Friday, August 12, 2016

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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 12 01:46AM -0500

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-06-20,
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 5, Round 7 - Literature - Supporting Characters
 
For each question we will name four characters who have supporting
roles in one or more works by the same author. They may all
be in the same work, or the same series, or in unrelated works.
In any case, what you have to do is name the author.
 
1. Bustopher Jones, Macavity, Mungojerrie, Skimbleshanks.
 
2. Mundungus Fletcher, Rubeus Hagrid, Luna Lovegood, Draco Malfoy.
 
3. Sir Andrew Aguecheek, Dromio of Ephesus, Goneril, Edward Poins.
 
4. Superintendent Battle, Arthur Hastings, Ariadne Oliver,
Dr. James Sheppard.
 
5. Jack Dawkins, Thomas Gradgrind, Abel Magwitch, Wilkins Micawber.
 
6. Peter Coffin, Father Mapple, Queequeg, Starbuck.
 
7. Barliman Butterbur, Rosie Cotton, Bill Ferny, Goldberry.
 
8. Donald Gennaro, Ian Malcolm, Dennis Nedry, Ellie Sattler.
 
9. Iva Archer, Joel Cairo, Effie Perrine, Floyd Thursby.
 
10. Major Major, Milo Minderbinder, General Peckem, General
Scheisskopf.
 
 
* Game 5, Round 8 - Geography - African Capitals
 
This will be a simple round, and we hope it's easy as well. We'll name
the capital city of an African country, and you tell us which country.
 
1. Kampala ["kam-PAW-luh"].
2. Accra ["uh-KRAH"].
3. Lusaka ["loo-SAHK-uh"].
4. Kigali ["kih-GAW-lee"].
5. Dakar ["da-KAHR"].
6. Mogadishu ["mo-guh-DEE-shoo"].
7. Abuja ["uh-BOO-juh"].
8. Windhoek ["VINT-huhk"].
9. Luanda ["loo-AND-uh"].
10. Khartoum ["kar-TOOM"].
 
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"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Aug 12 09:44AM

Mark Brader wrote:
 
> be in the same work, or the same series, or in unrelated works.
> In any case, what you have to do is name the author.
 
> 1. Bustopher Jones, Macavity, Mungojerrie, Skimbleshanks.
TS Eliot
> 2. Mundungus Fletcher, Rubeus Hagrid, Luna Lovegood, Draco Malfoy.
JK Rowling
> 3. Sir Andrew Aguecheek, Dromio of Ephesus, Goneril, Edward Poins.
Shakespeare
> 4. Superintendent Battle, Arthur Hastings, Ariadne Oliver,
> Dr. James Sheppard.
 
> 5. Jack Dawkins, Thomas Gradgrind, Abel Magwitch, Wilkins Micawber.
Charles Dickens
> 6. Peter Coffin, Father Mapple, Queequeg, Starbuck.
James Joyce
> 7. Barliman Butterbur, Rosie Cotton, Bill Ferny, Goldberry.
JRR Tolkien
> name the capital city of an African country, and you tell us which
> country.
 
> 1. Kampala ["kam-PAW-luh"].
Uganda
> 2. Accra ["uh-KRAH"].
Ghana
> 3. Lusaka ["loo-SAHK-uh"].
Zambia
> 4. Kigali ["kih-GAW-lee"].
Rwanda
> 5. Dakar ["da-KAHR"].
Senegal
> 6. Mogadishu ["mo-guh-DEE-shoo"].
Somalia
> 7. Abuja ["uh-BOO-juh"].
Nigeria
> 8. Windhoek ["VINT-huhk"].
Namibia
> 9. Luanda ["loo-AND-uh"].
Angola
> 10. Khartoum ["kar-TOOM"].
Sudan
 
Peter Smyth
Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Aug 12 05:07AM -0500

In article <ctmdnR3eL6Au7TDKnZ2dnUU7-enNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says...
> In any case, what you have to do is name the author.
 
> 1. Bustopher Jones, Macavity, Mungojerrie, Skimbleshanks.
 
> 2. Mundungus Fletcher, Rubeus Hagrid, Luna Lovegood, Draco Malfoy.
J.K. Rowling
 
 
> 4. Superintendent Battle, Arthur Hastings, Ariadne Oliver,
> Dr. James Sheppard.
 
> 5. Jack Dawkins, Thomas Gradgrind, Abel Magwitch, Wilkins Micawber.
Charls Dickens
 
> 6. Peter Coffin, Father Mapple, Queequeg, Starbuck.
Herman Melville
 
> 7. Barliman Butterbur, Rosie Cotton, Bill Ferny, Goldberry.
J.R.R. Tolkien
 
> 8. Donald Gennaro, Ian Malcolm, Dennis Nedry, Ellie Sattler.
 
> 9. Iva Archer, Joel Cairo, Effie Perrine, Floyd Thursby.
Dash Hammett
 
> 10. Major Major, Milo Minderbinder, General Peckem, General
> Scheisskopf.
Joseph Heller
 
 
> This will be a simple round, and we hope it's easy as well. We'll name
> the capital city of an African country, and you tell us which country.
 
