Friday, September 16, 2016

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 24 updates in 5 topics

tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Sep 15 01:52PM

> cover with a more upbeat version? (Why they changed it I can't
> say, people just liked it better that way.) The title and the
> city are the same. Name that city.
 
Istanbul
 
> 2. What Pennsylvania town did Billy Joel pay tribute to, in his
> song about its blue-collar residents coping with the decline
> and closure of a steel mill?
 
Allentown
 
> 5. Which city does Graham Nash sing of, in reference to riots in
> 1968 and those who went on trial for intent to incite them?
 
Chicago
 
> the musical "Chess", a new-wave/disco hit finds the protagonist
> denouncing this city's Chao Phraya River ["chow prah-YAH"]
> and Wat Pho statue. Name the city.
 
Bangkok
 
> 8. Which song by the Clash refers to concerns about nuclear errors
> and flooding of the River Thames? The *full title* is needed
> for this one.
 
London Calling
 
> * Game 7, Round 6 - Entertainment - Movie Franchises
 
> 1. Before last year, the last live-action "Star Wars" movie appeared
> in 2005. Give *either* its episode number or its subtitle.
 
III
 
> numbers when the Next Generation cast joined the series.
> The last of the numbered movies was released in 1991.
> Give either its sequence number or its subtitle.
 
VI
 
> subtitles in alphabetical order: "At World's End", Dead Man's
> Chest", and "On Stranger Tides". What was the subtitle of the
> other movie?
 
Curse of the Black Pearl
 
> wrong. Now, name *any one of the first three* sequels to "The
> Fast and the Furious" (2001). They were released in 2003,
> 2006, and 2009.
 
Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift; The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
 
> 5. There were 7 novels in the Harry Potter series, but 8 movies.
> Give the *full title* of the *7th movie*, from 2010.
 
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I
 
> 6. There was one novel "The Hobbit", but it became three movies.
> Give the subtitle of the last one, released in 2014.
 
Battle of the Five Armies
 
> 7. We need a two-part answer here. Name any actor who played James
> Bond in a movie *after* Sean Connery, *and* name the *first*
> movie that that actor played him in.
 
Pierce Brosnan in Goldeneye
 
> starred Matt Damon as Jason Bourne and were based on novels by
> Robert Ludlum. They came out in 2004 and 2007. Give *both*
> titles *in order* of release.
 
The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum
 
> 9. There were five sequels to "The Thin Man" (1934), all starring
> William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles.
> Name *any one*.
 
Return of the Thin Man
 
> all made in the 1930s. You might know him better as the title
> character of a TV series with a different star, which ran from
> 1957 to 1966. Name the *character*.
 
Perry Mason
 
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bbowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Sep 15 02:43PM

On Thu, 15 Sep 2016 03:13:24 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> 2. What Pennsylvania town did Billy Joel pay tribute to, in his
> song about its blue-collar residents coping with the decline and
> closure of a steel mill?
 
Allentown
 
> 5. Which city does Graham Nash sing of, in reference to riots in
> 1968 and those who went on trial for intent to incite them?
 
Chicago
 
 
> 9. Ian Hunter wrote the song that was the opening theme for the
> Drew Carey Show from 1997 to 2004. Name the city in the title.
 
Cleveland
 
> familiarity with different movie franchises.
 
> 1. Before last year, the last live-action "Star Wars" movie appeared
> in 2005. Give *either* its episode number or its subtitle.
 
III
 
> numbers when the Next Generation cast joined the series.
> The last of the numbered movies was released in 1991.
> Give either its sequence number or its subtitle.
 
4
 
> series, each with a subtitle. We'll list three of those subtitles in
> alphabetical order: "At World's End", Dead Man's Chest", and "On
> Stranger Tides". What was the subtitle of the other movie?
 
Dead men tell no tales
 
> completely exact: if you add or omit the word "the", you're wrong.
> Now, name *any one of the first three* sequels to "The Fast and the
> Furious" (2001). They were released in 2003, 2006, and 2009.
 
2 Fast 2 Furious
 
> 7. We need a two-part answer here. Name any actor who played James
> Bond in a movie *after* Sean Connery, *and* name the *first* movie
> that that actor played him in.
 
George Lazenby - On Her Majesty Secret Service
 
> 1930s. You might know him better as the title character of a TV
> series with a different star, which ran from 1957 to 1966. Name the
> *character*.
 
Perry Mason
Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Sep 15 10:38AM -0500

In article <ieydnQ7b5bi5xUfKnZ2dnUU7-VXNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says...
> cover with a more upbeat version? (Why they changed it I can't
> say, people just liked it better that way.) The title and the
> city are the same. Name that city.
Constantinople
 
> loosely connected anecdotes.
 
