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| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Feb 23 04:53PM -0800 On Sunday, February 22, 2015 at 4:31:07 PM UTC-5, Erland Sommarskog wrote: > sqp 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 13 > Pete 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 > Dan T 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 ... > -- > Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se I am certain that my answer of 'north central south carolina' was perfectly correct, but won't quibble. I am drawing my inspiration for the next quiz from my 12 year old daughter. and last night's oscar telecast. forewarned is forearmed. swp |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Feb 24 08:40AM > I am certain that my answer of 'north central south carolina' was > perfectly correct, but won't quibble. You did get a point for it! Not the least since a term like "north central" may have a statistical definition that may not agree entirely with the map. (And which I don't know about.) And, yes, I was very well aware of that it was a crappy question. But the place names are fun. > I am drawing my inspiration for the next quiz from my 12 year old > daughter. and last night's oscar telecast. forewarned is forearmed. For once I have seen the film that was awarded the Oscar for best film. Oh, how bad it was! (And on of top of all, they call it a comedy!) -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Feb 23 08:43PM -0800 The usual rules of conduct and posting apply. The winner of RQ 171 will be the first choice to set RQ 172, in whatever manner they prefer. Answer slates must be posted by noon Toronto time (zone -5) on Tuesday, 2015-03-03; that gives you over 6 days from the time of posting. Each question is worth 1 point. The first column spells something, with a bit of creative license. The first 5 questions are about the 2015 academy awards. the rest are about music. In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker who got points on the hardest questions, and the second tiebreaker will be who posted first. 1. this actor was nominated for best supporting actor for his performance in the movie 'Judge'. He lost to J.K. Simmons. 2. Birdman had nominees for both best supporting actress and best supporting actor. what are their first names? 3. the award for Best Animated Feature film went to this movie. 4. name the actor who got to play Professor Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything. 5. for her work in the movie Boyhood, this actress won the best supporting actress award. she got fist pumps from meryl streep, among others, for her acceptance speech. 6. this song by Taylor Swift was #1 in the US at the end of january 2015 and features the line "'cause baby I'm a nightmare dressed like a daydream." give the title. 7. the broadway musical and 2008 movie 'momma mia' was based on the work of what band? 8. trent reznor was the sole constant member of this industrial rock band 9. (saint) peter gabriel was the original front man for this band. phil collins took over after he left. 10. this band was formed by roy wood and jeff lynne in 1971. their album "Out of the Blue" featured the singles "Turn to Stone", "Sweet Talkin' Woman", "Mr. Blue Sky", and "Wild West Hero" 11. originally: guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist and keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham. 12. name this rock star, born Vincent Damon Furnier, and who currently plays a lot of golf. we're not worthy! good luck! swp |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Feb 24 04:52AM > 1. this actor was nominated for best supporting actor for his performance in the movie 'Judge'. He lost to J.K. Simmons. Robert Duvall > 2. Birdman had nominees for both best supporting actress and best supporting actor. what are their first names? Edward and Emma > 3. the award for Best Animated Feature film went to this movie. Big Hero 6 > 4. name the actor who got to play Professor Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything. Redmayne > 5. for her work in the movie Boyhood, this actress won the best supporting actress award. she got fist pumps from meryl streep, among others, for her acceptance speech. Patricia Arquette > 7. the broadway musical and 2008 movie 'momma mia' was based on the work of what band? Abba > 8. trent reznor was the sole constant member of this industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails > 9. (saint) peter gabriel was the original front man for this band. phil collins took over