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| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Nov 03 07:03PM -0800 Some time ago, I wanted a word that meant "a word derived from a geographic name". There didn't seem to be one, so I coined my own: EPOTOPE. I came up with it by taking parts of EPOnym and TOPonym and then adding an -E for pronunciation reasons. It turns out I didn't actually use it much, although I was considering writing a book about them. Who knows, maybe I'll write it after I retire. So this quiz is about epotopes. In some cases, the epotope is spelled differently than the geographic name. Either one will do as an answer here. For question 5, one point for each part, and it doesn't matter which order you give the answers. The usual rules apply, blah blah blah. Contest ends Sunday, 8 November 2015 sometime in the evening my time (whenever I get around to scoring it, which could be quite late). 1. Goat hair, but are they Indian or Pakistani goats? 2. Pacific crustacean -- nothing to do with the headland or its nuke plant in Kent. 3. The Duke of Beaufort didn't have anything to do with inventing the game, yet his house gets the blame. 4. Papal melons. 5a. Scottish pattern 5b. the other Scottish pattern 6. Rum, sugar, limes, and ice can all be found in Cuba. 7. Italian battle colors this answer. 8. I wanted a French auto body style, but I got a sedan instead. 9. They know how to dress for riding in the Thar Desert. 10. Hope and Crosby are just like Webster's Dictionary. -- Dan Tilque |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Nov 04 03:45AM > 1. Goat hair, but are they Indian or Pakistani goats? cashmere > 3. The Duke of Beaufort didn't have anything to do with inventing the > game, yet his house gets the blame. rugby > 5a. Scottish pattern tartan > 7. Italian battle colors this answer. magenta > 8. I wanted a French auto body style, but I got a sedan instead. coupe > 9. They know how to dress for riding in the Thar Desert. jodhpurs -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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): Nov 03 11:13PM -0600 Dan Tilque: > Some time ago, I wanted a word that meant "a word derived from a > geographic name". There didn't seem to be one, so I coined my own: > EPOTOPE. I came up with it by taking parts of EPOnym and TOPonym... Whereas if you'd gone to their Greek roots, you would have formed "epitope". (The I in "epi-" [upon] gets assimilated by the O in "-onym" [name].) > 1. Goat hair, but are they Indian or Pakistani goats? Cashmere. > 2. Pacific crustacean -- nothing to do with the headland or its nuke > plant in Kent. Windscale? > 3. The Duke of Beaufort didn't have anything to do with inventing the > game, yet his house gets the blame. Croquet? > 4. Papal melons. I thought they didn't *have* female popes. (See signature.) Um, I'll try casaba. > 5a. Scottish pattern Paisley. > 5b. the other Scottish pattern Plaid. > 6. Rum, sugar, limes, and ice can all be found in Cuba. Havarti? > 7. Italian battle colors this answer. Magenta. > 8. I wanted a French auto body style, but I got a sedan instead. Cabriolet? > 9. They know how to dress for riding in the Thar Desert. Thardines. :-) I'll try nomads. > 10. Hope and Crosby are just like Webster's Dictionary. Morocco-bound. -- Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net | "Well, *somebody* had to say it." My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Nov 03 09:31PM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: > Whereas if you'd gone to their Greek roots, you would have formed > "epitope". (The I in "epi-" [upon] gets assimilated by the O in > "-onym" [name].) I intentionally did not go to the Greek roots for a reason[1]. And I've had this conversation before with someone, but I forget if it was with you or someone else. [1] I'll make it a further question, although no points: Why would I want epotope and not epitope? -- Dan Tilque |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Nov 03 09:44PM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: > Dan Tilque: >> 4. Papal melons. > I thought they didn't *have* female popes. (See signature.) Actually, I had considered saying something about https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Joan but decided not to. -- Dan Tilque |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Nov 04 07:29AM +0100 > 1. Goat hair, but are they Indian or Pakistani goats? Cashmere > 2. Pacific crustacean -- nothing to do with the headland or its nuke > plant in Kent. Bikini > 8. I wanted a French auto body style, but I got a sedan instead. Limousin -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Nov 03 02:39PM > * Game 5 (2015-10-26), Round 1 - Current Events > 1. Last week saw a Federal election in Canada. Within 2 seats > either way, how many seats did the Liberal Party win? 154; 164 > 2. And the Conservative Party? (Also within 2 seats.) 64; 54 > 3. Canada wasn't the only country to have an election last week. > Alpha Cond? was re-elected as the president of which West > African nation, whose capital is Conakry? Guinea > 4. And in Europe, Toni Brunner's right-wing People's Party retained > its plurality in which country? Switzerland > 5. Give the name of the hurricane that hit Mexico on the weekend, > apparently the strongest hurricane ever in the Northern > Hemisphere. Patricia > 6. The Kansas City Royals made the World Series. Which team will > they be facing? New York Mets > the ALCS between the Royals and the Blue Jays, stating that > "the nation of Canada is wholly given over to Sodomite filth"? > The organization owns the website "GodHatesCanada.com". Westboro Baptist Church > 8. Manchester United and German midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger > is suing a doll manufacturer for making a doll named Bastian > that looks very similar to him, but is dressed wearing... what? a Nazi uniform > celebrate, over 200 landmarks around the world, such as the > Empire State Building and the Eiffel Tower, were