Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 12 updates in 5 topics

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 12 04:02AM -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*)".
 
 
(Note: In this case one question actually became out of date due
to newer news some hours *before* it was used, but after the game
was printed. Give the answer as of when the wording the in question
was correct.)
 
 
* Game 7 (2016-07-04), Round 1 - Current Events
 
The current events theme this week will be major plot points
in the season finale of "Game of Thrones". --Kidding, kidding!
(Actually everyone except Jon Snow dies and the series has been
canceled, but let's not spoil it for the others, okay?)
 
1. Last week the Iraqi army completed taking back *which city*
from the so-called Islamic State?
 
2. Last week the US Supreme Court overturned restrictions on the
operation of abortion clinics in *which state*, a decision that
is likely to have implications in other parts of the country?
 
3. What form of pop-culture recognition will Justin Trudeau
receive this coming August 31? His father received a similar
honor in 1979.
 
4. "The Idea of North", an exhibit centered on works by painter
Lawren Harris, opened at the Art Gallery of Ontario on July 1.
Which polymath curated the show?
 
5. After BC farmer Avtar Hothi and his son came upon a woman in
distress in the North Thompson River last week, in what unusual
way did he pull her to safety?
 
6. In a shocker trade, the Montreal Canadiens last week sent
P.K. Subban to Nashville in exchange for a certain other
defenseman. In a shocker non-trade, a star NHL center and
potential free agent decided to stay put with his current team
in return for an 8-year, $68,000,000 deal. Name the player
traded from Nashville or the player who didn't move -- you
don't have to say which one it is.
 
7. In the UK, Boris Johnson decided not to run for Prime Minister
last week, apparently because an erstwhile Brexit ally withdrew
his support and announced a run for the job himself. Name this
treacherous rival.
 
8. Harold Peerenboom bought a Toronto house for $14,000,000
last week. Who is the seller?
 
9. Widespread use of undersea habitats hasn't happened yet, but
hey, personal computers and the Internet did. Who is the famed
futurist who predicted all these things and coined the phrase
"information overload", and who died last week at the age of 87?
 
10. Evidently, it was not a good week for 87-year-old Jewish
writers. This Nobel Peace Prize winner and author, whose
best-known book described his time in various concentration camps
as a teenager and his loss of faith in God, also died at age 87.
Name him.
 
 
* Game 8 (2016-07-11), Round 1 - Current Events
 
1. Name the NASA spacecraft that entered orbit around Jupiter one
week ago.
 
2. Two acclaimed film directors died last week. One, an American,
made one of the finest films of the 1970s, and died at age 77.
The other, an Iranian, made dozens of films and won the Palme
d'Or at Cannes in 1997. Name either.
 
3. Not for the first time in his life, a certain celebrity had to
have a tattoo adjusted after a relationship breakup. This time,
he had his ex's nickname, "SLIM", which was inked on the
fingers of his right hand, changed to "SCUM". Who is this
walking advertisement for Wite-Out, if not for class?
 
4. Last week the National Capital Commission had to apologize
for summarily shutting down a business operated by Ottawa
sisters Eliza and Adela Andrews. What kind of enterprise was it?
 
5. A controversial $100,000,000 theme park opened in Kentucky
last week. So what is the theme? Be sufficiently specific.
 
6. Please complete the previous round before decoding the rot13.
Tbir jvyy abg or thi. Anzr rvgure bs gur gjb erznvavat
pnaqvqngrf sbe Oevgvfu cevzr zvavfgre, nsgre ibgvat ol
Pbafreingvir ZCf ryvzvangrq gur bgure cergraqref.
 
7. And now, two prison sentences for the annals of sportsmen
behaving badly. In Spain, soccer star Lionel Messi ["Lee-oh-NEL
MESS-ee"] received a suspended sentence for tax fraud. In South
Africa, track star Oscar Pistorius was sentenced for the 2013
murder of his girlfriend. Tell us either Messi's sentence in
months, or Pistorius's sentence in years. Exact answer required,
and you must say who you're talking about.
 
8. We never even knew epiglottitis was a thing, much less dangerous,
but last week a comedian and actress revealed that she almost
died during a bout with the throat condition, requiring surgery
and a week in hospital. Name her.
 
9. Noel ["NO-elle"] Neill died last week at the age of 95.
What was *her* claim to fame?
 
10. What public health measure did the Toronto Board of Health
approve last Monday, though final go-ahead still has to be
given by City Council?
 
