Saturday, March 14, 2015

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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 14 12:13AM -0500

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-01-19,
and should be interpreted accordingly.
 
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Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
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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 2015-02-23
companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
(QFTCI*)".
 
 
* Game 2, Round 7 - Entertainment - Biggest Oscar Snubs Ever
 
The announcement of this year's Oscar nominations has left some
critics speechless. The BBC, outraged at David Oyelowo and
"The Lego Movie" being overlooked, posted a list of the 10 most
egregious snubs ever. Here are some questions based on their list.
 
1. Two Charlie Chaplin films, released in 1931 and 1936, are both
now universally recognized as masterpieces, but neither received
a Best Picture nomination. Name either.
 
2. In 1934, the Academy overlooked this actress's work as a hateful
waitress who leads aspiring doctor Leslie Howard astray in
"Of Human Bondage". Academy members were so outraged that many
wrote her name on their ballots anyway -- so many that write-in
votes were banned the following year when she won an Oscar for
her work in the movie "Dangerous". Who?
 
3. In 1942, Oscar ignored Orson Welles's brilliant follow-up to
Citizen Kane, perhaps due to Hollywood's fear of William Randolph
Hearst and his acolytes. Name the snubbed movie.
 
4. In 2012, hundreds of film critics and directors polled by
"Sight and Sound" magazine named this the greatest film
ever made. But in 1958, the Academy didn't even nominate it
as Best Picture. Neither the lead actor, James Stewart, nor
the director, who also worked together on three other movies
during their careers, were nominated. Name the film.
 
5. In 1960 this actor, who created an entirely original villain
with exceptional psychological complexity, was snubbed.
The movie was a sensation with the public upon its release,
but the Academy has never been kind to the genre. Name the
snubbed actor.
 
6. In 1969, this Italian maestro's symphonic score for Sergio
Leone's spaghetti western, "Once Upon a Time in the West",
was not nominated.
 
7. In 1986, this actor's unhinged performance as gas-sniffing
psychopath Frank Booth in David Lynch's "Blue Velvet" was
overlooked.
 
8. In 1980, the Academy's aversion to horror movies may have led to
this director's being snubbed. He had been nominated for each
of his previous 4 films: a satirical black comedy, a sci-fi
classic, an exploration of violence, and a gorgeous period drama.
 
9. In 2013, Robert Redford was snubbed for his nearly wordless
portrayal of a yachtsman on a sinking sailboat who is faced
with the prospect of imminent death. Name the movie.
 
10. In 1989, Spike Lee's groundbreaking portrayal of US race
relations was ignored. It was also a humane, funny character
study of a neighborhood on the brink, even though some critics
suggested that Lee was encouraging race riots. Name the movie.
 
 
* Game 2, Round 8 - History - Martin Luther King Jr.
 
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a round on the man himself.
 
1. In what subject did he earn his doctorate?
 
2. In 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her
bus seat to a white passenger. King's role in the civil rights
campaign that followed transformed him into a national figure.
Name the campaign.
 
3. Who provided the written directive empowering the FBI to begin
tapping King's telephone in 1963?
 
4. In 1959 King travelled abroad to meet with the family of which
deceased world leader?
 
5. In 1963 King was arrested and jailed for his role in a campaign
against racial segregation and economic injustice in a Southern
city, and wrote a famous "letter from jail". Name the city.
 
6. On 1963-08-28, King delivered his famous "I Have a Dream"
speech -- at what gathering?
 
7. In 1966, King and other leaders tried to spread the civil rights
movement to the northern US by organizing marches and protests
in Chicago. When King and his allies returned to the South,
who did they leave in charge of their organization?
 
8. What was King's wife's maiden name?
 
9. What President signed the bill making Martin Luther King Jr. Day
a federal holiday?
 
10. On what date in 1968 was King assassinated, as per the U2 song
"Pride"?
 
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Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Mar 14 03:32AM -0500

In article <p_idnb2BqLIMXp7InZ2dnUU7-aGdnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says...
 
> 1. Two Charlie Chaplin films, released in 1931 and 1936, are both
> now universally recognized as masterpieces, but neither received
> a Best Picture nomination. Name either.
Modern Times
 
> as Best Picture. Neither the lead actor, James Stewart, nor
> the director, who also worked together on three other movies
> during their careers, were nominated. Name the film.
Vertigo
 
> The movie was a sensation with the public upon its release,
> but the Academy has never been kind to the genre. Name the
> snubbed actor.
Tony Perkins
 
 
> 7. In 1986, this actor's unhinged performance as gas-sniffing
> psychopath Frank Booth in David Lynch's "Blue Velvet" was
> overlooked.
Dennis Hopper
 
> relations was ignored. It was also a humane, funny character
> study of a neighborhood on the brink, even though some critics
> suggested that Lee was encouraging race riots. Name the movie.
Do the Right Thing
 
> * Game 2, Round 8 - History - Martin Luther King Jr.
 
> In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a round on the man himself.
 
> 1. In what subject did he earn his doctorate?
Theology
 
> Name the campaign.
 
> 3. Who provided the written directive empowering the FBI to begin
> tapping King's telephone in 1963?
Hoover
 
> 4. In 1959 King travelled abroad to meet with the family of which
> deceased world leader?
Gandhi
 
> 5. In 1963 King was arrested and jailed for his role in a campaign
> against racial segregation and economic injustice in a Southern
> city, and wrote a famous "letter from jail". Name the city.
Birmingham
 
> 6. On 1963-08-28, King delivered his famous "I Have a Dream"
> speech -- at what gathering?
March on Washington
 
> movement to the northern US by organizing marches and protests
> in Chicago. When King and his allies returned to the South,
> who did they leave in charge of their organization?
Jesse Jackson
 
> 8. What was King's wife's maiden name?
Scott
 
> 9. What President signed the bill making Martin Luther King Jr. Day
> a federal holiday?
Reagan
 
 
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Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Mar 14 10:53AM +0100

> critics speechless. The BBC, outraged at David Oyelowo and
> "The Lego Movie" being overlooked, posted a list of the 10 most
> egregious snubs ever. Here are some questions based on their list.
 
