Friday, February 19, 2016

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 14 updates in 5 topics

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 18 11:46PM -0600

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-10-05,
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*)".
 
 
In case you were wondering where the Canadiana round in this game
went... it was the audio round, so I didn't post it.
 
 
* Game 3, Round 9 - Entertainment - Band Name Origins
 
1. Name the British art rock band from the 1970s whose name
represents the amount of semen that is higher than the average
amount ejaculated by man in one ejaculation when he is not
in love.
 
2. A tragic event at an establishment called Exeter's that claimed
the lives of several teens inspired the name of which band,
according to its lead singer, Wyn Butler?
 
3. The American band Toad the Wet Sprocket took their name from
a sketch called "Rock Notes" found on the "Contractual Obligation
Album" released by *what comedy group*?
 
4. Name the American rock band from the 1970s that takes their
name from a metallic sex toy found in William Burroughs's
"The Naked Lunch"?
 
5. Steppenwolf, the Canadian-American group that was "Born to be
Wild", took their name from a novel by what author?
 
6. Duran Duran, the British new wave band that was "Hungry Like a
Wolf", took their name from the villain from what classic
sci-fi movie?
 
7. The English agriculturalist who perfected the horse-seed
drill in 1701 gave his name to *what British band* led by
vocalist/flautist/guitarist Ian Anderson?
 
8. Which American band that formed in 1994 takes their name from
a phrase used by American pilots in World War II to refer to
Unidentified Flying Objects?
 
9. Which British band that has sold more than 250,000,000 albums
worldwide took its name from the first names of two blues
musicians, Anderson and Council?
 
10. Name the Canadian band that takes its name from a slogan from
James Polk's successful US presidential campaign of 1844,
where Polk promised to lay claim to all of the Oregon Territory
(which would have included much of what is now known as British
Columbia).
 
 
* Game 3, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Astrological Challenges
 
Ah, astrology. Here are some questions loosely connected to that
pseudo-science.
 
A. Sports: Aries and Taurus
 
A1. A current NFL franchise is represented by the symbol
of Aries. In which city will you find that team?
 
A2. An NBA team is represented by the symbol of Taurus.
In which city will you find that team?
 
B. Literature: Gemini and Cancer
 
B1. The symbol of Gemini is twins. Jessica Wakefield and
Elizabeth Wakefield are fictional identical twins.
Which high school did they attend in a book series of the
same name?
 
B2. Which world capital city provides the primary setting of
the novel "Tropic of Cancer"?
 
C. Entertainment: Leo & Virgo
 
C1. The symbol of Leo is the lion. And Leo the Lion is the
symbol of MGM Studios. What does MGM stand for?
 
C2. The symbol of Virgo is the virgin. Who wrote and directed
the 1999 movie "The Virgin Suicides", an adaptation of
Jeffrey Eugenides's 1993 book of the same name?
 
D. Science: Libra & Scorpio
 
D1. The symbol of Libra is the scales. Due to its microscopic
scales, the name of which order, including moths and
butterflies, means "scale-winged" in Greek?
 
D2. The symbol of Scorpio is the scorpion. For 3 years, the
Trinidad scorpion pepper ranked as the hottest pepper in
the world, measuring 1,463,700 heat units -- on the scale
named after which man?
 
E. Geography: Sagittarius & Capricorn
 
E1. The symbol of Sagittarius is the centaur. The fictional land
of Xanth, created by Piers Anthony, is based on the geography
of Florida. Centaur Isle is at the extreme southern tip
of Xanth -- and is based on which island at the extreme
southern tip of Florida?
 
E2. Name *any one* of the 5 countries in Africa where you can
stand on the Tropic of Capricorn.
 
F. Food: Aquarius & Pisces
 
F1. The symbol of Aquarius is the water bearer. Name either
of the two vegetables that contain 96% water, the highest
percentage water of any vegetable.
 
F2. The symbol of Pisces is the fish. Tetrodoxin is a neurotoxin
whose name comes from an order of fish that includes the
puffer fish, which caused Homer Simpson a great deal of
anxiety in an episode of "The Simpsons". The puffer fish
is known as what in Japanese?
 