> 5. Which city does Graham Nash sing of, in reference to riots in
> 1968 and those who went on trial for intent to incite them?
Chicago

> the musical "Chess", a new-wave/disco hit finds the protagonist
> denouncing this city's Chao Phraya River ["chow prah-YAH"]
> and Wat Pho statue. Name the city.
Bangkok
 
> 8. Which song by the Clash refers to concerns about nuclear errors
> and flooding of the River Thames? The *full title* is needed
> for this one.
London Calling
 
> 9. Ian Hunter wrote the song that was the opening theme for the
> Drew Carey Show from 1997 to 2004. Name the city in the title.
Cleveland
 
> starred Matt Damon as Jason Bourne and were based on novels by
> Robert Ludlum. They came out in 2004 and 2007. Give *both*
> titles *in order* of release.
The Bourne Supremacy
The Bourne Ultimatum
 
> 9. There were five sequels to "The Thin Man" (1934), all starring
> William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles.
> Name *any one*.
After the Thin Man
 
> all made in the 1930s. You might know him better as the title
> character of a TV series with a different star, which ran from
> 1957 to 1966. Name the *character*.
Perry Mason
 
 
 
 
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Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Sep 15 11:26AM -0700

Mark Brader wrote:
 
> 2. What Pennsylvania town did Billy Joel pay tribute to, in his
> song about its blue-collar residents coping with the decline
> and closure of a steel mill?
 
Allentown
 
> loosely connected anecdotes.
 
> 5. Which city does Graham Nash sing of, in reference to riots in
> 1968 and those who went on trial for intent to incite them?
 
Chicago
 
> by Seeb, depicts his drug-fueled night while attending an
> Avicii concert. In this case, the city whose name we want is
> on an island whose name is the same.
 
Singapore ??
 
> round we test your familiarity with different movie franchises.
 
> 1. Before last year, the last live-action "Star Wars" movie appeared
> in 2005. Give *either* its episode number or its subtitle.
 
III
 
> numbers when the Next Generation cast joined the series.
> The last of the numbered movies was released in 1991.
> Give either its sequence number or its subtitle.
 
8
 
> wrong. Now, name *any one of the first three* sequels to "The
> Fast and the Furious" (2001). They were released in 2003,
> 2006, and 2009.
 
Furious 2
 
> Give the *full title* of the *7th movie*, from 2010.
 
> 6. There was one novel "The Hobbit", but it became three movies.
> Give the subtitle of the last one, released in 2014.
 
The Desolation of Smaug
 
> all made in the 1930s. You might know him better as the title
> character of a TV series with a different star, which ran from
> 1957 to 1966. Name the *character*.
 
Perry Mason
 
 
--
Dan Tilque
"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Sep 15 06:32PM

Mark Brader wrote:
 
> Jackson apparently feel like a stranger, inspiring him to write
> a song on his state of mind during the height of the child-abuse
> accusations made against him?
Moscow
 
> 8. Which song by the Clash refers to concerns about nuclear errors
> and flooding of the River Thames? The *full title* is needed
> for this one.
London Calling
> round we test your familiarity with different movie franchises.
 
> 1. Before last year, the last live-action "Star Wars" movie appeared
> in 2005. Give either its episode number or its subtitle.
Episode III
> numbers when the Next Generation cast joined the series.
> The last of the numbered movies was released in 1991.
> Give either its sequence number or its subtitle.
VI
> subtitles in alphabetical order: "At World's End", Dead Man's
> Chest", and "On Stranger Tides". What was the subtitle of the
> other movie?
The Black Pearl
> wrong. Now, name *any one of the first three* sequels to "The
> Fast and the Furious" (2001). They were released in 2003,
> 2006, and 2009.
Too Fast Too Furious
> 5. There were 7 novels in the Harry Potter series, but 8 movies.
> Give the *full title* of the *7th movie*, from 2010.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I
> 6. There was one novel "The Hobbit", but it became three movies.
> Give the subtitle of the last one, released in 2014.
The Battle of the Five Armies
> 7. We need a two-part answer here. Name any actor who played James
> Bond in a movie after Sean Connery, and name the first
> movie that that actor played him in.
Pierce Brosnan - Goldeneye
> starred Matt Damon as Jason Bourne and were based on novels by
> Robert Ludlum. They came out in 2004 and 2007. Give both
> titles *in order* of release.
The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Revenge
> 9. There were five sequels to "The Thin Man" (1934), all starring
> William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles.
> Name *any one*.
The Fat Man
> all made in the 1930s. You might know him better as the title
> character of a TV series with a different star, which ran from
> 1957 to 1966. Name the character.
Perry Mason
 
Peter Smyth
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 15 09:03PM +0200

> cover with a more upbeat version? (Why they changed it I can't
> say, people just liked it better that way.) The title and the
> city are the same. Name that city.
 
Paris

> 5. Which city does Graham Nash sing of, in reference to riots in
> 1968 and those who went on trial for intent to incite them?
 