It's not the snubs that irks me. Me and a friend went to see Birdman
and we're in perfect agreement that it was an utterly bad film. And
for some reason it was labelled as "comedy". Had it correctly been
labelled a drama, I would never have suggested it.

> 1. Two Charlie Chaplin films, released in 1931 and 1936, are both
> now universally recognized as masterpieces, but neither received
> a Best Picture nomination. Name either.
 
The Dictator

> 3. In 1942, Oscar ignored Orson Welles's brilliant follow-up to
> Citizen Kane, perhaps due to Hollywood's fear of William Randolph
> Hearst and his acolytes. Name the snubbed movie.
 
The Third Man

> * Game 2, Round 8 - History - Martin Luther King Jr.
 
> In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a round on the man himself.
 
> 1. In what subject did he earn his doctorate?
 
Theology

> 9. What President signed the bill making Martin Luther King Jr. Day
> a federal holiday?
 
Jimmy Carter

> 10. On what date in 1968 was King assassinated, as per the U2 song
> "Pride"?
 
July 28th
 
 
 
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tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Mar 07 11:21PM


> * Game 2, Round 2 - Literature - Witches, Wizards, and Magicians
 
> 1. Ged, aka Sparrowhawk.
 
Ursula K. Le Guin
 
> 2. Saruman, Radagast.
 
J. R. R. Tolkien
 
> 3. Queen Jadis, aka the White Witch.
 
C. S. Lewis
 
> 4. Sirius Black, Bellatrix Lestrange.
 
J. K. Rowling
 
> 5. Belgarath, Polgara.
 
David Eddings
 
> 6. Kvothe.
 
Patrick Rothfuss
 
> 7. Glinda, Elphaba.
 
L. Frank Baum
 
> 8. Circe.
 
Homer
 
> 10. The witch in the movie "The Little Mermaid".
 
Ursula
 
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Science - Physics Symbols
 
> 1. Which letter is used to represent a universal value in physics
> close to 300,000 km/s or 186,000 miles per second?
 
c
 
> 2. Upper-case C stands for which property in physics, measured in
> farads and defined as the ability to hold electric charge?
 
capacitance
 
> 3. Newton teaches us that F = ma. What does the letter a stand for?
 
acceleration
 
> 4. Whose constant is represented by a lower-case h? (Hint: It is
> a crucial value in quantum physics.)
 
Planck; Heisenberg
 
> 5. What is denoted by upper-case P and measured in watts?
 
power
 
> 7. What unit of resistance is rendered by an upper-case omega?
 
ohm
 
> 8. The Greek letter tau in lower case stands for rotational force
> in mechanics. What single word is used to denote this concept?
 
torque
 
> 9. Which Greek letter in lower case is used to denote a high-energy
> electron emitted by a radioactive nucleus?
 
alpha; beta
 
> 10. What concept in physics and acoustics, among others, is
> represented by a lower-case f?
 
frequency
 
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Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Mar 08 01:03AM -0600

In article <nsednXqP9KpqoGbJnZ2dnUU7-cudnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says...
> first book (if it doesn't include the series title).
 
> 1. Ged, aka Sparrowhawk.
> 2. Saruman, Radagast.
Tolkien
 
> 3. Queen Jadis, aka the White Witch.
> 4. Sirius Black, Bellatrix Lestrange.
Rowling
 
> 5. Belgarath, Polgara.
> 6. Kvothe.
> 7. Glinda, Elphaba.
Baum
 
> 8. Circe.
 
> For questions #9-10, name the witch.
 
> 9. Darren's wife on the TV show "Bewitched". First name will do.
Samantha
 
> from the clue, or the measurement or property from the letter.
 
> 1. Which letter is used to represent a universal value in physics
> close to 300,000 km/s or 186,000 miles per second?
c
 
> 2. Upper-case C stands for which property in physics, measured in
> farads and defined as the ability to hold electric charge?
coulomb
 
> 3. Newton teaches us that F = ma. What does the letter a stand for?
acceleration
 
> 4. Whose constant is represented by a lower-case h? (Hint: It is
> a crucial value in quantum physics.)
Planck's constant
 
> 5. What is denoted by upper-case P and measured in watts?
power
 
> 6. The Greek letter eta, in lower case, is used for which property
> that is considered to be highly desirable in engineering and
> economics alike?
efficiency
 
> 7. What unit of resistance is rendered by an upper-case omega?
ohm
 
> 8. The Greek letter tau in lower case stands for rotational force
> in mechanics. What single word is used to denote this concept?
torque
 
> 9. Which Greek letter in lower case is used to denote a high-energy
> electron emitted by a radioactive nucleus?
beta
 
 
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"Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Mar 07 11:39PM +0100

On 2015-03-07 23:35, Björn Lundin wrote:
>> 2. Upper-case C stands for which property in physics, measured in
>> farads and defined as the ability to hold electric charge?
 
> Columb
 
What was I thinking?
It does not fit the question .
Answering before fully reading the question is just bad...
 
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"Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Mar 07 11:35PM +0100

On 2015-03-07 19:05, Mark Brader wrote:
> first book (if it doesn't include the series title).
 
> 1. Ged, aka Sparrowhawk.
> 2. Saruman, Radagast.
Tolkien
 
> 3. Queen Jadis, aka the White Witch.
Lewis
 
> 4. Sirius Black, Bellatrix Lestrange.
Rowling
 
 
> For questions #9-10, name the witch.
 
> 9. Darren's wife on the TV show "Bewitched". First name will do.
> 10. The witch in the movie "The Little Mermaid".
Octavia
 
 
> from the clue, or the measurement or property from the letter.
 
> 1. Which letter is used to represent a universal value in physics
> close to 300,000 km/s or 186,000 miles per second?
c
 
 
 
> 2. Upper-case C stands for which property in physics, measured in
> farads and defined as the ability to hold electric charge?
 