after he left. Genesis > 11. originally: guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist and keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham. Led Zeppelin > 12. name this rock star, born Vincent Damon Furnier, and who currently plays a lot of golf. we're not worthy! Alice Cooper -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Feb 24 07:40AM swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com> wrote in > 2. Birdman had nominees for both best supporting actress and best > supporting actor. what are their first names? > 3. the award for Best Animated Feature film went to this movie. Big Hero 6 > 4. name the actor who got > to play Professor Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything. Redmayne > a nightmare dressed like a daydream." give the title. > 7. the broadway musical and 2008 movie 'momma mia' was based on > the work of what band? ABBA > industrial rock band > 9. (saint) peter gabriel was the original front > man for this band. phil collins took over after he left. Genesis > Talkin' Woman", "Mr. Blue Sky", and "Wild West Hero" > 11. originally: guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist > and keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham. Led Zeppelin > 12. name this rock star, > born Vincent Damon Furnier, and who currently plays a lot of golf. Alice Cooper > we're not worthy! > good luck! > swp Pete |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 23 07:55AM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-01-12, 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 MI5, 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 recent companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". * Game 1, Round 2 - Science - Great Apes and their Friends Well, partly science. This is a round on great apes and their human friends, real *and* fictional. 1. What is a mature male gorilla 12 years of age or over called? 2. Within 5 percentage points, what percentage of a chimpanzee's DNA is identical to a human's? 3. Name the person who worked with the mountain gorillas in Rwanda, and wrote "Gorillas in the Mist". 4. Name the person who has done research with the chimpanzees in Gombe, and has worked extensively on conservation and animal welfare issues. 5. The family of great apes or hominidae includes 5 members: chimpanzees, gorillas, humans, orangutans, and what other one? 6. What ability is Koko the gorilla known for? 7. Name Tarzan's chimpanzee companion. 8. Name the fictional chimpanzee who was the title character of a 1951 film with Ronald Reagan. 9. In which Edgar Allen Poe story did an orangutan prove to be the culprit? 10. King Louis was the swinging orangutan in the animated film "The Jungle Book". Name the jazz musician he was modeled after, and who performed his voice. * Game 1, Round 3 - Miscellaneous - Cheeses of the World Name the country that each of the following cheeses originally came from. 1. Manchego. 2. Edam. 3. Tallegio. 4. Morbier. 5. Wensleydale. 6. Monterey Jack. 7. Feta. 8. Jarlsberg. 9. Paneer. 10. Havarti. -- Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net Until 3,000 million years ago we can say not a lot happened although further study would not come amiss. Then signs of life appeared, including some large reptiles and, very recently, bipeds. It is too soon to say whether these bipeds will play an important part in the world's story. -- Colin Morris in "History Today" My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Feb 23 03:00PM > * Game 1, Round 2 - Science - Great Apes and their Friends > 1. What is a mature male gorilla 12 years of age or over called? silverback > 2. Within 5 percentage points, what percentage of a chimpanzee's > DNA is identical to a human's? 99% > 3. Name the person who worked with the mountain gorillas in Rwanda, > and wrote "Gorillas in the Mist". Fossey > 4. Name the person who has done research with the chimpanzees > in Gombe, and has worked extensively on conservation and animal > welfare issues. Jane Goodall > 5. The family of great apes or hominidae includes 5 members: > chimpanzees, gorillas, humans, orangutans, and what other one? baboons; bonobos > 6. What ability is Koko the gorilla known for? using sign language > 7. Name Tarzan's chimpanzee companion. Cheetah > 8. Name the fictional chimpanzee who was the title character of > a 1951 film with Ronald Reagan. Bonzo > 9. In which Edgar Allen Poe story did an orangutan prove to be > the culprit? Murders at the Rue Morgue > 10. King Louis was the swinging orangutan in the animated film > "The Jungle