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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 12 11:10PM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-11-17, 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. * Game 9, Round 9 - Science - It Should've been Called "Cretaceous Park" Next year will see the release of "Jurassic Park 4: Jurassic World", the first new movie in the series in 14 years. So thoughts turn once again to the creatures that ruled the world for more than 160,000,000 years. Dust off your Greek and Latin and, in each case, name that dino. 1. A hadrosaur whose name means "Good mother lizard". There was a long-running exhibit of the species at the ROM. 2. A prehistoric shark, possibly 60 feet long, whose name means "big tooth". 3. Its name means "three-horned face". 4. This giant, long-necked plant-eater's name means "arm lizard", because its front legs were substantially longer than the hind legs. 5. A non-Greek entry. The largest flying winged lizard, with a wingspan of 50 feet (15 m), it was named after the serpent god of the Aztecs 6. Its name means "speedy thief". It's pretty famous, though cinematic depictions of its size are a little exaggerated. 7. Its name means "egg thief", though this might be a false accusation because of a misreading of the fossil record. 8. One of the larger dinosaurs of that thieving family was named after a US state. Name that dino. 9. Two dinosaurs, a meat eater and a plant eater respectively, were named after a Western Canadian province and city. Name *either* animal. 10. This oversized saurian was once considered a distinct species whose name meant "thunder lizard", but now it's lost that identity and is just an apatasaurus. Give that obsolete name. * Game 9, Round 10 - Challenge Round A. History: Military Aircraft Nicknames A1. One of the most famous ground support aircraft of the Gulf Wars was officially the A-10. What was its nickname? A2. One of Canada's main fighters of the Cold War was the CF-104 Starfighter. What nickname did the press give it? B. Entertainment: Odd Film Credits B1. The credit was "Moose's Ass Wiped By". No moose ever actually appears in this 1975 British comedy, although a killer rabbit does. Name the movie. B2. The credit was "Naked Fight Scene Coordinator". Sacha Baron Cohen starred in this 2006 mockumentary. C. Literature: Kurt Vonnegut Jr. In each case we give the subtitle and you name the novel's main title. C1. "The Children's Crusade: A Duty Dance With Death". C2. "Goodbye Blue Monday". D. Sports: Retired Maple Leaf Numbers In each case, name the number. D1. "Ace" Bailey's number was retired until he asked Ron Ellis to wear it, and then it was retired again. D2. "Bashin' Bill" Barilko's number was retired only after Harold Ballard died. Subject of the Tragically Hip song "Fifty Mission Cap", Barilko had only worn the retired number for the 1950-51 season. E. Science: NASA Acronyms E1. What did LEM stand for? E2. What does EVA stand for? F. Leisure: Fast-Food Origins F1. Roy W. Allen and Frank Wright started which fast-food restaurant in California in 1923? F2. This burger chain started in 1953 with "Insta-" in front of the name. That was dropped a year later when it was sold to David Edgerton and James McLamore. What's it been known as since? -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "...everything else in [the] list is wrong; msb@vex.net | why should [this] be correct?" -- Rob Novak My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Jan 12 11:50PM -0600 In article <q9udnVdtGOcxNSnJnZ2dnUU7-dednZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says... > 2. A prehistoric shark, possibly 60 feet long, whose name means > "big tooth". > 3. Its name means "three-horned face". triceratops > 4. This giant, long-necked plant-eater's name means "arm lizard", > because its front legs were substantially longer than the > hind legs. brachiosaurus > of the Aztecs > 6. Its name means "speedy thief". It's pretty famous, though > cinematic depictions of its size are a little exaggerated. velociraptor > 7. Its name means "egg thief", though this might be a false > accusation because of a misreading of the fossil record. oviraptor > 10. This oversized saurian was once considered a distinct