Columb
 
 
> 3. Newton teaches us that F = ma. What does the letter a stand for?
 
acceleration
 
 
> 4. Whose constant is represented by a lower-case h? (Hint: It is
> a crucial value in quantum physics.)
 
Plack
 
 
> 5. What is denoted by upper-case P and measured in watts?
 
Power
 
 
> 6. The Greek letter eta, in lower case, is used for which property
> that is considered to be highly desirable in engineering and
> economics alike?
 
Efficiency
 
 
 
> 7. What unit of resistance is rendered by an upper-case omega?
 
Ohm
 
 
> 8. The Greek letter tau in lower case stands for rotational force
> in mechanics. What single word is used to denote this concept?
 
Torque ?
 
But I think I was taught is represented shear force in a beam.
However, I might remember wrong, because it does not fit your description.
 
> 9. Which Greek letter in lower case is used to denote a high-energy
> electron emitted by a radioactive nucleus?
 
gamma ?
 
 
> 10. What concept in physics and acoustics, among others, is
> represented by a lower-case f?
 
frequency
 
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Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Mar 07 07:42PM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:nsednXqP9KpqoGbJnZ2dnUU7-
> first book (if it doesn't include the series title).
 
> 1. Ged, aka Sparrowhawk.
> 2. Saruman, Radagast.
 
Tolkien
 
> 3. Queen Jadis, aka the White Witch.
 
Lewis
 
> 4. Sirius Black, Bellatrix Lestrange.
 
Rowling
 
> 5. Belgarath, Polgara.
> 6. Kvothe.
> 7. Glinda, Elphaba.
 
Baum
 
> 8. Circe.
 
> For questions #9-10, name the witch.
 
> 9. Darren's wife on the TV show "Bewitched". First name will do.
 
Samantha
 
> 10. The witch in the movie "The Little Mermaid".
 
Ursula
 
> from the clue, or the measurement or property from the letter.
 
> 1. Which letter is used to represent a universal value in physics
> close to 300,000 km/s or 186,000 miles per second?
 
c
 
 
> 2. Upper-case C stands for which property in physics, measured in
> farads and defined as the ability to hold electric charge?
 
Capacitance
 
 
> 3. Newton teaches us that F = ma. What does the letter a stand for?
 
Acceleration
 
 
> 4. Whose constant is represented by a lower-case h? (Hint: It is
> a crucial value in quantum physics.)
 
> 5. What is denoted by upper-case P and measured in watts?
 
Power
 
 
> 6. The Greek letter eta, in lower case, is used for which property
> that is considered to be highly desirable in engineering and
> economics alike?
 
Elasticity
 
 
> 7. What unit of resistance is rendered by an upper-case omega?
 
Ohms
 
> in mechanics. What single word is used to denote this concept?
 
> 9. Which Greek letter in lower case is used to denote a high-energy
> electron emitted by a radioactive nucleus?
 
Rho; Phi
 
 
> 10. What concept in physics and acoustics, among others, is
> represented by a lower-case f?
 
Frequency
 
 
Pete
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Mar 08 01:02AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:nsednXqP9KpqoGbJnZ2dnUU7-
> you can *either* give the series title *or* the title of the
> first book (if it doesn't include the series title).
 
> 2. Saruman, Radagast.
 
J.R.R. Tolkien
 
> 3. Queen Jadis, aka the White Witch.
 
C.S. Lewis
 
> 4. Sirius Black, Bellatrix Lestrange.
 
J.K. Rowling
 
> 7. Glinda, Elphaba.
 
L. Frank Baum; Gregory Maguire
(I don't think this question is answerable as phrased; Glinda was in the
Oz books by Baum, but the name Elphaba for her rival was created by
Maguire for the "Wicked" series, in which Glinda was named Galinda
instead. Unless I'm wrong ....)
 
> 8. Circe.
 
Homer

> For questions #9-10, name the witch.
 
> 9. Darren's wife on the TV show "Bewitched". First name will do.
 
Samantha
 
> 10. The witch in the movie "The Little Mermaid".
 
Ursula

> * Game 2, Round 3 - Science - Physics Symbols
 
> 1. Which letter is used to represent a universal value in physics
> close to 300,000 km/s or 186,000 miles per second?
 
c
 
> 2. Upper-case C stands for which property in physics, measured in
> farads and defined as the ability to hold electric charge?
 
conductivity
 
> 3. Newton teaches us that F = ma. What does the letter a stand for?
 
acceleration

> 4. Whose constant is represented by a lower-case h? (Hint: It is
> a crucial value in quantum physics.)
 
Planck

> 7. What unit of resistance is rendered by an upper-case omega?
 
ohm

> 8. The Greek letter tau in lower case stands for rotational force
> in mechanics. What single word is used to denote this concept?
 
torque
 
> 9. Which Greek letter in lower case is used to denote a high-energy
> electron emitted by a radioactive nucleus?
 
alpha

> 10. What concept in physics and acoustics, among others, is
> represented by a lower-case f?
 
frequency
 
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"Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: Mar 07 09:43PM

Mark Brader wrote:
 
> first book (if it doesn't include the series title).
 
> 1. Ged, aka Sparrowhawk.
> 2. Saruman, Radagast.
Lord of the Rings
> 3. Queen Jadis, aka the White Witch.
Chronicles of Narnia
> 4. Sirius Black, Bellatrix Lestrange.
Harry Potter
> 5. Belgarath, Polgara.
Belgariad
> 6. Kvothe.
> 7. Glinda, Elphaba.
Wizard of Oz
> from the clue, or the measurement or property from the letter.
 
> 1. Which letter is used to represent a universal value in physics
> close to 300,000 km/s or 186,000 miles per second?
c
> 2. Upper-case C stands for which property in physics, measured in
> farads and defined as the ability to hold electric charge?
Capacitance
> 3. Newton teaches us that F = ma. What does the letter a stand for?
Acceleration
> 4. Whose constant is represented by a lower-case h? (Hint: It is
> a crucial value in quantum physics.)
Plancks
> 5. What is denoted by upper-case P and measured in watts?
Power
> that is considered to be highly desirable in engineering and
> economics alike?
 