Book". Name the jazz musician he was modeled after, > and who performed his voice. Louis Armstrong > * Game 1, Round 3 - Miscellaneous - Cheeses of the World > 1. Manchego. Italy > 2. Edam. Netherlands > 3. Tallegio. Italy > 4. Morbier. France > 5. Wensleydale. United Kingdom > 6. Monterey Jack. USA > 7. Feta. Greece > 8. Jarlsberg. Denmark; Norway > 9. Paneer. India > 10. Havarti. Finland; Norway -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| bbowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Feb 23 03:27PM On Mon, 23 Feb 2015 07:55:35 -0600, Mark Brader wrote: > Well, partly science. This is a round on great apes and their human > friends, real *and* fictional. > 1. What is a mature male gorilla 12 years of age or over called? Silverback > 2. Within 5 percentage points, what percentage of a chimpanzee's > DNA is identical to a human's? 97 > 3. Name the person who worked with the mountain gorillas in Rwanda, > and wrote "Gorillas in the Mist". Diane Fossey > 4. Name the person who has done research with the chimpanzees > in Gombe, and has worked extensively on conservation and animal > welfare issues. Jane Goodall > 5. The family of great apes or hominidae includes 5 members: > chimpanzees, gorillas, humans, orangutans, and what other one? Bonobo > 6. What ability is Koko the gorilla known for? Sign Language > 7. Name Tarzan's chimpanzee companion. Cheetah > 8. Name the fictional chimpanzee who was the title character of > a 1951 film with Ronald Reagan. Bonzo > 9. In which Edgar Allen Poe story did an orangutan prove to be > the culprit? Murders in the Rue Morgue > Name the country that each of the following cheeses originally came > from. > 1. Manchego. Spain > 2. Edam. Netherlands > 3. Tallegio. Italy > 4. Morbier. France > 5. Wensleydale. England > 6. Monterey Jack. US > 7. Feta. Greece > 8. Jarlsberg. Norway > 9. Paneer. India > 10. Havarti. Denmark |
| "Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: Feb 23 06:22PM Mark Brader wrote: > Well, partly science. This is a round on great apes and their human > friends, real and fictional. > 1. What is a mature male gorilla 12 years of age or over called? Silverback > 2. Within 5 percentage points, what percentage of a chimpanzee's > DNA is identical to a human's? 95 > 3. Name the person who worked with the mountain gorillas in Rwanda, > and wrote "Gorillas in the Mist". Fossey > welfare issues. > 5. The family of great apes or hominidae includes 5 members: > chimpanzees, gorillas, humans, orangutans, and what other one? Gibbons > 6. What ability is Koko the gorilla known for? Sign language > 10. King Louis was the swinging orangutan in the animated film > "The Jungle Book". Name the jazz musician he was modeled after, > and who performed his voice. Louis Armstrong > Name the country that each of the following cheeses originally > came from. > 1. Manchego. Spain > 2. Edam. Netherlands > 3. Tallegio. Spain > 4. Morbier. Switzerland > 5. Wensleydale. UK > 6. Monterey Jack. Mexico > 7. Feta. Greece > 8. Jarlsberg. Denmark > 9. Paneer. India > 10. Havarti. India Peter Smyth |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Feb 23 11:30PM +0100 On 2015-02-23 14:55, Mark Brader wrote: > Well, partly science. This is a round on great apes and their human > friends, real *and* fictional. > 1. What is a mature male gorilla 12 years of age or over called? Silverback; Bull > 2. Within 5 percentage points, what percentage of a chimpanzee's > DNA is identical to a human's? 95% > 3. Name the person who worked with the mountain gorillas in Rwanda, > and wrote "Gorillas in the Mist". Fossey > 5. The family of great apes or hominidae includes 5 members: > chimpanzees, gorillas, humans, orangutans, and what other one? The Gibraltar ape? > 6. What ability is Koko the gorilla known for? Counting > 7. Name Tarzan's chimpanzee companion. Cheetah > 9. In which Edgar Allen Poe story did an orangutan prove to be > the culprit? The Murders of Rue Morge > 10. King Louis was the swinging orangutan in the animated film > "The Jungle Book". Name the jazz musician he was modeled after, > and who performed his voice. Louis Armstrong? > Name the country that each of the following cheeses originally > came from. > 1. Manchego. Switzerland > 2. Edam. Netherlands > 3. Tallegio. Italy > 4. Morbier. France > 5. Wensleydale. Great Britain > 6. Monterey Jack. USA > 7. Feta. Greece > 8. Jarlsberg. Norway > 9. Paneer. Belgium > 10. Havarti. Hungary -- -- Björn |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Feb 23 02:33PM -0800 On Monday, February 23, 2015 at 11:55:36 