Monday, March 02, 2015

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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 01 09:54AM -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 2015-02-23
companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
(QFTCI*)".
 
 
* Game 1, Round 7 - Entertainment - Christmas Movies
 
Remember Christmas? And all those movies you've seen 20 times?
Well, let's see if you do.
 
1. Different cast members of this movie later went on to play
a zombie-fighting police officer, a hobbit, the author of
"Mary Poppins", and Severus Snape. What movie is this?
 
2. In "A Christmas Story," Ralphie wants only one thing for
Christmas, but his mother, his teacher, and even a department
store Santa warn him, "You'll shoot your eye out". Name the
item he wants, including its brand name.
 
3. Who played "Bad Santa" in the movie of the same name? He had
a real-life meltdown with Jian Ghomeshi and a real-life marriage
to a sexy humanitarian.
 
4. This 1974 Canadian horror movie, considered to be one of the
first slasher films, follows a group of sorority sisters who
are stalked and murdered over the holidays by a killer hiding
in their house. Name it.
 
5. What classic Christmas song did Judy Garland sing in the 1944
MGM musical "Meet Me in St. Louis"?
 
6. Adam Sandler parlayed the popularity of Saturday Night Live's
"The Hanukkah Song" into which 2002 adult animated musical
comedy?
 
7. In "Home Alone", the McAllister family inadvertently leave
son Kevin behind when they head off to Paris for their Christmas
vacation. What Canadian played Kevin's frazzled and forgetful
mother?
 
8. Who directed the 1946 classic "It's a Wonderful Life"?
 
9. Lots of actors have played Scrooge on film. Which Cockney star
played him in "The Muppet Christmas Carol"?
 
10. A gadget salesman finds a special Christmas gift for his son at
a store in Chinatown. The shopkeeper warns him never to get
it wet, expose it to bright light, or feed it after midnight.
All these rules are broken and Christmas Eve mayhem ensues.
Name the movie.
 
 
* Game 1, Round 8 - History - Quotes from 2014
 
Recent history, that is. These questions are about widely reported
quotes from 2014.
 
1. The CEO of *which company* stated in 2014, "Let me be clear.
I'm proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest
gifts God has given me"?
 
2. What scientist clarified what he wrote earlier in a best-selling
book: "What I meant by 'We would know the mind of God' is, we
would know everything that God would know, if there were a God.
Which there isn't. I'm an atheist"?
 
3. What actress stated, after hackers accessed her personal images
via the Cloud: "It's not a scandal, it's a sex crime"?
 
4. What actor, in a much-praised TV performance as gifted but
deeply troubled homicide detective Rust Cohle, stated:
"Time is a flat circle"?
 
5. Who said: "We have always conducted our relationship privately,
and we hope that as we consciously uncouple and co-parent,
we will be able to continue in the same manner"?
 
6. In an infamously mangled Oscars introduction for a Best Song
performance, what actor said: "Please welcome, the wickedly
talented, the one and only, Adele Dazeem"?
 
7. What Toronto Maple Leaf said this about Nelson Mandela:
"He is one of the most known athletes in the world and had a
lot of impact in any kind of sport that he did, from being
the type of person he was, off the ice and on the ice"?
 
8. Showing a self-deprecating sense of humor, what two words did
Rory McIlroy reply when asked what he would be if he hadn't
taken up professional golf?
 
9. In view of the release of a widely anticipated report on the
CIA's post-9/11 practices, who said: "We tortured some folks"?
 
10. On November 16, Stephen Harper said to Vladimir Putin: "I guess
I'll shake your hand, but I have only one thing to say to you."
What was that one thing? (Exact wording not required.)
 
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| you owe them a thank-you note." --Alan Hamilton
 
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tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Mar 01 04:04PM


> 1. Different cast members of this movie later went on to play
> a zombie-fighting police officer, a hobbit, the author of
> "Mary Poppins", and Severus Snape. What movie is this?
 
Love, Actually
 
> Christmas, but his mother, his teacher, and even a department
> store Santa warn him, "You'll shoot your eye out". Name the
> item he wants, including its brand name.
 
Red Ryder BB gun
 
> 3. Who played "Bad Santa" in the movie of the same name? He had
> a real-life meltdown with Jian Ghomeshi and a real-life marriage
> to a sexy humanitarian.
 
