Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 7 updates in 3 topics

Bruce Bowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Jan 26 02:59PM

On Sun, 25 Jan 2015 12:35:41 -0600, Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> 1. The star of shows like "St. Elsewhere" and "NCIS", he was
> a starting quarterback for the UCLA Bruins in the early '70s, leading
> his team to a 17-5 record over two seasons.
 
Mark Harmon
 
> attended USC on a football scholarship and, fittingly enough, played
> a high school football player in his movie debut "Fast Times at
> Ridgemont High".
 
Forest Whitaker
 
> was the starting quarterback at Louisiana Tech in the mid-'60s, and
> was replaced after graduation by a guy named Terry Bradshaw. Name
> that duck hunter. (As usual, the surname is sufficient.)
 
Phil Robertson
 
> before following in pop's footsteps, he played football for the Miami
> Hurricanes and briefly for Calgary Stampeders.
> He recently played Hercules on screen.
 
Duane Johnson
 
> showbiz, but only after flaming out in minor-league baseball with the
> Cincinnati Reds organization. Name this dreamy Oscar-winning leading
> man.
 
George Clooney?
 
> His athletic career included a football college scholarship and an
> ill-fated invitation to the Pittsburgh Steelers' training camp in
> 1969.
 
Ed O'Neill
 
> 7. The artist sometimes known as Apollo Creed played 8 games for
> the Oakland Raiders and 18 games for the BC Lions.
 
Carl Weathers
 
> 8. Before becoming a movie star, he was a star running back for
> Florida State, and actually got to play football again with his
> starring turn in the movie "The Longest Yard".
 
Burt Reynolds
 
> yards in a season. His films include "The Cassandra Crossing",
> "Capricorn One", "The Naked Gun", "The Naked Gun 2 1/2", and "The
> Naked Gun 33 1/3".
 
OJ Simpson
 
> 10. He once held the professional middleweight karate championship
> title. But some people know him better as a Texas Ranger on TV. Name
> him.
 
Chuck Norris
 
 
> A1. One of its slogans is "the Home of American Music".
> It's been a weekly Nashville stage show since 1925 and one of the
> longest-running broadcasts in radio history. Name it.
 
Grand ol' Oprey
 
> tribe, *or* their chief (who gave the settlers food the previous
> winter), *or* the bilingual native who taught them New World
> fishing and agriculture.
 
Squanto
 
> Revolution happened in a running skirmish on 1775-04-19, in two
> towns that still argue about which one it took place in. So name
> *both* towns.
 
Lexington & Concord
 
> inventors have played with electricity. What ground-breaking
> 1947 invention was credited to three distinctly less famous Bell
> Labs scientists -- Shockley, Bardeen, and Brattain?
 
The Transistor
 
> reaper were revolutionary agricultural innovations, but which
> inventor's *literally* groundbreaking steel plow helped open the
> prairies to farming?
 
John Deere
 
 
> E1. Yellowstone National Park is often called the first national
> park in the world, signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant
> in 1872. In which US state is 96% of the park located?
 
Wyoming

> E2. The most visited national park, by a wide margin, is located
> closer to eastern population centers. Great Smoky Mountains
> National Park is located in two states; name *either*.
 
Tennessee
 
> F. Sports: National Pastimes
 
> F1. What is the most popular competitive sport for Americans
> to *participate* in?
 
Tennis; Basketball
 
> as *fans*, which is the 4th-most-popular American sport?
> It follows football, baseball, and basketball, but comes ahead of
> hockey.
 
Car racing
"Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: Jan 26 06:29PM

Mark Brader wrote:
 
> attended USC on a football scholarship and, fittingly enough,
> played a high school football player in his movie debut "Fast
> Times at Ridgemont High".
Forest Whitaker
 
> 8. Before becoming a movie star, he was a star running back for
> Florida State, and actually got to play football again with
> his starring turn in the movie "The Longest Yard".
OJ Simpson
> yards in a season. His films include "The Cassandra Crossing",
> "Capricorn One", "The Naked Gun", "The Naked Gun 2 1/2", and
> "The Naked Gun 33 1/3".
OJ Simpson
 
