- Rotating Quiz #206 RESULTS - 2 Updates
- Complete The Set - 3 Updates
- QFTCI5GNM15 Final, Round 10: Challenge Round - 4 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #420 - ANSWERS & SCORES - 3 Updates
- QFTCI5GNM15 Final, Round 9 answers: Canadiana - 1 Update
- Calvin's Quiz #421 - 4 Updates
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jan 13 04:09AM Rotating Quiz #206 is over and Calvin is the winner. He may now set RQ #207. > destructive: Somme and Verdun. One of the Somme offensives, the Battle > of Flers-Courcelette (September 15-22) saw the first use of what in > the war? tanks > interest happened in 1116, so... in March Pancho Villa led a raid into > New Mexico. The US retaliated by invading Mexico with several cavalry > regiments under whose command? John Pershing > 3. In February of 1816 the Teatro Argentina saw the debut of this > opera buffa by Gioachino Rossini. It was based on a play by Pierre > Beaumarchais. The Barber of Seville or Il barbiere di Siviglia or any reasonable version of that > it was controversial in the UK so she did not have much success, and > it fell entirely out of favor later in the century when a safer > version became widely known. inoculation or variolation (against smallpox) > pension which effectively made him England's first poet laureate, > although the first official poet laureate was appointed some years > later. Ben Jonson I thought someone would get this, especially since Shakespeare is (relatively) well-known to have died in 1616. (Marlowe died in 1593.) > Nothing. There are numerous other works of literature which were > influenced by it or which refer to it. There have also been a number > of operas based on it. Orlando Furioso This I wasn't sure anyone would get, although I thought it was easier than question 7. > had fourteen children including Elizabeth <answer 6>, who married > Edward IV, and Anthony <answer 6>, a prominent nobleman who wrote what > was possibly the first book printed in England. Woodville Yes, this should have said "answer 7;" I forgot to change it when I realized nothing interesting happened in 1116. > 8. In 1316 Marjorie Bruce, the oldest daughter of Robert the Bruce, > died due to a fall from a horse. She was pregnant and her son > survived, eventually becoming the first king of which royal house? Stuart or Stewart > 9. In 1216 Pope Honorius III gave the initial approval to the Order of > Preachers. What is the order more commonly known as? Dominicans > ended with Edmund in control only of Wessex. Edmund died in November > and <answer 10> became king of all England (later he also became king > of Denmark and Norway). Canute or Cnut or Knut Scores: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total ---------------------------------- Calvin 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 7 Mark 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 Dan 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 Erland 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 Gareth 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 Pete 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 13 03:02AM -0800 On Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at 2:09:38 PM UTC+10, Dan Blum wrote: > Rotating Quiz #206 is over and Calvin is the winner. He may now set RQ #207. Noted. Give me a couple of days to come up with something original. cheers, calvin |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Jan 12 07:31PM Which other historical person completes this list: Nikola Tesla Andy Warhol Pontius Pilate |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Jan 12 04:17PM -0800 On Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at 2:31:59 PM UTC-5, Gareth Owen wrote: > Nikola Tesla > Andy Warhol > Pontius Pilate david bowie, may he rest in peace swp |