all turned > what color? blue > 4. On Thursday, the Swedish central bank held its benchmark interest > rate, unchanged since July. Within 0.1 percentage points, what > is the rate? 0.3; 0.6 > it'd been a long time since either of them won the big one. > For either team, name the most recent previous year when > they did. (You don't need to say which team.) 1986; 1991 > 7. The USS Lassen, a guided-missile destroyer, sailed within 22 km > of a man-made island, as the US challenged Chinese attempts to > claim territory -- in which sea? South China Sea; Sea of Japan > part of the world, announcing this week that they were deploying > 50 commandos, the first time US ground forces have been deployed > to which nation? Syria > the star of that same show was Colbert's guest the following > night. Name either the long-running CBS legal drama or the > actress who plays the central role. Scandal; The Good Wife > At third position on this list, with $135,000,000 in income, > is which singer and performer, who also manages to be the > highest-paid woman on the celebrities list? Madonna -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Nov 03 06:16PM Mark Brader wrote: > * Game 5 (2015-10-26), Round 1 - Current Events > 1. Last week saw a Federal election in Canada. Within 2 seats > either way, how many seats did the Liberal Party win? 174, 179 > 2. And the Conservative Party? (Also within 2 seats.) 106, 111 > 3. Canada wasn't the only country to have an election last week. > Alpha Condé was re-elected as the president of which West > African nation, whose capital is Conakry? Guinea > 4. And in Europe, Toni Brunner's right-wing People's Party retained > its plurality in which country? Austria > Hemisphere. > 6. The Kansas City Royals made the World Series. Which team will > they be facing? Mets > the ALCS between the Royals and the Blue Jays, stating that > "the nation of Canada is wholly given over to Sodomite filth"? > The organization owns the website "GodHatesCanada.com". Westborough Baptist Church > 8. Manchester United and German midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger > is suing a doll manufacturer for making a doll named Bastian > that looks very similar to him, but is dressed wearing... what? Nazi uniform > over $100,000,000,000. Last week, the bid was accepted, although > it is still subject to the approval of antitrust authorities. > Name the industry. Confectionery > celebrate, over 200 landmarks around the world, such as the > Empire State Building and the Eiffel Tower, were all turned > what color? Blue > 2. Justin Trudeau and his family will not be moving into 24 Sussex, > or at least not yet, due to the deteriorated condition of the > building. Where will they live for now? Holiday Inn > 4. On Thursday, the Swedish central bank held its benchmark interest > rate, unchanged since July. Within 0.1 percentage points, what > is the rate? -0.25% > 7. The USS Lassen, a guided-missile destroyer, sailed within 22 km > of a man-made island, as the US challenged Chinese attempts to > claim territory -- in which sea? South China > part of the world, announcing this week that they were deploying > 50 commandos, the first time US ground forces have been deployed > to which nation? Syria > the star of that same show was Colbert's guest the following > night. Name either the long-running CBS legal drama or the > actress who plays the central role. The Good Wife > At third position on this list, with $135,000,000 in income, > is which singer and performer, who also manages to be the > highest-paid woman on the celebrities list? Beyonce, Madonna Peter Smyth |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Nov 03 11:28PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:PIedneMuUbN5zqXLnZ2dnUU7- > * Game 5 (2015-10-26), Round 1 - Current Events > 1. Last week saw a Federal election in Canada. Within 2 seats > either way, how many seats did the Liberal Party win? 50; 55 > 2. And the Conservative Party? (Also within 2 seats.) 40; 45 > 3. Canada wasn't the only country to have an election last week. > Alpha Condé was re-elected as the president of which West > African nation, whose capital is Conakry? Guinea > 4. And in Europe, Toni Brunner's right-wing People's Party retained > its plurality in which country? Austria > 5. Give the name of the hurricane that hit Mexico on the weekend, > apparently the strongest hurricane ever in the Northern > Hemisphere. Patricia > 6. The Kansas City Royals made the World Series. Which team will > they be facing? New York Mets > the ALCS between the Royals and the Blue Jays, stating that > "the nation of Canada is wholly given over to Sodomite filth"? > The organization owns the website "GodHatesCanada.com". Westboro Baptist Church > 8. Manchester United and German midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger > is suing a doll manufacturer for making a doll named Bastian > that looks very similar to him, but is dressed wearing... what? Nazi uniform > over $100,000,000,000. Last week, the bid was accepted, although > it is still subject to the approval of antitrust authorities. > Name the *industry*. Beer > celebrate, over 200 landmarks around the world, such as the > Empire State Building and the Eiffel Tower, were all turned > what color? Blue > it'd been a long time since either of them won the big one. > For either team, name the most recent previous year when > they did. (You don't need to say which team.) 1985 > 7. The USS Lassen, a guided-missile destroyer, sailed within 22 km > of a man-made island, as the US challenged Chinese attempts to > claim territory -- in which sea? South China Sea > part of the world, announcing this week that they were deploying > 50 commandos, the first time US ground forces have been deployed > to which nation? Syria > the star of that same show was Colbert's guest the following > night. Name either the long-running CBS legal drama or the > actress who plays the central role. The Good Wife > At third position on this list, with $135,000,000 in income, > is which singer and performer, who also manages to be the > highest-paid woman on the celebrities list? Beyonce; Lady Gaga Pete |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Nov 04 01:53AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:PIedneMuUbN5zqXLnZ2dnUU7- > * Game 5 (2015-10-26), Round 1 - Current Events > 1. Last week saw a Federal election in Canada. Within 2 seats > either way, how many seats did the Liberal Party win? 176; 181 > 2. And the Conservative Party? (Also within 2 seats.) 