- QFTCI16 Game 8, Rounds 7-8: map errors, ye olde disease - 3 Updates
- QFTCI16 Game 8, Rounds 9-10: Not US, degrees challenge - 4 Updates
- Rotating Quiz #233 RESULTS - 2 Updates
- RESULTS and ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz 356 (GOLQ356) - 1 Update
- Calvin's Quiz #459 - 1 Update
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Oct 03 03:10PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:A8idnaW_2NkWMXPKnZ2dnUU7- > 1. (Map C is a decoy. All street names and buildings are correct. > Which label that you see is wrong?) > 2. Which label that you see on Map D is wrong? Lake Titicaca > 3. Which *city* is wrong on Map E? Asuncion > 4. (Map F is a decoy. Which label for a landmark is wrong?) Circus Maximus > 5. (Map G is a decoy. Which station label is wrong?) > 6. Which *city* label is wrong on Map H? Denver > 8. On Map J, everything is correct in the small print showing > street names, subway stations, and so on. Which *landmark* > label in large print is wrong? Tour Eiffel > building codes, and all the names of other U of T facilities, > those are all correct. So which label that you see is wrong? > 10. On Map L, which *country* label is wrong? Botswana > 11. On Map M, which *city* label is wrong? Pyongyang > 13. On Map O, all the street names and numbers are correct and so are > the bridges and tunnels. The label that's wrong is for *a river, > a district, or a park or square*. Which one is wrong? Tribeca > 14. On Map P, we'll tell you that once again all the bodies of > water are correct. Which *city* label is wrong? Warsaw > are, the more fun you'll have with this round. Go try some of > them on your doctor the next time you're afflicted. > 1. Dropsy. Cerebral Palsy; Multiple Sclerosis > 2. Ague ["EH-gyoo"]. > 3. Apoplexy. Cerebral Palsy; Multiple Sclerosis > 4. Carbuncle. Bone spur > 5. Neurasthenia. Multiple Sclerosis; Cerebral Palsy > 6. Quinsy. Multiple Sclerosis; Cerebral Palsy > 7. Falling sickness. > 8. Hydrophobia. Water on the brain > 9. Consumption. Tuberculosis > nobhg nthr, vs lbh anzrq n flzcgbz engure guna n qvfrnfr naq tnir > bayl n bar-jbeq nafjre, cyrnfr tb onpx naq rkcnaq vg gb vaqvpngr > n pbzovangvba bs gjb flzcgbzf. Pete Gayde |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 03 11:08PM -0500 Mark Brader: > see my 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". > I wrote one of these rounds. The map errors. > label that is. You don't need to tell us what the place really is. > *So for Map B, you would answer R.O.M., not Hockey Hall of Fame.* > You answer with the label you *actually see* on the map. This was the second-easiest round in the original game, after the current-events round. > like for fun, but for no points. > 1. (Map C is a decoy. All street names and buildings are correct. > Which label that you see is wrong?) The Golden Gate Bridge, at the right edge. (And yes, Erland, you can read that one.) Dan Blum got this. It's actually off the map: it goes north from the northwestern part of the city. That's the Bay Bridge, or in full, the San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge. > 2. Which label that you see on Map D is wrong? Lake Titicaca. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Erland, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Stephen, and Pete. It should be off the bottom of the map, on the Bolivia-Peru border. That lake in Venezuela is actually Lake Maracaibo. > 3. Which *city* is wrong on Map E? Asunción. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Erland, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Stephen, and Pete. It should be in Paraguay, the light gray landlocked country. The city marked Asunción is actually Montevideo, Uruguay. > 4. (Map F is a decoy. Which label for a landmark is wrong?) Circus Maximus, near the bottom. Dan Blum and Pete got this. It actually has an elongated shape and is just off the bottom of the map. That's the Colosseum. > 5. (Map G is a decoy. Which station label is wrong?) St. Paul's, at center. Peter, Dan Blum, and Erland got this. It should be just off the right side of the map, the next station east of Chancery Lane. The station marked St. Paul's is Piccadilly Circus. I did not expect as many as 3 people to get this! > 6. Which *city* label is wrong on Map H? Denver. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Marc, Stephen, and Pete. It should be in Colorado -- the *other* rectangular state. That's actually Casper, Wyoming. > 7. On Map I, don't worry about the bodies of water; we'll > tell you that those are correct. But which label for a > *city, state, or territory* is wrong? Wellington. 4 for Peter, Bruce, Dan Blum, Erland, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Stephen. It should be in New Zealand. That's Adelaide. > 8. On Map J, everything is correct in the small print showing > street names, subway stations, and so on. Which *landmark* > label in large print is wrong? Tour Eiffel. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Erland, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Stephen, and Pete. The Eiffel Tower's base is too wide to even fit on the traffic island as marked. It should be off the map, on the other side of the river and some distance west. The structure in the Place de la Concorde is actually the Egyptian obelisk nicknamed Cleopatra's Needle -- the same nickname that's also used for obelisks in London and New York. > correct when this map was made. That is, all the circles with > building codes, and all the names of other U of T facilities, > those are all correct. So which label that you see is wrong? University Av. It should be off the bottom of the map: University only goes as far north as College St. The street marked University Av. is actually Queen's Park. (Same name as the park around the provincial legislature, at bottom right.) > 10. On Map L, which *country* label is wrong? Botswana. 4 for Peter, Bruce, Dan Blum, Erland, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Stephen, and Pete. It's actually off the map to the southwest. The country marked Botswana is Burundi. > 11. On Map M, which *city* label is wrong? Pyongyang. 4 for Peter, Bruce, Dan Blum, Erland, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Stephen, and Pete. It should be in North Korea. (And yes, Erland, if you want to do it the hard way, it also shouldn't be on the coast.) That's Gangneung. > 12. (Map N is a decoy. Which label for a landmark is wrong?) The Supreme Court, just below the river. The actual Supreme Court building is a little to the west, near the National Library and the Bank of Canada. That's Parliament. > 13. On Map O, all the street names and numbers are correct and so are > the bridges and tunnels. The label that's wrong is for *a river, > a district, or a park or square*. Which one is wrong? Times Square. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua, Marc, and Stephen. 3 for Calvin. It's actually along Broadway from 42nd to 47th St. and has a sort of bow-tie shape. The thing marked Times Square is Madison Square Park. > 14. On Map P, we'll tell you that once again all the bodies of > water are correct. Which *city* label is wrong? Warsaw. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Erland, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Marc, Calvin, Stephen, and Pete. It should be in Poland, just off the left edge of the map. That's actually Minsk, Belarus. > are, the more fun you'll have with this round. Go try some of > them on your doctor the next time you're afflicted. > 1. Dropsy. Edema, swelling, congestive heart failure. (In all cases any answer shown is acceptable.) 4 for Dan Blum and Stephen. > 2. Ague ["EH-gyoo"]. Fever and chills (both required if this answer was given), malaria, flu. 4 for Dan Blum, Jason, Dan Tilque, Marc, and Stephen. > 3. Apoplexy. Stroke, seizure (I accepted "fit"), (sudden) loss of consciousness, paralysis. 4 for Peter, Bruce, Dan Blum, Joshua, Marc, Calvin, and Stephen. > 4. Carbuncle. Boil, skin abscess, skin tumor. 4 for Bruce and Stephen. > 5. Neurasthenia. Nervous exhaustion, neurosis, nervous breakdown. > 6. Quinsy. Tonsillitis. (As mentioned on "Jeopardy!" on 2016-07-06, days before the original game but after this round was written!) 4 for Stephen. 3 for Calvin. > 7. Falling sickness. Epilepsy, seizures. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Joshua, Marc, and Stephen. > 8. Hydrophobia. Rabies. 4 for Peter, Bruce, Dan Blum, Erland, Joshua, Jason, Dan Tilque, Marc, and Stephen. > 9. Consumption. Tuberculosis. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Marc, Calvin, Stephen, and Pete. > 10. Wen. Skin cyst, stye. 4 for Bruce and Stephen. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> His Ent Spo Lit Geo Sci FOUR Stephen Perry 40 40 -- -- 36 36 152 Joshua Kreitzer 16 32 28 32 36 16 128 Dan Blum 23 12 4 20 36 24 103 Dan Tilque 32 8 16 0 32 12 92 Pete Gayde 11 20 24 0 28 4 83 Marc Dashevsky 20 20 16 4 12 20 76 "Calvin" 22 4 15 8 27 11 75 Peter Smyth 12 17 0 8 32 8 69 Erland Sommarskog 12 0 0 4 28 4 48 Bruce Bowler -- -- -- -- 16 24 40 Björn Lundin 16 8 0 0 -- -- 24 Jason Kreitzer -- -- -- -- 0 8 8 -- Mark Brader | "Some societies define themselves by being open to new Toronto | influences, others define their identity by resisting. msb@vex.net | In either case, they take the consequences." --Donna Richoux My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 04 10:35AM > Stephen, and Pete. > It should be in Paraguay, the light gray landlocked country. > The city marked Asunción is actually Montevideo, Uruguay. When I said "Asuncíon is in the wrong guay. (Well, that was wrong too.)" I