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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 25 05:36PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-23, 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 (from the first posting). 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 10, Round 2 - History - Famous Convicts 1. Who was sentenced to life in prison on 1895-01-05, and sent to Devil's Island? 2. Which Boer War correspondent for the London Morning Post landed in a Pretoria prison in 1899? 3. Who was sentenced to 2 years of hard labor at Reading Gaol ("redding jail") in 1895? 4. Which writer was sent to a sharashka -- an intellectual slave labor camp -- in 1945? 5. Who started refusing food and water in the Maze Prison on 1981-03-01? 6. From which prison were four forgers, two "lunatics", and one "deviant" aristocrat, the Comte de Solages, suddenly released? 7. "I ain't got no quarrel with them Viet Cong." Who was sentenced to 5 years in jail -- which in the end he did not serve -- for sticking to those sentiments? 8. What singer-songwriter, who lived for a time at Beach Boy Dennis Wilson's house, was convicted in 1971 of conspiracy to commit murders and has been imprisoned ever since? 9. Which newsworthy figure was released from the Federal Correctional Institution in Miami on 2012-05-04? 10. Which newsworthy figure was released from the Federal Prison Camp in Alderson, West Virginia, at 12:30 am on 2005-03-04? * Game 10, Round 3 - Literature - Famous Servants in Literature 1. In this 1987 novel by Kazuo Ishiguro, a butler named Stevens is the embodiment of the old-fashioned career manservant: loyal, deferential, unquestioning. Name the novel. 2. In the hilarious works of P.G. Wodehouse, this valet is incredibly bright and well-spoken, and helps his congenial but dim master out of many a scrape. Who is this valet? 3. Sam Weller is one of the most popular characters in the first novel by Dickens. He is the Cockney valet to the title character, and is quick of wit and tongue. His comments are hilarious and were called "Wellerisms". Name the novel. 4. Grace Poole is a stout, middle-aged seamstress who works as a servant at Thornfield Hall, and is secretly the nursemaid and guard for the insane Bertha Mason. Name the novel. 5. The servant Lee is an intellectual who cleverly deals with anti-Asian prejudice in the American West at the turn of the 20th century. He serves as a surrogate father to the Trask sons when their father is traumatized by a disastrous marriage. Name the novel. 6. This character is Scarlett O'Hara's childhood nurse in "Gone with the Wind". She is an old, heavyset slave who is loyal and well versed in Southern etiquette. Name her. 7. Sam Farrow is Charles Smithson's Cockney servant, who aspires to become a haberdasher. In what John Fowles novel is Sam Farrow found? 8. Preserved Killick is Jack Aubrey's shrewish steward, a highly valued, fiercely loyal, and well-respected member of his ship's crew. He appears in all 19 books of a seafaring series by what author? 9. Robinson Crusoe rescues a captive about to be eaten by cannibals, names him Friday, and uses him as a servant. He teaches Friday English and convinces him that cannibalism is wrong. Who wrote "Robinson Crusoe"? 10. This character acts as squire to Don Quixote and throughout the novel provides comments that are a combination of broad humor, ironic Spanish proverbs, and earthy wit. Name him. -- 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. |
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jun 25 04:14PM -0700 On Friday, June 26, 2015 at 8:36:20 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > Devil's Island? > 2. Which Boer War correspondent for the London Morning Post landed > in a Pretoria prison in 1899? Churchill > 3. Who was sentenced to 2 years of hard labor at Reading Gaol > ("redding jail") in 1895? Wilde > 4. Which writer was sent to a sharashka -- an intellectual slave > labor camp -- in 1945? Solzhenitsyn, Gandhi > 1981-03-01? > 6. From which prison were four forgers, two "lunatics", and one > "deviant" aristocrat, the Comte de Solages, suddenly released? Bastille > 7. "I ain't got no quarrel with them Viet Cong." Who was sentenced > to 5 years in jail -- which in the end he did not serve -- > for sticking to those sentiments? Ali > 8. What singer-songwriter, who lived for a time at Beach Boy > Dennis Wilson's house, was convicted in 1971 of conspiracy to > commit murders and has been imprisoned ever since? Gaye > 1. In this 1987 novel by Kazuo Ishiguro, a butler named Stevens > is the embodiment of the old-fashioned career manservant: > loyal, deferential, unquestioning. Name the novel. The Remains of the Day > 2. In the hilarious works of P.G. Wodehouse, this valet is > incredibly bright and well-spoken, and helps his congenial but > dim master out of many a scrape. Who is this valet? Reggie Jeeves > novel by Dickens. He is the Cockney valet to the title > character, and is quick of wit and tongue. His comments are > hilarious and were called "Wellerisms". Name the novel. The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club > 4. Grace Poole is a stout, middle-aged seamstress who works as > a servant at Thornfield Hall, and is secretly the nursemaid > and guard for the insane Bertha Mason. Name the novel. Jane Eyre > names him Friday, and uses him as a servant. He teaches Friday > English and convinces him that cannibalism is wrong. Who wrote > "Robinson Crusoe"? Stevenson > 10. This character acts as squire to Don Quixote and throughout > the novel provides comments that are a combination of broad > humor, ironic Spanish proverbs, and earthy wit. Name him. Sancho Panza cheers, calvin |
