Wednesday, September 30, 2015

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THE FRONTSTRETCH NEWSLETTER
Presented by Frontstretch.com
The Best Seat at the Track, The Best View on the Net!
Sep. 30, 2015
Volume IX, Edition CLXXIV
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What to Watch: Wednesday

- Today, Tony Stewart will hold a press conference at the Stewart-Haas Racing shop at 1 p.m. where he'll announce his retirement effective the end of the 2016 season.  The announcement will be streamed at nascar.com for everyone who wishes to observe.

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Wednesday's TV Schedule can be found in Couch Potato Tuesday here.

Top News
by the Frontstretch Staff

Haas Announces Formula 1 Team Driver

On Tuesday, Haas F1 announced that Romain Grosjean, currently of Lotus, will drive for the team starting in 2016.  Grosjean has started 78 Grand Prix races for Lotus in two stints since replacing Nelson Piquet, Jr. in 2009.  He has ten career podium finishes with a career-best finish of second on two occasions (Montreal in 2012 and Austin in 2013).  Read more

IndyCar Community Gathers For Celebration of Justin Wilson's Life

Tuesday afternoon, the INDYCAR community got together at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for a special celebration of the life of Justin Wilson, who died in August from head injuries suffered at Pocono Raceway.  The event, which was streamed on IndyCar.com, featured guest speakers, tributes and bouts of laughter as the racer was remembered.  Read more

Confirmed: Pocono Raceway Gets XFINITY Series Race

Pocono Raceway announced Tuesday they will host their first ever XFINITY Series race at the 2.5 mile tri-oval during the June Cup Series race weekend.  The race (the length was not announced) will be held on June 4, 2016.  Read more

Have news for The Frontstretch? Don't hesitate to let us know; email us at phil.allaway@frontstretch.com with a promising lead or tip.
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Today's Featured Commentary
Call It What It Is
Professor of Speed
by Mark Howell

Preaching the gospel to non-believers is a challenging task.

By the time you read this column, I will be en route by air to Cincinnati, Ohio for the Midwest Popular Culture Association conference. The event attracts over a thousand scholars, researchers, writers, and graduate students from around the nation and showcases the latest discoveries in popular culture methodology and pedagogy.

I will be there to present a paper on the changing nature of NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers and their efforts to more closely reflect changing attitudes in global society.

From a racing standpoint, this kind of information can be gleaned from daily life. A quick review of current events in NASCAR Nation shows drivers celebrating their marriages, their babies, their charitable causes, and their communities. This reality is a far cry from the NASCAR of old, the infamous beating and brawling of the 1979 Daytona 500 and stock car racing's forceful foray into mainstream culture. Gone are the days of Dale Earnhardt snarling and Tim Richmond carousing; today's NASCAR is a sport about engagements, marriages, pregnancies, tweets, and posts.

Not that today's NASCAR is free from physical confrontation. The problem is that post-race "fights" are anemic, devoid of true rivalry, and pretty much limited to the final ten events of the season. Because of this trend, the fights speak more to the officially-imposed pressure of elimination rounds during the Chase than they do of actual feuds between drivers.

Simply put: it's difficult to be a rough-and-tumble stock car driver when acting on your emotions might jeopardize your image as a good husband and father. This angle is the one I'm working in Cincinnati on Saturday before an audience that has gathered to hear about topics in "The Evolving Role of Female Heroes in Popular Culture".

As you might guess, I will be discussing these changes regarding men in NASCAR as compared to the influence of Danica Patrick on young girls who aspire to careers in professional sports. But I will also speak about the importance of women like Sara Christian and Louise Smith – women who competed in NASCAR during its early, hard-charging and harder-living days.

So how has NASCAR changed in this regard? Danica Patrick is ushering in a new era of race team sponsor come 2016: a non-Fortune 500 company known for its organic, gluten-free, and kosher baked goods. Such news, like American society itself, is a far cry from the years when Christian and Smith campaigned on dirt tracks east of the Mississippi.

And we today are aware of such women in the sport as Lesa France Kennedy, one level shy of being the queen of NASCAR Nation. Then there's a woman like Sherry Pollex, who turned her battle with ovarian cancer into a bully pulpit for fundraising and increased research. The powerful voice of Pollex has been amplified because of her direct connection to NASCAR.

It is a brave new world in which we live….

I have watched this "brave new world" develop from my place at the podium at popular culture conferences across North America. The first time I ever spoke about NASCAR culture and its role as a reflection of American society was in the spring of 1993. I was a student at Bowling Green State University in Ohio and working on my doctorate in American Culture Studies. My initial plan was to research the plight of stainless steel diners as small towns struggled against suburban sprawl.

That was the topic of my very first conference paper, one I delivered in Toledo, Ohio 25 years ago this year, almost to the day.

Fortunately, way back then, I had a dissertation director who knew of my background in NASCAR. He suggested I focus my attention on the sport of stock car racing and how it affected the evolution of professional sports in the United States.

In other words: how did NASCAR become a force within American popular culture?

That was 24 years ago. Two years later, I stood at a lectern before an audience at the Popular Culture Association's national conference in New Orleans. Fresh off several months working at various then-Winston Cup events, I shared my observations and my findings with an assembly of curious academics.

And they could not quite make sense of what I told them….

Granted, academia is not the first place you'd go to find NASCAR fans, but one thing I noticed as the years passed was that more and more college types were recognizing the relevance of NASCAR as a cultural phenomenon. By the time my first book about NASCAR was published in 1997, the tide was turning.

Five years after my first lecture explaining NASCAR, the audiences were larger and more knowledgeable. Some other academics jumped into the fray, pursued their own motorsports interests, and began exploring aspects of what we today call NASCAR Nation.

I guess some heathens were capable of being converted.

So here we are today, nearly a quarter of a century later, still addressing the evolution of this business Brad "Quick Foot" Keselowski refers to as "an entertainment sport, not a fair sport." Might I take his comment a step further and propose that the Sprint Cup Series is, above all else, "an influential sport?"

At least that's what I'm going to suggest during my sermon in Cincinnati, Ohio this Saturday. I hope you agree....

Dr. Mark Howell is a contributor for Frontstretch. He can be reached via e-mail at mark.howell@frontstretch.com.
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TODAY AT FRONTSTRETCH:

by Joseph Wolkin

by Amy Henderson
by Tom Bowles
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FRONTSTRETCH TRIVIA:

Q: The 1994 SplitFire Spark Plugs 500 was the last race run at Dover prior to the track being concreted.  Mark Martin dominated the latter stages of the race but snatched a defeat with victory in sight.  What happened?

Check back Thursday for the answer, here in the Frontstretch Newsletter!

Tuesday's Answer:

Q:  The 1997 MBNA 200 is best known for Joe Bessey earning his one and only Busch victory.  However, there was some controversy.  How did Bessey get the lead on lap 186?

A:  Bessey got out front when Buckshot Jones spun out exiting turn 2.  Bessey never touched him but took the air off the Aquafresh Pontiac.  That was enough to spin out Jones, who hit the inside wall.  The crash can be seen here.  Rick Benjamin, Buddy Baker and Darrell Waltrip have the call for TNN.

Jones was done for the day and was credited with 23rd.  Afterwards, members of Buckshot Racing's crew reportedly attempted to block Bessey from getting to Victory Lane in protest.
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COMING TOMORROW
In The Frontstretch Newsletter:
We'll have any news that breaks in the world of NASCAR. In addition, John Potts returns with another edition of Potts' Shots.

On Frontstretch.com:
Toni Montgomery returns with another edition of Nitro Shots.
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Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Sep 29 04:21AM -0700

Calvin wrote:
> 1 His surname is now synonymous with a person who collaborates with an enemy occupying force. Which Minister-President of Norway was executed for treason following World War II?
 
Quisling
 
> 2 Which Australia author has won the Booker prize twice, firstly in 1988 and again in 2001?
> 3 What is the capital city of Otago?
 
Christchurch
 
> 4 Which versatile British author's works include "Lamb to the Slaughter" (1953) and "My Uncle Oswald" (1979) and "Matilda" (1988)?
> 5 Which distinctive constellation appears on the national flags of five independent countries?
 
