Tuesday, April 12, 2016

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Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Apr 11 12:51PM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:upKdnaOZ8cLkq5bKnZ2dnUU7-
> tnatfgre Zbr Qnyvgm, be cbffvoyl Zbr Frqjnl. Va "Gur Tbqsngure",
> Zbr Terrar vf perqvgrq jvgu oevatvat gur vagrerfgf bs gur zbfg
> cbjreshy pevzr betnavmngvbaf gb juvpu HF pvgl?
 
Los Angeles; Las Vegas
 
> dancing and rock music have been banned by the local minister.
> Which actor -- who also played the bad guy in "Cliffhanger" and
> a season of "Dexter" -- played the role of Reverend Shaw Moore?
 
John Lithgow

> he has lost 6 times, including for the 1970 movie "Five Easy
> Pieces". Name *any one of the other 5* movies for which Jack
> Nicholson was nominated for Best Actor, but *did not win*.
 
"Chinatown"; "About Schmidt"
 
> 5. *Unnatural Axxxe.* "Unnatural Acts" is synonymous with "Crimes
> against Nature". The term dates back to the Buggery Act of 1533.
> Who was the English monarch who gave royal assent to this law?
 
Henry VIII

> threats and counterintelligence. "MI5" is still used today as
> a nickname, but today the agency is officially known by what
> alliterative two-word name?
 
Secret Service

> 7. *Ad Hawks and Doves.* In monetary policy in economics, a hawk
> emphasizes low inflation as the top priority. By contrast,
> a dove believes that the top priority is low *what*?
 
unemployment
 
> 8. *nicholheads.* In the US, which president's head will you
> find on the nickel?
 
Thomas Jefferson

> 9. *Bill Psychs.* Bill Psychs is a play on Bill Sikes, a character
> from Charles Dickens's "Oliver Twist". Which actor played Bill
> Sikes in the 1968 movie "Oliver!"?
 
Jack Wild (?)
 
> 10. *Night Owls.* And finally, what is the name of the owl gifted
> to Harry Potter on his 11th birthday by Rubeus Hagrid?
 
Hedwig

 
> In each case, just give the word missing from the title, according
> to the clue we provide.
 
> 1. "_____ Gold" by Franklin Carmichael. It's a month.
 
September; October

> 2. "A _____ Gale, Georgian Bay" by Arthur Lismer. It's a month.
 
December; January
 
> 3. "Falls, _____ River" by J.E.H. MacDonald. It's a Canadian city.
 
Calgary

> 4. "North of Lake _____" by Lawren Harris. It's one of the
> Great Lakes.
 
Superior
 
> 5. "_____ Houses" by A.J. Casson. This one is also the surname
> of an English philosopher who developed the hierarchy of
> pleasures in Utilitarianism.
 
Bentham

> 6. "Open _____" by Frederick Varley. It's part of a building.
 
Doorway

> 7. "_____, Lake of the Woods" by Frank Johnston. Frank Costanza
> wants this now. It's 8 letters long.
 
Serenity
 
> 8. "_____, Les Éboulements" by A.Y. Jackson. The word is in
> English, 7 letters long, and it's a time of the day.
 
Morning

> 9. "Pembina _____" by LeMoine FitzGerald. It's a geographic
> feature. 6 letters.
 
Stream
 
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Apr 11 01:13PM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:upKdnaOZ8cLkq5bKnZ2dnUU7-
> movie quote of all time. The second- and third-greatest quotes,
> according to their list, were spoken by the same actor in two
> different movies, 18 years apart. Name that *actor*.
 
Jack Nicholson
 
> tnatfgre Zbr Qnyvgm, be cbffvoyl Zbr Frqjnl. Va "Gur Tbqsngure",
> Zbr Terrar vf perqvgrq jvgu oevatvat gur vagrerfgf bs gur zbfg
> cbjreshy pevzr betnavmngvbaf gb juvpu HF pvgl?
 
Las Vegas
 
> dancing and rock music have been banned by the local minister.
> Which actor -- who also played the bad guy in "Cliffhanger" and
> a season of "Dexter" -- played the role of Reverend Shaw Moore?
 
