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* Rotating Quiz #36 ANSWERS AND SCORES - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/92054584c8d32cc4?hl=en
* QFTCI11 Game 10 Rounds 2-3: inventors, kids' TV - 3 messages, 3 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/7c86124c3418a1e8?hl=en
* Calvin's Quiz #170 - 3 messages, 2 authors
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* Calvin's Quiz #171 - 6 messages, 6 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/ef9f4467186f44d2?hl=en
* QFTCI11 Game 10 Rounds 4,6: multi-talented - 2 messages, 2 authors
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Tues, Oct 18 2011 3:49 pm
From: swp

On Tuesday, October 18, 2011 5:43:05 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> Stephen Perry:
> > > 8. "band aid" was an all-star group formed to assist famine relief in
> > > ethiopia in 1984, organized by bob geldof of the british rock band 'the
> > > boomtown rats'. what was the name of the #1 hit recording they made?
> >
> > do they know it's christmas
>
> Do you know, I actually thought of that, then changed to the answer I gave,
> then wrote down my guess of "holidays" for the theme, and *still* didn't
> go back and reverse the change.
>
> Looking at the answers to #4 (which I didn't get) and #6 (which I did),
> I would argue that "holidays" for the theme should be worth at least
> part marks.
> --
> Mark Brader "In general, it is safe and legal to
> Toronto kill your children and their children."
> m...@vex.net -- POSIX manual, quoted by Thomas Koenig

granted, for each who did.

although I learned from some guy in toronto that making misleading traps in the questions and overall theme can be fun for the poster.

swp

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== 1 of 3 ==
Date: Wed, Oct 19 2011 2:00 pm
From: Jeffrey Turner

On 10/17/2011 2:42 AM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 10, Round 2 - Inventors and Inventions
>
> In each case we'll describe an invention and something about the
> circumstances, and you name the inventor.
>
> 1. This man invented the air conditioner, in the US in 1902,
> one year after he graduated from Cornell. He patented it in
> 1906, and became known as "the father of air conditioning",
> although that name for it was invented by someone else.
>
> 2. The hot-air balloon was invented by two brothers, in France
> in 1782. The following year it was used for the first actual
> ascent by a person into the air. One of the brothers had
> noted that laundry drying over a fire often formed pockets
> and billowed upwards. Their surname is sufficient.

Montgolfier

> 3. The electric storage battery was invented in Italy in 1800 by
> this professor of physics. In earlier years he had invented a
> "pile" which bears his name and produced electric current:
> it consisted of alternating disks of zinc and copper with
> brine-soaked cardboard between.

Volta

> 4. The bifocal lens was invented in the US by this multi-talented
> American. The date usually given is 1784, though there
> is some evidence that he might have ordered them made in
> 1779 by an English optician living in Paris. In any case,
> name the American inventor.

Franklin

> 5. Invented in the US in 1793, the cotton gin automated the
> separation of cotton seeds from the short-staple cotton
> fiber. There had been earlier devices that removed seeds,
> but this one facilitated the mass production of cotton --
> and incidentally made cotton plantations so profitable that
> the institution of slavery was extended. The inventor of
> the cotton gin didn't get rich from it, because of patent
> infringements, but he did after he also invented a process
> of manufacturing interchangeable musket parts.

Whitney

> 6. Nitroglycerine, or nitro, was invented by an Italian in
> 1846, but was too volatile and unstable to be used safely.
> This Swedish engineer and inventor invented a blasting cap
> to detonate nitro, and in 1866 he invented dynamite by mixing
> nitro with diatomaceous earth and shaping it into a cylinder.
> It was patented in 1867. Name the Swede.

Nobel

> 7. Elevating devices were in use as far back as the 3rd century
> BC, and powered elevators in the 19th century. This American
> inventor started work in 1852 on a braking device that
> prevented elevators from falling even if the cables broke.
> After its successful demonstration at the Crystal Exposition
> in New York, he formed an elevator manufacturing company.
> His device eventually made high-rise buildings practical.
> Name him.