Crux
 
(Southern Cross is technically an incorrect answer here, although I'll
be very surprised if Calvin does not have it as his answer. The official
name of the constellation is Crux, Latin for "cross".)
 
> 6 Luanda is the capital city of which African country?
 
Namibia
 
> 7 Despite a combined age of 75 years, which two tennis players won the mixed doubles at the 2015 Australian Open?
> 8 What Shakespeare play opens with a storm at sea?
 
The Tempest
 
> 9 How many coloured squares are on a Rubik's Cube?
 
54
 
> 10 Its logo consisting of a distinctly pyramidal mountain encircled by 22 stars, which major film studio is the last to still be headquartered in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles?
 
Paramount
 
--
Dan Tilque
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 29 08:19AM -0500

"Calvin":
> collaborates with an enemy occupying force. Which
> Minister-President of Norway was executed for treason
> following World War II?
 
Quisling. Vidkun Quisling, I believe.
 
> 2 Which Australia author has won the Booker prize twice,
> firstly in 1988 and again in 2001?
 
McCullers. ("Name an Australian author".)
 
> 3 What is the capital city of Otago?
 
Dunedin?
 
> 4 Which versatile British author's works include "Lamb to
> the Slaughter" (1953) and "My Uncle Oswald" (1979) and
> "Matilda" (1988)?
 
Dahl.
 
> 5 Which distinctive constellation appears on the national
> flags of five independent countries?
 
Crux?
 
> 6 Luanda is the capital city of which African country?
 
Angola?
 
> 7 Despite a combined age of 75 years, which two tennis
> players won the mixed doubles at the 2015 Australian Open?
 
Johnson & Johnson.
 
> 8 What Shakespeare play opens with a storm at sea?
 
"The Tempest"?
 
> 9 How many coloured squares are on a Rubik's Cube?
 
54.
 
> encircled by 22 stars, which major film studio is the last
> to still be headquartered in the Hollywood district of Los
> Angeles?
 
Paramount.
 
--
Mark Brader "They're trying to invent a new crime:
Toronto interference with a business model."
msb@vex.net --Bruce Schneier
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 29 08:25AM -0500

Dan Tilque:
> (Southern Cross is technically an incorrect answer here...
> The official name of the constellation is Crux, Latin for "cross".)
 
Huh. Tricky. This seems a sufficiently official source:
 
http://www.iau.org/public/themes/constellations/
 
and you have to go all the way down to the footnotes to see that where
they show an "English name", it only means "the popular name in English".
Who knew? :-)
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "... pure English is de rigueur"
msb@vex.net -- Guardian Weekly
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
"David B" <askforemail@gmail.com>: Sep 29 03:01PM +0100

8 What Shakespeare play opens with a storm at sea?
 
The Tempest.
 
9 How many coloured squares are on a Rubik's Cube?
 
54.
 
10 Its logo consisting of a distinctly pyramidal mountain encircled by 22
stars, which major film studio is the last to still be headquartered in the
Hollywood district of Los Angeles?
 
Paramount.
 
--
David B
http://waterfalls.me.uk
Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Sep 29 07:43PM +0100


> 1 His surname is now synonymous with a person who collaborates with an
> enemy occupying force. Which Minister-President of Norway was
> executed for treason following World War II?
 
Quisling (Vygard?)
 
> 2 Which Australia author has won the Booker prize twice, firstly in
> 1988 and again in 2001?
 
Thomas Keneally?
 
> 3 What is the capital city of Otago?
 
Dunedin
 
> 4 Which versatile British author's works include "Lamb to the
> Slaughter" (1953) and "My Uncle Oswald" (1979) and "Matilda" (1988)?
 
Roald Dahl
 
> 5 Which distinctive constellation appears on the national flags of
> five independent countries?
 
Southern Cross
 
> 6 Luanda is the capital city of which African country?
 
Angola
 
> 7 Despite a combined age of 75 years, which two tennis players won the
> mixed doubles at the 2015 Australian Open?
 
No idea
 
> 8 What Shakespeare play opens with a storm at sea?
 
The Tempest
 
> 9 How many coloured squares are on a Rubik's Cube?
 
54
 
> 10 Its logo consisting of a distinctly pyramidal mountain encircled by
> 22 stars, which major film studio is the last to still be
> headquartered in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles?
 
Paramount
"Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Sep 29 10:46PM +0200

On 2015-09-29 11:16, Calvin wrote:
> 1 His surname is now synonymous with a person who collaborates with an enemy occupying force. Which Minister-President of Norway was executed for treason following World War II?
Vidkun Quisling
> 3 What is the capital city of Otago?
> 4 Which versatile British author's works include "Lamb to the Slaughter" (1953) and "My Uncle Oswald" (1979) and "Matilda" (1988)?
> 5 Which distinctive constellation appears on the national flags of five independent countries?
The cross
> 6 Luanda is the capital city of which African country?
Angola
> 7 Despite a combined age of 75 years, which two tennis players won the mixed doubles at the 2015 Australian Open?
> 8 What Shakespeare play opens with a storm at sea?
> 9 How many coloured squares are on a Rubik's Cube?
 
6*3*3=54
 
> 10 Its logo consisting of a distinctly pyramidal mountain encircled by 22 stars, which major film studio is the last to still be headquartered in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles?
 
Paramount
 
 
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Björn
"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Sep 29 10:26PM

Calvin wrote:
 
 
> 2 Which Australia author has won the Booker prize twice, firstly in
> 1988 and again in 2001?
 
> 3 What is the capital city of Otago?
Christchurch
> 4 Which versatile British author's works include "Lamb to the
> Slaughter" (1953) and "My Uncle Oswald" (1979) and "Matilda" (1988)?
Roald Dahl
> 5 Which distinctive constellation appears on the national flags of
> five independent countries?
Southern Cross
> 6 Luanda is the capital city of which African country?
Angola
> 7 Despite a combined age of 75 years, which two tennis players won
> the mixed doubles at the 2015 Australian Open?
Hingis/Paes
> 8 What Shakespeare play opens with a storm at sea?
The Tempest
> 9 How many coloured squares are on a Rubik's Cube?
54 (6 sides x 9 squares)
> 10 Its logo consisting of a distinctly pyramidal mountain encircled
> by 22 stars, which major film studio is the last to still be
> headquartered in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles?
Universal
 
Peter Smyth
Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Sep 30 04:51AM -0500

In article <7647ab2a-3192-4ac4-9876-5b209ee4773e@googlegroups.com>, 334152@gmail.com says...
 
> 1 His surname is now synonymous with a person who collaborates with an enemy occupying force. Which Minister-President of Norway was executed for treason following World War II?
Quisling
 
> 2 Which Australia author has won the Booker prize twice, firstly in 1988 and again in 2001?
> 3 What is the capital city of Otago?
> 4 Which versatile British author's works include "Lamb to the Slaughter" (1953) and "My Uncle Oswald" (1979) and "Matilda" (1988)?
Roald Dahl
 
> 5 Which distinctive constellation appears on the national flags of five independent countries?
Southern Cross
 
> 6 Luanda is the capital city of which African country?
Angola
 
> 7 Despite a combined age of 75 years, which two tennis players won the mixed doubles at the 2015 Australian Open?
> 8 What Shakespeare play opens with a storm at sea?
The Tempest
 
> 9 How many coloured squares are on a Rubik's Cube?
54
 
> 10 Its logo consisting of a distinctly pyramidal mountain encircled by 22 stars, which major film studio is the last to still be headquartered in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles?
Paramount
 
 
 
 
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bbowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Sep 29 12:43PM

On Mon, 28 Sep 2015 22:49:58 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> 1. "I won't issue marriage licenses. But my deputies can."
> This was a quote from which recently released resident of Kentucky
> this week?
 
Kim Davis
 
> in a science show, "Generator"? The invite was sent via Twitter.
 
> 4. Which winner of the 1983 Miss America pageant received an
> apology this week from the organizers of the pageant?
 
Vanessa Williams
 
> 5. "I think women all over the country heard very clearly what
> Mr. Trump said." Which GOP candidate for president said this in the
> CNN debate on Wednesday last week?
 
Carly Fiorino
 
> Jeopardy!"? This name was used by Norm MacDonald when he played Burt
> Reynolds on "Saturday Night Live"'s version of "Celebrity Jeopardy!"
> (Full name required.)
 