Billy Bob Thornton
 
> first slasher films, follows a group of sorority sisters who
> are stalked and murdered over the holidays by a killer hiding
> in their house. Name it.
 
Jingle Hell
 
> 5. What classic Christmas song did Judy Garland sing in the 1944
> MGM musical "Meet Me in St. Louis"?
 
I'll Be Home for Christmas
 
> 8. Who directed the 1946 classic "It's a Wonderful Life"?
 
Frank Capra
 
> 9. Lots of actors have played Scrooge on film. Which Cockney star
> played him in "The Muppet Christmas Carol"?
 
Michael Caine
 
> it wet, expose it to bright light, or feed it after midnight.
> All these rules are broken and Christmas Eve mayhem ensues.
> Name the movie.
 
Gremlins
 
 
> 1. The CEO of *which company* stated in 2014, "Let me be clear.
> I'm proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest
> gifts God has given me"?
 
Apple
 
> book: "What I meant by 'We would know the mind of God' is, we
> would know everything that God would know, if there were a God.
> Which there isn't. I'm an atheist"?
 
Stephen Hawking
 
> 3. What actress stated, after hackers accessed her personal images
> via the Cloud: "It's not a scandal, it's a sex crime"?
 
Jennifer Lawrence
 
> 4. What actor, in a much-praised TV performance as gifted but
> deeply troubled homicide detective Rust Cohle, stated:
> "Time is a flat circle"?
 
Matthew McConaughey
 
> 5. Who said: "We have always conducted our relationship privately,
> and we hope that as we consciously uncouple and co-parent,
> we will be able to continue in the same manner"?
 
Gwyneth Paltrow
 
> 6. In an infamously mangled Oscars introduction for a Best Song
> performance, what actor said: "Please welcome, the wickedly
> talented, the one and only, Adele Dazeem"?
 
John Travolta
 
> 8. Showing a self-deprecating sense of humor, what two words did
> Rory McIlroy reply when asked what he would be if he hadn't
> taken up professional golf?
 
beach bum
 
> 9. In view of the release of a widely anticipated report on the
> CIA's post-9/11 practices, who said: "We tortured some folks"?
 
Barack Obama
 
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Mar 01 05:16PM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:samdnRt9UuCjq27JnZ2dnUU7-
 
> 1. Different cast members of this movie later went on to play
> a zombie-fighting police officer, a hobbit, the author of
> "Mary Poppins", and Severus Snape. What movie is this?
 
"Love Actually"
 
> Christmas, but his mother, his teacher, and even a department
> store Santa warn him, "You'll shoot your eye out". Name the
> item he wants, including its brand name.
 
Red Rider BB gun

> 3. Who played "Bad Santa" in the movie of the same name? He had
> a real-life meltdown with Jian Ghomeshi and a real-life marriage
> to a sexy humanitarian.
 
Billy Bob Thornton
 
> first slasher films, follows a group of sorority sisters who
> are stalked and murdered over the holidays by a killer hiding
> in their house. Name it.
 
"Black Christmas"

> 5. What classic Christmas song did Judy Garland sing in the 1944
> MGM musical "Meet Me in St. Louis"?
 
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
 
> 6. Adam Sandler parlayed the popularity of Saturday Night Live's
> "The Hanukkah Song" into which 2002 adult animated musical
> comedy?
 
"Eight Crazy Nights"
 
> 8. Who directed the 1946 classic "It's a Wonderful Life"?
 
Frank Capra

> 9. Lots of actors have played Scrooge on film. Which Cockney star
> played him in "The Muppet Christmas Carol"?
 
Michael Caine
 
> it wet, expose it to bright light, or feed it after midnight.
> All these rules are broken and Christmas Eve mayhem ensues.
> Name the movie.
 
"Gremlins"

 
> 1. The CEO of *which company* stated in 2014, "Let me be clear.
> I'm proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest
> gifts God has given me"?
 
Apple (?)

> 3. What actress stated, after hackers accessed her personal images
> via the Cloud: "It's not a scandal, it's a sex crime"?
 
