- QFTCI5GNM15 Final, Round 4: Literature - 9 Updates
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Dec 28 01:52PM +0100 On 2015-12-28 08:28, Mark Brader wrote: > One was "A Study in Scarlet", the tale that introduced Holmes > to readers, and another was "The Hound of the Baskervilles". > Name *either* of the other two. A Scandal in Belgravia > 11. Holmes refers to her as "*the* woman", the only female character > to outwit him. Name the character *or* the short story she is > featured in. A Scandal in Belgravia > of Crime", Professor James Moriarty. Name *either* the place > where their fatal confrontation took place *or* the short story > which featured it. Hmm, oe fell into a waterfall, I think, but sont know where, so A Scandal in Belgravia must be the answer > 13. First published in 1938, this book is George Orwell's personal > account of his experiences and observations in the Spanish > Civil War. Name the book. 1984 -- -- Björn |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Dec 28 08:13PM +0100 > Empire, this planet was built up many levels deep over almost > its entire surface. After the empire's collapse, it returned to > being an agrarian society, with its metal sold for scrap. Trantor (I had forgotten that part. What I do recall and what fascinated me was the plantes in the direct vicinity of the Foundation had fallen into such state of decay and barbary that no longer could produce nuclear power, but had to resort oil-based power production. How would that even be possible so many years in the future? And how would they rediscover oil all of a sudden?) > of Crime", Professor James Moriarty. Name *either* the place > where their fatal confrontation took place *or* the short story > which featured it. The cliffs of Dover -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Dec 28 01:16PM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: > the title of a retelling of a classic from a different character's > point of view, and you give us the title of the famous original. > 4. "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead", by Tom Stoppard. Hamlet > 5. "Grendel", by John Gardner. Beowulf > 6. "The Penelopiad", by Margaret Atwood. The Odyssey > they find flying lizards that can teleport themselves anywhere > almost instantly. They genetically engineer them into huge, > ridable dragons. Pern > 8. Author: Marion Zimmer Bradley. Colonists crash-land on a > planet where they develop mental powers, including telepathy > and telekinesis. Darkover > Empire, this planet was built up many levels deep over almost > its entire surface. After the empire's collapse, it returned to > being an agrarian society, with its metal sold for scrap. Trantor > One was "A Study in Scarlet", the tale that introduced Holmes > to readers, and another was "The Hound of the Baskervilles". > Name *either* of the other two. The Sign of Four > 11. Holmes refers to her as "*the* woman", the only female character > to outwit him. Name the character *or* the short story she is > featured in. Irene Adler > of Crime", Professor James Moriarty. Name *either* the place > where their fatal confrontation took place *or* the short story > which featured it. Reichenbach Falls -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 28 06:06PM -0600 Erland Sommarskog: > into such state of decay and barbary that no longer could produce > nuclear power, but had to resort oil-based power production. How would > that even be possible so many years in the future? I can think of four possibilities: (1) they had been sensible enough to completely abandon the burning of oil while there was still some left; (2) the oil referred to is vegetable-derived; (3) they were making oil chemically from the sort of synthetic materials we now make *from* oil; or (4) this was an error on Asimov's part. I'm guessing that #1 was intended, whether you think it realistic or not. Presumably the whole series is based on the premise that it's common for people traveling to other solar systems to find planets ready for colonization by humans. Therefore it must be common for planets to evolve oxygen-producing plant life, but so rare for intelligent animal life to evolve in this oxygen atmosphere that humans could arrive and find no intelligent native species already claiming the place%. If a planet's prehistory is like that, then it makes sense that there would be oil underground, produced in the same way it is on Earth. But if these colonists already have Empire-era technology when they arrived, presumably they would never use it, preferring to keep the place clean by using nuclear power. > And how would they rediscover oil all of a sudden?) The same way people did on Earth, and they'd do it when they realized their power systems were failing. %-- Of course the real reason behind all this is John W. Campbell was prejudiced in favor of humans and didn't like stories with aliens that met humans and weren't shown as inferior -- an attitude that Asimov could not accept. So when