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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 23 12:23AM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-10-27, 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 6, Round 7 - Arts & Lit - Graphic Novels In case you haven't gotten the memo, they aren't comic books any more, they're graphic novels. Whatever the difference, they have impacted modern culture and inspired more than a few movies. In fact all but two of these classic graphic novels have been made into films or TV series, but we're talking about the original works here. In each case give the title. 1. Set in a parallel 1980s where Nixon won the Vietnam War with the help of a superhero named Dr. Manhattan, this Alan Moore tale of over-the-hill superheroes includes a murder mystery and a psychotic vigilante named Rorschach. 2. Alan Moore again. In this one, he envisioned a Victorian superhero collective that included Captain Nemo, Allan Quatermain, Dr. Henry Jekyll, and the Invisible Man, fighting the supervillain Fu Manchu. 3. Created by writer/artist Mike Mignola, this was the story of a demon brought to Earth by Nazi occultists, but taken by Allied forces who put him to work battling future threats via the United States Bureau for Paranormal Research. 4. Britain's best-selling and most enduring graphic novel, it's the tale of a vigilante on the mean streets of Mega-City One, who declares himself judge, jury, and executioner. Actually, this one's been made into two movies. 5. This graphic novel series was the autobiographical work of Art Spiegelman, conveying the day-to-day life of Polish Jews in Hitler's Europe through anthropomorphic animals. Name this Pulitzer Prize winner. 6. Alan Moore again. Okay, we love the guy. This graphic novel is set in a totalitarian post-WW3 England, in which a man in a porcelain mask and his protegee fight oppression through pranks and terrorism. 7. Neil Gaiman's most famous work is the story of a man trying to capture Death (who is incarnated as a goth girl). Instead, he captures the King of Dreams. 8. Daniel Clowes's cult classic about adolescent life follows the story of Enid Coleslaw and Beck Doppelmeyer -- two bored, ironic teenage girls who wander aimlessly around their unnamed American town. 9. Frank Miller's magnum opus, it tells the story of the Spartans' heroic stand at Thermopylae. The story focuses on King Leonidas, the young footsoldier Stelios, and the storyteller Dilios. 10. In Robert Kirkman's story, a zombie apocalypse has swept the globe, causing the dead to feed on the living. It chronicles the travels of a group of people trying to survive in a zombie world. Battling despair (and sometimes each other), the group searches for a secure place to call home. * Game 6, Round 8 - Sports - Athletes Turned Politician Whether the rough-and-tumble of professional sports prepares you for the real world is debatable. But it does seem to be nice training for politics, where playing dirty pays. In each case, name the athletic politico. 1. Considered one of the all-time great Seattle Seahawks, this wide receiver spent 4 terms in the US House of Representatives before resigning in 2006 to run -- unsuccessfully -- for Governor of Oklahoma. 2. This quarterback led the Ottawa Rough Riders to the Grey Cup in 1981. In 1995, as an Oklahoma Republican, he became the first African-American to be elected to Congress from any southern state in 120 years. 3. A 20-year New Jersey Senator, and one-time Presidential candidate, he won two NBA championships with the New York Knicks and is in the NBA Hall of Fame. 4. *The* Buffalo Bills quarterback of the 1960s, he won two championships and went to 7 Pro Bowls. He served as a Congressman from New York for 18 years and was Bob Dole's vice-presidential candidate in the 1996 election. 5. This Toronto Maple Leaf played with the team in the '60s *while* serving as MP for York West in the Pearson government. He would go on to coach the Leafs for four seasons in the '70s. 6. In another case of Maple Leaf moonlighting, this man served as a Progressive Conservative MP for Waterloo South while playing for the team 1951-53 -- appropriately, at right wing. He would later make a name for himself yet again as a "Hockey Night in Canada" personality. 7. This former Montreal Canadien won 5 Vezina trophies in 7 full seasons. He was elected MP for York Centre in 2004 and was Minister of Social Development under Paul Martin. 8. The only 8-division world champion in boxing, he has won 10 world titles and, in 2013, was on the Forbes list as the 14th highest-paid athlete in the world. Since 2010, he has also been an elected member of the Philippines Congress. 9. He was the first professional boxer to hold a Ph.D. degree. He retired last year as the 8th-longest-reigning heavyweight champion of all time. And now he is the mayor of Kiev, Ukraine. 10. This track and field superstar won 4 medals, including a gold, at the 1980 and '84 Olympics. He was a British MP 1992-97. He is now Pro Chancellor at Loughborough University and chair of the British Olympic Association. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "I wish to God these calculations had been msb@vex.net | executed by steam!" -- Charles Babbage, 1821 My text in this article is in the public domain. |
