Thursday, May 19, 2016

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 21 updates in 5 topics

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 18 06:58PM -0500

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-12-08,
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*)".
 
 
** Final, Round 2 - Arts & Literature
 
* Shakespeare Characters
 
In each case, name the Shakespeare play with the four characters
given.
 
1. Leontes, Perdita, Florizel, Hermione.
2. Benedick, Don Pedro, Claudio, Balthasar.
3. Katherina, Bianca, Baptista, Petruchio.
 
 
* The Other Painter
 
In each case, we'll show you an array of four paintings. Three of
them are by one artist -- and we'll tell you who that is. You tell
us the name of the artist responsible for the *other* painting.
 
4. See: http://s3.amazonaws.com/spssi/5f13727d37b20386597855380fb0a3be
Three of these are are by Norman Rockwell. Who painted the other?
 
5. See: http://s3.amazonaws.com/spssi/3d6ae3e8d760c17465d2958c096f8ba5
Three of these are by Claude Monet. Who painted the other?
 
6. See: http://s3.amazonaws.com/spssi/e26f1d911c5682f94816253ca3a3ce80
Three of these are are by Vincent Van Gogh. Who painted the other?
 
The handouts above were taken from:
http://www.sporcle.com/games/survivor/duck-duck-duck-goya
 
But please don't go there until you've completed the three questions.
 
 
* Canadian OAT RUSH
 
We'll give you the date of birth, and an anagram of the name,
of a famous Canadian AUTHOR. You just solve the anagram.
 
7. JAILED OMAN CHEAT (born 1943).
8. AMY LANTERN (born 1963).
9. ARMADA GOT TOWER (born 1939).
 
 
* At the Theater
 
10. Which 2-word Swahili phrase has been said or sung nearly
1,000,000 times in theaters all over the world since 1997?
 
11. What musical was inspired by the real-life story of
W.J. Brooks, Ltd., a shoe factory based in Northampton, England,
that was featured on a BBC television documentary about failing
businesses?
 
12. The title of *which 1983 play* comes from two properties:
one that the main characters are trying to sell, and another
that was lucrative for those who sold it years ago?
 
 
* Pulitzer Prize winners
 
13. Which fiction book that won the 1953 Pulitzer Prize has a
title consisting of six 3-letter words?
 
14. "There had never been a man she couldn't get, once she set
her mind upon him." This is the final line from the penultimate
paragraph of which book that won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
in 1937?
 
15. Which American poet won two Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry in 1919
and 1951, and also wrote a biography of Abraham Lincoln that
won him a Pulitzer Prize for History in 1940?
 
--
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msb@vex.net | "Q Who", ST:TNG, Maurice Hurley
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): May 19 12:25AM


> ** Final, Round 2 - Arts & Literature
 
> * Shakespeare Characters
 
> 1. Leontes, Perdita, Florizel, Hermione.
 
All's Well That Ends Well; Measure for Measure
 
> 2. Benedick, Don Pedro, Claudio, Balthasar.
 
Much Ado About Nothing
 
> 3. Katherina, Bianca, Baptista, Petruchio.
 
The Taming of the Shrew
 
> * The Other Painter
 
> 4. See: http://s3.amazonaws.com/spssi/5f13727d37b20386597855380fb0a3be
> Three of these are are by Norman Rockwell. Who painted the other?
 
Edward Hopper
 
> 5. See: http://s3.amazonaws.com/spssi/3d6ae3e8d760c17465d2958c096f8ba5
> Three of these are by Claude Monet. Who painted the other?
 
Georges Seurat
 
> 6. See: http://s3.amazonaws.com/spssi/e26f1d911c5682f94816253ca3a3ce80
> Three of these are are by Vincent Van Gogh. Who painted the other?
 
Ernst; De Chirico
 
> * Canadian OAT RUSH
 
> 9. ARMADA GOT TOWER (born 1939).
 