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > Well, partly science. This is a round on great apes and their human > friends, real *and* fictional. > 1. What is a mature male gorilla 12 years of age or over called? Sir, or Silverback in their absence. > 2. Within 5 percentage points, what percentage of a chimpanzee's > DNA is identical to a human's? 98% > 3. Name the person who worked with the mountain gorillas in Rwanda, > and wrote "Gorillas in the Mist". Fossey > 4. Name the person who has done research with the chimpanzees > in Gombe, and has worked extensively on conservation and animal > welfare issues. Goodall > 5. The family of great apes or hominidae includes 5 members: > chimpanzees, gorillas, humans, orangutans, and what other one? Bonobo > 6. What ability is Koko the gorilla known for? > 7. Name Tarzan's chimpanzee companion. Cheetah > 8. Name the fictional chimpanzee who was the title character of > a 1951 film with Ronald Reagan. Bonzo > 10. King Louis was the swinging orangutan in the animated film > "The Jungle Book". Name the jazz musician he was modeled after, > and who performed his voice. Armstrong > Name the country that each of the following cheeses originally > came from. > 1. Manchego. Italy, France > 2. Edam. Netherlands > 3. Tallegio. Italy, Spain > 4. Morbier. France, Italy > 5. Wensleydale. UK > 6. Monterey Jack. Canada, US > 7. Feta. Greece > 8. Jarlsberg. Norway > 9. Paneer. France, Italy > 10. Havarti. France, Italy cheers, calvin |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Feb 24 02:05AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:rb-dnYzSXYnKrHbJnZ2dnUU7- > * Game 1, Round 2 - Science - Great Apes and their Friends > 1. What is a mature male gorilla 12 years of age or over called? silverback > 2. Within 5 percentage points, what percentage of a chimpanzee's > DNA is identical to a human's? 94% > 3. Name the person who worked with the mountain gorillas in Rwanda, > and wrote "Gorillas in the Mist". Dian Fossey > 4. Name the person who has done research with the chimpanzees > in Gombe, and has worked extensively on conservation and animal > welfare issues. Jane Goodall > 5. The family of great apes or hominidae includes 5 members: > chimpanzees, gorillas, humans, orangutans, and what other one? bonobos > 6. What ability is Koko the gorilla known for? sign language > 7. Name Tarzan's chimpanzee companion. Cheeta > 8. Name the fictional chimpanzee who was the title character of > a 1951 film with Ronald Reagan. Bonzo > 10. King Louis was the swinging orangutan in the animated film > "The Jungle Book". Name the jazz musician he was modeled after, > and who performed his voice. Louis Prima > Name the country that each of the following cheeses originally > came from. > 1. Manchego. Spain > 2. Edam. Netherlands > 3. Tallegio. Italy > 4. Morbier. France; Belgium > 5. Wensleydale. UK > 6. Monterey Jack. USA > 7. Feta. Greece > 8. Jarlsberg. Denmark > 9. Paneer. India > 10. Havarti. Switzerland -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Jason Kreitzer <krei513@aol.com>: Feb 23 06:51PM -0800 On Monday, February 23, 2015 at 8:55:36 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. What is a mature male gorilla 12 years of age or over called? > 2. Within 5 percentage points, what percentage of a chimpanzee's > DNA is identical to a human's? 95%? > 3. Name the person who worked with the mountain gorillas in Rwanda, > and wrote "Gorillas in the Mist". Dian Fossey > 4. Name the person who has done research with the chimpanzees > in Gombe, and has worked extensively on conservation and animal > welfare issues. Jane Goodall > 5. The family of great apes or hominidae includes 5 members: > chimpanzees, gorillas, humans, orangutans, and what other one? Bonobos > 6. What ability is Koko the gorilla known for? Sign language > 7. Name Tarzan's chimpanzee companion. > 8. Name the fictional chimpanzee who was the title character of > a 1951 film with Ronald Reagan. Bonzo > 10. King Louis was the swinging orangutan in the animated film > "The Jungle Book". Name the jazz musician he was modeled after, > and who performed his voice. Louis Armstrong > came from. > 1. Manchego. > 2. Edam. Netherlands > 4. Morbier. > 5. Wensleydale. > 6. Monterey Jack. America? > 8. Jarlsberg. > 9. Paneer. > 10. Havarti. Greece |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Feb 23 10:00PM -0600 In article <rb-dnYzSXYnKrHbJnZ2dnUU7-b2dnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says... > Well, partly science. This is a round on great apes and their human > friends, real *and* fictional. > 1. What is a mature male gorilla 12 years of age or over called? silverback > 2. Within 5 percentage points, what percentage of a chimpanzee's > DNA is identical to a human's? 95% > 3. Name the person who worked with the mountain gorillas in Rwanda, > and wrote "Gorillas in the Mist". Fossey > 4. Name the person who has done research with the chimpanzees > in Gombe, and has worked extensively on conservation and animal > welfare issues. Goodall > 5. The family of great apes or hominidae includes 5 members: > chimpanzees, gorillas, humans, orangutans, and what other one? gibbons > 6. What ability is Koko the gorilla known for? communicating with humans (and her child) using sign language > 7. Name Tarzan's chimpanzee companion. Cheeta > 8. Name the fictional chimpanzee who was the title character of > a 1951 film with Ronald Reagan. Bonzo > 9. In which Edgar Allen Poe story did an orangutan prove to be > the culprit? Murders in the Rue Morgue > 10. King Louis was the swinging orangutan in the animated film > "The Jungle Book". Name the jazz musician he was modeled after, > and who performed his voice. Louis Prima > Name the country that each of the following cheeses originally > came from. > 1. Manchego. Spain > 2. Edam. Netherlands > 3. Tallegio. Italy > 4. Morbier. France > 5. Wensleydale. U.K. > 6. Monterey Jack. U.S. > 7. Feta. Greece > 8. Jarlsberg. Norway > 9. Paneer. India > 10. Havarti. Denmark |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Feb 24 05:40AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:rb-dnYzSXYnKrHbJnZ2dnUU7- > Well, partly science. This is a round on great apes and their human > friends, real *and* fictional. > 1. What is a mature male gorilla 12 years of age or over called? Silverback > 2. Within 5 percentage points, what percentage of a chimpanzee's > DNA is identical to a human's? 85 > 3. Name the person who worked with the mountain gorillas in Rwanda, > and wrote "Gorillas in the Mist". Dian Fossey > 4. Name the person who has done research with the chimpanzees > in Gombe, and has worked extensively on conservation and animal > welfare issues. Goodall > chimpanzees, gorillas, humans, orangutans, and what other one? > 6. What ability is Koko the gorilla known for? > 7. Name Tarzan's chimpanzee companion. Cheetah > 8. Name the fictional chimpanzee who was the title character of > a 1951 film with Ronald Reagan. Bonzo > 10. King Louis was the swinging orangutan in the animated film > "The Jungle Book". Name the jazz musician he was modeled after, > and who performed his voice. Louis Armstrong > Name the country that each of the following cheeses originally > came from. > 1. Manchego. Mexico > 2. Edam. Holland > 3. Tallegio. Italy > 4. Morbier. France; Belgium > 5. Wensleydale. England > 6. Monterey Jack. USA > 7. Feta. Greece > 8. Jarlsberg. Denmark > 9. Paneer. Italy > 10. Havarti. Finland; Sweden Pete |
| "David B" <askforemail@gmail.com>: Feb 23 12:38PM Ceausescu - leader/dictator of Romania was executed on what date in 1989 ? 1st January -- David |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Feb 23 11:02PM +0100 On 2015-02-21 20:28, Björn Lundin wrote: > Ceausescu - leader/dictator of Romania was executed on what date > in 1989 ? This round is now closed, since all answers have arrived. Correct date : 25-Dec-1989 Again many with correct date, and good answers overall. more to read at <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolae_Ceau%C8%99escu> Q7: Contender Entered Date First Date Second Date Diff1 Diff2 Best --------------------------------------------------------------------- Erland Sommarskog Dec-25 25-Dec-1989 25-Dec-1990 0 365 0 swp Dec-25 25-Dec-1989 25-Dec-1990 0 365 0 Russ Dec-25 25-Dec-1989 25-Dec-1990 0 365 0 David B Jan-01 01-Jan-1989 01-Jan-1990 358 7 7 Mark Brader Dec-15 15-Dec-1989 15-Dec-1990 10 355 10 Dan Blum Nov-15 15-Nov-1989 15-Nov-1990 40 325 40 Calvin Nov-01 01-Nov-1989 01-Nov-1990 54 311 54 Correct date : 25-Dec-1989 Worst guess off by: 54 Calvin is eliminated This round is open until Feb 27, 2015 20:00 CET The round is open for everyone in above table, but for Calvin. Let us stay in eastern Europe - or in western Asia, I'm not quite sure here. What date was the opening ceremony of the Olympic games in Sotji, 2014? -- Björn |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 23 04:25PM -0600 Björn Lundin: > What date was the opening ceremony of the Olympic games in Sotji, 2014? Uh-oh. I'll go with 20 Feb. -- Mark Brader | "While President Obama isn't from Kenya, he is a Keynesian-- Toronto | so