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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 16 09:35PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-06-05, 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 did not write either of these rounds. * Game 3, Round 9 - History - Cuba As Cuba and the United States take steps to normalize relations, it seems like a good time for some questions about Cuban history. 1. In Cuba there are many statues and murals of this national hero, poet, and intellectual, and there's also one in Central Park in New York. Havana's international airport is named after him. Give his name. 2. One of the catalysts for the Spanish-American War was the sinking of a US battleship in Havana harbor in February 1898. Do you remember what battleship? 3. Shortly after gaining independence from Spain, Cuba signed the Platt Agreement with the US. This treaty gave the US a great deal of power over the island, making Cuba a de-facto protectorate. The agreement also established a protective tariff in the US for what commodity? 4. Fulgencio Batista's economic partnerships with the American Mafia, his political repression, and his extreme favoritism toward American interests in Cuba were detrimental to many in Cuban society. Reflecting on this, who wrote the following? "I believe that there is no country in the world, including the African regions, including any and all the countries under colonial domination, where economic colonization, humiliation, and exploitation were worse than in Cuba, in part owing to my country's policies during the Batista regime." 5. What was the name of the boat that brought 82 revolutionaries from Mexico to Cuba in 1956, including Fidel and Raúl Castro? It gave its name to the official newspaper of the Communist party of Cuba. Hint: Your abuela might answer to this name too. 6. The United States instituted an economic embargo of Cuba in 1960, a policy that has undergone many tweaks in the years since. It was reinforced in 1996 by the Cuban Liberty and Democracy Solidarity Act, which prevents foreign companies that do business in Cuba from also doing business in the US. This act is usually known by the names of its two legislative sponsors; what is this more common moniker? 7. Your humble question-setter (one of them, anyway) was born on the very day the invaders landed in Cuba's Bay of Pigs, though the battle didn't really get under way until the next day. You don't have to wish him Happy Birthday, but maybe you can tell us the month and year of this misbegotten adventure that was an early misstep in Kennedy's presidency. (The invasion, that is! Tell us when the invasion was.) 8. If the first day of the Cuban Missile Crisis was when President Kennedy was informed that U-2 spy-plane photos showed the missiles, and the last day was when Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove them, then how long did the crisis last, including both those days? Hint: This period of time also forms the title of a book by Robert Kennedy, and a movie starring Bruce Greenwood as John F. Kennedy. 9. During President Obama's recent historic visit to Cuba, the Cuban national baseball team took on a Major League Baseball squad. Name that major-league team. They won, by the way -- we're not sure what that did for diplomacy. 10. Perhaps more rewarding for the Cubans, the Rolling Stones performed a landmark concert in Havana on 2016-03-25. This was the first big concert by a Western rock band in 52 years. What was the final song they performed, as part of their encore? ** Game 3, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round - Canadian Capitals The theme of this round is Canadian capitals. It's a potpourri -- within the pairs there will be questions in different subject categories. * A. St. John's A1. How many Canadian *provincial capitals* are farther north than St. John's, NL? A2. Name the American Hockey League team based in St. John's, an affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens. Apparently it was not named after a caffeinated beverage. * B. Halifax B1. Name the 1941 novel by Hugh MacLennan based on the Halifax Explosion of 1917. Or, alternatively, name the author of the 1992 novel "Burden of Desire", with a similar setting; this author had a long career in the US as a journalist. B2. Name the fortified summit in Halifax that is a National Historic Site of Canada. * C. Iqaluit C1. What was the previous name of Iqaluit, before 1987? C2. Iqaluit has the smallest population of any Canadian provincial or territorial capital. What was its population according to the 2011 census, within 25% of the true number in either direction? * D. Winnipeg. D1. Who is the former mayor of Winnipeg who is now an Ontario provincial cabinet minister? D2. At what stadium do the Winnipeg Blue Bombers play their home games? * E. Regina. E1. What type of disaster devastated