Los Angeles

> by Seeb, depicts his drug-fueled night while attending an
> Avicii concert. In this case, the city whose name we want is
> on an island whose name is the same.
 
Key West

> the musical "Chess", a new-wave/disco hit finds the protagonist
> denouncing this city's Chao Phraya River ["chow prah-YAH"]
> and Wat Pho statue. Name the city.
 
Bangkok

> 8. Which song by the Clash refers to concerns about nuclear errors
> and flooding of the River Thames? The *full title* is needed
> for this one.
 
London Calling

> 10. A 1972 hit by the Guess Who mentions Moose Jaw, Moosomin,
> Red Deer, Terrace, and Medicine Hat. But another city is in
> the title -- which one is that?
 
Regina

> * Game 7, Round 6 - Entertainment - Movie Franchises
 
> In 1925, Gösta Ekman starred in "Karl XII" and "Karl XII, Del II"
> -- that's Swedish for "Part II".
 
He might have. However, the ultimate interpreter of Karl XII was Jarl
Kulle. I recall visiting my relatives and in the bathroom they had
pictures of Swedish kings. Except that when I look at them I said
to myself "wait, that's Jarl Kulle!".
 
> 7. We need a two-part answer here. Name any actor who played James
> Bond in a movie *after* Sean Connery, *and* name the *first*
> movie that that actor played him in.
 
Roger Moore, "Live and Let Die"

> 9. There were five sequels to "The Thin Man" (1934), all starring
> William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles.
> Name *any one*.
 
The Thin White Duke
 
 
 
 
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swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Sep 15 04:57PM -0700

On Thursday, September 15, 2016 at 4:13:29 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-07-04,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
 
noted.
 
> cover with a more upbeat version? (Why they changed it I can't
> say, people just liked it better that way.) The title and the
> city are the same. Name that city.
 
istanbul
 
> 2. What Pennsylvania town did Billy Joel pay tribute to, in his
> song about its blue-collar residents coping with the decline
> and closure of a steel mill?
 
allentown
 
> Jackson apparently feel like a stranger, inspiring him to write
> a song on his state of mind during the height of the child-abuse
> accusations made against him?
 
moscow
 
> but was styled after "Dick's Automotive" by the Rugburns,
> and most of it consists of spoken-word narration made up of
> loosely connected anecdotes.
 
albuquerque
 
> 5. Which city does Graham Nash sing of, in reference to riots in
> 1968 and those who went on trial for intent to incite them?
 
chicago
 
> by Seeb, depicts his drug-fueled night while attending an
> Avicii concert. In this case, the city whose name we want is
> on an island whose name is the same.
 
ibiza?
 
> the musical "Chess", a new-wave/disco hit finds the protagonist
> denouncing this city's Chao Phraya River ["chow prah-YAH"]
> and Wat Pho statue. Name the city.
 
bangkok
 
> 8. Which song by the Clash refers to concerns about nuclear errors
> and flooding of the River Thames? The *full title* is needed
> for this one.
 
london calling (thanks, now I have that song stuck in my head)
 
> 9. Ian Hunter wrote the song that was the opening theme for the
> Drew Carey Show from 1997 to 2004. Name the city in the title.
 
cleveland
 
> 10. A 1972 hit by the Guess Who mentions Moose Jaw, Moosomin,
> Red Deer, Terrace, and Medicine Hat. But another city is in
> the title -- which one is that?
 
saskatoon
 
 
> Catching Fire"; some use both methods in combination; and sometimes
> the sequel has a completely new title, like "Minions". In this
> round we test your familiarity with different movie franchises.
 
Mark Brader wrote this round
 
> 1. Before last year, the last live-action "Star Wars" movie appeared
> in 2005. Give *either* its episode number or its subtitle.
 
episode iii
 
> numbers when the Next Generation cast joined the series.
> The last of the numbered movies was released in 1991.
> Give either its sequence number or its subtitle.
 
vi
 
> subtitles in alphabetical order: "At World's End", Dead Man's
> Chest", and "On Stranger Tides". What was the subtitle of the
> other movie?
 
the curse of the black pearl
 
> wrong. Now, name *any one of the first three* sequels to "The
> Fast and the Furious" (2001). They were released in 2003,
> 2006, and 2009.
 
