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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 16 11:10AM -0600 Mark Brader: > and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information > see my 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". And the Final game is over, and the winner is JOSHUA KREITZER. Hearty congratulations! Note: During this round I received email from Marc Dashevsky, saying that other people's answers had reached his news server ahead of the questions and asking for a copy of the questions. But I did not receive any answers from him either by email or in the newsgroup. This completes the season written by Five Guys Named Moe, and next we will go on directly to questions from the third season of 2015, which was written by the Bloor Street Irregulars. > * Final, Round 10 - Challenge Round This was the easiest round in the original game. > and the commercial failure of another movie featuring > the same historical figure. Who was to be the subject of > Kubrick's film? Napoléon Bonaparte. 4 for Joshua, Jason, Dan Blum, Peter, Gareth, Erland, Calvin, Pete, and Björn. > 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". 4 for Joshua, Jason, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Peter, Gareth, Calvin, Pete, and Björn. > 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. 4 for Joshua, Jason, Dan Blum, Gareth, and Pete. 3 for Calvin. > 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. Hayley Wickenheiser. 4 for Pete. > 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. Christine Sinclair. 4 for Dan Tilque and Pete. > #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. Eugenie Bouchard. 4 for Peter, Gareth, Calvin, and Pete. > 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. 4 for Dan Tilque and Gareth. > C2. "F is for" what? Fugitive. > C3. "O is for" what? Outlaw. 4 for Pete. > 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. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Björn. > D2. Lived 1542-1605, Emperor of India. Akbar the Great. > D3. Lived 1712-86, King of Prussia. Frederick the Great. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Erland, Calvin, Pete, and Björn. > 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", "don't be evil". 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Peter, Gareth, Calvin, Pete, and Björn. > E2. Which drink manufacturer's slogan is: "If you want to > impress someone, put him on your Black list"? Johnnie Walker. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Peter, and Gareth. > E3. Name the charitable organization whose slogan says: > "The greatest tragedy is indifference". Red Cross. > We give the short name of an airport. In each case, name the main > city it serves. > F1. Schiphol. Amsterdam. 4 for Joshua, Peter, Gareth, Erland, Pete, and Björn. 3 for Calvin. > F2. Love Field. Dallas. 4 for Joshua, Jason, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Dan Blum. > F3. Ronald Reagan. Washington. 4 for Joshua, Jason, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Peter, Gareth, and Pete. Scores, if there are no errors: FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> Geo Sci Lit His Ent Spo Can Cha SIX Joshua Kreitzer 32 40 38 40 52 48 15 40 258 Dan Blum 14 47 40 50 44 25 4 35 241 Gareth Owen 12 -- 40 47 48 56 8 36 239 Marc Dashevsky 22 47 32 44 40 48 8 -- 233 "Calvin" 20 41 -- 31 32 40 -- 26 190 Peter Smyth 35 34 -- 32 24 36 -- 28 189 Pete Gayde 20 8 8 40 32 40 -- 44 184 Dan Tilque 20 35 36 48 12 16 -- 28 183 Bruce Bowler -- -- -- 36 40 44 -- -- 120 Björn Lundin 18 22 0 24 8 14 0 24 110 Jason Kreitzer -- -- 8 16 44 16 -- 20 104 Erland Sommarskog 16 24 4 32 4 8 -- 12 96 -- Mark Brader | "Fortunately, [this newsgroup] contains one of the world's Toronto | largest herds of free-roaming pedants, thundering majestically msb@vex.net | across the virtual plains..." -- Michael Wojcik My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jan 17 11:54AM +0100 >> D2. Lived 1542-1605, Emperor of India. > Akbar the Great. Hm, that names appear somewhat redundant. :-) -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 16 11:14AM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-09-21, 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 the Bloor St. Irregulars, 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 1, Round 2 - Literature - World Literature 1. He wrote about Pelayo and Elisenda's discovery of the title character in his short story "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings". Name this *Colombian author* who created Macondo in works like his novel about the Buendia family, "One Hundred Years of Solitude". 