112; 117 > 3. Canada wasn't the only country to have an election last week. > Alpha Condé was re-elected as the president of which West > African nation, whose capital is Conakry? Guinea > 4. And in Europe, Toni Brunner's right-wing People's Party retained > its plurality in which country? Switzerland > 5. Give the name of the hurricane that hit Mexico on the weekend, > apparently the strongest hurricane ever in the Northern > Hemisphere. Patricia > 6. The Kansas City Royals made the World Series. Which team will > they be facing? New York Mets > the ALCS between the Royals and the Blue Jays, stating that > "the nation of Canada is wholly given over to Sodomite filth"? > The organization owns the website "GodHatesCanada.com". Westboro Baptist Church > 8. Manchester United and German midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger > is suing a doll manufacturer for making a doll named Bastian > that looks very similar to him, but is dressed wearing... what? a dress > over $100,000,000,000. Last week, the bid was accepted, although > it is still subject to the approval of antitrust authorities. > Name the *industry*. beer > celebrate, over 200 landmarks around the world, such as the > Empire State Building and the Eiffel Tower, were all turned > what color? blue > 4. On Thursday, the Swedish central bank held its benchmark interest > rate, unchanged since July. Within 0.1 percentage points, what > is the rate? 0.1% > it'd been a long time since either of them won the big one. > For either team, name the most recent previous year when > they did. (You don't need to say which team.) 1986 > 7. The USS Lassen, a guided-missile destroyer, sailed within 22 km > of a man-made island, as the US challenged Chinese attempts to > claim territory -- in which sea? South China Sea > part of the world, announcing this week that they were deploying > 50 commandos, the first time US ground forces have been deployed > to which nation? Syria > the star of that same show was Colbert's guest the following > night. Name either the long-running CBS legal drama or the > actress who plays the central role. "The Good Wife"; Julianna Margulies > At third position on this list, with $135,000,000 in income, > is which singer and performer, who also manages to be the > highest-paid woman on the celebrities list? Taylor Swift -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Jason Kreitzer <krei513@aol.com>: Nov 03 07:50PM -0800 On Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at 1:27:50 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > Hemisphere. > 6. The Kansas City Royals made the World Series. Which team will > they be facing? New York Mets > the ALCS between the Royals and the Blue Jays, stating that > "the nation of Canada is wholly given over to Sodomite filth"? > The organization owns the website "GodHatesCanada.com". Westboro Church > over $100,000,000,000. Last week, the bid was accepted, although > it is still subject to the approval of antitrust authorities. > Name the *industry*. Pharmacies > celebrate, over 200 landmarks around the world, such as the > Empire State Building and the Eiffel Tower, were all turned > what color? Blue > vqragvsvrq gur onfronyy grnz ol pvgl nybar, jr arrq gur grnz anzr. > Vs lbh anzrq gur vaqhfgel nf "nypbuby", cyrnfr or zber fcrpvsvp. > Va rvgure pnfr, tb onpx naq fhccyl gur eryrinag qrgnvyf. If you identified the baseball team by city alone, we need the team name. If you named the industry as "alcohol", please be more specific. In either case, go back and supply the relevant details. > it'd been a long time since either of them won the big one. > For either team, name the most recent previous year when > they did. (You don't need to say which team.) 1985, Royals. > part of the world, announcing this week that they were deploying > 50 commandos, the first time US ground forces have been deployed > to which nation? Syria > the star of that same show was Colbert's guest the following > night. Name either the long-running CBS legal drama or the > actress who plays the central role. "The Good Wife" > At third position on this list, with $135,000,000 in income, > is which singer and performer, who also manages to be the > highest-paid woman on the celebrities list? Beyonce |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Nov 03 08:03PM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: > * Game 5 (2015-10-26), Round 1 - Current Events > 1. Last week saw a Federal election in Canada. Within 2 seats > either way, how many seats did the Liberal Party win? 173 > 2. And the Conservative Party? (Also within 2 seats.) 