| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 13 10:32PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-10-26, 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 5, Round 9 - Entertainment - Best Picture Winners by Plot Summary The Internet Movie Database (IMDB) provides plot summaries of all films. Some of those films have won Best Picture at the Academy Awards. We give you a plot summary of a film that won the Best Picture Oscar, and the decade when the movie was released; you name the movie. 1. 1950s: An ingenue insinuates herself in to the company of an established but aging stage actress and her circle of theater friends. 2. 1930s: A newspaper editor settles in an Oklahoma boom town with his reluctant wife at the end of the nineteenth century. 3. 1930s: A man from a family of rich snobs becomes engaged to a woman from a good-natured but decidedly eccentric family. 4. 1980s: Follows hard-to-please Aurora looking for love and her daughter's family problems. 5. 1950s: A middle-aged butcher and a school teacher who have given up on the idea of love, meet at a dance and fall in love. 6. 2010s: A silent movie star meets a young dancer, but the arrival of talking pictures sends their careers in opposite directions. 7. 1980s: The accidental death of the older son of an affluent family deeply strains the relationships among the bitter mother, the good-natured father, and the guilt-ridden younger son. 8. 1950s: Weary of the conventions of Parisian society, a rich playboy and a youthful courtesan-in-training enjoy a platonic friendship, but it may not stay platonic for long. 9. 1990s: A sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend. 10. 1940s: Three WWII veterans return home to small-town America to discover that they and their families have been irreparably changed. * Game 5, Round 10 - A Nobel-Prizewinning Challenge Round A. Science - The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine A1. If you visit the city of Ryazan in Russia, you can visit a museum where you will find a stuffed dog that once belonged to the 1904 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology or Medicine. Name the man. A2. In 2007, one of the 1962 Nobel Prize winners in Physiology or Medicine became the first person to receive his own personal genome map. Name the man. B. Entertainment - The Nobel Prize in Physics B1. The only Nobel laureate to have ever been born in Florida, George Smoot won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2006. In 2009, he made a cameo appearance -- as himself -- in episode 17 of season 2 of which sitcom? B2. The winner of the 1954 Nobel Prize in Physics was German physicist Max Born. Max Born is also famous for being the maternal grandfather of which British-born Australian woman who spent 10 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 in the early 1980s? C. Miscellaneous - The Nobel Prize in Chemistry C1. The only man to have won two individual Nobel Prizes was a biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1954 and the Peace Prize in 1962. Name the man. C2. The 1911 winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry died in 1934. In 1935, that laureate's daughter also won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry. What last name did they share? D. The Nobel Prize in Literature D1. The only man to have won both an Oscar and a Nobel Prize in Literature was a man who won the Nobel in 1925. Name him. D2. Due to injuries suffered in two plane crashes in Africa, which man was unable to personally accept his 1954 Nobel Prize in Literature? E. Geographical History - The Nobel Peace Prize E1. In December 1990, a man accepted the Nobel Peace Prize for "his leading role in the peace process which today characterizes important parts of the international community". In December 1991, his country ceased to exist. Name the man. E2. The 1991 Nobel Peace Prize winner won for "her non-violent struggle for democracy and human rights" in a country that changed its name in 1989. Give either the old or the current name of the country. F. Sports - The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel F1. The American university with the greatest number of Nobel-prizewinning economists was a founding member of the Big Ten Conference, but left the conference in 1946. Name the university. Hint: its intercollegiate sports teams are known as the Maroons. F2. This year, Angus Deaton won the economics prize. He is a professor at a university that was part of the very first intercollegiate football game in 1869, and whose intercollegiate sporting teams are known as the Tigers. Name the university. -- Mark Brader, Toronto "These days UNIX isn't very UNIX-like" msb@vex.net -- Doug Gwyn My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Mar 14 04:04AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in > 1. 