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* QFTCIMM Current Events 5-6 - 8 messages, 3 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/5e6d8cd4bffc2221?hl=en
* QFTCI11 Game 1 Rounds 7-8: Can-arts, bios - 9 messages, 9 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/d0332503d0e2f3e9?hl=en
* Calvin's Quiz #140 - 4 messages, 3 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/2aca0c18b9d9bb70?hl=en
* Calvin's Quiz #141 - 4 messages, 4 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/7fd0750195b76cfd?hl=en
* BrainBashers: June 2011 Common Answers - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/14d10bd4ea8cc284?hl=en

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TOPIC: QFTCIMM Current Events 5-6
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== 1 of 8 ==
Date: Fri, Jun 24 2011 2:21 am
From: Erland Sommarskog

Marc Dashevsky (usenet@MarcDashevsky.com) writes:
> In article <Xns9F0DEB29D99E6Yazorman@127.0.0.1>, esquel@sommarskog.se
> says...
>> > 8. You may have heard that the Boston Bruins won the Stanley
>> > Cup last week. Who won the Conn Smythe trophy for most
>> > valuable player in the playoffs?
>>
>> Tim Thomas
>
> Were you aware of him when he was playing in Finland and Sweden?

To be honest, I don't follow hockey that closely that keep track of
each player that come and go. When you say it, there was an article
about him in my daily in conjunction with the final games and it was
mentioned that he played over here for a while.

--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se

== 2 of 8 ==
Date: Sat, Jun 25 2011 3:42 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)

Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on the dates
> indicated below, and should be interpreted accordingly. If any
> answers have changed due to newer news, you are still expected
> to give the answers that were correct on those dates... For
> further information see my 2011-05-23 companion posting on
> "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI5GNM, QFTCI11,
> QFTCIMM)".

> * Game 5 (2011-06-13), Round 1 - Current Events

> 1. At the French Open, the interesting news was on the women's
> side: the winner is the first person from her country to
> win a Grand Slam Tournament. What country is that?

China. (Li Na.) 4 for Calvin, Jeff, Joshua, Peter, Erland, Pete,
and Rob. 2 for Dan Blum.

> 2. A team of international scientists has discovered a way to
> store this elusive stuff for up to 1,000 seconds. Normally,
> it disappears almost instantly. Now it can be studied.
> What substance have they captured?

Anti-matter. 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Marc, Jeff, Joshua, Dan Tilque,
Peter, Pete, and Rob.

> 3. He has become the oldest player to score a goal in a Stanley
> Cup final -- in fact, 3 in the first 4 games. Who is he?

Mark Recchi. 4 for Marc and Pete.

> 4. What famous Canada-loving political activist has supported
> Brigette DePape by posting on his website a picture of her
> holding up the "Stop Harper" sign?

Michael Moore.

> 5. What local park has been elevated to National Park status?

Rouge Valley Park.

> 6. What New York Congressman tweeted pictures of himself in
> his underwear last week?

Anthony Weiner. Not Wiener, but spelling doesn't count in these
quizzes. 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Marc, Jeff, Joshua, Peter, Erland,
Pete, and Rob.

> 7. What country has banned any reference to the names Twitter
> and Facebook on public broadcasting because it constitutes
> advertising?

France. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Peter.

> 8. Steve Jobs came out of his medical leave of absence to
> introduce this new Apple service, which, among other things,
> will allow users to sync their devices. The service is to
> be released in full this fall. What is its name?

iCloud. 4 for Marc and Pete.

> 9. The Gemlich letter, written in 1919 and named after
> its recipient, went on display last week in Los Angeles.
> Who wrote it?

Adolf Hitler. (It's the earliest document describing his anti-Semitic
views.) 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque.

> 10. It was his birthday last Friday. The Queen made him Lord
> High Admiral of the British Navy. Canada made him Admiral
> in Maritime Command and a General in Land Forces Command and
> Air Command. A gift certificate might have been safer -- but
> whose birthday was it?

Prince Philip (age 90). "Duke of Edinburgh" was also correct.
4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Peter, and Rob.

> * Game 6 (2011-06-20), Round 1 - Current Events

> 1. She would have been his third wife, but last week, after "deep
> reflection", 25-year-old Crystal Harris called off her wedding
> to this 85-year-old American publishing magnate. Name him.