2. The title character spurns Huberto Naranjo for Rolf Carlé in this author's "Eva Luna". Name this *magical realist author* who wrote about the Trueba family in "The House of the Spirits" and was related to a president of her native Chile. 3. Novels like Alejo Carpentier's "The Kingdom of this World" were key works in this country's literature. José Martí, a poet from this country, had a poem from his collection "Simple Verses" adapted into the song "Guantanamera". Name the *country*. 4. Chinua Achebe's 1975 essay "An Image of Africa" attacked the colonialism and racism in an 1899 work. Name *that other work*, by a Polish author, which describes a trip up the Congo River by the ivory merchant Kurtz. 5. Novels set in this country include one about the Smales family and their title servant, "July's People" (pronounced "Julie's People"), and another about Stephen Kumalo, "Cry, The Beloved Country". Name this *country* of Nadine Gordimer and Alan Paton, a recently deceased president of which released the 1995 autobiography "Long Walk To Freedom". 6. This man wrote a 1981 novel whose plot revolves around Saleem Sinai, who has telepathic powers as a result of being born at the exact moment of Indian independence. His later novel about Gibreel Farishta and Saladin Chamcha earned him a fatwa from the Ayatollah Khomeini. Name the *author*. 7. Suyuan Woo, An-Mei Hsu, Lindo Jong, and Betty St. Clair are the four members of the title group in this 1989 novel. Name this *novel* by Amy Tan about a group of Chinese immigrants who play Mah jongg. 8. This author included literary references in a novel whose chapters alternate between the stories of Satoru Nakata and Kafka Tamura, 2002's "Kafka on the Shore", as well as the Orwellianly-titled "1Q84". Name this *Japanese author* who also wrote about Toru Watanabe's memories associated with the title Beatles song in 1987's "Norwegian Wood". 9. The 1988 Booker Prize was awarded to this novel by Australian author Peter Carey. Adapted into a 1997 film, the novel deals with the title characters betting whether one of them can transport a glass church from Sydney to Bellingen. Name the *novel*. 10. Australian author Thomas Keneally is probably best known for a novel about this man's "ark", adapted into a similarly named 1993 film. This Polish entrepreneur bought up Jews to save them from the Nazi death regime via his namesake "list". Name that *entrepreneur*. After completing the round, please decode the rot13: ba gur svefg dhrfgvba, gur nhgube unf n qbhoyr fheanzr. Vs lbh nafjrerq jvgu bar anzr, tb onpx naq pbzcyrgr gur nafjre. * Game 1, Round 3 - Science - Stinker Round This round is devoted to things known for their smells. 1. Due to a mutation, some people are able to detect a strongly unpleasant smell in their urine after eating this particular vegetable. People who lack the mutation fail to notice such a smell after eating the vegetable. Identify the vegetable. 2. Also known as "sewer gas", which toxic gas can be recognised by its "rotten egg" smell? 3. The densest naturally occurring element on the periodic table, which element gets its name from the Greek word for "smell", due to the characteristic odor of its tetroxide? 4. In any detective story, the smell of bitter almonds indicates that the victim was killed using which toxic chemical, which is a natural component of almonds as well as cassava, lima beans, apples, and peaches? 5. Which term has come to cover a variety of smells, but originally it referred only to the extract from the preputial glands of a particular species of deer? 6. A bile duct secretion found in the intestines of sperm whales, which foul smelling substance was used as incense and as a perfume fixative? 7. Joseph Pujol, also known as "Le Pétomane", made a show business career doing what? 8. One of Skeletor's lesser-known sidekicks from the "Masters of the Universe" series, he was an anthropomorphic skunk with magical control over his own smell. The associated action figure is notable for being scented with patchouli oil. What is his name? 9. Which poison gas is described as having a sweet, spicy scent that brought to mind lilacs, garlic, and horseradish -- as well as the characteristic smell from which it gets its name? 10. Castoreum is used to add a leather-like note to perfumes and also as a natural flavor in ice cream and other food products. It comes from the scent glands of which animal? -- Mark Brader "A healthy nation is as unconscious