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| "Rob Parker" <NO robpparker SPAM @ FOR optusnet.com.au ME>: Oct 25 11:36PM +1100 > * Game 4, Round 2 - Geography - Double Booking > 1. 635 km NW of Moscow; 25 km SW of Tampa. St Petersburg > 2. The seat of Franklin County KS; 355 km NE of Toronto. > 3. The capital of Baja California Sur; 415 km NW of Sucre. > 4. 45 km from Dover; across the border from St. Stephen NB. Calais > 5. 715 km NE of Melbourne; 315 km NE of Halifax. Sydney > 6. 390 km NW of Lyon; 150 km NE of Dallas Paris > 7. A city in ruins, 20 km S of Cairo; 315 km W of Nashville. Memphis > 8. 95 km E of Atlanta; 305 km S of Thessaloniki. Athens > 9. A city 50 km N of Edinburgh that's home to St. Johnstone FC; > a state capital 3,295 km W of Sydney. Perth > 10. One of the most famous cities in pop culture; a city 130 km > W of Boston that's home to the NBA Hall of Fame. Springfield > * Game 4, Round 3 - Arts & Lit - Bestseller Covers pass Rob |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Oct 25 07:05PM +0200 On 2014-10-23 11:58, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. 635 km NW of Moscow; 25 km SW of Tampa. S:t Petersburg > 2. The seat of Franklin County KS; 355 km NE of Toronto. Peterborough > 4. 45 km from Dover; across the border from St. Stephen NB. Calais > 5. 715 km NE of Melbourne; 315 km NE of Halifax. S:t Johns; Charlottetown > 6. 390 km NW of Lyon; 150 km NE of Dallas Paris > 7. A city in ruins, 20 km S of Cairo; 315 km W of Nashville. Giza > 8. 95 km E of Atlanta; 305 km S of Thessaloniki. Athens > 9. A city 50 km N of Edinburgh that's home to St. Johnstone FC; > a state capital 3,295 km W of Sydney. Perth > 10. One of the most famous cities in pop culture; a city 130 km > W of Boston that's home to the NBA Hall of Fame. Hamburg > 2. B (1987). Close encounter of third degree? > 6. F (1969). The God father > 8. H (circa 300 BC). Kama Sutra -- Björn |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 25 11:51PM -0500 I'm starting this set now, but Rounds 2-3 are not yet closed as I post; you still have some hours to enter. These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-10-06, 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. All questions were written by members of Unnatural Axxxe, and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2014-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". * Game 4, Round 4 - Entertainment - An Honor to be Nominated? I Wouldn't Know Showbiz is a cruel mistress. The following people are considered legends, but were never even nominated for the big award in their area of expertise. 1. His films are cerebral and challenging and box-office hits. One of them, "Inception", was nominated for the Best Picture Oscar, and he has a couple of writing nominations as well. But he's never been nominated for Best Director. Name him. 2. He is considered the inventor of the three-camera sitcom, and co-starred with his wife in the biggest sitcom of the '50s. Yet he never received an Emmy nomination. Who he? 3. I'll be there for you, except on awards night. Name the only cast member of "Friends" who never received an Emmy nomination. 4. They really got me, but these Rock'n'Roll Hall of Famers were not well-respected men by the Grammys. The Davies brothers never managed one nomination. Name that band. 5. And you may find yourself, without a Grammy nomination. And you may ask yourself, "Well, how did Justin Bieber get one?" Name that seminal New Wave band, with albums like "Remain in Light" and "More Songs about Buildings and Food". 6. Don Knotts, as Barney Fife, got five Emmy nominations for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy. But the guy whose name was in the sitcom's title never got an Emmy comedy nomination. Name him. 7. His co-star in a classic 1990 Cinderella comedy got nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for playing a Beverly Hills prostitute. But with a long list of classic films, this handsome leading man and celebrity Buddhist has never been nominated for Best Actor. Name him. 8. One of the most influential directors in history, the master of stylized violence, with films like "Straw Dogs", "The Wild Bunch", and "Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia", also never got a Best Director Oscar nomination. 9. He is considered the master of motion-capture acting, playing Gollum in the "Lord of the Rings" movies, Caesar in the "Planet of the Apes" movies, and King Kong. But he is ineligible for an Oscar nomination, despite a groundswell of support for one. Name him. 10. This Tennessee Williams play has been produced 7 times on Broadway since 1945. But until this year -- when Brian J. Smith was nominated for playing the Gentleman Caller -- it had never received a single Tony Award nomination. Name that play about a domineering mother and her fearful children. * Game 4, Round 6 - Science - Household Chemical Compounds As the Monsanto slogan says, "Without chemicals, life itself would be impossible." Notwithstanding the fact behind that it is impossible *with* some chemicals too, here's a round on household chemical compounds. In each case, where we give the formula for a compound, you give the everyday term for it. 1. Don't go into an American restaurant and ask for C2H4O2: it's kind of a Canadian thing. 2. According to the disclaimer on most pumps, a certain percentage of the gas is C2H5OH. What's that? 3. Many household detergents advertise themselves as being free of PO4. 