large parts of Regina on June 30, 1912? E2. Name the foundational document of the CCF party that was adopted in Regina in 1933. Exact name required. * F. Victoria F1. What is the independent bookstore in Victoria that is named after one of Canada's most celebrated writers? No surprise -- she and her then-husband founded it in 1963. F2. This Victoria native, born in 1978, has won a Grammy, a Latin Grammy, and 10 Junos, and she's also a Commander of the Order of Prince Henry the Navigator. (Of Portugal, that is.) Name her. -- Mark Brader "Hacking for 8 years gives a guy a memory. Toronto If you was with a woman -- I'd've noticed." msb@vex.net PHANTOM LADY My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Jul 16 08:45PM -0700 On Saturday, July 16, 2016 at 10:36:00 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-06-05, > and should be interpreted accordingly. I think I missed a round. c'est la vie. > I did not write either of these rounds. NO!!!!!!!! > poet, and intellectual, and there's also one in Central Park in > New York. Havana's international airport is named after him. > Give his name. josé martí > 2. One of the catalysts for the Spanish-American War was the > sinking of a US battleship in Havana harbor in February 1898. > Do you remember what battleship? yes, I do. it was the uss maine (even though you didn't ask for that) > great deal of power over the island, making Cuba a de-facto > protectorate. The agreement also established a protective > tariff in the US for what commodity? sugar > colonial domination, where economic colonization, humiliation, > and exploitation were worse than in Cuba, in part owing to > my country's policies during the Batista regime." fidel castro > from Mexico to Cuba in 1956, including Fidel and Raúl Castro? > It gave its name to the official newspaper of the Communist > party of Cuba. Hint: Your abuela might answer to this name too. granma > business in Cuba from also doing business in the US. This act > is usually known by the names of its two legislative sponsors; > what is this more common moniker? helms-burton act > tell us the month and year of this misbegotten adventure that > was an early misstep in Kennedy's presidency. (The invasion, > that is! Tell us when the invasion was.) 17-19 april 1961 > those days? Hint: This period of time also forms the title of > a book by Robert Kennedy, and a movie starring Bruce Greenwood > as John F. Kennedy. 13 days > Cuban national baseball team took on a Major League Baseball > squad. Name that major-league team. They won, by the way -- > we're not sure what that did for diplomacy. tampa bay rays > performed a landmark concert in Havana on 2016-03-25. This was > the first big concert by a Western rock band in 52 years. > What was the final song they performed, as part of their encore? satisfaction > * A. St. John's > A1. How many Canadian *provincial capitals* are farther north > than St. John's, NL? 2 > A2. Name the American Hockey League team based in St. John's, > an affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens. Apparently it was > not named after a caffeinated beverage. icecaps > Explosion of 1917. Or, alternatively, name the author of > the 1992 novel "Burden of Desire", with a similar setting; > this author had a long career in the US as a journalist. robert macneil > B2. Name the fortified summit in Halifax that is a National > Historic Site of Canada. fort george > * C. Iqaluit > C1. What was the previous name of Iqaluit, before 1987? frobisher bay > provincial or territorial capital. What was its population > according to the 2011 census, within 25% of the true number > in either direction? 6789 > * D. Winnipeg. > D1. Who is the former mayor of Winnipeg who is now an Ontario > provincial cabinet minister? murray? > D2. At what stadium do the Winnipeg Blue Bombers play their > home games? investors group field (it's on the university of manitoba campus) > * E. Regina. > E1. What type of disaster devastated large parts of Regina on > June 30, 1912? tornado > E2. Name the foundational document of the CCF party that was > adopted in Regina in 1933. Exact name required. regina manifesto > F1. What is the independent bookstore in Victoria that is named > after one of Canada's most celebrated writers? No surprise > -- she and her then-husband founded it in 1963. munro'sbookstore? > Grammy, and 10 Junos, and she's also a Commander of the > Order of Prince Henry the Navigator. (Of Portugal, that is.) > Name her. nelly furtado? swp |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jul 17 03:59AM > poet, and intellectual, and there's also one in Central Park in > New York. Havana's international airport is named after him. > Give his name. Jose Marti > 2. One of the catalysts for the Spanish-American War was the > sinking of a US battleship in Havana harbor in February 1898. > Do you remember what battleship? USS Maine > great deal of power over the island, making Cuba a de-facto > protectorate. The agreement also established a protective > tariff in the US for what commodity? tobacco; sugar > tell us the month and year of this misbegotten adventure that > was an early misstep in Kennedy's presidency. (The invasion, > that is! Tell us when the invasion was.) November, 1961; February 1962 > those days? Hint: This period of time also forms the title of > a book by Robert Kennedy, and a movie starring Bruce Greenwood > as John F. Kennedy. 