of its Toronto nationality as a healthy man of his bones." msb@vex.net -- Shaw My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jan 16 06:32PM +0100 > The Beloved Country". Name this *country* of Nadine Gordimer > and Alan Paton, a recently deceased president of which released > the 1995 autobiography "Long Walk To Freedom". South Africa > the exact moment of Indian independence. His later novel about > Gibreel Farishta and Saladin Chamcha earned him a fatwa from > the Ayatollah Khomeini. Name the *author*. OK, so chalk up -4 for me. The name has fallen out of my memory, and this is so totally embarassing. > named 1993 film. This Polish entrepreneur bought up Jews to > save them from the Nazi death regime via his namesake "list". > Name that *entrepreneur*. Schindler > This round is devoted to things known for their smells. > 2. Also known as "sewer gas", which toxic gas can be recognised > by its "rotten egg" smell? Hydrogen Sulfide > 3. The densest naturally occurring element on the periodic table, > which element gets its name from the Greek word for "smell", > due to the characteristic odor of its tetroxide? Osmium > that the victim was killed using which toxic chemical, which is > a natural component of almonds as well as cassava, lima beans, > apples, and peaches? Cyanide > 9. Which poison gas is described as having a sweet, spicy scent > that brought to mind lilacs, garlic, and horseradish -- as well > as the characteristic smell from which it gets its name? Mustard gas -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Jan 16 05:57PM Mark Brader wrote: > Wings". Name this *Colombian author* who created Macondo in > works like his novel about the Buendia family, "One Hundred > Years of Solitude". Garcia Marquez > The Beloved Country". Name this country of Nadine Gordimer > and Alan Paton, a recently deceased president of which released > the 1995 autobiography "Long Walk To Freedom". South Africa > the exact moment of Indian independence. His later novel about > Gibreel Farishta and Saladin Chamcha earned him a fatwa from > the Ayatollah Khomeini. Name the author. Salman Rushdie > named 1993 film. This Polish entrepreneur bought up Jews to > save them from the Nazi death regime via his namesake "list". > Name that entrepreneur. Schindler > unpleasant smell in their urine after eating this particular > vegetable. People who lack the mutation fail to notice such > a smell after eating the vegetable. Identify the vegetable. Beetroot > 2. Also known as "sewer gas", which toxic gas can be recognised > by its "rotten egg" smell? Sulphur Dioxide > 3. The densest naturally occurring element on the periodic table, > which element gets its name from the Greek word for "smell", > due to the characteristic odor of its tetroxide? Osmium > that the victim was killed using which toxic chemical, which is > a natural component of almonds as well as cassava, lima beans, > apples, and peaches? Cyanide > 5. Which term has come to cover a variety of smells, but originally > it referred only to the extract from the preputial glands of > a particular species of deer? Musk > 6. A bile duct secretion found in the intestines of sperm whales, > which foul smelling substance was used as incense and as a > perfume fixative? Ambergris > 7. Joseph Pujol, also known as "Le Pétomane", made a show business > career doing what? Farting > 9. Which poison gas is described as having a sweet, spicy scent > that brought to mind lilacs, garlic, and horseradish -- as well > as the characteristic smell from which it gets its name? Mustard gas > 10. Castoreum is used to add a leather-like note to perfumes and > also as a natural flavor in ice cream and other food products. > It comes from the scent glands of which animal? Peter Smyth |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Jan 16 07:25PM > Wings". Name this *Colombian author* who created Macondo in > works like his novel about the Buendia family, "One Hundred > Years of Solitude". Gabriel Garcia Marquez > this author's "Eva Luna". Name this *magical realist author* > who wrote about the Trueba family in "The House of the Spirits" > and was related to a president of her native Chile. Isabel Allende > were key works in this country's literature. José Martí, a poet > from this country, had a poem from his collection "Simple Verses" > adapted into the song "Guantanamera". Name the *country*. Mexico > colonialism and racism in an 1899 work. Name *that other work*, > by a Polish author, which describes a trip up the Congo River > by the ivory merchant Kurtz. Heart