- QFTCI16 Game 3, Rounds 2-3: Cannes, Euro soccer - 2 Updates
- QFTCI16 Game 2, Rounds 9-10: Cats and Fords - 2 Updates
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 07 01:49AM -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 2 - Entertainment - Cannes The 69th Cannes Film Festival concluded on May 22. Here are some questions on the history of this lavish event. 1. The festival's first prize is the Palme d'Or, and there are eight directors who have won it twice. Name any one of them. Hint: Two are Belgian and the others -- in no particular order -- are British, American, Serbian, Austrian, Danish, and Japanese. 2. The first year that the first prize was called the Palme d'Or was 1955, and the winner that year also won the Best Picture Oscar. Name that movie, starring Ernest Borgnine and written by Paddy Chayefsky. 3. Two documentaries have won the Palme d'Or, in 1956 and 2004. One is about George W. Bush and the war on terror; the other followed Jacques Cousteau and the crew of the Calypso. Name either. 4. Since 1951 the festival has run every year without interruption -- except once. Within 1 year, name the year when it was cancelled in solidarity with the civil unrest, student protests, and general strikes that were taking place across most of France. 5. What country does the 2010 winner, "Uncle Boonmee who Can Recall his Past Lives", hail from? Recent films that *took place* in this country include "The Impossible", "The Hangover Part II", "Rambo", and "Only God Forgives". 6. A Canadian film has never won the Palme d'Or, but Canadians have received the second-place prize twice, in 1997 for "The Sweet Hereafter" and this year for "It's Only the End of the World" ("Juste la fin du monde"). Name either of the directors of these films. 7. The only winner from an African country came in 1975, with the film "Chronicles of the Years of Fire". What country was that? Hint: In 1968 another revolutionary-themed film from the same country had 3 Oscar nominations; *that* film's title is "The Battle of..." -- this country's capital city. Now, name the African country. 8. So far there have been 69 winners of the Palme d'Or or the earlier Grand Prix du Festival. Within 2, and including <answer 2>, how many of the 69 were also at least nominated for the Oscar for Best Picture? 9. China got its first and only Cannes win in 1993 with "Farewell My Concubine", but this was a tie. Name the other winner that year, a female-directed movie from New Zealand starring Holly Hunter and Harvey Keitel that was a Best Picture nominee at the Oscars. 10. This country's New Wave in film started when "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days" won at Cannes in 2007. Many of the films of this movement, such as "The Death of Mr. Lazarescu", have to do with the hell of bureaucracy in a post-Communist society. Name the country. * Game 3, Round 3 - Sports - They Call it Football On the handout below (to view it properly you'll need a window at least 83 characters wide, and of course a monospaced font), each row of the table shows four players from the same European soccer team. Their positions are shown at the top of the chart. The 16 teams listed are the ones in the Champions League that reached the knockout phase for 2015-16. FORWARD MIDFIELDER DEFENDER GOALKEEPER 1. Bas Dost Julian Draxler Dante Diego Benaglio 2. Hulk Danny Aleksandr Anyukov Yuri Lodygin 3. Danny Welbeck Mikel Arteta Per Mertesacker Petr Cech 4. Andriy Yarmolenko Miguel Veloso Danilo Silva Oleksandr Shovkovskiy 5. Paulo Dybala Paul Pogba Giorgio Chiellini Gianluigi Buffon 6. Antoine Griezmann Gabi Filipe Luís Jan Oblak 7. Zlatan Ibrahimovic Ángel Di María Thiago Silva Nicolas Douchez 8. Francesco Totti Daniele De Rossi Maicon Bogdan Lobont 9. Cristiano Ronaldo Luka Modric Sergio Ramos Keylor Navas 10. Luuk de Jong Andrés Guardado Jeffrey Bruma Jeroen Zoet 11. Sergio Aguero Yaya Touré Vincent Kompany Joe Hart 12. Robert Lewandowski Franck Ribéry Philipp Lahm Manuel Neuer 13. Diego Costa Cesc Fàbregas Gary Cahill Asmir Begovic 14. Laurent Depoitre Sven Kums Rafinha Matz Sels 15. Luis Suárez Andrés Iniesta Gerard Piqué Marc-André ter Stegen 16. Jonas Nicolás Gaitán Luisão Ederson In each case, we will name a team and you will answer with the corresponding row number on the table. 1. Juventus ["you-VENT-uss"]. 2. Bayern Munich. 