- QFTCI5GNM15 Final, Round 4: Literature - 3 Updates
- QFTCI5GNM15 Final, Round 6: History - 1 Update
- Results: Rotating Quiz #205: Movies in 2015 that aren't "The Force Awakens" - 2 Updates
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Dec 30 05:43PM +0100 On 2015-12-28 13:52, Björn Lundin wrote: >> > to outwit him. Name the character *or* the short story she is >> > featured in. > A Scandal in Belgravia And I realize now that is from the 21th century TV-version of Sherlock. And it is based on A Scandal in Bohemia ... -- -- Björn |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Dec 31 05:35AM > * Investigative Non-Fiction > 2. "Into Thin Air"; "Into the Wild"; "Where Men Win Glory: The > Odyssey of Pat Tillman". Krakauer > * Twice-Told Tales > 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 Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 31 04:01AM -0600 Mark Brader: > 1. "Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War"; "Killing Pablo: The > Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw"; "The Finish: The Killing > of Osama Bin Laden". Mark Bowden. > 2. "Into Thin Air"; "Into the Wild"; "Where Men Win Glory: The > Odyssey of Pat Tillman". John Krakauer. 4 for Marc, Gareth, and Dan Blum. > 3. "Liar's Poker"; "Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World"; > "Flash Boys". Michael Lewis. 4 for Marc, Joshua, and Gareth. > 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". 4 for Dan Tilque, Marc, Joshua, Gareth, Pete, and Dan Blum. > 5. "Grendel", by John Gardner. "Beowulf". 4 for Dan Tilque, Jason, Marc, Joshua, Gareth, Pete, and Dan Blum. > 6. "The Penelopiad", by Margaret Atwood. "The Odyssey". 4 for Dan Tilque, Marc, Joshua, Gareth, and Dan Blum. > they find flying lizards that can teleport themselves anywhere > almost instantly. They genetically engineer them into huge, > ridable dragons. Pern. 4 for Dan Tilque, Joshua, Gareth, and Dan Blum. > 8. Author: Marion Zimmer Bradley. Colonists crash-land on a > planet where they develop mental powers, including telepathy > and telekinesis. Darkover (or Cottman IV). 4 for Dan Tilque and Dan Blum. > 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. [Not to be confused with Toronto. :-)] 4 for Erland, Dan Tilque, Marc, and Dan Blum. > 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 the Four", "The Valley of Fear". 4 for Dan Tilque, Joshua, Gareth, and Dan Blum. > 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". 4 for Dan Tilque, Marc, Joshua (the hard way), Gareth, and Dan Blum. > of Crime", Professor James Moriarty. Name *either* the place > where their fatal confrontation took place *or* the short story > which featured it. Reichenbach Falls (Switzerland), "The (Adventure of the) Final Problem". 4 for Dan Tilque, Jason, Marc, Gareth, and Dan Blum. 2 for Joshua. > 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". 4 for Joshua and Gareth. > during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The book was originally > published as a 3-part series in "Rolling Stone" and was made > into an HBO miniseries of the same name. "Generation Kill". > 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". 4 for Joshua. Scores, if there are no errors: FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 TOTALS TOPICS-> Geo Sci Lit Joshua Kreitzer 32 40 38 110 Marc Dashevsky 22 47 32 101 Dan Blum 14 47 40 101 Dan Tilque 20 35 36 91 Peter Smyth 35 34 -- 69 "Calvin" 20 41 -- 61 Gareth Owen 12 -- 40 52 Erland Sommarskog 16 24 4 44 Björn Lundin 18 22 0 40 Pete Gayde 20 8 8 36 Jason Kreitzer -- -- 8 8 -- Mark Brader | "You read war books -- people shooting each other, Toronto | people bombing each other, people torturing each msb@vex.net | other. I like to look at people doing, uh, naughty | things to each other!" -- Ria, "Butterflies" My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 31 04:04AM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-07-07, 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 to the newsgroup in a single followup, 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*)". ** Final, Round 6 - History * Conquerors In each case, name the historical conqueror. 1. He was the King of Macedonia from 336 BC to 323 BC. His empire spread from Gibraltar to the Punjab. 2. He lived from 1162 to 1227. At the time of his death, his empire stretched from the Caspian Sea to the Sea of Japan. 3. From 434 to 453, he ruled an empire that stretched from the Ural River to the Rhine and from the Danube to the Baltic Sea. He was one of the most feared enemies of the Western and Eastern Roman Empires. * Captains at the Helm Name the famous captains of these historic boats. 4. HMS Victory. 5. PT-109. 