had in mind that "guay" seems to mean river in Guaraní(?) - there's a number of -guay names in the Argentine Mesopotania. So "on the wrong quay" would be more appropriate. > Calvin, Stephen, and Pete. > It should be in North Korea. (And yes, Erland, if you want to do it > the hard way, it also shouldn't be on the coast.) That's Gangneung. This city I had in mind is Sokcho, which is further north. (I also thought that this place was a little wee bit to the south.) I have probably passed through Gangneung on a bus, but I can't say that I paid attention. And it was spelled differently then. (They changed the transliteration system a year I was in Korea.) -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 03 11:13PM -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 wrote one of these rounds. * Game 8, Round 9 - Canadiana - You Ain't in the United States Now, Buddy 1. In American football the player receiving a kick can protect himself by signaling for a "fair catch", ending the play. The rules in Canadian football instead provide a temporary circular protective zone at the moment of the catch, and the play continues afterwards. What's the name of the penalty when an opponent fails to respect this zone around the receiver? 2. If the US Congress votes to terminate a debate and get on with the main vote on something, they call it "cloture". What is the term in our parliament? 3. Speaking of Congress, federal elections in the US are held on the day after the first Monday in November, so their election day varies from November 2 to November 8. In Canada the date can be altered in some circumstances, but when it is ordinarily? (By the way, so far we've only had one "ordinary" election since the present rule was established.) *Either* state the rule, or just give *any one* of the 7 dates normally possible. 4. The call letters for commercial radio and TV stations start with either K or W in different parts of the US. Canadian stations have call letters starting with C, but there are only 6 possibilities for the second letter. One is B, which actually belongs to Chile, but the CBC negotiated permission to use it for some stations, such as CBLT. The other 5 possibilities (for the letter after the initial C) fall within a consecutive block of 6 letters of the alphabet. Name the 5 letters or just name the 6-letter range. 5. Different American states have different terms for their prosecutors, but most commonly they are district attorneys. What is the equivalent term here? 6. On an American highway you may see signs reading "RIGHT LANE ENDS" or "LANE ENDS -- MERGE LEFT". Here those signs would be graphical icons nowadays, but what wording was used in Ontario in the old days when there was text? Hint: You may remember that the right side of the yellow sign was vertical while the left side was diagonal. Also, the wording was somewhat affectionate, though perhaps not quite as affectionate as "MERGE". To repeat, we want the equivalent of "RIGHT LANE ENDS" or "LANE ENDS -- MERGE LEFT". It's just two words. 7. In both the US and the Canadian navy, below an admiral the next rank is vice-admiral. After that there are two more ranks between vice-admiral and captain. In the US, we kid you not, they are "rear admiral upper half" and "rear admiral lower half". Name either rank between vice-admiral and captain in the Canadian navy. 8. In the banking industry, an IRA ["Ira"] in the US corresponds roughly to what in Canada? 9. Speaking of money, give the exchange rate between Canadian and US dollars in either direction -- you don't need to say which direction -- within 2% of the true number (i.e. approximately within 2 cents). For purposes of this question the "true number" is the *most recent* daily closing rate reported on the Bank of Canada web site before *you* post your answer. (They post it at 4:30 pm Ottawa time, zone -4, each business day, and I will take the Date line on your posting as accurate.) 10. Same question for gallons. Either tell how many US gallons are in a Canadian (or Imperial) gallon, or the reverse. Again, you don't need to say which; but you must give your answer in decimal form to within 2% of the true number. ** Game 8, Round 10 - Six Degrees of Challenge Round This is the Six Degrees of Challenge Round. Your categories are: Six Degrees of Separation, Degrees in Academia, Degrees in Geometry, Degrees of Temperature, Degrees of Canadian Latitude and Longitude, and, of course... Deodorant. * A. Six Degrees of Separation A1. Name the *actress* in the 1993 film "Six Degrees of Separation" who plays one of the couple that Will Smith's character cons into thinking, among other things, that he's Sidney Poitier's son. A2. Which actor has been at the centre of an informal trivia game based on the "six degrees" concept that attempts to link him to arbitrary