- QFTCIMI515 Final, Round 9: Miscellaneous - 10 Updates
- QFTCIMI515 Final, Round 8 answers: Entertainment - 1 Update
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 25 02:30PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-30, 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*)". ** Final, Round 9 - Miscellaneous * Chefs Who Write All chefs cook; some also write. We'll give you the titles of two books. You give us the name of the chef/author who wrote them. 1. "Medium Raw", "Kitchen Confidential". 2. "My Life in France", "Mastering the Art of French Cooking". 3. "Roasting in Hell's Kitchen", "Playing with Fire". * Movie Trilogies We name two movies from a trilogy; you name the other one. 4. The Hannibal Lecter movies starring Anthony Hopkins: "The Silence of the Lambs", "Hannibal", and ...? 5. Robert Rodriguez's "Mariachi" trilogy: "El Mariachi", "Desperado", and ...? 6. Sergio Leone's "Dollars" or "Man with No Name" trilogy: "For a Few Dollars More", "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly", and ...? * Word Rebuses In these puzzles, the object is to discern a familiar word, phrase, or saying from each arrangement of letters. Various forms of wordplay are possible. For example, "HO USE" might represent "a house divided" and "CHEE CHEE" in large letters might be "big cheese" (from CHEEs). 7. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-9/rebus/7.png 8. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-9/rebus/8.png 9. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-9/rebus/9.png * Medieval Warfare In each case name the weapon. 10. A medieval mace had bumps or flanges on its head, but not spikes, and was not mounted on a wooden shaft. Name the similar weapon that was mounted on a shaft and did have a spiked head. 11. This medieval weapon, also known as a Swiss voulge or pole ax, consisted of an ax blade topped with a spike mounted on a long shaft or pole. It always had a hook or thorn on the back side of the ax blade, for grappling mounted combatants. 12. This medieval weapon, also known as a crow's foot, was made up of two or more sharp nails or spines arranged in such a manner that one of them always points upward from a stable base. They were part of defenses that served to slow the advances of horses. * Canadian Folklore & Legends 13. French Canadian folktales often feature a loup-garou. What's that? 14. In the late 19th century, citizens of Biddulph Township and the village of Lucan appear to have murdered an entire family who were hated and feared for their violent natures. Or maybe it was the citizens who had the fearfully violent natures. In any case, what was the name of this family? 15. What is the name given to a cryptid lake monster reported to live in Okanagan Lake in British Columbia? This monster has allegedly been seen by First Nations people since the 19th century. The most common description is a sea serpent 40-50 feet long. Answer in English or Salish. -- Mark Brader "Poor spelling does not prove poor knowledge, Toronto but is fatal to the argument by intimidation." msb@vex.net -- Gene Ward Smith My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Jul 25 01:36PM -0700 On Saturday, July 25, 2015 at 3:30:36 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-30, > and should be interpreted accordingly. noted. as is your signature on this posting. > All chefs cook; some also write. We'll give you the titles of > two books. You give us the name of the chef/author who wrote them. > 1. "Medium Raw", "Kitchen Confidential". anthony bourdain > 2. "My Life in France", "Mastering the Art of French Cooking". julia child > 3. "Roasting in Hell's Kitchen", "Playing with Fire". gordon ramsay > We name two movies from a trilogy; you name the other one. > 4. The Hannibal Lecter movies starring Anthony Hopkins: > "The Silence of the Lambs", "Hannibal", and ...? red dragon > 5. Robert Rodriguez's "Mariachi" trilogy: "El Mariachi", > "Desperado", and ...? once upon a time in mexico > 6. Sergio Leone's "Dollars" or "Man with No Name" trilogy: > "For a Few Dollars More", "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly", > and ...? a fistful of dollars (the correct name of this trilogy is 'a fistful of ugly') > wordplay are possible. For example, "HO USE" might represent > "a house divided" and "CHEE CHEE" in large letters might be > "big cheese" (from CHEEs). these will be very difficult for non-native english speakers > 7. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-9/rebus/7.png one in a million > 8. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-9/rebus/8.png high seas > 9. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-9/rebus/9.png six of one, a half dozen of the other > 10. A medieval mace had bumps or flanges on its head, but not > spikes, and was not mounted on a wooden shaft. Name the similar > weapon that was mounted on a shaft and did have a spiked head. morning star > consisted of an ax blade topped with a spike mounted on a long > shaft or pole. It always had a hook or thorn on the back side > of the ax blade, for grappling mounted combatants. halberd > that one of them always points upward from a stable base. > They were part of defenses that served to slow the advances > of horses. caltrops > * Canadian Folklore & Legends > 13. French Canadian folktales often feature a loup-garou. > What's that? werewolf > who were hated and feared for their violent natures. Or maybe > it was the citizens who had the fearfully violent natures. > In any case, what was the name of this family? donnelly (the black donnelly's, from ireland) > has allegedly been seen by First Nations people since the > 19th century. The most common description is a sea serpent > 40-50 feet long. Answer in English or Salish. ogopogo > Mark Brader "Poor spelling does not prove poor knowledge, > Toronto but is fatal to the argument by intimidation." > msb@vex.net -- Gene Ward Smith poor spelling can be overcome, or mostly so in my (lower) case. swp |
| Jason Kreitzer <krei513@aol.com>: Jul 25 02:47PM -0700 On Saturday, July 25, 2015 at 3:30:36 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > We name two movies from a trilogy; you name the other one. > 4. The Hannibal Lecter movies starring Anthony Hopkins: > "The Silence of the Lambs", "Hannibal", and ...? Hannibal Rising > 5. Robert Rodriguez's "Mariachi" trilogy: "El Mariachi", > "Desperado", and ...? Once Upon a Time in Mexico > 6. Sergio Leone's "Dollars" or "Man with No Name" trilogy: > "For a Few Dollars More", "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly", > and ...? A Fistful of Dollars > "a house divided" and "CHEE CHEE" in large letters might be > "big cheese" (from CHEEs). > 7. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-9/rebus/7.png One in a Million |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Jul 25 10:16PM Mark Brader wrote: > 1. "Medium Raw", "Kitchen Confidential". > 2. "My Life in France", "Mastering the Art of French Cooking". > 3. "Roasting in Hell's Kitchen", "Playing with Fire". Gordon Ramsay > 7. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-9/rebus/7.png > 8. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-9/rebus/8.png > 9. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-9/rebus/9.png Six of one and half a dozen of the other > consisted of an ax blade topped with a spike mounted on a long > shaft or pole. It always had a hook or thorn on the back side > of the ax blade, for grappling mounted combatants. Halberd > that one of them always points upward from a stable base. > They were part of defenses that served to slow the advances > of horses. Caltrop > has allegedly been seen by First Nations people since the > 19th century. The most common description is a sea serpent > 40-50 feet long. Answer in English or Salish. Peter Smyth |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jul 26 03:09AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:_dedndXr3pVGfi7InZ2dnUU7-U- > All chefs cook; some also write. We'll give you the titles of > two books. You give us the name of the chef/author who wrote them. > 1. "Medium Raw", "Kitchen Confidential". Anthony Bourdain > 2. "My Life in France", "Mastering the Art of French Cooking". Julia Child > 3. "Roasting in Hell's Kitchen", "Playing with Fire". Gordon Ramsay > We name two movies from a trilogy; you name the other one. > 4. The Hannibal Lecter movies starring Anthony Hopkins: > "The Silence of the Lambs", "Hannibal", and ...? "Red Dragon" > 5. Robert Rodriguez's "Mariachi" trilogy: "El Mariachi", > "Desperado", and ...? "From Dusk Til Dawn" > 6. Sergio Leone's "Dollars" or "Man with No Name" trilogy: > "For a Few Dollars More", "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly", > and ...? "A Fistful of Dollars" > "a house divided" and "CHEE CHEE" in large letters might be > "big cheese" (from CHEEs). > 7. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-9/rebus/7.png one in a million > 8. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-9/rebus/8.png high seas > 9. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-9/rebus/9.png six of one, half a dozen of the other -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jul 26 03:41AM > ** Final, Round 9 - Miscellaneous > * Chefs Who Write > 1. "Medium Raw", "Kitchen Confidential". Anthony Bourdain > 2. "My Life in France", "Mastering the Art of French Cooking". Julia Child > We name two movies from a trilogy; you name the other one. > 4. The Hannibal Lecter movies starring Anthony Hopkins: > "The Silence of the Lambs", "Hannibal", and ...? Red Dragon > 6. Sergio Leone's "Dollars" or "Man with No Name" trilogy: > "For a Few Dollars More", "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly", > and ...? A Fistful of Dollars > * Word Rebuses > 7. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-9/rebus/7.png one in a million > 8. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-9/rebus/8.png high seas > 9. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-9/rebus/9.png it's either one or the other > 10. A medieval mace had bumps or flanges on its head, but not > spikes, and was not mounted on a wooden shaft. Name the similar > weapon that was mounted on a shaft and did have a spiked head. morningstar > consisted of an ax blade topped with a spike mounted on a long > shaft or pole. It always had a hook or thorn on the back side > of the ax blade, for grappling mounted combatants. guisarme; glaive > that one of them always points upward from a stable base. > They were part of defenses that served to slow the advances > of horses. caltrop > * Canadian Folklore & Legends > 13. French Canadian folktales often feature a loup-garou. > What's that? werewolf -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Jul 26 02:47AM -0500 In article <_dedndXr3pVGfi7InZ2dnUU7-U-dnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says... > two books. You give us the name of the chef/author who wrote them. > 1. "Medium Raw", "Kitchen Confidential". > 2. "My Life in France", "Mastering the Art of French Cooking". Julia Child > 3. "Roasting in Hell's Kitchen", "Playing with Fire". Gordon Ramsay > "The Silence of the Lambs", "Hannibal", and ...? > 5. Robert Rodriguez's "Mariachi" trilogy: "El Mariachi", > "Desperado", and ...? Once Upon a Time in Mexico > 6. Sergio Leone's "Dollars" or "Man with No Name" trilogy: > "For a Few Dollars More", "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly", > and ...? A Fistful of Dollars > "a house divided" and "CHEE CHEE" in large letters might be > "big cheese" (from CHEEs). > 7. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-9/rebus/7.png one in a million > 8. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-9/rebus/8.png high seas > 9. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-9/rebus/9.png six of one; half dozen of the other > consisted of an ax blade topped with a spike mounted on a long > shaft or pole. It always had a hook or thorn on the back side > of the ax blade, for grappling mounted combatants. halberd > that one of them always points upward from a stable base. > They were part of defenses that served to slow the advances > of horses. calthrop > * Canadian Folklore & Legends > 13. French Canadian folktales often feature a loup-garou. > What's that? werewolf -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jul 26 01:31AM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > two books. You give us the name of the chef/author who wrote them. > 1. "Medium Raw", "Kitchen Confidential". > 2. "My Life in France", "Mastering the Art of French Cooking". Julia Child > We name two movies from a trilogy; you name the other one. > 4. The Hannibal Lecter movies starring Anthony Hopkins: > "The Silence of the Lambs", "Hannibal", and ...? My Dinner with Andre :) > 6. Sergio Leone's "Dollars" or "Man with No Name" trilogy: > "For a Few Dollars More", "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly", > and ...? A Fist Full of Dollars > "a house divided" and "CHEE CHEE" in large letters might be > "big cheese" (from CHEEs). > 7. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-9/rebus/7.png one in a million > 8. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-9/rebus/8.png high seas > 9. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-9/rebus/9.png six of one, half a dozen of the other > 10. A medieval mace had bumps or flanges on its head, but not > spikes, and was not mounted on a wooden shaft. Name the similar > weapon that was mounted on a shaft and did have a spiked head. morningstar > consisted of an ax blade topped with a spike mounted on a long > shaft or pole. It always had a hook or thorn on the back side > of the ax blade, for grappling mounted combatants. pike > that one of them always points upward from a stable base. > They were part of defenses that served to slow the advances > of horses. caltrop > * Canadian Folklore & Legends > 13. French Canadian folktales often feature a loup-garou. > What's that? werewolf (there wolf, there castle) > has allegedly been seen by First Nations people since the > 19th century. The most common description is a sea serpent > 40-50 feet long. Answer in English or Salish. Ogopogo -- Dan Tilque |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jul 26 01:38AM -0700 Dan Blum wrote: >> shaft or pole. It always had a hook or thorn on the back side >> of the ax blade, for grappling mounted combatants. > guisarme; glaive http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0136.html note especially panel 12. -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 26 04:04AM -0500 Dan Blum: > > guisarme; glaive Dan Tilque: > http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0136.html > note especially panel 12. I think you're drifting into duodecimal numbers. -- Mark Brader "It is hard to believe that any Biblical passage, Toronto no matter how powerful, could make an entire msb@vex.net Soviet submarine crew speak English and not even realize they were doing it." --Mark Leeper |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 25 02:28PM -0500 Mark Brader: > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-8/meme.jpg > In each question we give two different quotes based on the same > meme; you identify the relevant picture by letter. I don't know how any of these work. And if you do, please don't tell me. > 1. "Late to work... Boss was even later"; "Don't know question on > a test... Answer is in another question." E. 4 for Gareth, Dan Blum, and Peter. 