Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 25 updates in 4 topics

Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jun 25 12:30AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:vfCdnUw-gZCPOvDKnZ2dnUU7-
 
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Sports - Team Logos
 
> 3. Which NFL team's logo includes flames?
 
San Diego Chargers (?)
 
> 4. Which NFL team's logo includes both a human head and a pair
> of horns, although in recent years their uniforms just show
> the horns on each side of the player's own head?
 
Minnesota Vikings
 
> 5. Which NHL team's logo does not include any complete words,
> but does include a letter H?
 
Montreal Canadiens

> 6. Which NHL team's logo includes a map?
 
Carolina Hurricanes
 
> 7. Which major-league baseball team's logo shows just the last
> 3 letters of the team's name?
 
Chicago White Sox

> 8. Which major-league baseball team's logo includes a bird that's
> perched on a baseball-related object?
 
Baltimore Orioles
 
> 10. Which Premier League soccer team's logo includes a cannon?
 
Arsenal

> by Tchaikovsky? It is also the basis of a ballet, performed
> by the National Ballet of Canada last year, and a 1999 movie
> starring Ralph Fiennes ["Rafe Fines"]. Name the novel.
 
"Eugene Onegin"
 
> Russian novels, classics of European cinema, and American film
> comedy. It includes a scene in which the dialogue is completely
> taken from the titles of novels by Dostoyevsky. Name the movie.
 
"Love and Death"

> in Paris in 1910 to great acclaim from both critics and
> the public. Name the ballet, also the name of the folkloric
> character.
 
"The Firebird"
 
> composer? It had a long compositional history and was never
> performed in Mussorgsky's lifetime, but came to prominence
> later through an arrangement by Rimsky-Korsakov. Give the title.
 
"Pictures at an Exhibition"

> actresses has *never* portrayed Anna Karenina on film or TV?
> Jacqueline Bisset ["BISS-et"], Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo,
> Keira Knightley, Vivien Leigh, Sophie Marceau.
 
Vivien Leigh; Marlene Dietrich
 
> 6. Who starred in the title role in the 1962 English-language
> film loosely based on Nikolai Gogol's short novel "Taras Bulba"?
> Hint: Tony Curtis played his son.
 
Yul Brynner

> monumental Russian novel? Incidentally, this film was not
> William Shatner's big-screen debut, but was the first in which
> he had a leading role. Name the novel.
 
"The Brothers Karamazov"
 
> 8. The most recent Dostoevsky film adaptation in English was based
> on one of his novellas. This 2013 movie starred Jesse Eisenberg
> and Mia Wasikowska. Name the movie.
 
"Crime and Punishment in Suburbia"

> adaptation of "Dr. Zhivago", he asked to play the role of
> Pasha, Lara's husband, later known as the Bolshevik commander
> Strelnikov. He was given another role instead. Name him.
 
Omar Sharif
 
> played the main character in a 1970 movie based on a 1962
> Alexander Solzhenitsyn novel. The book and movie have the same
> title -- give us that title.
 
"One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich"
 
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Jun 24 06:41PM -0700

On Friday, June 24, 2016 at 5:33:12 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> 4. Which NFL team's logo includes both a human head and a pair
> of horns, although in recent years their uniforms just show
> the horns on each side of the player's own head?
Minnesota Vikings
> 3 letters of the team's name?
 
> 8. Which major-league baseball team's logo includes a bird that's
> perched on a baseball-related object?
Baltimore Orioles
> by Tchaikovsky? It is also the basis of a ballet, performed
> by the National Ballet of Canada last year, and a 1999 movie
> starring Ralph Fiennes ["Rafe Fines"]. Name the novel.
"Swan Lake?"
> Russian novels, classics of European cinema, and American film
> comedy. It includes a scene in which the dialogue is completely
> taken from the titles of novels by Dostoyevsky. Name the movie.
"Love and Death"
> in Paris in 1910 to great acclaim from both critics and
> the public. Name the ballet, also the name of the folkloric
> character.
"The Firebird"
> monumental Russian novel? Incidentally, this film was not
> William Shatner's big-screen debut, but was the first in which
> he had a leading role. Name the novel.
"War and Peace"
> adaptation of "Dr. Zhivago", he asked to play the role of
> Pasha, Lara's husband, later known as the Bolshevik commander
> Strelnikov. He was given another role instead. Name him.
Omar Sharif
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jun 25 10:18AM +0200

> by Tchaikovsky? It is also the basis of a ballet, performed
> by the National Ballet of Canada last year, and a 1999 movie
> starring Ralph Fiennes ["Rafe Fines"]. Name the novel.
 
Swan Lake

> in Paris in 1910 to great acclaim from both critics and
> the public. Name the ballet, also the name of the folkloric
> character.
 
Petrouchka

> composer? It had a long compositional history and was never
> performed in Mussorgsky's lifetime, but came to prominence
> later through an arrangement by Rimsky-Korsakov. Give the title.
 
Night on the Bald Mountain

> actresses has *never* portrayed Anna Karenina on film or TV?
> Jacqueline Bisset ["BISS-et"], Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo,
> Keira Knightley, Vivien Leigh, Sophie Marceau.
 