species > whose name meant "thunder lizard", but now it's lost that > identity and is just an apatasaurus. Give that obsolete name. brontosaurus > A. History: Military Aircraft Nicknames > A1. One of the most famous ground support aircraft of the Gulf > Wars was officially the A-10. What was its nickname? warthog > B1. The credit was "Moose's Ass Wiped By". No moose ever > actually appears in this 1975 British comedy, although a > killer rabbit does. Name the movie. Monty Python and the Holy Grail > B2. The credit was "Naked Fight Scene Coordinator". Sacha Baron > Cohen starred in this 2006 mockumentary. Borat > C. Literature: Kurt Vonnegut Jr. > In each case we give the subtitle and you name the novel's main title. > C1. "The Children's Crusade: A Duty Dance With Death". Slaughterhouse 5 > number for the 1950-51 season. > E. Science: NASA Acronyms > E1. What did LEM stand for? lunar E. module > E2. What does EVA stand for? extra-vehicular activity > F. Leisure: Fast-Food Origins > F1. Roy W. Allen and Frank Wright started which fast-food > restaurant in California in 1923? A & W Root Beer > of the name. That was dropped a year later when it was > sold to David Edgerton and James McLamore. What's it been > known as since? Burger King; Hardees -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jan 13 06:01AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in > Park" > 1. A hadrosaur whose name means "Good mother lizard". There was > a long-running exhibit of the species at the ROM. Bonamatersaurus > 3. Its name means "three-horned face". Triceratops > 6. Its name means "speedy thief". It's pretty famous, though > cinematic depictions of its size are a little exaggerated. Velociraptor > 7. Its name means "egg thief", though this might be a false > accusation because of a misreading of the fossil record. Oviraptor > 8. One of the larger dinosaurs of that thieving family was named > after a US state. Name that dino. Montanasaurus > 9. Two dinosaurs, a meat eater and a plant eater respectively, were > named after a Western Canadian province and city. Name *either* > animal. Albertasaurus > 10. This oversized saurian was once considered a distinct species > whose name meant "thunder lizard", but now it's lost that > identity and is just an apatasaurus. Give that obsolete name. Brontosaurus > B1. The credit was "Moose's Ass Wiped By". No moose ever > actually appears in this 1975 British comedy, although a > killer rabbit does. Name the movie. "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" > B2. The credit was "Naked Fight Scene Coordinator". Sacha Baron > Cohen starred in this 2006 mockumentary. "Borat" > C. Literature: Kurt Vonnegut Jr. > In each case we give the subtitle and you name the novel's main title. > C1. "The Children's Crusade: A Duty Dance With Death". "Slaughterhouse-Five" > C2. "Goodbye Blue Monday". "Breakfast of Champions" > E. Science: NASA Acronyms > E1. What did LEM stand for? lunar entry module > E2. What does EVA stand for? extra-vehicular activity > F. Leisure: Fast-Food Origins > F1. Roy W. Allen and Frank Wright started which fast-food > restaurant in California in 1923? Dairy Queen; Steak n' Shake > of the name. That was dropped a year later when it was > sold to David Edgerton and James McLamore. What's it been > known as since? Burger King -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 13 01:47AM -0800 On Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at 3:10:05 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > a long-running exhibit of the species at the ROM. > 2. A prehistoric shark, possibly 60 feet long, whose name means > "big tooth". Megaladon > 3. Its name means "three-horned face". Triceratops > 5. A non-Greek entry. The largest flying winged lizard, with a > wingspan of 50 feet (15 m), it was named after the serpent god > of the Aztecs Pteranadon > 10. This oversized saurian was once considered a distinct species > whose name meant "thunder lizard", but now it's lost that > identity and is just an apatasaurus. Give that obsolete name. Brontosaurus > Wars was officially the A-10. What was its nickname? > A2. One of Canada's main fighters of the Cold War was the > CF-104 Starfighter. What nickname did the press give it? X wing > B1. The