--
Mark Brader "I cannot reply in French, but I will
Toronto type English very slowly and loudly."
msb@vex.net --Lars Eighner
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Feb 19 06:24AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:pqydnXrIEdqGMVvLnZ2dnUU7-
> represents the amount of semen that is higher than the average
> amount ejaculated by man in one ejaculation when he is not
> in love.
 
10cc

> 3. The American band Toad the Wet Sprocket took their name from
> a sketch called "Rock Notes" found on the "Contractual Obligation
> Album" released by *what comedy group*?
 
Monty Python
 
> 4. Name the American rock band from the 1970s that takes their
> name from a metallic sex toy found in William Burroughs's
> "The Naked Lunch"?
 
Steely Dan

> 5. Steppenwolf, the Canadian-American group that was "Born to be
> Wild", took their name from a novel by what author?
 
Hesse
 
> 6. Duran Duran, the British new wave band that was "Hungry Like a
> Wolf", took their name from the villain from what classic
> sci-fi movie?
 
"Barbarella"
 
> 7. The English agriculturalist who perfected the horse-seed
> drill in 1701 gave his name to *what British band* led by
> vocalist/flautist/guitarist Ian Anderson?
 
Jethro Tull

> 8. Which American band that formed in 1994 takes their name from
> a phrase used by American pilots in World War II to refer to
> Unidentified Flying Objects?
 
Foo Fighters
 
> 9. Which British band that has sold more than 250,000,000 albums
> worldwide took its name from the first names of two blues
> musicians, Anderson and Council?
 
Pink Floyd
 
> where Polk promised to lay claim to all of the Oregon Territory
> (which would have included much of what is now known as British
> Columbia).
 
54-40 or Fight; 54-40
 
 
> A. Sports: Aries and Taurus
 
> A1. A current NFL franchise is represented by the symbol
> of Aries. In which city will you find that team?
 
St. Louis
 
> A2. An NBA team is represented by the symbol of Taurus.
> In which city will you find that team?
 
Chicago
 
> Elizabeth Wakefield are fictional identical twins.
> Which high school did they attend in a book series of the
> same name?
 
Sweet Valley High
 
> B2. Which world capital city provides the primary setting of
> the novel "Tropic of Cancer"?
 
Paris
 
> C. Entertainment: Leo & Virgo
 
> C1. The symbol of Leo is the lion. And Leo the Lion is the
> symbol of MGM Studios. What does MGM stand for?
 
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

> C2. The symbol of Virgo is the virgin. Who wrote and directed
> the 1999 movie "The Virgin Suicides", an adaptation of
> Jeffrey Eugenides's 1993 book of the same name?
 
Sofia Coppola
 
 
> D1. The symbol of Libra is the scales. Due to its microscopic
> scales, the name of which order, including moths and
> butterflies, means "scale-winged" in Greek?
 
Coleoptera (?)
 
> Trinidad scorpion pepper ranked as the hottest pepper in
> the world, measuring 1,463,700 heat units -- on the scale
> named after which man?
 
Scoville

> of Florida. Centaur Isle is at the extreme southern tip
> of Xanth -- and is based on which island at the extreme
> southern tip of Florida?
 
Key West
 
> E2. Name *any one* of the 5 countries in Africa where you can
> stand on the Tropic of Capricorn.
 
Namibia; South Africa
 
 
> F1. The symbol of Aquarius is the water bearer. Name either
> of the two vegetables that contain 96% water, the highest
> percentage water of any vegetable.
 
cucumber; watercress
 
> puffer fish, which caused Homer Simpson a great deal of
> anxiety in an episode of "The Simpsons". The puffer fish
> is known as what in Japanese?
 
fugu
 
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Feb 19 02:01AM -0800

On Friday, February 19, 2016 at 3:46:04 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> In case you were wondering where the Canadiana round in this game
> went... it was the audio round, so I didn't post it.
 
What a blow.
 
 
> represents the amount of semen that is higher than the average
> amount ejaculated by man in one ejaculation when he is not
> in love.
 
10cc
 
 
> 3. The American band Toad the Wet Sprocket took their name from
> a sketch called "Rock Notes" found on the "Contractual Obligation
> Album" released by *what comedy group*?
 
Monty Python
 
> 4. Name the American rock band from the 1970s that takes their
> name from a metallic sex toy found in William Burroughs's
> "The Naked Lunch"?
 