Margaret Atwood
 
> * At the Theater
 
> 10. Which 2-word Swahili phrase has been said or sung nearly
> 1,000,000 times in theaters all over the world since 1997?
 
hakuna matata
 
> W.J. Brooks, Ltd., a shoe factory based in Northampton, England,
> that was featured on a BBC television documentary about failing
> businesses?
 
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
 
> 12. The title of *which 1983 play* comes from two properties:
> one that the main characters are trying to sell, and another
> that was lucrative for those who sold it years ago?
 
Glengarry Glen Ross
 
> * Pulitzer Prize winners
 
> 13. Which fiction book that won the 1953 Pulitzer Prize has a
> title consisting of six 3-letter words?
 
The Old Man and the Sea
 
> her mind upon him." This is the final line from the penultimate
> paragraph of which book that won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
> in 1937?
 
Gone With the Wind
 
> 15. Which American poet won two Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry in 1919
> and 1951, and also wrote a biography of Abraham Lincoln that
> won him a Pulitzer Prize for History in 1940?
 
Carl Sandburg
 
--
_______________________________________________________________________
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: May 18 07:30PM -0700

Mark Brader wrote:
> Three of these are by Claude Monet. Who painted the other?
 
> 6. See: http://s3.amazonaws.com/spssi/e26f1d911c5682f94816253ca3a3ce80
> Three of these are are by Vincent Van Gogh. Who painted the other?
 
Rembrandt
 
 
> 7. JAILED OMAN CHEAT (born 1943).
> 8. AMY LANTERN (born 1963).
> 9. ARMADA GOT TOWER (born 1939).
 
Margaret Atwood
 
 
> * Pulitzer Prize winners
 
> 13. Which fiction book that won the 1953 Pulitzer Prize has a
> title consisting of six 3-letter words?
 
The Old Man and the Sea
 
> her mind upon him." This is the final line from the penultimate
> paragraph of which book that won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
> in 1937?
 
Gone with the Wind
 
 
> 15. Which American poet won two Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry in 1919
> and 1951, and also wrote a biography of Abraham Lincoln that
> won him a Pulitzer Prize for History in 1940?
 
Carl Sandburg
 
 
--
Dan Tilque
Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: May 18 07:40PM -0700

On Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at 7:58:43 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> * At the Theater
 
> 10. Which 2-word Swahili phrase has been said or sung nearly
> 1,000,000 times in theaters all over the world since 1997?
Hakuna Matata
> W.J. Brooks, Ltd., a shoe factory based in Northampton, England,
> that was featured on a BBC television documentary about failing
> businesses?
Kinky Boots
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: May 19 02:37AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:lKudnRIkLJsvnKDKnZ2dnUU7-
 
> In each case, name the Shakespeare play with the four characters
> given.
 
> 1. Leontes, Perdita, Florizel, Hermione.
 
"A Winter's Tale"
 
> 2. Benedick, Don Pedro, Claudio, Balthasar.
 
"Much Ado About Nothing"
 
> 3. Katherina, Bianca, Baptista, Petruchio.
 
"The Taming of the Shrew"

> us the name of the artist responsible for the *other* painting.
 
> 4. See: http://s3.amazonaws.com/spssi/5f13727d37b20386597855380fb0a3be
> Three of these are are by Norman Rockwell. Who painted the other?
 
Hopper
 
> 5. See: http://s3.amazonaws.com/spssi/3d6ae3e8d760c17465d2958c096f8ba5
> Three of these are by Claude Monet. Who painted the other?
 
Seurat

 
> We'll give you the date of birth, and an anagram of the name,
> of a famous Canadian AUTHOR. You just solve the anagram.
 
> 9. ARMADA GOT TOWER (born 1939).
 
Margaret Atwood

> * At the Theater
 
> 10. Which 2-word Swahili phrase has been said or sung nearly
> 1,000,000 times in theaters all over the world since 1997?
 
Hakuna matata
 
> W.J. Brooks, Ltd., a shoe factory based in Northampton, England,
> that was featured on a BBC television documentary about failing
> businesses?
 
"Kinky Boots"

> 12. The title of *which 1983 play* comes from two properties:
> one that the main characters are trying to sell, and another
> that was lucrative for those who sold it years ago?
 
