- QFTCIMM16 Current Events 1-2 - 8 Updates
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- QFTCI16 Game 8, Rounds 2-3 answers: Alexander, genius TV - 1 Update
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 27 05:25AM -0500 Although I'm still posting questions written by the Usual Suspects from last season, the Canadian Inquisition is now two games into its current season, which is being written by the Misplaced Modifiers. I have obtained permission to use their questions here, so now it's time to start to post current-events rounds. Remember that rounds from Game 8 of the Usual Suspects' season are active concurrently with this current-events set. These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on the dates indicated below, and should be interpreted accordingly. If any answers have changed due to newer news, you are still expected to give the answers that were correct on that date. On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty. Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup, based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal the correct answers in about 3 days. All questions were written by members of the Misplaced Modifiers 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*)". * Game 1 (2016-09-19), Round 1 - Current Events 1. How many goals did Canada score in their victory over Czechia at the World Cup of Hockey? 2. In the 100 m freestyle, this Paralympic swimmer won her third gold medal of the Rio games and set a world record. Name her, please. 3. The judge read the verdict on television. The bodies have never been found. Name the man convicted of killing Lyle and Marie McCann. 4. Born in Edmonton on May 25, 1935, this author of nearly 30 books -- and Officer of the Order of Canada -- died Friday by assisted suicide. Who? 5. Visiting Ottawa, she expressed a wish that the Trudeau government's economic policies would "go viral". Name the *institution* that she's the managing director of. 6. What has Peter McKay announced that he will not be doing between now and next May 27? 7. What was the Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell doing at Queen's Park last Monday afternoon? 8. What did the Seattle-based Nordstrom, Inc. do for the first time on Friday? 9. Kevin Garratt returned to Canada on Thursday after 2 years' imprisonment in which country? 10. Which company's smartphones are named in a recall order by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission? * Game 2 (2016-09-26), Round 1 - Current Events 1. Donald Trump's oldest son caused an uproar on social media this week by comparing Syrian refugees to which fruit-flavored candy? 2. Name either of the two top advisors to Trudeau who have offered to pay back some of the expense money they received for moving from Toronto to Ottawa. 3. Which Canadian won the Emmy for best actress in a drama series? 4. The former long-time captain of the Ottawa Senators became a Canadian citizen this week, along with his wife. Name him. 5. Archeologists on Okinawa have discovered the oldest example, dating from 23,000 years ago, of *which item*, made from sea-snail shells? 6. Passengers on a Westjet flight from Toronto to Vancouver were forced to leave the plane for safety concerns after *which* unwelcome "guests" were discovered on board? Be sufficiently specific. 7. Greta Vosper, a minister at West Hill United Church for nearly 2 decades, was deemed "unsuitable to continue serving" by the United Church. Why? 8. In the second such case inside of a month, actor Richard Hong was found dead at the Los Angeles condo of which Canadian TV personality? 9. In a reversal of a previous announcement, the Ontario government announced Friday that they would *not* be selling all or part of which asset? 10. Toronto was home this weekend to an aerial visitor not seen in these parts since 2010. Which visitor was here to help provide views of the Blue Jays game and the world hockey celebrations? -- Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net | "Fast, cheap, good: choose any two." My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Sep 27 01:42PM > * Game 1 (2016-09-19), Round 1 - Current Events > 1. How many goals did Canada score in their victory over Czechia > at the World Cup of Hockey? 3; 4 > 5. Visiting Ottawa, she expressed a wish that the Trudeau > government's economic policies would "go viral". Name the > *institution* that she's the managing director of. IMF; World Bank > 8. What did the Seattle-based Nordstrom, Inc. do for the first > time on Friday? declare a quarterly loss > 10. Which company's smartphones are named in a recall order by > the US Consumer Product Safety Commission? Samsung > * Game 2 (2016-09-26), Round 1 - Current Events > 1. Donald Trump's oldest son caused an uproar on social media this > week by comparing Syrian refugees to which fruit-flavored candy? Skittles > 5. Archeologists on Okinawa have discovered the oldest example, > dating from 23,000 years ago, of *which item*, made from > sea-snail shells? helmet > in these parts since 2010. Which visitor was here to help > provide views of the Blue Jays game and the world hockey > celebrations? Goodyear blimp -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Sep 27 03:57PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:nZqdnQBDHoSr1HfKnZ2dnUU7- > * Game 1 (2016-09-19), Round 1 - Current Events > 1. How many goals did Canada score in their victory over Czechia > at the World Cup of Hockey? 