Lithgow
 
> he has lost 6 times, including for the 1970 movie "Five Easy
> Pieces". Name *any one of the other 5* movies for which Jack
> Nicholson was nominated for Best Actor, but *did not win*.
 
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
 
 
> 5. *Unnatural Axxxe.* "Unnatural Acts" is synonymous with "Crimes
> against Nature". The term dates back to the Buggery Act of 1533.
> Who was the English monarch who gave royal assent to this law?
 
Henry VIII
 
 
> 7. *Ad Hawks and Doves.* In monetary policy in economics, a hawk
> emphasizes low inflation as the top priority. By contrast,
> a dove believes that the top priority is low *what*?
 
Taxes
 
 
> 8. *nicholheads.* In the US, which president's head will you
> find on the nickel?
 
Washington
 
 
> 9. *Bill Psychs.* Bill Psychs is a play on Bill Sikes, a character
> from Charles Dickens's "Oliver Twist". Which actor played Bill
> Sikes in the 1968 movie "Oliver!"?
 
Reed
 
 
> 10. *Night Owls.* And finally, what is the name of the owl gifted
> to Harry Potter on his 11th birthday by Rubeus Hagrid?
 
Hedwig
 
 
Pete Gayde
"Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Apr 11 04:06PM +0200

On 2016-04-11 07:30, Mark Brader wrote:
> movie quote of all time. The second- and third-greatest quotes,
> according to their list, were spoken by the same actor in two
> different movies, 18 years apart. Name that *actor*.
 
Clark Gable
 
> tnatfgre Zbr Qnyvgm, be cbffvoyl Zbr Frqjnl. Va "Gur Tbqsngure",
> Zbr Terrar vf perqvgrq jvgu oevatvat gur vagrerfgf bs gur zbfg
> cbjreshy pevzr betnavmngvbaf gb juvpu HF pvgl?
 
Los Angeles; Chicago
 
> he has lost 6 times, including for the 1970 movie "Five Easy
> Pieces". Name *any one of the other 5* movies for which Jack
> Nicholson was nominated for Best Actor, but *did not win*.
 
The shining
 
 
> 5. *Unnatural Axxxe.* "Unnatural Acts" is synonymous with "Crimes
> against Nature". The term dates back to the Buggery Act of 1533.
> Who was the English monarch who gave royal assent to this law?
 
Henry IIX; Richard III
 
 
> 7. *Ad Hawks and Doves.* In monetary policy in economics, a hawk
> emphasizes low inflation as the top priority. By contrast,
> a dove believes that the top priority is low *what*?
 
Unemployment rate
 
 
> 8. *nicholheads.* In the US, which president's head will you
> find on the nickel?
 
Lincoln; Washington
 
> Sikes in the 1968 movie "Oliver!"?
 
> 10. *Night Owls.* And finally, what is the name of the owl gifted
> to Harry Potter on his 11th birthday by Rubeus Hagrid?
 
Hedwig
 
 
--
--
Björn
"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Apr 11 05:31PM

Mark Brader wrote:
 
> movie quote of all time. The second- and third-greatest quotes,
> according to their list, were spoken by the same actor in two
> different movies, 18 years apart. Name that actor.
Humphrey Bogart
> gangster Moe Dalitz, or possibly Moe Sedway. In "The Godfather",
> Moe Greene is credited with bringing the interests of the most
> powerful crime organizations to which US city?
Chicago
> he has lost 6 times, including for the 1970 movie "Five Easy
> Pieces". Name *any one of the other 5* movies for which Jack
> Nicholson was nominated for Best Actor, but *did not win*.
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
> 5. *Unnatural Axxxe.* "Unnatural Acts" is synonymous with "Crimes
> against Nature". The term dates back to the Buggery Act of 1533.
> Who was the English monarch who gave royal assent to this law?
Henry VIII
> threats and counterintelligence. "MI5" is still used today as
> a nickname, but today the agency is officially known by what
> alliterative two-word name?
Security Service
> 7. *Ad Hawks and Doves.* In monetary policy in economics, a hawk
> emphasizes low inflation as the top priority. By contrast,
> a dove believes that the top priority is low what?
unemployment
> 8. *nicholheads.* In the US, which president's head will you
> find on the nickel?
Lincoln, T Roosevelt
> Sikes in the 1968 movie "Oliver!"?
 