Keira Knightley

 
 
 
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Jun 24 10:20PM

Mark Brader wrote:
 
> we will ask for a team and you must answer with its *full name*,
> such as "Toronto Maple Leafs".
 
> 1. Which CFL team's logo includes a circular saw blade?
Saskatchewan Roughriders
> 2. Which CFL team's logo includes a football? Remember, this
> means the current logo.
Saskatchewan Roughriders
 
> 4. Which NFL team's logo includes both a human head and a pair
> of horns, although in recent years their uniforms just show
> the horns on each side of the player's own head?
Minnesota Vikings
> 5. Which NHL team's logo does not include any complete words,
> but does include a letter H?
Houston Texans
> 6. Which NHL team's logo includes a map?
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
> 7. Which major-league baseball team's logo shows just the last
> 3 letters of the team's name?
Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox
> 8. Which major-league baseball team's logo includes a bird that's
> perched on a baseball-related object?
St Louis Cardinals
> 9. Turning our attention to England now, which Premier League
> soccer team's logo includes a chicken?
Tottenham Hotspur
> 10. Which Premier League soccer team's logo includes a cannon?
Arsenal
> in Paris in 1910 to great acclaim from both critics and
> the public. Name the ballet, also the name of the folkloric
> character.
Peter and the Wolf
> composer? It had a long compositional history and was never
> performed in Mussorgsky's lifetime, but came to prominence
> later through an arrangement by Rimsky-Korsakov. Give the title.
Pictures at an Exhibition
> actresses has never portrayed Anna Karenina on film or TV?
> Jacqueline Bisset ["BISS-et"], Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo,
> Keira Knightley, Vivien Leigh, Sophie Marceau.
Vivien Leigh
> monumental Russian novel? Incidentally, this film was not
> William Shatner's big-screen debut, but was the first in which
> he had a leading role. Name the novel.
War and Peace
> 8. The most recent Dostoevsky film adaptation in English was based
> on one of his novellas. This 2013 movie starred Jesse Eisenberg
> and Mia Wasikowska. Name the movie.
The Brothers Karamov
> played the main character in a 1970 movie based on a 1962
> Alexander Solzhenitsyn novel. The book and movie have the same
> title -- give us that title.
 
 
Peter Smyth
swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Jun 25 12:52PM -0700

On Friday, June 24, 2016 at 5:33:12 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-05-30,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
 
pre-invasion. got it.
 
> I wrote one of these rounds.
 
team logos?
 
> we will ask for a team and you must answer with its *full name*,
> such as "Toronto Maple Leafs".
 
> 1. Which CFL team's logo includes a circular saw blade?
 
ottawa redblacks
 
> 2. Which CFL team's logo includes a football? Remember, this
> means the current logo.
 
montreal alouettes
 
> 3. Which NFL team's logo includes flames?
 
tennessee titans
 
> 4. Which NFL team's logo includes both a human head and a pair
> of horns, although in recent years their uniforms just show
> the horns on each side of the player's own head?
 
minnesota vikings
 
> 5. Which NHL team's logo does not include any complete words,
> but does include a letter H?
 
montreal canadiens (aka the habs)
 
> 6. Which NHL team's logo includes a map?
 
gah! ... I'll guess ... new york islanders?
 
> 7. Which major-league baseball team's logo shows just the last
> 3 letters of the team's name?
 
chicago white sox
 
> 8. Which major-league baseball team's logo includes a bird that's
> perched on a baseball-related object?
 
baltimore orioles
 
> 9. Turning our attention to England now, which Premier League
> soccer team's logo includes a chicken?
 
tottenham hotspur fc
 
> 10. Which Premier League soccer team's logo includes a cannon?
 
arsenal fc
 
> by Tchaikovsky? It is also the basis of a ballet, performed
> by the National Ballet of Canada last year, and a 1999 movie
> starring Ralph Fiennes ["Rafe Fines"]. Name the novel.
 
onegin
 
> Russian novels, classics of European cinema, and American film
> comedy. It includes a scene in which the dialogue is completely
> taken from the titles of novels by Dostoyevsky. Name the movie.
 
love and death
 
> in Paris in 1910 to great acclaim from both critics and
> the public. Name the ballet, also the name of the folkloric
> character.
 
the firebird
 
> composer? It had a long compositional history and was never
> performed in Mussorgsky's lifetime, but came to prominence
> later through an arrangement by Rimsky-Korsakov. Give the title.
 
night on bald mountain
 
> actresses has *never* portrayed Anna Karenina on film or TV?
> Jacqueline Bisset ["BISS-et"], Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo,
> Keira Knightley, Vivien Leigh, Sophie Marceau.
 
marlene dietrich
 
> 6. Who starred in the title role in the 1962 English-language
> film loosely based on Nikolai Gogol's short novel "Taras Bulba"?
> Hint: Tony Curtis played his son.
 
yul brynner (thanks for not rot13'ing the next question)
 
> monumental Russian novel? Incidentally, this film was not
> William Shatner's big-screen debut, but was the first in which
> he had a leading role. Name the novel.
 
the brothers karamazov
 
> 8. The most recent Dostoevsky film adaptation in English was based
> on one of his novellas. This 2013 movie starred Jesse Eisenberg
> and Mia Wasikowska. Name the movie.
 
the double?
 