> 7. What unit of resistance is rendered by an upper-case omega?
Ohm
> 8. The Greek letter tau in lower case stands for rotational force
> in mechanics. What single word is used to denote this concept?
Centripetal
> 9. Which Greek letter in lower case is used to denote a high-energy
> electron emitted by a radioactive nucleus?
Beta
> 10. What concept in physics and acoustics, among others, is
> represented by a lower-case f?
Frequency
 
Peter Smyth
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Mar 06 02:56PM -0800

Mark Brader wrote:
> you can *either* give the series title *or* the title of the
> first book (if it doesn't include the series title).
 
> 1. Ged, aka Sparrowhawk.
 
Earthsea
 
> 2. Saruman, Radagast.
 
Lord of the Rings
 
> 3. Queen Jadis, aka the White Witch.
 
Narnia
 
> 4. Sirius Black, Bellatrix Lestrange.
 
Harry Potter
 
> 5. Belgarath, Polgara.
 
Belgarion
 
> 6. Kvothe.
> 7. Glinda, Elphaba.
 
Wizard of Oz
 
> 8. Circe.
 
the Odyssey
 
 
> For questions #9-10, name the witch.
 
> 9. Darren's wife on the TV show "Bewitched". First name will do.
 
Samantha
 
> from the clue, or the measurement or property from the letter.
 
> 1. Which letter is used to represent a universal value in physics
> close to 300,000 km/s or 186,000 miles per second?
 
c
 
 
> 2. Upper-case C stands for which property in physics, measured in
> farads and defined as the ability to hold electric charge?
 
capacitance
 
 
> 3. Newton teaches us that F = ma. What does the letter a stand for?
 
acceleration
 
 
> 4. Whose constant is represented by a lower-case h? (Hint: It is
> a crucial value in quantum physics.)
 
Planck's (and it should be h-bar)
 
 
> 5. What is denoted by upper-case P and measured in watts?
 
power
 
> that is considered to be highly desirable in engineering and
> economics alike?
 
> 7. What unit of resistance is rendered by an upper-case omega?
 
ohm
 
 
> 8. The Greek letter tau in lower case stands for rotational force
> in mechanics. What single word is used to denote this concept?
 
torque
 
 
> 9. Which Greek letter in lower case is used to denote a high-energy
> electron emitted by a radioactive nucleus?
 
beta
 
 
> 10. What concept in physics and acoustics, among others, is
> represented by a lower-case f?
 
frequency
 
 
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Dan Tilque
Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Mar 11 12:30AM -0500

In article <4MKdnRfB6rCMUWLJnZ2dnUU7-aOdnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says...
 
> By their numbers ye shall know them.
 
> 1. Which Boston Red Sox left-hander finished the 1916 baseball
> season with 23 wins, 12 losses, and a 1.75 ERA?
Babe Ruth
 
> suggest, became the second player to score 50-in-50 in 1980-81?
 
> 4. In what event did Bob Beamon set an apparently unbeatable mark
> of 29'2?" on 1968-10-18 in Mexico City?
long jump
 
> That same season, he set the as-yet-unbroken record for longest
> hitting streak. Exactly how many consecutive games did he
> hit in?
56
 
> 7. Which heavyweight boxing champion -- the only heavyweight
> champion to remain undefeated during his entire professional
> career -- retired with a record of 49-0 in 1956?
Rocky Marciano
 
 
> 10. The longstanding NFL rushing record of 16,726 yards fell on Oct.
> 2002-10-07. Name either the Chicago Bear who held the record or
> the Dallas Cowboy who broke it.
Walter Payton
 
 
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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 14 12:10AM -0500

Mark Brader:
 
> If the shared name isn't spelled the same way, either spelling
> will do.
 
> 1. Schuster's comedy partner meets the Great One.
 
Johnny Wayne Gretzky. 4 for Stephen.
 
> 2. Doug McKenzie meets the Leader of the Opposition.
 
Dave Thomas Mulcair. 4 for Stephen.
 
> 3. "The Diviners" meets "The Book of Negroes".
 
Margaret Laurence/Lawrence Hill.
 
> 4. Naomi Klein's father-in-law meets Sector Sarajevo commander.
 
Stephen Lewis MacKenzie.
 
> 5. Little Big Man Oscar nominee meets heavyweight boxer.
 
(Chief) Dan George Chuvalo.
 
> 6. CBC's Scottish-born "greatest Canadian" meets German-born
> "Generation X" author.
 
Tommy Douglas Coupland. 4 for Joshua and Stephen.
 
> 7. Adorable Francophone Governor-General meets Le Gros Bill.
 
Michaëlle Jean Béliveau.
 
> 8. Figure-skating sweetheart of the 1940's meets "A Boy at the
> Leafs' Camp".
 
Barbara Ann Scott Young. 3 for Stephen.
 
> 9. Wrongly convicted Mi'kmaq meets "global village" academic.
 
Donald Marshall McLuhan.
 
> 10. 16-time Grammy winner meets "He shoots, he scores!"
 
David Foster Hewitt.
 
 
 
> By their numbers ye shall know them.
 
> 1. Which Boston Red Sox left-hander finished the 1916 baseball
> season with 23 wins, 12 losses, and a 1.75 ERA?
 
Babe Ruth. 4 for Marc, Joshua, Dan Blum, Calvin, Stephen,
and Dan Tilque.
 
> 2. Who, in 1944-45, was the first NHL hockey player to score
> 50 goals in 50 games?
 
Maurice "Rocket" Richard. 4 for Stephen.
 
> 3. Which New York Islander, not as aggressive as his name might
> suggest, became the second player to score 50-in-50 in 1980-81?
 
Mike Bossy. 4 for Stephen.
 
> 4. In what event did Bob Beamon set an apparently unbeatable mark
> of 29'2½" on 1968-10-18 in Mexico City?
 
Long jump. (Accepting broad jump, but not "jump".) 4 for Marc,
Joshua, Dan Blum, Peter, Erland, Calvin, Stephen, and Dan Tilque.
 