> 10. *Night Owls.* And finally, what is the name of the owl gifted
> to Harry Potter on his 11th birthday by Rubeus Hagrid?
Hedwig
 
Peter Smyth
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Apr 11 11:11PM +0200

> 5. *Unnatural Axxxe.* "Unnatural Acts" is synonymous with "Crimes
> against Nature". The term dates back to the Buggery Act of 1533.
> Who was the English monarch who gave royal assent to this law?
 
Henry VIII

> threats and counterintelligence. "MI5" is still used today as
> a nickname, but today the agency is officially known by what
> alliterative two-word name?
 
Secret Service

> 7. *Ad Hawks and Doves.* In monetary policy in economics, a hawk
> emphasizes low inflation as the top priority. By contrast,
> a dove believes that the top priority is low *what*?
 
Interest rate.

 
> In each case, just give the word missing from the title, according
> to the clue we provide.
 
> 1. "_____ Gold" by Franklin Carmichael. It's a month.
 
May

> 2. "A _____ Gale, Georgian Bay" by Arthur Lismer. It's a month.
 
November

> 3. "Falls, _____ River" by J.E.H. MacDonald. It's a Canadian city.
 
Winnipeg

> 4. "North of Lake _____" by Lawren Harris. It's one of the
> Great Lakes.
 
Huron

> 5. "_____ Houses" by A.J. Casson. This one is also the surname
> of an English philosopher who developed the hierarchy of
> pleasures in Utilitarianism.
 
Hume

> 6. "Open _____" by Frederick Varley. It's part of a building.
 
Door
 
> 8. "_____, Les Éboulements" by A.Y. Jackson. The word is in
> English, 7 letters long, and it's a time of the day.
 
Evening

> 9. "Pembina _____" by LeMoine FitzGerald. It's a geographic
> feature. 6 letters.
 
Valley

 
 
 
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Apr 11 06:00PM -0700

On Monday, April 11, 2016 at 1:30:33 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-11-16,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
 
noted
 
> movie quote of all time. The second- and third-greatest quotes,
> according to their list, were spoken by the same actor in two
> different movies, 18 years apart. Name that *actor*.
 
marlon brando
 
> 2. Please complete question #1 before decoding the rot13 for #2.
> *Five Guys Named Moe.* Speaking of "The Godfather", Moe Greene
was one guy named Moe who was loosely based on the real-life
gangster Moe Dalitz, or possibly Moe Sedway. In "The Godfather",
Moe Greene is credited with bringing the interests of the most
powerful crime organizations to which US city?
 
las vegas ; los angeles
 
> dancing and rock music have been banned by the local minister.
> Which actor -- who also played the bad guy in "Cliffhanger" and
> a season of "Dexter" -- played the role of Reverend Shaw Moore?
 
john lithgow
 
> he has lost 6 times, including for the 1970 movie "Five Easy
> Pieces". Name *any one of the other 5* movies for which Jack
> Nicholson was nominated for Best Actor, but *did not win*.
 
chinatown
 
> 5. *Unnatural Axxxe.* "Unnatural Acts" is synonymous with "Crimes
> against Nature". The term dates back to the Buggery Act of 1533.
> Who was the English monarch who gave royal assent to this law?
 
henry viii
 
> threats and counterintelligence. "MI5" is still used today as
> a nickname, but today the agency is officially known by what
> alliterative two-word name?
 
security service
 
> 7. *Ad Hawks and Doves.* In monetary policy in economics, a hawk
> emphasizes low inflation as the top priority. By contrast,
> a dove believes that the top priority is low *what*?
 
unemployment
 
> 8. *nicholheads.* In the US, which president's head will you
> find on the nickel?
 
jefferson
 
> 9. *Bill Psychs.* Bill Psychs is a play on Bill Sikes, a character
> from Charles Dickens's "Oliver Twist". Which actor played Bill
> Sikes in the 1968 movie "Oliver!"?
 
oliver reed
 
> 10. *Night Owls.* And finally, what is the name of the owl gifted
> to Harry Potter on his 11th birthday by Rubeus Hagrid?
 
hedwig
 
 
 
> In each case, just give the word missing from the title, according
> to the clue we provide.
 