credit was "Moose's Ass Wiped By". No moose ever > actually appears in this 1975 British comedy, although a > killer rabbit does. Name the movie. Monty Python and the Holy Grail > B2. The credit was "Naked Fight Scene Coordinator". Sacha Baron > Cohen starred in this 2006 mockumentary. Borat > C. Literature: Kurt Vonnegut Jr. > In each case we give the subtitle and you name the novel's main title. > C1. "The Children's Crusade: A Duty Dance With Death". Slaughterhouse 5 > C2. "Goodbye Blue Monday". Slaughterhouse 5 > In each case, name the number. > D1. "Ace" Bailey's number was retired until he asked Ron Ellis > to wear it, and then it was retired again. 1, 13 > Harold Ballard died. Subject of the Tragically Hip song > "Fifty Mission Cap", Barilko had only worn the retired > number for the 1950-51 season. 11, 12 > F. Leisure: Fast-Food Origins > F1. Roy W. Allen and Frank Wright started which fast-food > restaurant in California in 1923? McDonalds > of the name. That was dropped a year later when it was > sold to David Edgerton and James McLamore. What's it been > known as since? Burger King cheers, calvin |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 13 12:59AM -0800 1 Which surrealist painted the 1931 work The Persistence of Memory? 2 Who were the two stars of the 2005 film Mr. & Mrs. Smith? 3 Which actor's roles included portrayals of the real life George Custer and Grover Cleveland, and a fictional psychology professor attempting to teach human morals to a chimpanzee,? 4 Which French singer was nicknamed The Little Sparrow? 5 The song There's No Business Like Show Business features in which Irving Berlin musical first performed in 1946? 6 From which European country does Stella Artois beer originate? 7 Crime writer Dame Ngaio Marsh hailed from which Commonwealth country? 8 Julie Andrews won a Best Actress Oscar for her role in which 1964 film? 9 In 1985 who became the first unseeded man to win the Wimbledon singles title? 10 Which actor played the title role in the 1982 film Gandhi? cheers, calvin |
| "David B" <askforemail@gmail.com>: Jan 13 09:12AM 1 Which surrealist painted the 1931 work The Persistence of Memory? Dali. 2 Who were the two stars of the 2005 film Mr. & Mrs. Smith? Pitt and Jolie. 3 Which actor's roles included portrayals of the real life George Custer and Grover Cleveland, and a fictional psychology professor attempting to teach human morals to a chimpanzee,? 4 Which French singer was nicknamed The Little Sparrow? Edith Piaf. 5 The song There's No Business Like Show Business features in which Irving Berlin musical first performed in 1946? 6 From which European country does Stella Artois beer originate? France. 7 Crime writer Dame Ngaio Marsh hailed from which Commonwealth country? South Africa? 8 Julie Andrews won a Best Actress Oscar for her role in which 1964 film? Mary Poppins. 9 In 1985 who became the first unseeded man to win the Wimbledon singles title? 10 Which actor played the title role in the 1982 film Gandhi? Ben Kingsley. -- David |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Jan 13 03:33AM -0600 In article <57311db1-11b7-48d0-ba8b-a6047958e523@googlegroups.com>, 334152@gmail.com says... > 1 Which surrealist painted the 1931 work The Persistence of Memory? Salvador Dali > 2 Who were the two stars of the 2005 film Mr. & Mrs. Smith? Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie > 3 Which actor's roles included portrayals of the real life George Custer and Grover Cleveland, and a fictional psychology professor attempting to teach human morals to a chimpanzee,? > 4 Which French singer was nicknamed The Little Sparrow? Edith Piaf > 5 The song There's No Business Like Show Business features in which Irving Berlin musical first performed in 1946? > 6 From which European country does Stella Artois beer originate? Belgium > 7 Crime writer Dame Ngaio Marsh hailed from which Commonwealth country? New Zealand > 8 Julie Andrews won a Best Actress Oscar for her role in which 1964 film? The Sound of Music > 9 In 1985 who became the first unseeded man to win the Wimbledon singles title? > 10 Which actor played the title role in the 1982 film Gandhi? Ben Kingsley -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 13 12:57AM -0800 On Friday, January 