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Nov 23 06:31AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:VIqdnfLbc8vS4OzJnZ2dnUU7- > made into films or TV series, but we're talking about the original > works here. > In each case give the title. Some of these, I'm not sure that they are considered graphic novels per se, but here goes. > the help of a superhero named Dr. Manhattan, this Alan Moore > tale of over-the-hill superheroes includes a murder mystery > and a psychotic vigilante named Rorschach. "Watchmen" > superhero collective that included Captain Nemo, Allan > Quatermain, Dr. Henry Jekyll, and the Invisible Man, > fighting the supervillain Fu Manchu. "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" > a demon brought to Earth by Nazi occultists, but taken by Allied > forces who put him to work battling future threats via the United > States Bureau for Paranormal Research. "Hellboy" > the tale of a vigilante on the mean streets of Mega-City One, > who declares himself judge, jury, and executioner. Actually, > this one's been made into two movies. "Judge Dredd" > Art Spiegelman, conveying the day-to-day life of Polish Jews > in Hitler's Europe through anthropomorphic animals. Name this > Pulitzer Prize winner. "Maus" > is set in a totalitarian post-WW3 England, in which a man in a > porcelain mask and his protegee fight oppression through pranks > and terrorism. "V for Vendetta" > 7. Neil Gaiman's most famous work is the story of a man trying > to capture Death (who is incarnated as a goth girl). Instead, > he captures the King of Dreams. "Sandman" > the story of Enid Coleslaw and Beck Doppelmeyer -- two bored, > ironic teenage girls who wander aimlessly around their unnamed > American town. "Ghost World" > 9. Frank Miller's magnum opus, it tells the story of the Spartans' > heroic stand at Thermopylae. The story focuses on King Leonidas, > the young footsoldier Stelios, and the storyteller Dilios. "300" > travels of a group of people trying to survive in a zombie world. > Battling despair (and sometimes each other), the group searches > for a secure place to call home. "The Walking Dead" > wide receiver spent 4 terms in the US House of Representatives > before resigning in 2006 to run -- unsuccessfully -- for Governor > of Oklahoma. Steve Largent > in 1981. In 1995, as an Oklahoma Republican, he became the > first African-American to be elected to Congress from any > southern state in 120 years. J.C. Watts > 3. A 20-year New Jersey Senator, and one-time Presidential > candidate, he won two NBA championships with the New York Knicks > and is in the NBA Hall of Fame. Bill Bradley > championships and went to 7 Pro Bowls. He served as a > Congressman from New York for 18 years and was Bob Dole's > vice-presidential candidate in the 1996 election. Jack Kemp > world titles and, in 2013, was on the Forbes list as the 14th > highest-paid athlete in the world. Since 2010, he has also > been an elected member of the Philippines Congress. Manny Pacquiao > 9. He was the first professional boxer to hold a Ph.D. degree. > He retired last year as the 8th-longest-reigning heavyweight > champion of all time. And now he is the mayor of Kiev, Ukraine. Klitschko > at the 1980 and '84 Olympics. He was a British MP 1992-97. > He is now Pro Chancellor at Loughborough University and chair > of the British Olympic Association. Sebastian Coe -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Nov 23 01:41AM -0600 In article <VIqdnfLbc8vS4OzJnZ2dnUU7-I2dnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says... > Art Spiegelman, conveying the day-to-day life of Polish Jews > in Hitler's Europe through anthropomorphic animals. Name this > Pulitzer Prize winner. Maus > the story of Enid Coleslaw and Beck Doppelmeyer -- two bored, > ironic teenage girls who wander aimlessly around their unnamed > American town. Ghost World > 9. Frank Miller's magnum opus, it tells the story of the Spartans' > heroic stand at Thermopylae. The story focuses on King Leonidas, > the young footsoldier Stelios, and the storyteller Dilios. 300 > wide receiver spent 4 terms in the US House of Representatives > before resigning in 2006 to run -- unsuccessfully -- for Governor > of Oklahoma. Steve Largent > 3. A 20-year New Jersey Senator, and one-time Presidential > candidate, he won two NBA championships with the New York Knicks > and is in the NBA Hall of Fame. Bill Bradley > championships and went to 7 Pro Bowls. He served as a > Congressman from New York for 18 years and was Bob Dole's > vice-presidential candidate in the 1996 election. Jack Kemp |
"Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: Nov 23 09:24AM Mark Brader wrote: > the tale of a vigilante on the mean streets of Mega-City One, > who declares himself judge, jury, and executioner. Actually, > this one's been made into two movies. Judge Dredd > travels of a group of people trying to survive in a zombie world. > Battling despair (and sometimes each other), the group searches > for a secure place to call home. The Walking Dead > in 1981. In 1995, as an Oklahoma Republican, he became the > first African-American to be elected to Congress from any > southern state in 120 years. JD Holmes > 3. A 20-year New Jersey Senator, and one-time Presidential > candidate, he won two NBA championships with the New York Knicks > and is in the NBA Hall of Fame. Bill Bradley > championships and went to 7 Pro Bowls. He served as a > Congressman from New York for 18 years and was Bob Dole's > vice-presidential candidate in the 1996 election. Jack Kemp > world titles and, in 2013, was on the Forbes list as the 14th > highest-paid athlete in the world. Since 2010, he has also > been an elected member of the Philippines Congress. Manny Pacquaio > 9. He was the first professional boxer to hold a Ph.D. degree. > He retired last year as the 8th-longest-reigning heavyweight > champion of all time. And now he is the mayor of Kiev, Ukraine. Vitali Klitschko > at the 1980 and '84 Olympics. He was a British MP 1992-97. > He is now Pro Chancellor at Loughborough University and chair > of the British Olympic Association. Sebastian Coe Peter Smyth |
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Nov 23 11:27AM +0100 > * Game 6, Round 7 - Arts & Lit - Graphic Novels And not a single one by Hegré? What a shame. > championships and went to 7 Pro Bowls. He served as a > Congressman from New York for 18 years and was Bob Dole's > vice-presidential candidate in the 1996 election. Nelson Rockefeller > 9. He was the first professional boxer to hold a Ph.D. degree. > He retired last year as the 8th-longest-reigning heavyweight > champion of all time. And now he is the mayor of Kiev, Ukraine. Vitaly Klytchko > at the 1980 and '84 Olympics. He was a British MP 1992-97. > He is now Pro Chancellor at Loughborough University and chair > of the British Olympic Association. Sebastian Coe -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 23 12:19AM -0600 Mark Brader: > Canadian politics produces its share of bon and not-so-bon mots. > We'll give you a quote and a clue about circumstances and/or the > type of person speaking; you give the person's name. This was the easiest round in the original game. > 1. "An election is no time to discuss serious issues." > Soon-to-be-defeated PM. Kim Campbell. > 2. "Conscription if necessary, but not necessarily conscription." > Ambiguous campaign promise to Quebeckers in advance of a > World War. Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King. > 3. "I don't know... a proof is a proof. What kind of a proof? > It's a proof. A proof is a proof, and when you have a good > proof, it's because it's proven." Prime minister. Jean Chrétien. 4 for Joshua. 2 for Peter. > 4. "Pass the tequila, Sheila, and lie down and love me again." > Colorful minister talking publicly about Liberal opposition > member Sheila Copps. John Crosbie. > about going there, but the wife is really nervous. I just see > myself in a pot of boiling water with all these natives dancing > around me." Toronto politician. Mel Lastman. Lastman was Toronto's previous most infamously buffoonish rightist populist mayor, before Rob Ford raised that bar to a whole new level; but I did think he got a bum rap when people disposed to find others racist thought they'd done so here. He was just being self-deprecating. Some other politicians had wanted to spend public money to send him to some sort of international conference, and he was looking for a humorous way to say that he was too ignorant of other countries to be able to contribute, so he chose to express that ignorance by deliberately using an outdated stereotype. On the other hand, it was politically stupid of him not to anticipate the controversy that followed, so: http://www.artizans.com/images/previews/BAD345.pvw.jpg > election day all the little mice used to go to the ballot box > and they used to elect a government -- a government made up of > big, fat, black cats." Prairie premier and political reformer. T.C. "Tommy" Douglas (cf. Game 4, Round 10). 