| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 01 11:17PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-11-23, 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 9, Round 9 - Entertainment - Movie Mash-Up We will take words or phrases from the titles of three movies that the same star has appeared in, and mash them into one combined title. You tell us the name of the star who appears in all three movies. For example, if we said "Top Thunder Maguire", we would be talking about "Top Gun", "Days of Thunder", and "Jerry Maguire", and you would say Tom Cruise. You do not need to name the movies, just the star. 1. "Pretty Pelican Enemy". 2. "Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Vampire". 3. "Good Private Supremacy". 4. "Apocalypse Rebel Without a Rider". 5. "Annie Hunter, If You Can". 6. "Immortal Air Force Spy". 7. "Charlie's Extra Lyrics". 8. "Requiem for a Beautiful Diamond". 9. "The Talented Doors in Love". 10. "One Flew Over the Shorty Twins". * Game 9, Round 10 - NATO Alphabet Challenge Round A. Alpha: Alphabetical Lists in History A1. In an alphabetical list of US presidents by first name, who comes first? A2. Shared by 6 different popes, what first name comes first in an alphabetical list of all popes? B. Bravo, the Television Network B1. Name the man who hosts the Bravo show "Inside the Actors Studio". B2. Now in its 10th season, the first series of "Real Housewives..." featured Vicki, Jeana, Lauri, Jo, and Kimberley, who were the "Real Housewives" of *where in California*? C. Charlie Bit My Finger: YouTube Videos Until this year, a 55-second video called "Charlie Bit My Finger" was the most-watched *non-musical* YouTube video of all time. Here are two questions about most-watched YouTube videos of any kind. C1. Uploaded in July 2012, what song is by far the most watched YouTube video of all time, with nearly 2,500,000,000 views? C2. Which female singer has 2 of the 6 most-watched videos of all time? Both of the songs were released in 2014. D. Delta: River Deltas D1. At the Nile Delta, the river divides into two main distributaries: the Damietta and *what other distributary*? Hint: it shares its name with a small Egyptian village that is most famous for a granodiorite stone tablet discovered there in 1799. D2. The delta of the Mississippi River is in Louisiana, but the term Mississippi Delta refers to a separate area, a distinctive area part of northwest Mississippi between the Mississippi and another river. Name that other river. Hint: It shares its name with the British name of a British band featuring Alison Moyet and Vince Clark. E. Echo: Echocardiography E1. Echocardiography is a procedure that uses ultrasound technology to examine the heart or blood vessels. It uses high-frequency sound waves to create an image of the heart, while also determining the speed and direction of blood flow. The technology utilizes an effect first identified by *which Austrian scientist* in 1842? E2. An echocardiogram is a sonogram of the heart. But it is not abbreviated to ECG, because that abbreviation was already taken. What does the E stand for in ECG? F. Foxtrot: The Language of Ballroom Dancing F1. What ballroom dance, based on Spanish dances of the 16th Century, takes its name from the Spanish for "double step"? F2. What ballroom dance, with gliding turns, takes its name from the German for "roll" or "turn"? -- Mark Brader "One doesn't have to be a grammarian Toronto to know when someone's talking balls." msb@vex.net --John Masters My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): May 02 04:42AM > * Game 9, Round 9 - Entertainment - Movie Mash-Up > 1. "Pretty Pelican Enemy". Julia Roberts > 2. "Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Vampire". Brad Pitt > 3. "Good Private Supremacy". Matt Damon > 4. "Apocalypse Rebel Without a Rider". Marlon Brando > 5. "Annie Hunter, If You Can". Christopher Walken > 9. "The Talented Doors in Love". Geoffrey Rush; Colin Firth > 10. "One Flew Over the Shorty Twins". Danny DeVito > A. Alpha: Alphabetical Lists in History > A1. In an alphabetical list of US presidents by first name, > who comes first? Abraham Lincoln > A2. Shared by 6 different popes, what first name comes first > in an alphabetical list of all popes? Adrian > Housewives..." featured Vicki, Jeana, Lauri, Jo, and > Kimberley, who were the "Real Housewives" of *where in > California*? Beverly Hills > C. Charlie Bit My Finger: YouTube Videos > C1. Uploaded in July 2012, what song is by far the most watched > YouTube video of all time, with nearly 2,500,000,000 views? Gangnam Style > C2. Which