> adaptation of "Dr. Zhivago", he asked to play the role of
> Pasha, Lara's husband, later known as the Bolshevik commander
> Strelnikov. He was given another role instead. Name him.
 
omar sharif
 
> played the main character in a 1970 movie based on a 1962
> Alexander Solzhenitsyn novel. The book and movie have the same
> title -- give us that title.
 
one day in the life of ivan denisovich
 
swp
"Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Jun 26 05:14PM +0200

On 2016-06-24 23:33, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> 4. Which NFL team's logo includes both a human head and a pair
> of horns, although in recent years their uniforms just show
> the horns on each side of the player's own head?
 
Chicago Bulls
 
> 9. Turning our attention to England now, which Premier League
> soccer team's logo includes a chicken?
 
Tottenham (if a rooster is and adult chicken)
 
 
> 10. Which Premier League soccer team's logo includes a cannon?
 
Arsenal
 
> actresses has *never* portrayed Anna Karenina on film or TV?
> Jacqueline Bisset ["BISS-et"], Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo,
> Keira Knightley, Vivien Leigh, Sophie Marceau.
 
Vivien Leigh; Sophie Marceau
 
> played the main character in a 1970 movie based on a 1962
> Alexander Solzhenitsyn novel. The book and movie have the same
> title -- give us that title.
 
The Gulag Archipelago; A day in Ivan Denysovitch's Life
 
 
--
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Björn
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jun 27 04:31PM -0700

On Saturday, June 25, 2016 at 7:33:12 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> we will ask for a team and you must answer with its *full name*,
> such as "Toronto Maple Leafs".
 
> 1. Which CFL team's logo includes a circular saw blade?
 
Saskatchewan Rough Riders
 
> 2. Which CFL team's logo includes a football? Remember, this
> means the current logo.
 
> 3. Which NFL team's logo includes flames?
 
Miami Dolphins
 
> 4. Which NFL team's logo includes both a human head and a pair
> of horns, although in recent years their uniforms just show
> the horns on each side of the player's own head?
 
Los Angeles Rams, St Louis Rams
 
> 3 letters of the team's name?
 
> 8. Which major-league baseball team's logo includes a bird that's
> perched on a baseball-related object?
 
Baltimore Orioles, St Louis Cardinals
 
> 9. Turning our attention to England now, which Premier League
> soccer team's logo includes a chicken?
 
Tottenham Hotspur
 
> 10. Which Premier League soccer team's logo includes a cannon?
 
London Arsenal Gunners
Well you asked for the full name

> by Tchaikovsky? It is also the basis of a ballet, performed
> by the National Ballet of Canada last year, and a 1999 movie
> starring Ralph Fiennes ["Rafe Fines"]. Name the novel.
 
Swan Lake, Nutcracker Suite

> Russian novels, classics of European cinema, and American film
> comedy. It includes a scene in which the dialogue is completely
> taken from the titles of novels by Dostoyevsky. Name the movie.
 
Hannah and Her Sisters
 
> composer? It had a long compositional history and was never
> performed in Mussorgsky's lifetime, but came to prominence
> later through an arrangement by Rimsky-Korsakov. Give the title.
 
Peter and the Wolf
 
> actresses has *never* portrayed Anna Karenina on film or TV?
> Jacqueline Bisset ["BISS-et"], Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo,
> Keira Knightley, Vivien Leigh, Sophie Marceau.
 
Dietrich, Leigh

> monumental Russian novel? Incidentally, this film was not
> William Shatner's big-screen debut, but was the first in which
> he had a leading role. Name the novel.
 
War and Peace
 
> adaptation of "Dr. Zhivago", he asked to play the role of
> Pasha, Lara's husband, later known as the Bolshevik commander
> Strelnikov. He was given another role instead. Name him.
 
Sharif?
 
> played the main character in a 1970 movie based on a 1962
> Alexander Solzhenitsyn novel. The book and movie have the same
> title -- give us that title.
 
cheers,
calvin
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 28 03:12AM -0500

Mark Brader:
> see my 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
 
> I wrote one of these rounds.
 
That was the sports round.
 
 
> we will ask for a team and you must answer with its *full name*,
> such as "Toronto Maple Leafs".
 
> 1. Which CFL team's logo includes a circular saw blade?
 
Ottawa Redblacks. 4 for Stephen.
 
See: http://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/06/14231746/07254686-1433573240.jpg
 
> 2. Which CFL team's logo includes a football? Remember, this
> means the current logo.
 
Montreal Alouettes. (It's being carried by the cartoon bird.)
4 for Stephen.
 
See the helmet: http://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2014/12/15010911/2014-12-09-sutton-1418149262.jpg
 
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers' logo until 2011 also included a football,
and of course the Toronto Argonauts' logo also showed one in the past,
but neither team's current logo does.
 