Jennifer Lawrence

> 4. What actor, in a much-praised TV performance as gifted but
> deeply troubled homicide detective Rust Cohle, stated:
> "Time is a flat circle"?
 
Matthew McConaughey; Woody Harrelson
 
> 5. Who said: "We have always conducted our relationship privately,
> and we hope that as we consciously uncouple and co-parent,
> we will be able to continue in the same manner"?
 
Gwyneth Paltrow

> 6. In an infamously mangled Oscars introduction for a Best Song
> performance, what actor said: "Please welcome, the wickedly
> talented, the one and only, Adele Dazeem"?
 
John Travolta
 
> 9. In view of the release of a widely anticipated report on the
> CIA's post-9/11 practices, who said: "We tortured some folks"?
 
Barack Obama

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gromit82@hotmail.com
"Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: Mar 01 09:13PM

Mark Brader wrote:
 
> vacation. What Canadian played Kevin's frazzled and forgetful
> mother?
 
> 8. Who directed the 1946 classic "It's a Wonderful Life"?
Capra
> 9. Lots of actors have played Scrooge on film. Which Cockney star
> played him in "The Muppet Christmas Carol"?
Bob Hoskins
 
> 1. The CEO of *which company* stated in 2014, "Let me be clear.
> I'm proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest
> gifts God has given me"?
Apple
> book: "What I meant by 'We would know the mind of God' is, we
> would know everything that God would know, if there were a God.
> Which there isn't. I'm an atheist"?
Dawkins
> 3. What actress stated, after hackers accessed her personal images
> via the Cloud: "It's not a scandal, it's a sex crime"?
Hudson
> 4. What actor, in a much-praised TV performance as gifted but
> deeply troubled homicide detective Rust Cohle, stated:
> "Time is a flat circle"?
McConnaghy
> 5. Who said: "We have always conducted our relationship privately,
> and we hope that as we consciously uncouple and co-parent,
> we will be able to continue in the same manner"?
Paltrow
 
> 10. On November 16, Stephen Harper said to Vladimir Putin: "I guess
> I'll shake your hand, but I have only one thing to say to you."
> What was that one thing? (Exact wording not required.)
 
Peter Smyth
"Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Mar 01 11:09PM +0100

On 2015-03-01 16:54, Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> 1. Different cast members of this movie later went on to play
> a zombie-fighting police officer, a hobbit, the author of
> "Mary Poppins", and Severus Snape. What movie is this?
 
Robin Hood
 
 
> 3. Who played "Bad Santa" in the movie of the same name? He had
> a real-life meltdown with Jian Ghomeshi and a real-life marriage
> to a sexy humanitarian.
 
Thornton
 
 
> 8. Who directed the 1946 classic "It's a Wonderful Life"?
 
Hitchcock
 
 
> it wet, expose it to bright light, or feed it after midnight.
> All these rules are broken and Christmas Eve mayhem ensues.
> Name the movie.
 
Gremlins
 
> book: "What I meant by 'We would know the mind of God' is, we
> would know everything that God would know, if there were a God.
> Which there isn't. I'm an atheist"?
 
Hawkins
 
 
 
 
 
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Björn
Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Mar 01 07:37PM -0600

In article <samdnRt9UuCjq27JnZ2dnUU7-IWdnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says...
 
> 1. Different cast members of this movie later went on to play
> a zombie-fighting police officer, a hobbit, the author of
> "Mary Poppins", and Severus Snape. What movie is this?
I'm sure Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson have been in the same film,
but I cannot think of any that include any of the other characters.
 
 
> 3. Who played "Bad Santa" in the movie of the same name? He had
> a real-life meltdown with Jian Ghomeshi and a real-life marriage
> to a sexy humanitarian.
Billy Bob Thornton
 
> son Kevin behind when they head off to Paris for their Christmas
> vacation. What Canadian played Kevin's frazzled and forgetful
> mother?
Katherine O'Hara
 
> 8. Who directed the 1946 classic "It's a Wonderful Life"?
Frank Capra
 
 
> 1. The CEO of *which company* stated in 2014, "Let me be clear.
> I'm proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest
> gifts God has given me"?
Apple
 
> book: "What I meant by 'We would know the mind of God' is, we
> would know everything that God would know, if there were a God.
> Which there isn't. I'm an atheist"?
Stephen Hawking
 
 
> 4. What actor, in a much-praised TV performance as gifted but
> deeply troubled homicide detective Rust Cohle, stated:
> "Time is a flat circle"?
Matthew McConaghy
 
 
> 6. In an infamously mangled Oscars introduction for a Best Song
> performance, what actor said: "Please welcome, the wickedly
> talented, the one and only, Adele Dazeem"?
John Travolta
 
> taken up professional golf?
 
