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| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Jun 12 12:16PM -0700 this is rotating quiz #224. thank you to mark brader for hosting rq 224, and allowing me to win. the winner will be the first choice to set RQ 225, in a manner of their choosing. please answer based only on your own knowledge; put all of your answers in a single posting, quoting the question before each one. answer slates must be posted before 9pm edt (philadelphia/toronto time) on saturday, 2016-06-18, which gives about 6 days from the time of this posting. in case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be who scored on the hardest questions; and the second tiebreaker will be who posted first. correct answers are worth 1 point each. Have fun! 1. in tennyson's "idylls of the king", at what king's diamond jousts did knights fight for diamonds? 2. what was frank sinatra's only #1 solo hit of the 1960s? 3. how many months do not have 31 days? 4. what ballet features the mysterious drosselmeyer, who gives clara the titular object? 5. he was the longest active-duty u.s. naval officer in history, and was known as the "father of the nuclear navy" 6. ecaterina szabo led this country's women's gymnastics team to the gold in the 1984 games. 7. number of men who were president of the u.s. in 1881 8. born vito andolini, this character is known to his godchildren by this respectful name. 9. the state university of leiden, founded in 1575, is the oldest university in what country? 10. this island is comprised of haiti & the dominican republic swp |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jun 12 06:10AM -0700 swp wrote: > 1. in tennyson's "idylls of the king", at what king's diamond jousts did knights fight for diamonds? King Arthur ?? > 2. what was frank sinatra's only #1 solo hit of the 1960s? > 3. how many months do not have 31 days? 5 > 4. what ballet features the mysterious drosselmeyer, who gives clara the titular object? > 5. he was the longest active-duty u.s. naval officer in history, and was known as the "father of the nuclear navy" Hyman Rickover > 6. ecaterina szabo led this country's women's gymnastics team to the gold in the 1984 games. Romania > 7. number of men who were president of the u.s. in 1881 3 > 8. born vito andolini, this character is known to his godchildren by this respectful name. The Godfather > 9. the state university of leiden, founded in 1575, is the oldest university in what country? Netherlands > 10. this island is comprised of haiti & the dominican republic Hispanola -- Dan Tilque |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jun 12 10:58PM +0200 > 2. what was frank sinatra's only #1 solo hit of the 1960s? "New York" > 3. how many months do not have 31 days? 5 > 6. ecaterina szabo led this country's women's gymnastics team to the > gold in the 1984 games. Hungary > 7. number of men who were president of the u.s. in 1881 Three > 9. the state university of leiden, founded in 1575, is the oldest > university in what country? Netherlands > 10. this island is comprised of haiti & the dominican republic Hispaniola -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 12 04:10PM -0500 > 1. in tennyson's "idylls of the king", at what king's diamond jousts > did knights fight for diamonds? Arthur? > 2. what was frank sinatra's only #1 solo hit of the 1960s? "My Way"? > 3. how many months do not have 31 days? What is 5? > 4. what ballet features the mysterious drosselmeyer, who gives clara > the titular object? "The Magic Flute"? > 5. he was the longest active-duty u.s. naval officer in history, and > was known as the "father of the nuclear navy" Who was Rickenbacker? > 6. ecaterina szabo led this country's women's gymnastics team to the > gold in the 1984 games. Where is Hungary? > 7. number of men who were president of the u.s. in 1881 What is 2? > 8. born vito andolini, this character is known to his godchildren by > this respectful name. Who is Don Corleone? > 9. the state university of leiden, founded in 1575, is the oldest > university in what country? Netherlands. Which I first typed as "Neitherlands", a place name that sounds as if it belongs in "The Phantom Tollbooth". > 10. this island is comprised of haiti & the dominican republic What is Hispaniola? -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "I'm not going to post a revision: even USENET msb@vex.net | readers can divide by 100." -- Brian Reid My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jun 13 12:36AM > 1. in tennyson's "idylls of the king", at what king's diamond jousts did knights fight for diamonds? Arthur > 3. how many months do not have 31 days? 5 > 4. what ballet features the mysterious drosselmeyer, who gives clara the titular object? The Nutcracker > 5. he was the longest active-duty