55 > 3. Canada wasn't the only country to have an election last week. > Alpha Condé was re-elected as the president of which West > African nation, whose capital is Conakry? Guinea > Hemisphere. > 6. The Kansas City Royals made the World Series. Which team will > they be facing? New York Mets > the ALCS between the Royals and the Blue Jays, stating that > "the nation of Canada is wholly given over to Sodomite filth"? > The organization owns the website "GodHatesCanada.com". Westboro Baptist Church ? > over $100,000,000,000. Last week, the bid was accepted, although > it is still subject to the approval of antitrust authorities. > Name the *industry*. beer > celebrate, over 200 landmarks around the world, such as the > Empire State Building and the Eiffel Tower, were all turned > what color? powder blue > 4. On Thursday, the Swedish central bank held its benchmark interest > rate, unchanged since July. Within 0.1 percentage points, what > is the rate? .1 % > it'd been a long time since either of them won the big one. > For either team, name the most recent previous year when > they did. (You don't need to say which team.) 1985 > 7. The USS Lassen, a guided-missile destroyer, sailed within 22 km > of a man-made island, as the US challenged Chinese attempts to > claim territory -- in which sea? South China Sea > part of the world, announcing this week that they were deploying > 50 commandos, the first time US ground forces have been deployed > to which nation? Syria -- Dan Tilque |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Nov 04 07:20AM +0100 > * Game 5 (2015-10-26), Round 1 - Current Events > 1. Last week saw a Federal election in Canada. Within 2 seats > either way, how many seats did the Liberal Party win? 380 > 2. And the Conservative Party? (Also within 2 seats.) 140 > 3. Canada wasn't the only country to have an election last week. > Alpha Condé was re-elected as the president of which West > African nation, whose capital is Conakry? Guinea > 4. And in Europe, Toni Brunner's right-wing People's Party retained > its plurality in which country? Switzerland > 6. The Kansas City Royals made the World Series. Which team will > they be facing? New York Mets (Normally I would not know that kind of thing, but I've been here for over a week now, and they tend to show sports games in bars here.) > 8. Manchester United and German midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger > is suing a doll manufacturer for making a doll named Bastian > that looks very similar to him, but is dressed wearing... what? A Bayernb München shirt > over $100,000,000,000. Last week, the bid was accepted, although > it is still subject to the approval of antitrust authorities. > Name the *industry*. Diamonds > celebrate, over 200 landmarks around the world, such as the > Empire State Building and the Eiffel Tower, were all turned > what color? Blue > vqragvsvrq gur onfronyy grnz ol pvgl nybar, jr arrq gur grnz anzr. > Vs lbh anzrq gur vaqhfgel nf "nypbuby", cyrnfr or zber fcrpvsvp. > Va rvgure pnfr, tb onpx naq fhccyl gur eryrinag qrgnvyf. Damn! It was beer after all. I had first, before I changed it. > have vacated 24 Sussex Dr. and will live in Calgary, while > his son will live in Kingston to attend Queens University. > What is the son's name? Stephen Harper Jr > 4. On Thursday, the Swedish central bank held its benchmark interest > rate, unchanged since July. Within 0.1 percentage points, what > is the rate? What a question for a Toronto pub! -0.35% > 5. The Toronto Blue Jays have a new president. What is his name? Rob Ford; Mark Brader > it'd been a long time since either of them won the big one. > For either team, name the most recent previous year when > they did. (You don't need to say which team.) Well, I know KC played the world series last year too. (Yes, I was here at that occassion too.) But for the question,... 1984? > 7. The USS Lassen, a guided-missile destroyer, sailed within 22 km > of a man-made island, as the US challenged Chinese attempts to > claim territory -- in which sea? South China Sea > part of the world, announcing this week that they were deploying > 50 commandos, the first time US ground forces have been deployed > to which nation? Syria -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 03 12:44PM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-06-08, 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 7, Round 4 - Canadiana Sports - Sour Grapes, or Don Cherry Quotes 1. Who was Don Cherry referring to when he said: "A million comedians starving to death and you're trying to be one"? 2. Name the former Leafs coach that Don Cherry referred to as "Napoleon", "arrogant", "pompous", and "a typical American". This coach was hired in 2008 and fired on 2012-03-08. 3. For this question, we are going to ask you to finish the quote. In 1989, in reference to Winnipeg Jets assistant coach Alpo Suhonen, Cherry said: "Alpo? Isn't that a...?" A what? 4. In 2004 Cherry said: "Most of the guys who wear them are Europeans and French guys. And you cannot have half the league wear them and half not." What piece of equipment was Cherry referring to? 5. What sports league was the nationalistic Don Cherry referring to when he said the following? "The best thing about this game, there's no Russians or Swedes playing." 6. During the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, a Member of Parliament complained about seeing too many Canadian flags, and Cherry responded by saying: "They don't like the Canadian flag. You know it's funny, they don't want the Canadian flag but they want our money." What party did the MP who made the complaint belong to? 7. In October 1991 Don Cherry said: "They don't want our signs... they don't want our language and then they can't understand why an 18-year-old kid from Ontario doesn't want to go there. Get with it." Who was the 18-year-old kid Cherry was referring to? 8. Name the Russian-born sniper who led the NHL in goal scoring in the 2008-09 season. Don Cherry said this about him: "I am predicting somebody's going to get him. And somebody's going to get him good. There's somebody out there -- some big defenseman is going to be sitting in the weeds. As he cuts across center ice, somebody's going to cut him in half." 9. In March 2003 Don Cherry and Ron MacLean had a raucous debate that lasted an entire segment of "Coach's Corner". Their argument became a national news story. At one point during the debate Cherry said: "I hate to see them go it alone. We have a country that comes to our rescue, and we're just riding their coattails". What were they arguing about? 10. Don Cherry wore a flamboyant pink jacket to the inauguration of former Mayor Rob Ford. His remarks inspired "left-wing pinko" and "bike-riding pinko" buttons. Name the urban-focused quarterly *magazine* that created the buttons. * Game 7, Round 6 - Entertainment - The Golden Raspberry Awards Since 1981, the Golden Raspberry Awards, more familiarly known as the Razzies, have been recognizing the worst of Hollywood. 