- QFTCI5GNM15 Game 8, Rounds 9-10: CanEnt, challenge - 7 Updates
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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 21 09:42PM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-06-15, 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 8, Round 9 - Canadiana Entertainment - Canadians in Movies and on TV Since the days of silent movies, Canadians have been major players in the film and TV industries. Please see the handout: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/8-9/can.pdf and in each case, name the Canadian-born actor or actress. I've rearranged the questions in order of the pictures. There were 6 decoys; name those performers if you like for fun, but for no points. 1. Her movie credits include "Sideways" and "Under the Tuscan Sun", but she's probably best known for starring in the TV series "Grey's Anatomy". 2. On TV, she starred in the HBO series "True Blood". Her film credits include winning the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for "The Piano" and playing Rogue in the X-Men movies. 3. On TV, he starred in "Arrested Development". His movie credits include "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World", "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist", "Superbad", and "Juno". 4. (decoy) 5. (decoy) 6. (decoy) 7. On TV, she's best known as part of the "SCTV" (Second City TV) ensemble. Her movie credits include "Home Alone", "Beetlejuice", "After Hours", "Waiting for Guffman", and "Best in Show". 8. He's starred in the TV series "Arrested Development", "Up All Night", and "The Millers", as well as appearing on "30 Rock". His movie credits include "Blades of Glory" and "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles". 9. His movie credits include "A Place in the Sun", "Rear Window", and "Godzilla, King of the Monsters", but he's probably best remembered for starring in the TV series "Perry Mason" and "Ironside". 10. On TV, she appeared in the series "Slings and Arrows" and is featured in the second season of HBO's "True Detective". Her movie credits include "Mean Girls", "The Notebook", "Wedding Crashers", "Red Eye", and "Sherlock Holmes". 11. (decoy) 12. On TV, he got his start on "The Mickey Mouse Club" and starred in the series "Breaker High" and "Young Hercules". His movie credits include "The Notebook", "Half Nelson", "Blue Valentine", "Drive", and "Gangster Squad". 13. On TV, she's appeared in the series "Pit Pony", "Trailer Park Boys", and "ReGenesis". Her movie credits include "Juno", "Whip It", and "Inception". 14. His movie credits include "Earthquake" and "Nevada Smith", but he's probably best remembered for starring in the TV series "Bonanza", "Battlestar Galactica", and "Galactica 1980". 15. (decoy) 16. (decoy) * Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round A. The Life and Death of the CD In each case give the year according to the Recording Industry Association of America, within a margin of 1 year. A1. When did CDs first outsell vinyl? A2. When did CD sales peak? B. Moons B1. The only moon besides our own to have had a probe land on its surface was discovered in 1655 by Christiaan Huygens. It is the second-largest moon in our solar system, and the only moon to have clouds and a planet-like atmosphere. It was also the first place in our solar system besides Earth where liquids were known to flow on its surface, although the liquids are not water but methane and related substances. Name this moon. B2. Discovered in 1610 by Galileo Galilei, this is the largest moon in our solar system. It is larger than the planet Mercury, and is 3/4 the size of Mars. It is so large that it would be considered a planet if it did not orbit Jupiter. Name it. C. The 2014 Canadian Brewing Awards C1. Name the Toronto brewery that won gold at the 2014 Canadian Brewing Awards for both its Spring Bock and Boneshaker brews, it also won two silvers for Vicar's Vice and Maverick & Gose. Its Rye Baltic Porter won a bronze. C2. Name the southeastern Ontario brewery that won a gold for its Lug Tread and bronzes for the Bottle Imp and Two Week's Notice at the 2014 Canadian Brewing Awards. D. Toronto Maple Leafs Playoff Disappointments D1. In 1993, the Leafs were leading the best-of-7 Campbell Conference final 3 games to 2 against the Los Angeles Kings. The Leafs lost Game 6 in overtime and lost Game 7 by 5-4. Name the Kings player who was primarily responsible for this, scoring the overtime winner in Game 6 and a hat-trick in Game 7. D2. In 2013 conference quarterfinals, the Leafs were leading the Boston Bruins 4-1 in the third period of Game 7. The Bruins rallied to tie the game and then win it in overtime. Name the Bruin who who was primarily responsible for this, scoring both the tying goal and then the game winner in overtime. E. American Abolitionists E1. Born into slavery, this African-American