel Lee" and "Lenore"?____________________

3. What unit may be "long" or "short"?______________

4. In the 5th and 6th centuries, what country was occupied by the Ostrogoths?_____________________
[Choices (example): Spain, Bulgaria, Sweden, Greece, Italy ]

5. What family of plants includes basil, oregano and marjoram?_____________________

6. Bridgetown is the largest city in:___________________.

7. Which artist [of 5 Choices] had his first exhibition in 1958?____________________

8. In ancient Rome, Quintus Roscius Gallus was a ___________________ [name his occupation].

9. Bruce Bogtrotter and the gluttonous Augustus Gloop are characters created by:______________________.

10. Pitchblende is an ore of this element:______________________.

11. The Raffles Hotel is located in this city:_______________________.

12. "The Mousetrap" was written by:________________________.

13. A bubble chamber is used to study:____________________.

14. Who was the Italian emperor assassinated in 1900?____________________.

15. "Vita Activa" is associated with this writer:______________________.





Answers:

1. Portugal [Dave (YELDOR, TULADI) at Buster's Bar, Ottawa ON pre-called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algarve ]

2. Edgar Allan Poe [I (REACH, LESTER) pre-called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe ]

3. Ton [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_ton . The short ton is 2,000 pounds (lb). The long ton is 20 hundredweights, where a hundredweight is 8 stone, with 1 stone = 14 lb, so the long ton is 20(8)(14) = 2,240 lb.]

4. Italy [We 4 at Buster's Bar were confused, looking for Germany or France, so missed this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostrogothic_Kingdom ]

5. Mint [We missed this one, going with "Carrot" until the 3rd Clue; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamiaceae ]

6. Barbados [Dave pre-called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgetown ]

7. Jasper Johns ["Jackson Pollock" was pre-called, but 1958 was too late for Pollock, so I called this one after a delay costing us some Points; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasper_Johns ]

8. Actor [We missed this one, requiring 3 Clues; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quintus_Roscius_Gallus ]

9. Roald Dahl [I think Chris (CEEZED, KAYZED) called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_a ... te_Factory and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matilda_(novel) ]

10. Uranium [I pre-called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uraninite ]

11. Singapore [Dave pre-called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raffles_Hotel ]

12. Agatha Christie [I pre-called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mousetrap ]

13. Atoms [I pre-called "Subatomic particles" as bubbles form in superheated liquid hydrogen when energetic particles create a trail of ions on collision with nuclei; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubble_chamber ]

14. Umberto I [We guessed this as the most Italian-looking name of the 5 Choices; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umberto_I_of_Italy ]

15. Hannah Arendt [We needed Clues for this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Human_Condition_(book) ]