13 > Cuban national baseball team took on a Major League Baseball > squad. Name that major-league team. They won, by the way -- > we're not sure what that did for diplomacy. Marlins; White Sox > * A. St. John's > A1. How many Canadian *provincial capitals* are farther north > than St. John's, NL? 1; 2 > A2. Name the American Hockey League team based in St. John's, > an affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens. Apparently it was > not named after a caffeinated beverage. Red Bulls > * C. Iqaluit > C1. What was the previous name of Iqaluit, before 1987? Whitehorse; Yellowknife > provincial or territorial capital. What was its population > according to the 2011 census, within 25% of the true number > in either direction? 3000 > * E. Regina. > E1. What type of disaster devastated large parts of Regina on > June 30, 1912? tornado > F1. What is the independent bookstore in Victoria that is named > after one of Canada's most celebrated writers? No surprise > -- she and her then-husband founded it in 1963. Atwood Books I was just in Victoria but the only bookstore I saw wasn't this one, whatever it is. -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jul 17 04:03AM > Atwood Books > I was just in Victoria but the only bookstore I saw wasn't this one, > whatever it is. Well, I was wrong. In my defense, if they had anything about the history of the store in the actual store, it was fairly well-hidden. -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Jul 17 08:53AM Mark Brader wrote: > poet, and intellectual, and there's also one in Central Park in > New York. Havana's international airport is named after him. > Give his name. Che Guevara > great deal of power over the island, making Cuba a de-facto > protectorate. The agreement also established a protective > tariff in the US for what commodity? Tobacco > colonial domination, where economic colonization, humiliation, > and exploitation were worse than in Cuba, in part owing to > my country's policies during the Batista regime." Fidel Castro > Cuban national baseball team took on a Major League Baseball > squad. Name that major-league team. They won, by the way -- > we're not sure what that did for diplomacy. Miami Marlins > performed a landmark concert in Havana on 2016-03-25. This was > the first big concert by a Western rock band in 52 years. > What was the final song they performed, as part of their encore? Peter Smyth |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jul 17 11:26AM +0200 > poet, and intellectual, and there's also one in Central Park in > New York. Havana's international airport is named after him. > Give his name. José Martí (I would not know of him, if it wasn't for these Toronto quizzes. I think it is the third time he appears in some shape of form.) > great deal of power over the island, making Cuba a de-facto > protectorate. The agreement also established a protective > tariff in the US for what commodity? Tobacco? > colonial domination, where economic colonization, humiliation, > and exploitation were worse than in Cuba, in part owing to > my country's policies during the Batista regime." Fidel Castro > from Mexico to Cuba in 1956, including Fidel and Raúl Castro? > It gave its name to the official newspaper of the Communist > party of Cuba. Hint: Your abuela might answer to this name too. Granma > tell us the month and year of this misbegotten adventure that > was an early misstep in Kennedy's presidency. (The invasion, > that is! Tell us when the invasion was.) April 1962 > those days? Hint: This period of time also forms the title of > a book by Robert Kennedy, and a movie starring Bruce Greenwood > as John F. Kennedy. Seven > performed a landmark concert in Havana on 2016-03-25. This was > the first big concert by a Western rock band in 52 years. > What was the final song they performed, as part of their encore? Satisfaction > * A. St. John's > A1. How many Canadian *provincial capitals* are farther north > than St. John's, NL? One. > provincial or territorial capital. What was its population > according to the 2011 census, within 25% of the true number > in either direction? 25000 -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| "gerson" <gerson@bigpond.net.au>: Jul 12 10:43PM +1000 "Dan Tilque" wrote ... other potential problems? I use to play trivia night in a pub near where i live here in Melbourne, Australia, (there are many such pubs that run trivia nights both here and in England and maybe elsewhere for all I know (taking note of English tv prog "Eggheads")), and our team thought it was ok to take advantage of available resources to get answers to questions. So, E.G. "what color is Galliano", well anybody could rush up to the bar and have a look at the Galliano bottle should they have known that Galliano is a drink (or sidle up if they think and consider that there are people there that don't know it's a drink). So, I mean So-o, whose ever answers are posted first (and second etc. too) will be fair game ie "available resources" to some others, no matter what. So therefore, I must say, emailing's the only way. |