he decided, when writing for Campbell, that his stories would be ones where the issue never arose. -- Mark Brader | The "I didn't think of that" type of failure occurs because Toronto | I didn't think of that, and the reason I didn't think of it msb@vex.net | is because it never occurred to me. If we'd been able to | think of 'em, we would have. -- John W. Campbell My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Dec 28 06:21PM -0800 On Monday, December 28, 2015 at 7:06:05 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > evolve oxygen-producing plant life, but so rare for intelligent animal > life to evolve in this oxygen atmosphere that humans could arrive and > find no intelligent native species already claiming the place%. or, the robots that humanity sent out as the first wave of exploration simply wiped them out as an obvious threat to their masters. that part of our future history was written about by some guy named frank herbert. swp |
| Jason Kreitzer <krei513@aol.com>: Dec 28 06:57PM -0800 On Monday, December 28, 2015 at 2:28:44 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > point of view, and you give us the title of the famous original. > 4. "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead", by Tom Stoppard. > 5. "Grendel", by John Gardner. Beowulf > of Crime", Professor James Moriarty. Name *either* the place > where their fatal confrontation took place *or* the short story > which featured it. Richenbach Falls |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Dec 28 09:24PM -0600 In article <QPednQA-Ksc2eR3LnZ2dnUU7-f-dnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > of Osama Bin Laden". > 2. "Into Thin Air"; "Into the Wild"; "Where Men Win Glory: The > Odyssey of Pat Tillman". Jon Krakauer > 3. "Liar's Poker"; "Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World"; > "Flash Boys". Michael Lewis > the title of a retelling of a classic from a different character's > point of view, and you give us the title of the famous original. > 4. "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead", by Tom Stoppard. Hamlet > 5. "Grendel", by John Gardner. Beowulf > 6. "The Penelopiad", by Margaret Atwood. The Odyssey > Empire, this planet was built up many levels deep over almost > its entire surface. After the empire's collapse, it returned to > being an agrarian society, with its metal sold for scrap. Trantor > 11. Holmes refers to her as "*the* woman", the only female character > to outwit him. Name the character *or* the short story she is > featured in. Irene Adler > of Crime", Professor James Moriarty. Name *either* the place > where their fatal confrontation took place *or* the short story > which featured it. Reichenbach Falls -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 28 10:05PM -0600 Stephen Perry: > or, the robots that humanity sent out as the first wave of exploration > simply wiped them out as an obvious threat to their masters. Well, you just wiped out your eligibility to enter this round. You know better than to read other people's answers before entering! -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "We did not try to keep writing until msb@vex.net | things got full." --Dennis Ritchie |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Dec 29 04:09AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:QPednQA-Ksc2eR3LnZ2dnUU7-f- > non-fiction books, and you name their author. > 3. "Liar's Poker"; "Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World"; > "Flash Boys". Michael Lewis > the title of a retelling of a classic from a different character's > point of view, and you give us the title of the famous original. > 4. "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead", by Tom Stoppard. "Hamlet" > 5. "Grendel", by John Gardner. "Beowulf" > 6. "The Penelopiad", by Margaret Atwood. "The Odyssey" > they find flying lizards that can teleport themselves anywhere > almost instantly. They genetically engineer them into huge, > ridable dragons. Pern > One was "A Study in Scarlet", the tale that introduced Holmes > to readers, and another was "The Hound of the Baskervilles". > Name *either* of the other two. "The Sign of Four" > 11. Holmes refers to her as "*the* woman", the only female character > to outwit him. Name the character *or* the short story she is > featured in. Irene Adler; "A Scandal in Bohemia" > of Crime", Professor James Moriarty. Name *either* the place > where their fatal confrontation took place *or* the short story > which featured it. "His Last Bow"; Reichenbach Falls > 13. First published in 1938, this book is George Orwell's personal > account of his experiences and observations in the Spanish > Civil War. Name the book. "Homage to Catalonia" > magazine. (Herr also contributed to the narration for > "Apocalypse Now" and co-wrote the screenplay for the film > "Full Metal Jacket".) Name the book. "Dispatches" -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
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