- QFTCIBSI Game 2, Rounds 7-8: baseball and opera - 5 Updates
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Feb 04 01:19PM -0600 In article <ZYednXed4LGyfy_LnZ2dnUU7-fednZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > recording 6 consecutive 20-win seasons and winning the 1971 > Cy Young Award. He was also the first Canadian inducted into > the Baseball Hall of Fame, in 1991. Name him. Ferguson Jenkins > in the world. The company became defunct in 2000, with their > assets being acquired by such behemoths as Coca-Cola and Diageo. > Name the *company*. Seagram > the greedy Wotun. Wotun uses a ring of magic fire to encircle > his daughter Brunnhilde, one of the title characters who take > a famous "ride" in one piece from this opera. The Valkyries > just a cigarette factory worker who seduces the police officer > Don Jose before dumping him for the bullfighter Escamillo. > Don Jose, in a jealous rage, kills her. Carmen > Swiss people to bow to a hat on a pole, but the title character > is having none of that. As a result, he is sentenced to death > unless he can shoot an apple off his son's head. William Tell > other's boyfriend Crown, and that latter title character > runs away to New York with the dope peddler Sportin. Life. > That first title character then leaves Catfish Row to find her. Porgy and Bess > is discovered that he was born on February 29. He also falls > in love with Mabel, the daughter of a "modern Major General" > who has "knowledge vegetable, animal, and mineral". Pirates of Penzance > "La Dame aux camélias", Alfredo falls in love with the courtesan > Violetta Valéry, despite his father's resistance. Oh yeah, > she's also dying of consumption. La Traviata > Papageno and his silver bells. Hide your glasses during the > Act 2 aria "Der Hölle Rache Kocht In Meinem Herzen" when the > Queen of the Night hits an F6. The Magic Flute -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Feb 04 10:36PM +0100 On 2016-02-04 06:31, Mark Brader wrote: > the title building to discover gruesome and fascinating sights. > But what's behind that 7th door? Don't answer that; just name > the opera. Inferno ? > the greedy Wotun. Wotun uses a ring of magic fire to encircle > his daughter Brunnhilde, one of the title characters who take > a famous "ride" in one piece from this opera. Valkyrian > just a cigarette factory worker who seduces the police officer > Don Jose before dumping him for the bullfighter Escamillo. > Don Jose, in a jealous rage, kills her. Carmen ? > Swiss people to bow to a hat on a pole, but the title character > is having none of that. As a result, he is sentenced to death > unless he can shoot an apple off his son's head. Wilhelm Tell > other's boyfriend Crown, and that latter title character > runs away to New York with the dope peddler Sportin. Life. > That first title character then leaves Catfish Row to find her. Bonnie and Clyde? > "La Dame aux camélias", Alfredo falls in love with the courtesan > Violetta Valéry, despite his father's resistance. Oh yeah, > she's also dying of consumption. La Traviata > Papageno and his silver bells. Hide your glasses during the > Act 2 aria "Der Hölle Rache Kocht In Meinem Herzen" when the > Queen of the Night hits an F6. The magic flute -- -- Björn |
| Joe <joe@oxtedonline.com>: Feb 04 09:47PM On 2016-02-04 05:31:27 +0000, Mark Brader said: > see my 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". > * Game 2, Round 7 - Canadiana Sports - Canadian Baseball Pass > the title building to discover gruesome and fascinating sights. > But what's behind that 7th door? Don't answer that; just name > the opera. Duke Bluebeard's Castle > the greedy Wotun. Wotun uses a ring of magic fire to encircle > his daughter Brunnhilde, one of the title characters who take > a famous "ride" in one piece from this opera. The Valkyrie > just a cigarette factory worker who seduces the police officer > Don Jose before dumping him for the bullfighter Escamillo. > Don Jose, in a jealous rage, kills her. Carmen > Swiss people to bow to a hat on a pole, but the title character > is having none of that. As a result, he is sentenced to death > unless he can shoot an apple off his son's head. William Tell > other's boyfriend Crown, and that latter title character > runs away to New York with the dope peddler Sportin. Life. > That first title character then leaves Catfish Row to find her. Porgy