Hugh Hefner. I did not accept "the Playboy guy", as the question
said to name him. 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Marc, Joshua, Dan Tilque,
and Pete.

> 2. Qantas was forced to cancel flights last week due to volcanic
> ash from the eruption of a volcano in which country?

Chile. 4 for Calvin, Dan Tilque, Erland, and Rob.

> 3. The TTC last week announced plans to install 141
> specially-equipped payphones in 69 stations. Specially
> equipped with what?

A button connecting callers to a suicide counselor.

> 4. Last week Dr. Ayman al-Zawahri was officially named leader
> of which international organization?

Al-Qaeda. 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Marc, Jeff, Joshua, Peter, Erland,
Pete, and Rob.

> 5. The Dallas Mavericks won the NBA championship last week,
> despite Miami's amazing lineup that included LeBron James,
> Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosch. Who won the award for most
> valuable player in the playoffs?

Dirk Novitzki. I scored Nimowitz and Nowicki as almost correct.
4 for Jeff, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. 3 for Calvin and Marc.

> 6. City of Toronto Budget Chief Mike Del Grande carried it
> around and shook it at opponents, using it as a prop to urge
> fiscal austerity, but someone stole it last week. It was
> later returned, and Adam Vaughan admitted to the theft.
> The Toronto Police are definitely NOT investigating.
> What was it?

A piggy bank.

> 7. Last week the government of Canada officially recognized the
> NTC as the "legitimate representative of the Libyan people".
> What does NTC stand for?

National Transition(al) Council. 4 for Dan Blum.

> 8. You may have heard that the Boston Bruins won the Stanley
> Cup last week. Who won the Conn Smythe trophy for most
> valuable player in the playoffs?

Tim Thomas. 4 for Marc, Erland, and Pete.

> 9. This foul-mouthed illustrated nursery rhyme for sleep-deprived
> parents debuted at number one on the New York Times
> bestseller list of advice books, and the video of Samuel L.
> Jackson reading it went viral (as the kids say) on youtube.
> What is the title?

"Go the Fuck to Sleep". (Exact expletive not required.) 4 for
Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete.

> 10. This Broadway production, the most expensive in history,
> finally opened last week after a record 183 preview
> performances. Name it. Full name not required.

"Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark". Not Spiderman or Spider Man,
but spelling doesn't count in these quizzes. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc,
Jeff, Joshua, Peter, Pete, and Rob.

Scores, if there are no errors:

GAMES-> 1 2 3 4 5 6 BEST FOUR
Joshua Kreitzer 16 23 20 8 20 20 83
Pete Gayde 22 8 16 4 20 24 82
Dan Blum 18 13 18 6 22 20 78
Marc Dashevsky 20 8 20 4 16 19 75
Peter Smyth 19 14 12 4 20 8 65
"Calvin" 13 15 7 4 16 15 59
Jeff Turner 12 8 20 0 12 12 56
Stephen Perry 28 24 -- -- -- -- 52
Dan Tilque 16 8 12 8 12 12 52
Erland Sommarskog 16 12 12 8 8 12 52
Rob Parker -- -- 10 0 16 12 38

--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Where do you want Microsoft to go today?"
msb@vex.net -- Rick Ross

My text in this article is in the public domain.

== 3 of 8 ==
Date: Sat, Jun 25 2011 3:53 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)

Sorry, the previous posting in this thread was the answer posting;
I forgot to change the subject line. I'll just repeat the standings
here:

--
Mark Brader, Toronto | Typos are a journalistic tradition of long
msb@vex.net | etaoin shrdlu. -- Truly Donovan

My text in this article is in the public domain.

== 4 of 8 ==
Date: Sun, Jun 26 2011 2:34 am
From: Erland Sommarskog

Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
>> 5. The Dallas Mavericks won the NBA championship last week,
>> despite Miami's amazing lineup that included LeBron James,
>> Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosch. Who won the award for most
>> valuable player in the playoffs?
>
> Dirk Novitzki. I scored Nimowitz and Nowicki as almost correct.
> 4 for Jeff, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. 3 for Calvin and Marc.