Turd Ferguson
 
> $10,000,000 over 7 years to the Montreal Children's Hospital?
 
> 10. Air India grounded 125 cabin crew this week for failure to
> do what?
 
Stay thin
 
 
> 2. The Pope visited the US last week. He visited Washington DC
> on Wednesday, New York on Thursday, and -- finally -- which other
> city?
 
Philadelphia
 
> 3. Stewart Parbell was sentenced to 28 years in prison this
> week in Georgia. He presided over a company that sold *what product*
> containing salmonella that killed 9 people and made over 700 sick?
 
Peanuts
 
> 4. On Friday of last week, Matthias Mueller was named as the new
> CEO of *which company*?
 
VW
 
> this week?
 
> 6. Name the Speaker of the House in the US who resigned from his
> position last week.
 
John Boehner
 
> 7. "You should always go to other people's funerals -- otherwise
> they won't come to yours." These were the wise words of which man
> who died on Tuesday?
 
Yogi Berra
 
swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Sep 29 09:02AM -0700

On Monday, September 28, 2015 at 11:49:58 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> As usual, these rounds will be posted concurrently with other,
> non-current-events games, and all current events rounds through
> the season will be scored as a separate game.
 
and I will confuse them as I always do.
 
> indicated below, and should be interpreted accordingly. If any
> answers have changed due to newer news, you are still expected to
> give the answers that were correct on those dates.
 
noted
 
 
> 1. "I won't issue marriage licenses. But my deputies can."
> This was a quote from which recently released resident of
> Kentucky this week?
 
kim davis
 
> 2. Toronto decided not to bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
> But 5 cities are bidding for the right to host. Name *any one*.
 
rome ; paris
 
> class. *Which Canadian*, born in 1959, invited him to Canada
> to participate in a science show, "Generator"? The invite was
> sent via Twitter.
 
chris hadfield
 
> 4. Which winner of the 1983 Miss America pageant received an
> apology this week from the organizers of the pageant?
 
vanessa williams
 
> 5. "I think women all over the country heard very clearly what
> Mr. Trump said." Which GOP candidate for president said this
> in the CNN debate on Wednesday last week?
 
carly fiorina (she still has that 'angry wife' face going.)
 
> 6. Australia has a new prime minister, as Tony Abbott has been
> ousted by his own party. Name his replacement.
 
turnbull
 
> "Final Jeopardy!"? This name was used by Norm MacDonald when
> he played Burt Reynolds on "Saturday Night Live"'s version of
> "Celebrity Jeopardy!" (Full name required.)
 
turd ferguson
 
> a son accused of murdering his father. Both are members of
> the prominent family that owns Moosehead, Canada's oldest
> independent brewery. What is their family name?
 
oland
 
> 9. Which Montreal Canadien was in the news this for donating
> $10,000,000 over 7 years to the Montreal Children's Hospital?
 
subban
 
> 10. Air India grounded 125 cabin crew this week for failure to
> do what?
 
lose weight
 
 
> * Game 2 (2015-09-28), Round 1 - Current Events
 
> 1. One man's love for a pig! *Which world leader* was in hot water
> for (allegedly) getting piggy with it during his university days?
 
david cameron
 
> 2. The Pope visited the US last week. He visited Washington DC
> on Wednesday, New York on Thursday, and -- finally -- which
> other city?
 
philadelphia, pa (I was there.)
 
> week in Georgia. He presided over a company that sold *what
> product* containing salmonella that killed 9 people and made
> over 700 sick?
 
peanut butter
 
> 4. On Friday of last week, Matthias Mueller was named as the new
> CEO of *which company*?
 
volkswagen
 
> 5. "I will suspend my campaign immediately. I encourage other
> Republican candidates to consider doing the same." Who said
> that this week?
 
scott walker
 
> 6. Name the Speaker of the House in the US who resigned from his
> position last week.
 
john boehner
 
> 7. "You should always go to other people's funerals -- otherwise
> they won't come to yours." These were the wise words of which
> man who died on Tuesday?
 
yogi berra
 
> 8. This week our Toronto Blue Jays clinched their first playoff
> berth since what year?
 
1993
 
> And at the Primetime Emmy Awards last week, which TV show was
> awarded the Emmy Award for...
 
> 9. Most Outstanding Drama Series?
 
game of thrones
 
> 10. Most Outstanding Comedy Series?
 
veep
 
 
swp
Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Sep 29 01:32PM -0500

In article <VuednV84LcD7l5fLnZ2dnUU7-X2dnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says...
 
> 1. "I won't issue marriage licenses. But my deputies can."
> This was a quote from which recently released resident of
> Kentucky this week?
Kim Davis
 
> 2. Toronto decided not to bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
> But 5 cities are bidding for the right to host. Name *any one*.
Los Angeles
 
> sent via Twitter.
 
> 4. Which winner of the 1983 Miss America pageant received an
> apology this week from the organizers of the pageant?
Vanessa Williams
 
> 5. "I think women all over the country heard very clearly what
> Mr. Trump said." Which GOP candidate for president said this
> in the CNN debate on Wednesday last week?
Carly Fiorina
 
> $10,000,000 over 7 years to the Montreal Children's Hospital?
 
> 10. Air India grounded 125 cabin crew this week for failure to
> do what?
lose weight
 
 
> 2. The Pope visited the US last week. He visited Washington DC
> on Wednesday, New York on Thursday, and -- finally -- which
> other city?
Philadelphia
 
> week in Georgia. He presided over a company that sold *what
> product* containing salmonella that killed 9 people and made
> over 700 sick?
peanut butter
 
 
> 5. "I will suspend my campaign immediately. I encourage other
> Republican candidates to consider doing the same." Who said
> that this week?
Scott Walker
 
> 6. Name the Speaker of the House in the US who resigned from his
> position last week.
John Boehner
 
> 7. "You should always go to other people's funerals -- otherwise
> they won't come to yours." These were the wise words of which
> man who died on Tuesday?
Yogi Berra
 
> 8. This week our Toronto Blue Jays clinched their first playoff
> berth since what year?
1991
 
> And at the Primetime Emmy Awards last week, which TV show was
> awarded the Emmy Award for...
 
> 9. Most Outstanding Drama Series?
Game of Thrones
 
> 10. Most Outstanding Comedy Series?
Veep
 
 
 
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Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 29 10:28PM +0200

> * Game 1 (2015-09-21), Round 1 - Current Events
 
> 2. Toronto decided not to bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
> But 5 cities are bidding for the right to host. Name *any one*.
 
Paris
 
(I believe the other four are Hamburg, Boston, Istanbul and Budapest.)

> 5. "I think women all over the country heard very clearly what
> Mr. Trump said." Which GOP candidate for president said this
> in the CNN debate on Wednesday last week?
 
Fiona

> 6. Australia has a new prime minister, as Tony Abbott has been
> ousted by his own party. Name his replacement.
 
Malcolm X (That is, I only recall the first name.)

> 10. Air India grounded 125 cabin crew this week for failure to
> do what?
 
Bad personal hygiene
 

> * Game 2 (2015-09-28), Round 1 - Current Events
 
> 1. One man's love for a pig! *Which world leader* was in hot water
> for (allegedly) getting piggy with it during his university days?
 
David Cameron

> 2. The Pope visited the US last week. He visited Washington DC
> on Wednesday, New York on Thursday, and -- finally -- which
> other city?
 
He was over to see our friend Stephen Perry

> week in Georgia. He presided over a company that sold *what
> product* containing salmonella that killed 9 people and made
> over 700 sick?
 
Peanuts

> 4. On Friday of last week, Matthias Mueller was named as the new
> CEO of *which company*?
 
Volkswagen

> 5. "I will suspend my campaign immediately. I encourage other
> Republican candidates to consider doing the same." Who said
> that this week?
 
Scott Walker

> 6. Name the Speaker of the House in the US who resigned from his
> position last week.
 
John Boehner

> 8. This week our Toronto Blue Jays clinched their first playoff
> berth since what year?
 