2 fast 2 furious
 
> 5. There were 7 novels in the Harry Potter series, but 8 movies.
> Give the *full title* of the *7th movie*, from 2010.
 
harry potter and the deathly hallows – part 1
 
> 6. There was one novel "The Hobbit", but it became three movies.
> Give the subtitle of the last one, released in 2014.
 
the battle of the five armies
 
> 7. We need a two-part answer here. Name any actor who played James
> Bond in a movie *after* Sean Connery, *and* name the *first*
> movie that that actor played him in.
 
george lazenby in 'on her majesty's secret service'(also his last)
 
> starred Matt Damon as Jason Bourne and were based on novels by
> Robert Ludlum. They came out in 2004 and 2007. Give *both*
> titles *in order* of release.
 
the bourne supremacy, the bourne ultimatum
 
> 9. There were five sequels to "The Thin Man" (1934), all starring
> William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles.
> Name *any one*.
 
shadow of the thin man
 
> all made in the 1930s. You might know him better as the title
> character of a TV series with a different star, which ran from
> 1957 to 1966. Name the *character*.
 
perry mason
 
 
swp
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Sep 15 06:52PM -0700

On Thursday, September 15, 2016 at 6:13:29 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> 2. What Pennsylvania town did Billy Joel pay tribute to, in his
> song about its blue-collar residents coping with the decline
> and closure of a steel mill?
 
Allentown
 
> loosely connected anecdotes.
 
> 5. Which city does Graham Nash sing of, in reference to riots in
> 1968 and those who went on trial for intent to incite them?
 
Paris
 
> the musical "Chess", a new-wave/disco hit finds the protagonist
> denouncing this city's Chao Phraya River ["chow prah-YAH"]
> and Wat Pho statue. Name the city.
 
Bangkok
 
> 8. Which song by the Clash refers to concerns about nuclear errors
> and flooding of the River Thames? The *full title* is needed
> for this one.
 
London Calling
 
> 9. Ian Hunter wrote the song that was the opening theme for the
> Drew Carey Show from 1997 to 2004. Name the city in the title.
 
Chicago
 
> round we test your familiarity with different movie franchises.
 
> 1. Before last year, the last live-action "Star Wars" movie appeared
> in 2005. Give *either* its episode number or its subtitle.
 
III
 
> numbers when the Next Generation cast joined the series.
> The last of the numbered movies was released in 1991.
> Give either its sequence number or its subtitle.
 
VIII, IX
 
> subtitles in alphabetical order: "At World's End", Dead Man's
> Chest", and "On Stranger Tides". What was the subtitle of the
> other movie?
 
Davy Jones' Locker
 
> wrong. Now, name *any one of the first three* sequels to "The
> Fast and the Furious" (2001). They were released in 2003,
> 2006, and 2009.
 
The Faster and the Furious
 
> Give the *full title* of the *7th movie*, from 2010.
 
> 6. There was one novel "The Hobbit", but it became three movies.
> Give the subtitle of the last one, released in 2014.
 
The Battle of the Five Armies
 
> 7. We need a two-part answer here. Name any actor who played James
> Bond in a movie *after* Sean Connery, *and* name the *first*
> movie that that actor played him in.
 
George Lazenby in On Her Majesty's Secret Service
 
 
> 9. There were five sequels to "The Thin Man" (1934), all starring
> William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles.
> Name *any one*.
 
The Even Thinner Man meets Godzilla
 
> all made in the 1930s. You might know him better as the title
> character of a TV series with a different star, which ran from
> 1957 to 1966. Name the *character*.
 
cheers,
calvin
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Sep 16 03:33AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:ieydnQ7b5bi5xUfKnZ2dnUU7-
> cover with a more upbeat version? (Why they changed it I can't
> say, people just liked it better that way.) The title and the
> city are the same. Name that city.
 
Istanbul
 
> 2. What Pennsylvania town did Billy Joel pay tribute to, in his
> song about its blue-collar residents coping with the decline
> and closure of a steel mill?
 
Allentown

> Jackson apparently feel like a stranger, inspiring him to write
> a song on his state of mind during the height of the child-abuse
> accusations made against him?
 
Moscow
 
> but was styled after "Dick's Automotive" by the Rugburns,
> and most of it consists of spoken-word narration made up of
> loosely connected anecdotes.
 
"Albuquerque"

> 5. Which city does Graham Nash sing of, in reference to riots in
> 1968 and those who went on trial for intent to incite them?
 
Chicago
 
> by Seeb, depicts his drug-fueled night while attending an
> Avicii concert. In this case, the city whose name we want is
> on an island whose name is the same.
 
Ibiza

> the musical "Chess", a new-wave/disco hit finds the protagonist
> denouncing this city's Chao Phraya River ["chow prah-YAH"]
> and Wat Pho statue. Name the city.
 
Bangkok
 
> 8. Which song by the Clash refers to concerns about nuclear errors
> and flooding of the River Thames? The *full title* is needed
> for this one.
 
"London Calling"
 
> 9. Ian Hunter wrote the song that was the opening theme for the
> Drew Carey Show from 1997 to 2004. Name the city in the title.
 
Cleveland

> * Game 7, Round 6 - Entertainment - Movie Franchises
 
> 1. Before last year, the last live-action "Star Wars" movie appeared
> in 2005. Give *either* its episode number or its subtitle.
 
Episode III
 
> numbers when the Next Generation cast joined the series.
> The last of the numbered movies was released in 1991.
> Give either its sequence number or its subtitle.
 