"Glengarry Glen Ross"

> * Pulitzer Prize winners
 
> 13. Which fiction book that won the 1953 Pulitzer Prize has a
> title consisting of six 3-letter words?
 
"The Old Man and the Sea"

> her mind upon him." This is the final line from the penultimate
> paragraph of which book that won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
> in 1937?
 
"Gone with the Wind"
 
> 15. Which American poet won two Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry in 1919
> and 1951, and also wrote a biography of Abraham Lincoln that
> won him a Pulitzer Prize for History in 1940?
 
Carl Sandburg
 
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 18 08:01PM -0700

On Thursday, May 19, 2016 at 9:58:43 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> us the name of the artist responsible for the *other* painting.
 
> 4. See: http://s3.amazonaws.com/spssi/5f13727d37b20386597855380fb0a3be
> Three of these are are by Norman Rockwell. Who painted the other?
 
Hopper
 
> 5. See: http://s3.amazonaws.com/spssi/3d6ae3e8d760c17465d2958c096f8ba5
> Three of these are by Claude Monet. Who painted the other?
 
Seurat
 
> 6. See: http://s3.amazonaws.com/spssi/e26f1d911c5682f94816253ca3a3ce80
> Three of these are are by Vincent Van Gogh. Who painted the other?
 
Cezanne
 
> The handouts above were taken from:
> http://www.sporcle.com/games/survivor/duck-duck-duck-goya
 
> But please don't go there until you've completed the three questions.
 
Nice questions. I wonder why the Irregulars asked for the other artist rather than just nominating the "odd" painting?
 
 
 
> 7. JAILED OMAN CHEAT (born 1943).
> 8. AMY LANTERN (born 1963).
> 9. ARMADA GOT TOWER (born 1939).
 
Atwood
 

> * At the Theater
 
> 10. Which 2-word Swahili phrase has been said or sung nearly
> 1,000,000 times in theaters all over the world since 1997?
 
Hakuna Motata
 
 
> W.J. Brooks, Ltd., a shoe factory based in Northampton, England,
> that was featured on a BBC television documentary about failing
> businesses?
 
Billy Elliot
 
> her mind upon him." This is the final line from the penultimate
> paragraph of which book that won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
> in 1937?
 
Gone with the wind
 
> 15. Which American poet won two Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry in 1919
> and 1951, and also wrote a biography of Abraham Lincoln that
> won him a Pulitzer Prize for History in 1940?
 
Frost, Whitman
 
cheers,
calvin
Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: May 18 10:47PM -0500

In article <lKudnRIkLJsvnKDKnZ2dnUU7-aPNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says...
 
> 1. Leontes, Perdita, Florizel, Hermione.
> 2. Benedick, Don Pedro, Claudio, Balthasar.
> 3. Katherina, Bianca, Baptista, Petruchio.
Taming of the Shrew
 
> us the name of the artist responsible for the *other* painting.
 
> 4. See: http://s3.amazonaws.com/spssi/5f13727d37b20386597855380fb0a3be
> Three of these are are by Norman Rockwell. Who painted the other?
Hopper
 
> 5. See: http://s3.amazonaws.com/spssi/3d6ae3e8d760c17465d2958c096f8ba5
> Three of these are by Claude Monet. Who painted the other?
Seurat
 
 
> 7. JAILED OMAN CHEAT (born 1943).
> 8. AMY LANTERN (born 1963).
> 9. ARMADA GOT TOWER (born 1939).
Margaret Atwood
 
> * At the Theater
 
> 10. Which 2-word Swahili phrase has been said or sung nearly
> 1,000,000 times in theaters all over the world since 1997?
Hakuna matata
 
 
> 12. The title of *which 1983 play* comes from two properties:
> one that the main characters are trying to sell, and another
> that was lucrative for those who sold it years ago?
Glengarry Glenross
 
> * Pulitzer Prize winners
 
> 13. Which fiction book that won the 1953 Pulitzer Prize has a
> title consisting of six 3-letter words?
The Old Man And The Sea
 
 
> 15. Which American poet won two Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry in 1919
> and 1951, and also wrote a biography of Abraham Lincoln that
> won him a Pulitzer Prize for History in 1940?
Carl Sandburg
 
 
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tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): May 18 02:06PM


> * History
 
> 1. Who was the 4th Roman Emperor? (Julius Caesar doesn't count
> as an emperor.)
 