2001

 
 
 
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Sep 29 10:46PM

Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> 1. "I won't issue marriage licenses. But my deputies can."
> This was a quote from which recently released resident of
> Kentucky this week?
Kim Evans
> 2. Toronto decided not to bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
> But 5 cities are bidding for the right to host. Name *any one*.
Paris
> class. *Which Canadian*, born in 1959, invited him to Canada
> to participate in a science show, "Generator"? The invite was
> sent via Twitter.
Bill Nye the Science Guy
 
> 5. "I think women all over the country heard very clearly what
> Mr. Trump said." Which GOP candidate for president said this
> in the CNN debate on Wednesday last week?
Carly Fiorina
 
> * Game 2 (2015-09-28), Round 1 - Current Events
 
> 1. One man's love for a pig! *Which world leader* was in hot water
> for (allegedly) getting piggy with it during his university days?
David Cameron
> 2. The Pope visited the US last week. He visited Washington DC
> on Wednesday, New York on Thursday, and -- finally -- which
> other city?
Philadelphia
> over 700 sick?
 
> 4. On Friday of last week, Matthias Mueller was named as the new
> CEO of *which company*?
Volkswagen
> 5. "I will suspend my campaign immediately. I encourage other
> Republican candidates to consider doing the same." Who said
> that this week?
Scott Walker
> 6. Name the Speaker of the House in the US who resigned from his
> position last week.
John Boehner
> 7. "You should always go to other people's funerals -- otherwise
> they won't come to yours." These were the wise words of which
> man who died on Tuesday?
Yogi Berra
> 8. This week our Toronto Blue Jays clinched their first playoff
> berth since what year?
1987
> And at the Primetime Emmy Awards last week, which TV show was
> awarded the Emmy Award for...
 
> 9. Most Outstanding Drama Series?
Game of Thrones
> 10. Most Outstanding Comedy Series?
Louie
 
Peter Smyth
Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Sep 29 11:01PM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:VuednV84LcD7l5fLnZ2dnUU7-
 
> 1. "I won't issue marriage licenses. But my deputies can."
> This was a quote from which recently released resident of
> Kentucky this week?
 
Davis
 
 
> 2. Toronto decided not to bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
> But 5 cities are bidding for the right to host. Name *any one*.
 
Boston
 
> sent via Twitter.
 
> 4. Which winner of the 1983 Miss America pageant received an
> apology this week from the organizers of the pageant?
 
Williams
 
 
> 5. "I think women all over the country heard very clearly what
> Mr. Trump said." Which GOP candidate for president said this
> in the CNN debate on Wednesday last week?
 
Fiorina
 
> "Final Jeopardy!"? This name was used by Norm MacDonald when
> he played Burt Reynolds on "Saturday Night Live"'s version of
> "Celebrity Jeopardy!" (Full name required.)
 
Mr. Mxylplztk
 
> $10,000,000 over 7 years to the Montreal Children's Hospital?
 
> 10. Air India grounded 125 cabin crew this week for failure to
> do what?
 
Lose weight
 
 
> 2. The Pope visited the US last week. He visited Washington DC
> on Wednesday, New York on Thursday, and -- finally -- which
> other city?
 
Philadelphia
 
> week in Georgia. He presided over a company that sold *what
> product* containing salmonella that killed 9 people and made
> over 700 sick?
 
Peanut butter
 
 
> 4. On Friday of last week, Matthias Mueller was named as the new
> CEO of *which company*?
 
Volkswagen
 
 
> 5. "I will suspend my campaign immediately. I encourage other
> Republican candidates to consider doing the same." Who said
> that this week?
 
Walker
 
 
> 6. Name the Speaker of the House in the US who resigned from his
> position last week.
 
Boehner
 
 
> 7. "You should always go to other people's funerals -- otherwise
> they won't come to yours." These were the wise words of which
> man who died on Tuesday?
 
Yogi Berra
 
> awarded the Emmy Award for...
 
> 9. Most Outstanding Drama Series?
> 10. Most Outstanding Comedy Series?
 
Big Bang Theory
 
 
Pete
Jason Kreitzer <krei513@aol.com>: Sep 29 06:29PM -0700

On Monday, September 28, 2015 at 11:49:58 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> sent via Twitter.
 
> 4. Which winner of the 1983 Miss America pageant received an
> apology this week from the organizers of the pageant?
Vanessa Williams
> 5. "I think women all over the country heard very clearly what
> Mr. Trump said." Which GOP candidate for president said this
> in the CNN debate on Wednesday last week?
Carli Fiorina
> "Final Jeopardy!"? This name was used by Norm MacDonald when
> he played Burt Reynolds on "Saturday Night Live"'s version of
> "Celebrity Jeopardy!" (Full name required.)
Turd Ferguson
 
> 2. The Pope visited the US last week. He visited Washington DC
> on Wednesday, New York on Thursday, and -- finally -- which
> other city?
Los Angeles
> week in Georgia. He presided over a company that sold *what
> product* containing salmonella that killed 9 people and made
> over 700 sick?
Peanut butter
 
> 5. "I will suspend my campaign immediately. I encourage other
> Republican candidates to consider doing the same." Who said
> that this week?
Scott Walker
> 6. Name the Speaker of the House in the US who resigned from his
> position last week.
John Boehner
swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Sep 29 08:53PM -0700

On Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at 4:28:34 PM UTC-4, Erland Sommarskog wrote:
> > on Wednesday, New York on Thursday, and -- finally -- which
> > other city?
 
> He was over to see our friend Stephen Perry
 
:-)
 
swp
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Sep 29 10:09PM -0700

Mark Brader wrote:
> sent via Twitter.
 
> 4. Which winner of the 1983 Miss America pageant received an
> apology this week from the organizers of the pageant?
 
Vanessa Williams
 
 
> 5. "I think women all over the country heard very clearly what
> Mr. Trump said." Which GOP candidate for president said this
> in the CNN debate on Wednesday last week?
 
Fiorina
 
 
> 2. The Pope visited the US last week. He visited Washington DC
> on Wednesday, New York on Thursday, and -- finally -- which
> other city?
 
Philadelphia
 
> week in Georgia. He presided over a company that sold *what
> product* containing salmonella that killed 9 people and made
> over 700 sick?
 
peanuts
 
 
> 5. "I will suspend my campaign immediately. I encourage other
> Republican candidates to consider doing the same." Who said
> that this week?
 
Walker; Cruz
 
 
> 6. Name the Speaker of the House in the US who resigned from his
> position last week.
 
Boehner
 
 
> 7. "You should always go to other people's funerals -- otherwise
> they won't come to yours." These were the wise words of which
> man who died on Tuesday?
 
Yogi Berra
 
 
--
Dan Tilque
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 29 10:20PM +0200

>> 9 In which country of the UK would you find the Giant's Causeway?
 
> Northern Island
 
Isn't that more like the western island? :-)
 
 
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Sep 29 08:48PM -0700

On Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at 6:20:30 AM UTC+10, Erland Sommarskog wrote:
> >> 9 In which country of the UK would you find the Giant's Causeway?
 
> > Northern Island
 
> Isn't that more like the western island? :-)
 
Umm, yes :-)
 
cheers,
calvin
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 29 08:13AM -0500

"Calvin":
> Pass. Or more precisely, Gordie Howe x 10.
 
I will score this as 10 answers of "Gordie Howe", but in future please
quote each question and give your answer below it.
--
Mark Brader "After many years of teaching, you get to learn
Toronto quite a lot about how to design a better idiot."
msb@vex.net --Peter Moylan
"Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Sep 29 10:42PM +0200

On 2015-09-28 05:36, Mark Brader wrote:
> questions on such corporations and their brands. In each case, we
> give you a list of brands, and you name the company that owns them.
 
> 2. Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini (all cars).
 
V.A.G
 
> Baileys (liqueur).
 
> 5. Cadbury, Toblerone (chocolates); Tassimo (coffee); Oreo, Chips
> Ahoy, Triscuit (cookies); Trident, Dentyne, Stride (chewing gum).
 
Unilever
 
 
> 6. Cover Girl, Olay (cosmetics); Bounty, Tide, Mr. Clean
> (household); Head & Shoulders, Gillette (personal care); Crest,
> Oral-B (dental care); Vicks, Pepto-Bismol (health care).
 
Procter & Gamble
 
 
> Spring (bottled water). The company also owns 30% of cosmetics
> company L'Oréal and its brands like Garnier, Maybelline, and
> The Body Shop stores.
 