| "gerson" <gerson@bigpond.net.au>: Jul 13 10:31AM +1000 "Mark Brader" wrote > > was ok to take advantage of available resources to get answers to > > questions... > Well, not in the pub trivia league *I* play in. That would be cheating Depends what people think the rules are, or ought to be, and I used the Galliano thing to say it's not really possible to avoid "cheating" in some circumstances, and I didn't say I approved of it, and oh, we used to win half the time anyway because we had an advertising man who used to read the newspapers end to end *and* remembered what was in them, and another bloke who was keen on james bond movies and pop music plus, and me who might know how many hearts in an octopus > Mark Brader | "No woman in my time will be Prime Minister or Chancellor > Toronto | or Foreign Secretary ... Anyway, I wouldn't want to be > msb@vex.net | Prime Minister." -- Margaret Thatcher, 1969 shades of Andrew Peacock |
| "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 |
| 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 -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jul 16 03:10PM Rotating Quiz #225 is over and Gareth Owen is the winner. He may now set RQ #226. The theme was fruit. > 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 > 2. France Telecom entirely renamed itself to <answer 2> in 2013, after > buying the company owning the name in 2000 and gradually rebranding > its services. (This is a one-part answer.) Orange > 3. This character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream is > sometimes taken as a self-insertion of sorts, as he is the author of > the play-within-a-play that is performed at the end. Peter Quince > 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.) Apricot Acorn existed around the same time but was founded later, did not produce computers that were at all PC-compatible as far as I can tell, and had other differences. > 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 Lemmon > those for Thief, Sorceror, Legend, Firestarter, and Risky > Business. They more recently did the soundtrack for the game Grand > Theft Auto V. Tangerine Dream > 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 Scores: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total --------------------------------- Gareth 2 1 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 12 Mark 2 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 2 1 11 Marc 2 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 1 11 Pete 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 10 Chris 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 10 Dan 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 5 Calvin 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jul 11 12:31AM -0700 Dan Blum wrote: > 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). Cherry > 2. France Telecom entirely renamed itself to <answer 2> in 2013, after > buying the company owning the name in 2000 and gradually rebranding > its services. (This is a one-part answer.) Orange > 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. Melon > 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.) Apricot > 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. Banana Splits > 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 -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 16 09:33PM -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 geography round. > from A to Y indicates a city. > So let's start with cities. > 1. Which letter is Moscow, Russia? G. 4 for Dan Blum, Björn, Dan Tilque (who submitted by email due to technical difficulties), and Marc. 3 for Peter and Calvin. 2 for Joshua and Bruce. > 2. St. Petersburg, Russia? B. 4 for Joshua, Calvin, Dan Blum, Bruce, Björn, Dan Tilque, and Marc. > 3. Baku, Azerbaijan? T. 4 for Erland, Joshua, Dan Blum, Björn, Dan Tilque, and Marc. 3 for Calvin. 2 for Bruce. > 4. Kiev, Ukraine? K. 4 for Peter, Erland, Joshua, Calvin, Dan Blum, Björn, Dan Tilque, and Marc. > it by naming any letter shown in that country. There may be just > one letter there, or more than one. > 5. Kazakhstan. N, Y (Astana, Almaty). 