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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 05 10:15PM -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 7 - Arts & Literature - Comic Books 1. Mjolnir ("mule-near") is the weapon of what Marvel superhero? 2. Who was the first black superhero in mainstream American comics? He is also the former king of Wakanda. 3. Name *any 2* of the 5 original X-Men (not including Prof. X). 4. Name *any* member of the original Alpha Flight. 5. Who is the Scarlet Witch's father? 6. Who is Nightcrawler's mother? The remaining questions ask about *current* alter egos of superheroes. Who is the alter ego of: 7. ...the Green Lantern? 8. ...Storm? 9. ...Hawkeye? 10. ...the Thing? * Game 2, Round 8 - Science - Scientists and their Passports Sure, you know their scientific achievements, but can you identify their country of birth or nationality? For questions #1-9, name the *present-day* country that includes their place of birth. 1. Marie Curie, pioneer in the field of radioactivity. 2. William Osler, father of modern medicine. 3. Linus Torvalds, software engineer and chief architect of the operating system Linux. 4. Nobel-winning physicist Niels Bohr, best known for his contribution to quantum theory. 5. Ernest Rutherford, father of nuclear physics. 6. Edward Teller, father of the hydrogen bomb. 7. Carl Linnaeus, the botanist who is associated with the modern biological naming scheme. 8. Gregor Mendel, founder of genetics. 9. Alexander Fleming, Nobel Prize winner best known for his discovery of penicillin. 10. For Nikola Tesla, *either* answer the same question as above *or* give his actual nationality at birth -- but you must say which answer you are giving. -- Mark Brader "You can stop laughing now. Toronto Well, maybe you *can't*, but you *may*." msb@vex.net -- Rick Burger My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Sep 06 03:31AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:acOdne_u-_ZQMnbInZ2dnUU7- > * Game 2, Round 7 - Arts & Literature - Comic Books > 1. Mjolnir ("mule-near") is the weapon of what Marvel superhero? Thor > 2. Who was the first black superhero in mainstream American comics? > He is also the former king of Wakanda. Black Panther > For questions #1-9, name the *present-day* country that includes > their place of birth. > 1. Marie Curie, pioneer in the field of radioactivity. Poland > 2. William Osler, father of modern medicine. UK > 3. Linus Torvalds, software engineer and chief architect of the > operating system Linux. Finland; Sweden > 4. Nobel-winning physicist Niels Bohr, best known for his > contribution to quantum theory. Denmark > 5. Ernest Rutherford, father of nuclear physics. New Zealand; UK > 6. Edward Teller, father of the hydrogen bomb. Hungary > 7. Carl Linnaeus, the botanist who is associated with the modern > biological naming scheme. Sweden > 8. Gregor Mendel, founder of genetics. Austria; Germany > 9. Alexander Fleming, Nobel Prize winner best known for his > discovery of penicillin. UK; Canada > 10. For Nikola Tesla, *either* answer the same question as above > *or* give his actual nationality at birth -- but you must say > which answer you are giving. Croatia (present day country); Serbia (present day country) -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Jason Kreitzer <krei513@aol.com>: Sep 05 09:32PM -0700 On Saturday, September 5, 2015 at 11:15:27 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > 2. Who was the first black superhero in mainstream American comics? > He is also the former king of Wakanda. > 3. Name *any 2* of the 5 original X-Men (not including Prof. X). Wolverine and Cyclops? > For questions #1-9, name the *present-day* country that includes > their place of birth. > 1. Marie Curie, pioneer in the field of radioactivity. France |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Sep 05 10:48PM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > * Game 2, Round 7 - Arts & Literature - Comic Books > 1. Mjolnir ("mule-near") is the weapon of what Marvel superhero? Thor > 2. Who was the first black superhero in mainstream American comics? > He is also the former king of Wakanda. Daredevil > 3. Name *any 2* of the 5 original X-Men (not including Prof. X). Jean Grey and Cyclops > The remaining questions ask about *current* alter egos of > superheroes. Who is the alter ego of: > 7. ...the Green Lantern? Hal Jordan (definitely wrong, but he's