| gwowen@gmail.com: Jan 13 01:23AM -0800 On Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at 12:17:36 AM UTC, swp wrote: > > Pontius Pilate > david bowie, may he rest in peace > swp Correct. For those interested is the category being "Real people who have been played on film by David Bowie." He was Tesla in Christopher Nolan's "The Prestige". He was Warhol in Julian Schnabel's "Basquiat" He was Pilate in Scorcese's "The Last Temptation of Christ" He was David Bowie in a number of things, including "Zoolander" |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 12 10:37PM -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 10 - Challenge Round A. Unfinished Stanley Kubrick Projects The late film director Stanley Kubrick was known for exhaustive research and meticulous attention to detail in preparing to shoot his movies. But some of his planned projects went unrealized. A1. After the success of "2001: A Space Odyssey", Kubrick planned to make a film about a European military and political leader who died in 1821, but the project was cancelled due to the prohibitive cost of filming on location and the commercial failure of another movie featuring the same historical figure. Who was to be the subject of Kubrick's film? A2. Kubrick was developing a Holocaust-themed project called "Aryan Papers", but dropped it in the wake of the release of what 1993 film? A3. When he died in 1999, Kubrick had been working on a science-fiction film about artificial intelligence. Name the *director* who took Kubrick's various script drafts and notes on his visual schemes to create the feature "A.I.: Artificial Intelligence". B. Bobbie Rosenfeld Award-Winners The Bobbie Rosenfeld Award is given each year to Canada's female athlete of the year, as chosen by Canadian sportswriters. In each case, name the award-winner. B1. She won the award in 2007 after she captained Team Canada to a world hockey championship and was named the most valuable player of the tournament. She is also the all-time leading scorer in women's Olympic hockey and has won 4 gold medals as a member of Canada's Olympic women's hockey team. Name her. B2. She won the award in 2012 after leading Team Canada to a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics. She broke the record for most goals scored in the Olympics for women's soccer and won the Golden Boot. Name her. B3. She won the award in 2013 and 2014. In 2013 she climbed to #32 in the Women's Tennis Association rankings and was named Newcomer of the Year. In 2014 she reached #5, was named Most Improved Player, and reached the Wimbledon finals. Name her. C. Sue Grafton's Criminal Alphabet Crime author Sue Grafton is known for her "alphabet" series of novels featuring private investigator Kinsey Millhone, with titles such as "A is for Alibi", "B is for Burglar", and... C1. "C is for" what? C2. "F is for" what? C3. "O is for" what? D. The "Great" Ones There have been a number of rulers through the ages who have been known as "the Great". For example, Catherine II of Russia was known as Catherine the Great. Here are three other ones; name them. D1. Born c. 600 BC or 576 BC, died 530 BC; founder and ruler of the Persian Empire. D2. Lived 1542-1605, Emperor of India. D3. Lived 1712-86, King of Prussia. E. Corporate Slogans E1. The three Koshin monkeys ("speak no evil, see no evil, hear no evil") are often supplemented with a fourth monkey, whose maxim closely resembles Google's motto. Give *either* the fourth monkey's maxim *or* the actual motto. E2. Which drink manufacturer's slogan is: "If you want to impress someone, put him on your Black list"? E3. Name the charitable organization whose slogan says: "The greatest tragedy is indifference". F. Airports We give the short name of an airport. In each case, name the main city it serves. F1. Schiphol. F2. Love Field. F3. Ronald Reagan. -- Mark Brader | "Fortunately, we have anti-terrorist laws Toronto | to prevent people having privacy." msb@vex.net | --Robert Bannister My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jan 13 05:07AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:MvSdnYCC-MwWSQjLnZ2dnUU7- > and the commercial failure of another movie featuring > the same historical figure. Who was to be the subject of > Kubrick's film? Napoleon > A2. Kubrick was developing a Holocaust-themed project called > "Aryan Papers", but dropped it in the wake of the release > of what 1993 film? "Schindler's List" > Name the *director* who took Kubrick's various script > drafts and notes on his visual schemes to create the > feature "A.I.: Artificial Intelligence". Steven Spielberg > leading scorer in women's Olympic hockey and has won 4 gold > medals as a member of Canada's Olympic women's hockey team. > Name her. Cammi Granato (?) > novels featuring private investigator Kinsey Millhone, with > titles such as "A is for Alibi", "B is for Burglar", and... > C1. "C is for" what? "Criminal" > C2. "F is for" what? "Felony" > as Catherine the Great. Here are three other ones; name them. > D1. Born c. 600 BC or 576 BC, died 530 BC; founder and ruler > of the Persian Empire. Cyrus the Great > D3. Lived 1712-86, King of Prussia. Frederick the Great > hear no evil") are often supplemented with a fourth monkey, > whose maxim closely resembles Google's motto. Give *either* > the fourth monkey's maxim *or* the actual motto. "Don't be evil" > E2. Which drink manufacturer's slogan is: "If you want to > impress someone, put him on your Black list"? Johnnie Walker > We give the short name of an airport. In each case, name the main > city it serves. > F1. Schiphol. Amsterdam > F2. Love Field. Dallas > F3. Ronald Reagan. Washington -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Jason Kreitzer <krei513@aol.com>: Jan 12 09:25PM -0800 On Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at 11:37:31 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > and the commercial failure of another movie featuring > the same historical figure. Who was to be the subject of > Kubrick's film? Napoleon Bonaparte > A2. Kubrick was developing a Holocaust-themed project called > "Aryan Papers", but dropped it in the wake of the release > of what 1993 film? "Schindler's List" > Name the *director* who took Kubrick's various script > drafts and notes on his visual schemes to create the > feature "A.I.: Artificial Intelligence". Steven Spielberg > novels featuring private investigator Kinsey Millhone, with > titles such as "A is for Alibi", "B is for Burglar", and... > C1. "C is for" what? "Criminal?" > city it serves. > F1. Schiphol. > F2. Love Field. Dallas, TX > F3. Ronald Reagan. Washington, DC. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jan 13 01:22AM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: > and the commercial failure of another movie featuring > the same historical figure. Who was to be the subject of > Kubrick's film? Bernadotte ?? > A2. Kubrick was developing a Holocaust-themed project called > "Aryan Papers", but dropped it in the wake of the release > of what 1993 film? Schindler's List > bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics. She broke the record > for most goals scored in the Olympics for women's soccer > and won the Golden Boot. Name her. Sinclair > novels featuring private investigator Kinsey Millhone, with > titles such as "A is for Alibi", "B is for Burglar", and... > C1. "C is for" what? Corpse > as Catherine the Great. Here are three other ones; name them. > D1. Born c. 600 BC or 576 BC, died 530 BC; founder and ruler > of the Persian Empire. Darius > D2. Lived 1542-1605, Emperor of India. > D3. Lived 1712-86, King of Prussia. Frederick > hear no evil") are often supplemented with a fourth monkey, > whose maxim closely resembles Google's motto. Give *either* > the fourth monkey's maxim *or* the actual motto. do no evil > E2. Which drink manufacturer's slogan is: "If you want to > impress someone, put him on your Black list"? Black Velvet, whoever makes that > We give the short name of an airport. In each case, name the main > city it serves. > F1. Schiphol. Berlin ?? > F2. Love Field. Dallas TX > F3. Ronald Reagan. Washington DC -- Dan Tilque |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Jan 12 07:44PM >> 4 > Apparently there are two versions. See also: > http://musicshowcaseonline.com/images/horn-diagram.jpg It appears so. The single horn (three valves, rare) and the double horn (four valves, common). |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 12 10:28PM -0600 Erland Sommarskog: > I guess that Calvin's idea was to lure entrants [to think] that a horn > is like a trumpet, and indeed he did... No, I said 3 because I remembered seeing 3 valve levers on a French horn. Who expected there to be a fourth valve with a different style of lever? -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "...blind faith can ruin the eyesight-- msb@vex.net | and the perspective." --Robert Ludlum |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jan 13 08:45AM >> is like a trumpet, and indeed he did... > No, I said 3 because I remembered seeing 3 valve levers on a French horn. > Who expected there to be a fourth valve with a different style of lever? I doubt though that everyone have been staring all their lives at single horns and at the same time failed to observed double horns. (No, I was not aware of that there were two types of French horns, and I think I first had 3 as the answer, but a dim picture in my mind made me change it to 4.) -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 12 10:35PM -0600 Mark Brader: > see my 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". > ** Final, Round 9 - Canadiana Even in the original game, this was the hardest round. > is known as a "glacial erratic", and a brewery in nearby Calgary > is named after it. (Its popular brews include Traditional Ale, > Grasshopper Wheat Ale, and Warthog Ale.) Name the landmark. The Okotoks Erratic, also known simply as the Big Rock (which is the brewery's name). See: http://albertashistoricplaces.