VI

> subtitles in alphabetical order: "At World's End", Dead Man's
> Chest", and "On Stranger Tides". What was the subtitle of the
> other movie?
 
"The Curse of the Black Pearl"
 
> wrong. Now, name *any one of the first three* sequels to "The
> Fast and the Furious" (2001). They were released in 2003,
> 2006, and 2009.
 
"2 Fast 2 Furious"

> 5. There were 7 novels in the Harry Potter series, but 8 movies.
> Give the *full title* of the *7th movie*, from 2010.
 
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I"
 
> 6. There was one novel "The Hobbit", but it became three movies.
> Give the subtitle of the last one, released in 2014.
 
"The Battle of the Five Armies"

> 7. We need a two-part answer here. Name any actor who played James
> Bond in a movie *after* Sean Connery, *and* name the *first*
> movie that that actor played him in.
 
Daniel Craig, "Casino Royale"
 
> starred Matt Damon as Jason Bourne and were based on novels by
> Robert Ludlum. They came out in 2004 and 2007. Give *both*
> titles *in order* of release.
 
"The Bourne Supremacy," "The Bourne Ultimatum"
 
> 9. There were five sequels to "The Thin Man" (1934), all starring
> William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles.
> Name *any one*.
 
"After the Thin Man"

> all made in the 1930s. You might know him better as the title
> character of a TV series with a different star, which ran from
> 1957 to 1966. Name the *character*.
 
Perry Mason
 
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Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Sep 08 08:05PM +0100

>> Ah, but the question didn't ask only about *known* information! :-)
 
> Yup. Thus, the only correct answer is "I haven't a single clue - and nor
> has anyone else".
 
Then I'm doubling down on my answer of "Earth"
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Sep 15 06:40PM -0700

On Thursday, September 15, 2016 at 11:53:51 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> > > 1 Which useful alloy commonly consists of 60% tin and 40% lead?
 
> > Solder
 
> Protest. All the solder I've ever used has been lead-free.
 
The question could have better worded I agree.
 
> Unfortunately for my answer, there is also lead-free pewter these days
> and the question was in the present sense. But at one time the above
> composition would have been within the possible range for pewter.
 
I can't find any source to support that. Can you?
 
regards,
calvin
 
 
 
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 15 09:29PM -0500

"Calvin":
>>>> 1 Which useful alloy commonly consists of 60% tin and 40% lead?
>>> Solder
 
Mark Brader:
> > Unfortunately for my answer, there is also lead-free pewter these days
> > and the question was in the present sense. But at one time the above
> > composition would have been within the possible range for pewter.

"Calvin":
> I can't find any source to support that. Can you?
 
Britannica here says "about" 70% tin and 30% lead:
 
http://www.britannica.com/technology/pewter
 
And this page says "up to 50%" lead:
 
http://www.ramshornstudio.com/pewter.htm
 
So 60-40 would be in range.
--
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Toronto | By definition, there are already enough people to do that."
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Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Sep 15 10:27AM -0500

In article <94c52159-44d1-4b91-9fd4-64401972feff@googlegroups.com>, 334152@gmail.com says...
 
> 1 Who directed the Oscar-wining 1987 film "Full Metal Jacket"?
Oliver Stone
 
> 2 Which author wrote "The Picture of Dorian Grey" in 1891?
Oscar Wilde
 
> 3 Which one-hit wonder released the 1982 single "Come On, Eileen"?
Dexy's Midnight Runners
 
> 4 Who was the producer of the TV series "Starsky & Hutch" and "Beverly Hills 91210"?
Aaron Spelling
 
> 5 Which British author and women's rights campaigner (180-1958) was the first female academic appointed to the University of Manchester and founded the first birth control clinic in Britain in 1920?
> 6 Nadsat was a slang language in which dystopian 1962 novel, later made into a film starring Malcolm McDowell?
A Clockwork Orange
 
> 7 The two official languages of Finland are Finnish and which other language?
Swedish
 
> 8 The centre of the country's high-tech industries, which city is nicknamed "India's Silicon Valley"?
Bangalore
 
> 9 Who became president of Indonesia in October 2014?
> 10 Invented independently by German Ewald Georg von Kleist and Dutch scientist Pieter van Musschenbroek in the mid-18th century, which device was the first capacitor, "storing" static electricity between electrodes inside and outside a glass jar?
Leyden jar

 
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Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Sep 15 07:33PM +0100


> 1 Who directed the Oscar-wining 1987 film "Full Metal Jacket"?
 
Kubrick
 
> 2 Which author wrote "The Picture of Dorian Grey" in 1891?
 
Wilde
 
> 3 Which one-hit wonder released the 1982 single "Come On, Eileen"?
 
Dexy's Midnight Runners - and they had at least two more hits in the UK:
"Geno" and a cover of Van Morrison's "Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven
When You Smile)".
 
ObTrivia: What was notable about their famous TV perfomance of the latter?
 