> 9. In view of the release of a widely anticipated report on the
> CIA's post-9/11 practices, who said: "We tortured some folks"?
Dick Cheney
 
 
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Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Mar 02 02:00AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:samdnRt9UuCjq27JnZ2dnUU7-
> Christmas, but his mother, his teacher, and even a department
> store Santa warn him, "You'll shoot your eye out". Name the
> item he wants, including its brand name.
 
Daisy Air Rifle
 
> in their house. Name it.
 
> 5. What classic Christmas song did Judy Garland sing in the 1944
> MGM musical "Meet Me in St. Louis"?
 
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
 
> vacation. What Canadian played Kevin's frazzled and forgetful
> mother?
 
> 8. Who directed the 1946 classic "It's a Wonderful Life"?
 
Frank Capra
 
> it wet, expose it to bright light, or feed it after midnight.
> All these rules are broken and Christmas Eve mayhem ensues.
> Name the movie.
 
Jumanji
 
 
> 1. The CEO of *which company* stated in 2014, "Let me be clear.
> I'm proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest
> gifts God has given me"?
 
Apple
 
> Which there isn't. I'm an atheist"?
 
> 3. What actress stated, after hackers accessed her personal images
> via the Cloud: "It's not a scandal, it's a sex crime"?
 
Jennifer Lawrence
 
 
> 6. In an infamously mangled Oscars introduction for a Best Song
> performance, what actor said: "Please welcome, the wickedly
> talented, the one and only, Adele Dazeem"?
 
John Travolta
 
 
> 8. Showing a self-deprecating sense of humor, what two words did
> Rory McIlroy reply when asked what he would be if he hadn't
> taken up professional golf?
 
In jail; Dead broke
 
 
> 10. On November 16, Stephen Harper said to Vladimir Putin: "I guess
> I'll shake your hand, but I have only one thing to say to you."
> What was that one thing? (Exact wording not required.)
 
Pete
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Mar 02 02:27AM -0800

On Monday, March 2, 2015 at 1:54:39 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> 3. Who played "Bad Santa" in the movie of the same name? He had
> a real-life meltdown with Jian Ghomeshi and a real-life marriage
> to a sexy humanitarian.
 
Thornton
 
> in their house. Name it.
 
> 5. What classic Christmas song did Judy Garland sing in the 1944
> MGM musical "Meet Me in St. Louis"?
 
White Christmas
 
> 6. Adam Sandler parlayed the popularity of Saturday Night Live's
> "The Hanukkah Song" into which 2002 adult animated musical
> comedy?
 
The South Park Movie
 
> vacation. What Canadian played Kevin's frazzled and forgetful
> mother?
 
> 8. Who directed the 1946 classic "It's a Wonderful Life"?
 
Capra
 
> 9. Lots of actors have played Scrooge on film. Which Cockney star
> played him in "The Muppet Christmas Carol"?
 
Hoskins
 
 
> 1. The CEO of *which company* stated in 2014, "Let me be clear.
> I'm proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest
> gifts God has given me"?
 
Apple
 
> book: "What I meant by 'We would know the mind of God' is, we
> would know everything that God would know, if there were a God.
> Which there isn't. I'm an atheist"?
 
Hawking
 
> 3. What actress stated, after hackers accessed her personal images
> via the Cloud: "It's not a scandal, it's a sex crime"?
 
Lawrence

 
> 5. Who said: "We have always conducted our relationship privately,
> and we hope that as we consciously uncouple and co-parent,
> we will be able to continue in the same manner"?
 
Paltrow
 
 
> 8. Showing a self-deprecating sense of humor, what two words did
> Rory McIlroy reply when asked what he would be if he hadn't
> taken up professional golf?
 