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Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jul 12 11:18AM +0200

> 1. Last week the Iraqi army completed taking back *which city*
> from the so-called Islamic State?
 
al-Falluja

> 2. Last week the US Supreme Court overturned restrictions on the
> operation of abortion clinics in *which state*, a decision that
> is likely to have implications in other parts of the country?
 
Texas

> in return for an 8-year, $68,000,000 deal. Name the player
> traded from Nashville or the player who didn't move -- you
> don't have to say which one it is.
 
I saw a notice about Subban's move, but I don't recall the name of the
other guy. But at least Subban should be happy he was not traded to a
Swedish team. "Subban" in Swedish is a derogatory word used about
a woman you don't like.

> last week, apparently because an erstwhile Brexit ally withdrew
> his support and announced a run for the job himself. Name this
> treacherous rival.
 
Michael Gove - who quickly was pushed out of the game himself.

> best-known book described his time in various concentration camps
> as a teenager and his loss of faith in God, also died at age 87.
> Name him.
 
Weisel
 
> made one of the finest films of the 1970s, and died at age 77.
> The other, an Iranian, made dozens of films and won the Palme
> d'Or at Cannes in 1997. Name either.
 
Khorosan

> 5. A controversial $100,000,000 theme park opened in Kentucky
> last week. So what is the theme? Be sufficiently specific.
 
A sort of giant replica of Noah's Ark.

> Tbir jvyy abg or thi. Anzr rvgure bs gur gjb erznvavat
> pnaqvqngrf sbe Oevgvfu cevzr zvavfgre, nsgre ibgvat ol
> Pbafreingvir ZCf ryvzvangrq gur bgure cergraqref.
 
Theresa May and Amanda Leadsom. Although now there is only Theresa May.

> murder of his girlfriend. Tell us either Messi's sentence in
> months, or Pistorius's sentence in years. Exact answer required,
> and you must say who you're talking about.
 
Messi got 21 months.

 
 
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Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jul 12 02:08AM -0700

I'm considering running another Rare Entries contest, but before I do,
I'd like opinions on one aspect. In previous contests, answer sets were
emailed to the person running it. I'm wondering if this should be
changed to have the answers posted in the newsgroups.
 
We post our answers to quizzes in rec.games.trivia and it only
occasionally causes problems. The main problem that shows up is that
sometimes people accidently see someone else's answers before they were
able to send in their own, so they're forced to recuse themselves.
 
So any one have any thoughts or preferences? Any other potential problems?
 
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bbowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Jul 11 03:12PM

On Sun, 10 Jul 2016 16:34:45 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> 1. For the first few questions we'll give you the page number;
> after that you're on your own. So please start with page 3,
> and pick out the Boeing 707 and the Douglas DC-8.
 
21 (707), 19 (dc8)
 
> 2. On page 1, pick out the Boeing 747 and the Airbus A380.
 
9 (747), 2 (airbus)
 
> 3. On page 2, find the Lockheed Constellation and the Douglas DC-7.
 
11 (lockheed), 18 (dc7)
 
> 4. Back to page 1; find the Hawker-Siddeley Trident (or HS-121)
> and the Boeing 727.
 
3 (trident), 5 (727)
 
> 5. Look at page 3, and pick out the Gulfstream G400 and the
> Learjet 35.
 
25 (gulfstream) 26 (lear)
 
> 6. On page 2, find the Boeing 247 and the Douglas DC-3.
 
16 (247), 11 (dc3)
 
 
> 6. Oil of bergamot -- which, by the way, is a type of orange -- is
> the distinctive ingredient of what variety of tea? Apparently it
> will still be drunk in the 24th century -- hot.
 
Earl Grey
 
Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Jul 11 10:29AM -0500

In article <YZydnf1_dbvoIh_KnZ2dnUU7-SPNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says...
 
> 1. For the first few questions we'll give you the page number;
> after that you're on your own. So please start with page 3,
> and pick out the Boeing 707 and the Douglas DC-8.
#19 (Boeing), #23 (Douglas)
 
> 2. On page 1, pick out the Boeing 747 and the Airbus A380.
#9 (Boeing), #2 (Airbus)
 
> 3. On page 2, find the Lockheed Constellation and the Douglas DC-7.
#16 (Lockheed), #10 (Douglas)
 
> 4. Back to page 1; find the Hawker-Siddeley Trident (or HS-121)
> and the Boeing 727.
#3 (Boeing), #6 (Hawker)
 
> 5. Look at page 3, and pick out the Gulfstream G400 and the
> Learjet 35.
#26 (Gulfstream), #25 (Lear)
 
> 6. On page 2, find the Boeing 247 and the Douglas DC-3.
#18 (Douglas), #11 (Boeing)
 
> the Comet 4.
 
