Thursday, May 07, 2015

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 4 updates in 3 topics

Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 06 11:39PM -0700

On Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at 2:07:32 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> if you can recognize these plays from the Soulpepper archives.
 
> For #1-3, name *either* the play or the playwright.
 
> 1. Vladimir and Estragon hang about.
 
Checkov, Ibsen
 
> 2. In this American play, Blanche Dubois says, "I have always
> depended on the kindness of strangers."
 
Williams
 
> 3. This 1938 American play tells the story of the fictional American
> small town of Grover's Corners between 1901 and 1913 through
> the everyday lives of its citizens.
 
Miller, Steinbeck
 
> glamorous, much younger second wife, to the rural estate that
> supports their urban lifestyle. It is one of three plays by
> Chekhov to have been performed at Soulpepper. Name it.
 
The Seagull
 
> fully conversant with the play about the Danish prince.
> It centers around two of the minor characters in that play.
> What is it called?
 
Rosencrantz and Guildenstein are Dead
 
 
> A. Angry Literature
 
> A1. What 1956 play spawned the phrase "angry young men" as a
> descriptor of an entire generation?
 
Twelve Angry Men
 
> A2. Who wrote "The Sound and the Fury"?
 
Faulkner

> "Baywatch" lifeguard, known for her skimpy red bathing suit.
> But in a 2003 campaign for a cause dear to her heart, she
> posed naked, saying, "I'd rather go naked than" -- do what?
 
wear fur
 
> D2. Ryan Gosling is a Canadian actor and sex symbol who began
> his career as a child star on which TV show?
 
The Mickey Mouse Club
 
 
> E1. According to Forbes Magazine, with a salary of $19,300,000
> and endorsements of $53,000,000, which 4-time MVP was the
> highest-paid player in the NBA in 2014?
 
James
 
> E2. According to Forbes Magazine, with a salary of nearly
> $52,000,000 and endorsements of $28,000,000, who was the
> highest-paid soccer player in the world in 2014?
 
Ronaldo, Messi
 
 
> F1. Sloths are known for their slow-moving arboreal habits.
> What Australian animal occupies the same ecological/
> behavioral niche?
 
Koalas, and some teenagers
 
> F2. Sloth fur hosts two species of symbiotic cyanobacteria.
> What effect does this have on the fur?
 
Something disgusting I imagine...
 
cheers,
calvin
"Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: May 07 09:45AM +0200

On 2015-05-05 18:07, Mark Brader wrote:
> "Baywatch" lifeguard, known for her skimpy red bathing suit.
> But in a 2003 campaign for a cause dear to her heart, she
> posed naked, saying, "I'd rather go naked than" -- do what?
 
wearing dead animals.
 
 
 
> E2. According to Forbes Magazine, with a salary of nearly
> $52,000,000 and endorsements of $28,000,000, who was the
> highest-paid soccer player in the world in 2014?
 
Messi;Ronaldo
 
 
> F1. Sloths are known for their slow-moving arboreal habits.
> What Australian animal occupies the same ecological/
> behavioral niche?
 
Koala bear
 
 
> F2. Sloth fur hosts two species of symbiotic cyanobacteria.
> What effect does this have on the fur?
 
Makes it waterproof ?
 
 
 
 
--
Björn
The GOLQ Institute <list@golq.org>: May 07 12:16AM -0500

RESULTS and ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #339 (GOLQ339)
 
Hail to the Chief(s); the chief GOLQ quiz participants that is. Congrat-
ulations are due to EVERYONE with most participants getting all the regular
songs correct or only having minor point losses.
 
The intended thread of course was presidential, either in the generic sense
or an associated surname reference in the title or the artist. I conceived
the thread while watching TV news with all the current blah-blah about
who will run for the office and all the reasons why they shouldn't. As it
turned out though, it was not an original thought. Rich Ardini came up with
the theme in GOLQ 203 (also an audio quiz) back in December of 2003. Fortun-
ately for me, the rules do not prohibit theme re-treads.
 
I tried to include a reference to our current Commander-In-Chief, but the
closest I could come was "Bama Lama, Bama Loo" by Little Richard. Of course
it would not be accurate and might have been considered a tad disrespectful.
 
I also had tried to include all seven Ohio born presidents, but I couldn't
do much with McKinley, Taft and Harding.
 
