| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 31 01:40PM -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*)". As I noted, Stephen Perry already had this game clinched before this round appeared. Well done! I'll be going off-net shortly for a couple of weeks, and with it being a new season, I figure I might as well wait until I come back to start the next game. Watch this space for QFTCI5GNM15 Game 1 beginning about 3 weeks from now, as well as QFTCIBSI Current Events beginning in late September. > Victor ..... Sports Winners > Marjorie ... Marge Madness: The Simpsons and Philosophy > John ....... Memorable Movie Bathrooms But it was the hardest round in the original game. > A. Historical Arthurs > A1. Who was the 21st president of the United States? First and > last names, please. Chester Arthur. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Joshua, Jason, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Bruce. 3 for Calvin. > A2. What historian won his second Pulitzer Prize for "A Thousand > Days", a study of the Kennedy administration? Again, we'll > need first and last names. Arthur Schlesinger Jr. 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Bruce. > A3. Arthur Wellesley was a British soldier and statesman, one > of the leading military and political figures of the 19th > century. What is he better known as? Duke of Wellington. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Calvin, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > B1. This region is known for its dry, sunny climate, dry > landscapes and lakeshore retirement communities. Its > primary city is Kelowna. Okanagan Valley. 4 for Dan Tilque. See: http://www.obwb.ca/fcm-obwb-workshop/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/pic_scenic.jpg Of course it isn't *always* dry and sunny. See: http://i.imgur.com/BvAQY.jpg > B2. Part of this major river valley follows the transition line > between the St. Lawrence Lowlands and the Canadian Shield. Ottawa Valley. 4 for Dan Tilque. See: http://maps.google.com?ll=45.6,-75&t=k&z=10 > B3. This valley contains Badwater Basin, the point of lowest > elevation in North America. Death Valley. 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Peter, Joshua, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Bruce. See: http://campfirechic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Badwater-Basin-Death-Valley-National-Park.jpg > his first fashion collection in 1947. The silhouette of his > "New Look" was characterized by a small, nipped-in waist > and a full skirt falling below mid-calf length. Who is he? Christian Dior. 4 for Marc and Joshua. > C2. The footwear of this designer, born in Paris in 1963, > incorporates shiny red-lacquered soles that have become > his signature. Christian Louboutin. 4 for Joshua. > C3. This designer, born in Paris in 1904, was also a tennis > player, and created an iconic tennis shirt with a crocodile > (no, it's not an alligator) on the chest. René Lacoste. 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Peter, Calvin, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Björn, and Bruce. > D. Sports Winners > D1. What pitcher holds the Major League Baseball record for > most career wins with 511? Cy Young. 4 for Marc, Joshua, and Pete. > D2. Which goaltender holds the NHL record for most career wins > with 688? Martin Brodeur. > D3. What golfer has the most career wins on the PGA Tour with 82? Sam Snead. 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque. > and honesty when Bart gets hit by a car and she refuses > to lie to get a hefty settlement. Which philosopher lists > virtues like Marge's in his "Nichomachean Ethics"? Aristotle. 4 for Marc and Joshua. 3 for Dan Blum. > "Words", believed that a person's life is characterized by > interactions with other people and that those interactions > are established largely through words? Jean-Paul Sartre. > a free spirit who rejects traditional morality and virtues > and embraces the chaos of the world? Well, never mind that, > just name the philosopher. Friedrich Nietzsche. 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Peter, Joshua, Jason, and Pete. > suits barge in, drop a marmot into the bath, make some > vague threats, and declare that they "believe in nothing" > before exiting. "The Big Lebowski" (1998). 4 for Marc, Calvin, and Joshua. > F2. A scene in this movie features Lester Burnham's teenage > daughter's friend, played by Mena Suvari, reposing in a > bathtub full of red rose petals. "American Beauty" (1999, with Kevin Spacey as Lester). 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Calvin, Joshua, Jason, and Bruce. > for its disturbing use of a chainsaw; the other features > the title character alone in a gigantic tub, smoking a > cigar and mistaking flamingoes for pelicans. "Scarface" (1983). 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Pete, Björn, and Bruce. Scores, if there are no errors: FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> His Geo A&L Spo Sci Ent Mis Cha SIX Stephen Perry 40 -- 43 52 52 44 60 -- 291 Joshua Kreitzer 46 48 31 14 36 42 32 52 256 Dan Blum 36 47 47 12 32 20 36 35 233 Marc Dashevsky 38 44 25 23 32 24 40 40 219 Dan Tilque 35 32 8 -- 40 4 36 32 183 Peter Smyth 27 41 21 36 28 28 16 20 181 Pete Gayde 20 48 28 26 22 25 20 24 173 "Calvin" 25 42 22 36 20 13 16 19 164 Björn Lundin 16 40 28 8 28 20 10 8 142 Erland Sommarskog 36 46 8 8 24 16 -- -- 138 Bruce Bowler -- 28 -- -- 35 -- 36 24 123 Jason Kreitzer 20 20 4 -- 4 -- 12 16 76 Gareth Owen -- -- -- -- -- 44 -- -- 44 -- Mark Brader | "Do I look stupid?" Toronto | "Yes, actually, a little. It's one of your msb@vex.net | greatest professional assets." | -- Spider Robinson, "Lady Slings the Booze" My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Jul 31 03:40PM -0700 On Friday, July 31, 2015 at 2:40:12 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". > As I noted, Stephen Perry already had this game clinched before > this round appeared. Well done! thank you. swp |
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