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| The GOLQ Institute <list@golq.org>: Oct 27 01:50AM -0500 RESULTS & ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #332 (GOLQ332) Congratulations to The EJ'S & Co. and Delphi Trivia Club, who took first place in this quiz with scores of 500++. Close behind with scores of 500.. were The Coasters, Team Teitelbaum, and Will McCorry. The main theme of this GOLQ was the state of California and places within it, mentioned in group names, song titles, or the lyrics used in this quiz. Unlike other geography-based GOLQs that I have done, I did not use artists solely because the artists were originally from or based, during all or part of their recording careers, in California. However, a lot of the artists do indeed fit this criteria, including at least one, The Byrds, whose song is part of the minor theme, a specific number of miles mentioned in either the song title or the selected lyrics. Several entries identified the themes. I chose the California theme because I planned to be "California Bound" in September, the month in which this GOLQ was active. And yes, I didn't have to settle for "California Dreamin'," as the trip went as planned--nine "California Nights" in a hotel room with a view of Disneyland. Yes, we made it to Anaheim, but not to Azusa or (Rancho) Cucamonga. We also drove through Balboa, where I envisioned Frankie and Annette waxing their surfboards for a beach party. We had hoped to sail the 26 miles to Santa Catalina, but we just didn't have time to fit it in. (This was partially a business trip.) Nor did we get to Hollywood, Malibu, or anywhere up north such as Lodi, San Jose, Monterey, or Mendocino. And I could leave the flowers behind because I didn't get to San Francisco to wear them in my hair. Then again, I didn't have to worry about leaving my heart there, either. I hope I'll make it back to the "California Sun" so that I can go to these places. I'm back home now because there was no airplane strike to keep me at the Los Angeles airport indefinitely. I chose the miles minor theme because I had always wanted to use "26 Miles (Santa Catalina)" and "Twenty-Five Miles" in the same GOLQ. While every California song I identified as a possibility was eligible for inclusion (hadn't been used too recently and didn't turn out to be from the early 1970s), two of the miles songs I originally selected were not eligible. I remembered "Walk A Mile In My Shoes" by Joe South from the 1969-1970 school year. It turned out to have entered the Hot 100 the first week of 1970. I wasn't too disappointed at losing out on this one, though, because 1969 was already overrepresented. The other one was "A Thousand Miles Away" by the Heartbeats, which had been used too recently in a GOLQ. This one I really regretted losing out on because there were only three songs in this GOLQ from the 1950s. A few of the songs in this GOLQ were part of two-sided charting records. GOLQ332's mean score was 453.07, and the median was 499. (I wonder if the median has ever been 500 before.) My thanks to everyone who participated. Howard Teitelbaum has posted GOLQ333. -- Regina Litman <golq332@golq.org> Replace all occurrences of "&" in all e-mail addresses with "@". ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tie Breaker Scoring Key + after numeric score below indicates a tie-breaker answered correctly. - indicates partial credit. x indicates a totally incorrect guess. . indicates no guess. # on Pos Score ID Name and E-mail address Team Age(s) ---+-----+--+------------------------------------------------------+---+------- T01 500++ EJ The EJ'S & Co.: Ellis, Jean, <brombere&matc.edu> 9 28+ Steve, Kevin, Denise, Vinnie, Kyra, Mitch, Everett T01 500++ DT Delphi Trivia Club <rcwkid99&rochester.rr.com> 6 45+ T03 500.. CO The Coasters <rns&san.rr.com> 4 61-65 (Rick & Kathy Schubert, Magic Marc, Bigfoot Mae) T03 500.. TT Team Teitelbaum <hat_pat&yahoo.com> 4 52-64 (Howard, Bonnie, Patty, Pat) T03 500.. WM Will McCorry <wmccorry&ns.sympatico.ca> 1 57 T06 499++ RN Roger Neustaedter <laroger&roadrunner.com> 1 65 T06 499++ MW Mike Weaver <oldtunes&sbcglobal.net> 1 T08 499+. BA Barry Silk <oldies.fan&verizon.net> 1 60+ T08 499.+ VI The Village Idiots <Roxie1971&aol.com> 5 (Roxanne, Doug, Michael, Andrew, Andy) 10 499-. RR Really Rockin' In Boston <rardini&cox.net> 7 50s,60s 11 494x+ EM DEC & Friends <cochran57&gmail.com> 7 Various 12 479++ LB Vito & the Salutations <baileyl&colorado.edu> 4-5 boomers 13 300.. NA NAVAIRHEADS <tompillion&skybest.com> 2 63-68 14 75.. BS Bryan Shailer <bryanshailer&rogers.com> 1 51 ---+-----+--+------------------------------------------------------+---+------- Pos Score ID Name and E-mail address # on Age(s) Team The following table gives the individual scoring breakdown. A '-' is used to indicate that no guess was made for a question, whereas a zero indicates that a completely incorrect response was submitted. 