> 3. Which NFL team's logo includes flames?
 
Tennessee Titans. 4 for Dan and Stephen.
 
See the helmet: http://sports-images.vice.com/images/articles/meta/2016/02/16/theres-always-next-year-tennessee-titans-1455665263.jpg
 
> 4. Which NFL team's logo includes both a human head and a pair
> of horns, although in recent years their uniforms just show
> the horns on each side of the player's own head?
 
Minnesota Vikings. 4 for Peter, Dan, Joshua, Jason, and Stephen.
 
Logo:
http://prod.static.vikings.clubs.nfl.com/nfl-assets/img/gbl-ico-team/MIN/logos/home/large.png
Uniform version:
http://nflspinzone.com/files/2015/06/anthony-barr-nfl-green-bay-packers-minnesota-vikings1.jpg
 
> 5. Which NHL team's logo does not include any complete words,
> but does include a letter H?
 
Montreal Canadiens. (The H is for Hockey.) 4 for Joshua and Stephen.
 
See: http://1.cdn.nhle.com/canadiens/images/upload/2015/06/CHC_lancementJersey_twitter_jerseys_FR.jpg
 
> 6. Which NHL team's logo includes a map?
 
New York Islanders. 4 for Stephen.
 
See: http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cUEqTndX3gY/U-jKsozkMZI/AAAAAAAAQjU/uyhrfKhWkFU/w800-h800/183704043.jpg
 
> 7. Which major-league baseball team's logo shows just the last
> 3 letters of the team's name?
 
Chicago White Sox. 4 for Dan, Joshua, and Stephen. 2 for Peter.
 
See: http://img.bleacherreport.net/img/images/photos/002/690/472/hi-res-182305287-starting-pitcher-jose-quintana-of-the-chicago-white-sox_crop_north.jpg?h=900&q=75&w=1200
 
> 8. Which major-league baseball team's logo includes a bird that's
> perched on a baseball-related object?
 
St. Louis Cardinals. 4 for Peter and Dan. 2 for Calvin.
 
See: http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/assets/images/9/3/0/182802930/cuts/leake1000_v93t6eag_91ia0gfn.jpg
 
In the original game this question asked for a bird perched directly
on the lettering, and the expected answer was the Baltimore Orioles.
The logo I had in mind when writing the question was this one:
 
http://content.sportslogos.net/logos/53/52/full/lty880yrmrra64y6tqfqmdnbf.png
 
But even though the web site that that came from claims that this
logo is still current, and I believed them -- and even though the
expected answer was given "correctly" in every game on either the
first or the second try -- as far as I can tell in fact this logo
is no longer in use at all. Here is the team's current uniform:
 
http://www.trbimg.com/img-56fc09c6/turbine/bs-sp-orioles-mainbar-20160402
 
> 9. Turning our attention to England now, which Premier League
> soccer team's logo includes a chicken?
 
Tottenham Hotspur. 4 for Peter, Stephen, and Calvin.
 
See: http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/uploadedImages/Shared_Assets/Images/News_images/SEASON_15-16/March_2016/arsenal_h_mm_730x1100.jpg
 
> 10. Which Premier League soccer team's logo includes a cannon?
 
Arsenal. 4 for Peter, Dan, Joshua, Stephen, and Björn.
 
See: http://www.arsenal.com/assets/_files/documents/aug_12/gun__1344257301_jg_poster_red_szczesny.jpg
 
 
> by Tchaikovsky? It is also the basis of a ballet, performed
> by the National Ballet of Canada last year, and a 1999 movie
> starring Ralph Fiennes ["Rafe Fines"]. Name the novel.
 
"Eugene Onegin". 4 for Joshua.
 
> Russian novels, classics of European cinema, and American film
> comedy. It includes a scene in which the dialogue is completely
> taken from the titles of novels by Dostoyevsky. Name the movie.
 
"Love and Death". 4 for Dan, Joshua, Jason, and Stephen.
 
> in Paris in 1910 to great acclaim from both critics and
> the public. Name the ballet, also the name of the folkloric
> character.
 
"The Firebird". 4 for Joshua, Jason, and Stephen.
 
> composer? It had a long compositional history and was never
> performed in Mussorgsky's lifetime, but came to prominence
> later through an arrangement by Rimsky-Korsakov. Give the title.
 
"Night on Bald (or Bare) Mountain". 4 for Erland and Stephen.
 
> actresses has *never* portrayed Anna Karenina on film or TV?
> Jacqueline Bisset ["BISS-et"], Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo,
> Keira Knightley, Vivien Leigh, Sophie Marceau.
 
Marlene Dietrich. 4 for Dan and Stephen. 3 for Calvin.
2 for Joshua.
 
(Garbo played her in 1935, Leigh in 1948, Bisset in 1985, Marceau
in 1997, Knightly in 2012. The 1985 production was a TV-movie;
all the others played in cinemas.)
 
> 6. Who starred in the title role in the 1962 English-language
> film loosely based on Nikolai Gogol's short novel "Taras Bulba"?
> Hint: Tony Curtis played his son.
 
