- QFTCIUA Game 8, Rounds 4,6: Canada Reads, municipalities - 1 Update
- Calvin's quiz #372 - 4 Updates
| tool@panix.com: Dec 26 09:49PM -0800 On Tuesday, December 23, 2014 11:50:14 PM UTC-6, Mark Brader wrote: > * Game 8, Round 6 - Geography - Fun with Municipalities > 2. What southern Ontario city began as the settlement of Sandwich? London; Kitchener > 3. The city of Galt, Ontario, was amalgamated into what larger > municipality? London > 5. In what US state could you go from Blue Ball to Intercourse in > just 15 minutes? Driving, that is. Pennsylvania > 6. The drive from Dildo to Paradise, on the other hand, would take > around an hour -- in what Canadian province? Newfoundland and Labrador > 9. What city in Ontario changed its name from Berlin in 1916, > for obvious reasons? Waterloo; Kitchener > 10. In 1950, the town of Hot Springs, New Mexico, changed its name > to that of a radio (and later TV) game show. It's also the title > of a 1997 movie directed by Kiefer Sutherland. Name that town. Truth or Consequences -- Dan Blum |
| "Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: Dec 26 06:58PM Calvin wrote: > 1 In 1994 which cricketer became the first batsman to score 500 runs > in a first-class innings? Brian Charles Lara > 2 Which book by Karen Blixen was also a 1985 film starring Meryl > Streep and Robert Redford? The Bridges of Madison County > 3 The Feyenoord soccer club is based in which Dutch city? Rotterdam > 4 What animal is the symbol of the Democratic Party in the USA? Donkey > 5 Which company developed the x86 family of microchips during the > late 20th century? Intel > 6 Which American-born violinist (1916-1999) became a Swiss citizen > in 1970 and a British one in 1985? Menuhin > 7 Which was George Lazenby's only James Bond film? You Only Live Twice > 8 What was the given name of Ned Kelly's younger brother and > co-member of the Kelly Gang? > 9 In what country was the Rosetta Stone discovered in 1799? Egypt > 10 Now offering private security and crisis management services, > which firm was founded as a private detective agency in Chicago in > 1850? Pinkertons Peter Smyth |
| "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>: Dec 26 02:07PM -0500 On 2014-12-25, Calvin wrote: > I'll be away for the next week so CQ372 won't be marked until early January. Happy New Year everyone. > 1 In 1994 which cricketer became the first batsman to score 500 runs in a first-class innings? > 2 Which book by Karen Blixen was also a 1985 film starring Meryl Streep and Robert Redford? Out of Africa > 3 The Feyenoord soccer club is based in which Dutch city? Rotterdam > 4 What animal is the symbol of the Democratic Party in the USA? Donkey > 5 Which company developed the x86 family of microchips during the late 20th century? Intel > 6 Which American-born violinist (1916-1999) became a Swiss citizen in 1970 and a British one in 1985? Yehudi Menuhin > 7 Which was George Lazenby's only James Bond film? On Her Majesty's Secret Service > 8 What was the given name of Ned Kelly's younger brother and co-member of the Kelly Gang? > 9 In what country was the Rosetta Stone discovered in 1799? Egypt > 10 Now offering private security and crisis management services, which firm was founded as a private detective agency in Chicago in 1850? Pinkerton -- Chris F.A. Johnson |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Dec 26 08:51PM +0100 >> 2 Which book by Karen Blixen was also a 1985 film starring Meryl >> Streep and Robert Redford? > My Africa This is another case of back-translating the Swedish title. The film was also call "Mit Afrika" in Danish. However, it appears that the Danish title of the book was "Den afrikanske farm". In any case, from what they say on Wikipedia, Karen Blixen wrote her books in English first and then translated them into Danish, "Out of Africa" is the original title. But I figured that I should make this note, so that Calvin knows how to score Björn's answer. (Myself, I saw this film dubbed in German. The most enjoyable of the evening was the commercials for the local newspaper Tageszeitung - Die beste!) -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Dec 26 11:55PM +0100 On 2014-12-26 20:51, Erland Sommarskog wrote: > (Myself, I saw this film dubbed in German. The most enjoyable of the > evening was the commercials for the local newspaper Tageszeitung - Die > beste!) Thanks for that Erland. I saw it long time ago, and as you noted, back-translated 'Mitt Afrika' to 'My Africa'. As noted before, back-translations are tricky. I never knew the original title. -- Björn |
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