I guess this guy was born in the US, so it's reasonable to judge mis-
spellings from an English perspective. But the name appear to be of
Slavic origin, and in Slavic language "c" represents /ts/ and "Novitzki"
and "Nowicki" would have the same pronounciation. (In Slavic languages,
"w" and "v" does not represent different phonemes.)

Thus, personally I would rule Nowicki as correct, as it's only a
misspelling.

--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se

== 5 of 8 ==
Date: Sun, Jun 26 2011 8:25 am
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)

Mark Brader:
> > Dirk Novitzki. I scored Nimowitz and Nowicki as almost correct.
> > 4 for Jeff, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. 3 for Calvin and Marc.

Erland Sommarskog:
> I guess this guy was born in the US, so it's reasonable to judge mis-
> spellings from an English perspective.

No, he was born in Germany. But the contest is conducted in English,
where "Nowicki" would be pronounced "nowicky".
--
Mark Brader "To err is human, but to really mess things up
Toronto you need a timetable planner!"
msb@vex.net -- Richard Porter

== 6 of 8 ==
Date: Sun, Jun 26 2011 12:05 pm
From: Erland Sommarskog

Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
> No, he was born in Germany.

Novitzki certainly looks like a Germanified spelling of the Polish
Nowicki.

> But the contest is conducted in English, where "Nowicki" would be
> pronounced "nowicky".

I don't know who answered Nowicki, but for myself, if I would only have
heard the name (without any knowledge of his German origin), I would
probably have spelled it Nowicki. Nonewithstanding the fact that most
English (and Swedish) people would pronounce that spelling differently.
Or in another words: if the person had given the answer in person in
your pub in Toronto, he would have been awarded full points, because
no one would have heard his spelling.

Sometimes when I encounter names of people in Anglo-America, I quite
stumped on how to pronounce them. I can easily spot the origin of the
name, and pronounce the name in that language. But guessing how it would
be corrupted in English is almost impossible. Sometimes, people don't
even know themselves. I know a guy from Wisconsin who's name is
Luetkehoelter, and I think he said different parts of the family
pronounce it differently.
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se

== 7 of 8 ==
Date: Sun, Jun 26 2011 12:50 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)

Erland Sommarskog:
> I don't know who answered Nowicki, but for myself, if I would only have
> heard the name (without any knowledge of his German origin), I would
> probably have spelled it Nowicki. Nonewithstanding the fact that most
> English (and Swedish) people would pronounce that spelling differently.
> Or in another words: if the person had given the answer in person in
> your pub in Toronto, he would have been awarded full points, because
> no one would have heard his spelling.

Ah, but since we are conducting the quiz online, I have to assume that
the entrant would pronounce "Nowicki" as spelled.

> Sometimes when I encounter names of people in Anglo-America, I quite
> stumped on how to pronounce them... guessing how it would be
> corrupted in English is almost impossible.

Yep. Even native English-speakers often don't know.

> I know a guy from Wisconsin who's name is Luetkehoelter, and I think
> he said different parts of the family pronounce it differently.

Yep. Last time I was in Nevada, I took a cave tour (I like caves) in
a national park. This cave was called the Lehman Caves, and the guide
told us that two members of the family it was named after had been
there, and they pronounced the name differently (Lee-man and Lay-man).

Similarly, when Eleanor Roosevelt got married, she had to change from
pronouncing her name Rooz-uh-velt to Rose-uh-velt, because that's how
her new husband's branch of the family said it. (They were 5th
cousins once removed.)
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | English is just getting used to the telephone.
msb@vex.net | -- John Lawler

My text in this article is in the public domain.

== 8 of 8 ==
Date: Sun, Jun 26 2011 6:32 pm
From: Joshua Kreitzer

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:w-OdndpJxJP9-
ZvTnZ2dnUVZ_sednZ2d@vex.net:

>
>> 5. The Dallas Mavericks won the NBA championship last week,
>> despite Miami's amazing lineup that included LeBron James,
>> Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosch. Who won the award for most
>> valuable player in the playoffs?
>
> Dirk Novitzki. I scored Nimowitz and Nowicki as almost correct.