Nero
 
> 2. Who was the 4th monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
> and Northern Ireland?
 
Elizabeth II
 
> 3. What was the 4th country to lose its independence either to
> Nazi Germany or to Nazi Germany and another country acting
> jointly?
 
France
 
> 4. Who was the 4th president of the US during the 20th century?
 
Warren Harding
 
> 5. Who was the 4th secretary-general of the United Nations?
 
U Thant
 
> * Geography
 
> 6. What is currently the 4th-largest independent country by
> population?
 
Brazil
 
> 7. What is the 4th-largest continent by area, based on the system
> of 7 continents commonly used by English-speakers?
 
South America
 
> 8. What is the 4th-ranking language of Switzerland with official
> or partial official status there, according to the number of
> speakers of it there?
 
Romansch
 
> 9. What is the 4th-largest island of Japan, by area?
 
Shikoku
 
> 10. Which was the 4th-ranking US state by population as of the
> last census? (According to current Census Bureau estimates,
> it has since moved up to 3rd.)
 
Florida
 
> * Fiction
 
> 11. What was the 4th "Star Trek" TV series? (Animated series
> *do* count.) Give the full title.
 
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
 
> 12. What was the 4th "Star Wars" movie in order of release?
> Give the full title. ("Movie" does not include TV productions.)
 
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
 
> 13. Who was the 4th actor to play James Bond, agent 007, in movies?
> (The 1967 "Casino Royale" doesn't count.)
 
Timothy Dalton
 
> 14. What was the 4th book in the "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy"
> series by Douglas Adams? (Media other than books don't count.)
 
So Long, And Thanks For All the Fish
 
> 15. What was the 4th book in the "Foundation" series by Isaac
> Asimov? (Books whose story content was already published
> in book form don't count.)
 
Foundation's Edge
 
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_______________________________________________________________________
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: May 18 05:54PM

Mark Brader wrote:
 
> * History
 
> 1. Who was the 4th Roman Emperor? (Julius Caesar doesn't count
> as an emperor.)
Caligula
> 2. Who was the 4th monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
> and Northern Ireland?
Elizabeth II is (not was) the 4th monarch to hold that exact title.
> 3. What was the 4th country to lose its independence either to
> Nazi Germany or to Nazi Germany and another country acting
> jointly?
Belgium
> 4. Who was the 4th president of the US during the 20th century?
Calvin Coolidge
> 5. Who was the 4th secretary-general of the United Nations?
U Thant
 
> * Geography
 
> 6. What is currently the 4th-largest independent country by
> population?
USA
> 7. What is the 4th-largest continent by area, based on the system
> of 7 continents commonly used by English-speakers?
South America
> 8. What is the 4th-ranking language of Switzerland with official
> or partial official status there, according to the number of
> speakers of it there?
Romansch
> 9. What is the 4th-largest island of Japan, by area?
Hokkaido
> 10. Which was the 4th-ranking US state by population as of the
> last census? (According to current Census Bureau estimates,
> it has since moved up to 3rd.)
Florida
 
> * Fiction
 
> 11. What was the 4th "Star Trek" TV series? (Animated series
> do count.) Give the full title.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
> 12. What was the 4th "Star Wars" movie in order of release?
> Give the full title. ("Movie" does not include TV productions.)
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
> 13. Who was the 4th actor to play James Bond, agent 007, in movies?
> (The 1967 "Casino Royale" doesn't count.)
Timothy Dalton
> 14. What was the 4th book in the "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy"
> series by Douglas Adams? (Media other than books don't count.)
So Long And Thanks For All The Fish
> Asimov? (Books whose story content was already published
> in book form don't count.)
 