In the answers section I have included the presidential reference in cases
where it may not be obvious.
 
GOLQ 340 will be issued soon.
 
Regards to all - Mike Weaver <golq339@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++ CO The Coasters (Rick & Kathy Schubert, Magic Marc, 5 62,66,63,
Bigfoot Mae, Regina Litman) <rns&san.rr.com> -,62
T01 500++ DT Delphi Trivia Club <rcwkid99&rochester.rr.com> 5 48+
T01 500++ EJ The EJ'S & Co.: Ellis, Jean, Kevin, Mitch, Vinnie, 5 40+
Denise + Norm <brombere&matc.edu>
T01 500++ HT Howard Teitelbaum <hat_pat&yahoo.com> 1 56
T01 500++ JW James White <jjwhite17&gmail.com> 1 66
T01 500++ RR Really Rockin' In Boston <rardini&cox.net> 7 50s,60s
T01 500++ VI Village Idiots (Doug, Michael, Andrew, Andy) 4 --
<MrJaded/MFPing/ARE7/Clete6&aol.com>
T01 500++ WM Will McCorry <wmccorry&ns.sympatico.ca> 1 57
09 500-+ BP BPOZ <Briancad&netspace.net> 2 Boomers
T10 500.. BS Barry Silk <oldies.fan&verizon.net> 1 60+
T10 500.. VH Virve Harkonen <virve_harkonen&hotmail.com> 1 34
T12 499++ DC DEC & Friends <cochran57&gmail.com> 3 Various
T12 499++ VS Vito & the Salutations <baileyl&colorado.edu> 7 boomers
14 498++ FS Four State Trivia Guys <no email reported> - --
15 438++ NA NAVAIRHEADS <tompillion&skybest.com> 1 68
---+-----+--+-----------------------------------------------------+--+---------
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
--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--
CO 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 ++
EJ 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 ++
EJ 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 ++
HT 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 ++
JW 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 ++
WM 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 ++
JW 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 ++
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 ++
WM 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 ++
BP 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 -+
BS 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 --
VH 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 ..
DC 20 20 19 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 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 ++
FS 20 20 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 ++
NA 20 20 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 . . 20 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#
______________________________________________________________________________
 
 
GOLDEN OLDIES LYRICS QUIZ #339 ANSWERS:
 
Answers are in the form:
 
#number) Artist: "Title" (chart year) [peak Pop] {peak R&B}
 
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").
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ339/GOLQ339-01.mp3
#01) Adams, Johnny: "I Can't Be All Bad" (1969) [89] {45}
 
Reference: John and John Quincy Adams, one of two father-son
presidential duos.
 
http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ339/GOLQ339-02.mp3
#02) Brothers Four, The: "Frogg" (1961) [32] {-}
 
Per Delphi Trivia Club: This is from a reference of the London Company of
Stationers' Register of 1580 to "A Moste Strange Weddinge of the Frogge
and the Mouse."
 
http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ339/GOLQ339-03.mp3
#03) Brown, James, and The Famous Flames: "America Is My Home - Pt. 1"
 
Minus one point if you forgot to reference "part 1" in this one or in #4.
 
http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ339/GOLQ339-04.mp3
#04) Bryant, Ray, Combo: "The Madison Time - Part I" (1960) [30] {5}
 
Reference: James Madison and Grover Cleveland. Grover Cleveland is actually
two presidents (#22 and #24) because he served two non-contiguous terms.
His name also gave me a chance to slip in an oblique NE Ohio reference;
and no, I don't have any idea how to do the "Cleveland Box" dance move.
(Or any other step).
 
This was an intended "two-fer" (presidential name in lyrics and title),
but as Howard Teitelbaum pointed out there could be several ways to
interpret "two-ferness", e.g. multiple presidents with the same name.
Fortunately I wrote that there were "at least" two, so the door was wide
open.
 
http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ339/GOLQ339-05.mp3
#05) Cannon, Freddy: "The Dedication Song" (1966) [41] {-}
 
Reference: Presidents Jefferson, Lincoln, Roosevelt (either one!)
and Grant. Grant was the first of 3 successive presidents born in Ohio
(Grant -> Hayes -> Garfield). They are all covered in this quiz.
 
http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ339/GOLQ339-06.mp3
#06) Carter, Mel: "Band Of Gold" (1966) [32] [-]
 
Reference: President Jimmy Carter.
 