> 8. Now find the Lockheed L-1011, also called the TriStar, and the
> Douglas DC-10, on the same page as each other.
#8 (Lockheed), #6 (Douglas)
 
> 9. Find the Bombardier CRJ (which was previously called the Canadair
> CRJ), and, on the same page, the Embraer ERJ-145.
#13 (Bombardier), #17 (Embraer)
 
> 10. Pick out the Airbus A320 and, on the same page, the Boeing 737.
#21 (Boeing), #27 (Airbus)
 
> 2. Black tea has been completely oxidized; green tea and some
> others undergo little or no oxidation. In between them is
> *which class of tea* with an intermediate level of oxidation?
white tea
 
> quality and condition. What is the two-word industry term for
> the highest grade, an expression also used in North America to
> refer generically to black tea?
black pekoe
 
> The Tetley company disputed the claim of superiority, but in
> 2014 the British Advertising Standards Agency rejected thair
> complaint. Name the innovation.
flow-thru teabag
 
 
> 6. Oil of bergamot -- which, by the way, is a type of orange -- is
> the distinctive ingredient of what variety of tea? Apparently it
> will still be drunk in the 24th century -- hot.
Earl Grey
 
> Cape there?
 
> 9. Which fruit of a common flower is often mixed with hibiscus to
> make a herbal tea?
rose hip
 
 
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"Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Jul 11 07:04PM +0200

On 2016-07-10 23:34, Mark Brader wrote:
> after that you're on your own. So please start with page 3,
> and pick out the Boeing 707 and the Douglas DC-8.
 
> 2. On page 1, pick out the Boeing 747 and the Airbus A380.
#9 Boeing, #2 Airbus
 
> and the Boeing 727.
 
> 5. Look at page 3, and pick out the Gulfstream G400 and the
> Learjet 35.
 
 
#26 G400, #25 Learjet
 
> will still be on the same page. So find the correct page with
> two De Havilland Comet models, and pick out the Comet 1 and
> the Comet 4.
 
#11 Comet 4 , #15 Comet 1
 
 
> 9. Find the Bombardier CRJ (which was previously called the Canadair
> CRJ), and, on the same page, the Embraer ERJ-145.
 
> 10. Pick out the Airbus A320 and, on the same page, the Boeing 737.
 
#1 Airbus, #3 Boeing
 
 
> 1. Tea is usually classified according to the level of a certain
> aspect of the processing that the tea leaves have undergone.
> The level of what?
 
drying of leaves ?
 
> question #1. Oynpx grn unf orra pbzcyrgryl bkvqvmrq; terra grn
> naq fbzr bguref haqretb yvggyr be ab bkvqngvba. Va orgjrra gurz
> vf *juvpu pynff bs grn* jvgu na vagrezrqvngr yriry bs bkvqngvba?
 
red teas
 
 
> 6. Oil of bergamot -- which, by the way, is a type of orange -- is
> the distinctive ingredient of what variety of tea? Apparently it
> will still be drunk in the 24th century -- hot.
 
Darjeling
 
 
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"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Jul 11 05:28PM

Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> 1. Tea is usually classified according to the level of a certain
> aspect of the processing that the tea leaves have undergone.
> The level of what?
Tannins
> question #1. Black tea has been completely oxidized; green tea
> and some others undergo little or no oxidation. In between them
> is *which class of tea* with an intermediate level of oxidation?
Brown tea
> The Tetley company disputed the claim of superiority, but in
> 2014 the British Advertising Standards Agency rejected thair
> complaint. Name the innovation.
Pyramid teabags
> Tea" that presented eleven rules for tea-making that he
> considered "golden"? Among them was that the tea must be poured
> first, not the milk. Name the author.
Winston Churchill
> 6. Oil of bergamot -- which, by the way, is a type of orange -- is
> the distinctive ingredient of what variety of tea? Apparently it
> will still be drunk in the 24th century -- hot.
Earl Grey
> saying that it would "distill the life that's inside of me".
> Fittingly, the song with the same name as the tea appeared on
> Nirvana's album "In Utero". Name it.
 