Otis

> 8. From the Inuit in Labrador this American inventor learned that
> fish frozen quickly at -40° tasted fresh when thawed. In 1924
> he developed a commercially viable process of flash-freezing
> pre-cartoned fish, thus beginning the frozen food industry
> for all sorts of products. In 1929 he sold his company and
> patents for $22 million to Goldman Sachs (yes, them) and the
> Postum Company, who then formed General Foods Corporation.
> Name this inventor.

Birdseye

> 9. In 1938 this Hungarian journalist, with the help of his
> brother, invented the ballpoint pen by using quick-drying
> newsprint ink and a small ball bearing at the tip. This
> process had actually been patented 50 years earlier as a
> device to mark leather, but it wasn't properly exploited then.
> The Hungarian inventor's name has become the generic term
> for the product in much of the world; name him.

Bich

> 10. This Canadian invented the snowmobile in 1922 when he was
> 15 years old, by attaching a Ford motor to a sled. In 1937
> he produced his first real snowmobile, and in 1958-59,
> his biggest invention -- the Ski-Doo. Name him.
>
> * Game 10, Round 3 - Children's Television
>
> This round will be easier if you're about the same age as the person
> who wrote it -- but, hey, quite a few of us in the league are.
>
> 1. Which host started his eponymous show by setting out three
> chairs, including "a rocking chair for someone who likes
> to rock"?
>
> 2. What was Bob Keeshan better known as?

Captain Kangaroo

> 3. Which show featured the host looking into her mirror and
> pretending to see viewers (e.g., "I see Danny, I see Vicky,
> and I see Sharon...")?
>
> 4. Which show helped children learn French -- at least, if
> they were smarter than Suzie the Mouse, who never broke out
> of English?
>
> 5. Lambchop, Charlie Horse, and Hush Puppy were regulars on
> what show named for its human star?

Shari Lewis

> 6. Which frequent guest from Italy on the Ed Sullivan Show
> always said "I love you, Eddie" and never left without a kiss
>
> 7. Which show starring Howard the Turtle was a bit unusual in
> the '60s for being taped in front of a live audience?
>
> 8. What was Mr. Dressup's real name?
>
> 9. On what show would you sooner or later hear "Five! Five!
> Five! Five! That's a lot of five! How many is five?"

Sesame Street

> 10. What BBC show became familiar even to childless adults when
> Jerry Falwell claimed one of the characters was gay?

Teletubbies

--Jeff

== 2 of 3 ==
Date: Wed, Oct 19 2011 9:54 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)

Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-03-28,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2011-09-22 companion posting on "Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI11, QFTCIMM)".

> I did not write either of these rounds.

> * Game 10, Round 2 - Inventors and Inventions

> In each case we'll describe an invention and something about the
> circumstances, and you name the inventor.

> 1. This man invented the air conditioner, in the US in 1902,
> one year after he graduated from Cornell. He patented it in
> 1906, and became known as "the father of air conditioning",
> although that name for it was invented by someone else.

Willis Carrier. 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Dan Blum, Rob, and Stan.

> 2. The hot-air balloon was invented by two brothers, in France
> in 1782. The following year it was used for the first actual
> ascent by a person into the air. One of the brothers had
> noted that laundry drying over a fire often formed pockets
> and billowed upwards. Their surname is sufficient.

Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier. 4 for Joshua,
Dan Tilque, Joachim, Peter, Dan Blum, Rob, Stan, Pete, and Jeff.

Alessandro Volta. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Joachim, Bruce, Erland,
Dan Blum, Calvin, Stan, and Jeff. 3 for Peter.

Benjamin Franklin. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Joachim, Bruce, Peter,
Dan Blum, Calvin, Rob, Stan, Pete, and Jeff.

Eli Whitney. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, Dan Blum, Calvin,
Stan, Pete, and Jeff.