4. A standard tank refill of C3H8 currently runs from $20 to $28 -- more on holiday weekends. 5. Both KOH and NaOH can be rendered to this stuff, also called potash. It's commonly used to make soap, and the USDA classifies some of it as "food grade". Name it. 6. Windex is one of the most famous examples of a cleaning solution whose active ingredient is NH3. 7 Nail polish remover and liquid paper both go heavy on C3H6O. What's that? 8. CaO or Ca(OH)2, it's used as a binding material in masonry, and is mixed with ferrous sulfate as a waste water treatment. Do not use this version in your gin and tonics. 9. Yeah, it hurts. But moms know H2O2 must be poured in painfully copious amounts on cuts. Name that stuff. 10. A prerequisite to games of hopscotch, CaCO3. -- Mark Brader, Toronto "Tools, not solutions. :-)" msb@vex.net -- Henry Spencer My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Oct 26 12:43AM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > I'm giving rounded to the nearest 5 km) and directions (given to > the nearest semi-cardinal point) using http://www.gpsvisualizer.com. > 1. 635 km NW of Moscow; 25 km SW of Tampa. St Petersburg > 2. The seat of Franklin County KS; 355 km NE of Toronto. Montreal > 3. The capital of Baja California Sur; 415 km NW of Sucre. La Paz > 4. 45 km from Dover; across the border from St. Stephen NB. Calais > 5. 715 km NE of Melbourne; 315 km NE of Halifax. Sydney > 6. 390 km NW of Lyon; 150 km NE of Dallas Paris > 7. A city in ruins, 20 km S of Cairo; 315 km W of Nashville. Memphis > 8. 95 km E of Atlanta; 305 km S of Thessaloniki. Athens > 9. A city 50 km N of Edinburgh that's home to St. Johnstone FC; > a state capital 3,295 km W of Sydney. Perth > 10. One of the most famous cities in pop culture; a city 130 km > W of Boston that's home to the NBA Hall of Fame. Springfield > in sequence with the others; answer that one if you like for fun, > but for no points. > 1. A (1962). The Spy Who Came in from the Cold > 2. B (1987). E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial > 3. (decoy) C. > 4. D (2005). > 5. E (1966). The Valley of the Dolls > 6. F (1969). The Godfather > 7. G (1937). The Hobbit > 8. H (circa 300 BC). Oedipus Rex -- Dan Tilque |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Oct 26 03:35AM -0500 In article <u-CdndpD18Uj4NHJnZ2dnUU7-bOdnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says... > One of them, "Inception", was nominated for the Best Picture > Oscar, and he has a couple of writing nominations as well. > But he's never been nominated for Best Director. Name him. Christopher Nolan > 2. He is considered the inventor of the three-camera sitcom, > and co-starred with his wife in the biggest sitcom of the '50s. > Yet he never received an Emmy nomination. Who he? Desi Arnaz > 3. I'll be there for you, except on awards night. Name the only > cast member of "Friends" who never received an Emmy nomination. Matthew Perry > 4. They really got me, but these Rock'n'Roll Hall of Famers were > not well-respected men by the Grammys. The Davies brothers > never managed one nomination. Name that band. Kinks > And you may ask yourself, "Well, how did Justin Bieber get one?" > Name that seminal New Wave band, with albums like "Remain in > Light" and "More Songs about Buildings and Food". Talking Heads > 6. Don Knotts, as Barney Fife, got five Emmy nominations for Best > Supporting Actor in a Comedy. But the guy whose name was in the > sitcom's title never got an Emmy comedy nomination. Name him. Andy Griffith > But with a long list of classic films, this handsome leading man > and celebrity Buddhist has never been nominated for Best Actor. > Name him. Richard Gere > stylized violence, with films like "Straw Dogs", "The Wild > Bunch", and "Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia", also never > got a Best Director Oscar nomination. Sam Peckinpah > of the Apes" movies, and King Kong. But he is ineligible for > an Oscar nomination, despite a groundswell of support for one. > Name him. Andy Something > was nominated for playing the Gentleman Caller -- it had never > received a single Tony Award nomination. Name that play about > a domineering mother and her fearful children. Cat On A Hot Tin Roof > a compound, you give the everyday term for it. > 1. Don't go into an American restaurant and ask for C2H4O2: it's > kind of a Canadian thing. vinegar > 2. According to the disclaimer on most pumps, a certain percentage > of the gas is C2H5OH. What's that? alcohol > 3. Many household detergents advertise themselves as being free > of PO4. phosphate > 4. A standard tank refill of C3H8 currently runs from $20 to $28 -- > more on holiday weekends. propane > 5. Both KOH and NaOH can be rendered to this stuff, also called > potash. It's commonly used to make soap, and the USDA classifies > some of it as "food grade". Name it. To me this is a poorly worded question. Soap is traditionally made with lye and fat. KOH and NaOH do not have to be rendered into lye; they are lyes. Potash is a variable mixture of potassium salts many of which are alkaline. It can be processed to make it more alkaline or to be converted to lye. Anyway, my answer is "lye". > 6. Windex is one of the most famous examples of a cleaning solution > whose active ingredient is NH3. ammonia > 7 Nail polish remover and liquid paper both go heavy on C3H6O. What's that? acetone > 8. CaO or Ca(OH)2, it's used as a binding material in