- Rotating Quiz #220 - 8 Updates
- Rotating Quiz #219: double jeopardy ANSWERS - 2 Updates
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: May 12 03:00PM -0700 Welcome to Rotating Quiz #220. The usual rules apply. This quiz will run until Tuesday, May 17, some time in the evening my time. There are two sections to this quiz and each has a theme unrelated to the other. For the first section, figuring out the theme may help with the answers, but no points. Two points for each answer. Section 1. You need to give both first and last names to get full credit; one point for each. The theme part of the name could be in either the first or last name. Hint: the theme part of these names is in alphabetic order. 1. American artist (painter), the "Mother of American modernism". Best known for her close-up images of flowers. She did much of her work in New Mexico. (1887-1986) 2. American pool hustler. Borrowed the nickname of a fictional character who he claimed was based on him. You only need to give that nickname, not the person's real name. (1913-1996) 3. American football player. Nicknamed "Joe Cool". Quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, which he lead to no fewer than 4 Superbowl victories. (1956- ) 4. American playwright. "A Streetcar Named Desire", "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof". (1911-1983) 5. American labor organizer and folk singer. Member of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW or Wobblies). Wrote lots of songs about railroads (he was a trainhopper) as well as anti-war songs. Most famous composition: "Moose Turd Pie". (1935-2008) 6. British tennis player. Women's singles championships: Wibbledon in 1977, the US Open in 1968, Australian Open in 1972. Won women's doubles in 4 Grand Slam tournaments and was runner up in 6 others. (1945- ) 7. American actor. Oscars: Best Supporting Actor in "Glory" (1989); Best Actor in "Training Day" (2001). Oscar nominations for: Steve Biko in "Cry Freedom" (1987), Malcolm X in "Malcolm X" (1992); Rubin "Hurricane" Carter in "The Hurricane" (1999); William Whitaker in "Flight" (2012). (1954- ) Section 2. Metals in biology. Name the metal atom contained in these biological compounds. 8. Vitamin B12 9. Hemocyanin (hemoglobin analog in moluscs, arthropods, and Vulcans) 10. Chlorophyll -- Dan Tilque |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: May 12 10:11PM Dan Tilque wrote: > 1. American artist (painter), the "Mother of American modernism". > Best known for her close-up images of flowers. She did much of her > work in New Mexico. (1887-1986) Georgia Brown > 2. American pool hustler. Borrowed the nickname of a fictional > character who he claimed was based on him. You only need to give that > nickname, not the person's real name. (1913-1996) Minnesota Fats > 3. American football player. Nicknamed "Joe Cool". Quarterback for > the San Francisco 49ers, which he lead to no fewer than 4 Superbowl > victories. (1956- ) Joe Montana > 4. American playwright. "A Streetcar Named Desire", "Cat on a Hot Tin > Roof". (1911-1983) Tennessee Williams > Workers of the World (IWW or Wobblies). Wrote lots of songs about > railroads (he was a trainhopper) as well as anti-war songs. Most > famous composition: "Moose Turd Pie". (1935-2008) John Vermont > 1977, the US Open in 1968, Australian Open in 1972. Won women's > doubles in 4 Grand Slam tournaments and was runner up in 6 others. > (1945- ) Virginia Wade > Biko in "Cry Freedom" (1987), Malcolm X in "Malcolm X" (1992); Rubin > "Hurricane" Carter in "The Hurricane" (1999); William Whitaker in > "Flight" (2012). (1954- ) Denzel Washington > Section 2. Metals in biology. Name the metal atom contained in these > biological compounds. > 8. Vitamin B12 Magnesium > 9. Hemocyanin (hemoglobin analog in moluscs, arthropods, and Vulcans) Selenium > 10. Chlorophyll Beryllium Peter SMyth |