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This is a much recorded folk song, which is also known as just "500 Miles." The lyrics differ in the various versions. other version of note include: Peter, Paul, and Mary, 1962, B-side of "Settle Down (Goin' Down That Highway)", which reached #56: http://youtube.com/watch?v=ADN1lLEp3H0 Heaven Bound featuring Tony Scotti, #79 in 1972, which I used to greatly prefer over the Peter, Paul, and Mary version, but now it's not such a gap: http://youtube.com/watch?v=G1n67CdwrHE GOLQ328 sub-theme artist Johnny Rivers, 1965 on the album JOHNNY RIVERS ROCKS THE FOLK" http://youtube.com/watch?v=tOY0JJAU1Uw The Journeymen, a group that at some point counted John Phillips, Michelle Phillips, and Scott McKenzie among its members, recorded it in 1961: http://youtube.com/watch?v=9cgQJzJsM5U Hedy West, the song's composer, recorded in 1963, after some of the other versions: http://youtube.com/watch?v=rwnNdqpCF8Q I've been all round this great big world And I've seen all kind of girls Yeah but I couldn't wait to get back in the states Back to the cutest girls in the world #02) Beach Boys, The: California Girls (1965) [3] {-} The quintessential California group. David Lee Roth also took it to #3, twenty years later. The loveliness of Paris seems somehow sadly gay The glory that was Rome is of another day I've been terribly alone and forgotten in Manhattan #03) Bennett, Tony: I Left My Heart In San Francisco (1962) [19] {-} The Byrds and the Airplane did fly Oh Ravi Shankar's music made me cry The Who exploded into fire and light Hugh Masekela's music was black as night #04) Burdon, Eric & the Animals: Monterey (1967) [15] {-} I chose this one over their 1967 #9 hit "San Franciscan Nights" because there were already a few San Francisco songs in this GOLQ but none about Monterey. Round the squares Huddle in storms Some laughing Some just shapeless forms #05) Byrds, The: Eight Miles High (1966) [14] {-} As noted above, this is the one that would have qualified as a two-fer under expanded criteria, i.e., artists based in California, for the major theme. Lots of girls they're ridin' here from my house Pretty girls they keep passin' by all day Lots of girls but I don't even see 'em #06) Checker, Chubby: Twenty Miles (1963) [15] {15} The B-side of this one, "Let's Limbo Some More," reached #20 on the Hot 100 and #16 on the R&B chart. Ironically, I didn't know this song before choosing it for this quiz, but I did know "Let's Limbo Some More." I rode in on a Greyhound But I'll be walkin' out if I go I was just passin' through Must be seven months or more #07) Creedence Clearwater Revival: Lodi (1969) [52] {-} This is the separately charting B-side of the #2 hit "Bad Moon Rising" (famous for its "bathroom on the right" misheard lyric). The group was from El Cerrito, California, which is north of Berkeley and about 75 miles from Lodi. There are also places called Lodi in New Jersey and Ohio. (Thanks to Mike Weaver for pointing out the latter one to me.) All three of these Lodis are reasonably close to transcontinental Interstate highway I-80. And so the people started to sing And that's how the surf gave birth I'm told #08) 5th Dimension, The: California Soul (1968) [25] {49} This song was written by Motown staff writers Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson. Like a lot of Motown songs of the 1960s, it was recorded by a few artists on the label. Here are some of the Motown recordings of it, as well as a couple of others: The first Motown recording of this song, in 1967, was by a white group, the Messengers, as the B-side of their #132 Bubbling Under entry, "Window Shopping". http://youtube.com/watch?v=jjdfGj-AHZ4 Nick Ashford himself did a solo recording, year unknown, which can only be found on YouTube in a poor quality version: http://youtube.com/watch?v=jnmule9AtvQ While Valerie Simpson never received label credit for a recording, some sources say that hers is the female voice in a version released by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, although she denies this. At the time it was re- corded in 1967, Tammi was supposedly already showing signs of the illness that claimed her life a few years later and thus was unable to sing. However, she sang on hit records released in 1968, so she probably was still singing in 1967. "California Soul" by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell was released as a single in 1970, after Tammi's death. Both sides of the single charted. "The Onion Song" went to #50 on the Hot 100 and #18 on the R&B