 
Peter Smyth
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jul 11 08:14PM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:YZydnf1_dbvoIh_KnZ2dnUU7-
 
> 1. For the first few questions we'll give you the page number;
> after that you're on your own. So please start with page 3,
> and pick out the Boeing 707 and the Douglas DC-8.
 
#21 (Boeing 707), #27 (Douglas DC-8)
 
> 2. On page 1, pick out the Boeing 747 and the Airbus A380.
 
#8 (Boeing 747), #9 (Airbus A380)
 
> 3. On page 2, find the Lockheed Constellation and the Douglas DC-7.
 
#10 (Lockheed Constellation), #13 (Douglas DC-7)
 
> 4. Back to page 1; find the Hawker-Siddeley Trident (or HS-121)
> and the Boeing 727.
 
#6 (HS-121), #1 (Boeing 727)
 
> 5. Look at page 3, and pick out the Gulfstream G400 and the
> Learjet 35.
 
#25 (Gulfstream G400), #26 (Learjet 35)
 
> 6. On page 2, find the Boeing 247 and the Douglas DC-3.
 
#11 (Boeing 247), #18 (Douglas DC-3)
 
> will still be on the same page. So find the correct page with
> two De Havilland Comet models, and pick out the Comet 1 and
> the Comet 4.
 
#10 (Comet 1), #16 (Comet 4)
 
> 8. Now find the Lockheed L-1011, also called the TriStar, and the
> Douglas DC-10, on the same page as each other.
 
#5 (Lockheed L-1011), #2 (Douglas DC-10)
 
> 9. Find the Bombardier CRJ (which was previously called the Canadair
> CRJ), and, on the same page, the Embraer ERJ-145.
 
#21 (Bombardier CRJ), #27 (Embraer ERJ-145)
 
> 10. Pick out the Airbus A320 and, on the same page, the Boeing 737.
 
#9 (Airbus A320), #3 (Boeing 737)
 
> If you like, decode the rot13 to see what they are and identify
> the pictures for fun, but for no points.
 
> 13. Pbapbeqr.
 
#7 (finally one I recognized)
 
> 16. Ervaqrre (n svpgvbany cynar).
 
#20
 
> 17. Ghcbyri Gh-bar-sbegl-sbhe.
 
#4 (another one I can be sure of)
 
> question #1. Oynpx grn unf orra pbzcyrgryl bkvqvmrq; terra grn
> naq fbzr bguref haqretb yvggyr be ab bkvqngvba. Va orgjrra gurz
> vf *juvpu pynff bs grn* jvgu na vagrezrqvngr yriry bs bkvqngvba?
 
white tea
 
> Tea" that presented eleven rules for tea-making that he
> considered "golden"? Among them was that the tea must be poured
> first, not the milk. Name the author.
 
George Orwell

> 6. Oil of bergamot -- which, by the way, is a type of orange -- is
> the distinctive ingredient of what variety of tea? Apparently it
> will still be drunk in the 24th century -- hot.
 
Earl Grey
 
> 8. Which popular herbal tea, scientific name "Aspalathus linearis",
> is native to South Africa, and grown particularly in the Western
> Cape there?
 
rooibos

> saying that it would "distill the life that's inside of me".
> Fittingly, the song with the same name as the tea appeared on
> Nirvana's album "In Utero". Name it.
 
pennyroyal tea
 
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Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jul 12 05:25AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:YZydnf1_dbvoIh_KnZ2dnUU7-
 
> 1. For the first few questions we'll give you the page number;
> after that you're on your own. So please start with page 3,
> and pick out the Boeing 707 and the Douglas DC-8.
 
#22 (Douglas), #19 (Boeing)
 
> 2. On page 1, pick out the Boeing 747 and the Airbus A380.
 
#9 (Boeing), #2 (Airbus)
 
 
> 3. On page 2, find the Lockheed Constellation and the Douglas DC-7.
 
#18 (Douglas), #15 (Lockheed)
 
 
> 4. Back to page 1; find the Hawker-Siddeley Trident (or HS-121)
> and the Boeing 727.
 
#6 (Boeing), #4 (Hawker-Siddeley)
 
 
> 5. Look at page 3, and pick out the Gulfstream G400 and the
> Learjet 35.
 
#20 (Gulfstream), #25 (Learjet)
 
 
> 6. On page 2, find the Boeing 247 and the Douglas DC-3.
 
#18 (Douglas), #10 (Boeing)
 
> will still be on the same page. So find the correct page with
> two De Havilland Comet models, and pick out the Comet 1 and
> the Comet 4.
 