the only one I can remember) > 8. ...Storm? > 9. ...Hawkeye? > 10. ...the Thing? Ben Grimm (he was the original, but this question implies they've changed who it is) > For questions #1-9, name the *present-day* country that includes > their place of birth. > 1. Marie Curie, pioneer in the field of radioactivity. Poland > 2. William Osler, father of modern medicine. Switzerland > 3. Linus Torvalds, software engineer and chief architect of the > operating system Linux. Finland > 4. Nobel-winning physicist Niels Bohr, best known for his > contribution to quantum theory. Denmark > 5. Ernest Rutherford, father of nuclear physics. New Zealand > 6. Edward Teller, father of the hydrogen bomb. USA > 7. Carl Linnaeus, the botanist who is associated with the modern > biological naming scheme. Sweden > 8. Gregor Mendel, founder of genetics. Switzerland > 9. Alexander Fleming, Nobel Prize winner best known for his > discovery of penicillin. UK > 10. For Nikola Tesla, *either* answer the same question as above > *or* give his actual nationality at birth -- but you must say > which answer you are giving. Austria-Hungary (nationality at birth) -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 05 10:13PM -0500 Mark Brader: > a head of state. The charges were withdrawn in December 2014 > after his government refused to hand over information considered > vital to the case. Give *both* names of this world leader. Uhuru Kenyatta. 4 for Marc. > of Haiti in 2011. Since then, he has been accused of accepting > over $2,600,000,000 in bribes and has been the target of > large-scale demonstrations demanding his resignation. Name him. Michel Martelly. 4 for Erland. > photographs of torture that were smuggled out of the country in > October 2014 and displayed at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum. > Name the leader. Bashar Al-Assad. "Assad" was sufficient. 4 for Erland, Joshua, Dan, Marc, Peter, Pete, and Gareth. > phone call from a sex trade worker. He has referred to climate > change as "crap" and has said that "virginity is the greatest > gift you can give someone". Name this colorful world leader. Tony Abbott. 4 for Joshua, Dan, Peter, Gareth, and Calvin. > revered by indigenous people for his policies, but has had a > difficult relationship with the US, expelling their ambassador > and USAID, and suspending DEA operations. Name this leader. Evo Morales. 4 for Erland, Joshua, and Calvin. At our game, when the question was read, one of the players asked: "And how does *that* constitute behaving badly?" > arrest warrant found in the prosecutor's wastebasket. Other > accusations include corruption, crony capitalism, and harassment > of Argentina's independent media. Name this world leader. Christina Fernandez de Kirchner. Either "Fernandez" or "Kirchner" was sufficient. 4 for Erland, Marc, Peter, and Calvin. > brutal repression. When the 2008 election was proving to be > too close, he suspended the rules and declared himself president > once again. Name this leader. Robert Mugabe. 4 for Erland, Joshua, Dan, Marc, Peter, Pete, Gareth, and Calvin. > President Obama decided to sit out the speech, citing his policy > of not inviting leaders close to their country's election. > Name this controversial leader. Benjamin Netanyahu. 4 for Erland, Joshua, Dan, Marc, Pete, Jason, Gareth, and Calvin. > racketeering and corruption. Charges, however, were dropped > in 2009 amid claims of political interference. Name this > world leader. Jacob Zuma. 4 for Erland, Joshua, Marc, Peter, Gareth, and Calvin. > was settled without a trial. He also changed the constitution > so he could run for a second term. Name this world leader, > once a leader of the Sandinista National Liberation Front. Daniel Ortega. 4 for Erland, Joshua, and Pete. > "The Daily Show". Insomniacs and political junkies across North > America are inconsolable. 10 questions on the man, the show, > the phenomenon. This was the second-easiest round in the original game, after current events. > 1. It wasn't always "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart". Name the > original host of the show, who Stewart took over from in > January 1999. Craig Kilborn. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Pete, Jason, and Gareth. > to win a Golden Globe for his performance in "The Office" and > was nominated for an Oscar this year for his portrayal of John > du Pont in "Foxcatcher". Name him. Steve Carell. 