chart. "California Soul" went to #56 on the Hot 100 but did not make the R&B chart. http://youtube.com/watch?v=sUVTnYwGqxI Edwin Starr on the 1970 album WAR AND PEACE: http://youtube.com/watch?v=Lkok6OEFphk Smokey Robinson & the Miracles on the 1969 album FOUR IN BLUE: http://youtube.com/watch?v=k6dkOvcW-k8 In 1969, Marlena Shaw covered the song on the album THE SPICE OF LIFE. This version has appeared in commercials for Dockers, KFC, Target, and Dodge Ram trucks. It was also featured in the video games DRIVER: SAN FRANCISCO and GRAND THEFT AUTO V. Thinking back to my discussion of "hit" vs. "hip" in GOLQ324, especially as it applies to the versions of "Jackson" by Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood and by Johnny Cash and June Carter, I have decided that the 5th Dimension now have the "hit" version of "California Soul," and Marlena Shaw now has the "hip" version. http://youtube.com/watch?v=kC2QK6KHnEA Gerald Shaw Orchestra, an instrumental version on an album titled CALIFORNIA SOUL and also released as a single: http://youtube.com/watch?v=xaLjIKpGkds Water all around it everywhere Tropical trees and the salty air But for me the thing that's a-waitin' there Romance #09) Four Preps, The: 26 Miles (Santa Catalina) (1958) [2] {-} This was the song I chose to make into a two-fer with a minor theme. Who wears the shady glasses after dark? Who tries to talk the little girlies into parkin'? #10) Francis, Connie: Hollywood (1961) [42] {-} This is the first of three female solo artists from New Jersey singing a California song in this GOLQ. This was the separately charting B-side of "(He's My) Dreamboat," which reached #14. The EJ's noted that the orchestra was conducted by Cliff Parman. If I went on my way Thinking now that I'll stay Ooh baby Love you baby Oom baby #11) Gore, Lesley: California Nights (1967) [16] {-} This is the second of three female solo artists from New Jersey singing a California song in this GOLQ. He sure is hip, ain't he? Like, what's happening? He's too much Ride, Daddy, ride Hi-yo dinosaur! #12) Hollywood Argyles, The: Alley Oop (1960) [1] {-} When I was growing up in the Washington, DC, area, my family subscribed to the WASHINGTON STAR newspaper, not the more famous WASHINGTON POST. In addition to having the more comprehensive news coverage, the POST also had a bigger comics section with most of what I later learned were the more famous comics of that day. I read the STAR's comics section but not with much enthusiasm. Thus, I had no idea what various hit songs such as "Snoopy Vs. the Red Baron" and this one were about. Also, because it was a hit during a time period when I wasn't paying much attention to the hit songs of the day (after the cancelation of MILT GRANT'S RECORD HOP on a DC area TV station and the arrival of the Beatles), I actually knew the parody version of this song, "Annie Fanny" by the Kingsmen, #47 in 1965 and used in GOLQ291, before I knew this one. But since I didn't read PLAYBOY, I didn't know who "Annie Fanny" was either until some more enlightened kids at my school let me know! I've seen the beauty of the red, red rose Seen the beauty when the skies are blue Seen the beauty of the evening sunset But the beauty of |
| Ken Whiton <kenwhiton@surfglobal.net>: Oct 27 04:28AM -0400 *-* On Mon, 27 Oct 2014, at 01:50:21 -0500, *-* In Article <MPG.2eb7a72ae8884b25989a67@news.supernews.com>, *-* The GOLQ Institute wrote *-* About RESULTS and ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz 332 (GOLQ332) > RESULTS & ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #332 (GOLQ332) [ ... ] > And so the people started to sing > And that's how the surf gave birth I'm told > #08) 5th Dimension, The: California Soul (1968) [25] {49} [ ... ] > Nick Ashford himself did a solo recording, year unknown, which > can only be found on YouTube in a poor quality version: > http://youtube.com/watch?v=jnmule9AtvQ It's from (May) 1968. <http://www.45cat.com/record/vk10599> [ ... ] > Wilson Pickett and Don Varner), written by Bert Berns and Jerry > Ragovoy, that Berns and Ragovoy were eventually given co-writing > credits. [ ... ] > "32 Miles out of Waycross" by Hoagy Lands or anyone else was not > found on YouTube. FWIW, at least two Web sites indicate it was recorded for Bang Records, but was unreleased. <http://www.bertberns.com/disc_1.html> <http://www.dustbury.com/archives/18803> Ken Whiton -- FIDO: 1:132/152 InterNet: kenwhiton@surfglobal.net.INVAL (remove the obvious to reply) |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Oct 26 09:40PM This is Rotating Quiz 161. Entries must be posted by Sunday, November 2nd, 2014 at 10 PM (Eastern Standard Time). Usual rules: no looking anything up, no discussion, etc. The winner gets to create the