female singer has 2 of the 6 most-watched videos of > all time? Both of the songs were released in 2014. Lady Gaga; Katy Perry > Hint: it shares its name with a small Egyptian village that > is most famous for a granodiorite stone tablet discovered > there in 1799. Rosetta > the Mississippi and another river. Name that other river. > Hint: It shares its name with the British name of a British > band featuring Alison Moyet and Vince Clark. Yazoo > while also determining the speed and direction of blood flow. > The technology utilizes an effect first identified by *which > Austrian scientist* in 1842? Doppler > E2. An echocardiogram is a sonogram of the heart. But it is not > abbreviated to ECG, because that abbreviation was already > taken. What does the E stand for in ECG? electro > F. Foxtrot: The Language of Ballroom Dancing > F1. What ballroom dance, based on Spanish dances of the 16th > Century, takes its name from the Spanish for "double step"? paso doble > F2. What ballroom dance, with gliding turns, takes its name > from the German for "roll" or "turn"? waltz -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: May 02 05:04AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:2qidnYikH5dVSbvKnZ2dnUU7- > combined title. You tell us the name of the star who appears in > all three movies. > 1. "Pretty Pelican Enemy". Julia Roberts > 2. "Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Vampire". Brad Pitt > 3. "Good Private Supremacy". Matt Damon > 4. "Apocalypse Rebel Without a Rider". Dennis Hopper > 5. "Annie Hunter, If You Can". Shirley MacLaine (?) > 6. "Immortal Air Force Spy". Gary Oldman > 7. "Charlie's Extra Lyrics". Drew Barrymore > 8. "Requiem for a Beautiful Diamond". Jennifer Connelly > 9. "The Talented Doors in Love". Gwyneth Paltrow > 10. "One Flew Over the Shorty Twins". Danny DeVito > A. Alpha: Alphabetical Lists in History > A1. In an alphabetical list of US presidents by first name, > who comes first? Abraham Lincoln > A2. Shared by 6 different popes, what first name comes first > in an alphabetical list of all popes? Adrian > B. Bravo, the Television Network > B1. Name the man who hosts the Bravo show "Inside the Actors > Studio". James > Housewives..." featured Vicki, Jeana, Lauri, Jo, and > Kimberley, who were the "Real Housewives" of *where in > California*? Beverly Hills > C. Charlie Bit My Finger: YouTube Videos > C1. Uploaded in July 2012, what song is by far the most watched > YouTube video of all time, with nearly 2,500,000,000 views? "Gangnam Style" > C2. Which female singer has 2 of the 6 most-watched videos of > all time? Both of the songs were released in 2014. Taylor Swift > Hint: it shares its name with a small Egyptian village that > is most famous for a granodiorite stone tablet discovered > there in 1799. Rosetta > the Mississippi and another river. Name that other river. > Hint: It shares its name with the British name of a British > band featuring Alison Moyet and Vince Clark. Yazoo > E2. An echocardiogram is a sonogram of the heart. But it is not > abbreviated to ECG, because that abbreviation was already > taken. What does the E stand for in ECG? electro- > F. Foxtrot: The Language of Ballroom Dancing > F1. What ballroom dance, based on Spanish dances of the 16th > Century, takes its name from the Spanish for "double step"? paso doble > F2. What ballroom dance, with gliding turns, takes its name > from the German for "roll" or "turn"? waltz (?) -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: May 01 11:52PM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > the movies, just the star. > 1. "Pretty Pelican Enemy". > 2. "Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Vampire". Goldie Hawn > 3. "Good Private Supremacy". > 4. "Apocalypse Rebel Without a Rider". Jack Nicholson > 8. "Requiem for a Beautiful Diamond". > 9. "The Talented Doors in Love". > 10. "One Flew Over the Shorty Twins". Danny DeVito > A. Alpha: Alphabetical Lists in History > A1. In an alphabetical list of US presidents by first name, > who comes first? Abraham Lincoln > A2. Shared by 6 different popes, what first name comes first > in an alphabetical list of all popes? Alexander > any kind. > C1. Uploaded in July 2012, what song is by far the most watched > YouTube video of all time, with nearly 2,500,000,000 views? Never Going to Give You Up > C2. Which female singer has 2 of the 6 most-watched videos of > all time? Both of the songs were released in 2014. Lady Gaga > Hint: it shares its name with a small Egyptian village that > is most famous for a granodiorite stone tablet discovered > there in 