> 1. Kampala ["kam-PAW-luh"].
Uganda
 
> 2. Accra ["uh-KRAH"].
> 3. Lusaka ["loo-SAHK-uh"].
Zambia
 
> 4. Kigali ["kih-GAW-lee"].
Rwanda
 
> 5. Dakar ["da-KAHR"].
Senegal
 
> 6. Mogadishu ["mo-guh-DEE-shoo"].
Somalia
 
> 7. Abuja ["uh-BOO-juh"].
> 8. Windhoek ["VINT-huhk"].
> 9. Luanda ["loo-AND-uh"].
Angola
 
> 10. Khartoum ["kar-TOOM"].
Sudan
 
 
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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 12 01:42AM -0500

Mark Brader:
 
> 1. In the 1957 Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis movie "The Delicate
> Delinquent", the two lead characters took their surnames from two
> legendary Greeks who were great friends. Give those two names.
 
Damon, Pythias. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Calvin.
 
> 2. In the Bible -- second book of Samuel, chapter 1, verse 26 to
> be exact -- David mourns the death of *which friend*, with the
> lament that his love was "more wonderful than the love of women"?
 
Jonathan. 4 for Marc, Peter, and Joshua.
 
> 3. The so-called "Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas" ["TOKE-less"]
> was actually written by which one of her friends?
 
Gertrude Stein. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Dan Tilque, and Joshua.
 
> 4. James Taylor had his only #1 hit with "You've Got a Friend".
> Who actually wrote it, and released it on a very successful
> album in 1971?
 
Carole King. ("Tapestry".) 4 for Marc, Pete, Peter, Jason,
and Joshua. 2 for Dan Blum and Calvin.
 
> was a modest hit, making it to #7 on the Canadian charts,
> but it is better remembered as the theme song of the sitcom
> "Golden Girls". Name the song.
 
"Thank You for Being a Friend". 4 for Marc, Jason, and Joshua.
 
> #1 hit and won two Grammy Awards after being covered by Dionne
> Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight, and Stevie Wonder for an
> AIDS benefit. Name the song.
 
"That's What Friends are For". 4 for Marc, Pete, Jason, Joshua,
and Calvin.
 
> 7. During its run, how many Emmy Award *nominations* did the TV show
> "Friends" receive, within 5 in either direction?
 
62 (accepting 57-67).
 
Nobody was even within double the allowed leeway. Remember that the
series ran 10 years. It was nominated 6 times as the Outstanding
Comedy Series (winning once), 27 times total in 6 acting categories
(winning 3 times), and 29 times in 14 other categories (winning
just once). The acting nominations were:
 
8 - Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (6 *Lisa Kudrow,
2 Jennifer Aniston)
6 - Guest Actor in a Comedy Series (1 each Hank Azaria, Danny DeVito,
Gary Oldman, Brad Pitt, Tom Selleck, Bruce Willis)
5 - Guest Actress in a Comedy Series (2 Christina Applegate,
1 each *Christina Pickles, Susan Sarandon, Marlo Thomas)
4 - Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (3 Matt LeBlanc, 1 Matthew Perry)
3 - Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (all *Jennifer Aniston)
1 - Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (David Schwimmer)
 
And the other categories:
 
6 - Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Series
3 - Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series
3 - Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series
3 - Directing for a Comedy Series (*Michael Lembeck)
3 - Multi-Camera Sound Mixing for a Series or Special
2 - Casting for a Comedy Series
2 - Sound Mixing for a Comedy Series or a Special
1 - Costume Design for a Series
1 - Individual Achievement in Art Direction for a Series
1 - Individual Achievement in Directing for a Comedy Series
1 - Individual Achievement in Editing for a Series, Multi-Camera Production
1 - Individual Achievement in Main Title Theme Music
1 - Individual Achievement in Writing for a Comedy Series
1 - Writing for a Comedy Series
 
*Indicates winners (one time each.)
 
> 8. In 2013, the Oxford English Dictionary added a cheeky 3-word
> phrase containing the word "friend", which also provided the
> title of a 2011 romantic-comedy movie. What was it?
 
Friends with benefits. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Pete, Peter, Joshua,
and Calvin.
 
> crowds because of segregation and racism. Another celebrity
> then stepped in and promised to book a table in the front row
> every night if they gave Fitzgerald the job. Name her.
 
Marilyn Monroe. 4 for Pete. 2 for Calvin.
 
I was amused by the wrong answers "Tony Bennett" and "Frank Sinatra";
I would not have expected either of them to be a "her".
 
> 10. In a popular series of novels, Diana Barry is the "kindred
> spirit" who becomes -- *whose* best friend?
 
Anne Shirley. ("Anne of Green Gables" and sequels. "Anne" was
required and was sufficient.)
 
 
 
> I've rearranged the round in order by picture number. As you see,
> there were 6 decoys, which you can answer if you like for fun,
> but for no points.
 
Nobody tried the decoys.
 