woman escaped in 1849. She made about 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved family and friends using the Underground Railroad. She became a scout for the Union Army during the American Civil War and died in New York State in 1913. Name her. E2. This white American abolitionist believed that armed insurrection was the only way to overthrow the institution of slavery in America. In 1859 he led an unsuccessful raid on the federal armory at Harper's Ferry. The raid ended with his capture. He was convicted and sentenced to death by hanging. Name him. F. Hunter S. Thompson Quotes We'll give you a quote from one of Hunter S. Thompson's books; you name the book. F1. Tiny hurts people. When he loses his temper he goes completely out of control and his huge body becomes a lethal weapon. It is difficult to see what role he might play in the Great Society. F2. The massive, frustrated energies of a mainly young, disillusioned electorate that has long since abandoned the idea that we all have a duty to vote. This is like being told you have a duty to buy a new car, but you have to choose immediately between a Ford and a Chevy. -- Mark Brader | "...the average homeowner should expect... Toronto | meteor damage every hundred million years." msb@vex.net | --Robert Nemiroff & Jerry Bonnell My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Nov 22 04:10AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in > 1. Her movie credits include "Sideways" and "Under the Tuscan Sun", > but she's probably best known for starring in the TV series > "Grey's Anatomy". Sandra Oh > 2. On TV, she starred in the HBO series "True Blood". Her film > credits include winning the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for > "The Piano" and playing Rogue in the X-Men movies. Anna Paquin > 3. On TV, he starred in "Arrested Development". His movie credits > include "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World", "Nick and Norah's Infinite > Playlist", "Superbad", and "Juno". Michael Cera > 7. On TV, she's best known as part of the "SCTV" (Second City TV) > ensemble. Her movie credits include "Home Alone", "Beetlejuice", > "After Hours", "Waiting for Guffman", and "Best in Show". Catherine O'Hara > Night", and "The Millers", as well as appearing on "30 Rock". > His movie credits include "Blades of Glory" and "Teenage Mutant > Ninja Turtles". Will Arnett > and "Godzilla, King of the Monsters", but he's probably best > remembered for starring in the TV series "Perry Mason" and > "Ironside". Raymond Burr > featured in the second season of HBO's "True Detective". > Her movie credits include "Mean Girls", "The Notebook", > "Wedding Crashers", "Red Eye", and "Sherlock Holmes". Rachel McAdams > in the series "Breaker High" and "Young Hercules". His movie > credits include "The Notebook", "Half Nelson", "Blue Valentine", > "Drive", and "Gangster Squad". Ryan Gosling > 13. On TV, she's appeared in the series "Pit Pony", "Trailer Park > Boys", and "ReGenesis". Her movie credits include "Juno", > "Whip It", and "Inception". Ellen Page > 14. His movie credits include "Earthquake" and "Nevada Smith", > but he's probably best remembered for starring in the TV series > "Bonanza", "Battlestar Galactica", and "Galactica 1980". Lorne Greene > In each case give the year according to the Recording Industry > Association of America, within a margin of 1 year. > A1. When did CDs first outsell vinyl? 1986; 1988 > A2. When did CD sales peak? 2005; 2008 > where liquids were known to flow on its surface, although the > liquids are not water but methane and related substances. > Name this moon. Titan > Mercury, and is 3/4 the size of Mars. It is so large that > it would be considered a planet if it did not orbit Jupiter. > Name it. Ganymede > Railroad. She became a scout for the Union Army during > the American Civil War and died in New York State in 1913. > Name her. Harriet Tubman > on the federal armory at Harper's Ferry. The raid ended > with his capture. He was convicted and sentenced to death > by hanging. Name him. John Brown > completely out of control and his huge body becomes a > lethal weapon. It is difficult to see what role he might > play in the Great Society. "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas"; "Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail" > idea that we all have a duty to vote. This is like being > told you have a duty to buy a new car, but you have to > choose immediately between a Ford and a Chevy. "Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail" -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Jason Kreitzer <krei513@aol.com>: Nov 21 08:21PM -0800 On Saturday, November 21, 2015 at 10:42:22 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > 2. On TV, she starred in the HBO series "True Blood". Her film > credits include winning the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for > "The Piano" and playing Rogue in the X-Men movies. Anna Paquin > 3. On TV, he starred in "Arrested Development". His movie credits > include "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World", "Nick and Norah's Infinite > Playlist", "Superbad", and "Juno". Seth Rogen > 7. On TV, she's best known as part of the "SCTV" (Second City TV) > ensemble. Her movie credits include "Home Alone", "Beetlejuice", > "After Hours", "Waiting for Guffman", and "Best in Show". Catherine O'Hara > and "Godzilla, King of the Monsters", but he's probably best > remembered for starring in the TV series "Perry Mason" and > "Ironside". Raymond Burr > on the federal armory at Harper's Ferry. The raid ended > with his capture. He was convicted and sentenced to death > by hanging. Name him. Nat Turner |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Nov 22 02:07AM -0600 In article <8LGdndK5mc0ApMzLnZ2dnUU7-aOdnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > 1. Her movie credits include "Sideways" and "Under the Tuscan Sun", > but she's probably best known for starring in the TV series > "Grey's Anatomy". Sandra Oh > 2. On TV, she starred in the HBO series "True Blood". Her film > credits include winning the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for > "The Piano" and playing Rogue in the X-Men movies. Anna Paquin > 3. On TV, he starred in "Arrested Development". His movie credits > include "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World", "Nick and Norah's Infinite > Playlist", "Superbad", and "Juno". Michael Cera > 7. On TV, she's best known as part of the "SCTV" (Second City TV) > ensemble. Her movie credits include "Home Alone", "Beetlejuice", > "After Hours", "Waiting for Guffman", and "Best in Show". Catherine O'Hara > Night", and "The Millers", as well as appearing on "30 Rock". > His movie credits include "Blades of Glory" and "Teenage Mutant > Ninja Turtles". Will Arnett > and "Godzilla, King of the Monsters", but he's probably best > remembered for starring in the TV series "Perry Mason" and > "Ironside". Raymond Burr > featured in the second season of HBO's "True Detective". > Her movie credits include "Mean Girls", "The Notebook", > "Wedding Crashers", "Red Eye", and "Sherlock Holmes". Rachel McAdams > 13. On TV, she's appeared in the series "Pit Pony", "Trailer Park > Boys", and "ReGenesis". Her movie credits include "Juno", > "Whip It", and "Inception". Ellen Page > 14. His movie credits include "Earthquake" and "Nevada Smith", > but he's probably best remembered for starring in the TV series > "Bonanza", "Battlestar Galactica", and "Galactica 1980". Lorne Greene > In each case give the year according to the Recording Industry > Association of America, within a margin of 1 year. > A1. When did CDs first outsell vinyl? 1988 > A2. When did CD sales peak? 1995 > where liquids were known to flow on its surface, although the > liquids are not water but methane and related substances. > Name this moon. Titan > Mercury, and is 3/4 the size of Mars. It is so large that > it would be considered a planet if it did not orbit Jupiter. > Name it. Ganymede > overtime. Name the Bruin who who was primarily responsible > for this, scoring both the tying goal and then the game > winner in overtime. Patrice Bergeron > Railroad. She became a scout for the Union Army during > the American Civil War and died in New York State in 1913. > Name her. Harriet Tubman > on the federal armory at Harper's Ferry. The raid ended > with his capture. He was convicted and sentenced to death > by hanging. Name him. John Brown > completely out of control and his huge body becomes a > lethal weapon. It is difficult to see what role he might > play in the Great Society. Hell's Angels -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Nov 22 11:17AM +0100 > In each case give the year according to the Recording Industry > Association of America, within a margin of 1 year. > A1. When did CDs first outsell vinyl? 1990 > A2. When did CD sales peak? 1999 > where liquids were known to flow on its surface, although the > liquids are not water but methane and related substances. > Name this moon. Titan > Mercury, and is 3/4 the size of Mars. It is so large that > it would be considered a planet if it did not orbit Jupiter. > Name it. Ganymede > Name the Kings player who was primarily responsible for this, > scoring the overtime winner in Game 6 and a hat-trick in > Game 7. Wayne Gretzky -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Nov 22 11:53AM +0100 On 2015-11-22 04:42, Mark Brader wrote: > were 6 decoys; name those performers if you like for fun, but for > no points. > 11. (decoy) Keither Sutherland The one I know is of course a decoy - > In each case give the year according to the Recording Industry > Association of America, within a margin of 1 year. > A1. When did CDs first outsell vinyl? 