and Bess > is discovered that he was born on February 29. He also falls > in love with Mabel, the daughter of a "modern Major General" > who has "knowledge vegetable, animal, and mineral". The Pirates of Penzance > "La Dame aux camélias", Alfredo falls in love with the courtesan > Violetta Valéry, despite his father's resistance. Oh yeah, > she's also dying of consumption. La Traviata > of the evil jailer Rocco. But never fear, his wife Leonore > cross-dresses as the title character to save him! This was > Beethoven's only opera. Fidelio > challenges her to guess his name. The often-excerpted aria > "Nessun Dorma" is from this opera, which remained unfinished > upon Puccini's death. Turandot > Papageno and his silver bells. Hide your glasses during the > Act 2 aria "Der Hölle Rache Kocht In Meinem Herzen" when the > Queen of the Night hits an F6. The Magic Flute -- "To err, as they say, is human. To forgive is divine. To err by withholding your forgiveness until it's too late is to become divinely fucked up." ― Jonathan Tropper, The Book of Joe |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Feb 04 11:22PM +0100 > * Game 2, Round 7 - Canadiana Sports - Canadian Baseball Ehum... > the greedy Wotun. Wotun uses a ring of magic fire to encircle > his daughter Brunnhilde, one of the title characters who take > a famous "ride" in one piece from this opera. Valkyrie > just a cigarette factory worker who seduces the police officer > Don Jose before dumping him for the bullfighter Escamillo. > Don Jose, in a jealous rage, kills her. Carmen > Swiss people to bow to a hat on a pole, but the title character > is having none of that. As a result, he is sentenced to death > unless he can shoot an apple off his son's head. Wilhelm Tell > other's boyfriend Crown, and that latter title character > runs away to New York with the dope peddler Sportin. Life. > That first title character then leaves Catfish Row to find her. Porgy and Bess > "La Dame aux camélias", Alfredo falls in love with the courtesan > Violetta Valéry, despite his father's resistance. Oh yeah, > she's also dying of consumption. Aida > of the evil jailer Rocco. But never fear, his wife Leonore > cross-dresses as the title character to save him! This was > Beethoven's only opera. Die Zauberflöte > Papageno and his silver bells. Hide your glasses during the > Act 2 aria "Der Hölle Rache Kocht In Meinem Herzen" when the > Queen of the Night hits an F6. Cosí fan tutti -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Feb 04 07:24PM -0800 On Thursday, February 4, 2016 at 3:31:27 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > * Game 2, Round 7 - Canadiana Sports - Canadian Baseball Pass! > the greedy Wotun. Wotun uses a ring of magic fire to encircle > his daughter Brunnhilde, one of the title characters who take > a famous "ride" in one piece from this opera. Name won't come... > just a cigarette factory worker who seduces the police officer > Don Jose before dumping him for the bullfighter Escamillo. > Don Jose, in a jealous rage, kills her. Carmen > Swiss people to bow to a hat on a pole, but the title character > is having none of that. As a result, he is sentenced to death > unless he can shoot an apple off his son's head. William Tell > other's boyfriend Crown, and that latter title character > runs away to New York with the dope peddler Sportin. Life. > That first title character then leaves Catfish Row to find her. Porgy and Bess? > is discovered that he was born on February 29. He also falls > in love with Mabel, the daughter of a "modern Major General" > who has "knowledge vegetable, animal, and mineral". The Pirates of Penzance > "La Dame aux camélias", Alfredo falls in love with the courtesan > Violetta Valéry, despite his father's resistance. Oh yeah, > she's also dying of consumption. La Traviata > of the evil jailer Rocco. But never fear, his wife Leonore > cross-dresses as the title character to save him! This was > Beethoven's only opera. Fidelio > challenges her to guess his name. The often-excerpted aria > "Nessun Dorma" is from this opera, which remained unfinished > upon Puccini's death. Turandot > Papageno and his silver bells. Hide your glasses during the > Act 2 aria "Der Hölle Rache Kocht In Meinem Herzen" when the > Queen of the Night hits an F6. The Magic Flute Nice round thanks. cheers, calvin |
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