masonry, > and is mixed with ferrous sulfate as a waste water treatment. > Do not use this version in your gin and tonics. lime > 9. Yeah, it hurts. But moms know H2O2 must be poured in painfully > copious amounts on cuts. Name that stuff. hydrogen peroxide > 10. A prerequisite to games of hopscotch, CaCO3. chalk |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 26 11:04AM +0100 > 4. They really got me, but these Rock'n'Roll Hall of Famers were > not well-respected men by the Grammys. The Davies brothers > never managed one nomination. Name that band. Kinks > And you may ask yourself, "Well, how did Justin Bieber get one?" > Name that seminal New Wave band, with albums like "Remain in > Light" and "More Songs about Buildings and Food". Talking Heads Sometimes they wonder if they too have made a similar mistake. > was nominated for playing the Gentleman Caller -- it had never > received a single Tony Award nomination. Name that play about > a domineering mother and her fearful children. Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf? > * Game 4, Round 6 - Science - Household Chemical Compounds > 1. Don't go into an American restaurant and ask for C2H4O2: it's > kind of a Canadian thing. Acethyelne > 2. According to the disclaimer on most pumps, a certain percentage > of the gas is C2H5OH. What's that? Alcohol > 3. Many household detergents advertise themselves as being free > of PO4. Phosphate > 4. A standard tank refill of C3H8 currently runs from $20 to $28 -- > more on holiday weekends. Propane > 5. Both KOH and NaOH can be rendered to this stuff, also called > potash. It's commonly used to make soap, and the USDA classifies > some of it as "food grade". Name it. Caustic soda > 6. Windex is one of the most famous examples of a cleaning solution > whose active ingredient is NH3. Ammonium > 7 Nail polish remover and liquid paper both go heavy on C3H6O. What's > that? Aceton > 8. CaO or Ca(OH)2, it's used as a binding material in masonry, > and is mixed with ferrous sulfate as a waste water treatment. > Do not use this version in your gin and tonics. The last sentence indicates that the English word might be "Soda", but in Swedish they are known as "put-out chalk" and "non-put-out chalk". ("Put out" in the sense "put out a fire".) > 9. Yeah, it hurts. But moms know H2O2 must be poured in painfully > copious amounts on cuts. Name that stuff. Hydrogen peroxide. > 10. A prerequisite to games of hopscotch, CaCO3. Chalk -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| "Rob Parker" <NOSPAMrobpparker@optusnet.com.au.FORME>: Oct 26 01:05PM +1100 > 1. [Geography] By area, what is the world's largest landlocked > country? Kazakhstan > 4. [Science] What is the scientific term that describes the > height of a water wave above the average height of the water, > or the analogous measurement for other types of waves? amplitude > is sometimes spelled Mausolus, a tomb was built that was so > magnificent it was declared one of the "seven wonders of the > world". But where was it? Give the ancient place name. Halicarnassus > 7. [Music] The 1992 Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Song > of the Year went to a father-daughter duet that was memorable > in part because the father had died long before. Name the title. Unforgettable > 8. [History] Who was Prime Minister of the UK when the country > declared war against Germany in 1939? Chamberlain > 9. [Culture] The various types of these include bronze, china, > gold, leather, paper, and silver. What are they? anniversaries > was popularized in North America by Lee Strasberg, but who was > the Russian actor-director that originated it? (In our alphabet.) > 11. [Quilt] ? Rob |
| Jeffrey Turner <jturner@localnet.com>: Oct 25 11:51PM -0400 On 10/20/2014 2:48 AM, Mark Brader wrote: > first choice to set RQ 161, in whatever manner they prefer. > 1. [Geography] By area, what is the world's largest landlocked > country? Kyrgyzstan > 2. [Religion] In Roman Catholicism, what term refers to the > supposed miraculous "substantial conversion" of the bread and > wine of the Eucharist? Transubstantiation > trophy he hoped to win. He didn't win it, though. After several > years playing for Toronto, he returned to American football and > reached his greatest success with the Washington Redskins. Theisman > 4. [Science] What is the scientific term that describes the > height of a water wave above the average height of the water, > or the analogous measurement for other types of waves? Amplitude > inspired a tone poem of the same title, which in the 20th > century was appropriately chosen as the theme music for the > movie "2001: A Space Odyssey". Who wrote the book? Nietzsche > 7. [Music] The 1992 Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Song > of the Year went to a father-daughter duet that was memorable > in part because the father had died long before. Name the title. [Natalie and Nat Cole] > 8. [History] Who was Prime Minister of the UK when the country > declared war against Germany in 1939? Chamberlain > 9. [Culture] The various types of these include bronze, china, > gold, leather, paper, and silver. What are they? Anniversaries > was popularized in North America by Lee Strasberg, but who was > the Russian actor-director that originated it? (In our alphabet.) > 11. [Quilt] ? Kyrgyzstan Transubstantiation Theisman Amplitude Nietzsche Chamberlain Anniversaries ^ *im*t*ling --Jeff |
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