7; 8 > *institution* that she's the managing director of. > 6. What has Peter McKay announced that he will not be doing between > now and next May 27? Drinking beer > Park last Monday afternoon? > 8. What did the Seattle-based Nordstrom, Inc. do for the first > time on Friday? Paid a dividend to shareholders > 9. Kevin Garratt returned to Canada on Thursday after 2 years' > imprisonment in which country? Iran; North Korea > 10. Which company's smartphones are named in a recall order by > the US Consumer Product Safety Commission? Samsung > * Game 2 (2016-09-26), Round 1 - Current Events > 1. Donald Trump's oldest son caused an uproar on social media this > week by comparing Syrian refugees to which fruit-flavored candy? Skittles > 3. Which Canadian won the Emmy for best actress in a drama series? > 4. The former long-time captain of the Ottawa Senators became a > Canadian citizen this week, along with his wife. Name him. Alfredsson > 5. Archeologists on Okinawa have discovered the oldest example, > dating from 23,000 years ago, of *which item*, made from > sea-snail shells? Spoon > 7. Greta Vosper, a minister at West Hill United Church for nearly > 2 decades, was deemed "unsuitable to continue serving" by the > United Church. Why? Sex change > in these parts since 2010. Which visitor was here to help > provide views of the Blue Jays game and the world hockey > celebrations? Goodyear blimp Pete Gayde |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Sep 27 06:24PM Mark Brader wrote: > 2. In the 100 m freestyle, this Paralympic swimmer won her third > gold medal of the Rio games and set a world record. Name her, > please. Simmonds > 5. Visiting Ottawa, she expressed a wish that the Trudeau > government's economic policies would "go viral". Name the > institution that she's the managing director of. IMF > 6. What has Peter McKay announced that he will not be doing between > now and next May 27? Cutting his hair > 7. What was the Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell doing at Queen's > Park last Monday afternoon? Sunbathing > 8. What did the Seattle-based Nordstrom, Inc. do for the first > time on Friday? Pay a dividend > 9. Kevin Garratt returned to Canada on Thursday after 2 years' > imprisonment in which country? Iran > 10. Which company's smartphones are named in a recall order by > the US Consumer Product Safety Commission? Samsung > * Game 2 (2016-09-26), Round 1 - Current Events > 1. Donald Trump's oldest son caused an uproar on social media this > week by comparing Syrian refugees to which fruit-flavored candy? Skittles > forced to leave the plane for safety concerns after which > unwelcome "guests" were discovered on board? Be sufficiently > specific. Wasps > 7. Greta Vosper, a minister at West Hill United Church for nearly > 2 decades, was deemed "unsuitable to continue serving" by the > United Church. Why? She has changed gender > in these parts since 2010. Which visitor was here to help > provide views of the Blue Jays game and the world hockey > celebrations? Peter Smyth |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 27 09:08PM +0200 > * Game 1 (2016-09-19), Round 1 - Current Events > 1. How many goals did Canada score in their victory over Czechia > at the World Cup of Hockey? Current? That was ages ago, at least last week. Was it six? > 6. What has Peter McKay announced that he will not be doing between > now and next May 27? Drinking alcohol > 9. Kevin Garratt returned to Canada on Thursday after 2 years' > imprisonment in which country? Syria > * Game 2 (2016-09-26), Round 1 - Current Events > 1. Donald Trump's oldest son caused an uproar on social media this > week by comparing Syrian refugees to which fruit-flavored candy? When I saw the pictures, I thought it was what is known as Non-Stop over here, but they are not fruit-flavoured. And I've forgotten the name. > 4. The former long-time captain of the Ottawa Senators became a > Canadian citizen this week, along with his wife. Name him. Daniel Alfredsson (For some reason I knew that one. :-) > 5. Archeologists on Okinawa have discovered the oldest example, > dating from 23,000 years ago, of *which item*, made from > sea-snail shells? Necklace > forced to leave the plane for safety concerns after *which* > unwelcome "guests" were discovered on board? Be sufficiently > specific. Cockroaches -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Sep 28 01:31AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:nZqdnQBDHoSr1HfKnZ2dnUU7- > * Game 1 (2016-09-19), Round 1 - Current Events > 1. How many goals did Canada score in their victory over Czechia > at the World Cup of Hockey? 