> 5. The most notorious "record" in Canadian history was set by
> Ben Johnson in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. What was his
> short-lived world record time for the 100 m? Give it exactly.
 
9.79 s. 4 for Peter, Erland, Calvin, and Stephen.
 
> That same season, he set the as-yet-unbroken record for longest
> hitting streak. Exactly how many consecutive games did he
> hit in?
 
56. 4 for Marc, Joshua, Stephen, and Dan Tilque.
 
> 7. Which heavyweight boxing champion -- the only heavyweight
> champion to remain undefeated during his entire professional
> career -- retired with a record of 49-0 in 1956?
 
Rocky Marciano. 4 for Marc, Joshua, Dan Blum, Peter, Calvin,
and Stephen.
 
> Marathon in 8 hours 11 minutes 6 seconds. Why was this
> apparently unremarkable time in fact quite noteworthy?
> Be fully specific.
 
At age 100, he was the oldest person ever to complete the event.
(Either "oldest" or the exact age was needed.) 4 for Peter
and Stephen.
 
> 9. Which Englishman holds the interesting record of most Formula 1
> wins -- 16 -- by a driver *who never won a World Championship*?
 
Stirling Moss. 4 for Peter, Calvin, and Stephen.
 
> 10. The longstanding NFL rushing record of 16,726 yards fell on Oct.
> 2002-10-07. Name either the Chicago Bear who held the record or
> the Dallas Cowboy who broke it.
 
Walter Payton, Emmitt Smith. 4 for Marc, Joshua, Peter, Calvin,
and Stephen.
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Lit Sci Can Spo
Stephen Perry 40 40 15 40 135
Dan Blum 36 33 0 12 81
Dan Tilque 31 36 0 12 79
Peter Smyth 20 32 0 24 76
Joshua Kreitzer 28 24 4 20 76
"Calvin" 16 34 0 24 74
Marc Dashevsky 16 32 0 20 68
Pete Gayde 24 24 -- -- 48
Björn Lundin 12 32 0 0 44
Bruce Bowler 8 28 -- -- 36
Erland Sommarskog 0 28 0 8 36
 
--
Mark Brader "One doesn't have to be a grammarian
Toronto to know when someone's talking balls."
msb@vex.net --John Masters
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
The GOLQ Institute <list@golq.org>: Mar 06 01:37PM -0600

Congratulations to DEC & Friends, Delphi Trivia Club, and Village Idiots, who
tied for first place with perfect scores. Just off the pace was Really Rockin'
In Boston, who missed only a single tie-breaker.
 
Several entrants mentioned that this quiz was on the difficult side, which was
not intentional. What was intentional was the inclusion of four songs
(#04, 11, 18, 22) that paid tribute to recently-departed artists. Song #T1
indirectly falls into this category as well.
 
After each song, I've given one or more audio links, if available.
Sound quality and permanence of links are not guaranteed.
 
As always, thanks to everyone who entered! The March 2015 quiz (GOLQ #338)
will be posted soon.
 
-- Howard Teitelbaum <golq337@golq.org>
_____________________________________________________________________________
 
After each score below are two characters representing the two tie-breakers:
+ indicates a tie-breaker answered correctly.
- indicates partial credit.
x indicates a totally incorrect guess.
. indicates no guess.
 
(For anti-spamming purposes, all occurrences of "@" in e-mail addresses have
been replaced with "&".)
 
Place ID # on
Score Name <E-mail address> team Age(s)
---+-----+--+-----------------------------------------------------+--+---------
T01 500++ DC DEC & Friends <cochran57&gmail.com> 2 Various
T01 500++ DT Delphi Trivia Club <rcwkid99&rochester.rr.com> 4 48+
T01 500++ VI Village Idiots (Doug, Michael, Andrew, Andy) 4 --
<MrJaded/MFPing/ARE7/Clete6&aol.com>
04 500x+ RR Really Rockin' In Boston <rardini&cox.net> 7 50s,60s
05 460.. WM Will McCorry <wmccorry&ns.sympatico.ca> 1 57
06 400++ VS Vito & the Salutations <baileyl&colorado.edu> 4 boomers
07 400+. MW Mike Weaver <oldtunes&sbcglobal.net> - --
T08 260.. CO The Coasters (Rick & Kathy Schubert, Magic Marc, 5 62,65,62,
Bigfoot Mae, Regina Litman) <rns&san.rr.com> -,62
T08 260.. NA NAVAIRHEADS <tompillion&skybest.com> 1 68
10 120.. EJ The EJ'S & Co.: Ellis, Vinnie, Everett, Denise, Mitch 5 50+
<brombere&matc.edu>
11 80.. TT Team Teitelbaum North (Bonnie & Pat) <no email> 2 --
---+-----+--+-----------------------------------------------------+--+---------
Place ID # on
Score Name <E-mail address> team Age(s)
______________________________________________________________________________
 
The following table gives the individual scoring breakdown. For songs 01-25,
a '.' is used to indicate that no guess was made for a question, whereas a zero
indicates that a completely incorrect response was submitted. For tie-breakers
(songs T1 & T2), a "+" indicates full credit, a "-" indicates partial credit,
an "x" indicates an incorrect guess, and a "." indicates no guess.
 