u.s. naval officer in history, and was known as the "father of the nuclear navy" Rickover > 6. ecaterina szabo led this country's women's gymnastics team to the gold in the 1984 games. Hungary > 7. number of men who were president of the u.s. in 1881 3 > 8. born vito andolini, this character is known to his godchildren by this respectful name. Don Corleone > 9. the state university of leiden, founded in 1575, is the oldest university in what country? Netherlands > 10. this island is comprised of haiti & the dominican republic Hispaniola -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Jun 12 06:36PM -0700 On Sunday, June 12, 2016 at 5:10:30 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > > 5. he was the longest active-duty u.s. naval officer in history, and > > was known as the "father of the nuclear navy" > Who was Rickenbacker? that has a certain twang to it, but no. amusingly, auto-correct tried to put in 'richthofen' when I originally started typing the name first in this reply. swp |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jun 12 08:54PM -0700 On Monday, June 13, 2016 at 5:16:23 AM UTC+10, swp wrote: > 1. in tennyson's "idylls of the king", at what king's diamond jousts did knights fight for diamonds? Arthur > 2. what was frank sinatra's only #1 solo hit of the 1960s? My Way > 3. how many months do not have 31 days? 5 > 4. what ballet features the mysterious drosselmeyer, who gives clara the titular object? Nutcracker Suite > 5. he was the longest active-duty u.s. naval officer in history, and was known as the "father of the nuclear navy" Pershing > 6. ecaterina szabo led this country's women's gymnastics team to the gold in the 1984 games. USA > 7. number of men who were president of the u.s. in 1881 3 > 8. born vito andolini, this character is known to his godchildren by this respectful name. The Godfather > 9. the state university of leiden, founded in 1575, is the oldest university in what country? Netherlands > 10. this island is comprised of haiti & the dominican republic Hispaniola cheers, calvin |
| "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>: Jun 12 11:09PM -0400 > 1. in tennyson's "idylls of the king", at what king's diamond jousts did knights fight for diamonds? Arthur > 2. what was frank sinatra's only #1 solo hit of the 1960s? It Was a Very Good Year > 3. how many months do not have 31 days? 5 > 4. what ballet features the mysterious drosselmeyer, who gives clara the titular object? The Nutcracker > 5. he was the longest active-duty u.s. naval officer in history, and was known as the "father of the nuclear navy" > 6. ecaterina szabo led this country's women's gymnastics team to the gold in the 1984 games. Hungary > 7. number of men who were president of the u.s. in 1881 3 > 8. born vito andolini, this character is known to his godchildren by this respectful name. The Godfather > 9. the state university of leiden, founded in 1575, is the oldest university in what country? The Netherlands > 10. this island is comprised of haiti & the dominican republic Hispaniola -- Chris F.A. Johnson |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Jun 13 03:12AM -0500 In article <72371227-2b33-4082-be9a-4bb8f5a52830@googlegroups.com>, Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com says... > 1. in tennyson's "idylls of the king", at what king's diamond jousts did knights fight for diamonds? > 2. what was frank sinatra's only #1 solo hit of the 1960s? Strangers In The Night > 3. how many months do not have 31 days? 5 > 4. what ballet features the mysterious drosselmeyer, who gives clara the titular object? The Nutcracker > 5. he was the longest active-duty u.s. naval officer in history, and was known as the "father of the nuclear navy" Nimitz > 6. ecaterina szabo led this country's women's gymnastics team to the gold in the 1984 games. Hungary > 7. number of men who were president of the u.s. in 1881 2 > 8. born vito andolini, this character is known to his godchildren by this respectful name. Godfather > 9. the state university of leiden, founded in 1575, is the oldest university in what country? Netherlands > 10. this island is comprised of haiti & the dominican republic Santo Domingo -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jun 12 04:50AM > 1. Painting #1 on the handout caused a stir when a Canadian museum > paid what some people felt was too much to acquire it. What is > the *title* of the painting? Stripes; Blue and Red > 8. The biggest public collection of *which famed British artist*'s > work is in Toronto (most of it donated by the artist)? See image > #8 for an example. Francis Bacon > 1. This 1926 film features Buster Keaton as a train engineer who, > after being rejected by the Confederate army during the US Civil > War, has his locomotive stolen by Union spies. The General > to