3; 4 > 10. Which company's smartphones are named in a recall order by > the US Consumer Product Safety Commission? Samsung (?) > * Game 2 (2016-09-26), Round 1 - Current Events > 1. Donald Trump's oldest son caused an uproar on social media this > week by comparing Syrian refugees to which fruit-flavored candy? Skittles > in these parts since 2010. Which visitor was here to help > provide views of the Blue Jays game and the world hockey > celebrations? Goodyear Blimp -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Sep 27 07:17PM -0700 On Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at 6:26:03 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > it's time to start to post current-events rounds. > Remember that rounds from Game 8 of the Usual Suspects' season > are active concurrently with this current-events set. noted > * Game 1 (2016-09-19), Round 1 - Current Events > 1. How many goals did Canada score in their victory over Czechia > at the World Cup of Hockey? 6 > 2. In the 100 m freestyle, this Paralympic swimmer won her third > gold medal of the Rio games and set a world record. Name her, > please. rivard > 3. The judge read the verdict on television. The bodies have > never been found. Name the man convicted of killing Lyle and > Marie McCann. travis vader > 4. Born in Edmonton on May 25, 1935, this author of nearly 30 books > -- and Officer of the Order of Canada -- died Friday by assisted > suicide. Who? kinsella > 5. Visiting Ottawa, she expressed a wish that the Trudeau > government's economic policies would "go viral". Name the > *institution* that she's the managing director of. international monetary fund > 6. What has Peter McKay announced that he will not be doing between > now and next May 27? bathing > 7. What was the Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell doing at Queen's > Park last Monday afternoon? reading ; sleeping > 8. What did the Seattle-based Nordstrom, Inc. do for the first > time on Friday? opened a store in toronto? > 9. Kevin Garratt returned to Canada on Thursday after 2 years' > imprisonment in which country? china > 10. Which company's smartphones are named in a recall order by > the US Consumer Product Safety Commission? samsung > * Game 2 (2016-09-26), Round 1 - Current Events > 1. Donald Trump's oldest son caused an uproar on social media this > week by comparing Syrian refugees to which fruit-flavored candy? skittles > 2. Name either of the two top advisors to Trudeau who have offered > to pay back some of the expense money they received for moving > from Toronto to Ottawa. butts > 3. Which Canadian won the Emmy for best actress in a drama series? that chick from the show "orphan black" on bbcamerica > 4. The former long-time captain of the Ottawa Senators became a > Canadian citizen this week, along with his wife. Name him. alfredsson > 5. Archeologists on Okinawa have discovered the oldest example, > dating from 23,000 years ago, of *which item*, made from > sea-snail shells? fish hook > forced to leave the plane for safety concerns after *which* > unwelcome "guests" were discovered on board? Be sufficiently > specific. iguanas > 7. Greta Vosper, a minister at West Hill United Church for nearly > 2 decades, was deemed "unsuitable to continue serving" by the > United Church. Why? she is an atheist > 8. In the second such case inside of a month, actor Richard > Hong was found dead at the Los Angeles condo of which Canadian > TV personality? you're kidding, right? the guy's name is like 50 characters long (I'm rounding, of course) .. ok, here's a stab at it strombolicoulombus > 9. In a reversal of a previous announcement, the Ontario government > announced Friday that they would *not* be selling all or part > of which asset? lottery business > in these parts since 2010. Which visitor was here to help > provide views of the Blue Jays game and the world hockey > celebrations? goodyear blimp? swp |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Sep 27 10:11PM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > Park last Monday afternoon? > 8. What did the Seattle-based Nordstrom, Inc. do for the first > time on Friday? lose money > 9. Kevin Garratt returned to Canada on Thursday after 2 years' > imprisonment in which country? Iran > 10. Which company's smartphones are named in a recall order by > the US Consumer Product Safety Commission? Samsung > * Game 2 (2016-09-26), Round 1 - Current Events > 1. Donald Trump's oldest son caused an uproar on social media this > week by comparing Syrian refugees to which fruit-flavored candy? Skittles > forced to leave the plane for safety concerns after *which* > unwelcome "guests" were discovered on board? Be sufficiently > specific. snakes (on a plane!) > 7. Greta Vosper, a minister at West Hill United Church for nearly > 2 decades, was deemed "unsuitable to continue serving" by the > United Church. Why? she's gay > 8. In the second such case inside of a month, actor Richard > Hong was found dead at the Los Angeles condo of which Canadian > TV personality? Alex Trebek > in these parts since 2010. Which visitor was here to help > provide views of the Blue Jays game and the world hockey > celebrations? Goodyear blimp -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 27 03:13PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-07-11, 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 8, Round 4 - Sports - Foreign-Born NBA Players In each case, name the player. 