1988 > A2. When did CD sales peak? 1997 > where liquids were known to flow on its surface, although the > liquids are not water but methane and related substances. > Name this moon. Io;Europa > Mercury, and is 3/4 the size of Mars. It is so large that > it would be considered a planet if it did not orbit Jupiter. > Name it. Europa;Io -- -- Björn |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Nov 22 02:58AM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: > and "Godzilla, King of the Monsters", but he's probably best > remembered for starring in the TV series "Perry Mason" and > "Ironside". Raymond Burr > 14. His movie credits include "Earthquake" and "Nevada Smith", > but he's probably best remembered for starring in the TV series > "Bonanza", "Battlestar Galactica", and "Galactica 1980". Lorne Greene > In each case give the year according to the Recording Industry > Association of America, within a margin of 1 year. > A1. When did CDs first outsell vinyl? 1988 > A2. When did CD sales peak? 1999 > where liquids were known to flow on its surface, although the > liquids are not water but methane and related substances. > Name this moon. Titan > Mercury, and is 3/4 the size of Mars. It is so large that > it would be considered a planet if it did not orbit Jupiter. > Name it. Ganymede > Name the Kings player who was primarily responsible for this, > scoring the overtime winner in Game 6 and a hat-trick in > Game 7. Gretzky > Railroad. She became a scout for the Union Army during > the American Civil War and died in New York State in 1913. > Name her. Harriet Tubman > on the federal armory at Harper's Ferry. The raid ended > with his capture. He was convicted and sentenced to death > by hanging. Name him. John Brown > completely out of control and his huge body becomes a > lethal weapon. It is difficult to see what role he might > play in the Great Society. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas > idea that we all have a duty to vote. This is like being > told you have a duty to buy a new car, but you have to > choose immediately between a Ford and a Chevy. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas -- Dan Tilque |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Nov 21 02:51PM +0100 On 2015-11-19 04:14, Mark Brader wrote: > places with weather to grumble about. > 1. Quillagua, the driest place on Earth, receives only 0.2 mm > (0.01 inch) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in? Peru > 2. Mawsynram, the wettest place on Earth, averages over 11.8 m > (465 inches) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in? Myanmar > 3. The lowest-ever temperature was recorded at the Soviet Vostok > Station in Antarctica in July 1983. In degrees Celsius, within > 10% of the actual number, what is this lowest temperature? -89C > 4. Which geographical area, located in North America, recorded > the highest-ever air temperature of 56.7°C (134°F) in July 1913? > Be sufficiently specific. Death Valley, California > 5. Chicago may be called the Windy City, but which > midwestern/southern US city recorded the fastest-ever > wind gusts of about 480 km per hour (300 mph)? Kansas City > 6. The record for most snowfall in any one-year period is 31.5 m > (103 feet), recorded from 1971-02-19 to 1972-02-18. In which > US *state* is the record-setting place located? Alaska > 7. The deadliest tornado in history killed approximately 1,300 > people on 1989-04-26. Which country did it strike? Dominican Republic > 8. The heaviest hailstone ever reported fell in the Gopalganj > district of Bangladesh. Within 10%, how much did it weigh, > in grams or kilograms? 850 grams > Gur qvnzrgre bs gung Tbcnytnaw unvyfgbar qbrfa'g frrz gb unir > orra erpbeqrq, fb gur erpbeq sbe ynetrfg qvnzrgre tbrf gb na > 8-vapu (20 pz) unvyfgbar... va juvpu zvqjrfgrea HF fgngr? Kansas > 10. Which continent gets the most lightning strikes per year? Asia -- -- Björn |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 21 09:39PM -0600 Mark Brader: > As we head into summer with hope for pleasant weather, and with > relief at another winter left behind, here are 10 questions on > places with weather to grumble about. This was the hardest round in the original game and the fourth-hardest of the entire season. > 1. Quillagua, the driest place on Earth, receives only 0.2 mm > (0.01 inch) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in? Chile. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Peter, Erland, Gareth, and Calvin. > 2. Mawsynram, the wettest place on Earth, averages over 11.8 m > (465 inches) of rainfall per year. Which country is it in? India. 4 for Dan Blum and Erland. 2 for Joshua. > 3. The lowest-ever temperature was recorded at the Soviet Vostok > Station in Antarctica in July 1983. In degrees Celsius, within > 10% of the actual number, what is this lowest temperature? -89.2°C (that's -128.6°F; accepting -80.3 to -98.1°C). 