actors? He eventually started a charitable organization named SixDegrees.org. * B. Degrees in Academia B1. It's well-known that some people go to university and come back with an STD. But it takes real effort to get a whole degree in that subject. If your degree is abbreviated S.T.D., what was your area of study? B2. What is the term, used primarily in the United States, for a 2-year degree, usually attained at an institution below the level of a university, such as a community college or vocational college? * C. Degrees in Geometry C1. Radians rather than degrees are the official SI unit for angles, though degrees are just fine, even for mathematicians and other boffins. Tell us how many degrees are in a radian. You can *either* give the value rounded to the nearest integer, or else tell us exactly, expressed as the ratio or fraction of two numbers. C2. The circle has been divided into 360 degrees for thousands of years, though the motivation for this is unclear. One explanation is the convenient fact that 360 is divisible (without remainder) by *all but one* of the integers from 1 to 10. Which one is the exception -- the one that 360 is not divisible by? * D. Degrees of Temperature D1. Anders Celsius in 1742 designed a temperature scale that was very similar to the one named after him that we use today, but with one essential difference. What was it? D2. In the Celsius scale that we use, what temperature has the same numerical value as it would in Fahrenheit? * E. Degrees of Canadian Latitude and Longitude E1. What is your *latitude*, within 2°? You may omit "north" or "south", but unlike the original game, I won't know where you are. (Why, for some contestants this question might not even be Canadiana!) So as well as your latitude, you'll also have to *tell me where you are*. If you don't want to post an exact address, please specify unambiguously the nearest major intersection -- or other landmark -- to where you are (for example: "Yonge St. and Eglinton Av., Toronto, Canada") and I'll score the answer as if you were there. E2. The easternmost point in Canada, and in North America outside of Greenland, is Cape Spear, Newfoundland and Labrador. Give its *longitude*, within 4°; again, you don't need to say "west". * F. Deodorant F1. The first deodorant had the brand name "Mum". Within 10 years, when was it patented? F2. Please answer the previous question before decoding the rot13: Va gur 1950f "Ona" vagebqhprq gur ebyy-ba qrbqbenag nccyvpngbe, jubfr qrirybczrag jnf vafcverq ol *jung bgure vairagvba*? Pbvapvqragnyyl, gur vairagvba jr'er ybbxvat sbe jnf nyfb svefg cngragrq va rvtugrra rvtugl-rvtug, gur fnzr lrne nf "Zhz" qrbqbenag, ohg n pbzzrepvnyyl fhpprffshy qrfvta qvq abg nccrne hagvy gur avargrra-guvegvrf. -- Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net | "Able was I ere I saw Panama." My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Oct 04 04:32AM > 2. If the US Congress votes to terminate a debate and get on with > the main vote on something, they call it "cloture". What is > the term in our parliament? tabling > (for the letter after the initial C) fall within a consecutive > block of 6 letters of the alphabet. Name the 5 letters or just > name the 6-letter range. K-P; M-R > though perhaps not quite as affectionate as "MERGE". To repeat, > we want the equivalent of "RIGHT LANE ENDS" or "LANE ENDS -- > MERGE LEFT". It's just two words. JOIN AHEAD > they are "rear admiral upper half" and "rear admiral lower > half". Name either rank between vice-admiral and captain in > the Canadian navy. rear admiral There is a rational explanation for the US ranks. Not a GOOD one, maybe, but a rational one. > the Bank of Canada web site before *you* post your answer. > (They post it at 4:30 pm Ottawa time, zone -4, each business day, > and I will take the Date line on your posting as accurate.) 0.77 > game based on the "six degrees" concept that attempts to > link him to arbitrary actors? He eventually started a > charitable organization named SixDegrees.org. Kevin Bacon > back with an STD. But it takes real effort to get a whole > degree in that subject. If your degree is abbreviated > S.T.D., what was your area of study? theology > for a 2-year degree, usually attained at an institution below > the level of a university, such as a community college or > vocational college? associate degree > You can *either* give the value rounded to the nearest > integer, or else tell us exactly, expressed as the ratio > or fraction of two numbers. 