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"Remember Einsteinium" was a reference to one of the most classically badly-worded questions in league history: "What do Einstein and Wayne Gretzky have in common?" The answer was the number 99 (Einsteinium being the 99th element on the periodic table).<div>You'd have had to do tremendous mental gymnastics to come up with the answer they wanted. It was so vague that "they are both bipeds" would have been a correct answer.</div><div>The point is that the parameters of what you expect should be included in the question. Otherwise, it's not our fault if we answer a vague question with an answer you don't want, but which is nonetheless correct. Your question was answered correctly, and it is nonetheless denied. </div><div>Jim</div><div><br><br>> Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2010 14:32:25 -0400<br>> From: chris@cfajohnson.com<br>> To: inquisition@cfaj.ca<br>> Subject: [CI] Game 5: Protests and stats<br>> <br>> <br>> Protests<br>> <br>> Round 1, Question 1: Footloose & Firkin Free, Steve for 1 point<br>> Answered "52%"<br>> "That's what they think it is"<br>> <br>> 813,984 out of 1,526,518 registered voters cast ballots: 53.3%<br>> <br>> CBC: Toronto voter turnout hits 53.2%<br>> <br>> Protest DENIED<br>> <br>> Round 4, Question 6: What She Said, Greg for 2<br>> Answered "Terminator"<br>> "There's only one Terminator show (just like Buck Rogers)"<br>> <br>> Protest PENDING<br>> <br>> Round 7, Question 6: Unnatural Axxe, Calvin for 1 point<br>> Answered "Royal Mistresses"<br>> "It answers the question 'What did they have in common?' Remember<br>> Einsteinium!"<br>> <br>> By that logic, "They are all women" could also have been an acceptable<br>> answer. Neither is specific enough.<br>> <br>> Protest DENIED<br>> <br>> Round 7, Question 10: Footloose & Firkin Free, Steve for 1 point<br>> Answered "Charles II"<br>> "No, it's the right answer"<br>> <br>> Charles II was Mary's uncle; her father was James II. Charles I was the<br>> father of both Charles II and James II.<br>> <br>> William's mother, Mary Stuart (a.k.a. Mary of Orange), was the daughter<br>> of Charles I.<br>> <br>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_II_of_England<br>> <br>> Protest DENIED<br>> <br>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>> <br>> Game 5 - November 1<br>> <br>> Misplaced Modifiers* 66 - 56 Usual Suspects<br>> M.I.5 59 - 42 Night Owls*#<br>> Rica's Pieces* 56 - 55 Cellar Rats<br>> What She Said 56 - 37 Footloose and Firkin Free*<br>> Unnatural Axxe* 51 - 47 5 Easy Pieces<br>> Clueless 47 - 46 Frankly Scarlett*<br>> Natural Born Losers* 41 - 40 Bill Psychs<br>> <br>> * Starting team<br>> # Playing shorthanded<br>> <br>> Top individual scores<br>> Val M.I.5 7<br>> Ralph Misplaced Modifiers 7<br>> Francesca Cellar Rats 7<br>> Mark Usual Suspects 7<br>> <br>> Rounds from