Song# TT
ID 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 12
--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--
DC 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 ++
DT 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 ++
VI 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 ++
RR 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 x+
WM . 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 ..
VS . 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 20 20 . ++
MW . 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 . 20 20 20 +.
CO . . 20 . . 20 . 20 20 . . . . 20 . 20 20 . 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 ..
NA . . 20 20 . 20 . 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 . 20 20 . 20 . 20 . . . . ..
EJ . . . . . . . 20 20 . . . 20 20 . 20 20 . . . . . . . . ..
TT . . . . . 20 . . 20 . . . . . . 20 20 . . . . . . . . ..
--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--
ID 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 12
Song# TT
 
______________________________________________________________________________
 
GOLDEN OLDIES LYRICS QUIZ #337 ANSWERS:
Answers are in the form:
 
#number) Artist: "Title" (chart year) [peak Pop] {peak R&B} <xxx>...<yyy>
 
where:
"peak Pop" = Peak position achieved on the weekly Billboard Pop chart.
"peak R&B" = Peak position on the weekly Billboard Rhythm & Blues chart.
(Billboard didn't publish an R&B chart between 11/30/63 and 1/23/65,
so recordings in that interval show peak R&B of {n/c} ("no chart").)
"xxx",...,"yyy" = prior GOLQ(s) in which the song appeared, if any.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Don't you hear that music?
A sound you never heard before
#01) Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass: "Mexican Drummer Man" (1964) [77] {n/c} <->
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UJ6iVfivZY
 
Vocals by The Blossoms (Darlene Love's group). Lest the listener forget
the artist's name, "Tijuana Brass" and "Herbie blowin' on his trumpet" are
called out in the lyrics.
 
Baby, it's gettin' late and I've gotta go
Here's something that you oughta know
I've had the time of my life
#02) The Angels: "Thank You And Goodnight" (1963) [84] {n/c} <57><216>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdGhb82_HsQ
 
To let you know what you've meant to me
Guess it was meant to be
I hold you in my heart
As life's most precious part
#03) The Beach Boys: "Darlin'" (1967) [12] {-} <131>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHNzgK2PxxE
 
Imprisoned by the way it could have been
Left here on my own, or so it seems
I've got to leave before I start to scream
But someone's locked the door and took the key
#04) Joe Cocker: "Feeling Alright" (1969,1972) [69,33] {-,-} <163>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRcib2lcbjw (Traffic, 1968)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoAO0851FwA (Cocker, 1969)
 
Written by Dave Mason, then of the group Traffic. They recorded it on
their 1968 eponymous LP, with Mason singing lead; title was given as
"Feelin' Alright?". Cocker released his version in 1969, but it was a
bigger hit when re-released in 1972. Joe died on 12/22/14 at 70.
 
Hip! I didn't know I could sail
(Hip-hip!) Like a penny boat in a gale
What she's doin'
Will be the ruin of me
#05) Perry Como: "Tina Marie" (1955) [5] {-} <->
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlbKpZF-quQ
 
Loud and clear
Your sweet chimes
Love to hear
#06) The Dell-Vikings featuring Krips Johnson: "Whispering Bells"
(1957) [9] {5} <24><178>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptC_pSGZYYw (Fee-Bee label)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBBSDH5eOy0 (Dot label)
 
Originally released on Fee-Bee, a small Pittsburgh label; the master was
then sold to Dot for national distribution. Fee-Bee's (uncharted) release
credits "The Del Vikings," whereas Dot's lists "The Dell-Vikings." Their
recording history then became complex when part of the group jumped to the
Mercury label. Thereafter, Dot and Mercury issued different recordings by
two distinct groups with essentially the same name.
 
To who do you do the thing to do?
When it's time to do it, no matter to who
#07) Shirley Ellis: "The Puzzle Song (A Puzzle In Song)" (1965) [78] {-} <->
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTSW0jif52E
 
When I saw you
I knew that I was gonna love you
And every day, I thought of how I'm gonna love you
#08) The 5th Dimension: "Workin' On A Groovy Thing" (1969) [20] {15} <57>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cNzGeJye2U (Patti Drew, 1968)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63IP4MD95Yg (5th Dimension, 1969)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WtSlt4A8LM (Neil Sedaka, 1969)
 
Song first charted for Patti Drew in 1968 (pop #62). Co-written by Neil
Sedaka, who recorded his own version for an album in 1969.
 
I let it get away
Been payin' every day
#09) The 4 Seasons Featuring the "sound" of Frankie Valli: "Working My Way Back
To You" (1966) [9] {-} <130><204>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAHyg9N44rA
 
Was it that she
Just couldn't understand a man like me?
Was I to blame?
Did I leave too many things unexplained?
#10) The Grass Roots: "Things I Should Have Said" (1967) [23] {-} <68>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRUYKd4AySQ
 
And so, we'll wander hand-in-hand
Into love's wonderland
#11) George Hamilton IV: "Why Don't They Understand" (1957/58) [10] {-} <192>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZj3XR7SuIs
 
George died on 9/17/2014 at age 77.
 
Cinderella lost her slipper
At the queen's ball
But she found a prince
So handsome, so tall
#12) Chuck Jackson: "(It Never Happens) In Real Life" (1961) [46] {22} <->
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25VpHf9KmJ4
 
Where life's river flows
No one really knows
'Til someone's there to show
#13) Robert Knight: "Everlasting Love" (1967) [13] {14} <24><238>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfsIE85JtIQ
 
And darling, then
I read again
Right from the start
#14) Ketty Lester: "Love Letters" (1962) [5] {2} <8><92><305>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQubsS-N7SE (movie theme, 1945)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHfLHLCYDlw (Dick Haymes, 1945)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIweEP3k7bc (Ketty Lester, 1962)
 
Written by Victor Young (composer) and Edward Heyman (lyricist); originally
featured, as an instrumental theme, in the 1945 movie of the same name.
A two-sided hit for Dick Haymes in 1945 (with "Till the End of Time").
 
Well, they're movin' and a-groovin' and they're dancing with-a all they got
I see 'em shimmy, waddle-waddle, and a-stompin' like I don't know what
#15) Chris Montez: "Some Kinda Fun" (1962/63) [43] {-} <185>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GT4fv3skeWQ
 
Pillows lying on your bed
Oh my darling, rest your head
#16) The Mystics: "Hushabye" (1959) [20] {-} <8><143><285>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UaN86G6K90
 
Written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman.
 
Oh, my sweet fraeulein down in Berlin town
Makes my heart start to yearn
#17) Ricky Nelson: "Travelin' Man" (1961) [1] {-} <7><126><200><290>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0vFdCdNQP4 (Nelson, 1961)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0x3XhuWbfw (Jerry Fuller interview)
 
His final single billed as "Ricky," and his final #1. Second link is a
brief interview with songwriter Jerry Fuller; he describes how the song,
intended for Sam Cooke, wound up being recorded by Nelson.
 