57 > 360 is divisible (without remainder) by *all but one* of > the integers from 1 to 10. Which one is the exception -- > the one that 360 is not divisible by? 7 > D1. Anders Celsius in 1742 designed a temperature scale that > was very similar to the one named after him that we use > today, but with one essential difference. What was it? 0 was the boiling point of water and 100 the freezing point > D2. In the Celsius scale that we use, what temperature has the > same numerical value as it would in Fahrenheit? -40 > nearest major intersection -- or other landmark -- to where > you are (for example: "Yonge St. and Eglinton Av., Toronto, > Canada") and I'll score the answer as if you were there. 45 degrees; 50 degrees Alewife MBTA Station, Cambridge MA, USA > of Greenland, is Cape Spear, Newfoundland and Labrador. > Give its *longitude*, within 4?; again, you don't need to > say "west". 12; 21 > * F. Deodorant > F1. The first deodorant had the brand name "Mum". Within 10 > years, when was it patented? 1888 > sbe jnf nyfb svefg cngragrq va rvtugrra rvtugl-rvtug, gur > fnzr lrne nf "Zhz" qrbqbenag, ohg n pbzzrepvnyyl fhpprffshy > qrfvta qvq abg nccrne hagvy gur avargrra-guvegvrf. ball-point pen -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Oct 03 09:59PM -0700 On Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at 2:13:33 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > circular protective zone at the moment of the catch, and the > play continues afterwards. What's the name of the penalty when > an opponent fails to respect this zone around the receiver? Encroaching, offside > 2. If the US Congress votes to terminate a debate and get on with > the main vote on something, they call it "cloture". What is > the term in our parliament? Guillotine > 5. Different American states have different terms for their > prosecutors, but most commonly they are district attorneys. > What is the equivalent term here? Public prosecutor > they are "rear admiral upper half" and "rear admiral lower > half". Name either rank between vice-admiral and captain in > the Canadian navy. Commodore, Commander > 8. In the banking industry, an IRA ["Ira"] in the US corresponds > roughly to what in Canada? Tax audit > within 2 cents). For purposes of this question the "true > number" is the *most recent* daily closing rate reported on > the Bank of Canada web site before *you* post your answer. 95, 90 > game based on the "six degrees" concept that attempts to > link him to arbitrary actors? He eventually started a > charitable organization named SixDegrees.org. Bacon > for a 2-year degree, usually attained at an institution below > the level of a university, such as a community college or > vocational college? Associate Degree, Associate Diploma > You can *either* give the value rounded to the nearest > integer, or else tell us exactly, expressed as the ratio > or fraction of two numbers. 3 > 360 is divisible (without remainder) by *all but one* of > the integers from 1 to 10. Which one is the exception -- > the one that 360 is not divisible by? 7 > today, but with one essential difference. What was it? > D2. In the Celsius scale that we use, what temperature has the > same numerical value as it would in Fahrenheit? -40 > nearest major intersection -- or other landmark -- to where > you are (for example: "Yonge St. and Eglinton Av., Toronto, > Canada") and I'll score the answer as if you were there. Brisbane GPO = 27 degrees south > * F. Deodorant > F1. The first deodorant had the brand name "Mum". Within 10 > years, when was it patented? 1890, 1911 > sbe jnf nyfb svefg cngragrq va rvtugrra rvtugl-rvtug, gur > fnzr lrne nf "Zhz" qrbqbenag, ohg n pbzzrepvnyyl fhpprffshy > qrfvta qvq abg nccrne hagvy gur avargrra-guvegvrf. Ball point pen cheers, calvin |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Oct 04 02:03AM -0500 In article <MuqdnZPQwsT1sW7KnZ2dnUU7-KvNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > Separation" who plays one of the couple that Will Smith's > character cons into thinking, among other things, that he's > Sidney Poitier's son. Stockard Channing > game based on the "six degrees" concept that attempts to > link him to arbitrary actors? He eventually started a > charitable organization named SixDegrees.org. Kevin Bacon > for a 2-year degree, usually attained at an institution below > the level of a university, such as a community college or > vocational college? associate degree > You can *either* give the value rounded to the nearest > integer, or else tell us exactly, expressed as the ratio > or fraction of two numbers. pi/360 > 360 is divisible (without remainder) by *all but one* of > the integers from 1 to 10. Which one is the exception -- > the one that 360 is not divisible by? 7 > D1. Anders Celsius in 1742 designed a temperature scale that > was very similar to the one named after him that we use > today, but with one essential difference. What was it? 0 = boiling point of water and 100 = freezing point > D2. In the Celsius scale that we use, what temperature has the > same numerical value as it would in Fahrenheit? -40 > * F. Deodorant > F1. The first deodorant had the brand name "Mum". Within 10 > years, when was it patented? 