| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 30 11:23PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-04-27, 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 Five Guys Named Moe, 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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". * Game 2, Round 2 - Sports - Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Let's get ready to rumble! This Saturday, two of the best pound-for-pound boxers in the world will face each other for the first time in their storied careers. Here are 10 questions on the fight and the fighters. 1. Negotiations for a fight between Pacquiao and Mayweather originally took place in 2009 but were scuttled because of a disagreement over what? 2. After Mayweather proposed the 2015-05-02 fight to Pacquiao, the two met and exchanged phone numbers -- at a home game for which NBA team? 3. What weight class will the fight be fought in? 4. Which Las Vegas hotel will host the fight? 5. In addition to "Ring" magazine's <answer 3> title, titles from three of boxing's sanctioning organizations will be on the line. Name any of those three bodies -- the acronyms will do. 6. Pacquiao and Mayweather are contracted to different US pay cable networks which have partnered to broadcast the fight. Name either of the pay cable networks. 7. The fight will be available through pay-per-view. The two cable networks broadcasting the fight have set a suggested retail price that will make it the most expensive pay-per-view boxing event ever. To the nearest whole dollar and within $10, what is the suggested retail price in US dollars? 8. Boxers often have many nicknames. Mayweather is known as "Pretty Boy", "TBE" ("The Best Ever"), and "Money". Pacquiao also has quite a few nicknames. Name any. Pacquiao and Mayweather have had many common opponents over the years. For the last two questions, we are looking for the name of the boxer described in the question. 9. Nicknamed "Sugar", this retired American boxer was named "Ring" magazine's best pound-for-pound fighter in 2000 and 2001. He lost unanimous decisions to Mayweather in 2010 and Pacquiao in 2011. Name him. 10. This Mexican-American boxer was "Ring" magazine's Fighter of the Year in 1995, and their top-rated pound-for-pound fighter in the world in 1997 and 1998. In 2007 he lost a split decision to Mayweather, and in 2008 Pacquiao defeated him by TKO. Name him. * Game 2, Round 3 - Canadiana - Discover Canada Canada has one of the highest immigration rates per capita in the world, averaging more than 250,000 per year. Thousands become Canadian citizens every year after taking the citizenship test. Here are 10 questions taken from the citizenship-test study guide, "Discover Canada". *Note that only the answers given in this document will be acceptable!* 1. Name the only officially bilingual province in Canada. 2. In 1813, this pioneer woman made a dangerous 19-mile (30 km) journey on foot to warn Lt. James FitzGibbon of a planned American attack. Her bravery contributed to victory at the Battle of Beaver Dams. Name her. 3. Which African city was established for freed slaves by black Nova Scotian Loyalists in 1792? 4. In 1916, which was the first province to grant voting rights to women? 5. Who was the founder of women's suffrage movement as well as the first woman to practice medicine in Canada? 6. In 1921, who became Canada's first woman Member of Parliament? 7. Give *either* name of the army raised by Canada to fight in the First World War. After answering the above question, please decode the rot13: Bar anzr gung jnf hfrq vf gjb jbeqf; gur bgure vf guerr. Juvpurire anzr lbh tvir zhfg or pbzcyrgr. Tb onpx naq nqq jbeqf vs arprffnel. 8. In 1847-48, what was the first British North American colony to attain full responsible government? 9. In 1849, who became the first head of a responsible government in the Province of Canada? 10. On 1867-07-01, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia together formed a new country. Name this country formed under the British North America Act. After completing the round, decode this rot13: Ba gur ynfg dhrfgvba, vs lbh fnvq "Pnanqn", jr arrq zber. Tb onpx naq nqq gur erfg. -- Mark Brader | "...given time, a generally accepted solution to Toronto | this problem will evolve, as it has in the past for msb@vex.net | [others], only to be replaced by the next issue, which | no-one has even dreamt of yet." -- Andrew Lawrence My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Aug 31 05:45AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:UcOdnbjbmZ0xS37InZ2dnUU7- > 1. Negotiations for a fight between Pacquiao and Mayweather > originally took place in 2009 but were scuttled because of a > disagreement over