4 for Joshua. > 7. "There's no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation." > Prime minister. Pierre Trudeau. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. 3 for Pete. > 8. "It's true, it's true that we have been defeated, but basically > by what? By money and the ethnic vote, essentially." Bitter > separatist. Jacques Parizeau. > 9. "Vive le Québec libre!" A world leader overstays his Canadian > welcome. Charles de Gaulle. 4 for Joshua, Björn, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be > loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world." > A politician's last public words. Jack Layton. 4 for Dan Blum and Peter. > * Game 6, Round 6 - Geography - Rivers, Just Rivers > 1. Which North American river flows downstream through Bismarck, > then Sioux City, then Omaha? Missouri. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Bruce, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 2. Which river flows downstream from Fargo through Winnipeg? Red. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Bruce, and Dan Tilque. > 3. Which river rises in Jasper National Park and flows through > Fort McMurray? Athabasca. > 4. Which river flows into the Pacific Ocean at Astoria, Oregon, > and has the Snake River as its largest tributary? Columbia. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Marc, Bruce, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 5. Switching continents, what is the main river of Ukraine? > It flows through Kiev and into the Black Sea? Dnieper. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Erland, Pete, and Calvin. 3 for Dan Tilque. 2 for Dan Blum. > 6. What is the main river of Poland, passing through Krakow and > Warsaw before flowing into Gdansk Bay? Vistula. 4 for Dan Blum, Björn, and Erland. > 7. What is the main river of Glasgow, Scotland, historically > important for trade and shipbuilding? Clyde. 4 for Bruce, Peter, and Calvin. > 8. What is the main river of Newcastle, England, also historically > important for trade and shipbuilding? Tyne. 4 for Marc, Bruce, Peter, Erland, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Calvin. As Marc noted, the city's full name of Newcastle-upon-Tyne might have been a hint here. > 9. Which river rises on the Tibetan plateau and passes two nations' > capitals: Vientiane (Laos) and Phnom Penh (Cambodia)? Mekong. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Pete. 3 for Calvin. > 10. Which river, also rising on the Tibetan plateau, is Pakistan's > major river, reaching the Arabian Sea south of Karachi? Indus. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Pete. 3 for Dan Blum. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS TOPICS-> Sci Ent Can Geo Joshua Kreitzer 32 40 16 20 108 Dan Blum 38 24 8 17 87 Dan Tilque 36 4 4 27 71 Marc Dashevsky 24 20 0 24 68 Bruce Bowler 20 12 0 20 52 Peter Smyth 28 8 6 8 50 Erland Sommarskog 16 0 4 24 44 Rob Parker 31 0 -- -- 31 Pete Gayde -- -- 7 24 31 Jason Kreitzer 0 20 -- -- 20 "Calvin" -- -- 0 15 15 Björn Lundin 3 0 4 4 11 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "But going repeatedly back and forth in time is msb@vex.net | cheating. Anybody can do that!" --Paul Kriha My text in this article is in the public domain. |
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Nov 22 01:54PM +0100 > 1 Which organisation has the motto: Fidelity, Bravery and Integrity? Free Masons? > 2 What was the capital city of West Germany? Bonn > 4 What is the name of the light sensitive membrane which is the > inner lining of the wall of the eyeball? Retina > 5 What is the official language of Colombia? Spanish > 6 What word describes the bending of light from one medium to another? Inflexion. > 8 How long did the Arab/Israeli war of 1967 last? Six days > 9 What foodstuff is used in tempera painting? Egg yolk > 10 By knocking out Ingermar Johansson in 1960, who became the first > boxer to regain the heavyweight world title? Floyd Patterson -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 22 02:17PM -0600 "Calvin": > Well hello Hello! > 1 Which organisation has the motto: Fidelity, Bravery and Integrity? (U.S.) Federal