1. The first Razzie for Worst Picture went to what 1980 feature starring Steve Guttenberg, Valerie Perrine, Bruce Jenner, and the Village People? 2. In 1986, this science-fiction-comedy tied with Prince's "Under the Cherry Moon" for the Worst Picture Razzie. Starring Lea Thompson, Tim Robbins, and Jeffrey Jones, it was based on a Marvel comic book character. Name the movie. 3. In 2005, she brought her Best Actress Oscar for "Monster's Ball" with her when she accepted her Worst Actress Razzie for the movie "Catwoman" in person. Name her. 4. In 2010, she accepted her Worst Actress Razzie for the movie "All About Steve" in person. The next night, she won the best Actress Oscar for her performance in "The Blind Side". Name her. 5. In 2004, this film became the first in Razzie history to take home the Razzie equivalent of Oscar's "Big Five" -- Worst Picture, Worst Actor, Worst Actress, Worst Director, and Worst Screenplay. The movie's stars, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, were additionally cited as Worst Screen Couple. Name the movie. 6. In 2012, this movie starring Adam Sandler, Katie Holmes, Al Pacino, and David Spade became the first feature in Razzie history to win every single award for a total of 10. Name the movie. 7. In 2000, special Razzies were awarded for the Worst Actor and Worst Actress of the 20th century. Who won Worst Actor of the Century for his star turns in movies such as "Stop! Or my Mom will Shoot", "Cobra", "Over the Top", and "Rhinestone"? 8. And who won Worst Actress of the Century, for her performances in movies such as "Body of Evidence", "Shanghai Surprise", and "Who's That Girl"? 9. Having won seven Razzies in 1996, this movie was named the Worst Picture of the Decade in 2000. In 1996 its star, Elizabeth Berkley, was named both Worst Actress and Worst New Star; Paul Verhoeven, named Worst Director, became the first person to accept his Razzie in person. Name the movie. 10. In 2005, this movie got the Razzie for the Worst "Drama" of Our First 25 Years, and in 2010 it was named the Worst Picture of the Decade. The movie's screenwriter, J.D. Shapiro, claimed that its film's star had called the script "the 'Schindler's List' of science fiction". Name the movie *or* that star. -- Mark Brader "I can say nothing at this point." Toronto "Well, you were wrong." msb@vex.net -- Monty Python's Flying Circus My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Nov 03 07:21PM > 3. For this question, we are going to ask you to finish the quote. > In 1989, in reference to Winnipeg Jets assistant coach Alpo > Suhonen, Cherry said: "Alpo? Isn't that a...?" A what? brand of dog food > Europeans and French guys. And you cannot have half the league > wear them and half not." What piece of equipment was Cherry > referring to? athletic cups > 5. What sports league was the nationalistic Don Cherry referring > to when he said the following? "The best thing about this game, > there's no Russians or Swedes playing." Canadian Football League > You know it's funny, they don't want the Canadian flag but they > want our money." What party did the MP who made the complaint > belong to? PQ > of former Mayor Rob Ford. His remarks inspired "left-wing > pinko" and "bike-riding pinko" buttons. Name the urban-focused > quarterly *magazine* that created the buttons. Maclean's > 1. The first Razzie for Worst Picture went to what 1980 feature > starring Steve Guttenberg, Valerie Perrine, Bruce Jenner, > and the Village People? Can't Stop the Music > the Cherry Moon" for the Worst Picture Razzie. Starring Lea > Thompson, Tim Robbins, and Jeffrey Jones, it was based on a > Marvel comic book character. Name the movie. Howard the Duck > 3. In 2005, she brought her Best Actress Oscar for "Monster's Ball" > with her when she accepted her Worst Actress Razzie for the movie > "Catwoman" in person. Name her. Halle Berry > 4. In 2010, she accepted her Worst Actress Razzie for the movie > "All About Steve" in person. The next night, she won the best > Actress Oscar for her performance in "The Blind Side". Name her. Sandra Bullock > Picture, Worst Actor, Worst Actress, Worst Director, and Worst > Screenplay. The movie's stars, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, > were additionally cited as Worst Screen Couple. Name the movie. Gigli > Worst Actress of the 20th century. Who won Worst Actor of the > Century for his star turns in movies such as "Stop! Or my Mom > will Shoot", "Cobra", "Over the Top", and "Rhinestone"? Sylvester Stallone > 8. And who won Worst Actress of the Century, for her performances > in movies such as "Body of Evidence", "Shanghai Surprise", and > "Who's That Girl"? Madonna > Berkley, was named both Worst Actress and Worst New Star; > Paul Verhoeven, named Worst Director, became the first person > to accept his Razzie in person. Name the movie. Showgirls -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Nov 03 08:11PM > 1. The first Razzie for Worst Picture went to what 1980 feature > starring Steve Guttenberg, Valerie Perrine, Bruce Jenner, > and the Village People? I got nuthin' > the Cherry Moon" for the Worst Picture Razzie. Starring Lea > Thompson, Tim Robbins, and Jeffrey Jones, it was based on a > Marvel comic book character. Name the movie. Howard the Duck > 3. In 2005, she brought her Best Actress Oscar for "Monster's Ball" > with her when she accepted her Worst Actress Razzie for the movie > "Catwoman" in person. Name her. Halle Berry > 4. In 2010, she accepted her Worst Actress Razzie for the movie > "All About Steve" in person. The next night, she won the best > Actress Oscar for her performance in "The Blind Side". Name her. Sandra Bullock > Picture, Worst Actor, Worst Actress, Worst Director, and Worst > Screenplay. The movie's stars, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, > were additionally cited as Worst Screen Couple. Name the movie. Gigli > Pacino, and