have completely disappeared from the train they are on. > Maybe, if Paul Lukas is to be believed, she never existed and > is only part of our protagonist's hallucinations. The Lady on the Train > 3. This 1976 comedy was the first collaboration between Gene Wilder > and Richard Pryor. After Wilder witnesses what could be a > murder, he gets thrown off the title train. Silver Streak > Hitchcock's "Strangers on a Train", Danny DeVito's character > ropes his community-college teacher, played by Billy Crystal, > into a murderous plot. Throw Momma From the Train > and Chris Pine playing the rookie, as they work together to > make sure an out-of-control train full of chemicals doesn't > derail in a populated area. Runaway Train > up again in the exact same place and time, but *with* the > memory of what just happened -- and now he must stop it from > happening again. Source Code > inspector involved in a plan to stop the Nazis from removing > priceless French art from Paris and transporting it to Germany > before the Allies arrive to liberate the city. Treasure Train > who hijack a New York City subway train and hold the passengers > hostage for a million-dollar ransom. It's up to Walter Matthau > to save the day. The Taking of Pelham 123 > Ingrid Bergman, Vanessa Redgrave, Lauren Bacall, and many other > famous actors play smaller roles in this star-studded film. > The title refers to the specific train. Murder on the Orient Express -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Jun 12 11:11AM -0700 On Sunday, June 12, 2016 at 12:19:35 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. This 1926 film features Buster Keaton as a train engineer who, > after being rejected by the Confederate army during the US Civil > War, has his locomotive stolen by Union spies. The General > to have completely disappeared from the train they are on. > Maybe, if Paul Lukas is to be believed, she never existed and > is only part of our protagonist's hallucinations. The Lady Vanishes > 3. This 1976 comedy was the first collaboration between Gene Wilder > and Richard Pryor. After Wilder witnesses what could be a > murder, he gets thrown off the title train. Silver Streak > Hitchcock's "Strangers on a Train", Danny DeVito's character > ropes his community-college teacher, played by Billy Crystal, > into a murderous plot. Throw Momma From The Train > Ingrid Bergman, Vanessa Redgrave, Lauren Bacall, and many other > famous actors play smaller roles in this star-studded film. > The title refers to the specific train. Murder On The Orient Express |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Jun 12 06:51PM Mark Brader wrote: > 8. The biggest public collection of *which famed British artist*'s > work is in Toronto (most of it donated by the artist)? See image > #8 for an example. Henry Moore > 9. (decoy) > 10. Give the specific location of work #10 in the handout. The Toronto Maple Leafs stadium > who hijack a New York City subway train and hold the passengers > hostage for a million-dollar ransom. It's up to Walter Matthau > to save the day. The Taking of Pelham 123 > Ingrid Bergman, Vanessa Redgrave, Lauren Bacall, and many other > famous actors play smaller roles in this star-studded film. > The title refers to the specific train. Murder on the Orient Express Peter Smyth |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Jun 12 01:19PM -0700 On Sunday, June 12, 2016 at 12:19:35 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-05-16, > and should be interpreted accordingly. oh, my aching back... > I did not write either of these rounds. neither did I > * Game 1, Round 2 - Canadiana - The Geography of Art in Canada > Please see the handout at: > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/1-2/canart.pdf just when I thought I couldn't be in any more pain, along comes Mark to prove me wrong yet again. > 1. Painting #1 on the handout caused a stir when a Canadian museum > paid what some people felt was too much to acquire it. What is > the *title* of the painting? voice of fire > 3. This First Nations artist is celebrated for establishing a style > of art that became known as the Woodland School. Name the > artist of #3. morrisseau? > However, many of his works have religious themes and one of them > is a mural in Corpus Christi Church in the Beach in Toronto. > Name him. william kurelek > 7. Which artist, represented by image #7, lived and painted at > Fool's Paradise in Scarborough? The painting shown was donated > by the artist to the Ontario Heritage Trust. mccarthy? > 8. The biggest public collection of *which famed British artist*'s > work is in Toronto (most of it donated by the artist)? See image > #8 for an example. raffaele monti? > 9. (decoy) > 10. Give the specific *location* of work #10 in the handout. the subway platform at college