http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ339/GOLQ339-07.mp3
#07) Little Jo Ann: "My Daddy Is President" (1962) [67] {-}
 
Reference: JFK
 
http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ339/GOLQ339-08.mp3
#08) Donegan, Lonnie, and His Skiffle Group: "Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its
Flavor (On The Bedpost Over Night)" (1961) [5] {-}
 
http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ339/GOLQ339-09.mp3
#09) Ellis, Shirley: "The Name Game" (1964/65) [3] {4}
 
Reference: President Abraham Lincoln. The song was written by Shirley's
manager, Lincoln Chase. He apparently found a clever way to insert his
name into the tune.
 
http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ339/GOLQ339-10.mp3
#10) Every Father's Teenage Son: "A Letter To Dad" (1967) [93] {-}
 
Reference: Honest Abe again. This was the response to "An Open Letter
To My Teenage Son" by Victor Lundberg. Based on Billboard performance,
Mr. Lundberg apparently held the more popular point of view evidenced
by the song reaching #10.
 
http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ339/GOLQ339-11.mp3
#11) Grant, Janie: "Romeo" (1961) [75] {-}
 
Reference: Ulysses Grant
 
http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ339/GOLQ339-12.mp3
#12) Harpers Bizarre: "Battle Of New Orleans" (1968) [95] [-}
 
Reference: Old Hickory = Andrew Jackson. Its just my opinion, but I think
this is one of the worst mismatches of artist style and song content EVER.
Pat Boone and "Tutti-Frutti" runs a close second.
 
http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ339/GOLQ339-13.mp3
#13) Harrison, Noel: "A Young Girl" (1965/66) [51] {-}
 
Reference: Presidents William Henry Harrison and Benjamin Harrison.
As best I can remember this is the only grandson/grandfather presidential
pairing. The Bush family seems to have a number of members with political
ambitions so....
 
http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ339/GOLQ339-14.mp3
#14) Hayes, Bill: "Wringle, Wrangle" (1957) [33] {-}
 
Reference: Rutherford B. Hayes
 
http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ339/GOLQ339-15.mp3
#15) Jefferson: "The Colour Of My Love" (1969) [68] {-}
 
Reference: Thomas Jefferson
 
http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ339/GOLQ339-16.mp3
#16) Johnson, Betty: "1492" (1957) [1957) [70] [-}
 
Reference: Presidents Lyndon and Andrew Johnson
 
http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ339/GOLQ339-17.mp3
#17) Little Jo Ann: "My Daddy Is President" (1962) [67] {-}
 
I did not recognize this as a "two-fer" when I created the quiz;
JFK in the lyrics and "President" in the title.
 
http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ339/GOLQ339-18.mp3
#18) Monroe, Vaughn: "Don't Go To Strangers" (1956) [38]
 
Reference: James Monroe
 
http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ339/GOLQ339-19.mp3
#19) Paul, Les, and Mary Ford: "Magic Melody" (1955) [96] {-}
 
Reference: Gerald Ford. This was supposed to be the "toughie" of the quiz,
but most responders ID'd it. Not only is the song 60 years old, but it is
a Whitburn bottom feeder as well. The artist/presidential surname is not
immediately obvious AND I did not give you much to go on in the clip.
I would not have recalled this one if I was the one taking the quiz.
 
http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ339/GOLQ339-20.mp3
#20) Pierce, Webb: "(Doin' The) Lovers leap" (1960) [93] {-}
 
Reference: Franklin Pierce. Pierce succeeded Millard Fillmore as president,
probably two of our least remembered chief executives.
 
http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ339/GOLQ339-21.mp3
#21) Royal Guardsmen, The: "Snoopy For President" (1968) [85] {-}
 
http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ339/GOLQ339-22.mp3
#22) Starcher, Buddy: "History Repeats Itself" (1966) [39] {-}
 
http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ339/GOLQ339-23.mp3
#23) Taylor, Johnnie: "I Could Never Be President" (1969) [48] {10}
 
Reference: Zachory Taylor. This was another intended two-fer with the
artist sharing a presidential surname and "president" in the title.
 
http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ339/GOLQ339-24.mp3
#24) White, Tony Joe: "Polk Salad Annie" (1969) [8] {-}
 
Reference: James K. Polk. I have also seen the plant in question referred
to as "poke salad". Thank goodness Tony Joe chose this spelling.
 