| "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>: May 12 07:06PM -0400 On 2016-05-12, Dan Tilque wrote: > 1. American artist (painter), the "Mother of American modernism". Best > known for her close-up images of flowers. She did much of her work in > New Mexico. (1887-1986) Georgia O'Keeffe > 2. American pool hustler. Borrowed the nickname of a fictional character > who he claimed was based on him. You only need to give that nickname, > not the person's real name. (1913-1996) Minnesota Fats > 3. American football player. Nicknamed "Joe Cool". Quarterback for the > San Francisco 49ers, which he lead to no fewer than 4 Superbowl > victories. (1956- ) Joe Montana > 4. American playwright. "A Streetcar Named Desire", "Cat on a Hot Tin > Roof". (1911-1983) Tennessee Williams > Workers of the World (IWW or Wobblies). Wrote lots of songs about > railroads (he was a trainhopper) as well as anti-war songs. Most famous > composition: "Moose Turd Pie". (1935-2008) Utah Phillips > 6. British tennis player. Women's singles championships: Wibbledon in > 1977, the US Open in 1968, Australian Open in 1972. Won women's doubles > in 4 Grand Slam tournaments and was runner up in 6 others. (1945- ) Virginia Wade > "Cry Freedom" (1987), Malcolm X in "Malcolm X" (1992); Rubin "Hurricane" > Carter in "The Hurricane" (1999); William Whitaker in "Flight" (2012). > (1954- ) Denzel Washington > Section 2. Metals in biology. Name the metal atom contained in these > biological compounds. > 8. Vitamin B12 Iron > 9. Hemocyanin (hemoglobin analog in moluscs, arthropods, and Vulcans) Potassium > 10. Chlorophyll Magnesium -- Chris F.A. Johnson |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): May 12 11:16PM > 1. American artist (painter), the "Mother of American modernism". Best > known for her close-up images of flowers. She did much of her work in > New Mexico. (1887-1986) Georgia O'Keefe > 2. American pool hustler. Borrowed the nickname of a fictional character > who he claimed was based on him. You only need to give that nickname, > not the person's real name. (1913-1996) Minnesota Fats > 3. American football player. Nicknamed "Joe Cool". Quarterback for the > San Francisco 49ers, which he lead to no fewer than 4 Superbowl > victories. (1956- ) Joe Montana > 4. American playwright. "A Streetcar Named Desire", "Cat on a Hot Tin > Roof". (1911-1983) Tennessee Williams > Workers of the World (IWW or Wobblies). Wrote lots of songs about > railroads (he was a trainhopper) as well as anti-war songs. Most famous > composition: "Moose Turd Pie". (1935-2008) Texas > 6. British tennis player. Women's singles championships: Wibbledon in > 1977, the US Open in 1968, Australian Open in 1972. Won women's doubles > in 4 Grand Slam tournaments and was runner up in 6 others. (1945- ) Virginia > "Cry Freedom" (1987), Malcolm X in "Malcolm X" (1992); Rubin "Hurricane" > Carter in "The Hurricane" (1999); William Whitaker in "Flight" (2012). > (1954- ) Denzel Washington > Section 2. Metals in biology. Name the metal atom contained in these > biological compounds. > 8. Vitamin B12 cobalt > 9. Hemocyanin (hemoglobin analog in moluscs, arthropods, and Vulcans) copper > 10. Chlorophyll copper -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 12 08:37PM -0700 On Friday, May 13, 2016 at 8:01:55 AM UTC+10, Dan Tilque wrote: > 1. American artist (painter), the "Mother of American modernism". Best > known for her close-up images of flowers. She did much of her work in > New Mexico. (1887-1986) Georgia O'Keefe > 2. American pool hustler. Borrowed the nickname of a fictional character > who he claimed was based on him. You only need to give that nickname, > not the person's real name. (1913-1996) Minnesota Fats > 3. American football player. Nicknamed "Joe Cool". Quarterback for the > San Francisco 49ers, which he lead to no fewer than 4 Superbowl > victories. (1956- ) Joe Montana > 4. American playwright. "A Streetcar Named Desire", "Cat on a Hot Tin > Roof". (1911-1983) Tennessee Williams > Workers of the World (IWW or Wobblies). Wrote lots of songs about > railroads (he was a trainhopper) as well as anti-war songs. Most famous > composition: "Moose Turd Pie". (1935-2008) Utah > 6. British tennis player. Women's singles championships: Wibbledon in > 1977, the US Open in 1968, Australian Open in 1972. Won women's doubles > in 4 Grand Slam tournaments and was runner up in 6 others. (1945- ) Virginia Wade > "Cry Freedom" (1987), Malcolm X in "Malcolm X" (1992); Rubin "Hurricane" > Carter in "The Hurricane" (1999); William Whitaker in "Flight" (2012). > (1954- ) Denzel Washington > Section 2. Metals in biology. Name the metal atom contained in these > biological compounds. > 8. Vitamin B12 Iron? > 9. Hemocyanin (hemoglobin analog in moluscs, arthropods, and Vulcans) Silicon? > 