9, 2015 at 8:55:57 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 1 London's Trafalgar Square contains four statues of which creature? Lion > 2 According to a running joke in both The Economist and The Simpsons, which south-east Asian country is perpetually at a crossroads? Indonesia > 3 What is the capital city of Jamaica? Kingston > 4 Which pop guitarist is known as Slowhand? Eric Clapton > 5 In which European country is the city of Santander located? Spain > 6 What is the main ingredient of guacamole? Avacado > 7 Name any three of the four EU countries that drive on the left hand side of the road. [3 of] UK, Ireland, Malta, Cyprus > 8 The Kirin Brewery is based in which Asian country? Japan > 9 Which country joined the G7 in 1998, making it the G8? Russia > 10 In which Olympic cycling event is a motorised bicycle called a derny used? Keirin Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 374 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 60 Peter Smyth 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 8 54 Rob Parker 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 8 54 Erland S 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 7 52 Dan Tilque 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 6 41 Marc Dashevsky 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 6 45 Pete Gayde 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 6 46 Mark Brader 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 6 46 David Brown 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 6 46 Bjorn Lundin - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 6 2 9 9 6 9 7 6 6 2 62 69% Well done Peter! cheers, calvin |
| Bruce Bowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Jan 12 03:30PM On Fri, 09 Jan 2015 22:15:54 -0600, Mark Brader wrote: > captive breeding and subsequent release have led to a slow comeback. > There are now over 400 birds in the wild or captivity. > Name it. California Condor > 3. Where in San Francisco would you find a population of wild > parrots? Telegraph Hill? > 4. Where in Toronto would you find "Hawk Hill"? > 5. What do we call the science of bird study? Ornithology > 6. In the scientific classification system, what *class* are birds? Avis > 7. The American coot is a rail, but is also known by another name, > which was also the favorite baseball team of Cpl. Klinger on > "M*A*S*H". What is that name? Mudhens > 8. Name the team which takes its name from the bird scientifically > called Cyanocitta crystata. Blue Jays > For the remaining questions, name the sportscaster. > 2. He was famous for saying, in Lake Placid in 1980, "Do you > believe in miracles?" Al Michaels > 3. He gave up covering boxing after the fight between Larry Holmes > and Tex Cobb, saying, "Someone stop this senseless slaughter". Howard Cossell > 7. This late Chicago announcer was famous for leading the crowd > in a beer-soaked rendition of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" > in the 7th-inning stretch, followed by "Let's get some runs!" Harry Cary > 8. This longtime New York Yankees announcer and sometime player > will always be associated with the exclamation "Holy cow!" Phil Rissuto |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 12 11:08PM -0600 > see my 2014-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the > Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". > * Game 9, Round 7 - Miscellaneous - Birds This was the hardest round in the original game. > to near extinction. The Toronto Zoo is part of a reintroduction > program, and for the first time ever, it bred at the Leslie St. > Spit in 2013. Name the bird. Trumpeter swan. 4 for Marc. > captive breeding and subsequent release have led to a slow > comeback. There are now over 400 birds in the wild or captivity. > Name it. California condor. 4 for Joshua, Dan, Jason, Marc, and Bruce. "Condor" was not specific enough; there is also an Andean condor. > 3. Where in San Francisco would you find a population of wild > parrots? Telegraph Hill. 4 for Joshua, Dan, Marc, and Bruce. > 4. Where in Toronto would you find "Hawk Hill"? High Park. > 5. What do we call the science of bird study? Ornithology. 4 for Joshua, Dan, Jason, Calvin, Marc, Erland, Peter, and Bruce. 