1950s: An ingenue insinuates herself in to the company of an > established but aging stage actress and her circle of theater > friends. "All About Eve" > 2. 1930s: A newspaper editor settles in an Oklahoma boom town with > his reluctant wife at the end of the nineteenth century. "Cimarron" > 3. 1930s: A man from a family of rich snobs becomes engaged to a > woman from a good-natured but decidedly eccentric family. "You Can't Take It With You" > 4. 1980s: Follows hard-to-please Aurora looking for love and her > daughter's family problems. "Terms of Endearment" > 5. 1950s: A middle-aged butcher and a school teacher who have > given up on the idea of love, meet at a dance and fall in love. "Marty" > 6. 2010s: A silent movie star meets a young dancer, but the arrival > of talking pictures sends their careers in opposite directions. "The Artist" > 7. 1980s: The accidental death of the older son of an affluent > family deeply strains the relationships among the bitter mother, > the good-natured father, and the guilt-ridden younger son. "Ordinary People" > 8. 1950s: Weary of the conventions of Parisian society, a rich > playboy and a youthful courtesan-in-training enjoy a platonic > friendship, but it may not stay platonic for long. "Gigi" > 9. 1990s: A sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life > crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend. "American Beauty" > 10. 1940s: Three WWII veterans return home to small-town America to > discover that they and their families have been irreparably > changed. "The Best Years of Our Lives" > a museum where you will find a stuffed dog that once belonged > to the 1904 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology or Medicine. > Name the man. Pavlov > George Smoot won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2006. > In 2009, he made a cameo appearance -- as himself -- in > episode 17 of season 2 of which sitcom? "The Big Bang Theory" > the maternal grandfather of which British-born Australian > woman who spent 10 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 in the > early 1980s? Olivia Newton-John > C1. The only man to have won two individual Nobel Prizes was > a biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1954 > and the Peace Prize in 1962. Name the man. Linus Pauling > C2. The 1911 winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry died in 1934. > In 1935, that laureate's daughter also won a Nobel Prize > in Chemistry. What last name did they share? Curie > D. The Nobel Prize in Literature > D1. The only man to have won both an Oscar and a Nobel Prize > in Literature was a man who won the Nobel in 1925. Name him. George Bernard Shaw > D2. Due to injuries suffered in two plane crashes in Africa, > which man was unable to personally accept his 1954 Nobel > Prize in Literature? Ernest Hemingway > characterizes important parts of the international > community". In December 1991, his country ceased to exist. > Name the man. Mikhail Gorbachev > struggle for democracy and human rights" in a country > that changed its name in 1989. Give either the old or the > current name of the country. Burma; Myanmar > the Big Ten Conference, but left the conference in 1946. > Name the university. Hint: its intercollegiate sports > teams are known as the Maroons. University of Chicago > first intercollegiate football game in 1869, and whose > intercollegiate sporting teams are known as the Tigers. > Name the university. Princeton University -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Mar 14 04:30AM > 1. 1950s: An ingenue insinuates herself in to the company of an > established but aging stage actress and her circle of theater > friends. All About Eve > 2. 1930s: A newspaper editor settles in an Oklahoma boom town with > his reluctant wife at the end of the nineteenth century. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance > 3. 1930s: A man from a family of rich snobs becomes engaged to a > woman from a good-natured but decidedly eccentric family. The Philadelphia Story > 4. 1980s: Follows hard-to-please Aurora looking for love and her > daughter's family problems. Terms of Endearment > 6. 2010s: A silent movie star meets a young dancer, but the arrival > of talking pictures sends their careers in opposite directions. The Artist > 7. 1980s: The accidental death of the older son of an affluent > family deeply strains the relationships among the bitter mother, > the good-natured father, and the guilt-ridden younger son. Ordinary People > 8. 1950s: Weary of the conventions of Parisian society, a rich > playboy and a youthful courtesan-in-training enjoy a platonic > friendship, but it may not stay platonic for long. Gigi > 9. 