4 for Erland and Björn. 2 for Peter and Calvin. > 4. Which geographical area, located in North America, recorded > the highest-ever air temperature of 56.7°C (134°F) in July 1913? > Be sufficiently specific. Furnace Creek Ranch, Death Valley, California, USA. "Death Valley" was sufficient. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Marc, Dan Tilque, Peter, Pete, Erland, Gareth, Calvin, and Björn. > 5. Chicago may be called the Windy City, but which > midwestern/southern US city recorded the fastest-ever > wind gusts of about 480 km per hour (300 mph)? Oklahoma City (on 1999-05-03). 4 for Peter and Erland. 3 for Dan Blum and Marc. 2 for Calvin. > 6. The record for most snowfall in any one-year period is 31.5 m > (103 feet), recorded from 1971-02-19 to 1972-02-18. In which > US *state* is the record-setting place located? Washington. (Almost appropriately, it was Mt. *Rainier*.) 4 for Dan Tilque. > 7. The deadliest tornado in history killed approximately 1,300 > people on 1989-04-26. Which country did it strike? Bangladesh. (Manikganj district.) 4 for Dan Tilque. > 8. The heaviest hailstone ever reported fell in the Gopalganj > district of Bangladesh. Within 10%, how much did it weigh, > in grams or kilograms? 1.02 kg (accepting 0.918 to 1.122 kg). 92 people were killed in the 1986 hailstorm. 3 for Marc. > The diameter of that Gopalganj hailstone doesn't seem to have > been recorded, so the record for largest diameter goes to an > 8-inch (20 cm) hailstone... in which midwestern US state? South Dakota. (At Vician in 2010. It weighed 1 lb. 15 oz. or about 0.88 kg.) See: http://www.noaa.gov/features/02_monitoring/images/hail2.jpg > 10. Which continent gets the most lightning strikes per year? Africa. 2 for Joshua. > to win it even though his team lost. His Lakers lost 4-3 to > the Boston Celtics in the 1969 NBA finals. He averaged 30.9 > points, 3.9 rebounds, and 7.5 assists in 18 playoff games. Jerry West. 4 for Marc, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 2. He averaged 27 points and 18.5 rebounds as his Bucks swept the > Baltimore Bullets in the 1971 NBA finals. He won the award > again as a member of the Lakers in 1985. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (formerly Lew Alcindor). 4 for Joshua, Marc, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Gareth. 3 for Calvin. > 3. He has won the award a record 6 times. Michael Jordan. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Marc, Dan Tilque, Peter, and Gareth. 3 for Calvin. > 4. Name the Los Angeles Lakers centre who won the award in 2000, > 2001 and 2002. Shaquille O'Neal. ("Shaq" was sufficient.) 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Marc, Dan Tilque, Peter, Pete, Gareth, and Calvin. > 5. Name the Houston Rockets center who won the award in 1994 > and again in 1995. He was the first foreign-born player to > win the award. Hakeem Olajuwon. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Pete, Gareth, and Calvin. > and 2.2 blocks to lead his San Antonio Spurs to a 4-1 victory > over the New York Knicks. He won the award again in 2003 > and 2004. Tim Duncan. 4 for Marc, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Gareth. > 7. He went 42-for-74 from the field and averaged 24.5 points in the > San Antonio Spurs' 4-game sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers > in 2007. He was the first European-born winner of this award. Tony Parker. 4 for Joshua, Gareth, and Calvin. > 8. He led the Dallas Mavericks to their first NBA title in franchise > history over the Miami Heat in 2011. He averaged 26 points > and 9.6 rebounds per game. Dirk Nowitzki. 4 for Dan Tilque, Peter, Pete, and Gareth. > and 7.4 assists a game, and played 43.8 minutes a game during > the 2009 finals as Los Angeles beat the Orlando Magic in 5 games. > He won the award again in 2010. Kobe Bryant. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Marc, Dan Tilque, Peter, Pete, Gareth, and Calvin. > the Dallas Mavericks, but he then scored 42, 36, and 43 points > in the next three games, respectively, and led Miami to a > 4-2 victory. Dwayne Wade. 4 for Pete and Gareth. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> His Sci Art Ent Geo Spo FOUR Joshua Kreitzer 26 12 20 40 12 24 110 Gareth Owen -- -- 24 36 8 36 104 Dan Tilque 24 32 0 4 16 28 100 Pete Gayde -- -- 36 24 4 32 96 Marc Dashevsky 8 20 16 24 10 28 88 Dan Blum 17 24 7 16 15 12 72 Erland Sommarskog 16 8 8 28 20 0 72 "Calvin" 11 19 11 16 12 22 69 Jason Kreitzer 12 4 8 40 0 0 64 Peter Smyth -- -- 16 12 14 16 58 Björn Lundin 8 24 -- -- 8 0 40 Bruce Bowler 0 32 -- -- -- -- 32 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Why, I make more money than Calvin Coolidge, msb@vex.net | put together!" -- SINGIN' IN THE RAIN My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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