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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 23 06:13PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-09, 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 8, Round 4 - Entertainment - Unseen TV Characters Here's a round about TV characters who are often talked about, sometimes heard, but hardly ever seen. 1. On "Seinfeld" we only ever saw the back of his head. What real-life New Yorker, voiced by Larry David, was George Costanza's cantankerous employer? 2. This poor neglected teen, middle daughter in a blended sitcom family, conjured up imaginary boyfriend George Glass when a boy she liked snubbed her in favor of her more popular older sister. Who is this insecure blonde? First *and* last names please. 3. "I'm holding in my hand a small box of chocolate bunnies." On Twin Peaks, Agent Dale Cooper recounted everything that happened to him to this woman through his Dictaphone recordings. We never learned if she was his partner at the FBI, his secretary, his therapist, or what. But she did have a first name. What was it? 4. This loud, overbearing, mustachioed, and morbidly obese mother is often heard, but never seen. She loves to conduct conversations while on the toilet. Who is she? 5. On "Frasier", Niles Crane's frigid socialite wife, so thin she once sprained her wrist by putting too much dip on a chip, featured prominently for most of the run of the series -- despite only being seen once, bandaged from head to toe. Give her first name. 6. On "Friends", Monica and Rachel had a perfect view into the apartment across the street where this obese unclothed character lived. We only ever saw him once, from the back (and it was hairy). What did they call him? 7. Selina Meyer often asks if the President has called for her, and the answer is always no. He is usually referred to as POTUS, and he is never seen. Name the show. 8. On the "Mary Tyler Moore Show", the insufferably pretentious Phyllis Lindstrom droned on about the many wonderful attributes of her orthodontist husband. We never saw him. What was his first name? 9. On "Will & Grace", Karen Walker's husband was an unbelievably wealthy whale of a man, who went to jail for tax evasion and faked his own death. What was his first name? 10. Cheers regular Norm Peterson did his best to avoid his wife. She is mentioned often, but in her only on-screen appearance, her face is covered in pie. What was her first name? * Game 8, Round 6 - Sports - Athletes Who Don't Look Like Athletes For your convenience, I have rearranged the handout: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/8-6/unlike.jpg so that questions #1-10 each refer to the photo of the same number. In each case, you simply identify that athlete. 1. No, it's not Rob Ford. Who is this boxer, kickboxer, mixed martial artist, and pro wrestler? 2. He reminds us of that disgraced editor of the "News of the World". 3. He looks like the lead singer from Oasis. 4. Nice mullet. Doesn't look like a back-to-back Cy Young Award winner, does he ? 5. Impressive tummy. 6. Well, they say all brides are beautiful. Who is this? 7. Is he on his way to the high school prom? 8. He looks like my Grade 11 geography teacher. 9. Wasn't he in "Revenge of the Nerds"? 10. You mean it isn't Kurt Cobain? So there were 8 decoys, showing 9 people between them. If you like, for fun but for no points, decode the rot13 to see the 9 names and give the picture number from 11 to 18 for each one. 11. Puevf Naqrefra. 12. Zhttfl Obthrf. 13. Znahgr Oby. 14. Wbua Qnyl. 15. Rqqvr "gur Rntyr" Rqjneqf. 16. Cevapr Svryqre. 17. Zvthry Áatry Wvzéarm. 18. Cuvy Zvpxryfba. 19. Qnivq Jryyf. -- Mark Brader | "I had never thought of Jesus as being msb@vex.net | a variety of grape plant, but Toronto | if you put it that way..." --Jan Sand My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: May 23 06:39PM -0700 On Saturday, May 23, 2015 at 7:13:45 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-09, > and should be interpreted accordingly. noted > 1. On "Seinfeld" we only ever saw the back of his head. > What real-life New Yorker, voiced by Larry David, was George > Costanza's cantankerous employer? george steinbrenner > family, conjured up imaginary boyfriend George Glass when a boy > she liked snubbed her in favor of her more popular older sister. > Who is this insecure blonde? First *and* last names please. jan brady > recordings. We never learned if she was his partner at the > FBI, his secretary, his therapist, or what. But she did have > a first name. What was it? diane > 4. This loud, overbearing, mustachioed, and morbidly obese mother > is often heard, but never seen. She loves to conduct > conversations while on the toilet. Who is she? mrs. wolowitz on the big bang theory > featured prominently for most of the run of the series -- > despite only being seen once, bandaged from head to toe. > Give her first name. maris > apartment across the street where this obese unclothed > character lived. We only ever saw him once, from the back > (and it was hairy). What did they call him? ugly naked guy > 7. Selina Meyer often asks if the President has called for her, > and the answer is always no. He is usually referred to as POTUS, > and he is never seen. Name the show. veep > Phyllis Lindstrom droned on about the many wonderful attributes > of her orthodontist husband. We never saw him. What was his > first name? lars > 9. On "Will & Grace", Karen Walker's husband was an unbelievably > wealthy whale of a man, who went to jail for tax evasion and > faked his own death. What was his first name? stan > 10. Cheers regular Norm Peterson did his best to avoid his wife. > She is mentioned often, but in her only on-screen appearance, > her face is covered in pie. What was her first name? vera > In each case, you simply identify that athlete. > 1. No, it's not Rob Ford. Who is this boxer, kickboxer, mixed > martial artist, and pro wrestler? butterbean > 2. He reminds us of that disgraced editor of the "News of the > World". sean white > 3. He looks like the lead singer from Oasis. ... > 4. Nice mullet. Doesn't look like a back-to-back Cy Young Award > winner, does he ? tim lincecum > 5. Impressive tummy. cc sabathia > 6. Well, they say all brides are beautiful. Who is this? dennis rodman (surely this is why the leader of north korea is so enamoured with him!) > 7. Is he on his way to the high school prom? hart trophy winner .. perry? > 8. He looks like my Grade 11 geography teacher. rory mcilroy > 9. Wasn't he in "Revenge of the Nerds"? ... > 10. You mean it isn't Kurt Cobain ... swp |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: May 24 03:40AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:VPydnTvcEtE1lPzInZ2dnUU7- > 1. On "Seinfeld" we only ever saw the back of his head. > What real-life New Yorker, voiced by Larry David, was George > Costanza's cantankerous employer? George Steinbrenner > family, conjured up imaginary boyfriend George Glass when a boy > she liked snubbed her in favor of her more popular older sister. > Who is this insecure blonde? First *and* last names please. Jan Brady > 4. This loud, overbearing, mustachioed, and morbidly obese mother > is often heard, but never seen. She loves to conduct > conversations while on the toilet. Who is she? Debbie Wolowitz > featured prominently for most of the run of the series -- > despite only being seen once, bandaged from head to toe. > Give her first name. Mavis > apartment across the street where this obese unclothed > character lived. We only ever saw him once, from the back > (and it was hairy). What did they call him? Ugly Naked Guy > 7. Selina Meyer often asks if the President has called for her, > and the answer is always no. He is usually referred to as POTUS, > and he is never seen. Name the show. "Veep" > Phyllis Lindstrom droned on about the many wonderful attributes > of her orthodontist husband. We never saw him. What was his > first name? Lars > 9. On "Will & Grace", Karen Walker's husband was an unbelievably > wealthy whale of a man, who went to jail for tax evasion and > faked his own death. What was his first name? Stan > 10. Cheers regular Norm Peterson did his best to avoid his wife. > She is mentioned often, but in her only on-screen appearance, > her face is covered in pie. What was her first name? Vera > In each case, you simply identify that athlete. > 1. No, it's not Rob Ford. Who is this boxer, kickboxer, mixed > martial artist, and pro wrestler? Butterball (?) > 6. Well, they say all brides are beautiful. Who is this? Dennis Rodman -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Jason Kreitzer <krei513@aol.com>: May 23 08:46PM -0700 On Saturday, May 23, 2015 at 7:13:45 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. On "Seinfeld" we only ever saw the back of his head. > What real-life New Yorker, voiced by Larry David, was George > Costanza's cantankerous employer? George Steinbrenner > 4. This loud, overbearing, mustachioed, and morbidly obese mother > is often heard, but never seen. She loves to conduct > conversations while on the toilet. Who is she? Mrs. Wolowitz > featured prominently for most of the run of the series -- > despite only being seen once, bandaged from head to toe. > Give her first name. Maris > apartment across the street where this obese unclothed > character lived. We only ever saw him once, from the back > (and it was hairy). What did they call him? Ugly Naked Guy > 7. Selina Meyer often asks if the President has called for her, > and the answer is always no. He is usually referred to as POTUS, > and he is never seen. Name the show. Scandal > 9. On "Will & Grace", Karen Walker's husband was an unbelievably > wealthy whale of a man, who went to jail for tax evasion and > faked his own death. What was his first name? Stan > 10. Cheers regular Norm Peterson did his best to avoid his wife. > She is mentioned often, but in her only on-screen appearance, > her face is covered in pie. What was her first name? Vera > In each case, you simply identify that athlete. > 1. No, it's not Rob Ford. Who is this boxer, kickboxer, mixed > martial artist, and pro wrestler? Butterbean |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): May 24 04:55AM > 1. On "Seinfeld" we only ever saw the back of his head. > What real-life New Yorker, voiced by Larry David, was George > Costanza's cantankerous employer? George Steinbrenner > family, conjured up imaginary boyfriend George Glass when a boy > she liked snubbed her in favor of her more popular older sister. > Who is this insecure blonde? First *and* last names please. Jan Brady > featured prominently for most of the run of the series -- > despite only being seen once, bandaged from head to toe. > Give her first name. Mavis > apartment across the street where this obese unclothed > character lived. We only ever saw him once, from the back > (and it was hairy). What did they call him? Naked Guy > 7. Selina Meyer often asks if the President has called for her, > and the answer is always no. He is usually referred to as POTUS, > and he is never seen. Name the show. Veep > * Game 8, Round 6 - Sports - Athletes Who Don't Look Like Athletes > 7. Is he on his way to the high school prom? Gretzky -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| "Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: May 24 09:01AM Mark Brader wrote: > 4. This loud, overbearing, mustachioed, and morbidly obese mother > is often heard, but never seen. She loves to conduct > conversations while on the toilet. Who is she? Mrs Wolowitz > featured prominently for most of the run of the series -- > despite only being seen once, bandaged from head to toe. > Give her first name. Maris > apartment across the street where this obese unclothed > character lived. We only ever saw him once, from the back > (and it was hairy). What did they call him? Ugly Naked Guy > 7. Selina Meyer often asks if the President has called for her, > and the answer is always no. He is usually referred to as POTUS, > and he is never seen. Name the show. Veep > In each case, you simply identify that athlete. > 1. No, it's not Rob Ford. Who is this boxer, kickboxer, mixed > martial artist, and pro wrestler? Butterbean > winner, does he ? > 5. Impressive tummy. > 6. Well, they say all brides are beautiful. Who is this? Dennis Rodman > 8. He looks like my Grade 11 geography teacher. > 9. Wasn't he in "Revenge of the Nerds"? > 10. You mean it isn't Kurt Cobain? David Beckham > 12. Muggsy Bogues. > 13. Manute Bol. > 14. John Daly. 12 > 15. Eddie "the Eagle" Edwards. 17 > 16. Prince Fielder. > 17. Miguel Ángel Jiménez. 18 > 18. Phil Mickelson. 14 > 19. David Wells. Peter Smyth |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: May 24 12:17PM +0200 On 2015-05-24 01:13, Mark Brader wrote: > apartment across the street where this obese unclothed > character lived. We only ever saw him once, from the back > (and it was hairy). What did they call him? Naked fat guy; Ugly fat guy > 8. He looks like my Grade 11 geography teacher. > 9. Wasn't he in "Revenge of the Nerds"? > 10. You mean it isn't Kurt Cobain? Orlando Bloom > 17. Zvthry Áatry Wvzéarm. > 18. Cuvy Zvpxryfba. > 19. Qnivq Jryyf. difficult ... -- -- Björn |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 23 06:11PM -0500 Mark Brader: > and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information > see my 2015-02-23 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". These were scored in a hurry and were more complicated than usual, so the chance of errors is increased. Please check me carefully. > mother thanks to a magical disguise, or glamor, produced > by Merlin. Name the castle in Cornwall where Arthur was > reputedly conceived. Tintagel. 4 for Peter, Dan, and Stephen. > 2. Arthur's main enemy, apart from the Saxons, was his nephew. > Name him. Mordred (or Modred or Medraut). 4 for Peter, Dan, Joshua, and Stephen. > 3. One of Arthur's Knights and his quest became the subject of a > Wagnerian opera, first performed in 1882. Name the opera, > which has the same name as the knight. "Parsifal". 