Alfred Nobel. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Dan Tilque, Joachim, Bruce,
Peter, Erland, Dan Blum, Calvin, Rob, Stan, Pete, and Jeff.

Elisha Otis. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, Peter, Erland,
Dan Blum, Calvin, Rob, Stan, Pete, and Jeff.

Clarence Birdseye. 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Peter, Calvin, Rob, Stan,
Pete, and Jeff. 3 for Dan Blum (yes!).

Laszlo Biro. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Joachim, Peter, Dan Blum,
Calvin, Rob, and Stan.

Marcel Bich founded the Bic company, but did not invent the ballpoint
pen.

Joseph Bombardier. These days his company also makes planes and
trains.

> * Game 10, Round 3 - Children's Television

> This round will be easier if you're about the same age as the person
> who wrote it -- but, hey, quite a few of us in the league are.

> 1. Which host started his eponymous show by setting out three
> chairs, including "a rocking chair for someone who likes
> to rock"?

The Friendly Giant (Bob Homme). 4 for Pete.

> 2. What was Bob Keeshan better known as?

Captain Kangaroo. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, Dan Blum, Stan,
Pete, and Jeff.

> 3. Which show featured the host looking into her mirror and
> pretending to see viewers (e.g., "I see Danny, I see Vicky,
> and I see Sharon...")?

"Romper Room". 4 for Joshua, Bruce, and Pete.

> 4. Which show helped children learn French -- at least, if
> they were smarter than Suzie the Mouse, who never broke out
> of English?

"Chez Hélène". 4 for Pete.

> 5. Lambchop, Charlie Horse, and Hush Puppy were regulars on
> what show named for its human star?

"The Shari Lewis Show". 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Dan Blum, Rob, Stan,
Pete, and Jeff.

> 6. Which frequent guest from Italy on the Ed Sullivan Show
> always said "I love you, Eddie" and never left without a kiss?

The mouse puppet Topo Gigio. 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Rob, and Pete.

> 7. Which show starring Howard the Turtle was a bit unusual in
> the '60s for being taped in front of a live audience?

"Razzle Dazzle".

> 8. What was Mr. Dressup's real name?

Ernie Coombs.

> 9. On what show would you sooner or later hear "Five! Five!
> Five! Five! That's a lot of five! How many is five?"

"Sesame Street". 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Peter, Pete, and Jeff.

One entrant said the words in the question are not quite right.
I don't know.

> 10. What BBC show became familiar even to childless adults when
> Jerry Falwell claimed one of the characters was gay?

"Teletubbies". 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, Peter, Dan Blum,
Stan, Pete, and Jeff.

Scores, if there are no errors:

ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Sci Ent
Joshua Kreitzer 36 24 60
Pete Gayde 24 32 56
Bruce Bowler 28 20 48
Stan Brown 36 12 48
Dan Blum 35 12 47
Jeff Turner 28 16 44
Dan Tilque 28 12 40
Rob Parker 28 8 36
Peter Smyth 27 8 35
"Calvin" 28 0 28
Joachim Parsch 20 0 20
Erland Sommarskog 12 0 12

--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Just because it's correct doesn't
msb@vex.net make it right!" -- Jonas Schlein

My text in this article is in the public domain.

== 3 of 3 ==
Date: Wed, Oct 19 2011 11:14 pm
From: Joshua Kreitzer

On Oct 19, 11:54 pm, m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote:
>
> > 9. On what show would you sooner or later hear "Five! Five!
> > Five! Five! That's a lot of five! How many is five?"
>
> "Sesame Street". 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Peter, Pete, and Jeff.
>
> One entrant said the words in the question are not quite right.
> I don't know.

The song clip can be viewed at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fzCnTg3kkA

It sounds to me like they're singing "Let's sing a song of five"
instead of "That's a lot of five" (from around 0:18 to 0:29 of the
video).