1990s: A sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life > crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend. American Beauty > a museum where you will find a stuffed dog that once belonged > to the 1904 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology or Medicine. > Name the man. Pavlov > A2. In 2007, one of the 1962 Nobel Prize winners in Physiology > or Medicine became the first person to receive his own > personal genome map. Name the man. Crick; Watson > George Smoot won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2006. > In 2009, he made a cameo appearance -- as himself -- in > episode 17 of season 2 of which sitcom? The Big Bang Theory > C1. The only man to have won two individual Nobel Prizes was > a biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1954 > and the Peace Prize in 1962. Name the man. Linus Pauling > C2. The 1911 winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry died in 1934. > In 1935, that laureate's daughter also won a Nobel Prize > in Chemistry. What last name did they share? Curie > characterizes important parts of the international > community". In December 1991, his country ceased to exist. > Name the man. Havel; Gorbachev > struggle for democracy and human rights" in a country > that changed its name in 1989. Give either the old or the > current name of the country. Burma > the Big Ten Conference, but left the conference in 1946. > Name the university. Hint: its intercollegiate sports > teams are known as the Maroons. University of Chicago > first intercollegiate football game in 1869, and whose > intercollegiate sporting teams are known as the Tigers. > Name the university. Princeton -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Mar 14 04:32AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:T6KdneoXJYVXrXvLnZ2dnUU7- > see my 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". > * Game 5, Round 9 - Entertainment - Best Picture Winners by Plot Summary > his reluctant wife at the end of the nineteenth century. > 3. 1930s: A man from a family of rich snobs becomes engaged to a > woman from a good-natured but decidedly eccentric family. Bringing Up Baby > 4. 1980s: Follows hard-to-please Aurora looking for love and her > daughter's family problems. Terms of Endearment > 5. 1950s: A middle-aged butcher and a school teacher who have > given up on the idea of love, meet at a dance and fall in love. Marty > 7. 1980s: The accidental death of the older son of an affluent > family deeply strains the relationships among the bitter mother, > the good-natured father, and the guilt-ridden younger son. Ordinary People > 8. 1950s: Weary of the conventions of Parisian society, a rich > playboy and a youthful courtesan-in-training enjoy a platonic > friendship, but it may not stay platonic for long. Gigi > 10. 1940s: Three WWII veterans return home to small-town America to > discover that they and their families have been irreparably > changed. The Best Years of Our Lives > a museum where you will find a stuffed dog that once belonged > to the 1904 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology or Medicine. > Name the man. Mendeleyev > C2. The 1911 winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry died in 1934. > In 1935, that laureate's daughter also won a Nobel Prize > in Chemistry. What last name did they share? Curie > characterizes important parts of the international > community". In December 1991, his country ceased to exist. > Name the man. Gorbachev > struggle for democracy and human rights" in a country > that changed its name in 1989. Give either the old or the > current name of the country. Burma > the Big Ten Conference, but left the conference in 1946. > Name the university. Hint: its intercollegiate sports > teams are known as the Maroons. University of Chicago > first intercollegiate football game in 1869, and whose > intercollegiate sporting teams are known as the Tigers. > Name the university. Princeton Pete Gayde |
| Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Mar 14 12:32AM -0700 On Sunday, March 13, 2016 at 11:32:26 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. 1950s: An ingenue insinuates herself in to the company of an > established but aging stage actress and her circle of theater > friends. "All About Eve" > daughter's family problems. > 5. 1950s: A middle-aged butcher and a school teacher who have > given up on the idea of love, meet at a dance and fall in love. "Marty" > 6. 2010s: A silent movie star meets a young dancer, but the arrival > of talking pictures sends their careers in opposite directions. "The Artist" > 7. 1980s: The accidental death of the older son of an affluent > family deeply strains the relationships among the bitter mother, > the good-natured father, and the guilt-ridden younger son. "Ordinary People" > friendship, but it may not stay platonic for long. > 9. 1990s: A sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life > crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend. "American Beauty" > 10. 