1. This 7'6"-tall player's 8-season career in the NBA with the Houston Rockets is said to have sparked increased interest in the sport in his home country of China. 2. This South-African-born Canadian 2-time MVP winner never won an NBA championship during his time spent with the Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns, and Los Angeles Lakers. He is currently the general manager of Canada's senior men's basketball team. 3. He is the most successful German player ever to play in the NBA. He won the NBA championship in 2011 and the MVP award in 2007. His entire NBA career, 18 seasons so far, has been with the Dallas Mavericks. 4. These two brothers are Spanish. The older brother is a power forward and center who's won two NBA titles with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2009 and '10. That's two more than his younger brother, named Marc, has managed so far in his career with the Memphis Grizzlies. Give their surname. 5. This Lithuanian center was a first-round draft pick for the Toronto Raptors in 2011, and has since played a pivotal part in their last three playoff runs, despite suffering an injury in last season's playoff series against the Miami Heat. 6. This Congolese center very recently signed a 4-year, $70,000,000 deal with the Orlando Magic, but you may know him better from his important role with last season's Toronto Raptors and his impressive job of replacing an injured <answer 5> in the playoffs. 7. This Belgian-born point guard, son of an American professional basketball player and a Dutch model, represented France in international play but won 4 NBA championship titles with the San Antonio Spurs. He is also known in entertainment news circles as the ex-husband of Eva Longoria. 8. Along with <answer 7>, this Argentinian shooting guard has also won 4 NBA championship titles with the San Antonio Spurs. He was an integral part of the 2004 Argentinian Olympic team that won gold by beating the USA in the semifinals and Italy in the finals. 9. Although this Croatian-born Serbian 3-point specialist finally won an NBA championship title in 2011 with the Dallas Mavericks, he is much better known for his 8˝ seasons with the Sacramento Kings. The Kings retired his #16 jersey. 10. This Croatian player had a full and rewarding career in the EuroLeague and won two Olympic silver medals before coming to the NBA and winning 3 NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls, where he often played the role of the "sixth man". * Game 8, Round 6 - Literature - Nobel Laureates In each case name the writer, who has won the Nobel Prize in Literature. 1. This Canadian short-story writer won the award in 2013, and is known for stories such as "Boys and Girls", "How I Met My Husband", and "The Bear Came Over the Mountain". That last one was the basis of the Canadian movie "Away from Her". 2. Prior to <answer 1>, Canada's only claim to a Nobel in Literature was this Canadian-born American novelist of works such as "Herzog", "Humboldt's Gift", and "Henderson the Rain King". 3. "In awarding the prizes", Alfred Nobel wrote in his will, "no consideration whatever shall be given to the nationality of the candidates... the most worthy shall receive the prize, whether he be a Scandinavian or not." And hey, once the first prizes had been given out, it only took another 12 years before the Nobel committee gave one to a non-European writer. Name this Indian novelist, painter, musician, and the author of "Gitanjali", a collection of 157 poems, known as "Song Offerings" in English translation. 4. This winner of the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature ran for the presidency of Peru in 1990, but lost to Alberto Fujimori in the second round of voting. He's also famous for novels such as "Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter" and "Conversation in the Cathedral". 5. The most recent prize going to a British writer was in 2007. This winner has written science fiction (such as the "Canopus in Argos: Archives", a 5-book series about societies undergoing accelerated evolution), but is better known for novels such as "The Grass is Singing" and "The Golden Notebook". 6. The most recent American writer to receive the prize was in 1993; this author's novels include "Beloved", "The Bluest Eye", and "Song of Solomon". 7. 