http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ339/GOLQ339-25.mp3
#25) Wilson, Jackie: "Years From Now" (1961) [37] {25}
 
Reference: Woodrow Wilson
 
------------
Tie-Breakers
------------
 
http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ339/GOLQ339-T1.mp3
#T1) Ames Brothers, The: "Washington Square" (1963) [129] {-}
 
Reference: George of course. This is one of those "Hey, I didn't know there
was words to that" songs. I think I like this vocal version better than the
instrumental.
 
http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ339/GOLQ339-T2.mp3
#T2) Cash, Johnny: "Mister Garfield" [1965] [-] {-} <#15 country>
 
Reference: James A. Garfield. President Garfield lived (literally) just
down the road from me and is my intended NE Ohio reference for the quiz.
I wondered how much of a historical hint the use of "Charley Guiteau" would
be in the lyrics I selected; apparently it helped a lot. Charles Guiteau and
Leon Czolgosz are each responsible for murdering two Ohio born presidents;
Czolgosz shot William McKinley. Guiteau thought that Garfield should appoint
him to an ambassador position and when Garfield ignored him, Guiteau decided
to assassinate him.
 
============================================================================
 
The following table ranks the songs from most recognized to least recognized.
The first column indicates the average number of points scored on that song
(total points divided by number of entrants). For comparison purposes,
tie-breakers are scored here on the usual 20-point scale.
 
Avg. Song
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
20.00 #01) Adams, Johnny: "I Can't Be All Bad"
20.00 #02) Brothers Four, The: "Frogg"
20.00 #05) Freddy: "The Dedication Song"
20.00 #06) Carter, Mel: "Band Of Gold"
20.00 #07) Little Jo Ann: "My Daddy Is President"
20.00 #08} Donegan, Lonnie, and His Skiffle Group: "Does Your Chewing Gum Lose
20.00 #09) Ellis, Shirley: "The Name Game"
20.00 #10) Every Father's Teenage Son: "A Letter To Dad"
20.00 #11) Grant, Janie: "Romeo"
20.00 #12) Harpers Bizarre: "Battle Of New Orleans"
20.00 #13) Harrison, Noel: "A Young Girl"
20.00 #14) Hayes, Bill: "Wringle, Wrangle"
20.00 #16) Johnson, Betty: "1492"
20.00 #17) Little Jo Ann: "My Daddy Is President"
20.00 #18) Monroe, Vaughn: "Don't Go To Strangers"
20.00 #21) Royal Guardsmen, The: "Snoopy For President"
20.00 #22) Starcher, Buddy: "History Repeats Itself"
20.00 #23) Taylor, Johnnie: "I Could Never Be President"
20.00 #24) White, Tony Joe: "Polk Salad Annie"
20.00 #25) Wilson, Jackie: "Years From Now"
19.89 #04) Bryant, Ray, Combo: "The Madison Time - Part I"
19.78 #03) Brown, James, and The Famous Flames: "America Is My Home - Pt. 1
18.89 #15) Jefferson: "The Colour Of My Love"
18.89 #19) Paul, Les, and Mary Ford: "Magic Melody"
18.89 #20) Pierce, Webb: "(Doin' The) Lovers leap"
18.33 #T2) Cash, Johnny: "Mister Garfield"
17.78 #T1) Ames Brothers, The: "Washington Square"
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"Rob Parker" <robpparker@NOSPAM.optusnet.com.au.FOR.ME>: May 07 08:28AM +1000

> 1 Who wrote the 1967 novel One Hundred Years of Solitude?
> 2 Which African country was the scene of the Mau Mau rebellion of the
> 1950s?
 
Kenya
 
> 3 Which university did Prince William and Kate Middleton both attend?
 
Cambridge (?)
 
> 4 Who in Greek mythology was the first woman on earth?
> 5 Who wrote the epic fantasy novels in the Games of Thrones saga?
 
George Martin
 
> theory, at least 2,000 years after it
> was first proposed?
> 7 Which river passes through Montreal and Quebec City?
 
St Lawrence
 
> 8 What colour is Art and Literature in Trivial Pursuit?
 
yellow (?)
 
> 9 Which Australian mammal is also known as the Ornithorhynchus anatinus?
 
platypus
 
> 10 What farm animals feature on the cover of The Beach Boys' 1966 album
> Pet Sounds?
 
goats
 
 
Rob
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