> 4 Who was the producer of the TV series "Starsky & Hutch" and "Beverly
> Hills 91210"?
 
Aaron Spelling
 
> 5 Which British author and women's rights campaigner (180-1958) was
> the first female academic appointed to the University of Manchester
> and founded the first birth control clinic in Britain in 1920?
 
Marie Stopes?
 
> 6 Nadsat was a slang language in which dystopian 1962 novel, later
> made into a film starring Malcolm McDowell?
 
A Clockwork Orange
 
> 7 The two official languages of Finland are Finnish and which other
> language?
 
Lapp?
 
> 8 The centre of the country's high-tech industries, which city is
> nicknamed "India's Silicon Valley"?
 
Mumbai?
 
> 9 Who became president of Indonesia in October 2014?
 
No idea
 
> scientist Pieter van Musschenbroek in the mid-18th century, which
> device was the first capacitor, "storing" static electricity between
> electrodes inside and outside a glass jar?
 
Voltaic Jar?
"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Sep 15 07:32PM

Calvin wrote:
 
> 1 Who directed the Oscar-wining 1987 film "Full Metal Jacket"?
 
> 2 Which author wrote "The Picture of Dorian Grey" in 1891?
Oscar Wilde
> 3 Which one-hit wonder released the 1982 single "Come On, Eileen"?
Dexy's Midnight Runners (one-hit wonder is a bit harsh)
> 4 Who was the producer of the TV series "Starsky & Hutch" and
> "Beverly Hills 91210"?
Aaron Spelling
> 5 Which British author and women's rights campaigner (180-1958) was
> the first female academic appointed to the University of Manchester
> and founded the first birth control clinic in Britain in 1920?
Marie Stopes
> 6 Nadsat was a slang language in which dystopian 1962 novel, later
> made into a film starring Malcolm McDowell?
A Clockwork Orange
> 7 The two official languages of Finland are Finnish and which other
> language?
Russian
> 8 The centre of the country's high-tech industries, which city is
> nicknamed "India's Silicon Valley"?
Bangalore
> scientist Pieter van Musschenbroek in the mid-18th century, which
> device was the first capacitor, "storing" static electricity between
> electrodes inside and outside a glass jar?
 
 
Peter Smyth
"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Sep 15 08:10PM

Gareth Owen wrote:
 
> Heaven When You Smile)".
 
> ObTrivia: What was notable about their famous TV perfomance of the
> latter?
 
They performed in front of a picture of darts player Jocky Wilson
rather than singer Jackie Wilson, which was either a mistake or a
deliberate joke depending on where you read the story.
 
Peter Smyth
Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Sep 15 09:15PM +0100


> They performed in front of a picture of darts player Jocky Wilson
> rather than singer Jackie Wilson, which was either a mistake or a
> deliberate joke depending on where you read the story.
 
I like to think it was a deliberate joke...
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/mar/27/jocky-wilson-other-rock-myths
"Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>: Sep 15 08:11PM -0400

On 2016-09-14, Calvin wrote:
 
> 1 Who directed the Oscar-wining 1987 film "Full Metal Jacket"?
 
Stanley Kubrick
 
> 2 Which author wrote "The Picture of Dorian Grey" in 1891?
 
Oscar Wilde
 
> 3 Which one-hit wonder released the 1982 single "Come On, Eileen"?
> 4 Who was the producer of the TV series "Starsky & Hutch" and "Beverly Hills 91210"?
 
Aaron Spelling
 
> 5 Which British author and women's rights campaigner (180-1958) was the first female academic appointed to the University of Manchester and founded the first birth control clinic in Britain in 1920?
> 6 Nadsat was a slang language in which dystopian 1962 novel, later made into a film starring Malcolm McDowell?
 
A Clockwork Orange
 
> 7 The two official languages of Finland are Finnish and which other language?
 
Swedish
 
> 8 The centre of the country's high-tech industries, which city is nicknamed "India's Silicon Valley"?
 
Bangalore
 
> 9 Who became president of Indonesia in October 2014?
> 10 Invented independently by German Ewald Georg von Kleist and Dutch scientist Pieter van Musschenbroek in the mid-18th century, which device was the first capacitor, "storing" static electricity between electrodes inside and outside a glass jar?
 
Leyden Jar
 
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Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 15 11:08AM

> counting ballots). 4 for Dan Tilque and Erland. 3 for Dan Blum.
>...
> Erland Sommarskog 15 0 15
 
How can 4x4 be 15?
 
Then again, I don't mind only getting three points for my completely made-up
answer about "The Orange Brothers". Hey, I could even accept zero points.
 
 
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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 15 01:29PM -0500

Mark Brader:
> > Erland Sommarskog 15 0 15

Erland Sommarskog:
> How can 4x4 be 15?
 
Maybe there were some errors.

> Then again, I don't mind only getting three points for my completely made-up
> answer about "The Orange Brothers".
 