you can see where the confusion arises." msb@vex.net | --Supreme Court brief by Cato Inst. & P.J. O'Rourke My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Feb 23 11:27PM +0100 > What date was the opening ceremony of the Olympic games in Sotji, 2014? Feb 8th -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Feb 23 05:43PM -0800 On Monday, February 23, 2015 at 5:02:47 PM UTC-5, björn lundin wrote: > On 2015-02-21 20:28, Björn Lundin wrote: ... > This round is open until Feb 27, 2015 20:00 CET ... > What date was the opening ceremony of the Olympic games in Sotji, 2014? > -- > Björn february 6th, 2014 swp |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Feb 24 04:46AM > Let us stay in eastern Europe - or in western Asia, I'm not quite sure here. > What date was the opening ceremony of the Olympic games in Sotji, 2014? February 10 -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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): Feb 23 07:45AM -0600 Mark Brader: > and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information > see my 2014-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the > Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". The Final game is over and JOSHUA KREITZER has a big win. Hearty congratulations! This completes the posting of the third season of 2014; the current season will follow directly. > * Final, Round 10 - Challenge Round Related to Movies This was the easiest round in the exceptionally easy original game. > 19th-century weekend get-together in Villa Diodati on Lake > Geneva, with a horror-story-writing challenge that resulted > in Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein". Whose villa was it? Lord Byron. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Calvin. 2 for Rob. > A2. Vincent Minnelli's 1956 film "Lust for Life" was not about > Iggy Pop; in fact it starred Kirk Douglas as which famous > artist? Vincent Van Gogh. 4 for Bruce, Marc, Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > A3. In "Heartbeat", the 1980 movie about a real-life literary > ménage à trois, Nick Nolte played Neal Cassady and Sissy > Spacek played his wife Carolyn. Who did John Heard play? Jack Kerouac. 4 for Marc and Joshua. > B. Canadiana: Actors and Roles > B1. Which historical Canadian, who lived from 1890 to 1939, > is Donald Sutherland famous for playing? Dr. Norman Bethune. 4 for Joshua. Yeah, I would't've written "famous for playing" Bethune either. > B2. Which American president was Raymond Massey most famous > for playing? Abraham Lincoln. 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, and Joshua. 3 for Calvin. He played Lincoln in "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" (1940) and "How the West Was Won" (1962), as well as several times on TV. He never played Nixon as far as the IMDB knows; I'm not sure why two people came up with that guess. > B3. Born on the Six Nations reserve near Brantford, Jay > Silverheels became most famous for what role? Tonto, the Lone Ranger's sidekick. 4 for Bruce, Marc, Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, Rob, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > C1. Besides being terrible, John Wayne's "The Conqueror" may > have irradiated its cast, being shot 137 miles downwind of > 1950s US above-ground atomic testing -- in what state? Sorry about the ambiguity. As Bruce was the first to note, the explosions were in Nevada and the filming was in Utah, and I'm accepting either answer. In addition, they brought some of the contaminated soil back to Hollywood with them, so that additional scenes shot at the studio would match the location filming; but California wasn't downwind of the test side, so I'm not accepting that answer. So, 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Joshua (the hard way), Björn, and Dan Tilque. 2 for Marc, Calvin, and Rob. > In real life, it's rumored to be at Jerusalem's Temple Mount, > or on Mount Nebo in Jordan, or in an Ethiopian Orthodox > Church in Axum. What is it? The Ark of the Covenant. ("Raiders Of The Lost Ark".) I accepted a description as sufficient. 4 for Bruce, Marc, Peter, Erland, Dan Blum, Calvin, Rob, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > C3. As depicted in 2010's "Letters To Juliet", lovelorn women > leave letters asking for advice from Juliet Capulet at the > Casa di Giulietta -- in which Italian city? Verona. 