- Calvin's Quiz #443 - 3 Updates
- QFTCI16 Game 1, Rounds 4,6: Spain 1936-39, Athlete-Eponyms - 2 Updates
- QFTCI16 Game 1, Rounds 2-3: CanArtGeo, Train Movies - 2 Updates
- Rotating Quiz #224 - 2 Updates
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Jun 10 07:31PM +0200 On 2016-06-10 05:25, Calvin wrote: > 1 Which Wisconsin-based franchise is the only non-profit, community-owned NFL team? > 2 Back, Blanket and Button Hole are varieties of what? Shirts > 3 What is the only stadium to have hosted the final match of both the football (soccer) rugby world cups? Wembly > 4 Which city is the centre of the Italian fashion industry? Milano > 6 Which fruit is the favourite food of the Minions film characters? > 7 Anita Roddick founded which cosmetics chain? > 8 What is the modern name of the Indian city of Madras? Chennai > 9 Which board game did Alfred Butts invent in the 1940s? Othello -- -- Björn |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jun 10 11:29PM -0700 Calvin wrote: > 1 Which Wisconsin-based franchise is the only non-profit, community-owned NFL team? Green Bay Packers > 2 Back, Blanket and Button Hole are varieties of what? mushrooms ?? > 3 What is the only stadium to have hosted the final match of both the football (soccer) rugby world cups? > 4 Which city is the centre of the Italian fashion industry? Milan > 6 Which fruit is the favourite food of the Minions film characters? > 7 Anita Roddick founded which cosmetics chain? > 8 What is the modern name of the Indian city of Madras? Chennai > 9 Which board game did Alfred Butts invent in the 1940s? Scrabble -- Dan Tilque |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Jun 10 06:01PM Calvin wrote: > 1 Which Wisconsin-based franchise is the only non-profit, > community-owned NFL team? Green Bay Packers > 2 Back, Blanket and Button Hole are varieties of what? Mushroom > 3 What is the only stadium to have hosted the final match of both > the football (soccer) rugby world cups? Not sure it is the answer you are looking for, but Wembley Stadium has hosted football and rugby league world cup finals. > 4 Which city is the centre of the Italian fashion industry? Milan > 5 What is the four sisters' surname in the 1868 novel "Little Women"? > 6 Which fruit is the favourite food of the Minions film characters? Banana > 7 Anita Roddick founded which cosmetics chain? Body Shop > 8 What is the modern name of the Indian city of Madras? Chennai > 9 Which board game did Alfred Butts invent in the 1940s? Monopoly > 10 Which 8 letter word is both a Beatles' album and a Cluedo murder > weapon? Revolver Peter Smyth |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 14 11:44PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-05-16, 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 Usual Suspects 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 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". I wrote one of these rounds. * Game 1, Round 4 - History - The Spanish Civil War The Spanish Civil War lasted from July 1936 until April 1939. Here are some questions about that conflict. 1. On July 17, 1936, the Spanish Civil War began when a military coup took place in which Spanish possession? 2. The rebels were generally called the Nationalists; the Government were the Republicans. What political organization ultimately came under the control of Francisco Franco? Hint: the name is similar to a right-wing faction in the civil war in Lebanon. 3. Two days after being named Generalissimo by the junta in September 1936, Franco assumed another title, by which he was known thereafter. It is the equivalent of Duce or Führer. Name it. 4. During the war, most countries unofficially preferred one side or the other, but very few showed open support for either side. The Nationalists had the open support of Italy, Germany, and Portugal, while the Republicans had open support from only two countries: the USSR and what other one? 5. Which famous work of art was inspired by the bombing of a Basque town by Germans in 1937? 6. Which Spanish poet and playwright was assassinated by Nationalists in August 1936? His body has never been located. 7. International brigades of volunteers were formed in support of both sides of the conflict. The US contingent was officially named the 15th International Brigade and fought for the Republicans. What were they more commonly called? 8. And what was the Canadian battalion called? 9. One British author fought for the Republicans and was shot in battle, but recovered. In 1938, he wrote a book about his experiences. Name either the author or the book. 10. The battle for Madrid resulted in the coining of this two-word phrase, which spread internationally to mean traitors, or hidden supporters of the enemy. What phrase? * Game 1, Round 6 - Sports - Things Named After Athletes 1. This chain of stores selling "king-size" clothing for "big and tall" men was founded in Toronto in the 1940s by a former professional wrestler, and still bears his name. What name? 2. One of Canada's leading fast-food chains was founded jointly by Ron Joyce and what athlete? 