easiest to stinker<br>> Average Low High Round<br>> 6.57 4 9 3. Science & Nature: 3-letter animals<br>> 6.57 2 9 6. Arts & Literature: Polish movie posters<br>> 5.79 1 9 7. History: 17th Century England<br>> 5.43 2 9 2. Sports & Leisure: The bicycle dictionary<br>> 5.21 3 7 4. Entertainment: Science fiction TV shows<br>> 5.14 2 7 1. Current Events<br>> 4.50 0 9 10. Challenge<br>> 4.14 1 8 5. Audio: Music from Glee<br>> 3.93 1 7 8. Geography: New York City<br>> 2.64 0 7 9. Canadiana: Canadian crime fiction<br>> <br>> <br>> Challenge round pairs from most often to least often picked<br>> <br>> Times #games where picked Avg. #scores of<br>> picked 2x 1x 0x score 2 1 0<br>> 14 7 0 0 1.00 6 2 6 After-hours boozing in Toronto<br>> 13 6 1 0 1.00 6 1 6 The works of Kurt Vonnegut Jr.<br>> 13 6 1 0 1.00 6 1 6 Relatively obscure Simpsons characters<br>> 13 6 1 0 0.31 1 2 10 Northwest Ontario landmarks<br>> 12 5 2 0 1.33 8 0 4 War of 1812 Generals<br>> 5 2 1 4 0.60 1 1 3 Gatorade showers<br>> <br>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>> <br>> <br>> Torquemada Division<br>> <br>> W L T Points Stink Canad Zeroes<br>> Unnatural Axxe * 4 0 1 299 19 28 48<br>> M.I.5 * 4 1 0 313 26 30 43<br>> Misplaced Modifiers 4 1 0 306 24* 34* 40*<br>> Rica's Pieces 3 2 0 288 20 31 51<br>> Cellar Rats 3 2 0 281 15 21 64<br>> 5 Easy Pieces 2 3 0 280 23 23 48<br>> Usual Suspects 1 4 0 278 15 23 54<br>> Average (per game) 58.4 4.1 5.4 9.9<br>> <br>> Jaworski Division<br>> <br>> W L T Points Stink Canad Zeroes<br>> What She Said * 4 1 0 282 18 28 55<br>> Night Owls 2 2 1 252 17 20 69<br>> Clueless 2 3 0 260 17 21 62<br>> Bill Psychs 2 3 0 212 7 22 83<br>> Footloose and Firkin Free 1 4 0 262 15 24 63<br>> Frankly Scarlett 1 4 0 259 15 22 69<br>> Natural Born Losers 1 4 0 202 12 13 99<br>> Average (per game) 49.4 2.9 4.3 24.2<br>> <br>> Combined average 53.9 3.5 4.9 17.1<br>> <br>> *Indicates teams in Final, and winners of Stinker, Canadiana,<br>> and Fewest Zeroes prizes, if there were no more games this season.<br>> <br>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>> <br>> Challenge round pairs from most often to least often picked<br>> <br>> Times #games where picked Avg. #scores of<br>> picked 2x 1x 0x score 2 1 0<br>> 14 7 0 0 1.00 6 2 6 After-hours boozing in Toronto<br>> 13 6 1 0 1.00 6 1 6 The works of Kurt Vonnegut Jr.<br>> 13 6 1 0 1.00 6 1 6 Relatively obscure Simpsons characters<br>> 13 6 1 0 0.31 1 2 10 Northwest Ontario landmarks<br>> 12 5 2 0 1.33 8 0 4 War of 1812 Generals<br>> 5 2 1 4 0.60 1 1 3 Gatorade showers<br>> <br>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>> <br>> Balance Report<br>> <br>> Diff Favoring Avg Lo Hi vs.Avg Lo Hi Round<br>> 2.86 first 8.00 7 9 5.14 2 8 6. Arts & Literature: Polish movie pos<br>> 2.86 first 6.57 5 7 3.71 2 6 1. Current Events<br>> 2.43 second 7.00 4 9 4.57 1 7 7. History: 17th Century