next RQ. Please post your answers to all questions in a single followup in the newsgroup, quoting the questions and placing your answer below each one. Only one answer is allowed per question. In the interest of getting this thing out in a timely fashion I am more or less lifting Mark's format from RQ #160. So, there is an 11th answer which is derived from the other answers. However, because I am nice I will tell you in advance that this answer is given by reading the initial letters of the other answers in order. Scoring is 2 points for answers 1-10 or 1 point for an answer I deem to be sufficiently close (spelling errors and the like). Answer 11 is worth 5 points or nothing. In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be whoever scored the most points on the hardest questions (defined post-facto as the ones which the fewest people got any points on). Second tiebreaker will be posting order. 1. The standard isotope of this element with atomic weight 99 is a beta emitter, and in fact is used as a standard beta emitter. However, the element's metastable 99m isomer is a gamma emitter; that might make it dangerous if not for its six-hour half life. The short half life and the wavelength of the gamma rays make the isomer well-suited for medical imaging; it can be used for scans on many parts of the body. 2. This quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur is well-known for its heavily- armored body and its clubbed tail. The armor was formed by large plates and lumps of bone attached to the skin in rows. The tail had similar pieces of bone on it and was possibly used as a weapon. 3. This dynasty ruled the Franks from the 5th to the 8th centuries. Their kings initially ruled but later became figureheads while the real power was held by their mayors of the palace; Charles Martel was one of these. 4. This English county is very old; it had its current name (allowing for language changes) by 860 and its boundaries have not changed much since that time. Its most prominent town is Reading, although people outside the UK might be more familiar with Windsor. 5. In Turkish the original form of this word meant something like "chambermaid." In French and eventually English it shifted to mean a harem concubine, and later was used more generally to refer to mistresses and to a style of artistic pose. 6. This chemical compound's common name comes from the Japanese name for Toxicodendron vernicifluum, also known as the Chinese lacquer tree; the compound is present in the tree's sap. Once the sap has been collected, applied to a surface, and cured, the compound polymerizes to form lacquer. However, that is not the only way people encounter it, as it is present in the other members of the Toxicodendron family (and other plants); the best-known member of that family is poison ivy, and this compound is responsible for the severe allergic reaction many people have to it. 7. This is a popular name for theaters, probably because the main theater district of 19th-century New York City had that name. That district was named after a section of Venice which used to be a major commercial center. The original version of the name meant "high river bank." 8. This is the term for a position held by a nation (or more generally some portion of a nation's population) that territory belonging to another nation should be rightfully owned by it (or become independent, occasionally). For example, Argentina's constitution states that it is the rightful owner of the Falkland Islands and other British overseas territories; when so enshrined this is sometimes known as "constitutional <answer 8>." 9. This city is the capital of Cyprus and the largest city on the island. (Part of it is also the capital of the de facto Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.) The oldest named city on the city was named Ledra; the current name appears to have resulted from French-speaking Crusaders mispronouncing the name it had in the 13th century. 10. This gasoline brand name is still widely used outside the US, but in the US hasn't been seen much since 1972. It comes from the initials of the original company the owning company used to be part of. (Actually, due to mergers the owning company used to be several parts of the original company.) 