1799. Rosetta > while also determining the speed and direction of blood flow. > The technology utilizes an effect first identified by *which > Austrian scientist* in 1842? Doppler > E2. An echocardiogram is a sonogram of the heart. But it is not > abbreviated to ECG, because that abbreviation was already > taken. What does the E stand for in ECG? encephalo- > F. Foxtrot: The Language of Ballroom Dancing > F1. What ballroom dance, based on Spanish dances of the 16th > Century, takes its name from the Spanish for "double step"? tango > F2. What ballroom dance, with gliding turns, takes its name > from the German for "roll" or "turn"? waltz -- Dan Tilque |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 02 01:36AM -0700 On Monday, May 2, 2016 at 2:17:12 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > * Game 9, Round 9 - Entertainment - Movie Mash-Up > 1. "Pretty Pelican Enemy". Roberts > 2. "Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Vampire". Pitt > 3. "Good Private Supremacy". Hanks > 4. "Apocalypse Rebel Without a Rider". Dean, Nicholson > 5. "Annie Hunter, If You Can". De Caprio, Hanks > 6. "Immortal Air Force Spy". Ford, Oldman > 7. "Charlie's Extra Lyrics". Hepburn, Fonda Covering a few bases there > 8. "Requiem for a Beautiful Diamond". Brando, Bogarde The pair are often confused > 9. "The Talented Doors in Love". Damon, Kilmer > 10. "One Flew Over the Shorty Twins". Devito, Schwarzenegger > A. Alpha: Alphabetical Lists in History > A1. In an alphabetical list of US presidents by first name, > who comes first? Abraham Lincoln > A2. Shared by 6 different popes, what first name comes first > in an alphabetical list of all popes? Alexander > Housewives..." featured Vicki, Jeana, Lauri, Jo, and > Kimberley, who were the "Real Housewives" of *where in > California*? Beverly Hills, Orange county > any kind. > C1. Uploaded in July 2012, what song is by far the most watched > YouTube video of all time, with nearly 2,500,000,000 views? Gangnam Style > C2. Which female singer has 2 of the 6 most-watched videos of > all time? Both of the songs were released in 2014. Beyonce, Lady Gaga > Hint: it shares its name with a small Egyptian village that > is most famous for a granodiorite stone tablet discovered > there in 1799. Rosetta > E2. An echocardiogram is a sonogram of the heart. But it is not > abbreviated to ECG, because that abbreviation was already > taken. What does the E stand for in ECG? Endo > F. Foxtrot: The Language of Ballroom Dancing > F1. What ballroom dance, based on Spanish dances of the 16th > Century, takes its name from the Spanish for "double step"? Polka? > F2. What ballroom dance, with gliding turns, takes its name > from the German for "roll" or "turn"? Waltz cheers, calvin |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: May 02 09:49AM Mark Brader wrote: > Maguire", and you would say Tom Cruise. You do not need to name > the movies, just the star. > 1. "Pretty Pelican Enemy". Richard Gere > 2. "Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Vampire". > 3. "Good Private Supremacy". Matt Damon > 4. "Apocalypse Rebel Without a Rider". James Dean > 5. "Annie Hunter, If You Can". Leonardo DiCaprio > 8. "Requiem for a Beautiful Diamond". > 9. "The Talented Doors in Love". > 10. "One Flew Over the Shorty Twins". Jack Nicholson > A. Alpha: Alphabetical Lists in History > A1. In an alphabetical list of US presidents by first name, > who comes first? Andrew Jackson > any kind. > C1. Uploaded in July 2012, what song is by far the most watched > YouTube video of all time, with nearly 2,500,000,000 views? Gangnam Style > C2. Which female singer has 2 of the 6 most-watched videos of > all time? Both of the songs were released in 2014. Beyonce, Rihanna > Hint: it shares its name with a small Egyptian village that > is most famous for a granodiorite stone tablet discovered > there in 1799. Rosetta > the Mississippi and another river. Name that other river. > Hint: It shares its name with the British name of a British > band featuring Alison Moyet and Vince Clark. Yazoo > E2. An echocardiogram is a sonogram of the heart. But it is not > abbreviated to ECG, because that abbreviation was already > taken. What does the E stand for in ECG? Electro > F. Foxtrot: The Language of Ballroom Dancing > F1. What ballroom dance, based on Spanish dances of the 16th > Century, takes its name from the Spanish for "double step"? Tango > F2. What ballroom dance, with gliding turns, takes its name > from the German for "roll" or "turn"? Waltz Peter Smyth |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: May 01 07:33PM +0200 On 2016-04-29 10:59, Mark Brader wrote: > after each of the following? For example, if we said Alabama, you > would say Alaska. > 1. Utah. Wyoming > 2. Nebraska. Nevada > 3. Delaware. Florida > 4. Hawaii. Idaho > 5. New York. Massachusetts > 6. South Dakota. Texas > 7. Ohio. Pennsylvania > 8. Arkansas. Colorado > 9. Virginia. Washington > 10. Iowa. Kansas > All answers are numbers. Answers may repeat; then again, they may not. > 1. Number of theses pinned to the door of All Saints' Church, > Wittenberg, on 1517-10-31 by Martin Luther. 