> Have fun and, as they say on May 4, May the 4th be with you.
 
Peter Smyth
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 18 01:06PM -0500

Peter Smyth:
> Elizabeth II is (not was)...
 
If so: Was, and still is. So there.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "If gravity stops working, a power cut is
msb@vex.net | the least of your problems." -- David Bell
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: May 18 09:33PM +0200

> 1. Who was the 4th Roman Emperor? (Julius Caesar doesn't count
> as an emperor.)
 
Cato

> 2. Who was the 4th monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
> and Northern Ireland?
 
George VI

> 3. What was the 4th country to lose its independence either to
> Nazi Germany or to Nazi Germany and another country acting
> jointly?
 
France
 
(Assuming that free cities do not count as countries.)

> 4. Who was the 4th president of the US during the 20th century?
 
Wilson. (Well, probably the guy who came after him, but I don't know the
name.)
 
> 5. Who was the 4th secretary-general of the United Nations?
 
Kurt Waldheim

> * Geography
 
> 6. What is currently the 4th-largest independent country by
> population?
 
Indonesia

> 7. What is the 4th-largest continent by area, based on the system
> of 7 continents commonly used by English-speakers?
 
North America

> 8. What is the 4th-ranking language of Switzerland with official
> or partial official status there, according to the number of
> speakers of it there?
 
Raeto-Romanian

> 9. What is the 4th-largest island of Japan, by area?
 
Shikoku

> 10. Which was the 4th-ranking US state by population as of the
> last census? (According to current Census Bureau estimates,
> it has since moved up to 3rd.)
 
Florida

> 13. Who was the 4th actor to play James Bond, agent 007, in movies?
> (The 1967 "Casino Royale" doesn't count.)
 
Roger Moore

> 15. What was the 4th book in the "Foundation" series by Isaac
> Asimov? (Books whose story content was already published
> in book form don't count.)
 
Doesn't that depend on how they were packaged? The way I read the original
stories, they were three books, so the fourth book is the one about Gaia
which is wrote much later. The title might be "Foundation and Gaia". But
I believe that originally he wrote them as short stories, and in that case
the fourth may be something else.
 
 
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
"Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>: May 18 05:56PM -0400

On 2016-05-18, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> * History
 
> 1. Who was the 4th Roman Emperor? (Julius Caesar doesn't count
> as an emperor.)
 
Nero
 
> 2. Who was the 4th monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
> and Northern Ireland?
 
George III
 
> 3. What was the 4th country to lose its independence either to
> Nazi Germany or to Nazi Germany and another country acting
> jointly?
 
France
 
> 4. Who was the 4th president of the US during the 20th century?
 
Wilson
 
> 5. Who was the 4th secretary-general of the United Nations?
 
Waldheim
 
> * Geography
 
> 6. What is currently the 4th-largest independent country by
> population?
 
Indonesia
 
> 7. What is the 4th-largest continent by area, based on the system
> of 7 continents commonly used by English-speakers?
 
S. America
 
> 8. What is the 4th-ranking language of Switzerland with official
> or partial official status there, according to the number of
> speakers of it there?
 
Romanche
 
> 9. What is the 4th-largest island of Japan, by area?
 
Shikoku
 
 
> * Fiction
 
> 11. What was the 4th "Star Trek" TV series? (Animated series
> *do* count.) Give the full title.
 
Star Trek: Voyager
 
> 12. What was the 4th "Star Wars" movie in order of release?
> Give the full title. ("Movie" does not include TV productions.)
 
Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
 
> 13. Who was the 4th actor to play James Bond, agent 007, in movies?
> (The 1967 "Casino Royale" doesn't count.)
 
Dalton
 
Though one could count Connery twice or even three times:
 
Connery, Lazenby, Connery, Moore, Connery (but not a Broccoli/Saltzman/Eon
production), Moore, Dalton ...
 
> 14. What was the 4th book in the "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy"
> series by Douglas Adams? (Media other than books don't count.)
 