--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com

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== 1 of 3 ==
Date: Wed, Oct 19 2011 6:39 pm
From: Calvin

On Tue, 18 Oct 2011 12:37:11 +1000, Rob Parker
<NOSPAMrobpparker@optusnet.com.au.forme> wrote:

> PS. I did know Sydney Nolan, in one of your quizzes while I was away ;-)

I thought as much :-)

cheers,
calvin

== 2 of 3 ==
Date: Wed, Oct 19 2011 6:39 pm
From: Calvin

On Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:49:05 +1000, Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote:

> 1 David Soul and Michael Glaser played which 1970s crime fighting duo?

Starsky and Hutch
11/12

> 2 Which fast food chain has overtaken McDonalds to have the most outlets
> in Australia?

Subway
6/12
I'm impressed so many got this one.

> 3 What does the food-related acronym GI stand for?

Glycemic Index
4/12
Apologies for the vague-ish wording, but I don't think "gastro-intestinal"
can be considered to be food-related.

> 4 What colour is the laser on a high definition DVD player?

Blue, hence blu-ray
9/12

> 5 I Want My MTV is a line from which 1985 Dire Straits hit?

Money for Nothing
10/12

> 6 Belgian Eddie Merckx is a former champion in which sport?

Cycling
10/12

> 7 Who had a No. 1 hit in 1957 with 'Diana'?

Paul Anka
6/12

> 8 Germany's busiest airport is located in which city?

Frankfurt[-am-Main]
10/12

> 9 Helen Wills Moody is a former champion in which sport?

Tennis
8/12

> 10 Which occupation uses a strop?

Barber, among others
9/12

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL Quiz 170
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 6 Dan Tilque
1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 8 David Brown
0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 5 Erland S
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 Jeffrey Turner
1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 5 Joachim Parsch
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 8 Joshua Kreitzer
1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 8 Marc Dashevsky
1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 7 Mark Brader
1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 Pete Gayde
1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 8 Peter Smyth
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 9 Rob Parker
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 Russ
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
11 6 4 9 10 10 6 10 8 9 83 69%

Congratulations Rob and Russ.

cheers,
calvin

== 3 of 3 ==
Date: Wed, Oct 19 2011 7:50 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)

"Calvin":
> Apologies for the vague-ish wording, but I don't think "gastro-intestinal"
> can be considered to be food-related.

Huh? What on Earth do you imagine that the gastro-intestinal tract *does*?
--
Mark Brader | "For the stronger we our houses do build,
Toronto | The less chance we have of being killed."
msb@vex.net | -- William McGonagall, "The Tay Bridge Disaster"

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== 1 of 6 ==
Date: Wed, Oct 19 2011 6:41 pm
From: Calvin

1 The 2010 Disney film Tangled was based on which Brothers Grimm fairy
tale?
2 In Star Trek, which of Mr Spock's parents was human?
3 What is a carillon?
4 What is oology the study of?
5 Where would one most likely find a codicil?
6 Which day's child is loving and giving?
7 Madonna played a character named Breathless Mahoney in which 1990 film?
8 If wishes were horses?
9 Mick Jagger and David Bowie had a 1985 hit with which song?
10 The Turkish town of Gallipoli lies above which strait?

cheers,
calvin

== 2 of 6 ==
Date: Wed, Oct 19 2011 7:45 pm
From: Jeffrey Turner

On 10/19/2011 9:41 PM, Calvin wrote:
>
>
> 1 The 2010 Disney film Tangled was based on which Brothers Grimm fairy
> tale?
> 2 In Star Trek, which of Mr Spock's parents was human?
Mother
> 3 What is a carillon?
Bells
> 4 What is oology the study of?
Eggs
> 5 Where would one most likely find a codicil?
Will
> 6 Which day's child is loving and giving?
Thursday
> 7 Madonna played a character named Breathless Mahoney in which 1990 film?
> 8 If wishes were horses?
Beggars would ride
> 9 Mick Jagger and David Bowie had a 1985 hit with which song?
> 10 The Turkish town of Gallipoli lies above which strait?
Bosporus

--Jeff

== 3 of 6 ==
Date: Wed, Oct 19 2011 7:53 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)

"Calvin":
> 1 The 2010 Disney film Tangled was based on which Brothers Grimm fairy
> tale?