what? the weight limit; the split of revenues > 2. After Mayweather proposed the 2015-05-02 fight to Pacquiao, > the two met and exchanged phone numbers -- at a home game for > which NBA team? Los Angeles Lakers > 3. What weight class will the fight be fought in? middleweight > 4. Which Las Vegas hotel will host the fight? MGM Grand > 5. In addition to "Ring" magazine's <answer 3> title, titles from > three of boxing's sanctioning organizations will be on the line. > Name any of those three bodies -- the acronyms will do. WBA > 6. Pacquiao and Mayweather are contracted to different US pay > cable networks which have partnered to broadcast the fight. > Name either of the pay cable networks. HBO > price that will make it the most expensive pay-per-view boxing > event ever. To the nearest whole dollar and within $10, what > is the suggested retail price in US dollars? $70; $90 > magazine's best pound-for-pound fighter in 2000 and 2001. > He lost unanimous decisions to Mayweather in 2010 and Pacquiao > in 2011. Name him. Moseley > the Year in 1995, and their top-rated pound-for-pound fighter in > the world in 1997 and 1998. In 2007 he lost a split decision to > Mayweather, and in 2008 Pacquiao defeated him by TKO. Name him. de la Hoya > * Game 2, Round 3 - Canadiana - Discover Canada > 1. Name the only officially bilingual province in Canada. New Brunswick > 4. In 1916, which was the first province to grant voting rights > to women? Saskatchewan; Alberta > 8. In 1847-48, what was the first British North American colony > to attain full responsible government? Upper Canada; Lower Canada > 10. On 1867-07-01, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia > together formed a new country. Name this country formed under > the British North America Act. Dominion of Canada > After completing the round, decode this rot13: Ba gur ynfg dhrfgvba, > vs lbh fnvq "Pnanqn", jr arrq zber. Tb onpx naq nqq gur erfg. Lrf, vg frrzrq n yvggyr gbb rnfl gur bevtvany jnl. -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Aug 31 09:27AM Mark Brader wrote: > 1. Negotiations for a fight between Pacquiao and Mayweather > originally took place in 2009 but were scuttled because of a > disagreement over what? Drug testing > 2. After Mayweather proposed the 2015-05-02 fight to Pacquiao, > the two met and exchanged phone numbers -- at a home game for > which NBA team? Lakers > 3. What weight class will the fight be fought in? Light middleweight > 4. Which Las Vegas hotel will host the fight? MGM > 5. In addition to "Ring" magazine's <answer 3> title, titles from > three of boxing's sanctioning organizations will be on the line. > Name any of those three bodies -- the acronyms will do. WBC > 6. Pacquiao and Mayweather are contracted to different US pay > cable networks which have partnered to broadcast the fight. > Name either of the pay cable networks. HBO > price that will make it the most expensive pay-per-view boxing > event ever. To the nearest whole dollar and within $10, what > is the suggested retail price in US dollars? 50, 60 > magazine's best pound-for-pound fighter in 2000 and 2001. > He lost unanimous decisions to Mayweather in 2010 and Pacquiao > in 2011. Name him. Moseley > the Year in 1995, and their top-rated pound-for-pound fighter in > the world in 1997 and 1998. In 2007 he lost a split decision to > Mayweather, and in 2008 Pacquiao defeated him by TKO. Name him. Chavez > *Note that only the answers given in this document will be > acceptable!* > 1. Name the only officially bilingual province in Canada. Nova Scotia > Nova Scotian Loyalists in 1792? > 4. In 1916, which was the first province to grant voting rights > to women? Prince Edward Island > the British North America Act. > Nsgre pbzcyrgvat gur ebhaq, qrpbqr guvf ebg13: On the last question, > if you said "Canada", we need more. Go back and add the rest. Peter Smyth |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Aug 31 03:54AM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > 2. After Mayweather proposed the 2015-05-02 fight to Pacquiao, > the two met and exchanged phone numbers -- at a home game for > which NBA team? Clippers > 3. What weight class will the fight be fought in? welterweight > 4. Which Las Vegas hotel will host the fight? MGM Grand > 5. In addition to "Ring" magazine's <answer 3> title, titles from > three of boxing's sanctioning organizations will be on the line. > Name any of those three bodies -- the acronyms will do. WBA > 6. Pacquiao and Mayweather are contracted to different US pay > cable networks which have partnered to broadcast the fight. > Name either of the pay cable networks. Comcast > price that will make it the most expensive pay-per-view boxing > event ever. To the nearest whole dollar and within $10, what > is the suggested retail price in US dollars? $120 > *Note that only the answers given in this document will be > acceptable!