2 for Pete and Joshua. > 2. "What if I told you... people committed murder before video games > existed?"; "What if I told you... hashtags on Facebook do > nothing?" F. 4 for Gareth, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Peter. 3 for Pete. 2 for Calvin. > 3. "One does not simply... find the Smurf village"; "One does not > simply... stop being jealous because you say they should." B. 4 for Stephen, Gareth, Dan Blum, Pete, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Calvin. > Name the people described. > 4. This actor/actress has an Oscar for "Reversal of Fortune", > an Emmy for "Elizabeth I", and a Tony for "The Real Thing". Jeremy Irons. 4 for Gareth, Dan Blum, and Joshua. Two people guessed Glenn Close. She starred in "Reversal of Fortune" but did not receive an Oscar nomination for that movie, and has never won an Oscar. Others guessed Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett. They have both played Elizabeth I in movies (one winning an Oscar, the other nominated), but did not appear in the TV mini-series "Elizabeth I", which starred Helen Mirren. > 5. This actor/actress has an Oscar for "Shine", an Emmy for "The > Life and Death of Peter Sellers", and a Tony for "Exit the King". Geoffrey Rush. 4 for Stephen, Gareth, Calvin, Joshua, and Marc. > 6. This person has an Emmy for "Boardwalk Empire", an Oscar for "The > Departed", and a Grammy for "American Masters: No Direction Home". Martin Scorsese (for directing in each case). 4 for Stephen, Gareth, Joshua, and Marc. Steve Buscemi has been nominated for an Emmy for "Boardwalk Empire" but did not win, and has never been nominated for an Oscar. > * Record Producers > For each of the following smash albums, name the producer. Who checked these things? On #9 the expected answer was Brian Eno, but Gareth not only knew it was wrong, he anticipated it and declared that it was "most assuredly *not* Eno". To my annoyance, multiple web sites confirmed that he was right, so then I had to check the other two as well. Sheesh. > 7. "Thriller" by Michael Jackson. Quincy Jones was the expected answer and is correct; Jackson himself also had co-producer, and one source says Brian Banks also had credit. Everyone who named one of these said Jones anyway. So: 4 for Erland, Stephen, Gareth, Björn, Pete, Joshua, Marc, and Peter. > 8. "Abbey Road" by The Beatles. George Martin. 4 for Erland, Stephen, Gareth, Calvin, Pete, Joshua, Marc, and Peter. > 9. "Heroes" by David Bowie. Bowie himself and Tony Visconti were the two credited producers, and I'm accepting either answer. 4 for Stephen, Gareth (the hard way, and sabotaging 3 other people's answers while he was at it), Marc, and Peter. > won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film; you name the movie > (either in English or the original language). > 10. 1974, Italy, Federico Fellini. "Amarcord". 4 for Stephen and Joshua. The title is "I Remember" in the dialect of his home town. > 11. 1983, Sweden, Ingmar Bergman. "Fanny and Alexander" ("Fanny och Alexander"). 4 for Erland, Stephen, Björn, and Joshua. > 12. 1972, France, Luis Buñuel. "The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie" ("Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie"). 4 for Gareth, Joshua, and Marc. > Each will be "iPod" and a second word. It is not necessary to > identify which generation of the particular iPod it is. > 13. 2007, http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-8/ipod/13.jpg iPod Nano (3rd generation shown). 4 for Erland, Stephen, Björn, and Pete. > 14. 2010, http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-8/ipod/14.jpg iPod Shuffle (4th generation shown). 4 for Stephen, Björn, Pete, and Peter. > 15. 2007, http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-8/ipod/15.jpg iPod Touch (1st generation shown). 4 for Stephen, Gareth, Dan Blum, Björn, and Peter. Scores, if there are no errors: ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> His Geo A&L Spo Sci Ent FOUR Stephen Perry 40 -- 43 52 52 44 191 Joshua Kreitzer 46 48 31 14 36 42 172 Dan Blum 36 47 47 12 32 20 162 Marc Dashevsky 38 44 25 23 32 24 139 Peter Smyth 27 41 21 36 28 28 133 Pete Gayde 20 48 28 26 22 25 127 "Calvin" 25 42 22 36 20 13 125 Erland Sommarskog 36 46 8 8 24 16 122 Björn Lundin 16 40 28 8 28 20 116 Dan Tilque 35 32 8 -- 40 4 115 Bruce Bowler -- 28 -- -- 35 -- 63 Jason Kreitzer 20 20 4 -- 4 -- 48 Gareth Owen -- -- -- -- -- 44 44 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "What Europe needs is a fresh, unused mind." msb@vex.net | -- Foreign Correspondent My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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