David Spade became the first feature in Razzie > history to win every single award for a total of 10. Name the > movie. Jack and Jill > Worst Actress of the 20th century. Who won Worst Actor of the > Century for his star turns in movies such as "Stop! Or my Mom > will Shoot", "Cobra", "Over the Top", and "Rhinestone"? Sly Stallone > 8. And who won Worst Actress of the Century, for her performances > in movies such as "Body of Evidence", "Shanghai Surprise", and > "Who's That Girl"? Madonna > Berkley, was named both Worst Actress and Worst New Star; > Paul Verhoeven, named Worst Director, became the first person > to accept his Razzie in person. Name the movie. Showgirls > of the Decade. The movie's screenwriter, J.D. Shapiro, claimed > that its film's star had called the script "the 'Schindler's > List' of science fiction". Name the movie *or* that star. Battlefield Earth |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Nov 03 02:31PM -0500 In article <zJ-dnSqy-Pg6naTLnZ2dnUU7-fWdnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says... > 3. For this question, we are going to ask you to finish the quote. > In 1989, in reference to Winnipeg Jets assistant coach Alpo > Suhonen, Cherry said: "Alpo? Isn't that a...?" A what? dog food > the Cherry Moon" for the Worst Picture Razzie. Starring Lea > Thompson, Tim Robbins, and Jeffrey Jones, it was based on a > Marvel comic book character. Name the movie. Howard The Duck > 3. In 2005, she brought her Best Actress Oscar for "Monster's Ball" > with her when she accepted her Worst Actress Razzie for the movie > "Catwoman" in person. Name her. Halle Berry > 4. In 2010, she accepted her Worst Actress Razzie for the movie > "All About Steve" in person. The next night, she won the best > Actress Oscar for her performance in "The Blind Side". Name her. Sandra Bullock > Picture, Worst Actor, Worst Actress, Worst Director, and Worst > Screenplay. The movie's stars, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, > were additionally cited as Worst Screen Couple. Name the movie. Gigli > Berkley, was named both Worst Actress and Worst New Star; > Paul Verhoeven, named Worst Director, became the first person > to accept his Razzie in person. Name the movie. Showgirls -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Nov 03 09:41PM Mark Brader wrote: > 3. In 2005, she brought her Best Actress Oscar for "Monster's Ball" > with her when she accepted her Worst Actress Razzie for the movie > "Catwoman" in person. Name her. Halle Berry > Picture, Worst Actor, Worst Actress, Worst Director, and Worst > Screenplay. The movie's stars, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, > were additionally cited as Worst Screen Couple. Name the movie. Gigli > of the Decade. The movie's screenwriter, J.D. Shapiro, claimed > that its film's star had called the script "the 'Schindler's > List' of science fiction". Name the movie or that star. John Travolta Peter Smyth |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Nov 03 11:20PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:zJ-dnSqy-Pg6naTLnZ2dnUU7- > * Game 7, Round 4 - Canadiana Sports - Sour Grapes, or Don Cherry Quotes > 1. Who was Don Cherry referring to when he said: "A million > comedians starving to death and you're trying to be one"? Toronto Maple Leafs > 3. For this question, we are going to ask you to finish the quote. > In 1989, in reference to Winnipeg Jets assistant coach Alpo > Suhonen, Cherry said: "Alpo? Isn't that a...?" A what? Dog food > Europeans and French guys. And you cannot have half the league > wear them and half not." What piece of equipment was Cherry > referring to? Mouth guards > 5. What sports league was the nationalistic Don Cherry referring > to when he said the following? "The best thing about this game, > there's no Russians or Swedes playing." CFL > You know it's funny, they don't want the Canadian flag but they > want our money." What party did the MP who made the complaint > belong to? Labour; National > get him good. There's somebody out there -- some big defenseman > is going to be sitting in the weeds. As he cuts across center > ice, somebody's going to cut him in half." Ovechkin; Malkin > the debate Cherry said: "I hate to see them go it alone. > We have a country that comes to our rescue, and we're just > riding their coattails". What were they arguing about? Iraq war > 3. In 2005, she brought her Best Actress Oscar for "Monster's Ball" > with her when she accepted her Worst Actress Razzie for the movie > "Catwoman" in person. Name her. Hallie Berry > 4. In 2010, she accepted her Worst Actress Razzie for the movie > "All About Steve" in person. The next night, she won the best > Actress Oscar for her performance in "The Blind Side". Name her. Sandra Bullock > Picture, Worst Actor, Worst Actress, Worst Director, and Worst > Screenplay. The movie's stars, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, > were additionally cited as Worst Screen Couple. Name the movie. Maid in Manhattan > Worst Actress of the 20th century. Who won Worst Actor of the > Century for his star turns in movies such as "Stop! Or my Mom > will Shoot", "Cobra", "Over the Top", and "Rhinestone"? Burt Reynolds > of the Decade. The movie's screenwriter, J.D. Shapiro, claimed > that its film's star had called the script "the 'Schindler's > List' of science fiction". Name the movie *or* that star. Pete |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Nov 04 01:57AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in > 3. For this question, we are going to ask you to finish the quote. > In 1989, in reference to Winnipeg Jets assistant coach Alpo > Suhonen, Cherry said: "Alpo? Isn't that a...?" A what? dog food > Europeans and French guys. And you cannot have half the league > wear them and half not." What piece of equipment was Cherry > referring to? facemask > 5. What sports league was the nationalistic Don Cherry referring > to when he said the following? "The best thing about this game, > there's no Russians or