So Long and Thanks for All the Fish
 
> 15. What was the 4th book in the "Foundation" series by Isaac
> Asimov? (Books whose story content was already published
> in book form don't count.)
 
Foundation's Edge
 
--
Chris F.A. Johnson
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 18 05:45PM -0500

Mark Brader:
>> 15. What was the 4th book in the "Foundation" series by Isaac
>> Asimov? (Books whose story content was already published
>> in book form don't count.)

Erland Sommarskog:
> Doesn't that depend on how they were packaged?
 
Yes, that's why I specified it.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "... pure English is de rigueur"
msb@vex.net -- Guardian Weekly
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 18 05:45PM -0500

Chris Johnson:
> Though one could count Connery twice or even three times:
 
> Connery, Lazenby, Connery, Moore, Connery ...
 
Whaddaya think this is, the White House?
--
Mark Brader | "When I was 10 years old, all I gave my sweetheart was
Toronto | a pair of projections that turned the group of rotations
msb@vex.net | in 4 dimensions into principal bundles over the 3-sphere."
| -- Yann (Greg Egan: "Schild's Ladder")
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 18 06:30PM -0700

On Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at 5:54:41 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> * History
 
> 1. Who was the 4th Roman Emperor? (Julius Caesar doesn't count
> as an emperor.)
 
Tiberius
 
> 2. Who was the 4th monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
> and Northern Ireland?
 
James II
 
> 3. What was the 4th country to lose its independence either to
> Nazi Germany or to Nazi Germany and another country acting
> jointly?
 
Denmark

> 4. Who was the 4th president of the US during the 20th century?
 
Taft
 
> 5. Who was the 4th secretary-general of the United Nations?
 
Thant
 
> * Geography
 
> 6. What is currently the 4th-largest independent country by
> population?
 
Indonesia

> 7. What is the 4th-largest continent by area, based on the system
> of 7 continents commonly used by English-speakers?
 
Antarctica

> 8. What is the 4th-ranking language of Switzerland with official
> or partial official status there, according to the number of
> speakers of it there?
 
Romansh
 
> 9. What is the 4th-largest island of Japan, by area?
 
Shikoku

> 10. Which was the 4th-ranking US state by population as of the
> last census? (According to current Census Bureau estimates,
> it has since moved up to 3rd.)
 
Florida

> *do* count.) Give the full title.
 
> 12. What was the 4th "Star Wars" movie in order of release?
> Give the full title. ("Movie" does not include TV productions.)
 
The Phantom Menace

> 13. Who was the 4th actor to play James Bond, agent 007, in movies?
> (The 1967 "Casino Royale" doesn't count.)
 
Dalton
 
> 14. What was the 4th book in the "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy"
> series by Douglas Adams? (Media other than books don't count.)
 
So Long, and thanks for all the fish
Or was that the fifth book?
 
> 15. What was the 4th book in the "Foundation" series by Isaac
> Asimov? (Books whose story content was already published
> in book form don't count.)
 
I, Robot
 
cheers,
calvin
Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: May 18 10:25PM -0500

In article <v_CdnYQRVdhdgqHKnZ2dnUU7-KHNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says...
> * History
 
> 1. Who was the 4th Roman Emperor? (Julius Caesar doesn't count
> as an emperor.)
Claudius
 
> jointly?
 
> 4. Who was the 4th president of the US during the 20th century?
 
> 5. Who was the 4th secretary-general of the United Nations?
Waldheim
 
> * Geography
 
> 6. What is currently the 4th-largest independent country by
> population?
Brazil
 
> 7. What is the 4th-largest continent by area, based on the system
> of 7 continents commonly used by English-speakers?
South America
 
> 8. What is the 4th-ranking language of Switzerland with official
> or partial official status there, according to the number of
> speakers of it there?
Romansch
 
 
> 10. Which was the 4th-ranking US state by population as of the
> last census? (According to current Census Bureau estimates,
> it has since moved up to 3rd.)
Florida
 
> Give the full title. ("Movie" does not include TV productions.)
 