England<br>> 2.00 second 6.43 2 9 4.43 2 7 2. Sports & Leisure: The bicycle dicti<br>> 1.71 second 5.00 3 8 3.29 1 7 5. Audio: Music from Glee<br>> 1.29 second 5.86 5 7 4.57 3 6 4. Entertainment: Science fiction TV s<br>> 0.71 second 4.29 2 7 3.57 1 7 8. Geography: New York City<br>> 0.71 second 3.00 0 7 2.29 0 7 9. Canadiana: Canadian crime fiction<br>> 0.29 second 6.71 6 7 6.43 4 9 3. Science & Nature: 3-letter animals<br>> <br>> <br>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>> <br>> <br>> Scoring Leaders - totals based on best 4 of 5 games<br>> <br>> Torquemada Division<br>> <br>> Total<br>> Brian Unnatural Axxe 28 7 4 7 8 6<br>> Sujit Rica's Pieces 27 7 7 7 6 4<br>> Val M.I.5 25 5 6 7 4 7<br>> Francesca Cellar Rats 23 4 5 7 3 7<br>> Harvey Usual Suspects 23 4 6 8 4 5<br>> Shannon 5 Easy Pieces 23 5 6 6 6 1<br>> Michael 5 Easy Pieces 22 4 8 5 5 4<br>> Ralph Misplaced Modifiers 22 5 5 5 2 7<br>> Rick Cellar Rats 22 4 7 6 5 4<br>> Barrie M.I.5 20 7 - - 8 5<br>> Mark Usual Suspects 20 2 5 3 5 7<br>> Mel Misplaced Modifiers 20 5 4 5 6 4<br>> Glen Misplaced Modifiers 19 4 7 4 4 4<br>> Jim Unnatural Axxe 19 5 3 - 7 4<br>> John W. M.I.5 18 3 5 3 5 5<br>> Mike Cellar Rats 18 2 4 4 4 6<br>> <br>> Jaworski Division<br>> <br>> Total<br>> Brian Frankly Scarlett 25 5 7 7 5 6<br>> Mark Night Owls 24 7 5 6 6 4<br>> Zvi What She Said 22 4 7 5 - 6<br>> Brent Clueless 19 5 3 4 4 6<br>> Evan Bill Psychs 19 5 5 6 3 3<br>> Jess Clueless 19 6 3 5 5 3<br>> Stan What She Said 19 - 2 8 6 3<br>> Tony Night Owls 19 6 1 5 4 4<br>> Gail Natural Born Losers 18 3 5 8 2 2<br>> Gord Footloose and Firkin Free 18 6 5 4 3 1<br>> David Footloose and Firkin Free 17 1 5 6 5 -<br>> Hugh Footloose and Firkin Free 17 4 5 2 4 4<br>> Isobel What She Said 16 5 6 - - 5<br>> Rod Natural Born Losers 16 4 - 4 4 4<br>> Steve Footloose and Firkin Free 16 2 6 2 5 3<br>> <br>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>> <br>> Games* Average Deuces<br>> <br>> Unnatural Axxe<br>> Brian 5 6.40 7 4 7 8 6<br>> Jim 4 4.75 5 3 - 7 4<br>> Scott S. 2 6.00 7 5 - - -<br>> Calvin 5 3.00 3 3 5 1 3<br>> Tracey 2 4.00 - 4 4 - -<br>> B.J. 4 2.75 4 - 2 3 2<br>> Maryanna 3 2.67 - - 4 2 2<br>> <br>> Bill Psychs<br>> Evan 5 4.40 5 5 6 3 3<br>> Chris 5 3.20 4 2 3 2 5<br>> Jeremy 5 2.20 1 5 0 4 1<br>> Theresa 5 1.60 1 1 0 3 3<br>> Ryan 4 1.75 - 4 0 3 0<br>> Paul 1 1.00 1 - - - -<br>> <br>> Clueless<br>> Brent 5 4.40 5 3 4 4 6<br>> Jess 5 4.40 6 3 5 5 3<br>> Terence 4 3.50 - 4 3 4 3<br>> Magdalene 5 2.80 5 2 4 1 2<br>> Jay 1 4.00 4 - - - -<br>> Agnes 4 1.50 - 1 3 2 0<br>> <br>> Footloose and Firkin Free<br>> David 4 4.25 1 5 6 5 -<br>> Gord 5 3.80 6 5 4 3 1<br>> Hugh 5 3.80 4 5 2 4 4<br>> Steve 5 3.60 2 6 2 5 3<br>> Dominic 5 2.20 3 4 0 3 1<br>> Jim 1 3.00 - - - - 3<br>> <br>> Frankly Scarlett<br>> Brian 5 6.00 5 7 7 5 6<br>> Kelly 5 3.20 2 4 2 6 2<br>> Jeanette 3 3.33 4 1 5 - -<br>> Greg 1.5 4.67 - - 1 6 -<br>> Rick 5 2.40 1 4 4 2 1<br>> Patrick 2.5 2.00 - - 0 3 2<br>> Jeannette 1 3.00 - - - - 3<br>> Pat 2 1.50 2 1 - - -<br>> <br>> Natural Born Losers<br>> Gail 5 4.00 3 5 8 2 2<br>> Rod 4 4.00 4 - 4 4 4<br>> Ron 3.6 2.50 3 - 2 2 2<br>> Heather 4 2.25 2 1 - 3 3<br>> Dave 5 1.40 3 1 2 1 0<br>> <br>> M.I.5<br>> Val 5 5.80 5 6 7 4 7<br>> Barrie 3 6.67 7 - - 8 5<br>> John W. 5 4.20 3 5 3 5 5<br>> Marjorie 5 3.40 6 4 2 3 2<br>> John B. 3 3.33 4 1 5 - -<br>> Victor 2 4.00 - - - 5 3<br>> Lori Ann 2 3.00 - 3 3 - -<br>> <br>> Misplaced Modifiers<br>> Mel 5 4.80 5 4 5 6 4<br>> Ralph 5 4.80 5 5 5 2 7<br>> Glen 5 4.60 4 7 4 4 4<br>> Tim 4 4.00 6 2 4 - 4<br>> Shoshana 4 2.75 - 3 3 2 3<br>> Bob 1 2.00 2 - - - -<br>> Carol 1 1.00 - - - 1 -<br>> <br>> Night Owls<br>> Mark 5 5.60 7 5 6 6 4<br>> Tony 5 4.00 6 1 5 4 4<br>> Jim 4 3.00 0 2 6 - 4<br>> Selwyn 5 2.20 0 1 5 3 2<br>> Dan 1 4.00 - - - 4 -<br>> Joe 2 2.50 - 4 1 - -<br>> Anthony 1 1.00 1 - - - -<br>> <br>> 5 Easy Pieces<br>> Michael 5 5.20 4 8 5 5 4<br>> Shannon 5 4.80 5 6 6 6 1<br>> Allison 4 3.25 - 2 5 4 2<br>> Stephen 3 3.33 - - 5 1 4<br>> Michele 3 3.00 2 - 4 3 -<br>> Alex 1 3.00 - - - - 3<br>> Jesse 1 2.00 2 - - - -<br>> <br>> Cellar Rats<br>> Francesca 5 5.20 4 5 7 3 7<br>> Rick 5 5.20 4 7 6 5 4<br>> Mike 5 4.00 2 4 4 4 6<br>> Tony 5 3.60 3 4 5 4 2<br>> Hal 5 2.20 0 2 3 3 3<br>> <br>> Rica's Pieces<br>> Sujit 5 6.20 7 7 7 6 4<br>> Paul 5 3.60 4 3 4 4 3<br>> Joydip 2 5.50 - - 8 3 -<br>> Cindy 4 3.75 - 1 6 4 4<br>> Rica 4 3.25 2 2 5 - 4<br>> Lynne 3 3.67 1 6 - - 4<br>> John 1 3.00 - - - 3 -<br>> Ellen 1 1.00 1 - - - -<br>> <br>> Usual Suspects<br>> Harvey 5 5.40 4 6 8 4 5<br>> Mark 5 4.40 2 5 3 5 7<br>> David 5 3.20 2 3 7 2 2<br>> Rodney 1 6.00 6 - - - -<br>> Miles 3 3.33 - - 4 3 3<br>> Jack 4 2.50 3 3 2 2 -<br>> Cy 1 3.00 - - - - 3<br>> Mike 1 1.00 - 1 - - -<br>> <br>> What She Said<br>> Zvi 4 5.50 4 7 5 - 6<br>> Stan 4 4.75 - 2 8 6 3<br>> Isobel 3 5.33 5 6 - - 5<br>> Sheila 2 5.50 7 - 4 - -<br>> Lesley 3 3.67 3 - 5 - 3<br>> Greg 4 2.25 - 2 3 1 3<br>> David 1 4.00 - - - 4 -<br>> Carolyn 1 3.00 - 3 - - -<br>> Mike 1 1.00 1 - - - -<br>> <br>> *Fractional games are counted only when a player leaves early.<br>> Because QMs often do not record it when a player fills an<br>> initially empty seat, players who do this are counted as<br>> having played from the start of the game.<br>> <br>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> -- <br>> Chris F.A. Johnson, <http://cfajohnson.com><br>> Author:<br>> Pro Bash Programming: Scripting the GNU/Linux Shell (2009, Apress)<br>> Shell Scripting Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach (2005, Apress)<br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Inquisition mailing list<br>> Inquisition@cfaj.ca<br>> http://cfaj.ca/mailman/listinfo/inquisition_cfaj.ca<br></div> </body>
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