Actually, the correct spelling of his surname is Nowitzki.

http://www.nba.com/playerfile/dirk_nowitzki/index.html?nav=page

--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com

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== 1 of 9 ==
Date: Sat, Jun 25 2011 3:52 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-01-17,
and should be interpreted accordingly.

On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days. For further information see
my 2011-05-23 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI5GNM, QFTCI11, QFTCIMM)".

I wrote one of these rounds.

* Game 1, Round 7 - The Performing Arts in Canada

1. Which Canadian invention has been a boon to unilingual fans
of performing arts?

2. This organization has toured on every continent except Africa
-- where they're scheduled to perform in March -- and
Antarctica. They have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Who are they?

3. This Manitoba organization was founded in 1939, making it
the oldest continuously operating one of its type on the
continent. The word "Royal" was added to its name in 1953.
Name it.

4. Which Canadian novel has been adapted as an opera by composer
Poul Ruders?

5. Within 1 year, when was the Stratford Festival founded?

6. Name *either* the theater awards administered by the Ontario
Arts Council Foundation *or* the awards honouring theater,
dance, or opera granted by the Toronto Alliance for the
Performing Arts. (You don't need to say which award.)

7. Since 2001 the Toronto Symphony's music director (that is,
conductor) has been Peter Oundijian. Name any one of his
predecessors.

8. Name the Toronto-based baroque orchestra, winner of four
Juno awards for Best Classical Album, founded in 1979 by
Kenneth Solway and Susan Graves.

9. Emmy award winner Ronnie Burkett is best known for what
performing arts medium?

10. Other than being Toronto's only permanent black-light
puppetry troupe, what is the principal distinction of the
Famous People Players?

* Game 1, Round 8 - Biographies

The handout <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0108/bio.jpg>
shows covers of 16 books that were all to be found in the
Biography section at World's Biggest Bookstore when we were doing
our Christmas shopping. In a couple of cases the covers on the
handout are not the same ones that we saw at the bookstore, but
belong to other editions of the book.

In each case, we tell you which picture and you name the person
who's the *subject* of the biography. Naturally, if the name
appears on the cover then we have obscured it.

1. Book P.

2. Book A.

3. Book H.

4. Book L.

5. Book C. Two names required for this one -- as usual,
surnames will do.

6. Book M.

7. Book N.

8. Book G.

9. Book E.

10. Book J.

So books B, D, F, I, K, and O were the decoys. Identify their
subjects if you like for fun, but for no points.

--
Mark Brader, Toronto | Canada... likes to sit up there looking harmless,
msb@vex.net | like the USA's hat... --Anthony McCarron

My text in this article is in the public domain.

== 2 of 9 ==
Date: Sat, Jun 25 2011 4:45 pm
From: Jeffrey Turner

On 6/25/2011 6:52 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 7 - The Performing Arts in Canada
>
> 1. Which Canadian invention has been a boon to unilingual fans
> of performing arts?
>
> 2. This organization has toured on every continent except Africa
> -- where they're scheduled to perform in March -- and
> Antarctica. They have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
> Who are they?

Second City Comedy

> 3. This Manitoba organization was founded in 1939, making it
> the oldest continuously operating one of its type on the
> continent. The word "Royal" was added to its name in 1953.
> Name it.
>
> 4. Which Canadian novel has been adapted as an opera by composer
> Poul Ruders?
>
> 5. Within 1 year, when was the Stratford Festival founded?
>
> 6. Name *either* the theater awards administered by the Ontario
> Arts Council Foundation *or* the awards honouring theater,
> dance, or opera granted by the Toronto Alliance for the
> Performing Arts. (You don't need to say which award.)
>
> 7. Since 2001 the Toronto Symphony's music director (that is,
> conductor) has been Peter Oundijian. Name any one of his
> predecessors.
>
> 8. Name the Toronto-based baroque orchestra, winner of four
> Juno awards for Best Classical Album, founded in 1979 by
> Kenneth Solway and Susan Graves.
>
> 9. Emmy award winner Ronnie Burkett is best known for what
> performing arts medium?
>
> 10. Other than being Toronto's only permanent black-light
> puppetry troupe, what is the principal distinction of the
> Famous People Players?
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 8 - Biographies
>
> The handout<http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0108/bio.jpg>
> shows covers of 16 books that were all to be found in the
> Biography section at World's Biggest Bookstore when we were doing
> our Christmas shopping. In a couple of cases the covers on the
> handout are not the same ones that we saw at the bookstore, but
> belong to other editions of the book.
>
> In each case, we tell you which picture and you name the person
> who's the *subject* of the biography. Naturally, if the name
> appears on the cover then we have obscured it.
>
> 1. Book P.
>
> 2. Book A.
>
> 3. Book H.
>
> 4. Book L.
>
> 5. Book C. Two names required for this one -- as usual,
> surnames will do.

