tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post8565549008416461754..comments2024-01-08T14:21:37.465-08:00Comments on Infinite Art Tournament: The Thursday Quiz LXXXVIIIMichael5000http://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-56656310181068655772009-06-25T22:24:34.165-07:002009-06-25T22:24:34.165-07:00@Sandy: You've been out of town too long. The...<b>@Sandy: You've been out of town too long. The Privy Council is no longer a court of appeal for New Zealand as of about 5 years ago.<br /><br />@Critical Bill: The ANZUS alliance still stands, kinda, but since the nuclear ban the United States has vacated its obligations to New Zealand. ANZUS is thus a half-assed umbrella over Australia's military alliance with NZ and Australia's military alliance with the US. <br /><br />US/Kiwi relations have been improving since our recent return to sane government here in the States, but there is no immediate prospect of resuming the alliance. It is mildly amusing to check out the various bulletins and communiques on New Zealand from the US state department and see them wrestle with the language, describing our two counties as "friends" and "partners" (although, disappointingly, stopping short of "lovers") but dilligently avoiding any mention of the a-word. We're buddies, but we don't have each others backs. That's just how the US and New Zealand roll.</b>Michael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-76352047872834263952009-06-25T22:14:09.106-07:002009-06-25T22:14:09.106-07:00Meaning that Sandy Parker, of the Empire State, sc...<b>Meaning that Sandy Parker, of the Empire State, scores her first ever GOLD STAR with a perfect 12/12. In so doing, she becomes the 16th person to achieve QUIZ LEGEND status, having compiled a complete set of Gold, Silver, Blue, and Green Stars.<br /><br /><i>pause to let the crowd roar die down</i><br /><br />Taking the TQLXXXVIII Silver Star is Elaine; it's her first Silver and third Star overall.<br /><br />Eversaved claims the Blue, her third and fifth Star overall.</b>Michael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-17566850278579593902009-06-25T22:10:29.538-07:002009-06-25T22:10:29.538-07:00OK, here we go:
1. New Zealand colonized way earl...<b>OK, here we go:<br /><br />1. New Zealand colonized way early: NO.<br /><br />2. Australia not really a prison colony: NO. Big time prison colony, as everyone knows.<br /><br />3. Treaty of Waitangi reads differently in its two languages: YES.<br /><br />4. Seperate Australian colonies until 1901: YES.<br /><br />5. Roberts Island: NO, although I tell this story from time to time in different quizzes in the hope of it developing a life of its own.<br /><br />6. Swimming from Australia to New Zealand: ABSOLUTELY NOT. The two countries are about 1200 miles apart at their closest points.<br /><br />7. Australia prospered during the Great Depression. NO. With an export-based economy, Australia's unemployment rate hit around 1/3.<br /><br />8. New Zealand, cryptofascist Japanese toadies: OF COURSE NOT.<br /><br />9. The NZ/Aussie merger: NO.<br /><br />10. The "White Australia Policy": 'FRAID SO.<br /><br />11. No Nukes in New Zealand: YES. <br /><br />12. Queen Elizabeth of Australia, Queen Elizabeth of New Zealand: YES.</b>Michael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-75279668857889006902009-06-25T15:39:41.139-07:002009-06-25T15:39:41.139-07:00Crap! A late start.
1. No
2. No
3. No
4. Yes
5. N...Crap! A late start.<br /><br />1. No<br />2. No<br />3. No<br />4. Yes<br />5. No<br />6. Plausible<br />7. Yes<br />8. No<br />9. No<br />10. Yes<br />11. They did the nuclear ban and it remains in effect, but there is a military alliance with the US, Australia and New Zealand that is current. But I don't know if an alliance was cancelled at the time. I figure the longer I type the more likely I am to get half credit.<br />12. TrueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-39097835968664019482009-06-25T07:53:00.374-07:002009-06-25T07:53:00.374-07:001. No way
2. Yes way
3. No way did they make a Mao...1. No way<br />2. Yes way<br />3. No way did they make a Maori language version of a treaty in 1839<br />4. Yes way<br />5. Yes way<br />6. Yikes. No way.<br />7. Yes way.<br />8. No way.<br />9. No way.<br />10. Yes way.<br />11. Yes way.<br />12. Yes way.<br /><br />Really, I have no idea. But in my imagination, this is how it rolls.Nichimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07359298496725231902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-63745220102482991502009-06-25T06:51:55.213-07:002009-06-25T06:51:55.213-07:001. False
2. True
3. Even when there's only one...1. False<br />2. True<br />3. Even when there's only one language for treaties involving native folks, non-native folks rarely seem to give a damn whether they follow the word of the treaty or not, so, FALSE<br />4. True<br />5. False.<br />6. True<br />7. False<br />8. True<br />9. False<br />10. True<br />11. True<br />12. True, lamely enough.DrSchnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13428753570121627382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-31276973577580308182009-06-25T06:00:09.401-07:002009-06-25T06:00:09.401-07:00Ha!