I initially gave it a 3, then decided it was close enough for a 4,
and patched the score table by hand to read as shown below. But then
I forgot to incorporate the revised table into the answer posting.
 
Scores, if there are now now errors:
 
GAME 7 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Can Lit
Joshua Kreitzer 16 32 48
Dan Blum 16 20 36
Dan Tilque 16 8 24
"Calvin" 9 8 17
Erland Sommarskog 16 0 16
Marc Dashevsky 0 12 12
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Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 15 08:53PM +0200

> I initially gave it a 3, then decided it was close enough for a 4,
 
Close enough for a 4? For such a simple stupid guess? Oh well, I guess
I will get it back some time in the future with reduced or no points at
all for some simple stupid spelling error.
 
 
 
 
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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 15 02:20PM -0500

Mark Brader:
> > I initially gave it a 3, then decided it was close enough for a 4,

Erland Sommarskog:
> Close enough for a 4? For such a simple stupid guess?
 
Well, if they're going to give themselves a name like Orangemen or
Orange Order, they've got to expect that!
 
Historically, the Orange Order is an organization of Protestants that
exists for the purpose of supporting their political domination over
Roman Catholics. It was started in the part of Ireland that's now
Northern Ireland and spread to other parts of the British Empire.
It was politically important in Canada into the early 20th century.
 
> Oh well, I guess I will get it back some time in the future with reduced
> or no points at all for some simple stupid spelling error.
 
Just you wait. :-)
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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 15 02:32PM -0500

Erland Sommarskog:
> > Close enough for a 4? For such a simple stupid guess?

Mark Brader:
> Roman Catholics. It was started in the part of Ireland that's now
> Northern Ireland and spread to other parts of the British Empire.
> It was politically important in Canada into the early 20th century.
 
I meant to add an explanation of "Orange". Following King Henry VIII's
break with the Roman Catholic Church in about 1530, England had some
Protestant and some Roman Catholic monarchs until 1688. In that year,
in the so-called Glorious Revolution, the Catholic King James II
was deposed and the throne turned over to a Protestant couple,
King William III and Queen Mary II. William was a prince of the
House of Orange in the Netherlands and he's who the Orangemen are
named after.
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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 08 11:29PM -0500

Mark Brader:
> see my 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
 
 
> I wrote one of these rounds.
 
The waterfalls.
 
 
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/6-7/falls/2.jpg (for pictures F-J)
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/6-7/falls/3.jpg (for pictures M-Q)
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/6-7/falls/4.jpg (for pictures R-U)
 
Beautiful or not, this was the hardest round in the original game.
 
> same waterfall in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It's the
> second-highest US waterfall east of the Mississippi. *Either*
> name the waterfall *or* explain the color of the water.
 
Tahquamenon Falls, high tannin content (leached from cedar swamps
upstream). I did not consider "leaves and other organic material"
close enough. 4 for Pete.
 
> 2. The waterfall in picture O is named after the European river
> it's on, which flows generally north for most of its length.
> What is that name? Hint: notice the flag.
 
Rhine Falls or Rheinfall. (It's near Schaffhausen, Switzerland.)
4 for Joshua, Erland, Pete, and Dan Tilque. 2 for Dan Blum.
 
> name the national park in BC where it's located. You don't
> have to say which one you're naming. Hint: Both names come
> from the Cree language.
 
Takkakaw Falls, Yoho National Park.
 
Banff is a Scottish place name.
 
> the upper and lower waterfall here share a collective name,
> and they are located in a well-known US national park that also
> shares the same name. What is that name?
 
Yosemite ["yo-SEM-it-ee"] Falls / National Park. 4 for Joshua,
Dan Blum, Marc, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
 
> 5. The next *two* questions are about pictures G and H. These
> waterfalls are among several that are located in the same
> Ontario city that's less than 100 km from here. Name the *city*.
 
Hamilton. 4 for Pete.
 
(Because of the Niagara Escarpment, they call themselves the City
of Waterfalls.)
 
> Hint: part of one name refers to something you might put on
> a table; the other name may remind you of some well-known
> reference books.
 
Devil's Punchbowl (G), Webster's Falls (H).
 
> named as a waterfall even though it might not look like one
> from the photos. *Either* name the waterfall *or* just name
> the Canadian city where it's located.
 
Reversing Falls, St. John, NB.
 
This part of the St. John River is a tidal estuary. In picture N,
the tide is going out. Picture M shows slack water, when the tidal
current stops before going the other way. When the tide is coming
in, the current reverses, but it's not intense enough to make a
dramatic picture.
 
> 8. Picture F shows three waterfalls. Name the *middle* one;
> that is, the little one nearest to the main rainbow.
 
Bridal Veil Falls or Luna Falls. (Part of Niagara Falls, of course.)
4 for Dan Tilque.
 