10. Chlorophyll Aluminium? cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 12 11:05PM -0500 Dan Tilque: > 1. American artist (painter), the "Mother of American modernism". Best > known for her close-up images of flowers. She did much of her work in > New Mexico. (1887-1986) Georgia O'Keeffe. > 2. American pool hustler. Borrowed the nickname of a fictional character > who he claimed was based on him. You only need to give that nickname, > not the person's real name. (1913-1996) Minnesota Fats was the fictional character. I thought the real person, Ralph Wanderone, was New York Fats, but that doesn't fit the alphabetical pattern, so I'll go with Minnesota Fats here. > 3. American football player. Nicknamed "Joe Cool". Quarterback for the > San Francisco 49ers, which he lead to no fewer than 4 Superbowl > victories. (1956- ) Joe Montana. > 4. American playwright. "A Streetcar Named Desire", "Cat on a Hot Tin > Roof". (1911-1983) Tennessee Williams. > Workers of the World (IWW or Wobblies). Wrote lots of songs about > railroads (he was a trainhopper) as well as anti-war songs. Most famous > composition: "Moose Turd Pie". (1935-2008) Well, unless I've missed something it has to be Texas, Utah, or Vermont. I'll go with Texas Texas. > 6. British tennis player. Women's singles championships: Wibbledon in Was she a member of the Wibblies, then? :-) > 1977, the US Open in 1968, Australian Open in 1972. Won women's doubles > in 4 Grand Slam tournaments and was runner up in 6 others. (1945- ) Virginia Johnson. > "Cry Freedom" (1987), Malcolm X in "Malcolm X" (1992); Rubin "Hurricane" > Carter in "The Hurricane" (1999); William Whitaker in "Flight" (2012). > (1954- ) Denzel Washington. > Section 2. Metals in biology. Name the metal atom contained in these > biological compounds. > 8. Vitamin B12 Cobalt. > 9. Hemocyanin (hemoglobin analog in moluscs, arthropods, and Vulcans) Copper. > 10. Chlorophyll Magnesium. -- Mark Brader "Doing the wrong thing is worse than doing nothing." Toronto "Doing *anything* is worse than doing nothing!" msb@vex.net -- Lynn & Jay: YES, PRIME MINISTER My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: May 12 09:52PM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > Minnesota Fats was the fictional character. I thought the real person, > Ralph Wanderone, was New York Fats, but that doesn't fit the alphabetical > pattern, so I'll go with Minnesota Fats here. Rudolf Walderone had several nicknames, among them New York Fats. When "The Hustler" came out in 1961, Walderone claimed he was the basis of the character and started calling himself Minnesota Fats to cash in on the fame. Walter Tevis, the author of the book, denied it, but that didn't stop him. In fact, Walderone even threatened to sue Tevis and 20th Century Fox about it. I had to go with one or the other for this quiz, so I chose the better known name. -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 13 02:42AM -0500 Dan Tilque: > Rudolf Walderone Well, I was close. > had several nicknames, among them New York Fats. When > "The Hustler" came out in 1961, Walderone claimed he was the basis of > the character and started calling himself Minnesota Fats to cash in... Ah. Thanks. -- Mark Brader, Toronto "For want of a bit the loop was lost..." msb@vex.net -- Steve Summit |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: May 12 04:57AM -0700 1. in 1690 what english philosopher wrote, "wherever law ends, tyranny begins." [john locke] 2. what is the machine that is more commonly called a "lie detector?" [polygraph] 3. jakob roggeveen discovered what south pacific island 2 days after good friday in 1722 [easter island] 4. eric blair wrote under this pen name [george orwell] 5. incan ruins have been found on islands in this lake on the border of bolivia & peru [lake titicaca] 6. this was the first nonprecious metal man made into tools & decorative items [copper] 7. great floods in the 13th century created the zuider zee in what country? [the netherlands] 8. what scotsman, who has a major river named for him, completed the first overland trip across canada? [alexander mackenzie] 9. ketchup heir john heinz was a u.s. senator representing what state? [pennsylvania] 10. what is the name for the hot, dry winds that blow down the rockies across southern alberta? [chinook] 11. what was the westernmost