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/20060822_8943.jpg http://dirtberta.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/2014-09-07-21-08-30-1.jpg > the Valley of the Ten Peaks. One particular vantage point is > known as the "$20 View", as it was featured on the reverse of the > 1969 and 1979 issues of the Canadian $20 bill. Name the lake. Moraine Lake. See: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8150/7608036452_1657228955_h.jpg http://c1.staticflickr.com/1/22/39216643_bddda43017_b.jpg > 3. Popular landmarks in this national park in Newfoundland include > Western Brook Pond, Pissing Mare Falls, as well as the mountain > which gave its name to the park. Name the park. Gros Morne National Park. See: http://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7346/14131748874_7c9e78520d_b.jpg http://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7412/9593881364_c2c714f06e_b.jpg http://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2161/2376244419_99133edb64.jpg > 1980s started this line of affordable clothing, initially > available only in Loblaws stores. Since then it has expanded > to the US, with a flagship store on 5th Av. Name the brand. Joe Fresh. > Negative Heel Shoe. Subsequent successes included collections > for Olympic teams and a line of high-end leather accessories. > Name the iconic brand. Roots. > about the rubbing through the thigh" caused a public-relations > nightmare for this athletic-apparel company. The Vancouver-born > Wilson resigned in 2015. Name the company. Lululemon Athletica. "Lululemon" was sufficient. 4 for Joshua and Dan. > * Economic History of Canada > 7. Within 2 years, when was the Bank of Canada formed? 1934 (accepting 1932-36). > 8. Within 2 years, when did Canada join the "Group of 6" advanced > economies, making it the "Group of 7" (or "G7")? 1976 (accepting 1974-78). > 9. Name Canada's first stock exchange, which began informally > in 1832. Montreal Stock Exchange. 3 for Joshua. > "Nevermind" (which was used during the opening credits of the > HBO series "True Detective"). He also won the 2013 Juno Artist > of the Year. Name him. Leonard Cohen. 4 for Joshua, Marc, and Gareth. > in his career. His albums include "It's Time", "Call Me > Irresponsible", and "To Be Loved". Name this artist, who is > additionally an Italian citizen. Michael Bublé. 4 for Marc and Gareth. > He also featured on the soundtrack to "The Hunger Games: > Catching Fire", contributing "Devil May Cry". What is his > better-known stage name? The Weeknd. 4 for Joshua. > their restaurants. In each case, you name the Toronto-based chef. > 13. Shows: "Pitchin' In", "Chopped Canada". Restaurant: Ruby > Watchco. Lynn Crawford. > 14. Shows: "Chopped Canada". Restaurants: Bent, Luckee. Susur Lee. > 15. Shows: "The Heat", "Top Chef Canada". Restaurants: North 44°, > Fabbrica. Mark McEwan. Scores, if there are no errors: FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 BEST TOPICS-> Geo Sci Lit His Ent Spo Can FIVE Joshua Kreitzer 32 40 38 40 52 48 15 218 Marc Dashevsky 22 47 32 44 40 48 8 211 Dan Blum 14 47 40 50 44 25 4 206 Gareth Owen 12 -- 40 47 48 56 8 203 "Calvin" 20 41 -- 31 32 40 -- 164 Peter Smyth 35 34 -- 32 24 36 -- 161 Dan Tilque 20 35 36 48 12 16 -- 155 Pete Gayde 20 8 8 40 32 40 -- 140 Bruce Bowler -- -- -- 36 40 44 -- 120 Björn Lundin 18 22 0 24 8 14 0 86 Jason Kreitzer -- -- 8 16 44 16 -- 84 Erland Sommarskog 16 24 4 32 4 8 -- 84 -- Mark Brader | "It doesn't have to actually *be* special, but you have Toronto | to make people think it is, and sometimes the easiest way msb@vex.net | to do that is to make it special." -- Peter Reiher My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| bbowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Jan 12 02:23PM On Mon, 11 Jan 2016 21:14:49 -0800, Calvin wrote: > 1 Which word describes a portable, round tent covered with skins and > used as a dwelling by nomads in Central Asia? Yurt > 2 Though he never held the event world record (his one apparent record > was