Yul Brynner, which I gave away in the next question. Glad someone
was paying attention. 4 for Joshua and Stephen.
 
> monumental Russian novel? Incidentally, this film was not
> William Shatner's big-screen debut, but was the first in which
> he had a leading role. Name the novel.
 
"The Brothers Karamazov". 4 for Joshua and Stephen.
 
> 8. The most recent Dostoevsky film adaptation in English was based
> on one of his novellas. This 2013 movie starred Jesse Eisenberg
> and Mia Wasikowska. Name the movie.
 
"The Double". 4 for Stephen.
 
> adaptation of "Dr. Zhivago", he asked to play the role of
> Pasha, Lara's husband, later known as the Bolshevik commander
> Strelnikov. He was given another role instead. Name him.
 
Omar Sharif. 4 for Joshua, Jason, Stephen, and Calvin.
 
> played the main character in a 1970 movie based on a 1962
> Alexander Solzhenitsyn novel. The book and movie have the same
> title -- give us that title.
 
"One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovitch". (The last part was
sufficient.) 4 for Dan, Joshua, and Stephen. 2 for Björn.
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Spo Ent
Stephen Perry 36 36 72
Joshua Kreitzer 16 30 46
Dan Tilque 20 12 32
Peter Smyth 18 0 18
Jason Kreitzer 4 12 16
"Calvin" 6 7 13
Björn Lundin 4 2 6
Erland Sommarskog 0 4 4
 
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "What caused the submarine to sink?"
msb@vex.net | "Dad, it was the 20,000 leaks!!"
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
"Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Jun 28 04:54PM +0200

On 2016-06-28 10:12, Mark Brader wrote:
>> 9. Turning our attention to England now, which Premier League
>> > soccer team's logo includes a chicken?
> Tottenham Hotspur. 4 for Peter, Stephen, and Calvin.
 
why 0 for me?
 
(and I think the subject line needs to contain ANSWERS)
 
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Björn
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 28 03:14AM -0500

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-05-30,
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 2, Round 4 - Geography - Flags
 
Simple round: we name the country and you give us the flag number
on the handout:
 
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/2-4/flags.png
 
1. South Africa.
2. Nepal.
3. Turkey.
4. Israel.
5. Brazil.
6. Vatican City.
7. Czech Republic.
8. Switzerland.
9. Japan.
10. Jamaica.
 
 
So there were 14 decoys, some of them a bit harder than others.
If you like, decode the rot13 to see the remaining country names
and identify those flags for fun, but for no points. Only one
guess for each, please.
 
11. Oneonqbf.
12. Punq.
13. Onuenva.
14. Senapr.
15. Verynaq.
16. Avtrevn.
17. Orytvhz.
18. Vgnyl.
19. Gunvynaq.
20. Ebznavn.
21. Trbetvn (gur pbhagel).
22. Puvyr.
23. Znprqbavn.
24. Pnanqn.
 
 
* Game 2, Round 6 - Literature - Barbs from the Bard
 
We all know how great William Shakespeare was as a playwright.
Here are some of his barbed put-downs, acerbic ripostes, and
colorful curses. In most cases, you simply have to name the play
where they appear. For some questions, there is an additional hint.
But wait: there's more! We're also providing a handout that lists
about half of Shakespeare's plays, and all the answers will be
found on it. Look, here it is:
 
| All's Well That Ends Well | Macbeth
| Antony and Cleopatra | Merchant of Venice
| The Comedy of Errors | Much Ado About Nothing
| Hamlet | Othello
| Henry IV, Part II | Richard III
| Henry V | The Taming of the Shrew
| Julius Caesar | The Tempest
| King Lear | Titus Andronicus
| Love's Labour's Lost | Twelfth Night
 
 
1. This line is spoken on a ship at sea: "A pox o'your throat,
you bawling, blasphemous, incharitable dog."
 
2. Diana is the target of this dismissive comment: "This woman's
an easy glove, my lord, she goes off and on at pleasure".
 
3. "Frailty, thy name is woman!"
 
4. "Nothing in his life became him like the leaving of it."
 
5. "How tartly that gentleman looks! I never can see him but I am
heart-burned an hour after."
 
6. This line is spoken in an orchard: "Where wilt thou find a
cavern dark enough to mask thy monstrous visage?"
 
7. This was not the only slander the speaker leveled at the woman
in question: "You rise to play, and go to bed to work."
 
8. This remark is aimed at a close relative of the speaker: Thou art
a boil, a plague-sore, or embossed carbuncle in my corrupted
blood."
 
9. For this question, you can name either the play or the character
speaking. "Away, you scullion! You rampallion! You fustilarian!
I'll tickle your catastrophe."
 
10. A woman is described as: "No longer from head to foot than
from hip to hip; she is spherical, like a globe; I could find
out countries in her."
 
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | I still remember the first time his reality check
msb@vex.net | bounced. -- Darlene Richards
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
bbowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Jun 28 02:24PM

On Tue, 28 Jun 2016 03:14:24 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> handout:
 
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/2-4/flags.png
 
> 1. South Africa.
 