1986 was the first time an African writer was given the prize. This Nigerian author is best known for plays such as "The Lion and the Jewel" and "Death and the King's Horseman" 8. Two Japanese writers have won the award. One was in 1968, and is well known for novels such as "The Master of Go" and "Snow Country". The other was in 1994; his brain-damaged son has played a large role in his writing, in works such as "A Personal Matter" and "A Healing Family". Name *either* writer. 9. The only person so far to win both a Nobel Prize and an Oscar is this Irish dramatist. He won the Oscar in 1938 for adapting his own play. 10. While this Nobel-winning author has never won an Oscar, he was employed as a Hollywood screenwriter in the 1930s and 1940s, receiving credits on movies such as "The Big Sleep" and "To Have and Have Not". -- Mark Brader, Toronto | This is Programming as a True Art Form, where style msb@vex.net | is more important than correctness... --Pontus Hedman My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 27 11:05PM +0200 > * Game 8, Round 4 - Sports - Foreign-Born NBA Players Jonas Jerebko does not seem to be there, which means that I know nada. > second round of voting. He's also famous for novels such as > "Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter" and "Conversation in the > Cathedral". Varga > in Argos: Archives", a 5-book series about societies undergoing > accelerated evolution), but is better known for novels such as > "The Grass is Singing" and "The Golden Notebook". Harold Pinter -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Sep 27 09:33PM > 1. This 7'6"-tall player's 8-season career in the NBA with the > Houston Rockets is said to have sparked increased interest in > the sport in his home country of China. Yao Ming > NBA championship during his time spent with the Dallas Mavericks, > Phoenix Suns, and Los Angeles Lakers. He is currently the > general manager of Canada's senior men's basketball team. Barkley > his important role with last season's Toronto Raptors and > his impressive job of replacing an injured <answer 5> in the > playoffs. Olajuwon > known for stories such as "Boys and Girls", "How I Met My > Husband", and "The Bear Came Over the Mountain". That last > one was the basis of the Canadian movie "Away from Her". Alice Munro > 2. Prior to <answer 1>, Canada's only claim to a Nobel in Literature > was this Canadian-born American novelist of works such as > "Herzog", "Humboldt's Gift", and "Henderson the Rain King". Saul Bellow > in Argos: Archives", a 5-book series about societies undergoing > accelerated evolution), but is better known for novels such as > "The Grass is Singing" and "The Golden Notebook". Doris Lessing > 6. The most recent American writer to receive the prize was in > 1993; this author's novels include "Beloved", "The Bluest Eye", > and "Song of Solomon". Toni Morrison > "Snow Country". The other was in 1994; his brain-damaged son > has played a large role in his writing, in works such as "A > Personal Matter" and "A Healing Family". Name *either* writer. Ishiguro > was employed as a Hollywood screenwriter in the 1930s and 1940s, > receiving credits on movies such as "The Big Sleep" and "To > Have and Have Not". William Faulkner -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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>: Sep 27 09:48PM > known for stories such as "Boys and Girls", "How I Met My > Husband", and "The Bear Came Over the Mountain". That last > one was the basis of the Canadian movie "Away from Her". Alice Munro > in Argos: Archives", a 5-book series about societies undergoing > accelerated evolution), but is better known for novels such as > "The Grass is Singing" and "The Golden Notebook". Doris Lessing > 6. The most recent American writer to receive the prize was in > 1993; this author's novels include "Beloved", "The Bluest Eye", > and "Song of Solomon". Saul Bellow > 9. The only person so far to win both a Nobel Prize and an Oscar > is this Irish dramatist. He won the Oscar in 1938 for adapting > his own play. Samuel Beckett > was employed as a Hollywood screenwriter in the 1930s and 1940s, > receiving credits on movies such as "The Big Sleep" and "To > Have and Have Not". Peter Smyth |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Sep 28 01:36AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:WridnTXy3IVgT3fKnZ2dnUU7- > 1. This 7'6"-tall player's 8-season career in the NBA with the > Houston Rockets is said to have sparked increased interest in > the sport in his home country of China. Yao Ming > NBA championship during his time spent with the Dallas Mavericks, > Phoenix Suns, and Los Angeles Lakers. He is currently the > general manager of Canada's senior men's basketball team. Steve Nash (?) > He won the NBA championship in 2011 and the MVP award in 2007. > His entire NBA career, 18 seasons so far, has been with the > Dallas Mavericks. Dirk Nowitzki > Lakers in 2009 and '10. That's two more than his younger > brother, named Marc, has managed so far in his career with the > Memphis Grizzlies. Give their surname. Gasol > international play but won 4 NBA championship titles with the > San