Village idiot, Town drunk
 
> 9. In view of the release of a widely anticipated report on the
> CIA's post-9/11 practices, who said: "We tortured some folks"?
 
Bush, Rumsfeld
 
> 10. On November 16, Stephen Harper said to Vladimir Putin: "I guess
> I'll shake your hand, but I have only one thing to say to you."
> What was that one thing? (Exact wording not required.)
 
cheers,
calvin
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Mar 02 02:21AM -0800

1 Which city is the centre of the Italian fashion industry?
2 Whose official London residence is Lambeth Palace?
3 Who wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winning 1931 novel The Good Earth?
4 To which European country do the islands of Gozo and Comino belong?
5 Which character did George Hamilton play in the 1978 comedy Love at First Bite?
6 Who did Diana Ross portray in the 1972 film Lady Sings the Blues?
7 Which car manufacturer shares its name with the cross-legged position in yoga?
8 In heraldry, what colour is represented by the tincture gules?
9 What is the name of the white target ball in lawn bowls?
10 With around 95 million people, what is the second most populous country in Africa?
 
cheers,
calvin
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Mar 02 02:19AM -0800

On Sunday, February 22, 2015 at 10:40:52 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
 
> 1 Who was the last monarch of England but not Scotland?
 
Elizabeth I
 
> 2 Which species of ape is native to the Rock of Gibraltar?
 
Barbary Apes
 
> 3 To two decimal places, what is Usain Bolt's world record for the men's 100 metre sprint?
 
9.58
No-one got this exactly but Peter S and Erland were within .01 so I'm giving them the point.
 
> 4 The 1987 film Cry Freedom centres around the life of which black activist?
 
Steve Biko
 
> 5 Thomas Beckett was Archbishop of Canterbury during which king's reign?
 
Henry II
 
> 6 Which popular song contains the line, "You must remember this, a kiss is just a kiss"?
 
As Time Goes By
 
> 7 What is Australia's most densely populated state?
 
Victoria
 
> 8 Which science fiction author wrote the 1965 novel Dune?
 
Frank Herbert
 
> 9 Who did Pontius Pilate release instead of Jesus?
 
Barabbas
 
> 10 Karl Marx died and is buried in which city?
 
London
 
 
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 381
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 47 Mark Brader
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 47 Chris Johnson
1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 8 40 Peter Smyth
1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 7 40 Dan Tilque
1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 6 32 Erland S
0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 21 Marc Dashevsky
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 4 25 Pete Gayde
0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 11 Bjorn Lundin
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
5 5 2 4 3 7 5 5 7 6 49 61%
 
 
Well done Marc and Chris.
 
cheers,
calvin
"David B" <askforemail@gmail.com>: Mar 02 09:02AM

It was quite late last year....
 
1st November?
 
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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 01 09:51AM -0600

Mark Brader:
 
> 1. A cold, dry wind blowing from the north over the northwest
> coast of the Mediterranean Sea, particularly over the Gulf
> of Lions.
 
Mistral. 4 for Dan, Pete, Erland, and Björn. 3 for Marc and Joshua.
 
> 2. A wind, particularly a strong wind or gale; an unusually strong
> storm off the coast of New England.
 
Nor'easter -- much in the news this winter. 4 for Dan, Pete, Bruce,
Erland, Marc, and Joshua.
 
> 3. The dry, dusty trade wind blowing off the Sahara Desert across
> the Gulf of Guinea and the Cape Verde Islands. Sometimes called
> the Doctor, because of its supposed healthful properties.
 
Harmattan.
 
> 4. A strong easterly wind of the Mediterranean, especially in
> the Strait of Gibraltar, attended by cloudy, foggy, and sometimes
> rainy weather especially in winter.
 
Levanter. 4 for Bruce. 2 for Dan.
 
> 5. A wind in the Rocky Mountains also known as the Snow Eater.
 
Chinook. 4 for Dan, Bruce, Marc, and Björn. 2 for Joshua.
 
> 6. A fictional wind popularized in the movie "Paint Your Wagon"
> and by the Kingston Trio.
 
Maria. 4 for Pete, Bruce, Marc, and Joshua.
 