Rapunzel?

> 2 In Star Trek, which of Mr Spock's parents was human?

Amanda.

> 3 What is a carillon?

A set of bells.

> 4 What is oology the study of?

Eggs, I suppose.

> 5 Where would one most likely find a codicil?

A will.

> 6 Which day's child is loving and giving?

Wednesday?

> 7 Madonna played a character named Breathless Mahoney in which 1990 film?

"Dick Tracy".

> 8 If wishes were horses?

Beggars would ride.

> 9 Mick Jagger and David Bowie had a 1985 hit with which song?
> 10 The Turkish town of Gallipoli lies above which strait?

The Dardanelles.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Every new technology carries with it an opportunity
msb@vex.net | to invent a new crime" -- Laurence A. Urgenson

My text in this article is in the public domain.

== 4 of 6 ==
Date: Wed, Oct 19 2011 8:33 pm
From: swp

On Wednesday, October 19, 2011 9:41:54 PM UTC-4, Calvin wrote:
> 1 The 2010 Disney film Tangled was based on which Brothers Grimm fairy
> tale?

rapunzel

> 2 In Star Trek, which of Mr Spock's parents was human?

mom

> 3 What is a carillon?

a bunch of bells in a tower that get played like a musical instrument

> 4 What is oology the study of?

eggs

> 5 Where would one most likely find a codicil?

at the end of a will

> 6 Which day's child is loving and giving?

wednesday

> 7 Madonna played a character named Breathless Mahoney in which 1990 film?

dick tracy

> 8 If wishes were horses?

beggers would ride for free

> 9 Mick Jagger and David Bowie had a 1985 hit with which song?

dancing in the streets

> 10 The Turkish town of Gallipoli lies above which strait?

dardanels

== 5 of 6 ==
Date: Wed, Oct 19 2011 9:15 pm
From: "Rob Parker"

> 1 The 2010 Disney film Tangled was based on which Brothers Grimm fairy
> tale?

Rapunzel (?)

> 2 In Star Trek, which of Mr Spock's parents was human?

mother (50% chance here)

> 3 What is a carillon?

a set of bells

> 4 What is oology the study of?

eggs

> 5 Where would one most likely find a codicil?

attached to a will

> 6 Which day's child is loving and giving?

Friday's

> 7 Madonna played a character named Breathless Mahoney in which 1990 film?

Dick Tracy

> 8 If wishes were horses?

never heard this

> 9 Mick Jagger and David Bowie had a 1985 hit with which song?

Dancing In The Streets

> 10 The Turkish town of Gallipoli lies above which strait?

The Dardanelles

Rob

== 6 of 6 ==
Date: Thurs, Oct 20 2011 12:28 am
From: Erland Sommarskog

Calvin (calvin@phlegm.com) writes:
> 8 If wishes were horses?

Then I wish you would ask simpler questions

> 9 Mick Jagger and David Bowie had a 1985 hit with which song?

Dancing in the Street

> 10 The Turkish town of Gallipoli lies above which strait?

The Dardanells

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

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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Wed, Oct 19 2011 9:56 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-03-28,
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 2011-09-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI11, QFTCIMM)".

I wrote both of these rounds, if you count adapting sporcle.com's
quiz as writing.

* Game 10, Round 4 - Multi-Sport Athletes

The Toronto Argonauts are so named because the team was formed
by rowers who played rugby in the off-season. Therefore, as a
Torontonian, you should be familiar with athletes who are known for
more than one sport. There won't be any Canadians in this round,
though, because the questions are based on a set from the web site
sporcle.com, which happened not to include any. In all cases,
name the athlete.