4 for Marc, Erland, Joshua, Calvin (presumably), and Pete. > D1. In 1961, Charlton Heston played an 11th Century Spanish > warrior named Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar. He's better known by > a nickname which is also the name of the movie. El Cid. 4 for Bruce, Marc, Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, Calvin, Rob, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > D2. Ingrid Bergman, Jean Seberg, and Milla Jovovich have all > played this French heroine on film. Joan of Arc. 4 for everyone -- Bruce, Marc, Peter, Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, Calvin, Björn, Rob, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > D3. "Kingdom Of Heaven" was a 2005 Ridley Scott film about the > 12th-century defense of Jerusalem from which Muslim warrior? Saladin. 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Joshua, Björn, Rob, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > E. Entertainment: Asian Filmmakers > We name two or three movies, you name their director. > E1. "Eat Drink Man Woman", "Hulk", "Brokeback Mountain". Ang Lee (1994, 2003, 2005 respectively). 4 for Marc, Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, Calvin, and Rob. > E2. "Hard-Boiled", "Red Cliff", "Mission: Impossible II". John Woo (1992, 2008, 2000). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Jason. > E3. "Seven Samurai", "Kagemusha", "Ran". Akira Kurosawa (1954, 1980, 1985). 4 for Bruce, Marc, Peter, Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, Björn, Rob, and Pete. > F. Sports: Movie Characters > We name some key characters, you name the sports movie. > F1. Jake Taylor, Ricky "Wild Thing" Vaughn, Willie Mays Hayes. "Major League" (1989) 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, and Calvin. > F2. Reg Dunlop, the Hanson Brothers, Ogie Ogilthorpe. "Slap Shot" (1977). 4 for Bruce, Marc, Joshua, Jason, Calvin, and Pete. > F3. Ty Webb, Carl Spackler, Judge Smails. "Caddyshack" (1980). 4 for Marc, Joshua, Jason, Calvin, and Pete. Scores, if there are no errors: FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> His Lit Geo Spo Ent Can Sci Cha SIX Joshua Kreitzer 52 44 52 51 55 14 40 68 322 Marc Dashevsky -- 24 52 44 40 4 52 58 270 Dan Blum 32 32 40 19 36 4 40 52 232 Pete Gayde 35 -- 40 60 24 12 20 40 219 "Calvin" 31 24 39 35 27 8 34 40 206 Peter Smyth 12 20 44 36 24 8 48 16 188 Dan Tilque 36 20 40 24 4 4 32 32 184 Rob Parker 32 24 44 16 24 -- -- 32 172 Jason Kreitzer 20 12 16 24 28 -- 16 36 140 Bruce Bowler 36 18 -- -- -- -- 48 32 134 Erland Sommarskog 28 8 48 16 12 -- 8 20 132 Björn Lundin 8 11 32 8 16 11 20 16 106 -- Mark Brader | (Monosyllables being forbidden to doctors of philosophy, Toronto | such truths are called "invariants" in the trade.) msb@vex.net | -- Jeff Prothero My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Feb 23 11:07PM +0100 On 2015-02-23 14:45, Mark Brader wrote: > West Was Won" (1962), as well as several times on TV. He never > played Nixon as far as the IMDB knows; I'm not sure why two people > came up with that guess. When American presidents are mentioned, three comes directly to my mind. Lincoln, Kennedy and Nixon. I do not know why. -- Björn |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Feb 23 02:25PM -0800 On Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 8:07:23 AM UTC+10, björn lundin wrote: > > came up with that guess. > When American presidents are mentioned, three comes directly to my mind. > Lincoln, Kennedy and Nixon. I do not know why. and Taft :-) cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 23 07:50AM -0600 This is a repeat of my 2014-09-15 introductory posting with some minor updates. If you were already familiar with the content and with the way I'm scheduling current-events rounds now, then there's no real need to reread it now. * Introduction As most of you will remember, the Canadian Inquisition is a team trivia league that plays in Toronto pubs. It's a cooperative league, whose teams take turns to write and ask the questions that the others answer. In the January-April season of 2015, the questions are being written by MI5. Next season it will be Five Guys Named Moe. I have obtained MI5's permission to post to this newsgroup the questions from this season, tagged QFTCIMI515 in the subject line. Before posting them here, I'm editing some of them for various reasons -- for brevity, to clarify their intent, to avoid issues raised on protests, for suitability in this medium, and so on. I intend to make the same request of Five Guys Named Moe when the following season starts. As you may remember, the league's season consists of 10 regular games and a Final. A regular game contains 102 questions. Most of the game is in rounds of 10 questions