> 13. Who was the 4th actor to play James Bond, agent 007, in movies?
> (The 1967 "Casino Royale" doesn't count.)
Pierce Brosnan
 
 
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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 18 06:51PM -0500

Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-11-30,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... I will reveal the correct
> answers in about 3 days.
 
Yes, well, at least it didn't get all the way to 4 days this time.
Sorry about the delay.
 
> For further information see my 2015-08-18 companion posting on
> "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
 
 
Game 10 is over and the winner is JOSHUA KREITZER. Hearty
congratulations!
 
We will now move on to rounds from the Final of that season,
posted one at a time.
 
 
> * Game 10, Round 9 - Science - Lives of the Stars
 
This was the hardest round in the original game.
 
> 1. Stars are "born" from the accumulation of clouds of hydrogen
> gas in which appropriately-nicknamed regions of space?
 
Stellar "nurseries". 4 for Dan Blum, Björn, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
 
> its existence, the "young" star will be powered by the fusion
> of two atoms of ordinary hydrogen into which heavier isotope
> of hydrogen?
 
Deuterium (hydrogen-2). 4 for Peter, Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua,
Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Marc. 2 for Björn.
 
> 3. "Baby" stars that aren't large enough to sustain the fusion of
> ordinary hydrogen end up as which kind of star? Despite the
> name, they would probably appear magenta or dark red.
 
Brown dwarf. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.
 
> creating heavier elements. In our sun, the primary source of
> energy is the proton-proton ("p-p") reaction, which ultimately
> creates atoms of which element?
 
Helium. 4 for Peter, Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, Björn, Dan Tilque,
Calvin, and Marc.
 
> 5. Stars somewhat larger than our sun generate most of their
> energy using the CNO cycle. Besides hydrogen and <answer 4>,
> what *three* other elements are involved in the CNO cycle?
 
Carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen. 4 for Peter, Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua,
Björn, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Marc, and Pete.
 
> 6. The heaviest stable element created by ordinary stellar fusion
> is this metallic element, the commonest on Earth by mass.
> Name it.
 
Iron. 4 for Peter, Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, Björn, Dan Tilque,
and Marc.
 
> that certain heavier elements found on Earth, such as gold, lead,
> or uranium, must have originated in one of which cataclysmic
> events?
 
Supernova. 4 for Peter, Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, Björn, Dan Tilque,
and Marc. 2 for Calvin.
 
> 8. After a Type II <answer 7>, what is left of the original star
> is typically one of these objects, on the order of 10 km across,
> with a mass perhaps twice that of the sun. What objects?
 
Neutron star (also accepting pulsar). 4 for Peter, Erland,
Dan Tilque, and Marc. 3 for Calvin.
 
> this case) cannot occupy the same quantum state. The principle
> takes its name from the physicist who won the 1945 Physics
> Nobel for proposing it. Who?
 
Wolfgang Pauli. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, and Marc.
 
> 10. Our sun is too small to become a neutron star. After a number
> of explosive events, the sun will finally become one of which
> type of star, fading to black over trillions of years?
 
White dwarf. 4 for Peter, Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque,
and Marc. 3 for Björn.
 
 
> confirmed that the princess in question died with the
> rest of her family. Name the Romanov princess who did not
> actually survive.
 
Anastasia. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, Björn, Jason, Dan Tilque,
Calvin, Marc, and Pete.
 
> the subsequent scandal cost Dan Rather his job. Name the
> lieutenant who was not actually criticized by Lt.Col. Killian
> (or not in these memos, anyway).
 
George W. Bush. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, Dan Tilque, and Marc.
 
> important sources for the Atlantis legend are the works of
> this man, in particular "Timaeus" and "Critias", which used
> Atlantis for allegorical purposes. Name the author.
 
Plato. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Björn, and Dan Tilque.
 
> it contributed to the exploration of Colombia, Venezuela,
> and the Amazon River. Name this legendary city, famous
> for its wealth.
 
El Dorado. 4 for Peter, Erland, Joshua, Björn, Jason, Dan Tilque,
Calvin, Marc, and Pete.
 