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jun 25 11:47PM > * Game 10, Round 2 - History - Famous Convicts > 1. Who was sentenced to life in prison on 1895-01-05, and sent to > Devil's Island? Dreyfus > 2. Which Boer War correspondent for the London Morning Post landed > in a Pretoria prison in 1899? Winston Churchill > 3. Who was sentenced to 2 years of hard labor at Reading Gaol > ("redding jail") in 1895? Oscar Wilde > 4. Which writer was sent to a sharashka -- an intellectual slave > labor camp -- in 1945? Solzhenitsyn > 6. From which prison were four forgers, two "lunatics", and one > "deviant" aristocrat, the Comte de Solages, suddenly released? Chateau d'If > 7. "I ain't got no quarrel with them Viet Cong." Who was sentenced > to 5 years in jail -- which in the end he did not serve -- > for sticking to those sentiments? Muhammed Ali > 8. What singer-songwriter, who lived for a time at Beach Boy > Dennis Wilson's house, was convicted in 1971 of conspiracy to > commit murders and has been imprisoned ever since? Charles Manson > 9. Which newsworthy figure was released from the Federal > Correctional Institution in Miami on 2012-05-04? Traficant > 1. In this 1987 novel by Kazuo Ishiguro, a butler named Stevens > is the embodiment of the old-fashioned career manservant: > loyal, deferential, unquestioning. Name the novel. The Remains of the Day > 2. In the hilarious works of P.G. Wodehouse, this valet is > incredibly bright and well-spoken, and helps his congenial but > dim master out of many a scrape. Who is this valet? Jeeves > novel by Dickens. He is the Cockney valet to the title > character, and is quick of wit and tongue. His comments are > hilarious and were called "Wellerisms". Name the novel. Martin Chuzzlewit; The Pickwick Papers > 4. Grace Poole is a stout, middle-aged seamstress who works as > a servant at Thornfield Hall, and is secretly the nursemaid > and guard for the insane Bertha Mason. Name the novel. Jane Eyre > 7. Sam Farrow is Charles Smithson's Cockney servant, who aspires > to become a haberdasher. In what John Fowles novel is Sam > Farrow found? The Ebony Tower; The Magus > valued, fiercely loyal, and well-respected member of his > ship's crew. He appears in all 19 books of a seafaring series > by what author? Patrick O'Brian > names him Friday, and uses him as a servant. He teaches Friday > English and convinces him that cannibalism is wrong. Who wrote > "Robinson Crusoe"? Daniel Defoe > 10. This character acts as squire to Don Quixote and throughout > the novel provides comments that are a combination of broad > humor, ironic Spanish proverbs, and earthy wit. Name him. Sancho Panza -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jun 26 05:08AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:U8udnUy7C6z5HxHInZ2dnUU7- > * Game 10, Round 2 - History - Famous Convicts > 1. Who was sentenced to life in prison on 1895-01-05, and sent to > Devil's Island? Alfred Dreyfus > 2. Which Boer War correspondent for the London Morning Post landed > in a Pretoria prison in 1899? Winston Churchill > 3. Who was sentenced to 2 years of hard labor at Reading Gaol > ("redding jail") in 1895? Oscar Wilde > 4. Which writer was sent to a sharashka -- an intellectual slave > labor camp -- in 1945? Alexander Solzhenitsyn (?) > 5. Who started refusing food and water in the Maze Prison on > 1981-03-01? Bobby Sands > 6. From which prison were four forgers, two "lunatics", and one > "deviant" aristocrat, the Comte de Solages, suddenly released? Bastille > 7. "I ain't got no quarrel with them Viet Cong." Who was sentenced > to 5 years in jail -- which in the end he did not serve -- > for sticking to those sentiments? Muhammad Ali > 8. What singer-songwriter, who lived for a time at Beach Boy > Dennis Wilson's house, was convicted in 1971 of conspiracy to > commit murders and has been imprisoned ever since? Charles Mnason > 9. Which newsworthy figure was released from the Federal > Correctional Institution in Miami on 2012-05-04? Noriega > 1. In this 1987 novel by Kazuo Ishiguro, a butler named Stevens > is the embodiment of the old-fashioned career manservant: > loyal, deferential, unquestioning. Name the novel. "The Remains of the Day" > 2. In the hilarious works of P.G. Wodehouse, this valet is > incredibly bright and well-spoken, and helps his congenial but > dim master out of many a scrape. Who is this valet? Jeeves > novel by Dickens. He is the Cockney valet to the title > character, and is quick of wit and tongue. His comments are > hilarious and were called "Wellerisms". Name the novel. "The Pickwick Papers" > 20th century. He serves as a surrogate father to the Trask > sons when their father is traumatized by a disastrous marriage. > Name the novel. "East of Eden" > 6. This character is Scarlett O'Hara's childhood nurse in "Gone > with the Wind". She is an old, heavyset slave who is loyal > and well versed in Southern etiquette. Name her. Mammy > 7. Sam Farrow is Charles Smithson's Cockney servant, who aspires > to become a haberdasher. In what John Fowles novel is Sam > Farrow found? "The French Lieutenant's Woman" > valued, fiercely loyal, and well-respected member of his > ship's crew. He appears in all 19 books of a seafaring series > by what author? Patrick O'Brien > names him Friday, and uses him as a servant. He teaches Friday > English and convinces him that cannibalism is wrong. Who wrote > "Robinson Crusoe"? Daniel Dafoe > 10. This character