Antonio Spurs. He is also known in entertainment news > circles as the ex-husband of Eva Longoria. Tony Parker > He was an integral part of the 2004 Argentinian Olympic team > that won gold by beating the USA in the semifinals and Italy > in the finals. Ginobili > EuroLeague and won two Olympic silver medals before coming to > the NBA and winning 3 NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls, > where he often played the role of the "sixth man". Toni Kukoc > 2. Prior to <answer 1>, Canada's only claim to a Nobel in Literature > was this Canadian-born American novelist of works such as > "Herzog", "Humboldt's Gift", and "Henderson the Rain King". Saul Bellow > Name this Indian novelist, painter, musician, and the author of > "Gitanjali", a collection of 157 poems, known as "Song Offerings" > in English translation. Tagore > second round of voting. He's also famous for novels such as > "Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter" and "Conversation in the > Cathedral". Mario Vargas Llosa > in Argos: Archives", a 5-book series about societies undergoing > accelerated evolution), but is better known for novels such as > "The Grass is Singing" and "The Golden Notebook". Lessing > 6. The most recent American writer to receive the prize was in > 1993; this author's novels include "Beloved", "The Bluest Eye", > and "Song of Solomon". Toni Morrison > "Snow Country". The other was in 1994; his brain-damaged son > has played a large role in his writing, in works such as "A > Personal Matter" and "A Healing Family". Name *either* writer. Kenzaburo Oe (?) > 9. The only person so far to win both a Nobel Prize and an Oscar > is this Irish dramatist. He won the Oscar in 1938 for adapting > his own play. George Bernard Shaw > was employed as a Hollywood screenwriter in the 1930s and 1940s, > receiving credits on movies such as "The Big Sleep" and "To > Have and Have Not". William Faulkner -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Sep 27 09:59PM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > 1. This 7'6"-tall player's 8-season career in the NBA with the > Houston Rockets is said to have sparked increased interest in > the sport in his home country of China. Yao Ming > He won the NBA championship in 2011 and the MVP award in 2007. > His entire NBA career, 18 seasons so far, has been with the > Dallas Mavericks. Nowitzki > Lakers in 2009 and '10. That's two more than his younger > brother, named Marc, has managed so far in his career with the > Memphis Grizzlies. Give their surname. Gasol > He was an integral part of the 2004 Argentinian Olympic team > that won gold by beating the USA in the semifinals and Italy > in the finals. Ginobili > EuroLeague and won two Olympic silver medals before coming to > the NBA and winning 3 NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls, > where he often played the role of the "sixth man". Petrovic -- Dan Tilque |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Sep 27 09:59PM -0700 On Wednesday, September 28, 2016 at 6:13:54 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. This 7'6"-tall player's 8-season career in the NBA with the > Houston Rockets is said to have sparked increased interest in > the sport in his home country of China. Yao > NBA championship during his time spent with the Dallas Mavericks, > Phoenix Suns, and Los Angeles Lakers. He is currently the > general manager of Canada's senior men's basketball team. Nash > He won the NBA championship in 2011 and the MVP award in 2007. > His entire NBA career, 18 seasons so far, has been with the > Dallas Mavericks. Dirk Nimowitz or somehting > international play but won 4 NBA championship titles with the > San Antonio Spurs. He is also known in entertainment news > circles as the ex-husband of Eva Longoria. Parker > second round of voting. He's also famous for novels such as > "Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter" and "Conversation in the > Cathedral". Vargas Llosa > 9. The only person so far to win both a Nobel Prize and an Oscar > is this Irish dramatist. He won the Oscar in 1938 for adapting > his own play. Shaw > was employed as a Hollywood screenwriter in the 1930s and 1940s, > receiving credits on movies such as "The Big Sleep" and "To > Have and Have Not". Hammett, Chandler cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 27 03:12PM -0500 Mark Brader: > see my 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". > I wrote one of these rounds. The TV round. > Great One -- Alexander the Great, of the original Macedonia. > 1. Alexander's father was himself King of Macedonia. What was > his name? You don't need to provide his number. Philip II. 4 for everyone -- Erland, Peter, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Marc, Björn, Dan Blum, Stephen, Calvin, and Pete. > ruthless -- in the arts of realpolitik, in advancing the position > of her grandson after Alexander's death. Angelina Jolie played > her in Oliver Stone's film "Alexander". Name her. Olympias (also accepting "Myrtale"). 