4 for Peter, Erland, Jason, Joshua, Calvin, Björn, Dan Tilque, and Marc. 3 for Dan Blum. > 6. Georgia. R (Tbilisi). 4 for Erland, Joshua, Calvin, Dan Blum, Björn, Dan Tilque, and Marc. > the last four. On these questions we'll give you a letter and > you can name either the city or the country. > 7. Where is V? City or country. Tashkent, Uzbekistan. 4 for Erland, Joshua, Calvin, Dan Blum, Björn, Dan Tilque, and Marc. 3 for Peter. > 8. F? Minsk, Belarus. 4 for Peter, Erland, Joshua, Calvin, Dan Blum, Björn, Dan Tilque, and Marc. > 9. A? Tallinn, Estonia. 4 for Peter, Erland, Joshua, Calvin, Björn, Dan Tilque, and Marc. 3 for Dan Blum. > 10. D? Kaliningrad, Russia (that's an exclave). We will also generously accept Königsberg, its name before 1946. 4 for Peter, Erland, Joshua, Calvin, Dan Blum, Björn, Dan Tilque, and Marc. By the way, there's one other exclave on the map: the unlabeled area south of S is part of Azerbaijan. > the number of decoys, a random subset of the cities will appear > in *both* groups. As usual, only one try for each question, please. > 11. X. (Bishkek,) Kyrgyzstan. > 12. P. Odessa, Ukraine. > 13. O. (Chisinau,) Moldova. Joshua got this. > 14. E. (Vilnius,) Lithuania. Joshua got this. > 15. I. Ekaterinburg, Russia. > 16. S. (Yerevan,) Armenia. Joshua got this. > 17. U. (Ashgabat,) Turkmenistan. > 18. M. Volgograd, Russia. > 19. J. Novosibirsk, Russia. > 20. Riga, Latvia. C. Joshua got this. > 21. Chisinau, Moldova. O. (Cf. #13.) Jason and (again) Joshua got this. > 22. Dushanbe, Tajikistan. W. > 23. Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. H. > 24. Volgograd, Russia. M. (Cf. #18.) > 25. Kharkov, Ukraine. L. > 26. Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. X. (Cf. #11.) > 27. Novosibirsk, Russia. J. (Cf. #19.) Jason got this. > 28. Sevastopol, recently seized by Russia from Ukraine. Q. Joshua got this. > (and also music) in the second half of the 18th century, which > emphasized subjectivity and emotional experiences and rebelled > against the rationalism of the Enlightenment. Name it. "Sturm und Drang" or "Storm and Stress/Drive/Urge". > 2. A prominent example of <answer 1> literature is Goethe's novel > about a young man's unrequited love for a peasant girl. Name it. "Die Leiden des jungen Werthers" or "The Sorrows of Young Werther". 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. 2 for Calvin. > is still a favorite today, especially among the New Age and > self-help set. He died in 1926 at age 51 and is known for > "Sonnets to Orpheus" and "Letters to a Young Poet". Rainer Maria Rilke. 4 for Joshua. > everyday society. Hesse said later that young people may have > misinterpreted the book because it was meant to speak to the > problems of middle age. Steppenwolf. 4 for Jason, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Marc. > didn't follow his instructions to burn the surviving manuscripts. > Name the author, who was still in human form at the time of > his death. Franz Kafka. 4 for Jason, Joshua, Dan Blum, and Marc. > 6. Amateur -- but enthusiastic -- musician Oskar Matzerath is > the narrator and hero of this acclaimed 1959 novel, made into > a similarly controversial film in 1979. Name the book. "Die Blechtrommel" or "The Tin Drum". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Marc. > 7. Name Thomas Mann's 1924 novel in which he uses the story of a > man's multi-year stay at a sanatorium as a vehicle for examining > the European civilization of the day. "Der Zauberberg" or "The Magic Mountain". > morally lost in the underworld was made into a 15½-hour film > (or miniseries) by famed director Rainer Werner Fassbinder. > Its title refers to a train station; what is it? "Berlin Alexanderplatz". 4 for Erland and Joshua. > of Katharina Blum". He was known as one of a group of writers > who attempted, through their literature, to come to terms with > the Nazi era. Heinrich Böll. 4 for Erland. > and decadence. Name its writer, who was Austrian and died > in 1931. Or, alternatively, name the 1999 English-language > movie -- by a celebrated director -- that was based on that book. Arthur Schnitzler, "Eyes Wide Shut" (Stanley Kubrick). 4 for Joshua. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 3 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> Ent Spo Sci Mis Geo Lit FOUR Marc Dashevsky 24 0 47 8 40 12 123 Dan Blum 23 13 36 20 38 12 117 Joshua Kreitzer -- -- 20 16 38 28 102 Björn Lundin 8 37 12 0 40 0 97 Stephen Perry -- -- 58 36 -- -- 94 Dan Tilque 0 0 38 0 40 8 86 Peter Smyth 6 40 0 8 26 0 80 Pete Gayde 18 40 19 0 -- -- 77 Erland Sommarskog 16 16 0 4 32 8 72 "Calvin" -- -- -- -- 38 2 40 Bruce Bowler -- -- 17 4 8 0 29 Jason Kreitzer -- -- -- -- 4 8 12 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "True excitement lies in doing msb@vex.net | 'sdb /unix /dev/kmem'" -- Pontus Hedman My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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