* > 1. Name the only officially bilingual province in Canada. Manitoba > Battle of Beaver Dams. Name her. > 3. Which African city was established for freed slaves by black > Nova Scotian Loyalists in 1792? Freetown > 4. In 1916, which was the first province to grant voting rights > to women? Prince Edward Island > 6. In 1921, who became Canada's first woman Member of Parliament? > 7. Give *either* name of the army raised by Canada to fight in > the First World War. Canadian Expeditionary Force > anzr lbh tvir zhfg or pbzcyrgr. Tb onpx naq nqq jbeqf vs arprffnel. > 8. In 1847-48, what was the first British North American colony > to attain full responsible government? Nova Scotia (I was tempted to say USA :) > 9. In 1849, who became the first head of a responsible government > in the Province of Canada? MacKenzie > 10. On 1867-07-01, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia > together formed a new country. Name this country formed under > the British North America Act. Dominion of Canada -- Dan Tilque |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Aug 30 10:41AM -0700 On Friday, August 28, 2015 at 12:22:23 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-04-20, > and should be interpreted accordingly. noted > Hollywood's most innovative talents for integrating electronic > music with traditional orchestra arrangements. His 150 films > include "The Lion King", "Gladiator", and "Twelve Years a Slave". hans zimmer > He has worked on a variety of commercially successful films > including "The Grand Budapest Hotel", "The King's Speech", and > "Zero Dark Thirty". ... > spanning over 5 decades before his death in 2004. Memorable > films include "The Ten Commandments", "The Magnificent Seven", > "The Great Escape", and "To Kill a Mockingbird". Name him. elmer bernstein > Two of the directors he worked most closely with were Franco > Zeffirelli, for whom he scored "Romeo and Juliet", and Frederico > Fellini, with whom he worked on "La Strada" in 1954. Name him. rota? > Awards. He has also been a consistent collaborator with > director David Cronenberg, having scored all but one of his > films since 1979. Name him. ... > Motion Picture for Tim Burton's "Batman". He also provided the > voice for Bonejangles, the skeleton in Burton's "Corpse Bride". > Name him. elfman > orchestral film soundtrack of all time. He has collaborated > with a variety of directors, including Mel Gibson ("Braveheart") > and Ron Howard ("A Beautiful Mind"). Name him. horner > he is only one of 10 people to win 3 or more Oscars in one night: > in 1973, he took home statues for both "The Sting" and "The Way > We Were". Name this talented musician who passed away in 2012. marvin hamlisch > the Woody Allen scandal, this composer has taken home 4 Academy > Awards, two in the 1950s for "Gigi" and "Porgy and Bess" and two > in the 1960s for "Irma la Douce" and "My Fair Lady". Name him. ... > to produce ape imitations. Name this innovative composer, who > also worked on "Chinatown", five "Star Trek" movies, and three > "Rambo" movies. ... > from 1973 to 1988. They played 80 matches against each > other during that time, including 14 Grand Slam finals. > Name *either*. chris evert (from the wheaties box...) > A2. Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier fought three times: Frazier > won the first fight and Ali the other two. What name is > their third fight known by? the thrilla in manilla > B. Rival Towns on TV > B1. What is the name of Dog River's rival town on "Corner Gas"? cat mountain > B2. What is the name of Springfield's rival on "The Simpsons"? shelbyville > direct current whereas this pioneer of the electrical > industry advocated alternating current. The company he > founded is now known as the CBS Corporation. Name him. westinghouse > C2. Name the third vice-president of the US, who shot and > mortally wounded a former treasury secretary. aaron burr > wars since achieving independence in 1947 -- in 1947, 1965, > and 1971. There was also an unofficial war in 1999 as well > as several border skirmishes. Name *either*. pakistan > these two nations have a heated soccer rivalry. They have > combined for 7 World Cup victories and 22 Copa America > victories. Name *either*. brazil > and the other at 851 Mount Pleasant Rd., have a natural > rivalry because of their size and close proximity. > Name *either*. northern ; southern (did I need to include 'secondary school' for each?) > E2. Lakehurst Secondary School was the rival school of what > fictional Toronto school? degrassi high > F1. Name the Russian-born novelist who said: "As