acts as squire to Don Quixote and throughout > the novel provides comments that are a combination of broad > humor, ironic Spanish proverbs, and earthy wit. Name him. Sancho Panza -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Jun 26 04:08AM -0500 In article <U8udnUy7C6z5HxHInZ2dnUU7-WGdnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says... > * Game 10, Round 2 - History - Famous Convicts > 1. Who was sentenced to life in prison on 1895-01-05, and sent to > Devil's Island? Alfred Dreyfus > 2. Which Boer War correspondent for the London Morning Post landed > in a Pretoria prison in 1899? Winston Churchill > ("redding jail") in 1895? > 4. Which writer was sent to a sharashka -- an intellectual slave > labor camp -- in 1945? Solzhyitsyn > 5. Who started refusing food and water in the Maze Prison on > 1981-03-01? I forgot his name > 6. From which prison were four forgers, two "lunatics", and one > "deviant" aristocrat, the Comte de Solages, suddenly released? la Bastille > 7. "I ain't got no quarrel with them Viet Cong." Who was sentenced > to 5 years in jail -- which in the end he did not serve -- > for sticking to those sentiments? Muhammed Ali > 8. What singer-songwriter, who lived for a time at Beach Boy > Dennis Wilson's house, was convicted in 1971 of conspiracy to > commit murders and has been imprisoned ever since? Charles Manson > 1. In this 1987 novel by Kazuo Ishiguro, a butler named Stevens > is the embodiment of the old-fashioned career manservant: > loyal, deferential, unquestioning. Name the novel. Remains of the Day > 2. In the hilarious works of P.G. Wodehouse, this valet is > incredibly bright and well-spoken, and helps his congenial but > dim master out of many a scrape. Who is this valet? Jeeves > 6. This character is Scarlett O'Hara's childhood nurse in "Gone > with the Wind". She is an old, heavyset slave who is loyal > and well versed in Southern etiquette. Name her. Mammy > 7. Sam Farrow is Charles Smithson's Cockney servant, who aspires > to become a haberdasher. In what John Fowles novel is Sam > Farrow found? French Lieutenant's Woman > names him Friday, and uses him as a servant. He teaches Friday > English and convinces him that cannibalism is wrong. Who wrote > "Robinson Crusoe"? Daniel Defoe > 10. This character acts as squire to Don Quixote and throughout > the novel provides comments that are a combination of broad > humor, ironic Spanish proverbs, and earthy wit. Name him. Sancho Panza -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 25 12:53PM -0500 Erland Sommarskog: > But then I saw #11, and obviously both are there (unless one of them > is Frisian) and 'asseblief' is certainly more familiar, so that settled > the issue for me. I could still be wrong though. FYI: [1] http://www.encyclo.nl/begrip/graag [2] http://www.google.com/search?q=assemblief -- Mark Brader | It sure does have some pretty colors. True, the film is... Toronto | a failure in nearly every other department, but you can't msb@vex.net | deny that those colors look great. --Stephen Silver |
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 25 05:33PM -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*)". And Game 9 is over and STEPHEN PERRY wins. Congratulations! Well done once again, sir. > the entries so as to put the 10 languages that were actually used > in the round first. So the 13 decoys are now #11 through #23. > 1. What language? Tagalog (aka Filipino; I scored "Philippine" as almost correct). 2 for Marc. > 2. What language? Portuguese. 4 for Pete, Marc, Joshua, Peter, Erland, Björn, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Calvin. > 3. What language? Welsh. 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, Marc, Joshua, Peter, Erland, Jason, and Dan Tilque. > 4. What language? Hindi. > 5. What language? Thai. 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, and Marc. > 6. What language? Dutch. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Joshua, and Peter. > 7. What language? Hungarian. (I accepted "Magyar".) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Erland. > 8. What language? Finnish. 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, Marc, Joshua, Peter, and Erland. > 9. What language? Danish. 4 for Joshua, Erland, and Björn. 3 for Dan Blum. 2 for Marc. > 10. What language? Korean. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, and Erland. > Continue with the decoys if you like for fun, but for no points. > 11. What language? Afrikaans. Marc got this. > 12. What language? French. Calvin, Marc, Joshua, Peter, Erland, and Dan Tilque got this. > 13. What language? Vietnamese. Marc, Joshua, and Erland got this. > 14. What language? Mongolian. > 15. What language? Zulu. > 16. What language? Serbian (or Bosnian or Croatian). > 17. What language? Armenian. > 18. What language? German. Calvin, Marc, Joshua, Peter, Erland, and Dan Tilque got this. > 19. What language? Icelandic. Marc and Erlang got this. > 20. What language? Turkish. Erland got this. > 21. What language? Italian. Calvin, Marc, Joshua, Peter, and Erland got this. > 22. What language? Estonian. Erland got this. > 23. What language? Spanish. Calvin, Marc, Joshua, Peter, Erland, and Dan Tilque got this. > during a protest march against internment. But another > name for the incident references the area of Derry where > it happened. Name that place. Bogside. 4 for Peter. > 2010 for the resulting Saville Report to be published, > whereupon the British Prime Minister made a formal apology > on behalf of the UK. Who was this apologetic PM? David Cameron. 4 for Marc. 3 for Peter. 