3. Barcelona. 4. Chelsea. 5. Real Madrid. 6. Manchester City. 7. Zenit St. Petersburg. 8. Dynamo Kiev. 9. Paris St-Germain. 10. Arsenal. So there were 6 decoys. Decode the rot13 if you'd like to identify the remaining teams for fun, but for no points. 11. Wolfsburg. 12. Orasvpn. 13. Ngyégvpb Znqevq. 14. CFI Rvaqubira. 15. Trag. 16. Ebzn. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Save our planet: it's the only one with chocolate" msb@vex.net | --Bumper sticker My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jul 07 10:11AM +0200 > eight directors who have won it twice. Name any one of them. > Hint: Two are Belgian and the others -- in no particular order -- > are British, American, Serbian, Austrian, Danish, and Japanese. Kurosawa > One is about George W. Bush and the war on terror; the > other followed Jacques Cousteau and the crew of the Calypso. > Name either. Michael Moore's "Farenheit 911", > -- except once. Within 1 year, name the year when it was > cancelled in solidarity with the civil unrest, student protests, > and general strikes that were taking place across most of France. 1968 > Sweet Hereafter" and this year for "It's Only the End of the > World" ("Juste la fin du monde"). Name either of the directors > of these films. Atom Egoyan > earlier Grand Prix du Festival. Within 2, and including > <answer 2>, how many of the 69 were also at least nominated > for the Oscar for Best Picture? 37 > movement, such as "The Death of Mr. Lazarescu", have to do > with the hell of bureaucracy in a post-Communist society. > Name the country. Romania > * Game 3, Round 3 - Sports - They Call it Football > 1. Juventus ["you-VENT-uss"]. 4 > 2. Bayern Munich. 12 > 3. Barcelona. 15 > 4. Chelsea. 3 > 5. Real Madrid. 9 > 6. Manchester City. 13 > 7. Zenit St. Petersburg. 4 > 8. Dynamo Kiev. 2 > 9. Paris St-Germain. 7 > 10. Arsenal. 11 > 13. Ngyégvpb Znqevq. 6 > 16. Ebzn. 8 -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Jul 06 10:01PM +0200 On 2016-07-04 08:44, Mark Brader wrote: > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/2-9/meow.pdf > (Hey, at least it's in color this time.) > 1. Abyssinian. 10 > 2. Sphynx. 3 > to tell us which breed is shown. Just the breed, not the coloring; > these are one-word answers. > 4. Gur sbhegrragu cvpgher. Birma > 5. Gur arkg cvpgher nsgre gung. Manx > 6. Cvpgher ryrira. Ozelot junior > * A. Canadiana: Ford > * B. History: Fords > B1. Who killed Jesse James? Bob Ford > * C. Literature: Fords > C1. In what futuristic novel are dates given according to > "the year of our Ford", meaning Henry Ford? 1984? > F1. What's the capital city of Connecticut? Fordsville; Fordtown -- -- Björn |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 07 01:46AM -0500 Mark Brader: > and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information > see my 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". Game 2 is over and STEPHEN PERRY is the winner. Well done, sir! Congratulations! > I wrote one of these rounds. That was the challenge round. > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/2-9/meow.pdf > (Hey, at least it's in color this time.) > 1. Abyssinian. #3. 4 for Peter, Stephen, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Bruce. 3 for Marc. > 2. Sphynx. #4. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Bruce, and Pete. > to tell us which breed is shown. Just the breed, not the coloring; > these are one-word answers. > 3. Picture seventeen. Burmese. > 4. The fourteenth picture. Siamese. 4 for Peter, Stephen, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Marc, Bruce, and Pete. > 5. The next picture after that. Manx. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Marc, Bruce, and Björn. > 6. Picture eleven. Bengal. 4 for Dan Blum and Bruce. > Siamese cats have dark areas in the same pattern, but different > shades are possible for those areas. What term refers to the > specific coloration seen in this cat? Sealpoint. 4 for Stephen and Bruce. > 8. Cats such as number ten, which are almost exclusively female, > are sometimes called brindle or tricolor, and in Quebec, > chatte d'Espagne. Give the more common name. Calico. 4 for Stephen, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Marc. > 9. Name the pattern of cat number sixteen, which is also seen > almost entirely in females. Tortoiseshell. 