later deemed ineligible as the course was around 150 metres short), > which athlete won three consecutive New York marathons from 1980-82? Frank Shorter? > 4 A spin-off from 'Soap", which US TV comedy ran for 158 episodes > between 1979 and 1986? Robert Guillaume played the title role as > butler to a dysfunctional family. Benson > 6 The fictional detective Nero Wolfe was created by which American > writer? > 7 T is second with 10, but with which letter of the alphabet do a record > 12 elements of the periodic table commence? C > the South American mainland? > 9 The term 'Chicano' (or 'Chicana') is sometimes used in the United > States to identify migrants from which foreign country? Mexico > 10 Under Islamic law, which term beginning with 'H' refers to any object |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Jan 12 06:23PM Calvin wrote: > 1 Which word describes a portable, round tent covered with skins and > used as a dwelling by nomads in Central Asia? Yurt > butler to a dysfunctional family. > 5 As at 2015, which is the only golf major to retain a full 18 hole > playoff in the event of a tie? US Open > writer? > 7 T is second with 10, but with which letter of the alphabet do a > record 12 elements of the periodic table commence? C > 8 Which is the only country in the Commonwealth of Nations located > on the South American mainland? Guyana > 9 The term 'Chicano' (or 'Chicana') is sometimes used in the United > States to identify migrants from which foreign country? Mexico > 10 Under Islamic law, which term beginning with 'H' refers to any > object or action which is permissible to use or engage in? Halal Peter Smyth |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jan 12 11:56PM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 1 Which word describes a portable, round tent covered with skins > and used as a dwelling by nomads in Central Asia? Yurt > never held the event world record (his one apparent record was later > deemed ineligible as the course was around 150 metres short), which > athlete won three consecutive New York marathons from 1980-82? Salazar > 3 Which Egyptian president was assassinated in 1981? Sadat > from 'Soap", which US TV comedy ran for 158 episodes between 1979 and > 1986? Robert Guillaume played the title role as butler to a > dysfunctional family. Benson > 5 As at 2015, which is the only golf major > to retain a full 18 hole playoff in the event of a tie? U.S. Open > 6 The > fictional detective Nero Wolfe was created by which American writer? Gardner > 7 T is second with 10, but with which letter of the alphabet do a > record 12 elements of the periodic table commence? C > 8 Which is the > only country in the Commonwealth of Nations located on the South > American mainland? Brazil > 9 The term 'Chicano' (or 'Chicana') is > sometimes used in the United States to identify migrants from which > foreign country? Mexico > 10 Under Islamic law, which term beginning with > 'H' refers to any object or action which is permissible to use or > engage in? Halal > cheers, > calvin Pete |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jan 12 05:51PM -0800 Calvin wrote: > 1 Which word describes a portable, round tent covered with skins and used as a dwelling by nomads in Central Asia? yurt > 2 Though he never held the event world record (his one apparent record was later deemed ineligible as the course was around 150 metres short), which athlete won three consecutive New York marathons from 1980-82? > 3 Which Egyptian president was assassinated in 1981? Sadat > 4 A spin-off from 'Soap", which US TV comedy ran for 158 episodes between 1979 and 1986? Robert Guillaume played the title role as butler to a dysfunctional family. > 5 As at 2015, which is the only golf major to retain a full 18 hole playoff in the event of a tie? The Masters > 6 The fictional detective Nero Wolfe was created by which American writer? Rex Stout > 7 T is second with 10, but with which letter of the alphabet do a record 12 elements of the periodic table commence? C > 8 Which is the only country in the Commonwealth of Nations located on the South American mainland? Guyana > 9 The term 'Chicano' (or 'Chicana') is sometimes used in the United States to identify migrants from which foreign country? Mexico > 10 Under Islamic law, which term beginning with 'H' refers to any object or action which is permissible to use or engage in? halal -- Dan Tilque |
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