2
 
 
> 8. Now find the Lockheed L-1011, also called the TriStar, and the
> Douglas DC-10, on the same page as each other.
 
2
 
 
> 9. Find the Bombardier CRJ (which was previously called the Canadair
> CRJ), and, on the same page, the Embraer ERJ-145.
 
2; 1
 
 
> 10. Pick out the Airbus A320 and, on the same page, the Boeing 737.
 
1; 3
 
 
> 1. Tea is usually classified according to the level of a certain
> aspect of the processing that the tea leaves have undergone.
> The level of what?
 
Drying
 
> question #1. Oynpx grn unf orra pbzcyrgryl bkvqvmrq; terra grn
> naq fbzr bguref haqretb yvggyr be ab bkvqngvba. Va orgjrra gurz
> vf *juvpu pynff bs grn* jvgu na vagrezrqvngr yriry bs bkvqngvba?
 
Orange
 
> saying that it would "distill the life that's inside of me".
> Fittingly, the song with the same name as the tea appeared on
> Nirvana's album "In Utero". Name it.
 
Pete Gayde
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jul 12 02:00AM -0700

Mark Brader wrote:
> after that you're on your own. So please start with page 3,
> and pick out the Boeing 707 and the Douglas DC-8.
 
> 2. On page 1, pick out the Boeing 747 and the Airbus A380.
 
#9 (747), #2(A380)
 
 
> 3. On page 2, find the Lockheed Constellation and the Douglas DC-7.
 
#16(Constellation), #10(DC-7)
 
 
> 4. Back to page 1; find the Hawker-Siddeley Trident (or HS-121)
> and the Boeing 727.
 
#6(727), #5(HS-121)
 
 
> 5. Look at page 3, and pick out the Gulfstream G400 and the
> Learjet 35.
 
#26(Gulfsteam), #25(Learjet)
 
 
> 6. On page 2, find the Boeing 247 and the Douglas DC-3.
 
#18(Boeing), #11(DC-3)
 
> will still be on the same page. So find the correct page with
> two De Havilland Comet models, and pick out the Comet 1 and
> the Comet 4.
 
#12(Comet 1), #15(Comet 4)
 
 
> 8. Now find the Lockheed L-1011, also called the TriStar, and the
> Douglas DC-10, on the same page as each other.
 
#8(L-1011), #1(DC-10)
 
 
> 9. Find the Bombardier CRJ (which was previously called the Canadair
> CRJ), and, on the same page, the Embraer ERJ-145.
 
#22(CRJ), #24(ERJ-145)
 
 
> 10. Pick out the Airbus A320 and, on the same page, the Boeing 737.
 
#27(A320), #21(737)
 
 
> 1. Tea is usually classified according to the level of a certain
> aspect of the processing that the tea leaves have undergone.
> The level of what?
 
drying
 
> The Tetley company disputed the claim of superiority, but in
> 2014 the British Advertising Standards Agency rejected thair
> complaint. Name the innovation.
 
flow-through bags
 
 
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Nicholas Randall Forystek <nforystek@outlook.com>: Jul 12 02:11AM -0500

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Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Jul 11 09:56AM -0500

In article <nlpqcd$jbu$1@reader1.panix.com>, tool@panix.com says...
> that he coached the Boston Bruins for five seasons and the Colorado
> Rockies for one, and before coaching he played in the AHL for many
> years (and in the NHL for one game).
Don Cherry
 
> she was just 20 years old; it got her a Grammy (her only one) and is
> her highest-charting single. However, she has continued to publish,
> with her latest album having been released in 2012.
Fiona Apple
 
> term. He and one of his brothers established a research institute
> bearing the family name which later merged with a college founded by
> another wealthy businessman to form a major university.
Andrew Mellon
 
> Electric bought them in the early 1990s but could not make a success
> out of them. A new company with the same name was formed in 2008 but
> dissolved in 2012. (This is a one-part answer.)
Acorn
 
> his performances for directors such as Billy Wilder and Blake
> Edwards. He won an Oscar for Best Actor for Save the Tiger and Best
> Supporting Actor for Mister Roberts.
Jack Lemon
 
> appearing in other series and in one theatrical movie (to
> date). <Answer 9> has not had that kind of success but has made some
> additional appearances over the years.
Huckleberry Hound
 
> years. In 1984 it was sold to Sara Lee who in turned sold it to
> S. C. Johnson (also an American company) in 2011. (This is a one-part
> answer.)
Kiwi
 
 
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