of Darkness > The Beloved Country". Name this *country* of Nadine Gordimer > and Alan Paton, a recently deceased president of which released > the 1995 autobiography "Long Walk To Freedom". South Africa > the exact moment of Indian independence. His later novel about > Gibreel Farishta and Saladin Chamcha earned him a fatwa from > the Ayatollah Khomeini. Name the *author*. Salman Rushdie ["Midnight's Children"] > four members of the title group in this 1989 novel. Name this > *novel* by Amy Tan about a group of Chinese immigrants who play > Mah jongg. The Joy Luck Club > Orwellianly-titled "1Q84". Name this *Japanese author* who > also wrote about Toru Watanabe's memories associated with the > title Beatles song in 1987's "Norwegian Wood". Murakami > with the title characters betting whether one of them can > transport a glass church from Sydney to Bellingen. Name the > *novel*. Oscar and Lucinda > named 1993 film. This Polish entrepreneur bought up Jews to > save them from the Nazi death regime via his namesake "list". > Name that *entrepreneur*. Oskar Schindler > unpleasant smell in their urine after eating this particular > vegetable. People who lack the mutation fail to notice such > a smell after eating the vegetable. Identify the vegetable. Asparagus > 2. Also known as "sewer gas", which toxic gas can be recognised > by its "rotten egg" smell? Methane > 3. The densest naturally occurring element on the periodic table, > which element gets its name from the Greek word for "smell", > due to the characteristic odor of its tetroxide? Nope > that the victim was killed using which toxic chemical, which is > a natural component of almonds as well as cassava, lima beans, > apples, and peaches? Cyanide > 5. Which term has come to cover a variety of smells, but originally > it referred only to the extract from the preputial glands of > a particular species of deer? Musk > 6. A bile duct secretion found in the intestines of sperm whales, > which foul smelling substance was used as incense and as a > perfume fixative? Ambergris > 7. Joseph Pujol, also known as "Le Pétomane", made a show business > career doing what? Farting > magical control over his own smell. The associated action > figure is notable for being scented with patchouli oil. What is > his name? Stink-o, Pong-o > 9. Which poison gas is described as having a sweet, spicy scent > that brought to mind lilacs, garlic, and horseradish -- as well > as the characteristic smell from which it gets its name? Mustard Gas > 10. Castoreum is used to add a leather-like note to perfumes and > also as a natural flavor in ice cream and other food products. > It comes from the scent glands of which animal? Cow, Horse |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Jan 16 08:36PM +0100 On 2016-01-16 18:14, Mark Brader wrote: > were key works in this country's literature. José Martí, a poet > from this country, had a poem from his collection "Simple Verses" > adapted into the song "Guantanamera". Name the *country*. Cuba > The Beloved Country". Name this *country* of Nadine Gordimer > and Alan Paton, a recently deceased president of which released > the 1995 autobiography "Long Walk To Freedom". South Africa > the exact moment of Indian independence. His later novel about > Gibreel Farishta and Saladin Chamcha earned him a fatwa from > the Ayatollah Khomeini. Name the *author*. Salman Rushdie > named 1993 film. This Polish entrepreneur bought up Jews to > save them from the Nazi death regime via his namesake "list". > Name that *entrepreneur*. Schindler > unpleasant smell in their urine after eating this particular > vegetable. People who lack the mutation fail to notice such > a smell after eating the vegetable. Identify the vegetable. red beet; carrot > 2. Also known as "sewer gas", which toxic gas can be recognised > by its "rotten egg" smell? Methane > 3. The densest naturally occurring element on the periodic table, > which element gets its name from the Greek word for "smell", > due to the characteristic odor of its tetroxide? lead > that the victim was killed using which toxic chemical, which is > a natural component of almonds as well as cassava, lima beans, > apples, and peaches? cyanid > 5. Which term has come to cover a variety of smells, but originally > it referred only to the extract from the preputial glands of > a particular species of deer? Musk > 6. A bile duct secretion found in the intestines of sperm whales, > which foul smelling substance was used as incense and as a > perfume fixative? Ambra > 9. Which poison gas is described as having