17 > 2. Number that features in the name of the war that ended in 1648 > with the Peace of Westphalia. 30 > 3. Number of presidential elections won by Franklin Delano > Roosevelt. 1;2 > 4. Number of men who have walked on the Moon. 6 > 5. Number of wives (including ex-wives, if applicable) of Henry VIII > who were still alive when he died in 1547. 3;4 > 6. Number of points proposed by President Woodrow Wilson in his > 1918-01-08 plan for world peace. 18 > 7. Number of Punic Wars between Rome and Carthage, 264-146 BC. 3 > 8. Number of Roman Emperors in 69 AD. 3 > 9. Number of states of the United States on 1900-01-01. 48;47 > 10. Number of provinces of Canada on 1900-01-01. 12;11 -- -- Björn |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: May 01 04:03PM -0700 On Friday, April 29, 2016 at 4:59:07 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-11-23, > and should be interpreted accordingly. noted > after each of the following? For example, if we said Alabama, you > would say Alaska. > 1. Utah. vermont > 2. Nebraska. nebraska > 3. Delaware. florida > 4. Hawaii. idaho > 5. New York. north carolina > 6. South Dakota. tennessee > 7. Ohio. oklahoma > 8. Arkansas. california > 9. Virginia. washington > 10. Iowa. kansas > All answers are numbers. Answers may repeat; then again, they may not. > 1. Number of theses pinned to the door of All Saints' Church, > Wittenberg, on 1517-10-31 by Martin Luther. 95 > 2. Number that features in the name of the war that ended in 1648 > with the Peace of Westphalia. 30 > 3. Number of presidential elections won by Franklin Delano > Roosevelt. 4 > 4. Number of men who have walked on the Moon. 12 > 5. Number of wives (including ex-wives, if applicable) of Henry VIII > who were still alive when he died in 1547. 2 > 6. Number of points proposed by President Woodrow Wilson in his > 1918-01-08 plan for world peace. 14 > 7. Number of Punic Wars between Rome and Carthage, 264-146 BC. 3 > 8. Number of Roman Emperors in 69 AD. 4 > 9. Number of states of the United States on 1900-01-01. 45 > 10. Number of provinces of Canada on 1900-01-01. 7 swp |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 01 06:42PM -0500 Mark Brader: > > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-11-23, > > and should be interpreted accordingly. Stephen Perry: > noted Whew. > > 2. Nebraska. > nebraska Interesting choice. -- Mark Brader "Never re-invent the wheel unnecessarily; Toronto yours may have corners." msb@vex.net -- Henry Spencer |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: May 01 04:53PM -0700 On Sunday, May 1, 2016 at 7:42:38 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > > > 2. Nebraska. > > nebraska > Interesting choice. thank you. it's all part of my master plan to surround you and escape in the confusion. swp |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 01 11:14PM -0500 Mark Brader: > If the US states are listed alphabetically, what state comes next > after each of the following? For example, if we said Alabama, you > would say Alaska. This was the easiest round in the original game. I was expecting several instances of "4 for everyone", but one entrant was unable to even guess at any states. > 1. Utah. Vermont. 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Dan Blum, Peter, Erland, Pete, Jason, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. > 2. Nebraska. Nevada. 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Dan Blum, Erland, Pete, Jason, and Björn. As I mentioned earlier, Nebraska was an interesting guess. > 3. Delaware. Florida. 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Dan Blum, Peter, Erland, Pete, Jason, Dan Tilque, Björn, and Stephen. > 4. Hawaii. Idaho. 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Dan Blum, Peter, Erland, Pete, Jason, Dan Tilque, Björn, and Stephen. > 5. New York. North Carolina. 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Dan Blum, Peter, Pete, Jason, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. Massachusetts was an interesting guess. > 6. South Dakota. Tennessee. 