1-F/2-F/3-T/4-T/5-T/6-T/7-F/8-F/9-F/10-T/11-T/...Ha!<br />1-F/2-F/3-T/4-T/5-T/6-T/7-F/8-F/9-F/10-T/11-T/12-T<br />?Eversavedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15310156643104877912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-66701838450838464322009-06-25T05:41:03.169-07:002009-06-25T05:41:03.169-07:00You're really leaving me no choice but to play...You're really leaving me no choice but to play the quiz this morning. <br /><br />1. F<br />2. F<br />3. T. But wait, wasn't the Treaty in 1840? Will go look that up in a minute. <br />4. T.<br />5. F. That's sort of a guess based on my belief that foxes are pretty rare in NZ. Actually, I'm not sure there are any, but lots of other nasty imported critters. <br />6. F. Again, sort of a guess, based on the fact that some guys kayaked across the Tasman recently and it nearly killed them.<br />7. F. <br />8. F<br />9. F<br />10. T<br />11. T. Althouth not sure if there's been some back sliding - there was certainly some talk of letting the US bring in nuclear powered ships again.<br />12. T, that is, if I understand "constitutionally separate" correctly. This one could be a bit blurry, actually. Yes, the Queen rules, yes, NZ and Oz have own governments, but highest courts are still, I think, the British Privy Council. Plus NZ doesn't have a constitution as far as I know. See, too much information trips you up. So, I am boldly changing my answer to False.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03503942337165432288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-54228204969511454552009-06-25T05:26:16.883-07:002009-06-25T05:26:16.883-07:001f 2f 3t 4f 5t 6t 7t 8t 9f 10t 11t 12f1f 2f 3t 4f 5t 6t 7t 8t 9f 10t 11t 12fdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06769697352301199658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-37739026593355639272009-06-25T02:09:16.011-07:002009-06-25T02:09:16.011-07:00I'm baaack....
1. Hmm. I don't think thi...I'm baaack....<br /><br />1. Hmm. I don't think this is so.<br />2. False. The statistic might be true, but the transportation and prison servitude was very real. Captain Bligh (of the Bounty mutiny) governed the island at one time and was so repressive that he had to be removed. Landowners were allowed to (mis)treat prisoners without penalty, and for any convicts who were transported, Australia was hell.<br />3. True<br />4. False<br />5. False. Even though it sounds stupid enough to be true.<br />6. False<br />7. False. <br />8. False<br />9. False<br />10. True<br />11. True<br />12. TrueElainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195458656221202202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-68825996244296408372009-06-25T01:54:11.154-07:002009-06-25T01:54:11.154-07:001 False
2 False - they took boatloads of them in t...1 False<br />2 False - they took boatloads of them in the first few waves<br />3 True<br />4 True<br />5 False<br />6 True<br />7 True<br />8 False<br />9 False <br />10 True<br />11 TRUE! Bobby is from New Zealand and her hippy parents refused to have kids until the nuclear ban, and she's spot on 23 =P<br />12 I"m not sure that they are actually constitutionally separate from the UK, and I know they are not yet completely independent. False.<br /><br />Hmmm.... wishing good ol' Bryson had nipped over to NZ for a bit so that I might have had a better chance on this quiz. Can I get extra credit for knowing that the current Aussie PM is Kevin Rude and that a former PM Harold Holt got eaten by a shark during his term?Rebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835352917180439099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-67560100542080938822009-06-24T22:39:34.275-07:002009-06-24T22:39:34.275-07:00G'day, Thursday!
1 no
2 yes
3 yes
4 no
5 yes
...G'day, Thursday! <br />1 no<br />2 yes<br />3 yes<br />4 no<br />5 yes<br />6 no<br />7 no<br />8 yes<br />9 no<br />10 yes<br />11 yes<br />12 yesmrs.5000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-27814824305063509992009-06-24T22:37:50.093-07:002009-06-24T22:37:50.093-07:001. Isn't
2. Isn't
3. Is
4. Is
5. Isn't...1. Isn't<br />2. Isn't<br />3. Is<br />4. Is<br />5. Isn't<br />6. Is<br />7. Is<br />8. Isn't<br />9. Is<br />10. Is<br />11. Is<br />12. Is<br /><br />Total guessing. I eagerly await the answers though.boohttp://www.xanga.com/Boowasbornnoreply@blogger.com