3 for Pete. Reasonably or not, for the -th- I accepted -t- for full points but scored -gh- as almost correct. > 6. In the scientific classification system, what *class* are birds? Aves (accepting avi or avifauna; I scored "avis" as almost correct). 4 for Joshua, Calvin, and Peter. 3 for Bruce. > 7. The American coot is a rail, but is also known by another name, > which was also the favorite baseball team of Cpl. Klinger on > "M*A*S*H". What is that name? (Toledo) Mud Hens. 4 for Joshua, Dan, Pete, Calvin, Marc, and Bruce. > 8. Name the team which takes its name from the bird scientifically > called Cyanocitta crystata. (Toronto) Blue Jays. 4 for Dan, Marc, and Bruce. 2 for Pete. You might've guessed that "cyan" would be a color. > 9. Name the 2011 birder movie starring Owen Wilson, Steve Martin, > and Jack Black. "The Big Year". I didn't know it either. > 10. Name the 1996 film in which a girl (Anna Paquin) and her father > (Jeff Daniels) attempt to lead a group of orphaned Canada geese > south by air. "Fly Away Home". 4 for Joshua, Calvin, and Marc. > famously said while covering famous events. > 1. ESPN announcer Stuart Scott is credited with inventing what > exclamation that begins with a word associated with ghosts? "Boo-yah!" 4 for Jason and Pete. > For the remaining questions, name the sportscaster. > 2. He was famous for saying, in Lake Placid in 1980, "Do you > believe in miracles?" Al Michaels. (The US team beat the USSR in Olympic hockey.) 4 for Pete, Marc, and Bruce. > 3. He gave up covering boxing after the fight between Larry Holmes > and Tex Cobb, saying, "Someone stop this senseless slaughter". Howard Cosell. 4 for Joshua, Pete, Marc, and Bruce. > to him to light the fire and all year long he answered the > demands. High fly ball into right field. She is gone! In a > year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened." Vin Scully. (Kirk Gibson, playing with injuries, hit a grand-slam homer to win Game 1 of the 1988 World Series.) 4 for Joshua, Dan, Pete, and Marc. > 5. He began every broadcast with "Good evening Canada, and hockey > fans in the United States". He is also famous for simply > screaming out the name, "Henderson!" Foster Hewitt. 4 for Pete. > 6. He has called Super Bowl games, NBA Finals, and Stanley Cup > Finals. His catchphrase is the word "Yesss!" -- shouted *with > authority*. Marv Albert. 4 for Joshua, Jason, and Pete. > 7. This late Chicago announcer was famous for leading the crowd > in a beer-soaked rendition of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" > in the 7th-inning stretch, followed by "Let's get some runs!" Harry Caray. 4 for Joshua, Dan, Pete, and Marc. 3 for Bruce. > 8. This longtime New York Yankees announcer and sometime player > will always be associated with the exclamation "Holy cow!" Phil Rizzuto. 4 for Joshua, Pete, Marc, and Bruce. > by Dryden! And the play is stopped as the puck is caught in > his paraphernalia." This hockey announcer was famous for his > sesquipedalian loquaciousness. Danny Gallivan. > 10. Name the man whose trademark line is "Let's get ready to > ruuuumbllllle!" Michael Buffer. 4 for Jason. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 9 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> His Can Ent Ent Mis Spo FOUR Joshua Kreitzer 28 12 40 28 24 20 120 Marc Dashevsky 12 8 24 28 28 20 100 Dan Blum 31 12 26 18 20 8 95 Bruce Bowler -- -- 24 20 23 15 82 Dan Tilque 28 20 16 16 -- -- 80 Pete Gayde 22 10 -- -- 9 32 73 "Calvin" 30 0 20 4 16 0 70 Jason Kreitzer 8 4 28 20 8 12 68 Peter Smyth 32 0 0 8 8 0 48 Björn Lundin 24 4 0 8 -- -- 36 Erland Sommarskog 20 8 -- -- 4 0 32 -- Mark Brader "If cars were designed the same way as software is Toronto today, they'd all have buggy-whip holders..." msb@vex.net -- Marcus J. Ranum My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jan 12 04:20PM > > Dan Blum and Erland tied with a score of 7, resolved in Dan's favour by the > > earlier posting. Congratulations Dan! Over to you for RQ #166. > Thanks, I think. This may be a little while yet (what else is new?) - I have come down with the flu and, while that gives me lots of spare time, my thinking is not what it could be. -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
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