11. Acrostic? -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Oct 26 05:03PM -0500 In article <m2jpos$k7r$1@reader1.panix.com>, tool@panix.com says... > armored body and its clubbed tail. The armor was formed by large plates > and lumps of bone attached to the skin in rows. The tail had similar > pieces of bone on it and was possibly used as a weapon. stegasaurus > name. That district was named after a section of Venice which > used to be a major commercial center. The original version > of the name meant "high river bank." rialto > the city was named Ledra; the current name appears to have > resulted from French-speaking Crusaders mispronouncing the name > it had in the 13th century. Nicosia > from the initials of the original company the owning company > used to be part of. (Actually, due to mergers the owning company > used to be several parts of the original company.) Esso |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 26 10:49PM -0500 Dan Blum: > However, because I am nice I will tell you in advance that this > answer is given by reading the initial letters of the other > answers in order. A bold tactic! We'll see if it pays off for him. > dangerous if not for its six-hour half life. The short half life and the > wavelength of the gamma rays make the isomer well-suited for medical > imaging; it can be used for scans on many parts of the body. TECHNETIUM. > armored body and its clubbed tail. The armor was formed by large plates > and lumps of bone attached to the skin in rows. The tail had similar > pieces of bone on it and was possibly used as a weapon. STEGOSAURUS. > Their kings initially ruled but later became figureheads while the > real power was held by their mayors of the palace; Charles Martel > was one of these. All I can think of is the CAPETIAN dynasty, but I think they came later. > for language changes) by 860 and its boundaries have not changed much > since that time. Its most prominent town is Reading, although people > outside the UK might be more familiar with Windsor. I first thought it must be Berkshire, but after putting this aside for the baseball game and coming back to it, I'll have to go with WESSEX, which is a suitably ancient name. > "chambermaid." In French and eventually English it shifted to mean > a harem concubine, and later was used more generally to refer to > mistresses and to a style of artistic pose. The best I have is SERAGLIO, but that sounds Italian-flavored, not French, and I don't think it refers to an individual concubine. > of the Toxicodendron family (and other plants); the best-known > member of that family is poison ivy, and this compound is responsible > for the severe allergic reaction many people have to it. Arrgh, even after the game I still can't think of this. But it has to start with a vowel for the acrostic... *oh*! Not one of the more common vowels. URUSHIOL is the stuff! > name. That district was named after a section of Venice which > used to be a major commercial center. The original version > of the name meant "high river bank." Vaudev... no, of course, RIALTO! > constitution states that it is the rightful owner of the Falkland > Islands and other British overseas territories; when so enshrined > this is sometimes known as "constitutional <answer 8>." CLAIM. > the city was named Ledra; the current name appears to have > resulted from French-speaking Crusaders mispronouncing the name > it had in the 13th century. NICOSIA. > from the initials of the original company the owning company > used to be part of. (Actually, due to mergers the owning company > used to be several parts of the original company.) ESSO. > 11. Acrostic? If everything I have is right, it's TSCWSURCNE, or more likely ENCRUSWCST reading upward. ENCRUSTING is the only 10-letter word I can think of that first (unless ENCRUMBING is a word -- the bread crumbs might be what you're shaking); but that's obviously not it, as the ending needs to be ST. Nor can I produce a phrase starting with ENCRU (or ending with URCNE) that fits. Finally, I give up. -- Mark Brader, Toronto "The English future is very confusing! msb@vex.net (This is not a political statement.)" My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Oct 27 04:11AM > I first thought it must be Berkshire, but after putting this aside for > the baseball game and coming back to it, I'll have to go with WESSEX, > which is a suitably ancient name. Are you a Thomas Hardy fan? -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Oct 26 02:51PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in > 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. David Schwimmer; Matt LeBlanc > 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. The 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 Serkis > 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. "The Glass Menagerie" > * Game 4, Round 6 - Science - Household Chemical Compounds > 2. According to the disclaimer on most pumps, a certain percentage > of the gas is C2H5OH. What's that? ethanol > 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. lye > 6. Windex is one of the most famous examples of a cleaning solution > whose active ingredient is NH3. ammonia > 9. Yeah, it hurts. But moms know H2O2 