- QFTCIBSI Game 6, Rounds 7-8: not Gretzky, separated - 5 Updates
- Calvins Quiz #432 - 3 Updates
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Mar 24 04:46PM +0100 On 2016-03-23 19:33, Mark Brader wrote: > McCartney and Michael Jackson) to have sold 100,000,000 albums > as a solo artist and separately as a principal member of a band. > Name him. Phil Collins ? -- -- Björn |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Mar 24 06:15PM Mark Brader wrote: > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". > * Game 6, Round 7 - Sports - Not Gretzky > The answer is *not Gretzky*. 1. not Gretzky 2. not Gretzky 3. not Gretzky 4. not Gretzky 5. not Gretzky 6. not Gretzky 7. not Gretzky 8. not Gretzky 9. not Gretzky 10 not Gretzky > Pee-Wee Herman -- but what is the real name of this actor, who > has voice credits in the movies "The Nightmare Before Christmas", > "Dr. Doolittle", and "The Smurfs"? No idea, but they look nothing like each other > as Smith is the drummer for a California rock band, whose other > members include Anthony Kiedis, John Frusciante, and Michael > "Flea" Balzary (aka "Flea"). Name this band. Red Hot Chili Peppers > "The Hobbit", and "Ant-Man", but is most widely known for playing > Kate Austen on this wildly popular (and some may say infuriating) > ABC series that ran from 2004 until 2010. Name the series. Lost > McCartney and Michael Jackson) to have sold 100,000,000 albums > as a solo artist and separately as a principal member of a band. > Name him. Phil Collins > After completing the round, please decode the rot13: If you gave the > name "Deschanel" as an answer, we need the first name. Please go > back and supply it. Peter Smyth |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 24 03:29PM -0500 Mark Brader: > > * Game 6, Round 7 - Sports - Not Gretzky > > The answer is *not Gretzky*. Peter Smyth: > 8. not Gretzky > 9. not Gretzky > 10 not Gretzky Lawyer: And remember, all your answers must be oral. What is your name? Child witness: Oral. Lawyer: How old are you? Child witness: Oral. -- Mark Brader | "The remedy for speech that is false is speech that is true. Toronto | This is the ordinary course in a free society." msb@vex.net | --Anthony Kennedy, US Supreme Court My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Mar 24 06:31PM -0700 On Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at 2:33:19 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-11-02, > and should be interpreted accordingly. noted > but is also fondly remembered for scoring the winning goal > (assisted by Gretzky) against Russia to essentially win the > 1987 Canada Cup. Name him. mario lemieux > of being the longest-serving captain in North American team > sports history, at 19 years. He is now the GM of the Tampa > Bay Lightning and Team Canada. Name him. dionne > last name with another Manitoban, who served as the Minister > of Public Safety and Minister of Justice under Stephen Harper. > Name the hockey player. toews > 3 times (sharing this record with Gretzky among others) and > has led the league in goals 5 times -- most recently in 2015, > scoring 53. Name him. ovechkin > leader of Team Canada during the Summit Series, and currently > serves as a radio announcer for the Tampa Bay Lightning -- > a team he founded. Name him. phil esposito > "Wayne's World" movies, Mike Myers inserted this player's name > on a Chicago doughnut chain store as an homage to Tim Horton's. > Name him. stan mikita > inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1961 and now has a > trophy named after him, for the player who scores the most > regular-season goals. Name him. bobby hull > won 17 Stanley Cups as a player and executive. He was made > a Companion of the Order of Canada in 1998 and was named the > honorary captain of the 2010 men's Olympic team. Name him. jean beliveau? (I have no chance of spelling his name correctly) > Montreal Canadiens, Washington Capitals, and Hartford Whalers. > Name this player, who shares a last name with a Toronto street > that runs from Queens Quay to Bloor St. um ... not gretzky? > 10. Nicknamed "Mr. Goalie" and one of the pioneers of the butterfly > style of goaltending, this Humboldt (Saskatchewan) native holds > the record for most consecutive games played by a goalie at 502. glen hall > Pee-Wee Herman -- but what is the real name of this actor, who > has voice credits in the movies "The Nightmare Before Christmas", > "Dr. Doolittle", and "The Smurfs"? paul reubens > as Smith is the drummer for a California rock band, whose other > members include Anthony Kiedis, John Frusciante, and Michael > "Flea" Balzary (aka "Flea"). Name this band. the red hot chili peppers > who currently stars in the FX show "Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll", but may > be best known as the writer and co-creator of another FX series, > "Rescue Me". Name him. dennis leary (boston native and all around nice guy.) > "The Hobbit", and "Ant-Man", but is most widely known for playing > Kate Austen on this wildly popular (and some may say infuriating) > ABC series that ran from 2004 until 2010. Name the series. lost > as "Skyfall", "Biutiful", and "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"; he > also won an Academy Award for his chilling portrayal of Anton > Chigurh in "No Country for Old Men". Name him. javier bardem > was a supporting player in the third movie, with the door > left open for his character to star in a possible spin-off. > Name the *first* film of the trilogy, released in 2005. batman begins > left. On the right is this quirky star of the Fox show "New > Girl". She also appeared as the object of Joseph Gordon-Levitt's > affection in the 2009 film "(500) Days of Summer". Name her. zooey deschanel > McCartney and Michael Jackson) to have sold 100,000,000 albums > as a solo artist and separately as a principal member of a band. > Name him. phil collins > Seth McFarlane, the talented creator of "Family Guy", is shown > on the left. Name the actor on the right, who most famously > portrayed Peter Brady on the 1970s sitcom "The Brady Bunch". chris knight > Best Picture winner "Schindler's List", with Neeson playing > the title character. What was the name of the villainous SS > officer Fiennes portrayed that earned him an Oscar nomination? amon goeth > After completing the round, please decode the rot13: If you gave the > name "Deschanel" as an answer, we need the first name. Please go > back and supply it. swp |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 24 10:12PM -0500 Stephen Perry: > jean beliveau? (I have no chance of spelling his name correctly) Well, if you would just find the Shift key... -- Mark Brader "Men are animals." Toronto "What are women? Plants, birds, fish?" msb@vex.net -- Spider Robinson, "Night of Power" |
| bbowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Mar 24 01:06PM On Wed, 23 Mar 2016 16:58:46 -0700, Calvin wrote: > 1 Which chemical element with the atomic number 84 did Marie Curie name > after the land of her birth? polonium > 2 The cities of Ceuta and Melilla are Spanish enclaves that share a land > border with which country? Algeria > 3 What four-word warning is the internet-related acronym 'NSFW' short > for? Not {suitable|safe} for work > 4 Nicknamed 'The Teflon Don', which mobster (1940-2002) became head of > New York's Gambino crime family upon the murder of Paul Castellano in > 1985? John Gotti > Kieślowski's 'Three Colors' trilogy? She was a main character in 'Blue', > and a minor character in the other two. > 6 Which video games company's releases include 'Need for Speed', 'FIFA > World Cup', 'Command and Conquer' and 'The Sims'? > 7 Which European country's internet domain is .ch? Switzerland > regarded by critics as the worst poet in the history of English > literature? > 9 The Minoan civilisation was based on which Mediterranean island? Crete > 10 First published in 1962, which two social scientists developed the > first psychometric questionnaire designed to measure psychological > preferences in how individuals make decisions and perceive the world? Myers and Briggs |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Mar 24 04:50PM +0100 On 2016-03-24 00:58, Calvin wrote: > 1 Which chemical element with the atomic number 84 did Marie Curie name after the land of her birth? Polonium > 2 The cities of Ceuta and Melilla are Spanish enclaves that share a land border with which country? Algeria > 4 Nicknamed 'The Teflon Don', which mobster (1940-2002) became head of New York's Gambino crime family upon the murder of Paul Castellano in 1985? > 5 Which French actress portrayed Julie Vignon de Courcy in Krzysztof Kieślowski's 'Three Colors' trilogy? She was a main character in 'Blue', and a minor character in the other two. > 6 Which video games company's releases include 'Need for Speed', 'FIFA World Cup', 'Command and Conquer' and 'The Sims'? EA - Electronic Arts > 7 Which European country's internet domain is .ch? Schwitzerland > 8 Despite some popular success, which Scotsman (1825-1902) is widely regarded by critics as the worst poet in the history of English literature? The flying scotsman :-) ? > 9 The Minoan civilisation was based on which Mediterranean island? Crete -- -- Björn |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Mar 24 06:36PM Calvin wrote: > 1 Which chemical element with the atomic number 84 did Marie Curie > name after the land of her birth? Polonium > 2 The cities of Ceuta and Melilla are Spanish enclaves that share a > land border with which country? Morocco > 3 What four-word warning is the internet-related acronym 'NSFW' short > for? Not Safe For Work > 4 Nicknamed 'The Teflon Don', which mobster (1940-2002) became head > of New York's Gambino crime family upon the murder of Paul Castellano > in 1985? John Gotti > 'Blue', and a minor character in the other two. > 6 Which video games company's releases include 'Need for Speed', > 'FIFA World Cup', 'Command and Conquer' and 'The Sims'? EA > 7 Which European country's internet domain is .ch? Switzerland > 8 Despite some popular success, which Scotsman (1825-1902) is widely > regarded by critics as the worst poet in the history of English > literature? William McGonagall > 9 The Minoan civilisation was based on which Mediterranean island? Crete > 10 First published in 1962, which two social scientists developed the > first psychometric questionnaire designed to measure psychological > preferences in how individuals make decisions and perceive the world? Peter Smyth |
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