Steely Dan

> 5. Steppenwolf, the Canadian-American group that was "Born to be
> Wild", took their name from a novel by what author?
 
London

> 6. Duran Duran, the British new wave band that was "Hungry Like a
> Wolf", took their name from the villain from what classic
> sci-fi movie?
 
Barbarella
 
> 7. The English agriculturalist who perfected the horse-seed
> drill in 1701 gave his name to *what British band* led by
> vocalist/flautist/guitarist Ian Anderson?
 
Jethro Tull
 
> 8. Which American band that formed in 1994 takes their name from
> a phrase used by American pilots in World War II to refer to
> Unidentified Flying Objects?
 
Foo Fighters
 
> 9. Which British band that has sold more than 250,000,000 albums
> worldwide took its name from the first names of two blues
> musicians, Anderson and Council?
 
Pink Floyd
 
 
> A. Sports: Aries and Taurus
 
> A1. A current NFL franchise is represented by the symbol
> of Aries. In which city will you find that team?
 
LA?
 
> A2. An NBA team is represented by the symbol of Taurus.
> In which city will you find that team?
 
Chicago
 
> Elizabeth Wakefield are fictional identical twins.
> Which high school did they attend in a book series of the
> same name?
 
Sweet Valley High
 
> B2. Which world capital city provides the primary setting of
> the novel "Tropic of Cancer"?
 
New York, Paris
 
> C. Entertainment: Leo & Virgo
 
> C1. The symbol of Leo is the lion. And Leo the Lion is the
> symbol of MGM Studios. What does MGM stand for?
 
Metro Goldwyn Mayer

> C2. The symbol of Virgo is the virgin. Who wrote and directed
> the 1999 movie "The Virgin Suicides", an adaptation of
> Jeffrey Eugenides's 1993 book of the same name?
 
Coppola
 
 
> D1. The symbol of Libra is the scales. Due to its microscopic
> scales, the name of which order, including moths and
> butterflies, means "scale-winged" in Greek?
 
Lapidae
 
> Trinidad scorpion pepper ranked as the hottest pepper in
> the world, measuring 1,463,700 heat units -- on the scale
> named after which man?
 
Scoville
 
> southern tip of Florida?
 
> E2. Name *any one* of the 5 countries in Africa where you can
> stand on the Tropic of Capricorn.
 
Mozambique, South Africa
 
 
> F1. The symbol of Aquarius is the water bearer. Name either
> of the two vegetables that contain 96% water, the highest
> percentage water of any vegetable.
 
Cucumber
 
> puffer fish, which caused Homer Simpson a great deal of
> anxiety in an episode of "The Simpsons". The puffer fish
> is known as what in Japanese?
 
Dunno.
 
What an inventive set!
 
cheers,
calvin
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Feb 19 03:08AM -0800

Mark Brader wrote:
 
> 3. The American band Toad the Wet Sprocket took their name from
> a sketch called "Rock Notes" found on the "Contractual Obligation
> Album" released by *what comedy group*?
 
Firesign Theater ?
 
 
> 4. Name the American rock band from the 1970s that takes their
> name from a metallic sex toy found in William Burroughs's
> "The Naked Lunch"?
 
Steely Dan
 
 
> 8. Which American band that formed in 1994 takes their name from
> a phrase used by American pilots in World War II to refer to
> Unidentified Flying Objects?
 
Foo Fighters
 
 
> 9. Which British band that has sold more than 250,000,000 albums
> worldwide took its name from the first names of two blues
> musicians, Anderson and Council?
 
Pink Floyd
 
> where Polk promised to lay claim to all of the Oregon Territory
> (which would have included much of what is now known as British
> Columbia).
 
Fifty-four Forty
 
 
> A. Sports: Aries and Taurus
 
> A1. A current NFL franchise is represented by the symbol
> of Aries. In which city will you find that team?
 
St Louis
 
 
> A2. An NBA team is represented by the symbol of Taurus.
> In which city will you find that team?
 
Chicago
 
> same name?
 
> B2. Which world capital city provides the primary setting of
> the novel "Tropic of Cancer"?
 
Havana
 
 
> C. Entertainment: Leo & Virgo
 
> C1. The symbol of Leo is the lion. And Leo the Lion is the
> symbol of MGM Studios. What does MGM stand for?
 