> all have names starting with the same letter, *but not
> the waterfall*; that name starts with a different letter.
> Name the *waterfall*.
 
Victoria Falls. (It's on the Zambezi River in Zambia and Zimbabwe.)
4 for Joshua, Erland, and Pete.
 
> different angles. Where Niagara Falls consists of 3 smaller
> falls, this one consists of over 200. Give the overall name
> of the falls, which is also the name of the river.
 
Iguassu (also spelled Iguazú or Iguaçu) Falls/River. (In Argentina
and Brazil.) 4 for Erland.
 
> There were six decoys -- picture K and the whole first page.
> All six of these waterfalls are located in the *same country*.
> What country?
 
Norway. Erland (of course) and Pete got this.
 
 
A Rjoandefossen about 4 miles S of Flåm, beside the railway
B Kjosfossen about 10 miles S of Flåm, beside the railway
C Vøringsfossen near Eidfjord, about 60 miles E of Bergen,
near the road to Oslo
D De Syv Søstrene<*> on the Geirangerfjord, about 30 miles SE of Ålesund
E Låtefossen near Odda, about 50 miles SE of Bergen
K Laksforsen near Trofors, about 200 miles NE of Trondheim
 
<*> or Dei Sju Systrene or the Seven Sisters.
 
 
> * Game 6, Round 8 - History - Monarchs and Rulers
 
> 1. Who was the last British monarch of the House of Hanover?
 
Victoria. (As in, y'know, Victoria Falls.) 4 for Joshua and Peter.
 
> buried in Britain? He was buried in Hanover, in fact, in the
> year seventeen twenty-seven. Give his name and, if applicable,
> his number.
 
George I. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Peter, Calvin, and Dan Tilque.
 
> 3. Who was the first Bourbon king of France, crowned in 1589 upon
> his conversion to Catholicism? Give either his name and number
> *as king of France*, or else his *other* royal title.
 
Henry (or Henri) IV, Henry of Navarre. I also accepted "King of
Navarre", as the question might be read as asking for that answer.
4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Erland, Calvin, and Dan Tilque.
 
> 4. Name the family dynasty that ruled Milan from 1450 to 1537.
> Their family name is derived from a word for the use of
> military might.
 
Sforza ["SSFORTZ-uh"]. ("Force".) 4 for Dan Blum.
 
> 5. What was the First Family of Florence that eventually became its
> rulers from 1434 to 1537, and also produced three or four popes
> -- count 'em, three or four!
 
Medici ["MED-ee-chee"]. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Peter, Pete,
and Calvin.
 
Giovanni de' Medici became Leo X, pope 1513-21. He was cousin to
Clement VII, pope 1523-34, and uncle to Leo XI, pope for a few weeks
in 1605. The "or four" is Pius IV, pope 1559-65. His real name was
also Giovanni Medici, but he came from humble beginnings in Milan
and apparently the powerful Medicis of Florence only claimed him as
a relative after he became pope -- uh-*huh*.
 
> their secular powers, this family produced many eminent
> churchmen, including a Jesuit who was named a saint, but no
> popes -- count 'em, none.
 
Gonzaga. (St. Aloysius Gonzaga lived 1568-91.) 3 for Dan Blum.
 
> 7. Who is the current king of Saudi Arabia? If the answer has
> changed since the original game, you must give the now-current
> answer.
 
Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. "Salman" was sufficient. 4 for Erland.
 
By the way, we got this wrong in the original game; we missed the
death in January 2015 of the previous monarch, Salman's half-brother
Abdullah.
 
> 8. Who was the last, mostly recognized, king of Albania? His name
> was three letters long. In the 1987 film "Aria" he was played
> by -- of all people -- Theresa Russell.
 
Zog (I). I accepted Zug. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Peter, Calvin,
and Dan Tilque.
 
> 9. Excluding emperors, who was the last *king* of France?
> He abdicated in 1848.
 
Louis Philippe (I). (Reigned 1830-48. Both names were required.)
4 for Dan Blum.
 
> 10. Who was the last king of Romania, prior to the abolition of
> its monarchy in 1947?
 
Mihai or Michael (I). 4 for Joshua, Peter, and Erland.
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> Sci Mis Lit Spo Geo His FOUR
Dan Blum 36 16 16 24 6 27 103
Joshua Kreitzer 20 28 16 20 12 20 88
Dan Tilque 40 8 0 20 12 12 84
Marc Dashevsky 36 20 8 20 4 4 84
Stephen Perry 40 36 -- -- -- -- 76
"Calvin" 35 12 0 12 0 16 75
Pete Gayde 16 16 4 8 20 4 60
Peter Smyth 32 8 -- -- 0 20 60
Erland Sommarskog 28 0 0 8 12 12 60
Bruce Bowler 36 0 0 20 -- -- 56
Björn Lundin 24 0 0 0 -- -- 24
Jason Kreitzer 0 8 0 0 0 0 8
 
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