1. She won five tennis Grand Slam events from 1956 to 1958,
and in 1963 she became the first black LPGA golfer.

2. This Native American was a Pro Football Hall of Famer,
and the 1912 Olympic champion in decathlon and pentathlon.

3. He was a Heisman-winning running back, a #1 pick in the NFL
draft, and an All-Star outfielder for the Kansas City Royals.

4. Nicknamed "Prime Time", he was a 9-time Pro Bowl cornerback
and a Major League Baseball outfielder.

5. In the Olympics he won 5 gold medals in swimming and a bronze
in water polo. He later played Tarzan in 12 movies.

6. He played for the Boston Celtics and the Chicago Cubs.
He later starred on the TV western series "The Rifleman".

7. She was an Olympic gold-medal-winning track star who also
won ten LPGA golf majors and was a basketball All-American.

8. This female track star was stripped of five medals from the
2000 Olympics, and now plays in the WNBA.

9. He was an all-time great shooting guard with the Chicago
Bulls, and played minor league baseball in between NBA stints.

10. This infamous Olympic figure skater went 3-and-3 as a
professional boxer in 2003 and 2004.

* Game 10, Round 6 - Multi-Talented Families

On each question we will describe two relatives who achieved their
greatest fame and/or success in two different fields, although in
some cases they may have done some work in the same field as well.
All you need to give is the surname; or if they have different
surnames, we'll say so, and in that case either name will do.

1. They were born in England. The older sister, born 1933,
is a stage, film, and TV actress who was nominated for an
Emmy in the '80s; the younger sister, born 1937, is the
bestselling author of more than 20 novels.

2. They are first cousins with the same surname, born in the US.
The woman, born 1931, is an Oscar-winning actress; the man,
born 1933, was twice elected governor of his state before
entering federal politics.

3. They were born in the US. The father, who lived 1884-1972,
was President. The daughter, who lived 1924-2008, was a
singer, a TV personality, and a writer of mystery novels
and non-fiction.

4. They were first cousins with different surnames. The older
man was born in India and lived 1865-1936, and won the Nobel
Prize for Literature in 1907. The younger man was born in
England and lived 1867-1947, and was Prime Minister with
the Conservative Party. Give either surname.

5. They were born in the US. The aunt lived 1928-2002 and was
a singer that you would have heard in tonight's audio round
if we hadn't decided to put her into this round instead.
The nephew was born in 1961 and is an Oscar-winning and
Emmy-nominated actor as well as a movie director. (Okay,
I'll tell you that the audio round was on female singers
best known for their work in the 1940s and '50s.)

6. They were born in France. The father, who lived 1841-1919,
was an impressionist painter; the son, 1894-1979, an
Oscar-nominated movie director.

7. They were born in England. The older brother, born 1923,
is a stage and screen actor and Oscar-winning director.
The younger brother, born 1926, is a naturalist and TV host.

8. They were born in Canada. The older brother, who lived
1924-2008, was a cabinet member with the Progressive
Conservatives. The younger brother, 1926-2010, was an actor
remembered mainly for his comedy work.

9. They were born in the US. The father, who lived 1944-2004,
was a pitcher for the New York Mets and the Philadelphia
Phillies. The son, born 1967, sings country music, sometimes
together with his wife.

10. The grandfather was born in Scotland and lived 1904-86.
In Canada, he became a provincial premier before entering
federal politics. The grandson, with a different surname,
was born in England in 1966 and is an Emmy-winning actor.
Give either surname.

--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "If gravity stops working, a power cut is
msb@vex.net | the least of your problems." -- David Bell

My text in this article is in the public domain.

== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Wed, Oct 19 2011 11:20 pm
From: Joshua Kreitzer

On Oct 19, 11:56 pm, m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote:
>
> * Game 10, Round 4 - Multi-Sport Athletes
>
> 1. She won five tennis Grand Slam events from 1956 to 1958,
> and in 1963 she became the first black LPGA golfer.