13
 
> 2. Nepal.
 
11
 
> 3. Turkey.
 
21
 
> 4. Israel.
 
22
 
> 5. Brazil.
 
17
 
> 6. Vatican City.
 
20
 
> 7. Czech Republic.
 
14
 
> 8. Switzerland.
 
24
 
> 9. Japan.
 
18
 
> identify those flags for fun, but for no points. Only one guess for
> each, please.
 
> 11. Barbados.
 
19
 
> 22. Chile.
> 23. Macedonia.
> 24. Canada.
 
8
 
 
> * Game 2, Round 6 - Literature - Barbs from the Bard
 
Nope...
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 28 05:15AM -0500

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on the dates
indicated below, and should be interpreted accordingly. If any
answers have changed due to newer news, you are still expected to
give the answers that were correct on those dates.
 
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 in a single followup to the newsgroup,
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 recent companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
 
 
* Game 5 (2016-06-20), Round 1 - Current Events
 
1. At the 70th Tony Awards last Sunday, which show won Best Musical?
 
2. Microsoft announced last week that it would buy which social
media company, for $26,200,000,000?
 
3. Kathleen Wynne shuffled her cabinet last week. We could ask you
to name one of the ministers, but let's face it, most of them
are pretty forgettable. So just tell us how big the cabinet
currently is, including the Premier herself, within 1 in either
direction.
 
4. An Irishman named Jack Conway recently discovered 10 kilograms
(22 pounds) of *what* buried in a bog? The find, which
surprisingly enough is reportedly not unique, has been estimated
to be around 2,000 years old.
 
5. It was widely reported last week, though not officially
confirmed, that the NHL would add a franchise in *what city*,
which currently represents the largest North American market
without a major-league sports team?
 
6. Police and firefighters in Brockville were called out last week
to put a stop to an argument between a woman and her boyfriend's
father, as it was turning violent -- a propane tank was thrown
into a campfire at one point. *What topic of discussion*
led to this heated fracas?
 
7. Why was 94-year-old Reinhold Hanning in the news last week?
Be sufficiently specific.
 
8. Either tell us which 1970s rocker and sometime actor collapsed
mid-song on an Edmonton stage last week, or tell us which singer
fell into a hole in a Saskatoon stage, apparently while adjusting
his pants. You don't need to say which one you're referring to.
 
9. Who is the British Labour Party MP who was murdered last
Thursday, apparently for political motives in the midst of the
rancorous campaign over the so-called Brexit?
 
10. A new series of public-service ads sponsored by the Government
of Ontario, and only airing after 8:00 pm, was rolled out
on Thursday. What problem are the ads targeting?
 
After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Ba gur ynfg
dhrfgvba, vs lbh fnvq fbzrguvat yvxr qnatrebhf qevivat, cyrnfr tb
onpx naq or zber fcrpvsvp.
 
* Game 6 (2016-06-27), Round 1 - Current Events
 
Welcome to the midpoint of the Summer 2016 trivia season. It's been
quite a week: the UK decided that the Continent will be permanently
cut off by fog in the Channel; the NHL, we assume, is shocked --
shocked! -- to learn that gambling has been going on in Las Vegas;
and not even Bernie is feeling the Bern any more. No fallen sports
superheroes, though, thank goodness.
 
Those are a few things that you won't be asked about in tonight's
current events -- now let's see what *is* on tap.
 
1. Who is the 27-year-old Star Trek actor who died last weekend in
a freak accident in which his Jeep Grand Cherokee, a model that
is subject to a recall, rolled back and pinned him against a
pillar outside his house?
 
2. What did Toronto police chief Mark Saunders offer an apology
for last Wednesday?
 
3. 52 seems to have been a karmic number last week: 52% of Britons
voted to Brexit, Cleveland won a major-league sports championship
for the first time in 52 years, and a ceasefire agreement was
signed to end (officially, at least) a conflict that had also
lasted 52 years. In what country did this armistice take place?
 
4. A pregnant woman, an avocado, Mrs. Santa Claus, and a gorilla
made the cut, but a rifle didn't. What set of things are we
referring to?
 
5. Netflix and the CBC announced last week that filming would begin
later this summer on a miniseries based on what Canadian novel?
Sarah Polley is the producer.
 
6. What was unusual about a concert given last week by Italian
composer and pianist Ludovico Einaudi ["en-OW-dee"]?
 
7. Which organization last week made a $5,000,000 gift to the Hot
Docs Festival, thereby giving it the funds to buy the Bloor
Hot Docs Cinema?
 
8. Corey Lewandowski lost his job last Monday. What had he been
doing prior to this summary dismissal?
 
9. It wasn't John Bradley, it was Harold Schultz after all.
"After all" in this case means 61 years after the event in
question. What Second World War event are we referring to?
 
10. The Leafs may have traded away future draft picks to pick
up goaltender Frederik Anderson from Anaheim, but last Friday
they did exercise their 2016 entry draft first-round #1 pick --
to select what 18-year-old player?
 