1940s: Three WWII veterans return home to small-town America to > discover that they and their families have been irreparably > changed. "The Best Years of Our Lives" > a museum where you will find a stuffed dog that once belonged > to the 1904 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology or Medicine. > Name the man. Pavlov? > George Smoot won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2006. > In 2009, he made a cameo appearance -- as himself -- in > episode 17 of season 2 of which sitcom? "The Big Bang Theory" > the maternal grandfather of which British-born Australian > woman who spent 10 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 in the > early 1980s? Olivia Newton-John > C2. The 1911 winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry died in 1934. > In 1935, that laureate's daughter also won a Nobel Prize > in Chemistry. What last name did they share? Curie > characterizes important parts of the international > community". In December 1991, his country ceased to exist. > Name the man. Mikhail Gorbachev |
| ArenEss <areness1@yahoo.com>: Mar 13 11:51AM -0500 > at the top of this list over the last several years, but this > Mexican telecom magnate was #1 from 2010 to 2014, dropping to > #2 in 2015. Name him. Carlos SLim Helu >2. What is the name of the conglomerate holding company headed by > Warren Buffett and headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska? Berkshire Hathaway >3. Of the top 12 individuals on the list, 4 share what same > last name? Walton > hundreds of brands affiliated with this company, but you just > have to name the flagship store, created in 1975, that has > grown to over 2,100 stores worldwide that Ortega is famous for. STarbucks, Subway > computer hardware systems and enterprise software products -- > particularly its own brands of database management systems. > Name the company. Oracle >6. Tied at #6 are two brothers, who are big supporters of the > Republican Party and whose major subsidiaries of their namesake > corporation are Georgia-Pacific and Molex. Give their last name. Koch > purchase of a British-based news group in 2008 and is currently > part of the Woodbridge Holding Company. Name this major > multinational firm? Thompson Reuters >8. #13 is Bernard Arnault, chairman and CEO of LVMH, a multinational > luxury-goods manufacturer. What does LVMH stand for? > Full expansion required. Louis Vuitton Moet Hennesey > the co-founder of which video messaging application that allows > users to take photos, record videos, add text and drawings, > and send them to a controlled list of recipients? Snapchat >10. Nzbat *jbzra* ba gur yvfg, Puevfgl naq Nyvpr Jnygba (bs Jny-Zneg > snzr) ner enaxrq #1 naq #3, juvyr #2 vf Yvyvnar Orggrapbheg, gur > znva funerubyqre bs n Serapu pbfzrgvpf tvnag. Anzr gung pbzcnal. Chanel, L'Orielle >1. In one Heritage Minute, French coureur-des-bois and explorer > Jean Nicolet thinks he's reached the Pacific Ocean. He's wrong. > He is however, the first European to reach... what body of water? Great Bear Lake, Great Slave Lake > Joseph Tyrrell making an important discovery that will eventually > lead to the establishment of the Royal Tyrrell Museum in > Drumheller, Alberta. What did Tyrrell discover? Dinosaur bones > discoveries in neuroscience. "Dr. Penfield, I can smell burnt > toast", announces a female patient. What medical condition > was the smell of burnt toast an early signal for? Halotosis? > in baseball when in 1946 Jackie Robinson played for *what minor > league team* belonging to the Brooklyn Dodgers? City and team > name required. Montreal Expos? >10. Another Heritage Minute featuring noted Canadiens Toe Blake > and Jacques Plante celebrates the first-ever use of what now > ubiquitous piece of equipment? Hockey stick? ArenEss |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 13 10:30PM -0500 Mark Brader: > at the top of this list over the last several years, but this > Mexican telecom magnate was #1 from 2010 to 2014, dropping to > #2 in 2015. Name him. Carlos Slim (full name Carlos Slim Helú). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Peter, Calvin, Stephen, and ArenEss. > 2. What is the name of the conglomerate holding company headed by > Warren Buffett and headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska? Berkshire Hathaway. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Marc, Bruce, Dan Blum, Peter, Calvin, Stephen, Pete, Jason, Dan Tilque, and ArenEss. > 3. Of the top 12 individuals on the list, 4 share what same > last name? (Christy, Jim, Alice, and Robson) Walton. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Bruce, Peter, Stephen, Pete, Dan Tilque, and ArenEss. 2 for Dan Blum. > hundreds of brands affiliated with this company, but you just > have to name the flagship store, created in 1975, that has > grown to over 2,100 stores worldwide that Ortega is famous for. Zara. 4 for Erland and Stephen. > computer hardware systems and enterprise software products -- > particularly its own brands of database management systems. > Name the company. Oracle. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Marc, Bruce, Dan Blum, Peter, Calvin, Björn, Stephen, Pete, Dan Tilque, and ArenEss. > 6. Tied at #6 are two brothers, who are big supporters of the > Republican Party and whose major subsidiaries of their namesake > corporation are Georgia-Pacific and Molex. Give their last name. (Charles and David) Koch. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Bruce, Dan Blum, Peter, Calvin, Stephen, Pete, Jason, Dan Tilque, and ArenEss. > purchase of a British-based news group in 2008 and is currently > part of the Woodbridge Holding Company. Name this major > multinational firm? Thomson-Reuters. 4 for Stephen, Pete, and ArenEss. > 8. #13 is Bernard Arnault, chairman and CEO of LVMH, a multinational > luxury-goods manufacturer. What does LVMH stand for? > Full expansion required. Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy. 4 for Joshua, Peter, Calvin, Henstep, and ArenEss. > the co-founder of which video messaging application that allows > users to take photos, record videos, add text and drawings, > and send them to a controlled list of recipients? Snapchat. 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Dan Blum, Peter, Calvin, Björn, Stephen, Pete, and ArenEss. > 10. Among *women* on the list, Christy and Alice Walton (of Wal-Mart > fame) are ranked #1 and #3, while #2 is Liliane Bettencourt, the > main shareholder of a French cosmetics giant. Name that company. L'Oréal. I accepted "Oreal". 4 for Joshua, Erland, Bruce, Stephen, and ArenEss. 3 for Calvin. > 1. In one Heritage Minute, French coureur-des-bois and explorer > Jean Nicolet thinks he's reached the Pacific Ocean. He's wrong. > He is however, the first European to reach... what body of water? Lake Michigan! 4 for Marc and Stephen. > Joseph Tyrrell making an important discovery that will eventually > lead to the establishment of the Royal Tyrrell Museum in > Drumheller, Alberta. What did Tyrrell discover? Fossilized dinosaur bones. I accepted "dinosaur bones" alone, but "fossils" alone was too non-specific. 4 for Marc, Peter, Stephen, and ArenEss. > portrays Native American Chief Sitting Bull in the Heritage > Minute memorializing Sitting Bull's seeking refuge in Canada > in 1877? Graham Greene. (Nominated for "Dances with Wolves" (1990); he's an Oneida.) 4 for Joshua and Stephen (so did I). > Pierce Brosnan can be seen in the Heritage Minute celebrating > the life of what famed early 20th century conservationist and > wilderness expert? Grey Owl (aka Archie Belaney). > Police Superintendent who refuses to allow the angry American > to bring his guns into Canada. The man backs down, muttering, > "Why didn't ah shoot him?" Name the Mountie. Superintendent (later Sir) Sam Steele. > artist Joe Shuster being seen off at the train station by > a female friend, who remarks: "A hero in tights, really? > It'll never fly." What is the *first name* of this woman? Lois. 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Dan Blum, Peter, Stephen, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > discoveries in neuroscience. "Dr. Penfield, I can smell burnt > toast", announces a female patient. What medical condition > was the smell of burnt toast an early signal for? Epileptic seizure. (Also brain injury, stroke, tumor, etc.) 4 for Marc, Bruce, and Dan Blum. 3 for Stephen. > multicultural Canadian radio broadcasting entertaining > the troops with a rendition of "I'll Never Smile Again" > on his trumpet? Johnny Lombardi. > in baseball when in 1946 Jackie Robinson played for *what minor > league team* belonging to the Brooklyn Dodgers? City and team > name required. Montreal Royals. 4 for Joshua and Stephen. > 10. Another Heritage Minute featuring noted Canadiens Toe Blake > and Jacques Plante celebrates the first-ever use of what now > ubiquitous piece of equipment? Hockey goalie mask. Since "Canadiens" was in the question, I accepted references to a face mask without further specification. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, and Pete. 2 for Bruce. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> His Lit Sci Lei Mis Can FOUR Stephen Perry 40 40 36 36 40 27 156 Dan Blum 24 24 26 40 22 12 114 Joshua Kreitzer 28 26 24 8 32 16 110 "Calvin" 28 32 20 12 27 0 107 Pete Gayde 28 0 28 16 24 8 96 "Joe" 20 40 16 16 -- -- 92 Peter Smyth 32 0 14 16 28 8 90 Dan Tilque 32 8 20 16 16 4 84 Bruce Bowler -- -- 24 24 24 10 82 Marc Dashevsky 28 8 20 16 16 12 80 Erland Sommarskog 36 0 24 4 16 0 80 "ArenEss" -- -- 28 12 36 4 80 Björn Lundin 32 0 20 12 8 0 72 Jason Kreitzer 0 8 4 12 8 0 32 -- Mark Brader | "This website offers to conjugate your French verb. 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