a sweet, spicy scent > that brought to mind lilacs, garlic, and horseradish -- as well > as the characteristic smell from which it gets its name? Mustard gas -- Björn |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jan 16 08:24PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:w9GdnZf78Yjm5wfLnZ2dnUU7- > were key works in this country's literature. José Martí, a poet > from this country, had a poem from his collection "Simple Verses" > adapted into the song "Guantanamera". Name the *country*. Cuba; Mexico > The Beloved Country". Name this *country* of Nadine Gordimer > and Alan Paton, a recently deceased president of which released > the 1995 autobiography "Long Walk To Freedom". South Africa > the exact moment of Indian independence. His later novel about > Gibreel Farishta and Saladin Chamcha earned him a fatwa from > the Ayatollah Khomeini. Name the *author*. Rushdie > four members of the title group in this 1989 novel. Name this > *novel* by Amy Tan about a group of Chinese immigrants who play > Mah jongg. Joy Luck Club > named 1993 film. This Polish entrepreneur bought up Jews to > save them from the Nazi death regime via his namesake "list". > Name that *entrepreneur*. Schindler > unpleasant smell in their urine after eating this particular > vegetable. People who lack the mutation fail to notice such > a smell after eating the vegetable. Identify the vegetable. Asparagus > 2. Also known as "sewer gas", which toxic gas can be recognised > by its "rotten egg" smell? Sulfur > that the victim was killed using which toxic chemical, which is > a natural component of almonds as well as cassava, lima beans, > apples, and peaches? Arsenic > 5. Which term has come to cover a variety of smells, but originally > it referred only to the extract from the preputial glands of > a particular species of deer? Skunky > 6. A bile duct secretion found in the intestines of sperm whales, > which foul smelling substance was used as incense and as a > perfume fixative? Baleen > 7. Joseph Pujol, also known as "Le Pétomane", made a show business > career doing what? Playing songs by passing gas > 9. Which poison gas is described as having a sweet, spicy scent > that brought to mind lilacs, garlic, and horseradish -- as well > as the characteristic smell from which it gets its name? Mustard gas > 10. Castoreum is used to add a leather-like note to perfumes and > also as a natural flavor in ice cream and other food products. > It comes from the scent glands of which animal? Pete |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jan 16 01:50PM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: > this author's "Eva Luna". Name this *magical realist author* > who wrote about the Trueba family in "The House of the Spirits" > and was related to a president of her native Chile. Borges > were key works in this country's literature. José Martí, a poet > from this country, had a poem from his collection "Simple Verses" > adapted into the song "Guantanamera". Name the *country*. Cuba > colonialism and racism in an 1899 work. Name *that other work*, > by a Polish author, which describes a trip up the Congo River > by the ivory merchant Kurtz. Heart of Darkness > The Beloved Country". Name this *country* of Nadine Gordimer > and Alan Paton, a recently deceased president of which released > the 1995 autobiography "Long Walk To Freedom". South Africa > the exact moment of Indian independence. His later novel about > Gibreel Farishta and Saladin Chamcha earned him a fatwa from > the Ayatollah Khomeini. Name the *author*. Salman Rushdie > four members of the title group in this 1989 novel. Name this > *novel* by Amy Tan about a group of Chinese immigrants who play > Mah jongg. Joy Luck Club > named 1993 film. This Polish entrepreneur bought up Jews to > save them from the Nazi death regime via his namesake "list". > Name that *entrepreneur*. Schindler > unpleasant smell in their urine after eating this particular > vegetable. People who lack the mutation fail to notice such > a smell after eating the vegetable. Identify the vegetable. asparagus > 2. Also known as "sewer gas", which toxic gas can be recognised > by its "rotten egg" smell? hydrogen sulfide > 3. The densest naturally occurring element on the periodic table, > which element gets its name from the Greek word for "smell", > due to the characteristic odor of its tetroxide? osmium > that the victim was killed using which toxic chemical, which is > a natural component of almonds as well as cassava, lima beans, > apples, and peaches? hydrogen cyanide > perfume