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
 
 
> D1. The symbol of Libra is the scales. Due to its microscopic
> scales, the name of which order, including moths and
> butterflies, means "scale-winged" in Greek?
 
lepidoptera
 
> of Florida. Centaur Isle is at the extreme southern tip
> of Xanth -- and is based on which island at the extreme
> southern tip of Florida?
 
Key West
 
 
> E2. Name *any one* of the 5 countries in Africa where you can
> stand on the Tropic of Capricorn.
 
Namibia
 
 
> F1. The symbol of Aquarius is the water bearer. Name either
> of the two vegetables that contain 96% water, the highest
> percentage water of any vegetable.
 
watermelon
 
 
--
Dan Tilque
"Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Feb 18 03:53PM +0100

On 2016-02-16 06:53, Mark Brader wrote:
> would not be sufficient.
 
> 3. Give the *month and year* of this front page from the Times
> of India.
 
Dec-2004
 
 
> 4. Give the *exact date* (month, day, and year) when the events
> referred to on this front page took place.
 
1963-11-22
 
 
> 7. From what year were these front pages?
 
1997
 
 
> 8. From what year was this front page?
1993
 
 
> 9. What city has been redacted from this headline?
 
Memphis
 
> finished with #1-9. Nabgure qrngu va Zrzcuvf, Graarffrr, jnf
> gung bs Ryivf Cerfyrl. Sebz jung *zbagu naq lrne* jnf guvf
> sebag cntr?
 
Aug-1977
 
> official whose job it is to defend the rights of individuals
> against governments and other large organizations. Despite
> its sound, the official in question need not be male.
 
Ombudsman
 
 
> 6. Brought into English via French, Italian, and Ottoman Turkish,
> in the original Arabic, this word just meant "rate". In English,
> it has come to mean specific rates of taxes and charges.
 
Interest
 
 
> 7. One of only a handful of terms borrowed from Basque into English,
> in Basque it originally meant "merry festival". In English
> the term refers to a game which originated in the Basque country.
 
Quidditch
 
 
--
--
Björn
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 18 11:42PM -0600

Mark Brader:
> the name is acceptable. So if we showed a "Toronto Daily Star"
> headline, you could say "Toronto Star", but "Star" by itself
> would not be sufficient.
 
What was originally the "Evening Star" became the "Toronto Daily
Star" in 1900 and the "Toronto Star" in 1971. The fictional
"Daily Planet" where Superman works in his secret identity as
Clark Kent was named after it.
 
> 1. Name the ship that has been redacted from this front page.
 
Carpathia. I accepted "Carpathian". The Californian, though, was
the ship that did *not* come to the rescue. 4 for Joshua, Bruce,
Joe, Peter, Calvin, and Pete.
 
> 2. Which newspaper published this front page on September 12, 2001?
 
The "New York Times". Just compare the headline type with the
adjacent image! 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Dan Blum, Marc, Jason, and Pete.
3 for Calvin.
 
> 3. Give the *month and year* of this front page from the Times
> of India.
 
December 2004. (The Boxing Day tsunami.) 4 for Dan Tilque, Peter,
Erland, Calvin, and Björn.
 
> 4. Give the *exact date* (month, day, and year) when the events
> referred to on this front page took place.
 
1963-11-22. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, Dan Blum, Joe, Marc,
Jason, Pete, and Björn.
 
> 5. What is the name of the newspaper that has been redacted above
> this famously erroneous headline?
 
The "Chicago Daily Tribune". (Accepting "Chicago Tribune".) 4 for
Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, Dan Blum, Peter, Marc, Jason, and Pete.
 
The hands belong to president-elect Truman.
 
> 6. What is the name of the publication that has been, ah, cut off
> above this famous headline?
 
The "New York Post". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Jason, and Pete.
 
> 7. From what year were these front pages?
 
1997. 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Dan Blum, Peter, Marc, Calvin, Jason,
Pete, and Björn.
 
> 8. From what year was this front page?
 
1990. 4 for Joshua, Bruce, and Jason. 2 for Calvin.
 
 
> 9. What city has been redacted from this headline?
 
Memphis. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, Joe, Marc, Erland, Calvin,
Jason, Pete, and Björn.
 
> finished with #1-9. Another death in Memphis, Tennessee, was
> that of Elvis Presley. From what *month and year* was this
> front page?
 