> 1. "_____ Gold" by Franklin Carmichael. It's a month.
 
october
 
> 2. "A _____ Gale, Georgian Bay" by Arthur Lismer. It's a month.
 
september
 
> 3. "Falls, _____ River" by J.E.H. MacDonald. It's a Canadian city.
 
montreal
 
> 4. "North of Lake _____" by Lawren Harris. It's one of the
> Great Lakes.
 
superior
 
> 5. "_____ Houses" by A.J. Casson. This one is also the surname
> of an English philosopher who developed the hierarchy of
> pleasures in Utilitarianism.
 
old farm?
 
> 6. "Open _____" by Frederick Varley. It's part of a building.
 
window?
 
> 7. "_____, Lake of the Woods" by Frank Johnston. Frank Costanza
> wants this now. It's 8 letters long.
 
serenity
 
> 8. "_____, Les Éboulements" by A.Y. Jackson. The word is in
> English, 7 letters long, and it's a time of the day.
 
morning
 
> 9. "Pembina _____" by LeMoine FitzGerald. It's a geographic
> feature. 6 letters.
 
hills (yeah, I know it isn't 6 letters.)
 
> 10. "The _____" by Edwin Holgate. Monty Python fans probably like
> this one the best. It's 10 letters.
 
lumberjack
 
swp
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Apr 12 03:25AM -0700

Mark Brader wrote:
> movie quote of all time. The second- and third-greatest quotes,
> according to their list, were spoken by the same actor in two
> different movies, 18 years apart. Name that *actor*.
 
Bogart
 
> tnatfgre Zbr Qnyvgm, be cbffvoyl Zbr Frqjnl. Va "Gur Tbqsngure",
> Zbr Terrar vf perqvgrq jvgu oevatvat gur vagrerfgf bs gur zbfg
> cbjreshy pevzr betnavmngvbaf gb juvpu HF pvgl?
 
Las Vegas
 
 
> 5. *Unnatural Axxxe.* "Unnatural Acts" is synonymous with "Crimes
> against Nature". The term dates back to the Buggery Act of 1533.
> Who was the English monarch who gave royal assent to this law?
 
Henry VII
 
> threats and counterintelligence. "MI5" is still used today as
> a nickname, but today the agency is officially known by what
> alliterative two-word name?
 
Secret Service
 
 
> 7. *Ad Hawks and Doves.* In monetary policy in economics, a hawk
> emphasizes low inflation as the top priority. By contrast,
> a dove believes that the top priority is low *what*?
 
unemployment
 
 
> 8. *nicholheads.* In the US, which president's head will you
> find on the nickel?
 
Thomas Jefferson
 
 
> In each case, just give the word missing from the title, according
> to the clue we provide.
 
> 1. "_____ Gold" by Franklin Carmichael. It's a month.
 
September
 
 
> 2. "A _____ Gale, Georgian Bay" by Arthur Lismer. It's a month.
 
November
 
 
> 3. "Falls, _____ River" by J.E.H. MacDonald. It's a Canadian city.
 
Ottawa
 
 
> 4. "North of Lake _____" by Lawren Harris. It's one of the
> Great Lakes.
 
Superior
 
> of an English philosopher who developed the hierarchy of
> pleasures in Utilitarianism.
 
> 6. "Open _____" by Frederick Varley. It's part of a building.
 
window
 
> wants this now. It's 8 letters long.
 
> 8. "_____, Les Éboulements" by A.Y. Jackson. The word is in
> English, 7 letters long, and it's a time of the day.
 
morning; evening
 
 
> 9. "Pembina _____" by LeMoine FitzGerald. It's a geographic
> feature. 6 letters.
 
forest
 
 
--
Dan Tilque
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