Masters and Johnson

> 6. Book M.

Charlie Chaplin

> 7. Book N.

Tommy

> 8. Book G.
>
> 9. Book E.
>
> 10. Book J.
>
> So books B, D, F, I, K, and O were the decoys. Identify their
> subjects if you like for fun, but for no points.

--Jeff

--
It is very easy for rich people to preach
the virtues of self-reliance to the poor.
--Winston Churchill

== 3 of 9 ==
Date: Sat, Jun 25 2011 4:58 pm
From: "Peter Smyth"

"Mark Brader" wrote in message
news:soOdnXf_iZQN-5vTnZ2dnUVZ_t2dnZ2d@vex.net...
>
>These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-01-17,
>and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
>On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
>both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
>Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
>based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
>the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
>the correct answers in about 3 days. For further information see
>my 2011-05-23 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
>Inquisition (QFTCI5GNM, QFTCI11, QFTCIMM)".
>
>I wrote one of these rounds.
>
>
>* Game 1, Round 7 - The Performing Arts in Canada
>
>1. Which Canadian invention has been a boon to unilingual fans
> of performing arts?
subtitles
>2. This organization has toured on every continent except Africa
> -- where they're scheduled to perform in March -- and
> Antarctica. They have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
> Who are they?
Cirque de Soleil
>3. This Manitoba organization was founded in 1939, making it
> the oldest continuously operating one of its type on the
> continent. The word "Royal" was added to its name in 1953.
> Name it.
>
>4. Which Canadian novel has been adapted as an opera by composer
> Poul Ruders?
>
>5. Within 1 year, when was the Stratford Festival founded?
>
>6. Name *either* the theater awards administered by the Ontario
> Arts Council Foundation *or* the awards honouring theater,
> dance, or opera granted by the Toronto Alliance for the
> Performing Arts. (You don't need to say which award.)
>
>7. Since 2001 the Toronto Symphony's music director (that is,
> conductor) has been Peter Oundijian. Name any one of his
> predecessors.
>
>8. Name the Toronto-based baroque orchestra, winner of four
> Juno awards for Best Classical Album, founded in 1979 by
> Kenneth Solway and Susan Graves.
>
>9. Emmy award winner Ronnie Burkett is best known for what
> performing arts medium?
>
>10. Other than being Toronto's only permanent black-light
> puppetry troupe, what is the principal distinction of the
> Famous People Players?
>
>
>* Game 1, Round 8 - Biographies
>
>The handout <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0108/bio.jpg>
>shows covers of 16 books that were all to be found in the
>Biography section at World's Biggest Bookstore when we were doing
>our Christmas shopping. In a couple of cases the covers on the
>handout are not the same ones that we saw at the bookstore, but
>belong to other editions of the book.
>
>In each case, we tell you which picture and you name the person
>who's the *subject* of the biography. Naturally, if the name
>appears on the cover then we have obscured it.
>
>1. Book P.
>
>2. Book A.
Richard Branson
>3. Book H.
Susan Boyle
>4. Book L.
>
>5. Book C. Two names required for this one -- as usual,
> surnames will do.
>
>6. Book M.
Charlie Chaplin
>7. Book N.
>
>8. Book G.
>
>9. Book E.
>
>10. Book J.
>
>So books B, D, F, I, K, and O were the decoys. Identify their
>subjects if you like for fun, but for no points.

Peter Smyth

== 4 of 9 ==
Date: Sun, Jun 26 2011 2:41 am
From: Erland Sommarskog

Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
> 2. Book A.

Richard Branson

> 3. Book H.

Susan Boyle

> 10. Book J.