2 for Joshua. > B1. The name "whiskey" is derived from the Irish phrase "usice > beatha", pronounced "ush-ka-ba-ha". What is the literal > translation of "usice beatha" into English? Water of life. 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Marc, Joshua, Erland, Björn, and Dan Tilque. > a way to differentiate "Pure Pot-still Irish whiskey" > from the blended Scotch that they considered inferior? > They are still using it today. The letter E: it's Scotch "whisky" but Irish "whiskey". 4 for Calvin, Peter, and Dan Tilque. > of Father Fitzgibbon, a cranky, set-in-his-ways parish priest > who is reunited with his nonagenarian Irish mother... in > what Oscar-winning 1944 movie? "Going My Way". 4 for Marc and Joshua. > C2. Which sitcom follows the misadventures of three Roman > Catholic priests in a parish on Craggy Island, located off > the west coast of Ireland? "Father Ted". 4 for Peter. > D. The Minstrel Boys > D1. Name the Irish singer who was the lead vocalist and bassist > for Thin Lizzy. Phil Lynott. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Jason, and Björn. 3 for Calvin. > D2. Name the Irish singer who was the lead vocalist for The > Boomtown Rats. Bob Geldof. 4 for Calvin, Marc, Joshua, Peter, Erland, Jason, and Björn. > E. The Emerald Isle > E1. There are four traditional provinces on the island of > Ireland: Connacht, Leinster, Munster, and what? Ulster. 4 for Calvin, Joshua, Peter, Erland, and Dan Tilque. The part of Ireland that left the UK to become an independent country included the whole of the other three provinces but only about 35% of Ulster. The rest of Ulster, of course, remained in the UK as Northern Ireland. Consequently the name "Ulster" is, or has been, sometimes used when what's actually meant is "Northern Ireland". > E2. Name the university that was founded by England's Queen > Elizabeth I in 1592. The Book of Kells is on permanent > display in its library. Trinity College, Dublin. I accepted "Trinity" as sufficient. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Peter, and Dan Tilque. > F1. The green jacket is only allowed to be removed from Augusta > National Golf Course by the reigning champion of the > Masters tournament. So whose closet is it in today? Bubba Watson. 4 for Calvin. > F2. Only one Argentinian has ever won the green jacket, and > he almost had it a second time in 2013, losing in a playoff > to Adam Scott. Who is he? Angel Cabrera. 4 for Calvin, Pete, and Peter. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 9 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> Can Can Art Spo Ent His Mis Cha SIX Stephen Perry 4 27 24 32 40 23 -- -- 150 Joshua Kreitzer 0 4 16 19 40 4 24 22 125 Peter Smyth -- -- 12 28 24 12 16 31 123 "Calvin" -- -- 16 32 36 4 3 27 118 Dan Blum 0 16 12 16 16 20 27 8 107 Marc Dashevsky 0 4 12 20 12 4 28 20 96 Dan Tilque 0 12 4 22 4 16 8 16 78 Pete Gayde 0 0 8 23 24 0 16 4 75 Erland Sommarskog 0 0 0 11 12 0 24 16 63 Jason Kreitzer 0 0 0 0 39 0 4 8 51 Björn Lundin 0 4 4 12 4 0 8 12 44 Bruce Bowler -- -- 0 16 -- -- -- -- 16 -- Mark Brader | "Which baby is that? Oh, of course -- it must be Toronto | the one that comes complete with bathwater." msb@vex.net | --Maria Conlon My text in this article is in the public domain. |
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jun 25 01:16PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:d-qdnbryyb7S1hbInZ2dnUU7- > * Game 7 (2015-06-08), Round 1 - Current Events > 10. Which horse won the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, completing > the Triple Crown of thoroughbred racing? American Pharoah > 1. Name the prime minister who sparked outrage when he said: > "I am happy that the Bangladesh prime minister, despite being > a woman, has declared zero tolerance for terrorism." Modi > 3. What longstanding NHL post-season tradition did Mark Lazarus, > chairman of NBC Sports, reportedly ask the NHL to ban, in order > to improve the marketability of players? growing a beard for the playoffs > 4. Give the full name of the NHL team that may find itself > homeless soon. This team plays in a city-owned arena under a > lease agreement that last week the city's council voted to end. Ottawa Senators > 7. Name the so-called "technology company" that drew criticism > for charging 5 times its normal rate in some of areas of Toronto > during the subway closure last Monday morning. Uber > 8. Name the company that reportedly paid $30,000,000 for the > distribution rights to the satirical comedy "War Machine", > starring Brad Pitt. Netflix > 9. Name the veteran actor who died at the age of 93, who was best > known for playing Dracula, Saruman (in the "Lord of the Rings" > movies), and Count Dooku (in the "Star Wars" prequels). Christopher Lee > 10. Name the actor, best known for playing Uncle Jesse on "Full > House", who was arrested for driving under the influence in > Beverly Hills last Friday. John Stamos -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jun 25 02:10PM > > $6; $9 > Ah, the old 2n+1 tactic. Now won't you feel silly if the answer turns > out to be $7.50? (Evil grin.) Not very, since these are nearly complete guesses. -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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>: Jun 25 05:14PM Mark Brader wrote: > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". > * Game 7 (2015-06-08), Round 1 - Current Events > 1. 