city represented in major league baseball for the 1st half of the 1900s? [st. louis] 12. what 'singing cowboy' rode a horse named trigger? [roy rogers] 13. who took refuge in the vatican embassy in panama city on december 24th, 1989? [manuel noriega] 14. rick baker won the first oscar ever presented in the "makeup" category for what movie? ["an american werewolf in london"] 15. Who was the original clarabell on "howdy doody", who later became "captain kangaroo" [bob keeshan] |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 12 01:30PM -0500 Since Stephen Perry is having computer trouble, here's a set of scores based on the answers he posted. Congratulations to Dan Tilque, who will be setting RQ 220. > 1. in 1690 what english philosopher wrote, "wherever law ends, > tyranny begins." John Locke. 1 for Chris, Gareth, Erland, and Dan Tilque. > 2. what is the machine that is more commonly called a "lie detector?" Polygraph. 1 for Dan Blum, Marc, Mark, Chris, Gareth, Dan Tilque, and Calvin. > 3. jakob roggeveen discovered what south pacific island 2 days > after good friday in 1722 Easter Island. 1 for Dan Blum, Marc, Mark, Gareth, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Calvin. > 4. eric blair wrote under this pen name George Orwell. 1 for Dan Blum, Mark, Chris, Gareth, Dan Tilque, and Calvin. > 5. incan ruins have been found on islands in this lake on the > border of bolivia & peru Lake Titicaca. 1 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Marc, Mark, Chris, Gareth, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Calvin. > 6. this was the first nonprecious metal man made into tools & > decorative items Copper. 1 for Dan Blum, Marc, Mark, Gareth, Dan Tilque, and Calvin. > 7. great floods in the 13th century created the zuider zee in > what country? The Netherlands. 1 for everyone. In scoring this I presumed "Holland" was acceptable; the sea's location was at least partly in or bordering the modern province of North Holland, and I don't know what the political organization of the area was at the time of the floods. > 8. what scotsman, who has a major river named for him, completed > the first overland trip across canada? Alexander Mackenzie. 1 for Marc, Mark, Chris, Dan Tilque, and Calvin. See my earlier comments on this one. > 9. ketchup heir john heinz was a u.s. senator representing what state? Pennsylvania. 1 for Dan Blum, Marc, Mark, Dan Tilque, and Calvin. > 10. what is the name for the hot, dry winds that blow down the > rockies across southern alberta? Chinook. 1 for Mark, Chris, Gareth, and Dan Tilque. > 11. what was the westernmost city represented in major league > baseball for the 1st half of the 1900s? St. Louis. 1 for Dan Blum, Mark, Chris, Gareth, Dan Tilque, and Calvin. Kansas City had short-lived teams in the 1880s that might have been considered major-league, but didn't get one again until 1969. > 12. what 'singing cowboy' rode a horse named trigger? Roy Rogers. 1 for everyone. > 13. who took refuge in the vatican embassy in panama city on > december 24th, 1989? Manuel Noriega. 1 for Dan Blum, Marc, Mark, Chris, Gareth, Erland, and Dan Tilque. > 14. rick baker won the first oscar ever presented in the "makeup" > category for what movie? "An American Werewolf in London". 1 for Dan Blum. > 15. Who was the original clarabell on "howdy doody", who later > became "captain kangaroo" Bob Keeshan. 1 for Dan Blum. Scores, if there are no errors: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 TOTALS Dan Tilque 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 13 Mark Brader 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 12 Dan Blum 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 12 Gareth Owen 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 11 Chris Johnson 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 10 "Calvin" 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 10 Marc Dashevsky 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 9 Erland Sommarskog 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 4 7 7 6 8 6 8 5 5 4 6 8 7 1 1 Scored by: -- Mark Brader "...we are now uniquely privileged to sit side by side Toronto with the giants on whose shoulders we stand." msb@vex.net -- Gerald Holton My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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