Bureau of Investigation. > 2 What was the capital city of West Germany? Bonn. > 3 Jonathan Rhys Meyers played King Henry VIII in which HBO TV series? "The Tudors". I thought it was a British series. > 4 What is the name of the light sensitive membrane which is the inner > lining of the wall of the eyeball? Retina. > 5 What is the official language of Colombia? Spanish. > 6 What word describes the bending of light from one medium to another? Refraction. > 7 Which author wrote the eighteenth century novel The Life and Opinions > of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman? Sterne. > 8 How long did the Arab/Israeli war of 1967 last? 6 days. > 9 What foodstuff is used in tempera painting? Eggs. > 10 By knocking out Ingermar Johansson in 1960, who became the first > boxer to regain the heavyweight world title? Hmm. Clay? -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "'Other than they typo'? Oh, the irony!" msb@vex.net | --Stan Brown |
Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Nov 22 02:21PM -0600 In article <b49b2b72-11cc-41a0-a1f3-8f73a064e811@googlegroups.com>, 334152@gmail.com says... > 1 Which organisation has the motto: Fidelity, Bravery and Integrity? Federal Bureau of Investigation (ironic motto) > 2 What was the capital city of West Germany? Bonn > 3 Jonathan Rhys Meyers played King Henry VIII in which HBO TV series? > 4 What is the name of the light sensitive membrane which is the inner lining of the wall of the eyeball? retina > 5 What is the official language of Colombia? Spanish > 6 What word describes the bending of light from one medium to another? refraction > 7 Which author wrote the eighteenth century novel The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman? > 8 How long did the Arab/Israeli war of 1967 last? 6 days > 9 What foodstuff is used in tempera painting? egg > 10 By knocking out Ingermar Johansson in 1960, who became the first boxer to regain the heavyweight world title? Floyd Patterson |
"Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Nov 22 09:23PM +0100 On 2014-11-22 11:53, Calvin wrote: > 2 What was the capital city of West Germany? Bonn > 3 Jonathan Rhys Meyers played King Henry VIII in which HBO TV series? The Tudors? > 4 What is the name of the light sensitive membrane which is the inner lining of the wall of the eyeball? Retina > 5 What is the official language of Colombia? Spanish > 8 How long did the Arab/Israeli war of 1967 last? 6 days > 10 By knocking out Ingermar Johansson in 1960, who became the first boxer to regain the heavyweight world title? Floyd Patterson -- Björn |
"Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: Nov 22 09:52PM Calvin wrote: > Well hello > 1 Which organisation has the motto: Fidelity, Bravery and Integrity? FBI > 2 What was the capital city of West Germany? Bonn > 3 Jonathan Rhys Meyers played King Henry VIII in which HBO TV > series? The Tudors > 4 What is the name of the light sensitive membrane which is the > inner lining of the wall of the eyeball? Retina > 5 What is the official language of Colombia? Spanish > 6 What word describes the bending of light from one > medium to another? Refraction > 7 Which author wrote the eighteenth century novel The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman? > 8 How long did > the Arab/Israeli war of 1967 last? 6 days > 9 What foodstuff is used in > tempera painting? Potato > 10 By knocking out Ingermar Johansson in 1960, who > became the first boxer to regain the heavyweight world title? Sonny Liston Peter Smyth |
swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Nov 22 04:20PM -0800 On Saturday, November 22, 2014 5:53:05 AM UTC-5, Calvin wrote: > Well hello <voice="the count from sesame street">greetings!</voice> > 1 Which organisation has the motto: Fidelity, Bravery and Integrity? u.s. fbi > 2 What was the capital city of West Germany? bonn > 3 Jonathan Rhys Meyers played King Henry VIII in which HBO TV series? the tudors > 4 What is the name of the light sensitive membrane which is the inner lining of the wall of the eyeball? retina > 5 What is the official language of Colombia? spanish > 6 What word describes the bending of light from one medium to another? refraction > 7 Which author wrote the eighteenth century novel The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman? larry > 8 How long did the Arab/Israeli war of 1967 last? 6 days > 9 What foodstuff is used in tempera painting? eggs > 10 By knocking out Ingermar Johansson in 1960, who became the first boxer to regain the heavyweight world title? patterson swp |
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