| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 22 12:31AM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-05-04, 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 3, Round 9 - Canadiana - Postal Abbreviations What is the two-letter postal abbreviation for...? 1. Quebec. 2. Newfoundland. 3. Manitoba. 4. Saskatchewan. 5. Yukon. 6. Northwest Territories. 7. Nunavut. 8. Alberta. 9. Prince Edward Island. 10. Nova Scotia. * Game 3, Round 10 - Challenge Round A. Movie Remakes Each question deals with a movie and its remake by the *same director*. A1. Director: George Marshall. Name the *title character* played by James Stewart in 1939 and by Audie Murphy in 1954. A2. Director: Alfred Hitchcock. The 1934 version starred Leslie Banks and Edna Best; the 1956 version starred James Stewart and Doris Day; and the title was the same both times. Just give that title. B. Periodical Abbreviations We give the abbreviation; you give the full name of the publication. B1. EQMM. B2. JAMA. C. Hollywood Walk of Fame C1. What is unusual about Mohammed Ali's star? C2. One creator has *three* stars on the walk for his/her fictional characters. Who? D. The Name's the Same Identify the common name from the clues. Variations on a given name are considered the same (for example, Robert and Bob). D1. They are Austrian brothers. One (1887-1961) was a pianist known for commissioning piano concerti for the left hand alone; his brother (1889-1951) was a philosopher who taught at Cambridge. Give the last name. D2. 1915, a father and son with the same first and last name won the Nobel prize for physics; they share their name with an English singer whose 1986 album was "Talking with the Taxman about Poetry". E. Musical Terms E1. What is the instruction to string players to pluck the strings instead of bowing them? E2. What is the instruction in a musical score that tells the player to start again from the beginning? F. Old Ball Parks In what city was... F1. Forbes Field? F2. The Polo Grounds? -- Mark Brader, Toronto It's all Henry's fault. msb@vex.net -- Geoff Collyer My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Sep 22 01:54AM -0500 In article <VvedndPxvcsKep3LnZ2dnUU7-QednZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says... > * Game 3, Round 9 - Canadiana - Postal Abbreviations > What is the two-letter postal abbreviation for...? > 1. Quebec. QC > 2. Newfoundland. NL > 3. Manitoba. MB > 4. Saskatchewan. SK > 5. Yukon. YU > 6. Northwest Territories. NT > 7. Nunavut. NU > 8. Alberta. AB > 9. Prince Edward Island. PE > 10. Nova Scotia. NS > Leslie Banks and Edna Best; the 1956 version starred James > Stewart and Doris Day; and the title was the same both times. > Just give that title. The Man Who Knew Too Much > We give the abbreviation; you give the full name of the publication. > B1. EQMM. > B2. JAMA. Journal of the American Medical Association > C1. What is unusual about Mohammed Ali's star? > C2. One creator has *three* stars on the walk for his/her > fictional characters. Who? Disney > E. Musical Terms > E1. What is the instruction to string players to pluck the > strings instead of bowing them? pizzicato > F. Old Ball Parks > In what city was... > F1. Forbes Field? Pittsburgh > F2. The Polo Grounds? New York City -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Sep 22 07:02AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:VvedndPxvcsKep3LnZ2dnUU7- > * Game 3, Round 9 - Canadiana - Postal Abbreviations > What is the two-letter postal abbreviation for...? > 1. Quebec. QC > 2. Newfoundland. NL > 3. Manitoba. MB > 4. Saskatchewan. SK > 5. Yukon. YT > 6. Northwest Territories. NT > 7. Nunavut. NU > 8. Alberta. AB > 9. Prince Edward Island. PE > 10. Nova Scotia. NS > director*. > A1. Director: George Marshall. Name the *title character* > played by James Stewart in 1939 and by Audie Murphy in 1954. Destry (?) > Leslie Banks and Edna Best; the 1956 version starred James > Stewart and Doris Day; and the title was the same both times. > Just give that title. "The Man Who Knew Too Much" > B. Periodical Abbreviations > We give the abbreviation; you give the full name of the publication. > B2. JAMA. Journal of the American Medical Association > C. Hollywood Walk of Fame > C1. What is unusual about Mohammed Ali's star? it depicts a boxing glove; it includes a misspelled version of his name which should be "Muhammad" Ali > C2. One creator has *three* stars on the walk for his/her > fictional characters. Who? Jim Henson; Walt Disney > won the Nobel prize for physics; they share their name with > an English singer whose 1986 album was "Talking with the > Taxman about Poetry". Billy Bragg > E. Musical Terms > E1. What is the instruction to string players to pluck the > strings instead of bowing them? pizzicato > E2. What is the instruction in a musical score that tells the > player to start again from the beginning? dal capo; D.C. > F. Old Ball Parks > In what city was... > F1. Forbes Field? Pittsburgh > F2. The Polo Grounds? New York -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| bbowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Sep 21 12:01PM On Sun, 20 Sep 2015 23:44:32 -0500, Mark Brader wrote: > Bruce Bowler: >> Kimi Raikkonen, Fernando Alonso, Jenson Button > I will score this as two guesses, Kimi Raikkonen and Fernando Alonso. It was intended as 1 answer, "the hard way" Bruce |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Sep 21 05:30AM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > 1. DVT. > 2. IBS. > 3. HPV. human papillomavirus > 4. AIDS. acquired immune difficiency syndrome > 5. SIDS. sudden infant death syndrome > 6. ED. erectile dysfunction > 7. COPD. > 8. DTs. delirium tremens > 10. FAS. > * Game 3, Round 8 - Sports - Formula 1 > 1. In which country are the greatest number of F1 teams based? France > 2. In which city is the US Grand Prix currently held? Detroit > 8. Ferrari and Mercedes are the only teams that use their > namesakes' engines. Name *either* of the other manufacturers > providing engines this year. Toyota > 9. Jochen Rindt won the drivers' championship in 1970. What was > unique about his win? he didn't win any races -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 22 12:15AM -0500 Mark Brader: >>>> 7. Besides <answer 5> and <answer 6 driver>, three other current >>>> F1 drivers have been champions. Name any one of them. Bruce Bowler: >>> Kimi Raikkonen, Fernando Alonso, Jenson Button Mark Brader: >> I will score this as two guesses, Kimi Raikkonen and Fernando Alonso. Bruce Bowler: > It was intended as 1 answer, "the hard way" As you wish. -- Mark Brader "You can stop laughing now. Toronto Well, maybe you *can't*, but you *may*." msb@vex.net -- Rick Burger |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 22 12:26AM -0500 Mark Brader: >>>>> 7. Besides <answer 5> and <answer 6 driver>, three other current >>>>> F1 drivers have been champions. Name any one of them. Bruce Bowler: >>>> Kimi Raikkonen, Fernando Alonso, Jenson Button Mark Brader: >>> I will score this as two guesses, Kimi Raikkonen and Fernando Alonso. Bruce Bowler: >> It was intended as 1 answer, "the hard way" Mark Brader: > As you wish. (Pause for thought.) Naaaah. I really want to, but I can't. I will score it as I said the first time instead of giving a 0 as you asked for. -- Mark Brader, Toronto "Where do you want Microsoft to go today?" msb@vex.net -- Rick Ross |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 22 12:29AM -0500 Mark Brader: > Calling all hypochondriacs! We'll give you a common > acronym associated with a disease or medical condition; > you give us the full name. Exact answers required. Since I said that, I was pretty strict on this issue and you had to be *very* close to get "almost correct" points. If anyone who gave a different answer thinks it's also correct, please cite a suitable medical reference to support your answer. > 1. DVT. Deep vein thrombosis. 4 for Bruce, Peter, Marc, and Gareth. > 2. IBS. Irritable bowel syndrome. 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, Bruce, Erland, Peter, Marc, Joshua, and Gareth. > 3. HPV. Human papillomavirus. 4 for Bruce, Peter, Marc, Pete, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Gareth. > 4. AIDS. Acquired immune deficiency (or immunodeficiency) syndrome. 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, Bruce, Peter, Marc, Joshua, Jason, Pete, Gareth, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Erland. > 5. SIDS. Sudden infant death syndrome. 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, Bruce, Peter, Marc, Joshua, Jason, Pete, Gareth, and Dan Tilque. > 6. ED. Erectile dysfunction. 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, Bruce, Marc, Joshua, Jason, Pete, Gareth, and Dan Tilque. > 7. COPD. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, Bruce, and Marc. > 8. DTs. Delirium tremens. 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, Bruce, Marc, Joshua, Gareth, and Dan Tilque. > 9. TIA. Transient ischemic attack. 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, Bruce, Peter, and Marc. > 10. FAS. Fetal alcohol syndrome. 4 for Stephen, Bruce, Marc, and Joshua. > * Game 3, Round 8 - Sports - Formula 1 > 1. In which country are the greatest number of F1 teams based? UK. 4 for Stephen, Bruce, Erland, Peter, and Gareth. I accepted "England" as most or all of these are based in England. The original wording of this question said it was 8 of 11 teams, but information in other sources is conflicting; perhaps it depends on what's meant by "based". Anyway, there are at least 4. > 2. In which city is the US Grand Prix currently held? Austin, Texas. 4 for Stephen, Bruce, and Peter. > 3. In which city is the Canadian Grand Prix currently held? Montreal. 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, Bruce, Peter, Marc, and Gareth. > 4. Who is the only Canadian to have won the drivers' championship? > The full name is required. Jacques Villeneuve. 4 for Bruce and Gareth. > 5. Who is the current champion driver? Lewis Hamilton. 4 for Stephen, Bruce, Peter, and Gareth. > 6. The youngest-ever drivers' champion won the title four years > in a row, from 2010 to 2013. Name him *or* just say what team > he drove for. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull. 4 for Stephen, Bruce, Peter, and Gareth. > 7. Besides <answer 5> and <answer 6 driver>, three other current > F1 drivers have been champions. Name any one of them. Fernando Alonso, Jenson Button, Kimi Räikkönen. 4 for Stephen, Bruce (the hard way and despite trying to sabotage himself), Peter, and Gareth. > 8. Ferrari and Mercedes are the only teams that use their > namesakes' engines. Name *either* of the other manufacturers > providing engines this year. Honda, Renault. 4 for Stephen, Bruce (the hard way), Erland, Peter, and Gareth. > 9. Jochen Rindt won the drivers' championship in 1970. What was > unique about his win? He won it posthumously. 4 for Bruce, Peter, and Gareth. This is possible because it's based on a cumulative score over the whole year. You can win a QFTCI game posthumously as well, but I'd rather you didn't try. > 10. No American has won an F1 Grand Prix race since this driver won > the Dutch Grand Prix (and the drivers' title) in 1978. Name him. Mario Andretti. 4 for Stephen, Bruce, Peter, Joshua, and Gareth. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 3 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> Lit His Ent Geo Sci Spo FOUR Stephen Perry 32 40 40 40 32 32 152 Joshua Kreitzer 18 16 40 32 24 4 114 Gareth Owen 9 8 40 4 27 36 112 Marc Dashevsky 4 16 32 24 40 4 112 Dan Blum 11 20 32 22 28 4 102 Peter Smyth 7 0 8 24 24 36 92 Bruce Bowler -- -- -- -- 40 40 80 Dan Tilque 12 0 4 39 20 0 75 Jason Kreitzer 0 8 28 20 12 0 68 "Calvin" -- -- 24 18 -- -- 42 Pete Gayde 8 8 -- -- 16 0 32 Erland Sommarskog 8 0 0 4 7 8 27 Björn Lundin 8 0 4 0 0 0 12 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "...everything else in [the] list is wrong; msb@vex.net | why should [this] be correct?" -- Rob Novak My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Sep 21 05:08AM -0700 swp wrote: > have fun! > 1. what is the name of howard stern's first book? > 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? > 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. master sergeant > 5. what was the name and rank of forrest gumps commanding officer in vietnam? > 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) Captain America, Captain Marvel, Captain 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. > 8. what is the *nickname* of the founder and original spokesperson for kentucky fried chicken? Colonel Chicken > 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) Marshal -- Dan Tilque |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Sep 21 08:21AM -0500 In article <9b3628db-3fc4-44ca-a0ab-dccdad57e506@googlegroups.com>, Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com says... > sorry about that. I had this one queued up for a while now, and > thought the order of the answers would allow everyone to at least > guess at the answers. It did that for me. -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
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