August 1977. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Calvin, Jason, and Björn.
3 for Dan Blum.
 
 
> we also have many words that come from more exotic languages.
> In each case, please identify the English word or term from a
> brief description of its etymology.
 
Just for fun, I'm providing etymological information (according to
American Heritage unless otherwise stated) for all of the non-joke
answers that were given.
 
> 1. In Japanese, the word meant "squad leader". In English, it
> has come to mean a leader in general, and is often used in
> combination with "head".
 
Honcho. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, Dan Blum, Joe, Peter,
Marc, and Calvin.
 
"Samurai" is from the Japanese for "guard".
 
> Russian for "quickly", which is what Cossack soldiers in
> Paris would yell out when the restaurant service was too slow.
> In English, it has come to mean a type of casual restaurant.
 
Bistro. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, Dan Blum, Joe, Marc,
and Pete. 3 for Calvin.
 
"Bodega" is from the same Greek roots as "apothecary", which means
"storehouse", via Latin and Spanish.
 
 
> official whose job it is to defend the rights of individuals
> against governments and other large organizations. Despite
> its sound, the official in question need not be male.
 
Ombudsman (accepting ombud). 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce,
Dan Blum, Joe, Peter, Marc, Erland, Calvin, Pete, and Björn.
 
> 4. From a Hindi/Urdu word for loose-fitting trousers, this word
> has been borrowed into English with a similar, but slightly
> more specific meaning.
 
Pajamas. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Erland.
 
"Jodhpur" is a place name; "dungaree" is from Hindi/Urdu and according
to Collins it originally referred to a fabric and also came from
a place name; "chino" means "yellowish" in American Spanish and
probably comes ultimately from the name of China; and "pants" is
short for English "pantaloons", derived ultimately from the ancient
Roman saint Pantaleon, via French.
 
> this word meant "bearded seal". By the time the word came into
> English, it referred to a type of footwear made (traditionally
> at least) from sealskin.
 
Mukluk. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Marc.
 
"Moccasin" is from Algonquian and just means "shoe". "Galosh"
originally meant a wooden-soled shoe and comes from an Old French
root of unknown origin.
 
> 6. Brought into English via French, Italian, and Ottoman Turkish,
> in the original Arabic, this word just meant "rate". In English,
> it has come to mean specific rates of taxes and charges.
 
Tariff. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, Dan Blum, and Peter.
 
"Levy" comes ultimately from a Latin word meaning "raise", via Old
French; "indice" is not a word, but "index" is also from Latin,
meaning the index finger; "schedule" comes via Old French from a
Latin word for "a strip of papyrus", in turn from a Greek root meaning
"split"; and "interest" is Latin for "he/she/it is between", via the
meaning "he/she/it takes part in".

> 7. One of only a handful of terms borrowed from Basque into English,
> in Basque it originally meant "merry festival". In English
> the term refers to a game which originated in the Basque country.
 
Jai-alai. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, Dan Blum, and Marc.
 
"Croquet" comes from French dialect for a "hockey stick" of some sort,
and is related to the "crook" that a shepherd traditionally uses;
"pelota" is originally from Latin for a "little ball" and is related
to "pill", reaching us via the Old French for "pellet" and then via
Spanish; the origin of "euchre" is unknown; and according to Collins,
the word "quidditch" was J.K. Rowling's own invention.
 
> In English, it refers to a particular method of cooking meat,
> but also to the device used in that method of cooking, and to
> the social event which surrounds the process.
 
Barbecue. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, Dan Blum, Joe, Peter,
Calvin, and Pete.
 
"Smoker" is just from the English word "smoke".
 
> a person who had plenty of food" In English this came to be an
> irreverent term for someone in a person of authority, and is
> often preceded by "high".
 
Muckamuck. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Marc.
 
"Falutin" is not a word and the origin of "high-falutin" is unknown;
according to Merriam-Webster, "kahuna" is from Hawaiian; the Grand
"Panjandrum" was a fictional character invented by Samuel Foote;
and Lord "Pooh-Bah" was a fictional character invented by Gilbert
and Sullivan.
 
> borrowed into English by American soldiers serving in the
> Philippines. In English, the word is usually used in the plural,
> and has come to be a general term for the middle of nowhere.
 