station (the maple leafs mural is on the other side) > 11. Painting #11 on the handout is called "The Jack Pine". > Where did its painter *die*? in a bizarre gardening accident, which the police said was "better left unsolved." > 12. The creator of #12 lived in Canada and painted scenes of daily > life in Quebec that are now valued for their anthropological > as well as their artistic value. Who was he? kreighoff? > 14. The setting of #14, one featured in many of this painter's > works, is contained in the name of the painting. What is > that setting? thunder bay? > 15. The painting shown in #15 is found in a certain art gallery > and on the cover of an album by a Canadian musician. > Name *either* the gallery or the album. bruce cockburn > This round is about movies that deal with or take place mostly > on trains. Amazingly, it wasn't Mark who wrote it! In each case, > name the movie. Generally, the exact title is required. no, seriously. it wasn't Mark? > 1. This 1926 film features Buster Keaton as a train engineer who, > after being rejected by the Confederate army during the US Civil > War, has his locomotive stolen by Union spies. the general > to have completely disappeared from the train they are on. > Maybe, if Paul Lukas is to be believed, she never existed and > is only part of our protagonist's hallucinations. the lady vanishes > 3. This 1976 comedy was the first collaboration between Gene Wilder > and Richard Pryor. After Wilder witnesses what could be a > murder, he gets thrown off the title train. silver streak > Hitchcock's "Strangers on a Train", Danny DeVito's character > ropes his community-college teacher, played by Billy Crystal, > into a murderous plot. throw mama from the train > and Chris Pine playing the rookie, as they work together to > make sure an out-of-control train full of chemicals doesn't > derail in a populated area. unstoppable > up again in the exact same place and time, but *with* the > memory of what just happened -- and now he must stop it from > happening again. source code > inspector involved in a plan to stop the Nazis from removing > priceless French art from Paris and transporting it to Germany > before the Allies arrive to liberate the city. the train > window in which a group of Allied POWs, led by Frank Sinatra, > can escape by hijacking a train. Sinatra's loyalty is questioned > by his group and an insult applied to him appears in the title. von ryan's express (only movie with sinatra in it that I can think of from that era) > who hijack a New York City subway train and hold the passengers > hostage for a million-dollar ransom. It's up to Walter Matthau > to save the day. the taking of pelham one two three > Ingrid Bergman, Vanessa Redgrave, Lauren Bacall, and many other > famous actors play smaller roles in this star-studded film. > The title refers to the specific train. murder on the orient express swp |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jun 12 06:29AM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > to have completely disappeared from the train they are on. > Maybe, if Paul Lukas is to be believed, she never existed and > is only part of our protagonist's hallucinations. Strangers on a Train > Hitchcock's "Strangers on a Train", Danny DeVito's character > ropes his community-college teacher, played by Billy Crystal, > into a murderous plot. Throw Momma from the Train > who hijack a New York City subway train and hold the passengers > hostage for a million-dollar ransom. It's up to Walter Matthau > to save the day. The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 > Ingrid Bergman, Vanessa Redgrave, Lauren Bacall, and many other > famous actors play smaller roles in this star-studded film. > The title refers to the specific train. Murder on the Orient Express -- Dan Tilque |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Jun 12 11:24PM +0200 On 2016-06-12 06:19, Mark Brader wrote: > like for fun, but for no points. > 11. Painting #11 on the handout is called "The Jack Pine". > Where did its painter *die*? Under that pine tree ? > to have completely disappeared from the train they are on. > Maybe, if Paul Lukas is to be believed, she never existed and > is only part of our protagonist's hallucinations. Strangers on a Train ? (see 4) > 3. This 1976 comedy was the first collaboration between Gene Wilder > and Richard Pryor. After Wilder witnesses what could be a > murder, he gets thrown off the title train. Last train to Chicago? > and Chris Pine playing the rookie, as they work together to > make sure an out-of-control train full of chemicals doesn't > derail in a populated area. I saw this one, but no name :-( > up again in the exact same place and time, but *with* the > memory of what just happened -- and now he must stop it from > happening again. I saw this one