Nestlé
 
 
--
--
Björn
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 29 08:12AM -0500

Mark Brader:
>>> This was the easiest round in the original game (of course) and,
>>> indeed, the third-easiest in the entire season.

Erland Sommarskog (copyedited):
>> Amazing. I thought it would have been the easiest round ever. Don't
>> Canadians know their postal codes?
 
Mark Brader:
> Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia. I wasn't keeping the stats that
> season, but I think I'll ask if the guy who was still has the
> details to see how well other questions were answered.
 
I did receive the details, but then forgot to look at them for a
few days. The scoring in the original game, as you will recall
from the introductory posting, is 2 points for an answer on the
first try (individual) and 1 point for an answer on the second try
(with team assistance) or given by a shorthanded team on behalf of
an empty seat. There were no shorthanded teams that day, so the
last clause can be ignored.
 
For tabulation purposes I will combine 3- and 4- point newgroup
answers as "1st" meaning "answered on the 1st try". Nobody in the
newsgroup scored 2 points for answering on the 2nd try in this round.
The questions are sorted here by difficulty in the original game.
 
Question Province or Correct Original game Newsgroup
territory Abbrev 1st 2nd Missed 1st Missed
 
10 Nova Scotia NS 8 0 0 11 1
4 Saskatchewan SK 8 0 0 9 3
8 Alberta AB 7 1 0 7 5
1 Quebec QC 6 2 0 8 4
2 Newfoundland NL 6 2 0 4 8
6 Northwest Terr. NT 5 3 0 10 2
9 Prince Edward I. PE 5 3 0 10 2
3 Manitoba MB 5 2 1 8 4
7 Nunavut NU 2 6 0 8 4
5 Yukon YT 1 5 2 2 10
 
--
Mark Brader "Never trust anybody who says 'trust me.'
Toronto Except just this once, of course."
msb@vex.net -- John Varley, "Steel Beach"
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 29 10:19PM +0200

> 3 Manitoba MB 5 2 1 8 4
> 7 Nunavut NU 2 6 0 8 4
> 5 Yukon YT 1 5 2 2 10
 

Interesting. That so many had problems with Yukon is maybe not so
surprising given that there are competing codes. And Newfoundland
is a little tricky too. But Manitoba? I was able to get this one
correct, since although I don't know the Canadian codes very well,
I know the US codes decently. And I had a grok that the codes are
unique over US and Canada. Given this, there was only MB to choose
from inside the name itself.
 
Then agaín, it the Toronto quiz teams know the Candian codes, one
should maybe not expect them to know the US codes...
 
 
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Tuesday, September 29, 2015

The Frontstretch Newsletter: Jimmy Means Racing Dealing with a Hauler Fire

THE FRONTSTRETCH NEWSLETTER
Presented by Frontstretch.com
The Best Seat at the Track, The Best View on the Net!
Sept. 29, 2015
Volume IX, Edition CLXXIII

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What to Watch: Tuesday
 
- For the Truck teams, today is departure day to get to Las Vegas.  For the Cup and XFINITY teams, prep for Dover continues.  However, when this weekend's races at Dover will take place is a bit of a mystery at the moment due to rain from Tropical Storm Joaquin.
 
- Indianapolis Motor Speedway is hosting the Justin Wilson Memorial Celebration today at 4 p.m.  While it is not open to the public, it will streamed at IndyCar.com. Our Aaron Bearden is attending and will provide news coverage later in the day.

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Today's TV Listings can be found in Couch Potato Tuesday here.

Top News
by the Frontstretch Staff

Jimmy Means Racing Crewman Injured in Hauler Fire

Jimmy Means Racing is dealing with loss this week, along with the injury of a crewman as their hauler caught fire on the way back to the team's shop this weekend. The blaze started en route home from Kentucky Speedway, gutting much of the inside of the trailer.  The cars appeared to be slightly charred but the main work area of the hauler looks like a total loss.  One of the team's crewmembers was also injured trying to put out the fire with firefighters.  Read more

James Hinchcliffe Returns in IndyCar Road America Test

Monday, James Hinchcliffe returned to the wheel of the No. 5 Arrow-sponsored Schmidt Peterson Racing Dallara DW12-Honda at Road America to participate in a test session.  It was the first time back in an IndyCar since his near-fatal practice crash at Indianapolis back in May.  Read more

Entry List: AAA 400

The entry list is out for Sunday's AAA 400.  44 cars are entered with only a couple of changes.  JJ Yeley returns to the No. 26 for BK Racing while Josh Wise will return to the No. 32 to replace Jeffrey Earnhardt.  Also, Premium Motorsports' No. 98 with Reed Sorenson returns (the car that Ryan Preece ran at Loudon was using their points but fielded by Tommy Baldwin Racing).  Read more

Entry List: Hisense 200

The XFINITY Series returns to support status this weekend at Dover.  The Cup stars (Kyle Busch, Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin and Austin Dillon) are back to battle the XFINITY Series regulars.  41 cars are currently entered for the 40-car field.  Read more

Entry List: Rhino Linings 350k

NASCAR has released the entry list for Saturday night's 350-kilometer Camping World Truck Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.  Currently, only 30 trucks are entered.  Christopher Bell returns to the series in the No. 54 while Brennan Poole will make his series debut in a third entry for GMS Racing. At least two more trucks (MAKE Motorsports) are expected to make their way to the race which will bring the final total to 32, filling the field.  Read more

Have news for The Frontstretch? Don't hesitate to let us know; email us at phil.allaway@frontstretch.com with a promising lead or tip.

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Today's Featured Commentary
Jeff Gordon's Duck Tour -- Was It Really Wicked Awesome?
Sitting in the Stands: A Fan's View
by S.D. Grady

Jeff Gordon Duck Boat

Just how special was Jeff Gordon's pre-race lap in a Boston Duck Tour boat? Did you miss its five seconds of fame during the Countdown to Green? Well, to this New England sports fan, it was the highlight of the entire race weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway -- one chock full of firsts and new records. Yes, it outshined the groundbreaking ceremony for the Northeast Motorsports Museum Friday afternoon. It bypassed the thrill of having the Camping World Truck Series take its 500th green flag. It totally blew by the second race in the 2015 Chase. It even managed to eke past Jeff Gordon setting a new Iron Man record with 789 consecutive race starts in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

Really? It was that grand? The boat is kind of silly looking, something you find in tourist attractions across America. How can one with a No. 24 banner stuck to its side mean something extra?

Because this is New England.

In 2002, the New England Patriots had just won the Super Bowl. Boston needed to put on a celebration. The mayor asked around at the various trolley companies for transportation through the city streets in our first rolling rally. No, the team wouldn't just get on a stage and make speeches. Millions of fans would jam the city sidewalks in the middle of winter and scream out adulation for their champions. The Boston Duck Boat Tours -- a fledgling company established just eight years earlier -- stepped up to the plate and offered up their ducks for free.   The parade was awesome!

Over the next thirteen years, including during Snowmageddon in 2015, the Ducks have been called upon repeatedly to carry our championship teams, the Red Sox, Patriots, Bruins and Celtics, and they've answered the summons each time they've brought home the hardware. Not only do the members of the winning teams ride the ducks, they bring their families, support staff, trophies and anything else that can be jammed on top of the crafts. It is a party of epic proportions.

Now, Jeff Gordon may not be the reigning NASCAR champion, but his 23 years as pilot of the No. 24 Chevrolet is certainly something to celebrate. Add that it's his final appearance at NHMS as a driver, notching that epic 789th start at the same time and it called for more than just a collector coin and extra handshake during driver intros. The Duck Boat fit the bill.

Every New England fan in the stands understood in their very bones what that Duck meant. Jeff Gordon is our Champion, one who ought to be held up and thanked in as grand a fashion as humanly possible. So we did, under a cloudless September sky in the tree-covered hills of New Hampshire. His entire team and family were welcomed onto the Duck. Daughter Ella even gave a little jump of excitement when she climbed on board. They toured the track for the very last time and the stands erupted in cheers of gratitude.

It was a nearly perfect day -- one I shall always cherish.

Sonya's Scrapbook

2014 AAA 400

So, we're in the Chase.  Jeff Gordon sorely needs a win. Do you think he might be able to repeat his performance from last year's AAA 400?