Swedes playing." Canadian Football League > You know it's funny, they don't want the Canadian flag but they > want our money." What party did the MP who made the complaint > belong to? Bloc Quebecois > the debate Cherry said: "I hate to see them go it alone. > We have a country that comes to our rescue, and we're just > riding their coattails". What were they arguing about? Iraq War > 1. The first Razzie for Worst Picture went to what 1980 feature > starring Steve Guttenberg, Valerie Perrine, Bruce Jenner, > and the Village People? "Can't Stop the Music" > the Cherry Moon" for the Worst Picture Razzie. Starring Lea > Thompson, Tim Robbins, and Jeffrey Jones, it was based on a > Marvel comic book character. Name the movie. "Howard the Duck" > 3. In 2005, she brought her Best Actress Oscar for "Monster's Ball" > with her when she accepted her Worst Actress Razzie for the movie > "Catwoman" in person. Name her. Halle Berry > 4. In 2010, she accepted her Worst Actress Razzie for the movie > "All About Steve" in person. The next night, she won the best > Actress Oscar for her performance in "The Blind Side". Name her. Sandra Bullock > Picture, Worst Actor, Worst Actress, Worst Director, and Worst > Screenplay. The movie's stars, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, > were additionally cited as Worst Screen Couple. Name the movie. "Gigli" > Pacino, and David Spade became the first feature in Razzie > history to win every single award for a total of 10. Name the > movie. "Jack and Jill" > Worst Actress of the 20th century. Who won Worst Actor of the > Century for his star turns in movies such as "Stop! Or my Mom > will Shoot", "Cobra", "Over the Top", and "Rhinestone"? Sylvester Stallone > 8. And who won Worst Actress of the Century, for her performances > in movies such as "Body of Evidence", "Shanghai Surprise", and > "Who's That Girl"? Madonna > Berkley, was named both Worst Actress and Worst New Star; > Paul Verhoeven, named Worst Director, became the first person > to accept his Razzie in person. Name the movie. "Showgirls" > of the Decade. The movie's screenwriter, J.D. Shapiro, claimed > that its film's star had called the script "the 'Schindler's > List' of science fiction". Name the movie *or* that star. "Battlefield Earth" -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Jason Kreitzer <krei513@aol.com>: Nov 03 07:46PM -0800 On Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at 1:44:55 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. The first Razzie for Worst Picture went to what 1980 feature > starring Steve Guttenberg, Valerie Perrine, Bruce Jenner, > and the Village People? "Can't Stop the Music" > the Cherry Moon" for the Worst Picture Razzie. Starring Lea > Thompson, Tim Robbins, and Jeffrey Jones, it was based on a > Marvel comic book character. Name the movie. "Howard the Duck" > 3. In 2005, she brought her Best Actress Oscar for "Monster's Ball" > with her when she accepted her Worst Actress Razzie for the movie > "Catwoman" in person. Name her. Halle Berry > 4. In 2010, she accepted her Worst Actress Razzie for the movie > "All About Steve" in person. The next night, she won the best > Actress Oscar for her performance in "The Blind Side". Name her. Sandra Bullock > Picture, Worst Actor, Worst Actress, Worst Director, and Worst > Screenplay. The movie's stars, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, > were additionally cited as Worst Screen Couple. Name the movie. "Gigli" > Pacino, and David Spade became the first feature in Razzie > history to win every single award for a total of 10. Name the > movie. "Jack and Jill" > Worst Actress of the 20th century. Who won Worst Actor of the > Century for his star turns in movies such as "Stop! Or my Mom > will Shoot", "Cobra", "Over the Top", and "Rhinestone"? Sylvester Stallone > 8. And who won Worst Actress of the Century, for her performances > in movies such as "Body of Evidence", "Shanghai Surprise", and > "Who's That Girl"? Madonna > Berkley, was named both Worst Actress and Worst New Star; > Paul Verhoeven, named Worst Director, became the first person > to accept his Razzie in person. Name the movie. "Showgirls" > of the Decade. The movie's screenwriter, J.D. Shapiro, claimed > that its film's star had called the script "the 'Schindler's > List' of science fiction". Name the movie *or* that star. "Battlefield Earth" |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Nov 03 08:20PM -0800 On Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at 4:44:55 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > * Game 7, Round 4 - Canadiana Sports - Sour Grapes, or Don Cherry Quotes Pass > 3. In 2005, she brought her Best Actress Oscar for "Monster's Ball" > with her when she accepted her Worst Actress Razzie for the movie > "Catwoman" in person. Name her. Theron > 4. In 2010, she accepted her Worst Actress Razzie for the movie > "All About Steve" in person. The next night, she won the best > Actress Oscar for her performance in "The Blind Side". Name her. Bullock > Worst Actress of the 20th century. Who won Worst Actor of the > Century for his star turns in movies such as "Stop! Or my Mom > will Shoot", "Cobra", "Over the Top", and "Rhinestone"? Stallone > 8. And who won Worst Actress of the Century, for her performances > in movies such as "Body of Evidence", "Shanghai Surprise", and > "Who's That Girl"? Madonna > Berkley, was named both Worst Actress and Worst New Star; > Paul Verhoeven, named Worst Director, became the first person > to accept his Razzie in person. Name the movie. Showgirls > of the Decade. The movie's screenwriter, J.D. Shapiro, claimed > that its film's star had called the script "the 'Schindler's > List' of science fiction". Name the movie *or* that star. cheers, calvin |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Nov 03 08:28PM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: > 3. For this question, we are going to ask you to finish the quote. > In 1989, in reference to Winnipeg Jets assistant