Boondocks (accepting boonies). 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce,
Dan Blum, Marc, Jason, and Pete.
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
GAME 3 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> Sci Lit Spo Geo His Mis FOUR
Joshua Kreitzer 32 36 32 20 36 40 144
Dan Tilque 36 32 28 16 16 40 136
Dan Blum 38 36 24 20 23 36 134
"Calvin" 23 28 39 19 25 15 115
Marc Dashevsky 32 28 16 20 24 28 112
Pete Gayde 20 24 36 22 28 16 110
Bruce Bowler 32 20 -- -- 28 28 108
Peter Smyth 20 12 36 24 16 16 96
"Joe" 8 28 31 8 12 16 87
Erland Sommarskog 26 4 24 20 8 8 78
Jason Kreitzer 4 28 8 0 32 4 72
Björn Lundin 12 4 16 11 20 4 59
 
--
Mark Brader "When laws are outlawed, only outlaws will have laws."
Toronto, msb@vex.net -- Diane Holt
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 18 09:57PM -0600

This is Rotating Quiz #211.
 
 
My thanks to the now-absent Chris Johnson for running RQ 210
and for writing a contest that has apparently allowed me to win.
The winner of RQ 211, in turn, will be the first choice to set
RQ 212, in whatever manner they prefer.
 
Please answer these questions based only on your own knowledge;
put all of your answers in a single posting, quoting the question
(or in this case, the given date or dates) before each one.
 
Answer slates must be posted by Wednesday, February 24 (by Toronto
time, zone -5), which gives you 6 days and about an hour from the
time of posting.
 
 
Now, please see:
 
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/rq121/who.jpg
 
Where the picture shows a person, you must name that person,
*except* if it is an actor or actress playing a *real person*,
in which case you must name *that* person. Where the picture
doesn't show a person, you must name the principal person whose
work or concepts are illustrated. I will supply each person's
dates of birth and, if applicable, death.
 
Naturally, if the answer would have appeared in the selected picture
then it has been blacked out or truncated away.
 
The surname is sufficient in each case, but:
 
In case of a tie, The first tiebreaker is how well you answer
question #15, but for questions #1-14 if you give a first name,
the second tiebreaker is the number of correct ones minus the number
of wrong ones. (First names should be in the form commonly used.)
If necessary, the third tiebreaker is who posted first.
 
 
1. 1963-.
2. 1764-1820.
3. 1860-1940.
4. 1860-1927.
5. 1910-90.
6. 1857-1936.
7. 1948-.
8. 1929-2012.
9. 1938-.
10. 1963-.
11. 1936-.
12. 1945-.
13. 1966-.
14. 1948-.
15. What order are they in?
 
--
Mark Brader | "...what can be asserted without evidence
Toronto | can also be dismissed without evidence."
msb@vex.net | --Christopher Hitchens
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Feb 18 10:46PM -0400

In article <8ImdnXCde7VbD1vLnZ2dnUU7-YHOydjZ@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says...
 
> 1. 1963-.
> 2. 1764-1820.
> 3. 1860-1940.
Thompson
 
> 4. 1860-1927.
Lizzie Borden
 
> 5. 1910-90.
Myrna Loy
 
> 6. 1857-1936.
> 7. 1948-.
Gary Trudeau
 
> 8. 1929-2012.
Dick Clark
 
> 9. 1938-.
Ted Turner
 
> 10. 1963-.
> 11. 1936-.
Glen Campbell
 
> 12. 1945-.
Steve Martin
 
> 13. 1966-.
> 14. 1948-.
Gary Trudeau
 
> 15. What order are they in?
Prime Ministers of Canada in ascending order of the date they took office.
 
 
 
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 18 09:50PM -0600

Chris Johnson:
> may also be a book or a movie, too.
 
> A leading article (A, An or The) may be omitted from the second part
> or it may be part of the overlap.
...
> start scoring immediately; if not, I won't get to it until some hours
> later. In that case, I'll accept late entries. (But don't count on
> it!)
 
Well, we're now 3 days past the deadline and Chris hasn't answered my
email query, so I think he must still be off-net. As it seems clear
that I have the winning entry among those posted so far, I'm going to
step on Chris's absent toes by posting an unofficial set of answers
and then move directly along to RQ 211.
 
Thanks to Chris for an interesting quiz and, um, unofficial
congratulations to myself.
 