S.D. Grady is a Senior Writer for Frontstretch and runs a NASCAR blog called the S-Curves. She can be reached via email at sonya.grady@frontstretch.com. Follow her on Twitter at @laregna and on her Facebook page (she's an author, too!) at https://www.facebook.com/Author.SDGrady.  Grady also provided the picture of the Duck Boat from Loudon above.  She was at the race.

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Numbers Game: Sylvania 300
by Tom Bowles

0

Wins for Kevin Harvick at Dover in the Sprint Cup Series. Harvick, the reigning series champion will likely need a victory there to advance into the next round of this Chase.

1

Lap led by Joey Logano this Chase. Logano, third at Loudon would be the season points leader if the standings didn't reset themselves after Richmond.

2

Points between 11th place Jamie McMurray in the standings and 14th place Paul Menard. Only the top 12 drivers make the next round of the Chase.

3

Joe Gibbs Racing drivers to finish inside the top 5 at New Hampshire. The JGR trio of Matt Kenseth, Denny Hamlin, and Carl Edwards sit 1-2-4 in points two races into the Chase.

4

Races since a Sprint Cup driver failed to finish due to mechanical failure. Michael Annett and Matt Kenseth were the last to do so; both blew engines during the Bristol night race in August.

5

Wins by Matt Kenseth this season, including Sunday's triumph at New Hampshire. Only in 2013 (seven victories) has Kenseth taken more trophies in Cup.

8

Chasers to run inside the top 10 Sunday. Only Greg Biffle (fourth) and Kasey Kahne (ninth) broke the string of contenders.

8

Toyota teams preparing to run full-time next year. Toyota will drop from nine to eight with the subtraction of two-car Michael Waltrip Racing. Sunday, they announced Furniture Row Racing will join their group next year, but the No. 78 team will only field one full-time car.

13

Spots gained by Brad Keselowski after being penalized for jumping the final green-flag restart. Keselowski's rally left him 12th at the finish.

23

Points lost by Kevin Harvick after running out of fuel in New Hampshire's final three laps. Harvick, leading at the time wound up 21st and now sits 23 points out of a top 12 transfer spot.

78%

Of cautions Sunday that were for actual on-track accidents. Only two were for "other" issues. One was for fluid on the track from Landon Cassill and the other was for a spring rubber lying on the racetrack.

216

Laps led by Kevin Harvick at New Hampshire, the most of any driver.

$121,210

Money won by Martin Truex, Jr. for running eighth Sunday.

$123,533

Money won by Kyle Busch for finishing 37th.

Tom Bowles is the Editor-in-Chief of Frontstretch.  He can be reached via e-mail at tom.bowles@frontstretch.com.
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TODAY AT FRONTSTRETCH:

by Danny Peters

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FRONTSTRETCH TRIVIA:

Q: The 1997 MBNA 200 is best known for Joe Bessey earning his one and only Busch victory.  However, there was some controversy.  How did Bessey get the lead on lap 186?

Check back Wednesday for the answer, here in the Frontstretch Newsletter!

Monday's Answer:

Q:  For two years, the Indy Racing League held races at then-Dover Downs International Raceway.  In the 1999 event, Eliseo Salazar was involved in a nasty crash.  What happened?


A: Salazar was in turn 2 when the rear wing folded down, making it completely useless.  Salazar spun and hit the wall on the drivers' side hard enough that his FUBU-sponsored No. 6 got up on its side.  Salazar then spun down the track and was hit by John Hollandsworth, Jr.  The crash can be seen here.


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COMING TOMORROW
In The Frontstretch Newsletter:
We'll have more NASCAR news to report. Meanwhile, Dr. Mark Howell returns with another edition of Professor of Speed.

On Frontstretch.com:
Greg Davis returns to answer your questions in NASCAR Mailbox while Alex Bowman stops by to chat about his season in a one-on-one with our Joseph Wolkin.
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Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Sep 29 02:16AM -0700

1 His surname is now synonymous with a person who collaborates with an enemy occupying force. Which Minister-President of Norway was executed for treason following World War II?
2 Which Australia author has won the Booker prize twice, firstly in 1988 and again in 2001?
3 What is the capital city of Otago?
4 Which versatile British author's works include "Lamb to the Slaughter" (1953) and "My Uncle Oswald" (1979) and "Matilda" (1988)?
5 Which distinctive constellation appears on the national flags of five independent countries?
6 Luanda is the capital city of which African country?
7 Despite a combined age of 75 years, which two tennis players won the mixed doubles at the 2015 Australian Open?
8 What Shakespeare play opens with a storm at sea?
9 How many coloured squares are on a Rubik's Cube?
10 Its logo consisting of a distinctly pyramidal mountain encircled by 22 stars, which major film studio is the last to still be headquartered in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles?
 
 
cheers,
calvin
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 29 10:37AM

> 1 His surname is now synonymous with a person who collaborates with
> an enemy occupying force. Which Minister-President of Norway was
> executed for treason following World War II?
 
Quisling
 
> 3 What is the capital city of Otago?
 
Otago city. :-) (Where the hell is Otago?)
 
> 5 Which distinctive constellation appears on the national flags of
> five independent countries?
 
Southern Cross. (Soon four, it seems.)
 
> 6 Luanda is the capital city of which African country?
 
Angola
 
> 9 How many coloured squares are on a Rubik's Cube?
 
156
 
> 10 Its logo consisting of a distinctly pyramidal mountain encircled
> by 22 stars, which major film studio is the last to still be
> headquartered in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles?
 
Paramount
 
 
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Sep 28 07:58AM -0500

In article <EradnSuwooEvKJXLnZ2dnUU7-X2dnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says...
> Flyer in 1974 and 1975.
 
> 4. Between them, hockey legends Wayne Gretzky and Bobby Orr have
> won a total of how many Conn Smythe awards?
4; 5
 
> Name *any one* of the three in between.
 
> 6. Who is the only player to have won the trophy three times?
> It was in 1986, 1993, and 2001.
Patrick Roy
 
> questions on such corporations and their brands. In each case, we
> give you a list of brands, and you name the company that owns them.
 
> 1. Gatorade, Tropicana, Quakers, Cheetos, Doritos, Lay's.
PepsiCo
 
> 2. Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini (all cars).
Volkswagen
 
 
> 6. Cover Girl, Olay (cosmetics); Bounty, Tide, Mr. Clean
> (household); Head & Shoulders, Gillette (personal care); Crest,
> Oral-B (dental care); Vicks, Pepto-Bismol (health care).
Procter & Gamble
 
> 7. Aveeno, Neutrogena (cosmetics); Tylenol, Polysporin, Benadryl
> (health care); Splenda (sweetener), Lactaid (creamer); Listerine
> (mouthwash).
Johnson & Johnson
 
 
> 9. Green Giant (frozen vegetables); Betty Crocker, Pillsbury
> (baking products); Cheerios, Fibre One (cereals); Liberté
> (yogurt).
General Mills
 
> Spring (bottled water). The company also owns 30% of cosmetics
> company L'Oréal and its brands like Garnier, Maybelline, and
> The Body Shop stores.
Nestle
 
 
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Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Sep 29 02:04AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:EradnSuwooEvKJXLnZ2dnUU7-
> year to the most valuable player for his team *in the playoffs*.
 
> 1. In 1965, this Montreal Canadien became the first Conn Smythe
> Trophy winner. Name him.
 
Jean Beliveau; Jacques Plante
 
 
> 2. Name the only Toronto Maple Leaf to have won the award, back
> in 1967 when the Leafs last won the Stanley Cup.
 
Bob Baun
 
> years. One was Mario Lemieux of the Pittsburgh Penguins, in
> 1991 and 1992. Name the other, who did it as a Philadelphia
> Flyer in 1974 and 1975.
 
Bobby (the leg-breaker) Clarke
 
 
> 4. Between them, hockey legends Wayne Gretzky and Bobby Orr have
> won a total of how many Conn Smythe awards?
 
3; 2
 
> Name *any one* of the three in between.
 
> 6. Who is the only player to have won the trophy three times?
> It was in 1986, 1993, and 2001.
 
Messier
 
 
> 7. In 1994 he became the first US-born player to be a Conn Smythe
> winner. Name him.
 