must be poured in painfully > copious amounts on cuts. Name that stuff. peroxide > 10. A prerequisite to games of hopscotch, CaCO3. chalk -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Oct 26 02:53PM > 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? Ricardo > 3. I'll be there for you, except on awards night. Name the only > cast member of "Friends" who never received an Emmy nomination. Matt LeBlanc; David Schwimmer > 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 Serkis > 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. The Glass Menagerie > * Game 4, Round 6 - Science - Household Chemical Compounds > 2. According to the disclaimer on most pumps, a certain percentage > of the gas is C2H5OH. What's that? ethanol > 4. A standard tank refill of C3H8 currently runs from $20 to $28 -- > more on holiday weekends. butane > 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 -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 26 10:15AM -0500 Mark Brader: > and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information > see my 2014-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the > Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". Note: the following set, Rounds 4 and 6, has already been posted. It's under the correct Subject line but, posting while asleep, I accidentally put it in this thread instead of starting a new one. > 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. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Peter, Erland, Joshua, Bruce, Jeff, Rob, Björn, and Dan Tilque. > 2. The seat of Franklin County KS; 355 km NE of Toronto. Ottawa. 4 for Marc and Joshua. > 3. The capital of Baja California Sur; 415 km NW of Sucre. La Paz. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Erland, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 4. 45 km from Dover; across the border from St. Stephen NB. Calais. ("Callay" in France, "Callus" in Maine.) 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Peter, Joshua, Rob, Björn, and Dan Tilque. > 5. 715 km NE of Melbourne; 315 km NE of Halifax. Sydney. 4 for Peter, Erland, Joshua, Bruce, Rob, and Dan Tilque. > 6. 390 km NW of Lyon; 150 km NE of Dallas Paris. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Erland, Joshua, Jeff, Rob, Björn, and Dan Tilque. > 7. A city in ruins, 20 km S of Cairo; 315 km W of Nashville. Memphis. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Peter, Erland, Joshua, Jason, Rob, and Dan Tilque. > 8. 95 km E of Atlanta; 305 km S of Thessaloniki. Athens. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Marc, Peter, Erland, Joshua, Jason, Bruce, Jeff, Rob, Björn, and Dan Tilque. > 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. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Joshua, Rob, Björn, and Dan Tilque. > 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. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Erland, Joshua, Bruce, Jeff, Rob, and Dan Tilque. > in sequence with the others; answer that one if you like for fun, > but for no points. > 1. A (1962). "A Clockwork Orange", by Anthony Burgess. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Joshua, Bruce, and Jeff. > 2. B (1987). "Communion", by Whitley Streiber. 4 for Joshua and Jason. 3 for Dan Blum. Yes, this book did come up on "Jeopardy!" about 2 days after the original game. > 3. (decoy) C. "Charlotte's Web", by E.B. White. Dan Blum, Marc, Joshua, Jason, and Bruce got this. > 4. D (2005). "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo", by Stieg Larsson. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > 5. E (1966). "Valley of the Dolls", by Jacqueline Susann. 4 for Marc, Bruce, and Dan Tilque. > 6. F (1969). "The Godfather", by Mario Puzo. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Joshua, Jason, Bruce, Jeff, Björn, and Dan Tilque. > 7. G (1937). "The Hobbit", by J.R.R. Tolkien. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Joshua, Bruce, Jeff, and Dan Tilque. It's a Polish edition; the letter in the subtitle that looks like a ligature of "my" is actually "z". > 8. H (circa 300 BC). "The Kama Sutra", by Vatsyayana. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Peter, Joshua, Bruce, Jeff, and Björn. > 9. I (2011). "Fifty Shades of Grey", by E.L. James. 4 for Marc, Peter, Joshua, Jason, and Jeff. > 10. J (2001). "The Life of Pi", by Yann Martell. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Peter, Joshua, Bruce, and Jeff. > 11. K (1983). "The Witches", by Roald Dahl. 4 for Dan Blum and Peter. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 4 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> Geo Lit Joshua Kreitzer 40 32 72 Dan Blum 32 31 63 Marc Dashevsky 28 28 56 Dan Tilque 36 12 48 Peter Smyth 28 16 44 Jeff Turner 16 24 40 Bruce Bowler 16 24 40 Rob Parker 32 0 32 Björn Lundin 20 8 28 Erland Sommarskog 28 0 28 Jason Kreitzer 8 12 20 -- Mark Brader "Outside of nearly having two head-on collisions, msb@vex.net we found driving in England to be fairly easy." Toronto -- Cher Classick My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Oct 26 05:16PM +0100 On 2014-10-26 05:51, Mark Brader wrote: > 3. I'll be there for you, except on awards night. Name the only > cast member of "Friends" who never received an Emmy nomination. David Schwimmer > 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. Van Halen ? (guess by 'really got me' and David? (le Roth)) > 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. Seinfelt > 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 > 2. According to the disclaimer on most pumps, a certain percentage > of the gas is C2H5OH. What's that? Benzene > 3. Many household detergents advertise themselves as being free > of PO4. Phosfor > 7 Nail polish remover and liquid paper both go heavy on C3H6O. What's that? Aceton -- Björn |
| Jason Kreitzer <krei513@aol.com>: Oct 26 08:47PM -0700 On Sunday, October 26, 2014 12:51:12 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > 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. Jennifer Aniston > 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. The 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 > 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. Chalk |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 26 12:40PM -0500 Mark Brader writes: > This is Rotating Quiz #160... ...and the winner is by a large margin is DAN BLUM. Hearty congratulations and have fun running RQ 161! > 1. [Geography] By area, what is the world's largest landlocked > country? KAZAKHSTAN. 2 for Dan, Peter, Erland, and Rob. > 2. [Religion] In Roman Catholicism, what term refers to the > supposed miraculous "substantial conversion" of the bread and > wine of the Eucharist? TRANSUBSTANTIATION. 2 for Dan, Peter, and Jeff. > 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. (Joe) THEISMANN (beaten for the Heisman trophy in 1970 by Jim Plunkett; played for the Argos 1971-73). 2 for Marc. 1 for Dan and Jeff. > 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. 2 for Dan, Peter, Erland, Rob, and Jeff. > 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. 2 for Dan and Rob. 1 for Peter. It was called "the Mausoleum" and the word has entered our language. The place is now Bodrum, Turkey. > 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? (Friedrich) NIETZSCHE. 2 for Dan and Jeff. 1 for Marc and Erland. By "superman" or "overman", he meant the next stage in the evolution of mankind, hence the connection with the movie. The title of the book and the musical work was "Also sprach Zarathustra", or in English, "Thus Spake Zarathustra". > 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, sung by Nat King Cole (1919-65) and Natalie Cole (1950-). See, I even gave you a hint. 2 for Marc, Dan, and Rob. > 8. [History] Who was Prime Minister of the UK when the country > declared war against Germany in 1939? (Neville) CHAMBERLAIN. 2 for everyone -- Marc, Dan, Peter, Erland, Rob, and Jeff. > 9. [Culture] The various types of these include bronze, china, > gold, leather, paper, and silver. What are they? (Wedding) ANNIVERSARIES. 2 for Marc, Dan, Peter, Rob, and Jeff. > 10. [Entertainment] The concept of "method acting", or "the Method", > was popularized in North America by Lee Strasberg, but who was > the Russian actor-director that originated it? (In our alphabet.) (Konstantin) STANISLAVSKI or STANISLAVSKY. 2 for Marc and Dan. > 11. [Quilt] ? Main diagonal upwards. The staff member in a store who claims to be there to "help you" would be a... * K AZAKHSTAN * T R ANSUBSTANTIATION * TH E ISMANN * AMP L ITUDE * HALI C ARNASSUS * NIETZ S CHE * UNFORG E TTABLE * CHAMBER L AIN * ANNIVERS A RIES * STANISLAV S KI 8 for Dan. Scores, if there are no errors: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 TOTALS Dan Blum 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 8 27 Rob Parker 2 0 0 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 12 Peter Smyth 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 11 Marc Dashevsky 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 0 11 Jeff Turner 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 11 Erland Sommarskog 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 7 8 6 4 10 5 6 6 12 10 4 8 -- Mark Brader "A clarification is not to make oneself clear. Toronto It is to PUT oneself IN the clear." msb@vex.net -- Lynn & Jay, "Yes, Prime Minister" My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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