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Dan Blum, Peter, Erland, Pete, Jason, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. > 7. Ohio. Oklahoma. 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Dan Blum, Peter, Erland, Pete, Jason, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. > 8. Arkansas. California. 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Dan Blum, Peter, Erland, Pete, Jason, and Stephen. > 9. Virginia. Washington. 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Peter, Erland, Pete, Jason, Dan Tilque, Björn, and Stephen. > 10. Iowa. Kansas. 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Peter, Erland, Pete, Jason, Dan Tilque, Björn, and Stephen. > All answers are numbers. Answers may repeat; then again, they may not. > 1. Number of theses pinned to the door of All Saints' Church, > Wittenberg, on 1517-10-31 by Martin Luther. 95. 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Dan Blum, Erland, Pete, and Stephen. > 2. Number that features in the name of the war that ended in 1648 > with the Peace of Westphalia. 30. (Thirty Years War.) 4 for Calvin, Joshua, Bruce, Dan Blum, Peter, Erland, Dan Tilque, Björn, and Stephen. > 3. Number of presidential elections won by Franklin Delano > Roosevelt. 4. 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Dan Blum, Peter, Erland, Pete, Jason, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. 2 for Calvin. > 4. Number of men who have walked on the Moon. 12. 4 for Calvin, Joshua, Bruce, Peter, Erland, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. 3 for Dan Blum. > 5. Number of wives (including ex-wives, if applicable) of Henry VIII > who were still alive when he died in 1547. 2. (Anne of Cleves, Catherine Parr.) 4 for Calvin and Stephen. 3 for Joshua, Bruce, and Peter. 2 for Pete. > 6. Number of points proposed by President Woodrow Wilson in his > 1918-01-08 plan for world peace. 14. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Pete, Jason, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. > 7. Number of Punic Wars between Rome and Carthage, 264-146 BC. 3. 4 for Calvin, Joshua, Bruce, Dan Blum, Erland, Pete, Dan Tilque, Björn, and Stephen. > 8. Number of Roman Emperors in 69 AD. 4. 4 for Calvin, Joshua, Dan Blum, Peter, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. After Nero's death the Empire fell into civil war for about 18 months. Galba was made emperor in mid-68 but assassinated in January 69, after which Otho was named emperor. In April 69, Vitellius's forces defeated Otho's, Otho committed suicide, and Vitellius became emperor. The forces of Vespasian defeated and killed Vitellius in turn in December 69. Vespasian then took the title, made himself a lot more popular, and reigned for 10 yaers. > 9. Number of states of the United States on 1900-01-01. 45. (All but Oklahoma, 1907; Arizona and New Mexico, both 1912; and Alaska and Hawaii, both 1959.) 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. 2 for Peter and Pete. Apparently these new states are like buses -- you wait 47 years for one and then two come along at once. > 10. Number of provinces of Canada on 1900-01-01. 7. (All but Alberta and Saskatchewan, both 1905; and Newfoundland, now Newfoundland & Labrador, 1949.) 4 for Dan Tilque and Stephen. 3 for Calvin and Peter. In thie case, unlike the US ones mentioned above, Alberta and Saskatchewan actually did gain provincial status at the same time, not just in the same year. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 9 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> Spo Sci Can Aud Mis Geo His FIVE Stephen Perry 32 0 30 40 40 36 40 188 Joshua Kreitzer 36 20 7 40 28 40 31 175 Dan Tilque 32 24 0 8 36 32 32 156 Pete Gayde 36 21 0 20 31 40 24 152 Dan Blum 16 20 0 20 40 32 27 139 "Calvin" 20 36 0 16 16 0 25 113 Peter Smyth 0 32 0 12 8 36 24 112 Marc Dashevsky 32 40 0 16 20 -- -- 108 Jason Kreitzer 20 8 0 28 0 40 8 104 Erland Sommarskog 0 8 0 20 0 36 24 88 Bruce Bowler -- -- -- -- -- 40 31 71 Björn Lundin 0 0 0 4 8 20 8 40 -- Mark Brader | "I realised... at the traditional time -- Toronto | just after clicking on Send." msb@vex.net | --Peter Duncanson My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 02 12:05AM -0700 On Monday, May 2, 2016 at 2:14:25 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > This was the easiest round in the original game. I was expecting > several instances of "4 for everyone", but one entrant was unable > to even guess at any states. Well not that exactly... cheers, calvin |
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