fixative? > 7. Joseph Pujol, also known as "Le Pétomane", made a show business > career doing what? farting > magical control over his own smell. The associated action > figure is notable for being scented with patchouli oil. What is > his name? Pepe Le Pew > 9. Which poison gas is described as having a sweet, spicy scent > that brought to mind lilacs, garlic, and horseradish -- as well > as the characteristic smell from which it gets its name? mustard gas > 10. Castoreum is used to add a leather-like note to perfumes and > also as a natural flavor in ice cream and other food products. > It comes from the scent glands of which animal? civets -- Dan Tilque |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jan 17 12:06AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:w9GdnZf78Yjm5wfLnZ2dnUU7- > Wings". Name this *Colombian author* who created Macondo in > works like his novel about the Buendia family, "One Hundred > Years of Solitude". Gabriel Garcia Marquez > this author's "Eva Luna". Name this *magical realist author* > who wrote about the Trueba family in "The House of the Spirits" > and was related to a president of her native Chile. Isabel Allende > were key works in this country's literature. José Martí, a poet > from this country, had a poem from his collection "Simple Verses" > adapted into the song "Guantanamera". Name the *country*. Cuba > colonialism and racism in an 1899 work. Name *that other work*, > by a Polish author, which describes a trip up the Congo River > by the ivory merchant Kurtz. "Heart of Darkness" > The Beloved Country". Name this *country* of Nadine Gordimer > and Alan Paton, a recently deceased president of which released > the 1995 autobiography "Long Walk To Freedom". South Africa > the exact moment of Indian independence. His later novel about > Gibreel Farishta and Saladin Chamcha earned him a fatwa from > the Ayatollah Khomeini. Name the *author*. Salman Rushdie > four members of the title group in this 1989 novel. Name this > *novel* by Amy Tan about a group of Chinese immigrants who play > Mah jongg. "The Joy Luck Club" > with the title characters betting whether one of them can > transport a glass church from Sydney to Bellingen. Name the > *novel*. "Oscar and Lucinda" > named 1993 film. This Polish entrepreneur bought up Jews to > save them from the Nazi death regime via his namesake "list". > Name that *entrepreneur*. Schindler > unpleasant smell in their urine after eating this particular > vegetable. People who lack the mutation fail to notice such > a smell after eating the vegetable. Identify the vegetable. asparagus > 2. Also known as "sewer gas", which toxic gas can be recognised > by its "rotten egg" smell? mercaptan (?) > 3. The densest naturally occurring element on the periodic table, > which element gets its name from the Greek word for "smell", > due to the characteristic odor of its tetroxide? osmium > that the victim was killed using which toxic chemical, which is > a natural component of almonds as well as cassava, lima beans, > apples, and peaches? cyanide > 5. Which term has come to cover a variety of smells, but originally > it referred only to the extract from the preputial glands of > a particular species of deer? musk > 6. A bile duct secretion found in the intestines of sperm whales, > which foul smelling substance was used as incense and as a > perfume fixative? ambergris > 7. Joseph Pujol, also known as "Le Pétomane", made a show business > career doing what? farting > 9. Which poison gas is described as having a sweet, spicy scent > that brought to mind lilacs, garlic, and horseradish -- as well > as the characteristic smell from which it gets its name? mustard gas -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Jason Kreitzer <krei513@aol.com>: Jan 16 05:03PM -0800 On Saturday, January 16, 2016 at 12:14:36 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > Wings". Name this *Colombian author* who created Macondo in > works like his novel about the Buendia family, "One Hundred > Years of Solitude". Federico Garcia Lorca? > this author's "Eva Luna". Name this *magical realist author* > who wrote about the Trueba family in "The House of the Spirits" > and was related to a president of her native Chile. Isabel Allende > were key works in this country's literature. José Martí, a poet > from this country, had a poem from his collection "Simple Verses" > adapted into the song "Guantanamera". Name the *country*. Cuba > colonialism and racism in an 1899 work. Name *that other work*, > by a Polish author, which describes a trip