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Yet Another Wonderful Novelty -- YAWN!"
msb@vex.net -- Liam Quin
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
bbowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Jun 28 02:12PM

On Tue, 28 Jun 2016 05:15:29 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
 
> * Game 5 (2016-06-20), Round 1 - Current Events
 
> 1. At the 70th Tony Awards last Sunday, which show won Best Musical?
 
Hamilton
 
> 2. Microsoft announced last week that it would buy which social
> media company, for $26,200,000,000?
 
Linked In
 
> (22 pounds) of *what* buried in a bog? The find, which surprisingly
> enough is reportedly not unique, has been estimated to be around
> 2,000 years old.
 
Butter
 
> confirmed, that the NHL would add a franchise in *what city*, which
> currently represents the largest North American market without a
> major-league sports team?
 
Las Vegas
 
> mid-song on an Edmonton stage last week, or tell us which singer fell
> into a hole in a Saskatoon stage, apparently while adjusting his
> pants. You don't need to say which one you're referring to.
 
Meatloaf
 
> 9. Who is the British Labour Party MP who was murdered last
> Thursday, apparently for political motives in the midst of the
> rancorous campaign over the so-called Brexit?
 
Jo something
 
 
> 4. A pregnant woman, an avocado, Mrs. Santa Claus, and a gorilla
> made the cut, but a rifle didn't. What set of things are we
> referring to?
 
unicode Emojis
 
> Polley is the producer.
 
> 6. What was unusual about a concert given last week by Italian
> composer and pianist Ludovico Einaudi ["en-OW-dee"]?
 
He was playing a piano floating on ice
 
> Cinema?
 
> 8. Corey Lewandowski lost his job last Monday. What had he been
> doing prior to this summary dismissal?
 
"managing" Donald Trumps "campaign"
 
> 9. It wasn't John Bradley, it was Harold Schultz after all.
> "After all" in this case means 61 years after the event in question.
> What Second World War event are we referring to?
 
Raising the flag on Iwo Jima
 
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jun 17 08:33AM +0200

> 1 The car manufacturer Kia is headquartered in which country?
 
Republic of Korea
 
> 2 Widely regarded as the best French football (soccer) player of all
> time, who was president of UEFA from 2007 until his suspension in late
> 2015?
 
Michel Platini
 
> 4 Which singer had a hit in 1978 with a song sharing its title with
> an 1847 novel by Emily Bronte?
 
Kate Bush
 
> 5 Which spice is traditionally used to garnish egg nog?
 
Cinnamon
 
> 6 Dalmatian dogs originated in which modern-day country?
 
Croatia
 
> 7 What is the key ingredient of the Japanese seasoning miso?
 
Seagrass
 
> 10 How many different 4-block shapes are used are used in the
> traditional version of the game Tetris?
 
8? (I've no idea; never played it.)
 
 
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
"Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Jun 17 08:13PM +0200

On 2016-06-17 07:27, Calvin wrote:
> 1 The car manufacturer Kia is headquartered in which country?
South Korea
> 2 Widely regarded as the best French football (soccer) player of all time, who was president of UEFA from 2007 until his suspension in late 2015?
Platini
> 3 Which English painter (1724 – 1806) was best known for his paintings of horses?
> 4 Which singer had a hit in 1978 with a song sharing its title with an 1847 novel by Emily Bronte?
Kate Bush
> 5 Which spice is traditionally used to garnish egg nog?
> 6 Dalmatian dogs originated in which modern-day country?
Bosnia-Hercegovina
> 7 What is the key ingredient of the Japanese seasoning miso?
> 8 In the Kübler-Ross 'the five stages of grief' model, which is the first emotion experienced by people faced with impending trauma?
Anger?
> 9 What activity did Oscar Wilde describe as "the unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable"?
> 10 How many different 4-block shapes are used are used in the traditional version of the game Tetris?
6
 
--
--
Björn
bbowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Jun 17 07:15PM

On Thu, 16 Jun 2016 22:27:02 -0700, Calvin wrote:
 
> 1 The car manufacturer Kia is headquartered in which country?
 
S. Korea
 
> time, who was president of UEFA from 2007 until his suspension in late
> 2015?
> 3 Which English painter (1724 – 1806) was best known for his
paintings
> of horses?
> 4 Which singer had a hit in 1978 with a song sharing its title with
an
> 1847 novel by Emily Bronte?
> 5 Which spice is traditionally used to garnish egg nog?
 
Nutmeg
 
> 6 Dalmatian dogs originated in which modern-day country?
 
Croatia
 
> 7 What is the key ingredient of the Japanese seasoning miso?
 
soybeans
 
> 8 In the Kübler-Ross 'the five stages of grief' model, which is the
> first emotion experienced by people faced with impending trauma?
 
denial (is not just a river in Egypt :-_)
 
> pursuit of the uneatable"?
> 10 How many different 4-block shapes are used are used in the
> traditional version of the game Tetris?
 
7
 
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jun 17 12:24PM -0700

Calvin wrote:
> 1 The car manufacturer Kia is headquartered in which country?
 
South Korea
 
> 2 Widely regarded as the best French football (soccer) player of all time, who was president of UEFA from 2007 until his suspension in late 2015?
 