 
> 1. A 1999 film starring Toby Maguire, Charlize Theron and Michael
> Caine; a 1989 Lucas Davenport novel by John Sandford
 
The Cider House Rules of Prey. 1 for Mark and Marc.
 
> 2. A 1946 Frank Capra movie starring James Stewart and Donna Reed; a
> 2001 novel by Yann Martel
 
It's a Wonderful Life of Pi. 2 for Mark, Peter, and Dan Blum.
1 for Marc.
 
> 3. Harrison Ford is the President of the USA in this 1997 movie; Jack
> Reacher wants to see a man convicted, but instead proves his innocence
 
Air Force One Shot. 1 for Mark and Marc.
 
> 4. 1980 comedy starring Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton and Jane Fonda;
> Jules Verne novel in which the characters are blown away
 
Nine to Five Weeks in a Balloon. 2 for Mark. 1 for Marc.
 
> 5. 1935 movie in which Errol Flynn and Basil Rathbone have a
> swordfight; the first Terry McCaleb novel by Michael Connelly
 
Captain Blood Work.
 
> 6. 1978 movie in which men did not travel to Mars; Brother Cadfael deals
> with 95 bodies instead of 94 in this Ellis Peters novel
 
Capricorn One Corpse Too Many. 2 for Dan Blum. 1 for Mark
and Dan Tilque.
 
> 7. Bill Pullman is POTUS when aliens invade Earth; an assassin is
> hired by the OAS to kill Ge Gaulle in Frederick Forsythe's novel
 
Independence Day of the Jackal. 2 for everyone -- Mark, Peter,
Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Marc, and Pete.
 
> 8. Woody Harelson and Antonio Banderas are boxers in this 1999 film;
> in Jeffery Deaver's novel, Lincoln Rhyme is a quadriplegic forensics
> specialist
 
Play It to the Bone Collector.
 
> 9. A Sherlock Holmes novel; Fay Dunaway plays Milady in this
> spoof of Dumas's book
 
The Sign of the Four Musketeers (or The Sign of Four Musketeers:
Milady's Revenge, or the other two combinations). 2 for Mark, Peter,
Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.
 
> 10. Truman Capote, Peter Falk, Alec Guiness, Elsa Lanchester, David
> Niven and others star in this 1976 murder mystery spoof; Willy Loman
> is the title character in this Arthur Miller play
 
Murder by Death of a Salesman. 2 for Mark, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque,
Marc, and Pete.
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TOTALS
 
Mark Brader 1 2 1 2 0 1 2 0 2 2 13
Dan Blum 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 2 10
Marc Dashevsky 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 8
Dan Tilque 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 2 7
Peter Smyth 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 6
Pete Gayde 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4
 
2 7 2 3 0 4 12 0 8 10
 
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "This is a film of non-stop action
msb@vex.net | and non-start intelligence." --Mark Leeper
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Feb 18 01:43PM +0100


> Round 4 will be open for 4 days from the moment of posting, or until
> everyone has posted an entry.
 
> 4. When did the Aztec Empire finally fall to the forces of Cortes?
 
1522-10-10
 
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
ArenEss <areness1@yahoo.com>: Feb 18 07:53AM -0600


>Round 4 will be open for 4 days from the moment of posting, or until
>everyone has posted an entry.
 
>4. When did the Aztec Empire finally fall to the forces of Cortes?
 
1520-06-01
 
ArenEss
"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Feb 18 06:33PM

Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> Round 4 will be open for 4 days from the moment of posting, or until
> everyone has posted an entry.
 
> 4. When did the Aztec Empire finally fall to the forces of Cortes?
 
1565-03-13
 
Peter Smyth
swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Feb 18 06:07PM -0800

On Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at 11:31:22 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
> Mark Brader, Toronto | "I'm pleased to have my own pothole number..."
> msb@vex.net | --Claudia Bloom
 
> My text in this article is in the public domain.
 
1521-06-30
 
swp
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Feb 18 07:27PM -0800

On Thursday, February 18, 2016 at 2:31:22 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> Round 4 will be open for 4 days from the moment of posting, or until
> everyone has posted an entry.
 
> 4. When did the Aztec Empire finally fall to the forces of Cortes?
 
1555-05-05
 
cheers,
calvin
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