50 Canadian churches rang their bells Thursday in whose honor? The Pope > 2. Who won the Canadian Formula 1 Grand Prix yesterday? Hamilton > of expenses. > 4. An opposition private member's bill, Bill 77, was passed in > the Ontario legislature Thursday. What does it ban? Smoking in public > in Southern Ontario Thursday. > 6. More than 400 people died when the cruise ship Eastern Star > capsized last Monday -- on what body of water? Mediterranean > Ontario legislature. How many seats more, or how many in total, > will there be if the proposal goes through? (You must say > which question you are answering.) 50 more > 8. Within $1, how much is the adult one-way fare on the new train > from Union Station to Pearson Airport, if not using a Presto > card? $8, $10 > 9. Hannah White set a Guinness world record for the fastest what? > 10. Which horse won the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, completing > the Triple Crown of thoroughbred racing? American Pharoah > 1. Name the prime minister who sparked outrage when he said: > "I am happy that the Bangladesh prime minister, despite being > a woman, has declared zero tolerance for terrorism." Modi > South Korea, he said there was "trouble" with "girls" working > in laboratories. Name this scientist, who resigned from his > honorary post at University College London last week. Rice > 3. What longstanding NHL post-season tradition did Mark Lazarus, > chairman of NBC Sports, reportedly ask the NHL to ban, in order > to improve the marketability of players? drinking from the Stanley Cup > 7. Name the so-called "technology company" that drew criticism > for charging 5 times its normal rate in some of areas of Toronto > during the subway closure last Monday morning. Uber > 9. Name the veteran actor who died at the age of 93, who was best > known for playing Dracula, Saruman (in the "Lord of the Rings" > movies), and Count Dooku (in the "Star Wars" prequels). Christopher Lee > 10. Name the actor, best known for playing Uncle Jesse on "Full > House", who was arrested for driving under the influence in > Beverly Hills last Friday. Peter Smyth |
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jun 25 08:23PM +0200 > * Game 7 (2015-06-08), Round 1 - Current Events > 2. Who won the Canadian Formula 1 Grand Prix yesterday? Sebastian Vettel > 6. More than 400 people died when the cruise ship Eastern Star > capsized last Monday -- on what body of water? Yangtze > 8. Within $1, how much is the adult one-way fare on the new train > from Union Station to Pearson Airport, if not using a Presto > card? 12 > 1. Name the prime minister who sparked outrage when he said: > "I am happy that the Bangladesh prime minister, despite being > a woman, has declared zero tolerance for terrorism." Modi > South Korea, he said there was "trouble" with "girls" working > in laboratories. Name this scientist, who resigned from his > honorary post at University College London last week. Thomson > 3. What longstanding NHL post-season tradition did Mark Lazarus, > chairman of NBC Sports, reportedly ask the NHL to ban, in order > to improve the marketability of players? Growing a beard during Stanley Cup. -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
"Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: Jun 21 12:00AM Calvin wrote: > 1 Which element is added to steel to make it stainless? Chromium > 2 How many blank tiles are in a Scrabble set? 2 > 3 Derek Jacobi played the title role in which 1976 BBC historical > drama based on the novels of Robert Graves? I Claudius > 4 The title of which European country's national anthem literally > translates as Old Land of My Fathers? wales > 5 In 1934 which nation was the first European team to win the FIFA > soccer World Cup? Italy > 6 Which West German far-left guerrilla group was founded in 1970? Black Panther > 7 What is the more common name for the scapula bone? Collarbone > 8 John Singer Sargent was best known for his achievements in which > field of the arts? Sculpture > 9 English and which other language are the two official languages of > Pakistan? Urdu > 10 Who directed the first four Scream movies? Wes Craven Peter Smyth |
"Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>: Jun 20 08:31PM -0400 On 2015-06-20, Calvin wrote: > 1 Which element is added to steel to make it stainless? Chromiu, > 2 How many blank tiles are in a Scrabble set? 2 > 3 Derek Jacobi played the title role in which 1976 BBC historical drama based on the novels of Robert Graves? I, Claudius > 4 The title of which European country's national anthem literally translates as Old Land of My Fathers? > 5 In 1934 which nation was the first European team to win the FIFA soccer World Cup? > 6 Which?West German?far-left?guerrilla group was founded in 1970? Bader Meinhof > 7 What is the more common name for the scapula bone? Shoulder blade > 8 John Singer Sargent was best known for his achievements in which field of the arts? Painting > 9 English and which other language are the two official languages of Pakistan? Urdu > 10 Who directed the first four Scream movies? Wes Craven -- Chris F.A. Johnson |
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jun 21 01:09AM -0700 Calvin wrote: > 1 Which element is added to steel to make it stainless? chromium > 2 How many blank tiles are in a Scrabble set? 2 > 3 Derek Jacobi played the title role in which 1976 BBC historical drama based on the novels of Robert Graves? > 4 The title of which European country's national anthem literally translates as Old Land of My Fathers? > 5 In 1934 which nation was the first European team to win the FIFA soccer World Cup? Germany > 6 Which West German far-left guerrilla group was founded in 1970? > 7 What is the more common name for the scapula bone? collarbone > 8 John Singer Sargent was best known for his achievements in which field of the arts? > 9 English and which other language are the two official languages of Pakistan? Urdu -- Dan Tilque |