> in human skin, readers of this book are likely to encounter
> madness and misfortune. In fact, this book was the invention
> of horror author H.P. Lovecraft. Name the book.
 
"Necronomicon". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, and Dan Tilque.
 
> of a commentary by Charles Kinbote. Ultimately, the poem
> is the creation of Vladimir Nabokov, and shares its title
> with the Nabokov novel in which it appears. Gave that title.
 
"Pale Fire". 4 for Joshua. 3 for Dan Blum.
 
> series. There are three types of balls in a Quidditch game.
> The most important is the Golden Snitch. Name either of
> the other two types of Quidditch balls.
 
Bludger, Quaffle. 4 for Björn and Pete.
 
> "punishingly intricate" board game Cones of Dunshire.
> In fact, Ben is a fictional character portrayed by Adam
> Scott on which television series?
 
"Parks & Recreation". 4 for Peter and Dan Blum.
 
 
> E1. Before the discovery of oxygen, what was the fire-like
> substance which was supposedly contained by flammable
> objects and released during the process of burning?
 
Phlogiston. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, Björn, Dan Tilque,
Calvin, and Marc.
 
> Experiment, what substance was proposed as the medium
> through which light waves propagated? The full 2-word name
> is required for full points.
 
Luminiferous ether. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
3 for Björn, Calvin, and Marc.
 
> this imaginary heavy-metal band had non-hits such as
> "Give Me Your Money", "Bitch School", and "Big Bottom".
> Name the band.
 
Spinal Tap. 4 for Peter, Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, Björn, Jason,
Calvin, Marc, and Pete.
 
According to Gareth Owen, the first-quoted title is wrong and should
have been "Gimme Some Money". But if he's not even going to bother
entering, I don't see why we should pay any attention to him! :-)
 
> is documented in the movie "All You Need is Cash". On two
> occasions they appeared on "Saturday Night Live" with guest
> host Eric Idle. Name the band.
 
The Rutles. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, Dan Tilque,
Marc, and Pete.
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
GAME 10 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> His Ent Spo Mis Geo Can Sci Cha SIX
Joshua Kreitzer 28 36 12 28 40 12 24 40 196
Dan Blum 28 24 28 24 31 8 36 39 186
Stephen Perry 36 40 40 39 0 16 -- -- 171
Peter Smyth 16 8 32 32 31 11 36 20 167
Dan Tilque 32 4 24 16 24 4 36 32 164
Marc Dashevsky 8 32 24 16 25 0 32 27 156
"Calvin" 24 8 32 32 23 0 17 19 147
Pete Gayde 20 24 36 15 16 20 8 20 136
Erland Sommarskog 12 0 12 10 32 4 28 16 110
Björn Lundin 19 4 7 4 -- -- 25 27 86
Jason Kreitzer 4 24 0 8 16 0 0 24 76
Bruce Bowler 0 24 18 12 -- -- -- -- 54
 
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Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 18 04:38PM -0700

On Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at 4:20:23 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> the intended answer.
 
> > The other one is based on a model of the Earth's magnetic field...
 
> *That's* the Geomagnetic North Pole.
 
Noted thanks, but I'm not about to penalise entrants for my ignorance.
 
cheers,
calvin
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 18 06:40PM -0500

"Calvin":
> Noted thanks, but I'm not about to penalise entrants for my ignorance.
 
Ooo-kay.
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Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: May 18 05:13PM +0100


> There is also Randy California, guitar player. Not extremely
> well-known, but then again there were not many of the other names on
> the list, I've heard of.
 
Randy California may be about to get more famous though, as there's a
chance he's about to get a co-writer credit for Stairway to Heaven.
 
Taurus by Spirit - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xd8AVbwB_6E
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: May 18 09:10PM +0200

> Randy California may be about to get more famous though, as there's a
> chance he's about to get a co-writer credit for Stairway to Heaven.
 
In my world he is mainly known for having played in Deep Purple for one
night when Ritchies was ill. (Although I may be mixing him up for someone
else.)
 
 
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