Althea Gibson

> 2. This Native American was a Pro Football Hall of Famer,
> and the 1912 Olympic champion in decathlon and pentathlon.

Jim Thorpe

> 3. He was a Heisman-winning running back, a #1 pick in the NFL
> draft, and an All-Star outfielder for the Kansas City Royals.

Bo Jackson

> 4. Nicknamed "Prime Time", he was a 9-time Pro Bowl cornerback
> and a Major League Baseball outfielder.

Deion Sanders

> 5. In the Olympics he won 5 gold medals in swimming and a bronze
> in water polo. He later played Tarzan in 12 movies.

Johnny Weismuller

> 6. He played for the Boston Celtics and the Chicago Cubs.
> He later starred on the TV western series "The Rifleman".

Chuck Connors

> 7. She was an Olympic gold-medal-winning track star who also
> won ten LPGA golf majors and was a basketball All-American.

Babe Didrikson Zaharias (?)

> 8. This female track star was stripped of five medals from the
> 2000 Olympics, and now plays in the WNBA.

Marion Jones

> 9. He was an all-time great shooting guard with the Chicago
> Bulls, and played minor league baseball in between NBA stints.

Michael Jordan

> 10. This infamous Olympic figure skater went 3-and-3 as a
> professional boxer in 2003 and 2004.

Tonya Harding

> * Game 10, Round 6 - Multi-Talented Families
>
> All you need to give is the surname; or if they have different
> surnames, we'll say so, and in that case either name will do.
>
> 1. They were born in England. The older sister, born 1933,
> is a stage, film, and TV actress who was nominated for an
> Emmy in the '80s; the younger sister, born 1937, is the
> bestselling author of more than 20 novels.

Collins

> 2. They are first cousins with the same surname, born in the US.
> The woman, born 1931, is an Oscar-winning actress; the man,
> born 1933, was twice elected governor of his state before
> entering federal politics.

Dukakis

> 3. They were born in the US. The father, who lived 1884-1972,
> was President. The daughter, who lived 1924-2008, was a
> singer, a TV personality, and a writer of mystery novels
> and non-fiction.

Truman

> 4. They were first cousins with different surnames. The older
> man was born in India and lived 1865-1936, and won the Nobel
> Prize for Literature in 1907. The younger man was born in
> England and lived 1867-1947, and was Prime Minister with
> the Conservative Party. Give either surname.

Kipling

> 5. They were born in the US. The aunt lived 1928-2002 and was
> a singer that you would have heard in tonight's audio round
> if we hadn't decided to put her into this round instead.
> The nephew was born in 1961 and is an Oscar-winning and
> Emmy-nominated actor as well as a movie director. (Okay,
> I'll tell you that the audio round was on female singers
> best known for their work in the 1940s and '50s.)

Clooney

> 6. They were born in France. The father, who lived 1841-1919,
> was an impressionist painter; the son, 1894-1979, an
> Oscar-nominated movie director.

Renoir

> 7. They were born in England. The older brother, born 1923,
> is a stage and screen actor and Oscar-winning director.
> The younger brother, born 1926, is a naturalist and TV host.

Attenborough

> 8. They were born in Canada. The older brother, who lived
> 1924-2008, was a cabinet member with the Progressive
> Conservatives. The younger brother, 1926-2010, was an actor
> remembered mainly for his comedy work.

Nielsen

> 9. They were born in the US. The father, who lived 1944-2004,
> was a pitcher for the New York Mets and the Philadelphia
> Phillies. The son, born 1967, sings country music, sometimes
> together with his wife.

McGraw

> 10. The grandfather was born in Scotland and lived 1904-86.
> In Canada, he became a provincial premier before entering
> federal politics. The grandson, with a different surname,
> was born in England in 1966 and is an Emmy-winning actor.
> Give either surname.

Sutherland

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Joshua Kreitzer
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