Stieg Larsson

--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se

== 5 of 9 ==
Date: Sun, Jun 26 2011 8:31 am
From: Marc Dashevsky

In article <soOdnXf_iZQN-5vTnZ2dnUVZ_t2dnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says...
> * Game 1, Round 8 - Biographies
>
> The handout <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0108/bio.jpg>
> shows covers of 16 books that were all to be found in the
> Biography section at World's Biggest Bookstore when we were doing
> our Christmas shopping. In a couple of cases the covers on the
> handout are not the same ones that we saw at the bookstore, but
> belong to other editions of the book.
>
> In each case, we tell you which picture and you name the person
> who's the *subject* of the biography. Naturally, if the name
> appears on the cover then we have obscured it.
>
> 1. Book P.
>
> 2. Book A.
Richard Branson

> 3. Book H.
>
> 4. Book L.
>
> 5. Book C. Two names required for this one -- as usual,
> surnames will do.
Masters and Johnson

> 6. Book M.
Charlie Chaplin

> 7. Book N.
>
> 8. Book G.
>
> 9. Book E.
>
> 10. Book J.

--
Go to http://MarcDashevsky.com to send me e-mail.

== 6 of 9 ==
Date: Sun, Jun 26 2011 8:39 am
From: tool@panix.com (Dan Blum)

Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:

> * Game 1, Round 7 - The Performing Arts in Canada

> 1. Which Canadian invention has been a boon to unilingual fans
> of performing arts?

projected subtitles

> 2. This organization has toured on every continent except Africa
> -- where they're scheduled to perform in March -- and
> Antarctica. They have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
> Who are they?

Cirque du Soleil

> 5. Within 1 year, when was the Stratford Festival founded?

1952; 1962

> * Game 1, Round 8 - Biographies

> 2. Book A.

Richard Branson

> 3. Book H.

Boyle

> 5. Book C. Two names required for this one -- as usual,
> surnames will do.

Masters and Johnson

> 6. Book M.

Charlie Chaplin

> 8. Book G.

Paderewski

> 10. Book J.

Gates

--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."

== 7 of 9 ==
Date: Sun, Jun 26 2011 3:32 pm
From: Calvin

On Sun, 26 Jun 2011 08:52:00 +1000, Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:

> * Game 1, Round 7 - The Performing Arts in Canada
>
> 1. Which Canadian invention has been a boon to unilingual fans
> of performing arts?

Babel Fish

Harlem Globetrotters

> * Game 1, Round 8 - Biographies
>
> The handout <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0108/bio.jpg>
> shows covers of 16 books that were all to be found in the
> Biography section at World's Biggest Bookstore when we were doing
> our Christmas shopping. In a couple of cases the covers on the
> handout are not the same ones that we saw at the bookstore, but
> belong to other editions of the book.
>
> In each case, we tell you which picture and you name the person
> who's the *subject* of the biography. Naturally, if the name
> appears on the cover then we have obscured it.
>
> 1. Book P.

Parker?

> 2. Book A.

Richard Branson
I asked this question some months back.

> 3. Book H.

Susan Boyle

> 4. Book L.

Anne of Green Gables. What's her name again? McSomehting?

> 5. Book C. Two names required for this one -- as usual,
> surnames will do.

Mr and Mrs Kinsey

> 6. Book M.

Charlie Chaplin

> 7. Book N.

Hearst?

> 8. Book G.

Cohen?

> 9. Book E.
>
> 10. Book J.

And thank you to whoever used letter rather than numbers to identify the
books!

cheers,
calvin

== 8 of 9 ==
Date: Sun, Jun 26 2011 7:06 pm
From: Joshua Kreitzer

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:soOdnXf_iZQN-
5vTnZ2dnUVZ_t2dnZ2d@vex.net:

> * Game 1, Round 7 - The Performing Arts in Canada
>
> 1. Which Canadian invention has been a boon to unilingual fans
> of performing arts?

projected supertitles

Cirque du Soleil

> 3. This Manitoba organization was founded in 1939, making it
> the oldest continuously operating one of its type on the
> continent. The word "Royal" was added to its name in 1953.
> Name it.

Royal Winnipeg Ballet

> 5. Within 1 year, when was the Stratford Festival founded?

