- QFTCIBSI Final, Round 9: Entertainment - 2 Updates
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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 06 03:00AM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-12-08, and should be interpreted accordingly. On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty. Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup, based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal the correct answers in about 3 days. All questions were written by members of the Bloor St. Irregulars, and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see my recent companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". ** Final, Round 9 - Entertainment * 2015 Movie Plots Here are some plots from 2015 movies, *none of which is "Spectre"*. In each case, you provide the movie title. 1. Ethan Hunt and his friends must foil Solomon Lane's attempts to establish an international terrorist organization made up of former intelligence agents. 2. American Napoleon Solo and Russian Illya Kuryakin must team up to foil Victoria Vinciguerra's attempts to sell a nuclear warhead to ex-Nazis in post-WW2 Europe. 3. CIA analyst Susan Cooper must become a field agent in order to stop arms dealer Rayna Boyanov from selling a nuclear warhead to terrorists in present-day Europe. * 1990s Sitcoms From the promotional photo, name the sitcom from the 1990s. 4. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-9/sitcom/4.jpg 5. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-9/sitcom/5.jpg 6. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-9/sitcom/6.jpg * Celebrity Spouses Given the name of two celebrities, name the person who was married to both of them. 7. Scarlett Johansson, Blake Lively. 8. Jack Cassidy, Marty Ingels. 9. Cynda Williams, Angelina Jolie. * Movie Trivia 10. Which film from the 1970s has a script that features the following direction? "Start with the tone... go up a full tone. Down a major third. Now drop an octave. Up a perfect fifth." 11. What *first name* is shared by two different male actors who play the two characters that are #1 and #2 on the AFI's list of the Greatest Movie Villains of all time? 12. Which 2013 movie broke the record for the movie with the most uses of the F-word in a non-documentary movie, with a whopping 569 F-bombs? Hint: There's an animal in the title. * Monty Python In the original game, a short video clip from a Monty Python sketch was played, followed by a question. For questions #13-14, I'll provide the dialogue instead. 13. [John Cleese and Michael Palin] "Hello. I wish to register a complaint. Hello? Miss?" "What do you mean, 'miss'?" "I'm sorry, I have a cold. I wish to make a complaint." "Sorry, we're closing for lunch." "Never mind that, my lad. I wish to complain about this parrot what I purchased not half an hour ago from this very boutique." What type of parrot, "pining for the fjords", is the "resting" bird in the cage? (No, don't try "a dead one". Two words required.) 14. [John Cleese and Eric Idle] "Next, please. One at a time, please." "There is only me, sir." "So there is. Take a..." "Seat?" "Seat! Take a seat. So! You want to join my mountaineering expedition, do you?" "Me, sir?" "Yes." "Yes, I'd very much like to, sir." "Jolly good, jolly good. And how about you?" "There is only me, sir." "Well, bang goes *his* application, then." The man behind the desk is planning an expedition to the two peaks of where? 15. The clip for #15 had no dialogue, but it also features John Cleese, and perhaps the scripted stage direction will be sufficient: A city gent comes into shop. He has a silly walk and keeps doing little jumps and then three long paces without moving the top of his body. So, where does this man work? -- Mark Brader | The chief use to which we put our love of the truth is Toronto | in persuading ourselves that what we love is true. msb@vex.net | -- Pierre Nicole, c.1675 My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Jun 06 12:58PM +0200 On 2016-06-06 10:00, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. Ethan Hunt and his friends must foil Solomon Lane's attempts > to establish an international terrorist organization made up > of former intelligence agents. Mission Impossible – Rogue Nation > * 1990s Sitcoms > From the promotional photo, name the sitcom from the 1990s. > 5. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-9/sitcom/5.jpg Third orb from the sun > following direction? > "Start with the tone... go up a full tone. Down a > major third. Now drop an octave. Up a perfect fifth." Close Encounters of the Third Kind > What type of parrot, "pining for the fjords", is the "resting" > bird in the cage? (No, don't try "a dead one". Two words > required.) Norwegian Blue > keeps doing little jumps and then three long paces > without moving the top of his body. > So, where does this man work? In a government institution funding silly walks. -- -- Björn |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 05 06:26PM -0500 Welcome to Rotating Quiz #223. I'd like to thank Chris Johnson for running RQ 222 and for writing a contest that allowed me to win. The winner of RQ 223, in turn, will be the first choice to set RQ 224, in whatever manner they prefer. Please answer these questions 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 by noon Toronto time (zone -4) on Saturday, June 11, which gives you 5 days and over 20 hours from the time of posting. In this quiz, I will give you the original name of something or someone. All of these names either have been officially changed or have been superseded in common use by a stage name, pseudonym, or the like. In some cases this happened more than once. Keep this in mind throughout the quiz: all of the odd-numbered questions are about things that *still exist* (not necessarily in exactly their original form) or people who are still alive. You must give their current name as usually used. Conversely, the even-numbered questions are for things that *no longer exist* or people who have died. You must give their name as it was commonly used when they died or ceased existing. Where the original name was not in English, in some cases other renderings may exist; you are expected to figure them out. Answers score 2 points each, or 1 point if misspelled. In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker is who scored on the hardest questions; the second tiebreaker is who scored in the most categories; and the third tiebreaker is who posted first. * Sports 1. Baltimore Orioles. 2. Cassius Clay. * Literature 3. David Cornwell. 4. Jozef Korzeniowski. * Geography 5. Upper Canada. 6. Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. * Entertainment 7. Ramon Estevez. 8. Marion Morrison. * Business 9. Haloid Photographic. 10. All American Airways. * Other Forms of Public Life 11. Joseph Ratzinger. 12. Ioseb Dzhugashvili. -- Mark Brader | "You wake me up early in the morning to tell me Toronto | I am right? Please wait until I am wrong." msb@vex.net | -- John von Neumann, on being phoned at 10 am My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jun 06 12:40AM > * Sports > 2. Cassius Clay. Muhammad Ali > * Literature > 4. Jozef Korzeniowski. Joseph Conrad > * Geography > 5. Upper Canada. Ontario > 6. Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Yugoslavia > * Entertainment > 7. Ramon Estevez. Charlie Sheen > 8. Marion Morrison. John Wayne > * Business > 9. Haloid Photographic. Polaroid > 10. All American Airways. Pan Am > * Other Forms of Public Life > 11. Joseph Ratzinger. Pope Benedict XVI > 12. Ioseb Dzhugashvili. Joseph Stalin -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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 05 05:57PM -0700 On Sunday, June 5, 2016 at 7:26:25 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > Welcome to Rotating Quiz #223. good day, eh? > a tie, the first tiebreaker is who scored on the hardest questions; > the second tiebreaker is who scored in the most categories; and > the third tiebreaker is who posted first. wow, I'm no longer specifically mentioned as a tie-breaker. or rather, not being me is a tie-breaker. > * Sports > 1. Baltimore Orioles. baltimore orioles > 2. Cassius Clay. muhammad ali > * Literature > 3. David Cornwell. john le carré > 4. Jozef Korzeniowski. joseph conrad > * Geography > 5. Upper Canada. ontario? > 6. Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. yugoslavia > * Entertainment > 7. Ramon Estevez. martin sheen > 8. Marion Morrison. john wayne > * Business > 9. Haloid Photographic. xerox > 10. All American Airways. american airlines > * Other Forms of Public Life > 11. Joseph Ratzinger. pope benedict xvi > 12. Ioseb Dzhugashvili. joe stalin swp |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jun 05 10:21AM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > the third tiebreaker is who posted first. > * Sports > 1. Baltimore Orioles. Boston Red Sox > 2. Cassius Clay. Muhammad Ali > * Literature > 3. David Cornwell. > 4. Jozef Korzeniowski. Joseph Conrad > * Geography > 5. Upper Canada. Ontario > 6. Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Yugoslavia > * Entertainment > 7. Ramon Estevez. > 8. Marion Morrison. John Wayne > * Business > 9. Haloid Photographic. Kodak > 10. All American Airways. JetBlue > * Other Forms of Public Life > 11. Joseph Ratzinger. Pope (emeritus) Benedict XVI > 12. Ioseb Dzhugashvili. Joseph Stalin -- Dan Tilque |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Jun 05 08:39PM -0500 In article <Q86dnRE7Lau9KMnKnZ2dnUU7-V3NnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > * Sports > 1. Baltimore Orioles. > 2. Cassius Clay. Muhammad Ali > * Geography > 5. Upper Canada. > 6. Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Yugoslavia > * Entertainment > 7. Ramon Estevez. Martin Sheen > 8. Marion Morrison. > * Business > 9. Haloid Photographic. Xerox > 10. All American Airways. > * Other Forms of Public Life > 11. Joseph Ratzinger. Pope Benedict [IVX]+ > 12. Ioseb Dzhugashvili. Josef Stalin -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jun 05 08:17PM -0700 On Monday, June 6, 2016 at 9:26:25 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > the third tiebreaker is who posted first. > * Sports > 1. Baltimore Orioles. Seattle Mariners > 2. Cassius Clay. Muhammad Ali > * Literature > 3. David Cornwell. > 4. Jozef Korzeniowski. Joseph K > * Geography > 5. Upper Canada. Yukon > 6. Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Yugoslavia > * Entertainment > 7. Ramon Estevez. Charlie Sheen > 8. Marion Morrison. John Wayne > * Business > 9. Haloid Photographic. Kodak > 10. All American Airways. United > * Other Forms of Public Life > 11. Joseph Ratzinger. Pope Benedict XVI > 12. Ioseb Dzhugashvili. Pope Pius XII cheers, calvin |
| "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>: Jun 06 03:46AM -0400 On 2016-06-05, Mark Brader wrote: > * Sports > 1. Baltimore Orioles. > 2. Cassius Clay. Muhammad Ali > * Literature > 3. David Cornwell. John Le Carré > 4. Jozef Korzeniowski. ??? > * Geography > 5. Upper Canada. Ontario > 6. Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Yugoslavia > * Entertainment > 7. Ramon Estevez. ???? > 8. Marion Morrison. John Wayne > * Business > 9. Haloid Photographic. Kodak > 10. All American Airways. Pan Am Airlines > * Other Forms of Public Life > 11. Joseph Ratzinger. Pope Benedict > 12. Ioseb Dzhugashvili. Stalin -- Chris F.A. Johnson |
| Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Jun 05 09:22AM -0700 On Friday, June 3, 2016 at 5:00:37 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. For a comedian, Groucho Marx had terrible timing. His 1977 > death was overshadowed by the death of which person who died > three days earlier? Elvis Presley > 2. For a comedian, Mother Teresa had terrible timing. Her 1997 > death was overshadowed by the death of which person who died > six days earlier? Princess Diana > barely mentioned in Soviet newspapers because it was completely > overshadowed by news of the death of which man who died on the > same day? Joseph Stalin > 5. What is the name of the Happy Days spinoff that ran for > 4 seasons, 1978-82, and starred Pam Dawber in one of the > title roles? "Mork & Mindy" > 6. Of all the Beatles' singles that sold more than 1,000,000 > copies, only one was *not* written by at least one of the > Beatles. Which song? "Twist and Shout" > the debate was: "Which is more famous, the band or the torture > device?" -- then the article would be "Iron Maiden". > 13. Does Steve Irwin's death warrant mentioning? Stingray > 14. Is it appropriate to include a huge picture of a tarantula? "Arachnophobia" |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jun 05 08:08PM -0700 On Friday, June 3, 2016 at 7:00:37 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. For a comedian, Groucho Marx had terrible timing. His 1977 > death was overshadowed by the death of which person who died > three days earlier? Elvis Presley > 2. For a comedian, Mother Teresa had terrible timing. Her 1997 > death was overshadowed by the death of which person who died > six days earlier? Diana Princess of Wales > barely mentioned in Soviet newspapers because it was completely > overshadowed by news of the death of which man who died on the > same day? "Uncle Joe" Stalin > Each answer is 3 words -- with the second one being "and". > 4. What country is the smallest (by population) to appear at the > FIFA World Cup? Trinidad and Tobago > 5. What is the name of the Happy Days spinoff that ran for > 4 seasons, 1978-82, and starred Pam Dawber in one of the > title roles? Mork and Mindy > * It's Business Time! > 7. In 1952, Glen Bell was selling hot dogs and burgers in California > when he added what 19-cent item to his menu? Tacos > 9. The founders of *what company* named it using a variation > of a word coined by Milton Sirotta that was used in the book > "Mathematics and the Imagination"? > * Often Seen, but Rarely Noticed > 10. What color is the letter L in the Google logo? Green > Gamlin, on *what object* will you find the following sequence > of numbers? (Note, this is only part of the full sequence.) > 1 -- 18 -- 4 -- 13 -- 6 -- 10 Dartboard > * Wikipedia Edit Wars > 13. Does Steve Irwin's death warrant mentioning? Stingrays > 14. Is it appropriate to include a huge picture of a tarantula? > 15. Is Jimmy Wales the founder, or a co-founder with Larry Sanger? History of wikipedia cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 06 02:57AM -0500 Mark Brader: > 1. For a comedian, Groucho Marx had terrible timing. His 1977 > death was overshadowed by the death of which person who died > three days earlier? Elvis Presley. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Bruce, Marc, Dan Tilque, Erland, Peter, Joshua, Stephen, Pete, Björn, Jason, and Calvin. > 2. For a comedian, Mother Teresa had terrible timing. Her 1997 > death was overshadowed by the death of which person who died > six days earlier? Princess Diana. 4 for everyone. > barely mentioned in Soviet newspapers because it was completely > overshadowed by news of the death of which man who died on the > same day? Josef Stalin. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Dan Tilque, Erland, Peter, Joshua, Stephen, Pete, Björn, Jason, and Calvin. > Each answer is 3 words -- with the second one being "and". > 4. What country is the smallest (by population) to appear at the > FIFA World Cup? Trinidad and Tobago. 4 for Dan Tilque, Erland, Peter, Stephen, Pete, Björn, and Calvin. 2 for Dan Blum. > 5. What is the name of the Happy Days spinoff that ran for > 4 seasons, 1978-82, and starred Pam Dawber in one of the > title roles? "Mork and Mindy". 4 for Bruce, Marc, Dan Tilque, Joshua, Stephen, Pete, Jason, and Calvin. > 6. Of all the Beatles' singles that sold more than 1,000,000 > copies, only one was *not* written by at least one of the > Beatles. Which song? "Twist and Shout". 4 for Erland, Peter, Joshua, Stephen, Pete, and Jason. > * It's Business Time! > 7. In 1952, Glen Bell was selling hot dogs and burgers in California > when he added what 19-cent item to his menu? Tacos. (Taco Bell, get it?) 4 for Marc, Stephen, and Calvin. > sudden fame in 2010 when he starred in a series of commercials > advertising what product? The commercials feature Mustafa on > a horse, a boat, and in a bathroom, among other locations. Old Spice. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Joshua, and Stephen. > 9. The founders of *what company* named it using a variation > of a word coined by Milton Sirotta that was used in the book > "Mathematics and the Imagination"? Google. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Marc, Dan Tilque, Erland, Peter, Joshua, Stephen, and Calvin. > * Often Seen, but Rarely Noticed > 10. What color is the letter L in the Google logo? Green. 4 for Dan Tilque, Stephen, and Calvin. 3 for Bruce and Peter. 2 for Pete. > 11. Which company founded in Ontario in 1922 has a logo that > includes a green maple leaf? Canadian Tire. 4 for Stephen. 3 for Pete. > Gamlin, on *what object* will you find the following sequence > of numbers? (Note, this is only part of the full sequence.) > 1 -- 18 -- 4 -- 13 -- 6 -- 10 Dartboard. 4 for Bruce, Marc, Dan Tilque, Peter, Joshua, Stephen, and Calvin. > the debate was: "Which is more famous, the band or the torture > device?" -- then the article would be "Iron Maiden". > 13. Does Steve Irwin's death warrant mentioning? Stingray. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Marc, Dan Tilque, Peter, Jason, and Calvin. Manta rays are a different species with a different article. > 14. Is it appropriate to include a huge picture of a tarantula? Arachnophobia. And "fear of spiders" redirects to the same article, so I reluctantly scored "page discussing fear of spiders" as almost correct. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Marc, Peter, and Jason. 3 for Stephen. > 15. Is Jimmy Wales the founder, or a co-founder with Larry Sanger? Wikipedia. I also accepted "History of wikipedia", which is a separate article but would presumably have been subject to the same edit war. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Dan Tilque, Erland, Peter, Joshua, Stephen, Pete, and Calvin. Scores, if there are no errors: FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> Lit Sci His Spo Geo Mis FOUR Stephen Perry -- 60 56 56 -- 55 227 Marc Dashevsky 32 51 48 28 24 36 167 Joshua Kreitzer 48 33 48 28 32 36 165 Dan Tilque 16 40 44 8 28 40 152 Peter Smyth -- 38 38 27 21 43 146 Dan Blum 40 32 28 18 34 34 140 "Calvin" 20 25 34 34 27 44 139 Erland Sommarskog -- 31 32 12 20 28 111 Björn Lundin 0 29 40 8 19 16 104 Pete Gayde 4 -- -- 28 28 33 93 Bruce Bowler -- 48 -- -- -- 39 87 Jason Kreitzer 8 4 8 12 16 28 64 -- Mark Brader | "...most people who borrow over $1,000,000 from a bank Toronto | would at least remember the name of the bank." msb@vex.net | -- Judge Donald Bowman, Tax Court of Canada My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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