> A1. One of its slogans is "the Home of American Music".
> It's been a weekly Nashville stage show since 1925 and one
> of the longest-running broadcasts in radio history. Name it.
Grand Ole Opry
> park in the world, signed into law by President Ulysses
> S. Grant in 1872. In which US state is 96% of the park
> located?
Arizona
> E2. The most visited national park, by a wide margin, is located
> closer to eastern population centers. Great Smoky Mountains
> National Park is located in two states; name either.
Pennsylvania
> F. Sports: National Pastimes
 
> F1. What is the most popular competitive sport for Americans
> to participate in?
Basketball
> as fans, which is the 4th-most-popular American sport?
> It follows football, baseball, and basketball, but comes
> ahead of hockey.
Soccer
 
Peter Smyth
Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jan 27 02:58AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in
 
> 1. The star of shows like "St. Elsewhere" and "NCIS", he was
> a starting quarterback for the UCLA Bruins in the early '70s,
> leading his team to a 17-5 record over two seasons.
 
Mark Harmon
 
> was the starting quarterback at Louisiana Tech in the mid-'60s,
> and was replaced after graduation by a guy named Terry Bradshaw.
> Name that duck hunter. (As usual, the surname is sufficient.)
 
Robertson
 
> showbiz, but only after flaming out in minor-league baseball with
> the Cincinnati Reds organization. Name this dreamy Oscar-winning
> leading man.
 
George Clooney
 
 
> 8. Before becoming a movie star, he was a star running back for
> Florida State, and actually got to play football again with
> his starring turn in the movie "The Longest Yard".
 
Burt Reynolds
 
> yards in a season. His films include "The Cassandra Crossing",
> "Capricorn One", "The Naked Gun", "The Naked Gun 2 1/2", and
> "The Naked Gun 33 1/3".
 
O.J. Simpson
 
 
> 10. He once held the professional middleweight karate championship
> title. But some people know him better as a Texas Ranger on TV.
> Name him.
 
Chuck Norris
 
 
> A1. One of its slogans is "the Home of American Music".
> It's been a weekly Nashville stage show since 1925 and one
> of the longest-running broadcasts in radio history. Name it.
 
Grand Ole Opry
 
 
> A2. The Blues might be the greatest American contribution to
> music. Son House, Charley Patton, and Robert Johnson were
> seminal performers of what specific regional style of blues?
 
Mississippi Delta
 
> their tribe, *or* their chief (who gave the settlers food
> the previous winter), *or* the bilingual native who taught
> them New World fishing and agriculture.
 
Pocahantas
 
> Revolution happened in a running skirmish on 1775-04-19, in
> two towns that still argue about which one it took place in.
> So name *both* towns.
 
Lexington and Concord
 
> inventors have played with electricity. What ground-breaking
> 1947 invention was credited to three distinctly less famous
> Bell Labs scientists -- Shockley, Bardeen, and Brattain?
 
Transistor
 
> park in the world, signed into law by President Ulysses
> S. Grant in 1872. In which US state is 96% of the park
> located?
 
Wyoming
 
 
> E2. The most visited national park, by a wide margin, is located
> closer to eastern population centers. Great Smoky Mountains
> National Park is located in two states; name *either*.
 
North Carolina
 
 
> F. Sports: National Pastimes
 
> F1. What is the most popular competitive sport for Americans
> to *participate* in?
 
Soccer
 
> as *fans*, which is the 4th-most-popular American sport?
> It follows football, baseball, and basketball, but comes
> ahead of hockey.
 
Auto racing
 
 
Pete
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jan 26 09:14PM -0800

Mark Brader wrote:
 
> 8. Before becoming a movie star, he was a star running back for
> Florida State, and actually got to play football again with
> his starring turn in the movie "The Longest Yard".
 
Burt Reynolds
 
> yards in a season. His films include "The Cassandra Crossing",
> "Capricorn One", "The Naked Gun", "The Naked Gun 2 1/2", and
> "The Naked Gun 33 1/3".
 
OJ Simpson
 
 
> A1. One of its slogans is "the Home of American Music".
> It's been a weekly Nashville stage show since 1925 and one
> of the longest-running broadcasts in radio history. Name it.
 
Grand Ole Opry
 
 
> A2. The Blues might be the greatest American contribution to
> music. Son House, Charley Patton, and Robert Johnson were
> seminal performers of what specific regional style of blues?
 
Delta Blues
 
> their tribe, *or* their chief (who gave the settlers food
> the previous winter), *or* the bilingual native who taught
> them New World fishing and agriculture.
 
Squanto
 
> Revolution happened in a running skirmish on 1775-04-19, in
> two towns that still argue about which one it took place in.
> So name *both* towns.
 