to Hemingway, > I read him for the first time in the early 'forties, > something about bells, balls and bulls, and loathed it." vladimir nabokov > the worker's son, like a modern-day D.H. Lawrence, but he's > just another boring little middle-class boy hustling his > way to the top if he can do it." gore vidal swp |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 30 11:19PM -0500 Mark Brader: > and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information > see my 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". Game 1 is over and STEPHEN PERRY has won. Congratulations! > John Williams > Yes, Virginia, there are other people who compose film music > besides the ubiquitous Williams! In each case, name them. This was the hardest round in the original game. > Hollywood's most innovative talents for integrating electronic > music with traditional orchestra arrangements. His 150 films > include "The Lion King", "Gladiator", and "Twelve Years a Slave". Hans Zimmer. 4 for Joshua and Stephen. > He has worked on a variety of commercially successful films > including "The Grand Budapest Hotel", "The King's Speech", and > "Zero Dark Thirty". Alexandre Desplat. Sorry, "Despres" was not quite close enough for "almost correct". > spanning over 5 decades before his death in 2004. Memorable > films include "The Ten Commandments", "The Magnificent Seven", > "The Great Escape", and "To Kill a Mockingbird". Name him. Elmer Bernstein. Both names were required. 4 for Joshua, Pete, and Stephen. > Two of the directors he worked most closely with were Franco > Zeffirelli, for whom he scored "Romeo and Juliet", and Frederico > Fellini, with whom he worked on "La Strada" in 1954. Name him. Nino Rota. 4 for Joshua and Stephen. > Awards. He has also been a consistent collaborator with > director David Cronenberg, having scored all but one of his > films since 1979. Name him. Howard Shore. 4 for Joshua. > Motion Picture for Tim Burton's "Batman". He also provided the > voice for Bonejangles, the skeleton in Burton's "Corpse Bride". > Name him. Danny Elfman. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, and Stephen. > orchestral film soundtrack of all time. He has collaborated > with a variety of directors, including Mel Gibson ("Braveheart") > and Ron Howard ("A Beautiful Mind"). Name him. James Horner. 4 for Peter, Joshua, Pete, and Stephen. > he is only one of 10 people to win 3 or more Oscars in one night: > in 1973, he took home statues for both "The Sting" and "The Way > We Were". Name this talented musician who passed away in 2012. Marvin Hamlisch. 4 for Joshua, Pete, and Stephen. > the Woody Allen scandal, this composer has taken home 4 Academy > Awards, two in the 1950s for "Gigi" and "Porgy and Bess" and two > in the 1960s for "Irma la Douce" and "My Fair Lady". Name him. André Previn. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete. > to produce ape imitations. Name this innovative composer, who > also worked on "Chinatown", five "Star Trek" movies, and three > "Rambo" movies. Jerry Goldsmith. 4 for Joshua. > from 1973 to 1988. They played 80 matches against each > other during that time, including 14 Grand Slam finals. > Name *either*. Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Peter (the hard way), Joshua, Jason, Björn, Pete, and Stephen. > A2. Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier fought three times: Frazier > won the first fight and Ali the other two. What name is > their third fight known by? "Thrilla in Manila". 4 for Joshua, Jason, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. 2 for Peter. > B. Rival Towns on TV > B1. What is the name of Dog River's rival town on "Corner Gas"? Woolerton. > B2. What is the name of Springfield's rival on "The Simpsons"? Shelbyville. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Joshua, Jason, Pete, and Stephen. > direct current whereas this pioneer of the electrical > industry advocated alternating current. The company he > founded is now known as the CBS Corporation. Name him. George Westinghouse. 4 for Joshua and Stephen. Nikola Tesla worked for Westinghouse, but as the name suggests, the Westinghouse company was founded by Westinghouse. > C2. Name the third vice-president of the US, who shot and > mortally wounded a former treasury secretary. Aaron Burr. (Dueled with Alexander Hamilton.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. > wars since achieving independence in 1947 -- in 1947, 1965, > and 1971. There was also an unofficial war in 1999 as well > as several border skirmishes. Name *either*. India, Pakistan. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Peter (the hard way), Joshua, Björn, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. > these two nations have a heated soccer rivalry. They have > combined for 7 World Cup victories and 22 Copa America > victories. Name *either*. Argentina, Brazil. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland (the hard way), Peter (the hard way), Joshua, Björn, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. > and the other at 851 Mount Pleasant Rd., have a natural > rivalry because of their size and close proximity. > Name *either*. North Toronto Collegiate Institute, Northern Secondary School. 2 for Stephen. > E2. Lakehurst Secondary School was the rival school of what > fictional Toronto school? Degrassi. (I accepted anything with Degrassi.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua (the hard way), and Stephen. > F1. Name the Russian-born novelist who said: "As to Hemingway, > I read him for the first time in the early 'forties, > something about bells, balls and bulls, and loathed it." Vladimir Nabokov. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Stephen. > the worker's son, like a modern-day D.H. Lawrence, but he's > just another boring little middle-class boy hustling his > way to the top if he can do it." Gore Vidal. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Stephen. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 1 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> Geo Sci Lit Can Spo His Ent Cha SIX Stephen Perry 36 40 28 12 36 32 24 42 214 Joshua Kreitzer 28 16 24 8 40 12 36 40 184 Dan Blum 8 32 32 4 12 16 8 32 132 Gareth Owen 24 36 24 0 36 7 -- -- 127 Peter Smyth 12 32 12 0 24 0 4 18 102 Pete Gayde 12 8 0 8 32 4 16 24 100 Dan Tilque 4 24 4 16 24 8 0 16 92 Bruce Bowler 0 28 24 12 24 0 -- -- 88 "Calvin" 20 12 12 0 28 7 -- -- 79 Marc Dashevsky 16 32 8 0 -- -- -- -- 56 Jason Kreitzer -- -- -- -- 24 8 4 16 52 Erland Sommarskog 8 8 4 4 8 0 0 12 44 Björn Lundin 8 12 8 0 0 0 0 12 40 -- Mark Brader "It is hard to be brave", said Piglet, sniffing Toronto slightly, "when you're only a Very Small Animal." msb@vex.net -- A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Aug 31 02:06AM -0500 In article <VfednZ27ctxjfELInZ2dnUU7-QOdnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says... > spanning over 5 decades before his death in 2004. Memorable > films include "The Ten Commandments", "The Magnificent Seven", > "The Great Escape", and "To Kill a Mockingbird". Name him. Elmer Bernstein > Two of the directors he worked most closely with were Franco > Zeffirelli, for whom he scored "Romeo and Juliet", and Frederico > Fellini, with whom he worked on "La Strada" in 1954. Name him. Nino Rota > Motion Picture for Tim Burton's "Batman". He also provided the > voice for Bonejangles, the skeleton in Burton's "Corpse Bride". > Name him. Danny Elfman > he is only one of 10 people to win 3 or more Oscars in one night: > in 1973, he took home statues for both "The Sting" and "The Way > We Were". Name this talented musician who passed away in 2012. Marvin Hamlish > the Woody Allen scandal, this composer has taken home 4 Academy > Awards, two in the 1950s for "Gigi" and "Porgy and Bess" and two > in the 1960s for "Irma la Douce" and "My Fair Lady". Name him. Andrê Previn > from 1973 to 1988. They played 80 matches against each > other during that time, including 14 Grand Slam finals. > Name *either*. Martina Navratolova > A2. Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier fought three times: Frazier > won the first fight and Ali the other two. What name is > their third fight known by? Thrilla in Manila > B. Rival Towns on TV > B1. What is the name of Dog River's rival town on "Corner Gas"? > B2. What is the name of Springfield's rival on "The Simpsons"? Shelbyville > direct current whereas this pioneer of the electrical > industry advocated alternating current. The company he > founded is now known as the CBS Corporation. Name him. Tesla > C2. Name the third vice-president of the US, who shot and > mortally wounded a former treasury secretary. Aaron Burr > wars since achieving independence in 1947 -- in 1947, 1965, > and 1971. There was also an unofficial war in 1999 as well > as several border skirmishes. Name *either*. India > these two nations have a heated soccer rivalry. They have > combined for 7 World Cup victories and 22 Copa America > victories. Name *either*. Brazil > F1. Name the Russian-born novelist who said: "As to Hemingway, > I read him for the first time in the early 'forties, > something about bells, balls and bulls, and loathed it." Nabokov > the worker's son, like a modern-day D.H. Lawrence, but he's > just another boring little middle-class boy hustling his > way to the top if he can do it." Gore Vidal -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
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