on a specific topic within a different general area. For example, one game in 2008 included a geography round on former place names, an entertainment round on Morgan Freeman movies, and a sports round on things that happened during Toronto Blue Jays games. Round 1 is always a current-events round; Round 5 is always an audio round; and Round 10 (the "challenge round") normally contains 12 questions, 2 each on 6 different subjects. I won't be posting audio questions (except if I think they can be answered without the audio), nor will I post the video questions that sometimes occur in the Final. * Scheduling - Regular Games My intent is that for each quiz you'll get about 3 days to answer, plus or minus a few hours, but I'm not going to set exact deadlines; I'll cut off entries at whatever time (after 2 days and about 21 hours) that it's convenient for me to do the scoring and post the results. One series of postings will include Rounds 2-4 and 6-10 for each of Games 1-10. I will normally post the questions as four sets of two rounds each: Rounds 2-3 in one posting, Rounds 4 and 6 in the next, and so on. In the Final, most rounds have 15 questions, and these I'll post one round at a time. For each game, I'll keep a cumulative score over the group of postings, counting your best 6 rounds out of 8 (or 5 out of 7, etc.) -- that way if you miss a set, or if there's a subject you're weak on, you still have a chance to finish well. Each game will be totaled after the last round is posted and scored. In a normal game usually one round is Canadiana (this may also fall under another subject such as history or geography), which those of you in distant places may have some trouble with, but I am including them in the posting series anyway. This is your chance to shine by displaying your knowledge of Canadiana. However, if *nobody* in the newsgroup scores *any* points on a round, which has happened with Canadiana occasionally, then I will score as if that round had never existed. * Scheduling - Current Events I will also do a separate series of postings consisting of current-events rounds only, also to be posted two at a time. These will all appear while they're still reasonably current -- normally within a couple of days of the second of the two original games. For this series I'm accumulating scores over all the games from Unnatural Axxxe's season, similarly counting the best 9 out of 11. So there will be an overall current-events winner for the season. I'm posting current-events games independently of the posting of other games, so there will normally be a regular game running concurrently with each set of current-events questions. * Procedures and Scoring The usual rule in our regular league games is that each question goes to an individual who can answer for 2 points without assistance, and if he misses, he can consult his team and try again for 1 point. If the quizmaster judges that an answer is incomplete, she can ask for more details before ruling the answer right or wrong. To maintain the spirit of these rules, I will say that you can give two answers on every question. But I will penalize you if you give both a right answer and a wrong answer. My scoring is: 4 points - if you answer once and are right (or twice, both right) 3 points - if you guess twice and are right only the first time 2 points - if you guess twice and are right only the second time Bonus points may occasionally be available and will be explained in the relevant round. If you give only one answer, but with only some sort of additional comment, please make it clear that that's what you're doing. If there is any doubt I'll assume that you are giving two answers. If I see more than two answers, the extra ones will be ignored. Where it makes sense, I will accept answers that I think are almost close enough (*more than half right*), with a 1-point penalty. But I will reject answers that I do not think are sufficiently specific, since there is no opportunity to ask for clarification when answers are posted in the newsgroup. You must, of course, answer based on your own knowledge and nothing else. You must post all your answers in a single posting. Where a person's name is asked for, *normally you need only give the surname*. If you give another part of the name and you're wrong, your answer is wrong. -- Mark Brader "The spaghetti is put there by the designer of Toronto the code, not the designer of the language." msb@vex.net -- Richard Minner My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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