4 for Dan, Joshua, and Stephen. > the original production running for 873 performances and winning > 4 Tony awards. Which lyricist-and-composer team wrote it? > Name both people. Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe. 4 for Dan, Joshua, and Stephen. > 5. A dramatic fantasy film version appeared in 1981, launching > the careers of Liam Neeson and Gabriel Byrne. Name the film. "Excalibur". 4 for Dan, Joshua, and Stephen. > 6. "Le Morte d'Arthur" was written in the 15th century, mostly > while the author was in jail. It was one of the earliest > printed books in England. Name the author. Sir Thomas Malory. 4 for Peter, Dan, Joshua, Calvin, and Stephen. > 7. "The Idylls of the King" retold the story for a Victorian > audience, and was dedicated to Prince Arthur. Name the > poet-author. Alfred Lord Tennyson. 4 for Dan, Joshua, and Stephen. 3 for Calvin. > English, concerns a quest by one of the Knights of the Round > Table. He must avoid being tempted by a seductive lady, and > must play the "beheading game" with her lord. Name the story. "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight". 4 for Peter, Dan, and Stephen. > 9. T.H. White published his version of King Arthur's story in 1938. > Name the novel. "The Once and Future King" (also titled "The Sword in the Stone"). 4 for Peter, Dan (the hard way), Joshua, and Stephen. > 10. Marion Zimmer Bradley published the first volume of her more > woman-centered version of the story in 1982. Name this novel. "The Mists of Avalon". 4 for Dan and Stephen. > tb onpx naq nqq gur zvffvat jbeqf. > * Game 8, Round 3 - Science - Find That Physicist > *This is a bonus round*. Even without the bonus points, this was the easiest round in the original game. Counting the bonus points, it was the easiest of the entire season. > available for the picture letter. > 1. Lived 1642-1727. Physicist and mathematician. Famous for > explaining the theories of gravity and mechanics. Isaac Newton (Q). 6 for Dan, Joshua, Calvin, Björn, Stephen, Marc, and Erland. 4 for Peter. > 2. Lived 1564-1642. Physicist, mathematician, engineer, and > astronomer. Famous for experiments on gravity and for > astronomical discoveries using telescopes. Galileo Galilei (R). 6 for Dan, Calvin, Björn, Stephen, Marc, and Erland. 4 for Peter and Joshua. > 3. Lived 1874-1937. Inventor and electrical engineer. Famous for > work on wireless telegraphy. Guglielmo Marconi (I). 6 for Stephen. 4 for Peter, Dan, Joshua, and Marc. > 4. Lived 1858-1947. Theoretical physicist. Famous for formulation > of quantum theory. Max Planck (G). 6 for Stephen. 4 for Peter, Dan, and Marc. > 5. Lived 1901-76. Theoretical physicist. Famous for work on > quantum mechanics and the uncertainty principle. Werner Heisenberg (C). 6 for Dan and Stephen. 4 for Peter, Joshua, Marc, and Erland. > 6. Lived 1745-1827. Physicist and chemist. Famous for inventing > the first electrical battery. Alessandro Volta (M). 6 for Stephen and Marc. 4 for Björn and Erland. 3 for Calvin. 1 for Joshua. > 7. Lived 1635-1703. Natural philosopher, architect, and polymath. > Famous for discovering eponymous law of elasticity. Robert Hooke (K). 6 for Stephen (??). 4 for Peter, Dan, and Joshua. > 8. Lived 1887-1961. Physicist. Famous for extensive advancement > of quantum mechanics and eponymous wave equation. Erwin Schrödinger (D). 4 for Stephen. > scientific research. Famous for foundational contributions > to understanding atomic structure and quantum theory, nuclear > reactions, and nuclear fission. Niels Bohr (F). 6 for Stephen. 4 for Peter, Dan, Marc, and Erland. > 10. Lived 1856-1943. Inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical > engineer, and futurist. Famous for contributions to design of > modern alternating-current electricity supply system. Nikola Tesla (A). 6 for Dan and Stephen. 4 for Peter and Marc. > for each one. And if you really want to show off, also give the > dates of birth and death for each! > 11. J.J. Thomson. N. (Lived 1856-1940; discovered electrons; first to separate a non-radioactive element into isotopes.) > 12. Ernest Rutherford. E. (Lived 1871-1937; discovered atomic nucleus.) > 13. Albert Einstein. H. (Lived 1879-1955; explained photoelectricity in terms of quanta; developed relativity.) Stephen got this. > 14. James Chadwick. P. (Lived 1891-1974; discovered neutrons.) > 15. Richard Feynman. L. (Lived 1918-88; developed quantum electrodynamics; explained superfluidity in terms of quanta; theorized about partons, later named quarks.) Stephen got this. > 16. Lord Kelvin. J. (Lived 1824-1907; developed absolute temperature scale; developed second law of thermodynamics.) > 17. Michael Faraday. B. (Lived 1791-1867; famous for many discoveries relating to chemistry, electricity, and magnetism.) > 18. James Clerk Maxwell. O. (Lived 1831-79; developed theory of electromagnetism.) Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> Lit Sci Stephen Perry 40 58 98 Dan Blum 40 40 80 Peter Smyth 20 32 52 Joshua Kreitzer 28 23 51 Marc Dashevsky 0 38 38 Erland Sommarskog 0 24 24 "Calvin" 7 15 22 Björn Lundin 0 16 16 -- Mark Brader | A computer[']s view of the world is analogous [to] Toronto | a flashlight in the dark. What they can see, they msb@vex.net | see well. What they can't see, they see not at all. | -- M. Valvo My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 23 05:59PM -0500 Well, Rotating Quiz #182 was a bust. Evidently I made it too hard -- sorry about that -- and then Stephen, who would have won with a score of 10 points, managed to disqualify himself, leaving only 3 valid entries. But we do have a winner, and that is Pete Gayde. Lukewarm congratulations, Pete! And please set RQ 183 at your earliest convenience. > * Literature > 1. This is part of the title page of the first book edition of > what novel? "Dombey and SON". (You were supposed to guess it after recognizing the theme, but Stephen actually knew the picture.) > Since the novel appeared, there have been efforts to restore > his historical reputation. Give the title (which has been > deleted from the illustration). "The DAUGHTER of Time". (The alleged crime is the murder of two young nephews of King Richard III's, the king himself supposedly being responsible. The title is some sort of literary allusion and refers to truth.) 1 for Dan. > 3. A well-known TV series of the 1960s had its ultimate origin in > this cartoon that appeared in the "New Yorker" in 1938. > Name the cartoonist. Charles Addams. [The series was "The Addams FAMILY".] 1 for everyone -- Marc, Dan, and Pete. > 4. Name the artist whose signature has been deleted from this > 1917 poster. James Montgomery Flagg. [It shows "UNCLE Sam".] 1 for Pete. > 5. Soon after this picture was taken, this admiral suffered a > career-ending debacle when over 2,000 men under his command > were killed in a surprise attack. Name him. HUSBAND Kimmel. The attack was on Pearl Harbor. > that the people he had devoted the last years of his life to > had been suffering from. In 2009 the Roman Catholic church > declared him a saint. Who was he? FATHER Damien de Veuster. I decided to accept "Damien" alone, since I had originally decided that "Father Damien" or "St. Damien" was sufficient and "saint" was in the question. The disease was leprosy (Hansen's disease). 1 for Pete. > or someone set up as a target for criticism. In its modern > form seen here, the game still enjoys some popularity in one > part of England. Name the game. AUNT Sally. > 8. This is a marriage -- maybe a royal marriage, depending on > what's trump. Name the game. Pinochle. ["MARRIAGE", in the question.] 1 for Pete. > * Geography > 9. This waterfall is on the coast (or, depending on how you look > at it, it's about 40 miles from the coast) of what country? Norway. It's on a fjord, the Geirangerfjord; it's an arm of the ocean, but a boat would have to go 40 miles to reach open sea. [Its name is "the Seven SISTERS".] 1 for Pete. > 10. Give the relevant *nickname* of the country that this map > shows part of. MOTHER Russia. 1 for Dan. > * Entertainment > 11. Name the TV series. "The Good WIFE". (The title character is the one sitting in the back.) 1 for Marc. > 12. Name the movie. "The Blues BROTHERS". (The title characters are the ones being arrested.) 1 for everyone. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 TOTALS Pete Gayde 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 6 Dan Blum 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 Marc Dashevsky 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 3 -- Mark Brader "All economic statistics are best seen as Toronto a peculiarly boring form of science fiction..." msb@vex.net --Paul Krugman My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 23 06:01PM -0500 Sorry, I just posted the results but forgot to change the subject line. Pete Gayde wins from a very small field: > Pete Gayde 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 6 > Dan Blum 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 > Marc Dashevsky 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 See the previous posting for details. -- Mark Brader | "Warning! Drinking beer, wine or spirits during Toronto | pregnancy can harm your baby." (City of Toronto msb@vex.net | notice in restaurant washrooms--men's and women's) My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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