3. In an ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction, a damaged ligament in the elbow is replaced with a tendon from elsewhere in the body, which is anchored to holes drilled in the bones. The procedure was developed by Dr. Frank Jobe and its common name comes from the first patient he used it on. Who was that? 4. In Britain they call it "motor neuron disease" (and they spell "neuron" with an E on the end). Here this condition is better known as a certain type of sclerosis -- or else by the name of the athlete whose career it famously ended. What athlete? 5. According to the Curtiss Candy Co., this candy bar introduced in 1921 was not named after a player who was formerly a star pitcher in baseball (and who had not authorized the use of his name). Rather, they said, it was named after a presidential daughter who had died 17 years earlier at age 12. Yeah, right. Anyway, name the candy bar. 6. This man moved from the NFL to the CFL and back again. In 1996 and '97 he quarterbacked the Argos to two Grey Cups. The following year, when he was with Buffalo, a brand of frosted cornflakes was alliteratively named after him. Who is he? 7. There are also some things that are named after athletes and actually something have to do with sports. The annual trophy for the NHL player who "best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey" is named after the first player to suffer a fatal injury during a game. It happened in 1968. Name him. 8. In the world curling championships, the two top teams play each other and the winner gets directly into the final while the loser can still reach the final by beating the winner of the game between the third- and fourth-place teams. This system is known by the name of a former player of Aussie Rules football, who advocated its adoption in the league he was affiliated with. Name him. 9. One NHL team plays in an arena named for an athlete in a different sport -- an individual sport. Name him. 10. And, of course, there are also sports techniques that are named after the athletes who made them famous. For figure skater Denise Biellmann, that would be the Biellmann spin. In her original version of this maneuver, the skater spins on one foot while doing what else? Be fully specific. -- Mark Brader "Never trust anybody who says 'trust me.' Toronto Except just this once, of course." msb@vex.net -- John Varley, "Steel Beach" My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Jun 15 12:22AM -0500 In article <cpmdnb7hka2_QP3KnZ2dnUU7-RfNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > were the Republicans. What political organization ultimately > came under the control of Francisco Franco? Hint: the name is > similar to a right-wing faction in the civil war in Lebanon. Popular Front > September 1936, Franco assumed another title, by which he was > known thereafter. It is the equivalent of Duce or Führer. > Name it. El Caudillo > The Nationalists had the open support of Italy, Germany, and > Portugal, while the Republicans had open support from only two > countries: the USSR and what other one? Mexico > 5. Which famous work of art was inspired by the bombing of a Basque > town by Germans in 1937? Picasso's Guernica > both sides of the conflict. The US contingent was officially > named the 15th International Brigade and fought for the > Republicans. What were they more commonly called? Abraham Lincoln Brigade > 10. The battle for Madrid resulted in the coining of this two-word > phrase, which spread internationally to mean traitors, or hidden > supporters of the enemy. What phrase? fifth column > in the body, which is anchored to holes drilled in the bones. > The procedure was developed by Dr. Frank Jobe and its common > name comes from the first patient he used it on. Who was that? Tommy John > "neuron" with an E on the end). Here this condition is better > known as a certain type of sclerosis -- or else by the name of > the athlete whose career it famously ended. What athlete? Lou Gehrig > Rather, they said, it was named after a presidential daughter > who had died 17 years earlier at age 12. Yeah, right. Anyway, > name the candy bar. Baby Ruth > and '97 he quarterbacked the Argos to two Grey Cups. The > following year, when he was with Buffalo, a brand of frosted > cornflakes was alliteratively named after him. Who is he? Doug Flutie > Name him. > 9. One NHL team plays in an arena named for an athlete in a > different sport -- an individual sport. Name him. Joe Louis -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jun 15 03:21AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:Ytudndb3qcJLf8HKnZ2dnUU7- > 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 > 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 > 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 > 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 Pete Gayde |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 14 11:42PM -0500 Mark Brader: > see my 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". > I did not write either of these rounds. Well, except for one question; see below. > I have rearranged the questions in order by picture number. > There were 7 decoys; for each one, you may name the artist if you > like for fun, but for no points. Nobody tried the decoys. > 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" (by Barnett Newman). 