6. Golden Hind. * The Vietnam War It was Iraq before Iraq was Iraq. 7. Launched in January 1968 by North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces, this coordinated series of attacks was aimed at over 100 cities and towns in South Vietnam. Despite the North taking heavy casualties and being repelled by the South with US support, this event was considered a victory for the Communists, and a turning point in the war, as TV coverage soured Americans on the conflict. What name is given to these attacks? 8. Give the usual name for the chemical defoliant used by the US military to eliminate forest cover for the forces in the north. It was later revealed to have caused serious health issues (birth defects, cancer, and psychological damage). 9. "The Pentagon Papers" was the name given to a secret Department of Defense study of US military and political involvement in the Vietnam from 1945 to 1967. Name the analyst who gave a copy of the report to the "New York Times" after he became disillusioned with the war. * Sold their Souls to the Devil 10. Born 1911-05-08, died 1938-09-16. "Rolling Stone" magazine ranks this American blues musician as the 5th-greatest guitarist of all time. Legend has it that the devil tuned his guitar at a crossroads, giving him mastery over the instrument. He produced 6 records before his death at age 27. He was believed to have been poisoned and was buried in an unmarked grave, whose location is still under debate. Name this musician. 11. Born 1480, died 1540. The life of this itinerant alchemist, astrologer, and magician of the German Renaissance became the nucleus of a popular tale, with well-known renditions by Marlowe and Goethe. Legend has it that he summoned the devil and exchanged his soul in return for 24 years of service from Satan. But when he changed his mind after 16 years, the devil brutally murdered him. Who was he? 12. Born 1782-10-27; died 1840-05-27. One of the greatest violin virtuosos to have ever lived, he composed 24 "caprices" by age 25, and for years no other violinist was capable of playing much of his music. He also composed "Le Streghe", or "The Witches' Dance". Audiences believed he made a pact with the devil to perform seemingly supernatural displays of technique. Because of this, he could not get a Catholic burial; his remains were finally put to rest in 1876 in Parma. Name this composer and performer. * Chinese Dynasties In each case, name the dynasty. 13. The first imperial dynasty of China, it lasted from 221 BC to 206 BC. It was formed after the conquest of 6 other states by one that the it's named for. 14. This dynasty, which lasted from 618 to 690 and 705 to 907, was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. It was founded by the Li family, who seized power during the decline and collapse of the Sui Empire. 15. This dynasty, which lasted from 1271 to 1368, was the empire established by Kublai Khan. Although the Mongols had ruled territories that included today's northern China for decades, it was not until 1271 that Kublai Khan officially proclaimed the dynasty in the traditional Chinese style. -- Mark Brader "Actually, $150, to an educational institution, Toronto turns out to be about the same as a lower amount." msb@vex.net -- Mark Horton My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Dec 31 05:32AM > Mark Brader: 6 - with several excellent gag answers > swp: 9 > Dan Blum is the winner, congratulation Dan Thanks. The next RQ probably won't go up until Monday or so. -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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): Dec 31 03:51AM -0600 Gareth Owen: > Mark Brader: 6 - with several excellent gag answers Nice of you to say so: I was rather pleased with several of them myself. I want to explain one of them, because I think most people probably won't understand. >> 13. The story of the rap group N.W.A. (O'Shea Jackson Jr, Paul Giamatti) I said "The World of Northwest Orient". Northwest Orient used to be a major airline in the US, until it merged with Republic in 1986. It then dropped the word Orient (which according to Wikipedia had never actually been officially part of its name) and became simply Northwest Airlines. Subsequently it decided to go by its initials and started calling itself -- NWA. That's half of the joke. The other half is one of the lesser-known movies in the career of Peter Sellers. In this 1964 movie, two teenage girls have a fascination with a certain concert pianist, played by Sellers. So they start following him around, leading to disruptions in his life. The character's name is Henry Orient[1], and the movie is titled from the girls' point of view -- "The World of Henry Orient". Voila! [1] According to Wikipedia, this is itself a subtle joke: the character was based on Oscar Levant, and both surnames ultimately refer to the east. -- Mark Brader | "Don't you want to... see my ID? ... I could be anybody." Toronto | "No you couldn't, sir. This is Information Retrieval." msb@vex.net | --Brazil My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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