4 for Dan Tilque and Stephen. > 3. *Which sage* tutored Alexander in various aspects of learning > from the age of 13 to 16, but was apparently unable to convince > him that it was okay to keep non-Greeks as slaves? Aristotle. 4 for Erland, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Marc, Björn, Dan Blum, Stephen, and Calvin. 3 for Pete. > 4. Naturally, Alexander was educated by <answer 3> in what we would > call the classics. He carried into battle a copy of which work, > annotated by <answer 3> himself? The "Iliad". 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. > 5. *What role* did Bucephalus play in Alexander's military > campaigns? After his death, he was honored by having a city > named after him. He was Alexander's horse. 4 for Peter, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Stephen, and Calvin. > 6. In 337 BC, Alexander's father <answer 1> united the Greek > states -- with the exception of Sparta -- into what organization, > with himself as hegemon, or president? Corinthian League. 4 for Stephen. > was proclaimed leader of the <answer 6>. Which Greek city > revolted against him, and was subsequently sacked and destroyed > by Alexander, leaving behind only the home of the poet Pindar? Thebes. 4 for Stephen. 3 for Dan Blum and Calvin. > 8. Who was the Persian king defeated by Alexander after a series > of battles ending with the Battle of Guagamela ["GO-guh-MEE-luh"] > in 331 BC? Darius. (III, but the number was not required or expected.) 4 for Dan Tilque, Marc, Björn, Dan Blum, Stephen, and Calvin. > 9. The easternmost point that Alexander reached in his journey of > conquest is located in which country today? It'd be near the India-Pakistan border. The expected answer was India, but various maps I found online show slightly different versions of the route, and I've decided to accept Pakistan also. So, 4 for Erland, Peter, Dan Tilque, Marc, Björn, Dan Blum (the hard way), Stephen, and Pete (the hard way). 3 for Calvin. > result of foul play, but maybe not. And maybe you remember > the ancient city where it happened, but, again, you only need > to tell us the modern-day country where the place is located. Iraq. (Babylon.) 4 for Dan Tilque, Marc, and Stephen. > 1. The series "Numbers" revolved around the Eppes ["Eps"] family -- > Charlie the mathematician, Don the FBI agent, and their father > Alan. Name any one of the three actors who played them. David Krumholtz, Rob Morrow, Judd Hirsch. 4 for Joshua, Marc, and Stephen. > 2. The title was not actually spelled "Numbers". How was it > spelled? Exact answer required. "Numb3rs". 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Marc, Dan Blum, Stephen, Calvin, and Pete. 3 for Peter. > 3. This lead character of this current series, Walter O'Brien, is > a real person who is also one of the show's executive producers. > He's played by Elyes Gabel on the show. Give the title. "Scorpion". 4 for Joshua and Stephen. > who until then was working as a waitress. Paige is played > by a singer and actress who first came to public attention by > finishing second on "American Idol". Name that performer. Katharine McPhee. 4 for Stephen. > 5. The title character of "House, M.D." was played by Hugh Laurie. > What was the character's first name? Gregory. 4 for Peter, Joshua, Marc, Björn, and Stephen. > 6. What drug was Dr. House addicted to? Vicodin. (A brand name for hydrocodone with acetaminophen.) 4 for Peter, Björn, and Stephen. > 7. According to the opening-title sequence of "The Big Bang Theory", > our whole universe was in a what? (The answer is 3 words.) Hot, dense state. 4 for Peter, Joshua, Stephen, and Pete. See: http://bigbangtheory.wikia.com/wiki/The_History_of_Everything > real-life Ph.D. in the same field as the character. Who's that? > (Give either the person's real name, or either the first or > last name of the character.) Mayim Bialik as Amy Farrah Fowler. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen (the hard way), and Pete. 2 for Peter. > BEER... CAN PRESCRIBE DRUGS" [punctuation sic]. Give the > character's first name as seen in the title -- *correct spelling > required*. Doogie. (The title was "Doogie Howser, M.D.") 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Marc, Dan Blum, Stephen, and Pete. > 10. Please complete the previous question before decoding the rot13. > Who played Doogie Howser? Neil Patrick Harris. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Stephen, and Pete. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> His Ent Stephen Perry 40 40 80 Joshua Kreitzer 16 32 48 Dan Tilque 32 8 40 Marc Dashevsky 20 20 40 Dan Blum 23 12 35 Pete Gayde 11 20 31 Peter Smyth 12 17 29 "Calvin" 22 4 26 Björn Lundin 16 8 24 Erland Sommarskog 12 0 12 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "One thing that has not changed much in recent years msb@vex.net | is gravity." --David D. Dunlap, N.Y. Times My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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