4 for Stephen. > 2. (decoy) Jack Bush ("Centre 3"). > 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. Norval Morrisseau ("Ojibway Indian Shaman"). 4 for Stephen. > 4. (decoy) Toni Onley ("Mt. Baker from Galiano Island"). > 5. (decoy) Christopher Pratt ("Placentia Bay Boat in Winter"). > 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. 4 for Stephen. > 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. Doris McCarthy ("Wave Movement #8"). 4 for Stephen. > 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 ("Draped Reclining Woman"). 4 for Joshua and Peter. > 9. (decoy) Jean-Paul Riopelle (untitled). > 10. Give the specific *location* of work #10 in the handout. College subway station, Toronto ("Hockey Knights in Canada" by Charles Pachter). 4 for Stephen, even if he didn't notice that the handout used a double image to show both parts of the work. > 11. Painting #11 on the handout is called "The Jack Pine". > Where did its painter *die*? Canoe Lake, in Algonquin Park (accepting either). (Tom Thompson.) > 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? Cornelius Krieghoff ("Following the Moose"). 4 for Stephen. > 13. (decoy) F.H. Varley ("West Coast Sunset, Vancouver"). > 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? North Shore, Baffin I. "Baffin I." was sufficient. ("North Shore, Baffin Island II" by Lawren Harris). > 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. Art Gallery of Hamilton, album "Night Vision" by Bruce Cockburn. ("Horse and Train" by Alex Colville. No points for naming only the musician.) > 16. (decoy) A.J. Casson ("Algonquin Park"). > 17. (decoy) David Milne ("Glass Jar II"). > * Game 1, Round 3 - Entertainment - Train Movies > This round is about movies that deal with or take place mostly > on trains. Amazingly, it wasn't Mark who wrote it! I did correct a couple of the descriptions, though. And since the original draft had just one movie that wasn't in English, I suggested a couple of alternative questions, one of which became question #8. > In each case, name the movie. Generally, the exact title is required. By the way, I can recommend all of these movies, at least to fans of the respective genres. > 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". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, Stephen, Marc, and Pete. > 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". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, Stephen, Calvin, and Marc. > 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". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, Stephen, and Marc. This movie was filmed mostly in Canada, and I just happened to be at Toronto Union Station to see the shooting of one brief scene. > 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". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Jason, Stephen, Calvin, Marc, and Pete. > 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". 4 for Stephen and Marc. > 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". 4 for Dan Blum and Stephen. > 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". 4 for Stephen and Pete. > 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". (The insult is adding the German prefix Von to his name.) 4 for Stephen, Marc, and Pete. > 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". (The last part was sufficient.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Peter, Stephen, Marc, and Pete. 4 out of 7 entrants who got the movie spelled it with digits. That was correct for the 2009 remake starring Denzel Washington. Ignore both that and the 1998 TV version with Edward James Olmos; the original is the one to see. > 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". 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Jason, Peter, Stephen, Björn, Calvin, Marc, and Pete. Scores, if there are no errors: ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> Can Ent Stephen Perry 24 40 64 Marc Dashevsky 0 32 32 Joshua Kreitzer 4 24 28 Dan Blum 0 28 28 Pete Gayde 0 24 24 Jason Kreitzer 0 20 20 Dan Tilque 0 12 12 Peter Smyth 4 8 12 "Calvin" 0 12 12 Björn Lundin 0 4 4 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Altruism is a fine motive, but if you want results, msb@vex.net | greed works much better." -- Henry Spencer My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jun 15 03:24AM swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com> wrote in > 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? 5 > 4. what ballet features the mysterious drosselmeyer, who gives clara > the titular object? The Nutcracker > 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? Holland > 10. this island is comprised of haiti & the dominican republic Hispaniola > swp Pete Gayde |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 14 11:21PM -0500 Mark Brader: > > Who was Rickenbacker? Stephen Perry: > 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. So you had to move BACK OVER it and correct it? :-) -- Mark Brader, Toronto | Let me know if that is a convincing argument. msb@vex.net | If it is, I'll try it on myself. --Maria Conlon |
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