too, but no name :-( > Ingrid Bergman, Vanessa Redgrave, Lauren Bacall, and many other > famous actors play smaller roles in this star-studded film. > The title refers to the specific train. Murder on the Orient Express -- -- Björn |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jun 12 08:31PM -0700 On Sunday, June 12, 2016 at 2:19:35 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > * Game 1, Round 2 - Canadiana - The Geography of Art in Canada a Pass > to have completely disappeared from the train they are on. > Maybe, if Paul Lukas is to be believed, she never existed and > is only part of our protagonist's hallucinations. The Lady Vanishes > Hitchcock's "Strangers on a Train", Danny DeVito's character > ropes his community-college teacher, played by Billy Crystal, > into a murderous plot. Throw Momma from a Train > Ingrid Bergman, Vanessa Redgrave, Lauren Bacall, and many other > famous actors play smaller roles in this star-studded film. > The title refers to the specific train. Murder on the Orient Express cheers, calvin |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Jun 13 02:50AM -0500 In article <Ytudndb3qcJLf8HKnZ2dnUU7-dPNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > 1. This 1926 film features Buster Keaton as a train engineer who, > after being rejected by the Confederate army during the US Civil > War, has his locomotive stolen by Union spies. The General > to have completely disappeared from the train they are on. > Maybe, if Paul Lukas is to be believed, she never existed and > is only part of our protagonist's hallucinations. The Lady Vanishes > 3. This 1976 comedy was the first collaboration between Gene Wilder > and Richard Pryor. After Wilder witnesses what could be a > murder, he gets thrown off the title train. Silver Streak > Hitchcock's "Strangers on a Train", Danny DeVito's character > ropes his community-college teacher, played by Billy Crystal, > into a murderous plot. Throw Momma From The Train > and Chris Pine playing the rookie, as they work together to > make sure an out-of-control train full of chemicals doesn't > derail in a populated area. Unstoppable > window in which a group of Allied POWs, led by Frank Sinatra, > can escape by hijacking a train. Sinatra's loyalty is questioned > by his group and an insult applied to him appears in the title. Von Ryan's Express > who hijack a New York City subway train and hold the passengers > hostage for a million-dollar ransom. It's up to Walter Matthau > to save the day. The Taking Of Pelham One Two Three > Ingrid Bergman, Vanessa Redgrave, Lauren Bacall, and many other > famous actors play smaller roles in this star-studded film. > The title refers to the specific train. Murder On The Orient Express -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Jun 12 09:33AM -0700 On Saturday, June 11, 2016 at 3:24:24 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > > the third tiebreaker is who posted first. > Hearty congratulations to STEPHEN PERRY, who wins by a margin of > 6 points! thank you. I will try to have something posted later today. swp |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 12 10:52AM -0500 Mark Brader: >>> question, and is 1,146 miles south of the state capital. >> Augusta. (The golf club is in the like-named city in Georgia.) >> 4 for Joshua, Pete, Peter, Stephen, Dan Blum, Calvin, and Bruce. Erland Sommarskog: > Didn't Stephen answer "Augusta, Georgia"? Whoops! 4 for only Joshua, Pete, Peter, Dan Blum, Calvin, and Bruce then. >> Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (Turkey.) 4 for Björn, Pete, Erland, Stephen, >> and Calvin. > Then again, I put in an incorrect initial here, but still survived. I guessed that "A" (without punctuation) was either a typo or some sort of title rather than an initial, because why would someone supply an initial there? 4 for only Björn, Pete, Stephen, and Calvin then. Scores, if there are now no errors: FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> Lit Sci His Spo Geo Mis Ent Cha SIX Stephen Perry -- 60 56 56 -- 55 60 68 355 Joshua Kreitzer 48 33 48 28 32 36 48 60 273 Marc Dashevsky 32 51 48 28 24 36 14 52 247 Peter Smyth -- 38 38 27 21 43 16 48 215 Dan Blum 40 32 28 18 34 34 31 44 215 Dan Tilque 16 40 44 8 28 40 16 36 204 "Calvin" 20 25 34 34 27 44 14 39 203 Pete Gayde 4 -- -- 28 28 33 32 64 189 Bruce Bowler -- 48 -- -- -- 39 28 44 159 Björn Lundin 0 29 40 8 19 16 15 16 135 Erland Sommarskog -- 31 32 12 20 28 -- 12 135 Jason Kreitzer 8 4 8 12 16 28 16 28 108 -- Mark Brader | "How, you may ask, did the mind of man ever excogitate Toronto | anything so false and foolish? The answer is that the msb@vex.net | mind of man had nothing to do with it..." --A.E. Housman My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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