Zidane
 
> 3 Which English painter (1724 â€" 1806) was best known for his paintings of horses?
> 4 Which singer had a hit in 1978 with a song sharing its title with an 1847 novel by Emily Bronte?
> 5 Which spice is traditionally used to garnish egg nog?
 
cinnamon ??
 
> 6 Dalmatian dogs originated in which modern-day country?
 
Croatia
 
> 7 What is the key ingredient of the Japanese seasoning miso?
 
wasabi
 
> 8 In the Kübler-Ross 'the five stages of grief' model, which is the first emotion experienced by people faced with impending trauma?
 
denial
 
> 9 What activity did Oscar Wilde describe as “the unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable"?
 
fox hunting
 
> 10 How many different 4-block shapes are used are used in the traditional version of the game Tetris?
 
7
 
 
--
Dan Tilque
"Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>: Jun 17 04:27PM -0400

On 2016-06-17, Calvin wrote:
> 1 The car manufacturer Kia is headquartered in which country?
 
S. Korea
 
> 2 Widely regarded as the best French football (soccer) player of all time, who was president of UEFA from 2007 until his suspension in late 2015?
> 3 Which English painter (1724 ??? 1806) was best known for his paintings of horses?
 
Stubbs
 
> 4 Which singer had a hit in 1978 with a song sharing its title with an 1847 novel by Emily Bronte?
> 5 Which spice is traditionally used to garnish egg nog?
 
Nutmeg
 
> 6 Dalmatian dogs originated in which modern-day country?
 
Croatia
 
> 7 What is the key ingredient of the Japanese seasoning miso?
 
Malted grain
 
> 8 In the K??bler-Ross 'the five stages of grief' model, which is the first emotion experienced by people faced with impending trauma?
 
Denial
 
> 9 What activity did Oscar Wilde describe as ???the unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable"?
 
Foxhunting
 
> 10 How many different 4-block shapes are used are used in the traditional version of the game Tetris?
 
4
 
--
Chris F.A. Johnson
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jun 22 08:16PM -0700

On Friday, June 17, 2016 at 3:27:02 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
 
> 1 The car manufacturer Kia is headquartered in which country?
 
South Kores
 
> 2 Widely regarded as the best French football (soccer) player of all time, who was president of UEFA from 2007 until his suspension in late 2015?
 
Michel Platini
 
> 3 Which English painter (1724 – 1806) was best known for his paintings of horses?
 
George Stubbs
 
> 4 Which singer had a hit in 1978 with a song sharing its title with an 1847 novel by Emily Bronte?
 
Kate Bush
 
> 5 Which spice is traditionally used to garnish egg nog?
 
Nutmeg
 
> 6 Dalmatian dogs originated in which modern-day country?
 
Croatia
 
> 7 What is the key ingredient of the Japanese seasoning miso?
 
Soy bean
 
> 8 In the Kübler-Ross 'the five stages of grief' model, which is the first emotion experienced by people faced with impending trauma?
 
Denial
 
> 9 What activity did Oscar Wilde describe as "the unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable"?
 
Foxhunting
 
> 10 How many different 4-block shapes are used are used in the traditional version of the game Tetris?
 
7
 
 
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 444
1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 7 35 Gareth Owen
1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 6 30 Bruce Bowler
1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 6 32 Chris Johnson
1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 5 27 Pete Gayde
1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 28 Peter Smyth
1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 5 29 Dan Tilque
1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 5 30 Mark Brader
1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 25 Erland S
1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 18 Bjorn Lundin
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
9 5 2 4 4 7 2 5 5 3 46 51%
 
That one was tougher than average. Congratulations Gareth.
 
cheers,
calvin
Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Jun 25 12:30PM +0100


>> 8 In the Kübler-Ross 'the five stages of grief' model, which is the
>> first emotion experienced by people faced with impending trauma?
 
> Denial
 
No it isnt
"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Jun 25 01:17PM

Gareth Owen wrote:
 
> >> first emotion experienced by people faced with impending trauma?
 
> > Denial
 
> No it isnt
 
I'm furious at Calvin for that scoring decision.
Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Jun 25 03:49PM +0100


>> > Denial
 
>> No it isnt
 
> I'm furious at Calvin for that scoring decision.
 
Maybe we can persuade him to rescore?
If we asked him nicely, do you think he would?
"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Jun 25 03:17PM

Gareth Owen wrote:
 
 
> > I'm furious at Calvin for that scoring decision.
 
> Maybe we can persuade him to rescore?
> If we asked him nicely, do you think he would?
 
It's too late, it's not worth entering any more.
Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Jun 25 06:03PM +0100


>> Maybe we can persuade him to rescore?
>> If we asked him nicely, do you think he would?
 
> It's too late, it's not worth entering any more.
 
Oh, well. It could be worse. Life goes on.
There's a new Calvin's Quiz posted, so we'll enter that one.
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jun 25 11:53PM +0200

>>> first emotion experienced by people faced with impending trauma?
 
>> Denial
 
> No it isnt
 
Didn't you just prove him right? :-)
 
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
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