1934; 1937

> * Game 1, Round 8 - Biographies
>
> In each case, we tell you which picture and you name the person
> who's the *subject* of the biography.
>
> 2. Book A.

Richard Branson

> 3. Book H.

Susan Boyle

> 5. Book C. Two names required for this one -- as usual,
> surnames will do.

Masters and Johnson

> 6. Book M.

Charlie Chaplin

--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com

== 9 of 9 ==
Date: Sun, Jun 26 2011 7:53 pm
From: "Rob Parker"

> * Game 1, Round 7 - The Performing Arts in Canada

Pass

> * Game 1, Round 8 - Biographies
>
> 2. Book A.

Richard Branson

> 3. Book H.

Susan Boyle

> 6. Book M.

Charlie Chaplin

> 10. Book J.

Steig Larsson

Rob

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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #140
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== 1 of 4 ==
Date: Sun, Jun 26 2011 4:05 pm
From: Calvin

On Fri, 24 Jun 2011 01:24:53 +1000, Russ <rns82@el.net> wrote:

> On Thu, 23 Jun 2011 11:11:43 +1000, Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote:
>
[snip]
>
> Russ

Thanks for playing Russ. Can you confirm that you used only your own
knowledge and no other resources?

cheers,
calvin

== 2 of 4 ==
Date: Sun, Jun 26 2011 4:12 pm
From: Calvin

On Thu, 23 Jun 2011 11:11:43 +1000, Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote:

> 1 What substance do sumo wrestlers spread on the ring before a bout?

Salt
10/13

> 2 Which team has won the most major league baseball titles?

NY Yankees
8/13

> 3 Who did Billie Jean King beat in the famous 1973 battle of the sexes
> tennis match?

Bobby Riggs
9/13
LOL @ Navratilova :-)

> 4 Which colourful implement limits the amount of fraying from a cut
> cloth?

Pinking shears
6/13

> 5 Who wrote and starred in the Austin Powers movies?

Mike Myers [surname only sufficient, so I'm not worried if the forename is
wrong}
12/13

> 6 Larry Tate was a character in which 1960s TV sitcom?

6/13

> 7 Which rock star is known as The Boss?

Bruce Springsteen
13/13

> 8 Which former heavyweight boxer promotes his own line of health grills?

George Foreman
11/13
Lovely companion piece to the Thighmaster

> 9 Which cartoon character's wings were like a shield of steel?

Batfink
3/13

> 10 The Whalers were a backing group for which singer?

Bob Marley, and it should be 'Wailers" as several entrants pointed out,
though it seems I am far from the first person to make that mistake.
10/13

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL Quiz 140
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 5 Bjorn Lundin
0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 Chris Johnson
1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 6 Dan Tilque
1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 7 David
0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 Erland S
0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 7 Jeffrey Turner
1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 5 John Masters
1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 8 Marc Dashevsky
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 9 Mark Brader
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 8 Pete Gayde
1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 7 Peter Smyth
1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 6 Rob Parker
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 Russ
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
10 8 9 6 12 6 13 11 3 10 88 TOTAL
68%

Russ is the provisional winner, awaiting confirmation that he did not use
any external resources.

cheers,
calvin

== 3 of 4 ==
Date: Sun, Jun 26 2011 6:06 pm
From: Russ

On Mon, 27 Jun 2011 09:05:42 +1000, Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote:

>On Fri, 24 Jun 2011 01:24:53 +1000, Russ <rns82@el.net> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 23 Jun 2011 11:11:43 +1000, Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote:
>>
>[snip]
>>
>> Russ
>
>Thanks for playing Russ. Can you confirm that you used only your own
>knowledge and no other resources?

YES!

== 4 of 4 ==
Date: Sun, Jun 26 2011 8:25 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)

"Calvin":
> > 6 Larry Tate was a character in which 1960s TV sitcom?
>
> 6/13

Interesting title.