up the Congo River > by the ivory merchant Kurtz. "Heart of Darkness" > The Beloved Country". Name this *country* of Nadine Gordimer > and Alan Paton, a recently deceased president of which released > the 1995 autobiography "Long Walk To Freedom". South Africa > the exact moment of Indian independence. His later novel about > Gibreel Farishta and Saladin Chamcha earned him a fatwa from > the Ayatollah Khomeini. Name the *author*. Salman Rushdie > four members of the title group in this 1989 novel. Name this > *novel* by Amy Tan about a group of Chinese immigrants who play > Mah jongg. "The Joy Luck Club" > named 1993 film. This Polish entrepreneur bought up Jews to > save them from the Nazi death regime via his namesake "list". > Name that *entrepreneur*. Oskar Schindler > that the victim was killed using which toxic chemical, which is > a natural component of almonds as well as cassava, lima beans, > apples, and peaches? Cyanide > perfume fixative? > 7. Joseph Pujol, also known as "Le Pétomane", made a show business > career doing what? Putting out fires by farting. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 17 12:44AM -0800 On Sunday, January 17, 2016 at 3:14:36 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > Wings". Name this *Colombian author* who created Macondo in > works like his novel about the Buendia family, "One Hundred > Years of Solitude". Gabriel Garcia Marquez > were key works in this country's literature. José Martí, a poet > from this country, had a poem from his collection "Simple Verses" > adapted into the song "Guantanamera". Name the *country*. Cuba > colonialism and racism in an 1899 work. Name *that other work*, > by a Polish author, which describes a trip up the Congo River > by the ivory merchant Kurtz. The African Queen > The Beloved Country". Name this *country* of Nadine Gordimer > and Alan Paton, a recently deceased president of which released > the 1995 autobiography "Long Walk To Freedom". RSA > the exact moment of Indian independence. His later novel about > Gibreel Farishta and Saladin Chamcha earned him a fatwa from > the Ayatollah Khomeini. Name the *author*. Rushdie > four members of the title group in this 1989 novel. Name this > *novel* by Amy Tan about a group of Chinese immigrants who play > Mah jongg. Eat Pray Love > Orwellianly-titled "1Q84". Name this *Japanese author* who > also wrote about Toru Watanabe's memories associated with the > title Beatles song in 1987's "Norwegian Wood". Ishigaro > with the title characters betting whether one of them can > transport a glass church from Sydney to Bellingen. Name the > *novel*. Oscar and Lucinda I'd steer clear of it if I were you > named 1993 film. This Polish entrepreneur bought up Jews to > save them from the Nazi death regime via his namesake "list". > Name that *entrepreneur*. Schindler > unpleasant smell in their urine after eating this particular > vegetable. People who lack the mutation fail to notice such > a smell after eating the vegetable. Identify the vegetable. Garlic > 2. Also known as "sewer gas", which toxic gas can be recognised > by its "rotten egg" smell? Sulphur dioxide > 3. The densest naturally occurring element on the periodic table, > which element gets its name from the Greek word for "smell", > due to the characteristic odor of its tetroxide? Sulphur, Silicon > that the victim was killed using which toxic chemical, which is > a natural component of almonds as well as cassava, lima beans, > apples, and peaches? Arsenic > 6. A bile duct secretion found in the intestines of sperm whales, > which foul smelling substance was used as incense and as a > perfume fixative? Ambergris > magical control over his own smell. The associated action > figure is notable for being scented with patchouli oil. What is > his name? Pepe le Peu? > 9. Which poison gas is described as having a sweet, spicy scent > that brought to mind lilacs, garlic, and horseradish -- as well > as the characteristic smell from which it gets its name? Mustard gas > 10. Castoreum is used to add a leather-like note to perfumes and > also as a natural flavor in ice cream and other food products. > It comes from the scent glands of which animal? Cow, Pig cheers, calvin |
| "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>: Jan 17 02:47AM -0500 On 2016-01-12, 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. Benson > 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? A > 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 -- Chris F.A. Johnson |
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