This was the easiest round in the original game. However, I am no
expert on names for legumes in different places. If you were scored
wrong and have good reason to think this was an error, please post
a protest.
 
> 1. (decoy)
 
White kidney bean, cannellini.
 
> 2. Name it.
 
Lima bean, butter bean. 4 for Pete, Peter, Jason, and Dan Tilque.
3 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
 
> 3. Name it.
 
Chickpea, garbanzo bean, chana. 4 for Dan Blum and Pete.
 
> 4. (decoy)
 
Green lentil.
 
> 5. Name it.
 
Fava bean, broad bean, English bean.
 
> 6. (decoy)
 
Red lentil, masoor dal.
 
> 7. (decoy)
 
Black gram, black lentil, urad dal.
 
> 8. Name it.
 
Red bean, adzuki bean. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, and Pete.
 
> 9. Name it.
 
Black bean, turtle bean. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Pete, and Joshua.
 
> 10. (decoy)
 
Navy bean, haricot, pea bean, great northern bean.
 
> 11. Name it.
 
Pinto bean. 4 for Dan Blum.
 
> 12. Name it.
 
Mung bean, green gram.
 
> 13. (decoy)
 
Pigeon pea, toor dal.
 
> 14. Name it.
 
Red kidney bean. There was supposed to be a rot13 note at the end
of the round saying that both key words were required, but since
I forgot to say it, I'll accept "kidney bean" alone. But not "red
bean", because that's a different picture on the handout. So,
4 for Dan Blum, Pete, Peter, Jason, and Dan Tilque.
 
> 15. Name it.
 
Soybean, soya bean. 4 for Marc and Pete.
 
> 16. Name it.
 
Black-eyed pea/bean. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Pete, Jason,
and Dan Tilque.
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> His Ent Mis Sci
Pete Gayde 16 40 16 28 100
Joshua Kreitzer 20 36 28 7 91
Marc Dashevsky 8 36 24 16 84
Dan Blum 22 12 14 27 75
Dan Tilque 28 24 4 12 68
"Calvin" 15 23 16 0 54
Jason Kreitzer 4 16 12 12 44
Peter Smyth 16 0 12 8 36
Erland Sommarskog 16 0 -- -- 16
Björn Lundin 14 0 -- -- 14
 
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Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Aug 12 04:55AM -0500

In article <poWdnQwWUqok8jDKnZ2dnUU7-QXNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says...
> > 3. Name it.
 
> Chickpea, garbanzo bean, chana. 4 for Dan Blum and Pete.
 
I answered "Ceci." I'm certain I've seen jars so labeled.
 
 
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swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Aug 11 04:53PM -0700

On Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at 11:33:56 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> alien" in the US, I believe.
 
> I haven't followed this story, but presuambly the primary concern is
> which people are buying property not to live in, but to rent out.
 
so ... paperwork.
 
swp
Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Aug 11 06:50PM

Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in
 
> 1 Enrico Caruso (1873 – 1921) was best known for his
> achievements in which field of the arts?
 
Opera singer
 
> 2 What is the
> distinguishing physical feature of Def Leopard drummer Rick Allen?
 
Albino
 
> 3 Which South Korean rapper made Gangnam Style famous in 2012?
 
Psy
 
> of Frank Abagnale Jr?
> 5 Following the upcoming Rio games, what will be the
> largest country (by area) never to have hosted an Olympics Games?
 
India
 
> 6 Name either of the bands that TV characters Beavis and
> Butt-head have printed on their T shirts.
 
Ramones
 
> 7 What two figures are depicted in a classical Pieta sculpture?
 
Jesus and Mary
 
> 8 Which vitamin plays a major role in blood clotting?
 
D
 
> 9 Who had a 1973 hit with "Daniel"?
 
Elton John
 
> 10 What was Mahatma Gandhi's profession?
 
Lawyer
 
 
> cheers,
> calvin
 
Pete Gayde
Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Aug 11 08:47PM +0100


> 1 Enrico Caruso (1873 – 1921) was best known for his achievements in
> which field of the arts?
 
Singing
 
> 2 What is the distinguishing physical feature of Def Leopard drummer
> Rick Allen?
 
He is missing an arm
 
> 3 Which South Korean rapper made Gangnam Style famous in 2012?
 
Psy
 
> 4 Which 2002 Steven Spielberg film detailed the colourful life of
> Frank Abagnale Jr?
 
Catch Me If You Can
 
> 5 Following the upcoming Rio games, what will be the largest country
> (by area) never to have hosted an Olympics Games?
 
Kazakhstan?
 
> 6 Name either of the bands that TV characters Beavis and Butt-head
> have printed on their T shirts.
 
AC/DC
 
> 7 What two figures are depicted in a classical Pieta sculpture?
 
Madonna & Child
 
> 8 Which vitamin plays a major role in blood clotting?
 
B??
 
> 9 Who had a 1973 hit with "Daniel"?
 
Elton John
 
> 10 What was Mahatma Gandhi's profession?
 
Lawyer
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