4 for Dan Blum and Bruce. > 10. The pattern in picture two is sometimes called bicolor or > piebald, but we want the, shall we say, more sophisticated name > for it. Tuxedo. 4 for Stephen and Dan Blum. > So there were 8 decoys. Decode the rot13 to see what they are > and identify the pictures if you like for fun, but for no points. > 11. American shorthair. #6. Bruce got this, but on the second try. Only one try per question on decoys, please. > 12. Mackerel tabby coloring, probably on another American shorthair. #13. > 13. Devon rex. #9. Bruce got this. > 14. Russian blue. #5. Bruce got this. > 15. Maine coon cat. #12. Bruce got this. > 16. Persian (traditional). #8. > 17. Persian (modern). #7. > 18. Toyger. #1. > But his practical power was ended earlier in a special > action by the city council. Within 2 months, give the > month and year when they reduced Ford to a figurehead. November 2013 (accepting September 2013 to January 2014). 3 for Pete. 2 for Dan Blum. > A2. After his term as mayor, Rob Ford became a city councillor > again. Give the *number* of his ward. #2. 4 for Stephen. 2 for Peter. > * B. History: Fords > B1. Who killed Jesse James? Robert Ford. 4 for Stephen, Calvin, Dan Blum, Marc, and Björn. > B2. When this man was born, his name was Leslie Lynch King Jr. > Under what name did he become famous? Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. ("Gerald Ford" was sufficient.) 4 for Peter, Stephen, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Marc, Bruce, and Pete. > * C. Literature: Fords > C1. In what futuristic novel are dates given according to > "the year of our Ford", meaning Henry Ford? Brave New World". (By Aldous Huxley.) 4 for Stephen, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Marc. > surname was Hueffer, but he most certainly fits the category > of the round. His best-known works include the novel "The > Good Soldier" and the "Parade's End" series. Who was he? Ford Madox Ford. (Also accepting Ford Madox Hueffer or Ford Hermann Hueffer. Both given names were required in each case.) 4 for Stephen, Calvin, and Dan Blum. > D1. In major-league sports in the US, which team plays home > games in a facility with the name Ford on it? City and > team name required. Detroit Lions. 4 for Stephen, Marc, and Pete. 2 for Peter and Dan Blum. > D2. This pitcher for the New York Yankees in the 1950s and 1960s > set a career record for winning percentage that still holds, > with 236 wins and only 106 losses. Name him. Edward "Whitey" Ford. 4 for Stephen, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Marc, and Pete. > Heat", and the original "3:10 to Yuma". One of his last > appearances was in "Superman" (1978) as Jonathan Kent. > Who was he? Glenn Ford. 4 for Stephen, Dan Blum, Marc, and Pete. > E2. John Ford won the Oscar for Best Director 4 times, a record > that still stands. One win was for "Stagecoach". Name any > of the other three. "The Informer", "The Grapes of Wrath", "The Quiet Man". 4 for Dan Blum and Marc. > * F. Geography: fords > F1. What's the capital city of Connecticut? Hartford. 4 for Erland, Peter, Stephen, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Marc, Bruce, and Pete. > F2. Speaking of Connecticut, what place name in Connecticut > also occurs both in England and in Ontario -- with all > three places being connected to the same writer? Stratford. 4 for Peter and Marc. (The two in North America each have, or used to have, a Shakespearean festival.) Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> Spo Ent Geo Lit Can Mis Sci Cha SIX Stephen Perry 36 36 40 40 -- -- 20 36 208 Marc Dashevsky -- -- 40 12 0 20 15 36 123 Dan Tilque 20 12 40 4 8 16 16 16 120 Joshua Kreitzer 16 30 40 25 -- -- -- -- 111 Peter Smyth 18 0 40 0 0 24 12 16 110 Pete Gayde -- -- 40 4 2 20 8 23 97 "Calvin" 6 7 40 0 0 18 0 20 91 Bruce Bowler -- -- 36 0 -- -- 28 8 72 Dan Blum -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 36 68 Jason Kreitzer 4 12 36 12 -- -- -- -- 64 Erland Sommarskog 0 4 40 0 0 12 0 4 60 Björn Lundin 4 2 -- -- 0 4 4 4 18 -- Mark Brader | "Warning! Drinking beer, wine or spirits during Toronto | pregnancy can harm your baby." (City of Toronto msb@vex.net | notice in restaurant washrooms--men's and women's) My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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