> 7. A warm wind of the Mediterranean area, a hot southerly wind in
> advance of a low pressure area moving from the Sahara or
> Arabian deserts.
 
Sirocco. 4 for Pete, Erland, Marc, and Björn.
 
> 8. The ancient Greek name for the west wind, which was generally
> light and beneficial.
 
Zephyros. 4 for everyone -- Dan, Pete, Bruce, Erland, Marc, Joshua,
and Björn.
 
> 9. A northeasterly or northerly winter wind off the west coast
> of Italy. It is a fresh wind of the fine-weather type.
 
Tramontana. 4 for Dan, Erland, Marc, and Joshua.
 
> Sahara, and the deserts of Arabian Peninsula. Its temperature
> may exceed 54°C and the humidity may fall below 10%. The name
> means "poison wind".
 
Simoom. 3 for Pete, Bruce, and Marc. 2 for Joshua.
 
 
So there were 6 actual decoys besides the two that I added for fun
and to equalize the column lengths. Apologies for forgetting to
allow people to show off by identifying them. They are:
 
Arctic Vortex (or Polar Vortex) -- a semi-permanent system,
strongest in winter, with low pressure in the upper atmosphere
and cold air below. Typically it has two centers over Baffin
Island and northeast Siberia, but if it shifts or splits it can
bring sustained unusually cold weather over a wide area.
 
Bayamo -- a violent wind blowing off the coast of Cuba near the
like-named city.
 
Haboob -- Sudanese name for a wind in arid areas (such as the Sahara,
southwestern US, Arabia and Iraq, and central Australia) that
drives dust storms or sandstorms. It is formed from a downburst
turned horizontal when it hits the ground.
 
Shamal -- a summer wind blowing from Iraq onto the Persian Gulf.
 
Sundowner -- a warm wind blowing off the California coast near
Santa Barbara.
 
Williwaw -- a sudden blast of wind blowing off a mountainous coast,
such as in the Aleutians and the Strait of Magellan.
 
 
 
> 1. Name the subject of any one of the coins designed by Alex
> Colville for the centennial year, 1967. Be sufficiently
> specific.
 
Dove (1¢), rabbit (5¢), mackerel (10¢), lynx (25¢), wolf (50¢),
goose ($1).
 
> 2. During World War II, Colville was an official war artist.
> What specific event of 1945 was represented by several works
> in the exhibit? This experience haunted him in later years.
 
The liberation of a Nazi concentration camp (it was Bergen-Belsen).
3 for Dan.
 
> a cover for a book written by a Canadian writer who is known
> for focusing on the mystery of familiar places and people in
> small towns. Name the writer.
 
Alice Munro.
 
> 4. Name the 1980 Stanley Kubrick film in which four of Colville's
> paintings appear.
 
"The Shining". 4 for Dan, Marc, and Joshua.
 
> 5. Name the architect who designed the most recent addition to
> the AGO.
 
Frank Gehry.
 
> 6. Who donated a large collection of historical model ships to
> the AGO?
 
Ken Thomson.
 
> 7. In what city would you find the Casa Buonarotti, which loaned
> most of the drawings in the Michelangelo exhibit?
 
Florence. 4 for Dan, Marc, and Björn. 3 for Pete.
 
> 8. Why did Michelangelo never sell his drawings?
 
His competitors might figure out his secret techniques.
 
> 9. Which 19th-century French sculptor was powerfully influenced
> by Michelangelo?
 
Rodin. 4 for Dan and Pete.
 
> was a sculpture memorializing 6 citizens of a town, to honor
> their sacrifice for the town during the Hundred Years' War.
> Name the town or the sculpture.
 
(The Burghers of) Calais. 4 for Dan.
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
GAME 1 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Sci Mis Geo Can
Marc Dashevsky 36 40 30 8 114
Dan Blum 34 30 22 19 105
Bruce Bowler 36 40 23 0 99
Joshua Kreitzer 36 31 23 4 94
Pete Gayde 20 23 23 7 73
Björn Lundin 19 28 16 4 67
Dan Tilque 32 24 -- -- 56
"Calvin" 28 24 -- -- 52
Erland Sommarskog 4 28 20 0 52
Peter Smyth 16 20 -- -- 36
Jason Kreitzer 24 8 -- -- 32
 
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