Delphi Trivia Club noted that the song was also on his contemporaneous
"Rick Is 21" album, which was his first LP to bill him as "Rick Nelson."
 
The kind of guy is he
Who will lead you to believe
That you're the only love in his life
#18) The Newbeats: "Break Away (From That Boy)" (1965) [40] {-} <93><204>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FHm0gzWWs0
 
Written by Dean & Marc Mathis, who were the group's backing vocalists.
Lead singer Larry Henley died 12/18/14 at 77. Henley may be best known
for co-writing "Wind Beneath My Wings," a 1989 Grammy winner.
 
Every time I faced the world
I just had to cry
I stood alone with no love of my own
But then you happened by
#19) Tony Orlando: "Bless You" (1961) [15] {-} <116><244>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs0trj2hkUc
 
The label (see the link above) lists an all-star team from Aldon Music:
Song written by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil; produced by Al Nevins & Don
Kirshner (the "Al" & "Don" of Aldon) & Jack Keller; and arranged/conducted
by Carole King (shown as "Carol King" ).
 
Delphi Trivia Club noted that Tony was only 16 when he recorded this.
 
When you call my name, baby
You call me Mr. Clean
I'm gonna give you lovin'
That you ain't never seen
#20) Wilson Pickett: "She's Lookin' Good" (1968) [15] {7} <->
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GlGVa4l8lM (Rodger Collins, 1967)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk15q5paR1k (Wilson Pickett, 1968)
 
Written & first recorded by Rodger Collins (as "She's Looking Good"); it
bubbled under at #101 in 1967.
 
Sometimes I wanna stay here
Then again, I wanna leave
Times I wanna leave here
Then again, I wanna stay
#21) Elvis Presley: "I Feel So Bad" (1961) [5] {15} <88>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qNORhOuWog (Chuck Willis, 1954)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVko6M32yV0 (Elvis, 1961)
 
Written & originally recorded by Chuck Willis in 1954; his version was
a #8 R&B hit.
 
Listen, who cares who was right or wrong (right or wrong)?
I just know I need you
And by your side is where I belong
#22) Jimmy Ruffin: "Don't You Miss Me A Little Bit Baby" (1967) [68] {27} <->
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e07Hxi_q_aI
 
Ruffin passed away on 11/17/14, at 78.
 
I can feel a new expression on my face
I can feel a glowing sensation taking place
#23) The Searchers: "When You Walk In The Room" (1964) [35] {n/c} <46><135>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dspzwLRIAWM (Jackie DeShannon, 1964)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wRia97hP88 (Searchers, 1964)
 
Written by Jackie DeShannon, whose original version briefly charted (#99)
earlier in 1964.
 
Whose hairstyles are out of this world?
Whether it's straight or bouffant or it's curled
#24) The Temptations: "My Baby" (1965) [13] {4} <38><96>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVQOUhiApXQ
 
Well, what fruit it bears
What good is love
Mmm, that no one shares?
#25) Dinah Washington: "This Bitter Earth" (1960) [24] {1} <203>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=judyCgN2daA
 
------------
Tie-Breakers
------------
 
Now that we found each other
Where do we go now?
I'd like to know what you're thinkin'
Answer me slowly now
#T1) The Buffalo Springfield: "Questions" (1968) [-] {-} <->
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDjmmCvTH7o (Buffalo Springfield, 1968)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nP0VBB7BO64 (CSN&Y, "Carry On", 1970)
 
Written by Steven Stills, who also sang lead; featured on the group's 1968
album "Last Time Around."
 
Stills recycled some of the lyrics from "Questions" (although not the verse
excerpted here) in his later "Carry On" (from the 1970 "Deja Vu" album by
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young). "Deja Vu" gave unusually prominent credit
to two session players, drummer Dallas Taylor and bassist Greg Reeves.
Taylor (extreme right in the LP's cover photo) died at age 66 on 1/18/15.
 
Well, a poor boy took his father's bread
Started down the road, started down the road
Took all he had and started down the road
#T2) The Rolling Stones: "Prodigal Son" (1968) [-] {-} <->
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ki_Jcxv2nRg (Robert Wilkins, 1929)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1DfldIvzO8 (Wilkins, 1964; song starts 19:48)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaZGljc5Xp0 (Rolling Stones, 1968)
 
Originally written & recorded by Robert Wilkins in 1929, as "That's No Way
To Get Along." Years later - by then Reverend Wilkins - he revised the
song with almost entirely new lyrics as "Prodigal Son," corresponding to
the Biblical parable of that name. The 2nd link above contains his entire
1964 album; this song starts at time 19:48, and runs about 10 minutes.
 
The Stones recorded "Prodigal Son" (highly abridged from Wilkins' version)
for their 1968 album, "Beggars Banquet." The LP's back cover erroneously
credits Jagger/Richards as authors of all the album's
Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Mar 06 01:57PM -0600

Do not respond to or followup to this article. It has improper headers.
 
Please use the subsequent posting.
"Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Mar 07 09:38PM +0100

On 2015-03-04 10:20, Björn Lundin wrote:
 
> So for Q12:
> What date will the Nobel prize ceremony take place in 2015?
...
> This round closes at the latest Mar 7, 2015 20:00 CET,
> and is open for David B and swp.
 
Somewhat an anti-climax - only Steve Perry answered in time
 
Correct date : 10-Dec-2015
 
Q12:
Contender Entered Date First Date Second Date Diff1 Diff2 Best
---------------------------------------------------------------------
swp Oct-15 15-Oct-2015 15-Oct-2016 56 310 56
Worst guess off by: 56
 
 
So congratulations to Steve Perry, who is
the winner of this knock-out competition.
 
7 of the round was answered correct by Steve Perry
Russ had 4 correct answers and
Mark Brader had 3.
 