coach Alpo > Suhonen, Cherry said: "Alpo? Isn't that a...?" A what? dog food > Europeans and French guys. And you cannot have half the league > wear them and half not." What piece of equipment was Cherry > referring to? helmet > 5. What sports league was the nationalistic Don Cherry referring > to when he said the following? "The best thing about this game, > there's no Russians or Swedes playing." CFL > You know it's funny, they don't want the Canadian flag but they > want our money." What party did the MP who made the complaint > belong to? Liberal Democratic Party > the Cherry Moon" for the Worst Picture Razzie. Starring Lea > Thompson, Tim Robbins, and Jeffrey Jones, it was based on a > Marvel comic book character. Name the movie. Howard the Duck -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 03 12:42PM -0600 Mark Brader: > over the origin of the name, perhaps a corruption of the Dutch > word "kruisbezie" or perhaps simply a nod to the protein it > traditionally accompanied, often as a jam or sauce. Gooseberry. 4 for Erland, Peter, Dan Blum, Pete, Marc, and Calvin. 3 for Björn. > California in the 1920s, it reached its peak popularity in the > 1950s when Knott's Berry Farm sold jam made of this berry in > roadside stands. Boysenberry. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Marc, Calvin, and Bruce. > 3. Native to Asia, this fruit was introduced into Europe in the > early 19th century and named after the North African port it > came from. Tangerine. (After Tangiers, Morocco.) 4 for Erland, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Marc. > mentioned by Shakespeare. Name the popular fruit, whose name > is believed to be a corruption for the old French words for > "seed apple". Pomegranate. 4 for Erland, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Peter, Dan Blum, Marc, and Bruce. 3 for Calvin. > eventually made its way to Persia, and eventually England in > the 16th century. Name the fruit, whose seeds have been used > to produce the now-discredited cancer drug laetrile. Apricot. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Marc, and Bruce. > in Central America. It was introduced in the 19th century > to the United States. Today it is becoming an increasingly > popular due to its healthy fats. Avocado. 4 for Joshua, Jason, Dan Tilque, Peter, Dan Blum, Marc, Calvin, and Bruce. > as a source of Vitamin C. It is best known today as a cordial > and is featured in a product called Ribena, derived from its > Latin name ribes. Blackcurrant. I scored other currants as almost correct. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Calvin, and Bruce. 3 for Erland and Marc. > stationed there during World War II. It was first exported to > California as a "Chinese gooseberry", then growers changed the > name to the one we know today. Kiwi(fruit). 4 for Erland, Joshua, Jason, Dan Tilque, Peter, Dan Blum, Pete, Marc, Calvin, and Bruce. > in honor of the captain who brought the pomelo to the Caribbean. > Name the fruit, whose current name alludes to how it grows on > a tree. Grapefruit. 4 for Erland, Joshua, Marc, Calvin, and Bruce. > hothouses which were needed to grow it. Large-scale cultivation > in the US started in 1900s. Name the fruit, which is readily > available fresh or canned. Pineapple. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Peter, Marc, and Bruce. > picture numbers. There were two decoys; identify those artists > if you like for fun, but for no points. > 1. 1907-54. Frida Kahlo. > 2. 1881-1973. Pablo Picasso. 4 for Erland, Joshua, Jason, Pete, Marc, and Bruce. > 3. 1848-1903. Paul Gauguin. 4 for Marc. 2 for Dan Blum and Pete. > 4. 1839-1906. Paul Cézanne. 4 for Marc. 2 for Pete and Calvin. > 5. 1904-89. Salvador Dalí. 4 for Joshua, Pete, and Marc. > 6. 1928-87, 1960-88. Name *either* of the collaborating artists. Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat. Remember Game 5, Round 10, question B2? 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Calvin. > 7. (decoy) Fernando Botero. > 8. (decoy) Georgia O'Keefe. > 9. 1887-1985. Marc Chagall. 4 for Joshua and Marc. 3 for Calvin. > 10. 1869-1954. Henri Matisse. 4 for Marc. > 11. 1904-97. Willem de Kooning. > 12. 1841-1919. Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Scores, if there are no errors: ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> His Art Marc Dashevsky 39 24 63 Joshua Kreitzer 32 16 48 Dan Blum 32 6 38 Bruce Bowler 32 4 36 "Calvin" 27 9 36 Erland Sommarskog 23 4 27 Peter Smyth 24 0 24 Pete Gayde 8 12 20 Dan Tilque 20 0 20 Jason Kreitzer 8 4 12 Björn Lundin 3 0 3 -- Mark Brader | "Some societies define themselves by being open to new Toronto | influences, others define their identity by resisting. msb@vex.net | In either case, they take the consequences." --Donna Richoux My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Nov 03 07:25PM +0100 On 2015-11-02 02:59, Calvin wrote: > 1 Which English economist, MP and scientist (1623 to 1687) is credited with originating the philosophy of laissez-faire in relation to government activity? > 2 What is the square root of one quarter? 1/2 > 3 Which US state shares a border with three Canadian provinces - British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan? Ohio? > 4 What is the English title of Sergio Leonie's 1966 film "Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo"? The good, the bad and the ugly > 5 Which two words complete the opening line to JM Barrie's 1911 novel Peter Pan: "All children, except one, ________"? grows up > 6 Bill Ranic won the first season of which American reality show? American Idol ? > 7 What is the smallest planet in the solar system? Mercury (since pluto is a dwarf nowadays) > 8 Which gas gives soft drinks their fizz? Carbondioxid > 9 Gaining independence in 1992, which Balkan country (pop. 3.8 million) is almost entirely landlocked, but for 20 kilometres of coastline on the Adriatic Sea around the city of Neum? Bosnia-Hercegovina -- -- Björn |
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