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jun 21 01:35PM +0200 > 1 Which element is added to steel to make it stainless? Carbon > 2 How many blank tiles are in a Scrabble set? Four > 4 The title of which European country's national anthem literally > translates as Old Land of My Fathers? Germany > 5 In 1934 which nation was the first European team to win the FIFA > soccer World Cup? Italy > 6 Which West German far-left guerrilla group was founded in 1970? RAF > 8 John Singer Sargent was best known for his achievements in which > field of the arts? Sculpture > 9 English and which other language are the two official languages of > Pakistan? Urdu > 10 Who directed the first four Scream movies? George Lucas -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
"Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>: Jun 20 10:21PM -0400 On 2015-06-16, Chris F.A. Johnson wrote: > Given the name of an actress, give the name of the Bond film she > appeared in. (The 1967 "Casino Royale" and the 1985 "Never Say Never > Again" are not "true" Bond films.) 1. Carole Bouquet "For Your Eyes Only" 2. Barbara Bach "The Spy Who Loved Me" 1 point for Calvin 3. Maud Adams "The Man with the Golden Gun" and "Octopussy" 1 point each to Dan, Marc and Calvin 4. Ursula Andress "Dr. No" 1 point each to Dan, Marc and Calvin 5. Halle Berry "Die Another Day" 1 point each to Dan and Calvin 6. Daniela Bianchi "From Russia with Love" 1 point each to Dan and Calvin 7. Claudine Auger "Thunderball" 1 point for Calvin 8. Honor Blackman "Goldfinger" 1 point each to Dan, Marc and Calvin 9. Akiko Wakabayashi "You Only Live Twice" 10. Michelle Yeoh "Tomorrow Never Dies" 1 point for Calvin So.... 3 points for Marc 4 points for Dan 8 points for Calvin, who gets to create the next rotating quiz. -- Chris F.A. Johnson |
The GOLQ Institute <list@golq.org>: Jun 19 03:12PM -0500 RESULTS & ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #340 (GOLQ340) Congratulations to all of the following, who, with scores of 500+., took first place in this quiz: John Fox, The EJ's and Co, NAVAIRHEADS, DEC & Friends, The Village Idiots, Vito and the Salutations, 4 State Trivia Guys, and Delphi Trivia Club. Close behind, with scores of 500.., were Team Teitelbaum, Virve Harkonen, Mike Weaver, and Will McCorry. For the second time in a row for one of my GOLQs, no entry correctly identified #T2. Unlike the last time, I actually picked this song early, while I picked #T1, which was correctly identified by 9 entries, at the end. Also, I had actually heard #T2 on the radio when it was first released, and the two members who qualified this group for inclusion in this themed GOLQ went on to bigger and better things. Finally, this song was done by at least two other alphabetically- fitting (in relation to #T1), although not theme-fitting, artists. The theme for this GOLQ was groups in which all or some of the members were siblings. I also added two groups with Brothers/Bros. in their name even though the members were not brothers. I considered using two other such groups, the Brothers Four and the Statler Brothers. I decided that since the Brothers Four were in GOLQ339, I would not use them in this one. I had planned to replace the DeCastro Sisters with the Statler Brothers after I realized that there could be ambiguity with two charting versions by them of "Teach Me Tonight," plus the song by the Fontane Sisters was from the same time period and genre. However, in my haste to get this quiz released, I forgot to make this substitution. While I had thought that none of the Statler Brothers were really brothers, I learned after I released this quiz that this group did include two actual brothers. In addition to the Brothers Four, two other groups that I considered but didn't use because they had been in other recent GOLQs were the Browns (three siblings) and the Newbeats (two brothers plus an unrelated third member). A parent of the sibling members of at least two of the groups represented here, the Cowsills (mother) and the Rocky Fellers (father), was also part of the group. At least three groups--the Beach Boys, the Pips, and the Ronettes--also included cousins of the group's siblings. The Shangri-Las consisted of two pairs of sisters, including a set of twins. Other groups in this GOLQ that included twins are the Bee Gees and the Kalin Twins (duh). Also, one of the songs was written by a famous three-man songwriting team in which two of the three are brothers. Another famous three-man songwriting/ production team produced two of the records in this quiz (both of which went to #1) and also wrote one of them. Although they were not brothers, they had a few hit record of their own after they formed a group in which they took on the same last name and marketed themselves as brothers. Several entries identified the theme, but John Fox said it best--"Let's hear it for [Freddie] Marsden, Tom Fogerty, Dave Davies, Estelle Bennett, Muff Winwood, Bubba Knight, Randy Zehringer, and other 'lesser known' siblings." GOLQ340's mean score was 475.00, and the median was 500. My thanks to everyone who participated. Howard Teitelbaum has posted GOLQ341. -- Regina Litman <golq340@golq.org> Replace all occurrences of "&" in all e-mail addresses with "@". ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tie Breaker Scoring Key + after numeric score below indicates a tie-breaker answered correctly. - indicates partial credit. x indicates a totally incorrect guess. . indicates no guess. # on Pos Score ID Name and E-mail address Team Age(s) ---+-----+--+-------------------------------------------------------+---+------- T01 500+. JF John Fox <FourHbcaps&aol.com> 1 63 T01 500+. EJ The EJ'S & Co. <brombere&matc.edu> 6 40+ (Ellis, Jean, Vinnie, Everett, Mitch, Kevin) T01 500+. NA NAVAIRHEADS <tompillion&skybest.com> 2 68,62 T01 500+. EM DEC & Friends <cochran57&gmail.com> 2 Various T01 500+. VI The Village Idiots <MrJaded&aol.com> 4 (Doug, Michael, Andrew, Andy) T01 500+. LB Vito & the Salutations <baileyl&colorado.edu> 3-4 boomers T01 500+. 4S 4 State Trivia Guys <lowtekman5&aol.com> 5 (Frank Glaz, Mike Gessner, Dino Dinardo, Mike Pell, Tom Gileece) T01 500+. DT Delphi Trivia Club <rcwkid99&rochester.rr.com> 6 49+ T09 500.. TT Team Teitelbaum <hat_pat&yahoo.com> 4 52-65 (Howard, Bonnie, Patty, Pat) T09 500.. VH Virve Harkonen <virve_harkonen&hotmail.com> 1 34 T09 500.. MW Mike Weaver <oldtunes&sbcglobal.net> 1 T09 500.. WM Will McCorry <wmccorry&ns.sympatico.ca> 1 57 13 490.. RR Really Rockin' In Boston <rardini&cox.net> 7 50s,60s 14 480+. CO The Coasters <rns&san.rr.com> 4 62-66 (Rick & Kathy Schubert, Magic Marc, Bigfoot Mae) 15 470.. SS Sanford Stein <sdstein7&yahoo.com> 1 64 16 160.. BS Bryan Shailer <bryanshailer&rogers.com> 1 51 ---+-----+--+-------------------------------------------------------+---+------- Pos Score ID Name and E-mail address # on Age(s) Team The following table gives the individual scoring breakdown. A '-' is used to indicate that no guess was made for a question, whereas a zero indicates that a completely incorrect response was submitted. Song# 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 --+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+-- JF 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 NA 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 EM 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 LB 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 4S 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 TT 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 MW 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 RR 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 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 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 SS 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 20 20 20 20 20 BS 20 - - - 10 20 20 - - - 20 - - 20 - - - - - 20 - 20 - - 10 --+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+-- 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 ============================================================================= GOLDEN OLDIES LYRICS QUIZ #340 ANSWERS: Answers are in the form: #number) Artist: Title (year[s]) [peak position on Pop chart] {peak R&B} [-] = did not make pop chart {-} = did not make R&B chart {F} = made R&B chart as a flip side {n/c} = no Billboard R&B chart published during this recording's period of peak popularity ============================================================================= If I were you I'd take a permanent vacation #01) Angels, The: "My Boyfriend's Back" (1963) [1] {2} The group's members at the time of this hit were sisters Phyllis "Jiggs" and Barbara Allbut, plus Peggy Santiglia. They went through several personnel changes both before and after this hit. One of their later members was Bernadette Carroll, who had some solo hits, including "Party Girl." "My Boyfriend's Back" was written and produced by the team of Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein, and Richard Gotteher (F-G-G). The three of them formed their own group, The Strangeloves, which had a few hits, including "I Want Candy." However, they didn't use their real names or their real hometown of Brooklyn, NY, USA. Instead, they were Giles, Miles, and Niles Strange, supposedly brothers from Australia. So it is fitting that a song connected to the members of another figurative brothers group is included in this GOLQ. In fact, another recording produced by F-G-G connected even more closely to the Strangeloves appears later in this GOLQ. I've been in this town so long It's back in the city I've been taken for lost and gone And unknown for a long, long time #02) Beach Boys, The: "Heroes and Villains" (1967) [12] {-} This is one of the best-known groups in which some but not all of the members are brothers. Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson were joined by their cousin Mike Love and the unrelated Al Jardine for much of their GOLQ-era existence. With many songs from which to choose, I picked this one because it was the only GOLQ-era single of theirs to be originally released on their own Brother label. After this one release, they reverted back to Capitol until 1970's "Add Some Music to Your Day." Now I'm crying But deep down inside Well I did it to him Now it's my turn to die #03) Bee Gees, The: "I've Gotta Get a Message to You" (1968) [8] {-} Bee Gees stands for "Brothers Gibb." The brothers in this group were Barry and twins Robin and Maurice Gibb. (Another brother, Andy, had a solo career starting in the 1970s.) At the time of this record, the group included two other members, Vince Melouney and Colin Peterson. However, both of them left shortly afterward. Most people mainly associate the Bee Gees with the disco craze of the late 1970s and have almost forgotten about their earlier hits (if they even knew about them at all). While I do like a few of their later songs, I prefer their earlier hits from the 1967-1972 time