The second best in the competition was of course David B
congratulations to David as well
 
 
The competition is now closed.
I hope you found it amusing.
 
 
--
Björn
"Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: Mar 13 06:13PM

Björn Lundin wrote:
 
 
> > cheers,
> > calvin
 
> I volunteer to keep my 3 points :-)
 
Actually, it looks like Bjorn did only get 2 right (2+7)! Ella
Fitzgerald should have been marked wrong for Q6.
 
Peter Smyth
"Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Mar 13 10:28PM +0100

On 2015-03-13 19:13, Peter Smyth wrote:
 
> Actually, it looks like Bjorn did only get 2 right (2+7)! Ella
> Fitzgerald should have been marked wrong for Q6.
 
> Peter Smyth
 
Hmm ,so there is the symmetry ...
 
--
--
Björn
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 13 11:15AM -0500

Mark Brader:
> as in negative news -- wry, twisted, unsavory, and all Canadian.
 
> 1. Why is the College de Maisonneuve in Montreal suddenly of urgent
> interest to the RCMP?
 
It was, they say, where six wannabe jihadis were recruited.
(Any reference to this sort of thing was acceptable.) 4 for Stephen.
 
> 2. This convicted pathological killer has been given permission
> to take day passes to the city of Winnipeg -- provided that he
> continues to take his medications!
 
Vince Li. 4 for Stephen.
 
> 3. Name the main intersection in Toronto near which a shooting in
> McDonald's left two dead.
 
Danforth and Coxwell. 4 for Stephen.
 
> 4. What will certain Canadian veterans now have to demonstrate
> to Veterans' Affairs every 3 years, instead of annually as at
> present?
 
The consequence of their disability. The originally expected answer
was "that they have lost a limb", but although that was the aspect
that had caught the public's attention, it was really too specific.
4 for Stephen, Dan Blum, and Peter.
 
> of Canadian beef after the reemergence of Bovine Spongiform
> Encephalopathy at the same Alberta farm that had a previous
> case in 2010.
 
Belarus, China, Peru, South Korea, Taiwan.
 
> 6. The Ontario Securities Commission has just banned which man
> from being a director of any public or private company issuing
> securities in Ontario?
 
Conrad Black.
 
> sex-education curriculum in the Legislature, but attracted
> scorn for his parting remark. What else did he think should
> not be taught in Ontario schools?
 
Evolution. 4 for Stephen.
 
> 8. Seeking a rise in stipend from $15,000 to $23,000 per year,
> teaching assistants at which Ontario university have gone
> on strike?
 
University of Toronto. (York University TAs also struck, but not
for that reason.) 4 for Stephen.
 
> 9. An unusual piece of clothing was purchased last week from a
> Queen St. W. store at a marked-down price of $40. What was it?
 
Flight suit of astronaut Chris Hadfield.
 
> 10. The court case involving Rania el-Alloul came to an abrupt
> end in Montreal last week. Why?
 
The judge did not allow her to testify while wearing a hijab.
4 for Stephen.
 
 
> * Game 8 (2015-03-09), Round 1 - Current Events
 
> 1. The head of the Canadian Armed Forces has announced that he
> wants to leave his job this fall. Who is he?
 
Gen. Tom Lawson. 4 for Stephen.
 
> 2. After months of silence, the federal government has made a
> cash and medical care offer to the approximately 95 survivors
> of thalidomide. How much is the cash offer to each person?
 
$125,000.
 
> "They Left Us Everything", about the effort made by a group of
> siblings to declutter, clean, and sell the family home after
> the death of their mother?
 
Plum Johnson. 4 for Stephen.
 
> 4. Name the intrepid movie pilot who in real life crash-landed his
> small World War II vintage plane, emerging with only flesh
> wounds after a rapid descent on a golf course.
 
Harrison Ford. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Stephen, Dan Blum, Peter,
and Erland.
 
> golfer, who quipped, "I didn't need a 3-iron for the rest of the
> round, so I thought, why not?" In fact, he threw it 50 yards
> into a lake where he had just deposited his ball.
 
Rory McIlroy. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Stephen, Peter, and Dan Tilque.
 
> the Jackets if you guys can get him!" Either name the player
> or the team that brought him home. (Any unambiguous form of
> the team name is acceptable.)
 
Jordan Leopold (father of Jordyn Leopold), Minnesota Wild.
4 for Stephen.
 
> Toronto school to build a 59-foot-high dome inside its track.
> This ends a lengthy, seven-sided dispute that went to the
> Ontario Municipal Board. Name the school.
 
Central Tech.
 
> 8. What spacecraft has slipped into orbit around Ceres, where
> it will reamin to take reconnaissance photogrphs over the
> next 16 months?
 
Dawn. 4 for Stephen and Dan Tilque.
 
> for violating section 17 of the European Social Charter. France
> has already announced that it will NOT comply with the Court of
> Europe's ruling. What is it that France refused to criminalize?
 
Spanking children. 4 for Stephen, Peter, and Erland.
 
> 10. Alexandra Morra has been charged with revealing a "lilsecrett"
> online. She has been charged with committing an offense in
> what specific location?
 
Windsor Public Library. 4 for Stephen.
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
GAMES-> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BEST SIX
Pete Gayde 8 24 20 12 16 4 -- -- 84
Marc Dashevsky 4 20 20 0 12 12 0 8 76
Joshua Kreitzer 8 20 16 4 11 8 0 8 71
Stephen Perry -- -- -- -- -- -- 28 32 60
Erland Sommarskog 16 8 4 8 0 4 0 8 48
Dan Blum 4 10 16 4 8 4 4 4 46
Peter Smyth 4 4 4 8 8 4 4 12 40
Dan Tilque -- -- 15 0 8 0 0 8 31
Bruce Bowler -- -- 24 4 -- -- -- -- 28
"Calvin" -- -- -- -- 12 4 -- -- 16
Jason Kreitzer -- -- 8 0 -- -- -- -- 8
 
--
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msb@vex.net | "Of course there are laws about this in the USA.
Toronto | Without even reading further to find out what 'this' is."
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