Brett Hull
 
 
> 8. In 2009 he became the first Russian-born Conn Smythe winner.
> Name him.
 
Malkin
 
> when their team won 4 straight Stanley Cups beginning in 1980.
> Bryan Trottier was the Conn Smythe winner in 1980, while Mike
> Bossy was the recipient in 1982. Name *either* of the other two.
 
Smith
 
 
> 10. He was the Conn Smythe winner in 1971 and went on to win the
> Calder Trophy as the NHL's best rookie the *following* season.
> Name him.
 
Sanderson; Dryden
 
> questions on such corporations and their brands. In each case, we
> give you a list of brands, and you name the company that owns them.
 
> 1. Gatorade, Tropicana, Quakers, Cheetos, Doritos, Lay's.
 
Kraft
 
 
> 2. Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini (all cars).
 
Volkswagen
 
 
> 3. Corona, Rolling Rock, Shock Top, Michelob, Hoegaarden, Stella
> Artois (all beers).
 
InBev
 
 
> 4. Guinness (beer), Smirnoff (vodka), Tanqueray (gin), Captain
> Morgan (rum), Johnnie Walker (whiskey), Crown Royal (whiskey),
> Baileys (liqueur).
 
Canada Dry; Schweppes
 
 
> 5. Cadbury, Toblerone (chocolates); Tassimo (coffee); Oreo, Chips
> Ahoy, Triscuit (cookies); Trident, Dentyne, Stride (chewing gum).
 
Mondelez
 
 
> 6. Cover Girl, Olay (cosmetics); Bounty, Tide, Mr. Clean
> (household); Head & Shoulders, Gillette (personal care); Crest,
> Oral-B (dental care); Vicks, Pepto-Bismol (health care).
 
Proctor & Gamble; S.C. Johnson
 
 
> 7. Aveeno, Neutrogena (cosmetics); Tylenol, Polysporin, Benadryl
> (health care); Splenda (sweetener), Lactaid (creamer); Listerine
> (mouthwash).
 
S.C. Johnson; Johnson & Johnson
 
 
> 8. Dove, Vaseline, Q-Tips (personal care); Ben and Jerry's, Klondike
> (ice cream); Hellman's (mayo), Becel (margarine).
 
S.C. Johnson
 
 
> 9. Green Giant (frozen vegetables); Betty Crocker, Pillsbury
> (baking products); Cheerios, Fibre One (cereals); Liberté
> (yogurt).
 
General Mills
 
> Spring (bottled water). The company also owns 30% of cosmetics
> company L'Oréal and its brands like Garnier, Maybelline, and
> The Body Shop stores.
 
Mars
 
 
Pete
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Sep 29 02:27AM -0700

On Monday, September 28, 2015 at 1:36:18 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:

> * Game 4, Round 4 - Sports - Conn Smythe Trophy Winners
 
Pass. Or more precisely, Gordie Howe x 10.
 
 
> give you a list of brands, and you name the company that owns them.
 
> 1. Gatorade, Tropicana, Quakers, Cheetos, Doritos, Lay's.
 
> 2. Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini (all cars).
 
VW
 
> 3. Corona, Rolling Rock, Shock Top, Michelob, Hoegaarden, Stella
> Artois (all beers).
 
SAB Miller
 
> 4. Guinness (beer), Smirnoff (vodka), Tanqueray (gin), Captain
> Morgan (rum), Johnnie Walker (whiskey), Crown Royal (whiskey),
> Baileys (liqueur).
 
Diageo
 
> 5. Cadbury, Toblerone (chocolates); Tassimo (coffee); Oreo, Chips
> Ahoy, Triscuit (cookies); Trident, Dentyne, Stride (chewing gum).
 
Nestle
 
> Spring (bottled water). The company also owns 30% of cosmetics
> company L'Oréal and its brands like Garnier, Maybelline, and
> The Body Shop stores.
 
Rowntree, Nestle
 
cheers,
calvin
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Sep 29 02:13AM -0700

On Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at 7:13:36 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
 
> 1 Which female Australian swimmer once held every world freestyle record?
 
Shane Gould
Singleton for Pete
 
> 2 Defeating Rod Laver in the 1959 final, Alex Olmedo became (and remains) the only male tennis player from which South American nation to win the coveted Wimbledon singles title?
 
Peru
Singleton for Stephen
 
> 3 Stewart Copeland and the Sumner brothers were members of which pop group in the late 1970s and early 1980s?
 
The Police
And as several posters pointed out they weren't actually brothers despite thir (almost) shared surname.
 
> 4 In computing, what does the acronym VPN stand for?
 
Virtual private Network
 
> 5 Which social networking service was the largest in the world from 2005 to 2008? Every new user's first friend was called Tom - namely Tom Anderson, co-founder of the site.
 
MySpace
 
> 6 What was the title of the 1987 film version of Cyrano de Bergerac starring Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah?
 
Roxanne
cf Q3
 
> 7 What two-word term can refer to a cocktail (supposedly a hangover cure) consisting of raw egg, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, salt and ground black pepper; or the testes of a bull when cooked and eaten?
 
Prairie Oyster
 
> 8 In the human body, what name is given to the wave-like contraction of muscles that help send food down the digestive tract?
 
Peristalsis
 
> 9 In which country of the UK would you find the Giant's Causeway?
 
Northern Island
I accepted Antrim as it is easy to read county for country (and it is correct).
 
> 10 What nationality was artist Gustav Klimt (1862-1918)?
 
Austrian
 
 
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 408
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 61 Stephen Perry
0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 60 Chris Johnson
0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 7 53 Gareth Owen
0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 42 Mark Brader
0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 6 48 David Brown
0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 6 49 Marc Dashevsky
1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 34 Pete Gayde
0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 43 Peter Smyth
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 4 32 Dan Tilque
0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 28 Bjorn Lundin
0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 28 Erland S
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
1 1 9 9 10 6 4 8 7 7 62 56%
 
Congratulations SWP.

cheers,
calvin
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 28 10:49PM -0500

And now it's time to start another QFTCI Current Events game.
As usual, these rounds will be posted concurrently with other,
non-current-events games, and all current events rounds through
the season will be scored as a separate game.
 
 
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on the dates
indicated below, and should be interpreted accordingly. If any
answers have changed due to newer news, you are still expected to
give the answers that were correct on those dates.
 
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 the Bloor St. Irregulars,
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 1 (2015-09-21), Round 1 - Current Events
 
1. "I won't issue marriage licenses. But my deputies can."
This was a quote from which recently released resident of
Kentucky this week?
 
2. Toronto decided not to bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
But 5 cities are bidding for the right to host. Name *any one*.
 
3. Ahmed Mohamed, a 14-year-old Muslim boy from Irving, Texas,
was arrested this week for creating a clock for his science
class. *Which Canadian*, born in 1959, invited him to Canada
to participate in a science show, "Generator"? The invite was
sent via Twitter.
 
4. Which winner of the 1983 Miss America pageant received an
apology this week from the organizers of the pageant?
 
5. "I think women all over the country heard very clearly what
Mr. Trump said." Which GOP candidate for president said this
in the CNN debate on Wednesday last week?
 
6. Australia has a new prime minister, as Tony Abbott has been
ousted by his own party. Name his replacement.
 
7. Alex Trebek was tricked into saying what fictional character's
name this week after a contestant wrote down the name in
"Final Jeopardy!"? This name was used by Norm MacDonald when
he played Burt Reynolds on "Saturday Night Live"'s version of
"Celebrity Jeopardy!" (Full name required.)
 
8. A trial in St. John, New Brunswick, commenced this week with
a son accused of murdering his father. Both are members of
the prominent family that owns Moosehead, Canada's oldest
independent brewery. What is their family name?
 
9. Which Montreal Canadien was in the news this for donating
$10,000,000 over 7 years to the Montreal Children's Hospital?
 
10. Air India grounded 125 cabin crew this week for failure to
do what?
 
 
* Game 2 (2015-09-28), Round 1 - Current Events
 
1. One man's love for a pig! *Which world leader* was in hot water
for (allegedly) getting piggy with it during his university days?
 
2. The Pope visited the US last week. He visited Washington DC
on Wednesday, New York on Thursday, and -- finally -- which
other city?
 