> 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 9 Mark Brader

Wrong. Any others?
--
Mark Brader | "Strong typing isn't for weak minds; the argument
Toronto | 'strong typing is for weak minds' is for weak minds."
msb@vex.net | -- Guy Harris

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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #141
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== 1 of 4 ==
Date: Sun, Jun 26 2011 4:15 pm
From: Calvin

1 Which Australian actress stars in The United States of Tara?
2 Which character kills Macbeth at the end of the play?
3 How many in a gross?
4 Retinol is a form of which vitamin?
5 Who wrote the 1924 novel A Passage to India
6 The Charge of the Light Brigade occurred during which war?
7 In 1970, which country became the first to win soccer's world cup for a
third time?
8 Which actress played the lead role in the 1986 comedy-thriller Jumpin'
Jack Flash?
9 Which rock and roll lead singer played Ned Kelly in the 1970 film of the
same name?
10 Which planet has a year that lasts just 88 days?

cheers,
calvin

== 2 of 4 ==
Date: Sun, Jun 26 2011 5:04 pm
From: Marc Dashevsky

In article <op.vxphkmfnyr33d7@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au>, calvin@phlegm.com says...
> 1 Which Australian actress stars in The United States of Tara?
Toni Collette

> 2 Which character kills Macbeth at the end of the play?
Macduff

> 3 How many in a gross?
144

> 4 Retinol is a form of which vitamin?
A

> 5 Who wrote the 1924 novel A Passage to India
Forster

> 6 The Charge of the Light Brigade occurred during which war?
Crimean

> 7 In 1970, which country became the first to win soccer's world cup for a third time?
> 8 Which actress played the lead role in the 1986 comedy-thriller Jumpin' Jack Flash?
> 9 Which rock and roll lead singer played Ned Kelly in the 1970 film of the same name?
> 10 Which planet has a year that lasts just 88 days?
Mercury

--
Go to http://MarcDashevsky.com to send me e-mail.

== 3 of 4 ==
Date: Sun, Jun 26 2011 7:56 pm
From: "Rob Parker"

> 1 Which Australian actress stars in The United States of Tara?

Toni Collette

> 2 Which character kills Macbeth at the end of the play?
> 3 How many in a gross?

144

> 4 Retinol is a form of which vitamin?

> 5 Who wrote the 1924 novel A Passage to India

E.M. Forster

> 6 The Charge of the Light Brigade occurred during which war?

Crimean

> 7 In 1970, which country became the first to win soccer's world cup for a
> third time?

Germany (?)

> 8 Which actress played the lead role in the 1986 comedy-thriller Jumpin'
> Jack Flash?
> 9 Which rock and roll lead singer played Ned Kelly in the 1970 film of the
> same name?

Mick Jagger

> 10 Which planet has a year that lasts just 88 days?

Mercury

Rob

== 4 of 4 ==
Date: Sun, Jun 26 2011 8:27 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)

"Calvin":
> 1 Which Australian actress stars in The United States of Tara?

Johnson.

> 2 Which character kills Macbeth at the end of the play?

MacJohnson.

> 3 How many in a gross?

144.

> 4 Retinol is a form of which vitamin?

> 5 Who wrote the 1924 novel A Passage to India

Wharton?

> 6 The Charge of the Light Brigade occurred during which war?

Crimean.

> 7 In 1970, which country became the first to win soccer's world cup
> for a third time?

Brazil?

> 8 Which actress played the lead role in the 1986 comedy-thriller Jumpin'
> Jack Flash?

Goldberg. (Sad to say, I actually saw this.)

> 9 Which rock and roll lead singer played Ned Kelly in the 1970 film of the
> same name?

Johnson.

> 10 Which planet has a year that lasts just 88 days?

Mercury.

--
Mark Brader "How can we believe that?"
Toronto "Because this time it's true!"
msb@vex.net -- Lynn & Jay: YES, PRIME MINISTER

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TOPIC: BrainBashers: June 2011 Common Answers
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/14d10bd4ea8cc284?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Sun, Jun 26 2011 5:55 pm
From: humunculus

On Jun 21, 10:54 pm, "David" <askforEm...@gmail.com> wrote:
> "gerson" wrote in message
>
> news:R13Mp.7085$aH5.1952@viwinnwfe02.internal.bigpond.com...
>
>
>
> > "Kevin Stone"
>
> > I can say at this point that all entrants for this question so far have
> > answered with answers I was expecting.
>
> > What, No-one said Africa ?
>
> He would have been expecting that.

Hence, the 'common answer'...

--riverman

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