4 for Joshua, Dan, Marc, Peter, Pete, Gareth, and Calvin. Only Joshua and Dan spelled Carell carectlly. > of the United States of South Carolina. Name this satiric > comedian who is to take over hosting duties for "The Late Show" > from David Letterman. Stephen Colbert ("cole-bair"). 4 for Joshua, Dan, Marc, Pete, Jason, and Gareth. > (Maziar Bahari) in a Tehran jail. She is known for the "This > Week in God" segment and was the longest-serving correspondent, > surpassing <answer 3> in 2012. Name *either*. Jason Jones, Samantha Bee. 4 for Pete and Gareth. > following that 2009 interview. Iranian authorities presented > the interview as evidence that he was in communication with an > American spy. Name the 2014 film starring Gael García Bernal. "Rosewater". 4 for Joshua and Gareth. I did not think "Sweetwater" was close enough for an "almost correct". > for his comedic investigations into serious topics such as net > neutrality and income inequality, as well as a recent interview > in Moscow with Edward Snowden. Name him. John Oliver. 4 for Joshua, Dan, Marc, Pete, and Gareth. > 7. This comedian, who joined the show in 2006 as the "Senior Black > Correspondent", now hosts "The Nightly Show", which airs after > "The Daily Show" and replaces "The Colbert Report". Name him. Larry Wilmore. 4 for Dan, Pete, and Gareth. > 8. What is the name of the closing segment which features a humorous > clip with no commentary, or sometimes a tribute to someone who > recently died? "Your Moment of Zen". (I accepted "Moment of Zen".) 4 for Pete, Jason, and Gareth. > 9. Name either the broadcast network or the cable station which airs > "The Daily Show" in Canada. CTV, Comedy. (Not Comedy Central; that's on US cable.) > Much of his humor comes from his life story as the biracial > product of a black Xhosa mother and a white Swiss father -- > something that was illegal under apartheid. Trevor Noah. 4 for Joshua and Gareth. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS TOPICS-> Spo Can Geo Ent Gareth Owen 31 4 20 36 91 Joshua Kreitzer 22 8 28 24 82 Pete Gayde 16 4 16 28 64 Dan Blum 8 21 16 16 61 Marc Dashevsky 0 7 24 16 47 Peter Smyth 19 0 20 4 43 Erland Sommarskog -- -- 32 0 32 Dan Tilque 12 16 -- -- 28 "Calvin" -- -- 24 4 28 Jason Kreitzer -- -- 4 12 16 Björn Lundin 0 8 -- -- 8 -- Mark Brader | scanf() is even more complicated and usually does Toronto | something almost but not completely unlike what msb@vex.net | you want. -- Chris Torek (after Douglas Adams) My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Sep 05 09:21PM -0700 I was out of town for a family emergency, hence my late entry. Mark Brader wrote: > photographs of torture that were smuggled out of the country in > October 2014 and displayed at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum. > Name the leader. Assad > arrest warrant found in the prosecutor's wastebasket. Other > accusations include corruption, crony capitalism, and harassment > of Argentina's independent media. Name this world leader. Kirchner > brutal repression. When the 2008 election was proving to be > too close, he suspended the rules and declared himself president > once again. Name this leader. Mugabe > President Obama decided to sit out the speech, citing his policy > of not inviting leaders close to their country's election. > Name this controversial leader. Netanyahu > of the United States of South Carolina. Name this satiric > comedian who is to take over hosting duties for "The Late Show" > from David Letterman. Colbert -- Dan Tilque |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 05 11:26PM +0200 > 1 "Also Sprach Zarathustra" by Richard Strauss is the theme to which > 1968 Stanley Kubrick film? 2001 - A Space Oddesy. > 2 What two-word title has been bestowed upon cricketer Jack Hobbs, > author PG Wodehouse and a renegade time lord, among others? Bat Man > 4 Which Commonwealth country was Princess Elizabeth visiting in 1952 > when she learned that her father had died? Australia > 5 How many times did Greg Norman win the British Open? 4 > 6 What 8-letter word refers to the punctuation mark comprising a > series of dots (...) indicating an unfinished thought or the intentional > omission of a word or phrase? ellipsis > 8 Who wrote the "Goosebumps" series of children's books? Dunno, but B.A. Robertson had a darn good song with that name. -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
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