Lexington and Concord
 
> inventors have played with electricity. What ground-breaking
> 1947 invention was credited to three distinctly less famous
> Bell Labs scientists -- Shockley, Bardeen, and Brattain?
 
transistor
 
 
> D1. John Updike's most famous work is a series of novels about
> a middle-class American everyman with an unusual nickname.
> What nickname?
 
Rabbit
 
> park in the world, signed into law by President Ulysses
> S. Grant in 1872. In which US state is 96% of the park
> located?
 
Wyoming
 
 
> E2. The most visited national park, by a wide margin, is located
> closer to eastern population centers. Great Smoky Mountains
> National Park is located in two states; name *either*.
 
Tennessee
 
 
> F. Sports: National Pastimes
 
> F1. What is the most popular competitive sport for Americans
> to *participate* in?
 
softball
 
> as *fans*, which is the 4th-most-popular American sport?
> It follows football, baseball, and basketball, but comes
> ahead of hockey.
 
golf
 
 
--
Dan Tilque
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jan 26 06:25PM -0800

Mark Brader wrote:
 
> 1. This scenic university city in Germany is now a popular tourist
> destination, but at one time it was famous for the tendency of
> the students to fight duels. Name it.
 
Heidelberg
 
 
> 2. Another popular tourist destination, this is the westernmost
> major city in Norway. It lies south of the Sognefjord and
> north of the Hardangerfjord. Name it.
 
Bergen
 
 
> 3. Who was Secretary of Defense for most of Ronald Reagan's
> presidency?
 
Caspar Weinberger
 
> a person to cross each bridge exactly once. In 1945 the city
> was captured by the Soviets and became Kaliningrad, Russia.
> But what was it called until then?
 
Königsberg
 
 
> 10. The director and one of the stars of "Autumn Sonata"
> ["Höstsonaten"] (1978) had similar first names and the same
> last name, but they were not related. Give *both* their names.
 
Ingrid Bergman and Ingmar Bergman
 
 
 
--
Dan Tilque
Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jan 27 03:17AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:bPudnT3uzpOMQlzJnZ2dnUU7-
> scared away so many people that I had a chance to win.
 
> The usual rules of conduct and posting apply. The winner of RQ 167
> will be the first choice to set RQ 168, in whatever manner they
prefer.
> Answer slates must be posted by noon Toronto time (zone -5) on
Thursday,
 
> 1. This scenic university city in Germany is now a popular tourist
> destination, but at one time it was famous for the tendency of
> the students to fight duels. Name it.
 
Heidelberg
 
 
> 2. Another popular tourist destination, this is the westernmost
> major city in Norway. It lies south of the Sognefjord and
> north of the Hardangerfjord. Name it.
 
Bergen
 
 
> 3. Who was Secretary of Defense for most of Ronald Reagan's
> presidency?
 
Weinberger
 
> a person to cross each bridge exactly once. In 1945 the city
> was captured by the Soviets and became Kaliningrad, Russia.
> But what was it called until then?
 
Konigsberg
 
 
> 9. This waxy substance is excreted by sperm whales and, although
> foul-smelling when fresh, was used in perfumes and spices.
> Name it.
 
Ambergris
 
 
> 10. The director and one of the stars of "Autumn Sonata"
> ["Höstsonaten"] (1978) had similar first names and the same
> last name, but they were not related. Give *both* their names.
 
Ingmar Bergman and Ingrid Bergman
 
 
Pete
Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jan 27 01:50AM

Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in
 
> 1 Which is the most populous country in Africa?
 
Nigeria
 
> 2 Which actress has regularly appeared in both Jonathon Creek and
> Men Behaving Badly?
> 3 Who was the only non-British member of Monty Python?
 
Terry Gilliam
 
> 4 The TV series The Sopranos was mostly set in which US state?
 
New Jersey
 
> 5 Which African capital city was known as Salisbury during
> the colonial era?
 
Nairobi
 
> 6 The Eurostar terminates at which Paris railway station?
 
Gare du Nord
 
> 7 Which major European power declared war on Germany in 1943?
 
Italy
 
> 8 The pineapple is indigenous to which continent?
 
North America
 
> 9 What do the initials of the film company MGM stand for?
 
Metro Goldwyn Mayer
 
> Bond film?
 
> cheers,
> calvin
 
Pete
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