period. The room will change today I have no place to stay Thinking about the subway #04) Chambers Brothers, The: "Time Has Come Today" (1968) [11] {-} The brothers in this group were George (bass), Willie (guitar), Lester (harmonica), and Joe Chambers (guitar). The drummer was Brian Keenan. I messed up on the lyrics for this one. The word "room" should be "rules." This was pointed out to me before I sent out the final version of this quiz, but when I played it again then, I thought I was still hearing "room." I played it on a better piece of equipment later and decided that it really was "rules." The same person thought "Thinking" should be "I'm thinking," but I didn't hear it this way any time that I played it. And I knew (I knew, I knew, I knew, I knew) She had made me happy (happy, happy) (She had made me very happy) Flowers in her hair (in her hair) Flowers everywhere (everywhere, everywhere) #05) Cowsills, The: "The Rain, The Park & Other Things" (1967/68) [2] {-} The Cowsills were a seven-member group consisting of siblings Bill, Bob, Paul, Barry, John, and Susan plus their mother, Barbara.They were the inspiration for the 1970s T.V. series, THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY. I have heard that the Cowsills themselves were originally supposed to star in this series. It ain't me It ain't me I'm no Senator's son #06) Creedence Clearwater Revival: "Fortunate Son" (1969) [14] {-} Several years ago, I put together a list of four-man groups in which the most famous member of the group also had a lesser-known brother in the group. I came up with seven such groups, five of which are in this GOLQ. The only ones that aren't are the Bobby Fuller Four (best-known member - Bobby Fuller; brother - Randy Fuller; other members - Jim Reese, DeWayne Quirico) and post- GOLQ-hitmakers Dire Straits (best-known member - Mark Knopfler; brother - David Knopfler; other members - John Illsley, Pick Withers). Creedence Clearwater Rival is one of these groups: Best-known member - John Fogerty. Brother - Tom Fogerty. Other members - Stu Cook, Doug Clifford. I have wanted to use this song in a GOLQ for a while. I lived in the Wash- ington, DC, area during the anti-war protests of the late 1960s and early 1970s. My parents sent me to a private school run by liberals who closed the school on days of major protests so that students could participate if they so desired. My parents' liberalism didn't go that far, though, so I was never permitted to put myself in danger of arrest, injury, or worse by attending such rallies. But at least one boy in my school made it to one of the protests. As I watched the 6:00 p.m. news coverage of the event, I saw him interviewed on camera. He was a fairly new student then, and I didn't know much about him except for his name. He had the same common last name as one of the most outspoken anti-war U.S. Senators of that time, but I never made the connection. Several days after I saw him on T.V., I learned that he was indeed that Senator's son. "Fortunate Son," part of a two-sided hit with "Down on the Corner," had just started being played on the radio at that time, and every time I've heard it since then, I've thought of my former schoolmate who really was a Senator's son but still spoke out against what he (and his family) thought was an unjust war. This is another one where I messed up on the lyrics. Someone told me that the third line should begin with "I ain't" instead of "I'm." I originally heard "I'm" there, but when I played the song on the better equipment later, I did hear "I ain't." And I'm so glad we made it So glad we made it #07) Davis, Spencer, Group: "Gimme Some Lovin'" (1968) [7] {-} One of the better-known members - Steve Winwood. Brother - Muff Winwood. Other members - Spencer Davis (also one of the better-known members), Pete York. One thing isn't very clear, my love Should the teacher stand so near, my love Graduation's almost here, my love #08) DeCastro Sisters, The: "Teach Me Tonight" (1954/55) [2] {-} The three DeCastro Sisters were Peggy, Babette, and Cherie. They were from Cuba, back when there was freer movement between there and the U.S. In 1959, they re-did this song as "Teach Me Tonight Cha-Cha." That one peaked at #75. Because both versions contain these lyrics, I would have accepted either one as the correct answer. While every entry mentioned this version, Mike Weaver and NAVAIRHEADS also mentioned the Cha-Cha version. This song has been re- corded by a lot of artists, but somehow I had managed to never hear or even hear of it until Neil Diamond performed it on a T.V. special in 1988. Even- tually, he put a live version on his 2003 box set, STAGES. The reference in these lyrics to graduation was meaningful to me because my niece Celia just graduated from college! Never had you on my mind Now you're there all the time #09) Everly Brothers, The: "('Til) I Kissed You" (1959) [4] {22} Don and Phil Everly were probably the most famous sibling recording duo of all time. I haven't kept up with hit music in recent years, but it would be very heard for anyone to have surpassed them. |
Clifford Blau <cliffordblau@yahoo.com>: Jun 20 08:12PM -0400 On Fri, 19 Jun 2015 15:12:57 -0500, The GOLQ Institute <list@golq.org> wrote: >I've been taken for lost and gone >And unknown for a long, long time >#02) Beach Boys, The: "Heroes and Villains" (1967) [12] {-} Think you messed up the lyrics a little here, too. The first word of the second line should be "That", not "It's" "Curse you, Don Tickles, Notary Public!" |
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