3. Stewart Parbell was sentenced to 28 years in prison this
week in Georgia. He presided over a company that sold *what
product* containing salmonella that killed 9 people and made
over 700 sick?
 
4. On Friday of last week, Matthias Mueller was named as the new
CEO of *which company*?
 
5. "I will suspend my campaign immediately. I encourage other
Republican candidates to consider doing the same." Who said
that this week?
 
6. Name the Speaker of the House in the US who resigned from his
position last week.
 
7. "You should always go to other people's funerals -- otherwise
they won't come to yours." These were the wise words of which
man who died on Tuesday?
 
8. This week our Toronto Blue Jays clinched their first playoff
berth since what year?
 
And at the Primetime Emmy Awards last week, which TV show was
awarded the Emmy Award for...
 
9. Most Outstanding Drama Series?
10. Most Outstanding Comedy Series?
 
--
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Toronto | anything so false and foolish? The answer is that the
msb@vex.net | mind of man had nothing to do with it..." --A.E. Housman
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Sep 29 04:22AM


> 1. "I won't issue marriage licenses. But my deputies can."
> This was a quote from which recently released resident of
> Kentucky this week?
 
Kim Davis
 
> 2. Toronto decided not to bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
> But 5 cities are bidding for the right to host. Name *any one*.
 
Los Angeles; San Francisco
 
> 4. Which winner of the 1983 Miss America pageant received an
> apology this week from the organizers of the pageant?
 
Vanessa Williams
 
> 5. "I think women all over the country heard very clearly what
> Mr. Trump said." Which GOP candidate for president said this
> in the CNN debate on Wednesday last week?
 
Carly Fiorina
 
> "Final Jeopardy!"? This name was used by Norm MacDonald when
> he played Burt Reynolds on "Saturday Night Live"'s version of
> "Celebrity Jeopardy!" (Full name required.)
 
Turd Ferguson
 
> 10. Air India grounded 125 cabin crew this week for failure to
> do what?
 
take drug tests
 
 
> * Game 2 (2015-09-28), Round 1 - Current Events
 
> 1. One man's love for a pig! *Which world leader* was in hot water
> for (allegedly) getting piggy with it during his university days?
 
David Cameron
 
> 2. The Pope visited the US last week. He visited Washington DC
> on Wednesday, New York on Thursday, and -- finally -- which
> other city?
 
Philadelphia
 
> week in Georgia. He presided over a company that sold *what
> product* containing salmonella that killed 9 people and made
> over 700 sick?
 
peanut butter
 
> 4. On Friday of last week, Matthias Mueller was named as the new
> CEO of *which company*?
 
Volkswagen
 
> 5. "I will suspend my campaign immediately. I encourage other
> Republican candidates to consider doing the same." Who said
> that this week?
 
Scott Walker
 
> 6. Name the Speaker of the House in the US who resigned from his
> position last week.
 
John Boehner
 
> 7. "You should always go to other people's funerals -- otherwise
> they won't come to yours." These were the wise words of which
> man who died on Tuesday?
 
Yogi Berra
 
> 9. Most Outstanding Drama Series?
 
How to Get Away With Murder; Scandal
 
--
_______________________________________________________________________
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Sep 29 07:13AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:VuednV84LcD7l5fLnZ2dnUU7-
 
> 1. "I won't issue marriage licenses. But my deputies can."
> This was a quote from which recently released resident of
> Kentucky this week?
 
Kim Davis

> 2. Toronto decided not to bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
> But 5 cities are bidding for the right to host. Name *any one*.
 
Los Angeles
 
> 4. Which winner of the 1983 Miss America pageant received an
> apology this week from the organizers of the pageant?
 
Vanessa Williams

> 5. "I think women all over the country heard very clearly what
> Mr. Trump said." Which GOP candidate for president said this
> in the CNN debate on Wednesday last week?
 
Carly Fiorina
 
> "Final Jeopardy!"? This name was used by Norm MacDonald when
> he played Burt Reynolds on "Saturday Night Live"'s version of
> "Celebrity Jeopardy!" (Full name required.)
 
Turd Ferguson
 
> * Game 2 (2015-09-28), Round 1 - Current Events
 
> 1. One man's love for a pig! *Which world leader* was in hot water
> for (allegedly) getting piggy with it during his university days?
 
David Cameron
 
> 2. The Pope visited the US last week. He visited Washington DC
> on Wednesday, New York on Thursday, and -- finally -- which
> other city?
 
Philadelphia

> week in Georgia. He presided over a company that sold *what
> product* containing salmonella that killed 9 people and made
> over 700 sick?
 
peanut butter
 
> 5. "I will suspend my campaign immediately. I encourage other
> Republican candidates to consider doing the same." Who said
> that this week?
 
Scott Walker

> 6. Name the Speaker of the House in the US who resigned from his
> position last week.
 
John Boehner
 
> 7. "You should always go to other people's funerals -- otherwise
> they won't come to yours." These were the wise words of which
> man who died on Tuesday?
 
Yogi Berra
 
> And at the Primetime Emmy Awards last week, which TV show was
> awarded the Emmy Award for...
 
> 9. Most Outstanding Drama Series?
 
"Game of Thrones"
 
> 10. Most Outstanding Comedy Series?
 
"Transparent"
 
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Sep 28 06:10AM -0700

On Sunday, September 20, 2015 at 12:34:28 PM UTC-4, swp wrote:
 
> The winner will be the first choice to set RQ 198, in a manner of their choosing.
 
> Please answer based only on your own knowledge; put all of your answers in a single posting, quoting the question before each one.
 
> Answer slates must be posted by 6pm Philadelphia time (GMT-4) on Sunday, 2015-09-27, which gives you 7 days and some number of hours from the time of this posting.
 
or in this case a lot of hours. sorry for the delay. the Pope did it, using a lunar eclipse to distract me.
 
 
> 1. what is the name of howard stern's first book?
 
private parts
 
> 2. spanking, paddling, and caning are considered a form of this.
 
corporal punishment
 
> 3. robert remus is an american former wwe personality and semi-retired professional wrestler better known by what ring name?
 
sgt. slaughter
 
> 4. this rank is an adaptive technical expert, combat leader, trainer, and advisor. through progressive levels of expertise in assignments, training, and education, this rank administers, manages, maintains, operates, and integrates army systems and equipment across the full spectrum of army operations.
 
warrant officer
 
> 5. what was the name and rank of forrest gumps commanding officer in vietnam?
 
lt. dan
 
> 6. in 'the big bang theory' the character of sheldon cooper leads the groups paintball team and grants himself the rank of captain, in the grand tradition of who? (all 3 required)
 
captains kirk, crunch, and kangaroo
 
> 7. this show, currently in its 4th season, is an American television police procedural series starring Mary McDonnell. it is a successor spin-off of 'the closer' and premiered on tnt on august 13, 2012, following that show's finale.
 
major crimes
 
> 8. what is the *nickname* of the founder and original spokesperson for kentucky fried chicken?
 
colonel sanders
 
> 9. what is the name of the car driven by cousins bo and luke duke in the tv show 'the dukes of hazzard'?
 
general lee
 
> 10. what rank was shared by paul von hindenburg (1914), hermann göring (1936), erwin rommel (1942), and bernard montgomery (1944)? (dates are when they first attained that rank)
 
field marshal
 
 
name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 total
---------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -----
Dan B 2 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 16
Marc D 2 2 2 2 1 0 2 2 0 2 15
Mark B 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 2 13
Pete 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 7
Peter 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 6
Dan T 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 5
Erland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
---------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -----
totals 6 12 4 4 4 0 6 9 6 11 62
 
congratulations to Dan Blum! D! A! N! Dan! Dan! Dan! RQ 198 is yours to do with as you please.
 
thank you all for playing!
 
swp
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Sep 28 02:09PM

> congratulations to Dan Blum! D! A! N! Dan! Dan! Dan! RQ 198 is yours to do with as you please.
 
> thank you all for playing!
 
Thanks for running it. RQ #198 will be up in a few days.
 
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 28 01:07PM -0500

Stephen Perry:
> ---------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -----
> ...
> Mark B 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 2 13
 
No, 12. On a question that asks for "name and rank", "lieutenant..."
does not qualify as a "correct answer that does not conform to the theme".
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