1926 > for was also first patented in eighteen eighty-eight, the > same year as "Mum" deodorant, but a commercially successful > design did not appear until the nineteen-thirties. ball point pen -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Oct 03 09:43PM -0700 On Monday, October 3, 2016 at 1:10:58 PM UTC+10, Dan Blum wrote: > Rotating Quiz #233 is over and Calvin is the winner. He may now set RQ > #234. Yikes. How did that happen? Give me a day or two to come up with something. cheers, calvin |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Oct 03 09:44PM -0700 On Monday, October 3, 2016 at 4:16:07 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > Dan Blum: > > Rotating Quiz #233 is over and Calvin is the winner. > Well done, Calvin! Thank you sir. cheers, calvin |
| The GOLQ Institute <list@golq.org>: Oct 03 12:30PM -0700 RESULTS & ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #356 (GOLQ356) Congratulations to DEC & Friends, Dale Latimer, and The EJ'S & Co., who finished in a 3-way tie for first with perfect scores. Just behind were Delphi Trivia Club and The Village Idiots, each of whom missed just one regular song. Will McCorry missed being in this silver-medal group by the length of the tiebreakers. The two mini-themes were: 1) "September" - explicitly (as part of song title) or implicitly (in the context of "back to school"). This included songs #02, 05, 07, 11, 14, 24. Most entrants got this: DC, EJ, DT, WM, MW, CO, RR, VS, TT. 2) The many-faceted Gary S. "Flip" Paxton, who died 7/17/16 at 77. The theme features him as singer, writer, producer, and recording engineer. This encompassed songs #01, 09, 15, 19, 21. This was evidently a pretty obscure homage, as no one ID'd this. Each song has one or more audio links (quality and permanence not guaranteed). As always, thanks to everyone who entered! The October 2016 quiz (GOLQ #357) will be posted soon. -- Howard Teitelbaum _____________________________________________________________________________ After each score below are two characters representing the two tie-breakers: + indicates a tie-breaker answered correctly. - indicates partial credit. x indicates a totally incorrect guess. . indicates no guess. (For anti-spamming purposes, all occurrences of "@" in e-mail addresses have been replaced with "&".) Place ID # on Score Name <E-mail address> team Age(s) ---+-----+--+---------------------------------------------------+---+---------- T01 500++ DC DEC & Friends <cochran57&gmail.com> 2 Various T01 500++ DL Dale Latimer <bob_homeo&ENTERmail.net> 1 56 T01 500++ EJ The EJ'S & Co.: Ellis, Jean, Kyra, Kevin, Everett, Vinnie, Mitch <ellisbromberg&gmail.com> 7 30+ T04 480++ DT Delphi Trivia Club <rcwkid99&rochester.rr.com> 5 going grey T04 480++ VI Village Idiots (Doug, Michael, Andrew, Andy) 4 -- <MrJaded/MFPing/ARE7/Clete6&aol.com> 06 480.. WM Will McCorry <wmccorry&ca.inter.net> 1 59 07 420+. MW Mike Weaver <oldtunes&sbcglobal.net> 1 -- 08 400+. CO The Coasters (Rick & Kathy Schubert, Magic Marc, 5 63,67,64, Bigfoot Mae, Regina Litman) <rns&san.rr.com> -,64 T09 400.. NA NAVAIRHEADS <tompillion&skybest.com> 1 70 T09 400.. RR Really Rockin' In Boston <rardini&cox.net> 7 60s,70s 11 380.+ VS Vito & the Salutations <baileyl&colorado.edu> 4-5 boomers 12 100.. TT Team Teitelbaum North <no email> 1 -- ---+-----+--+---------------------------------------------------+---+---------- Place ID # on Score Name <E-mail address> team Age(s) ______________________________________________________________________________ The following table gives the individual scoring breakdown: #01-#25 #T1-#T2 . no answer . 0 incorrect answer x 1-19 partial credit - 20 full credit + Song# TT ID 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 12 --+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+-- DC 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 ++ DL 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 ++ EJ 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 ++ DT 20 20 20 20 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 ++ VI 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 ++ WM 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 .. MW 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 20 +. CO 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 . 20 20 20 . +. NA 20 20 . 20 20 . . 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 . 20 20 .. RR 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 20 . . 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 . 20 20 20 .. VS 20 20 . 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 . . 20 20 . .+ TT . . . . 20 . . 20 . . 0 20 20 . 20 0 0 . 0 . . . . . . .. --+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+-- ID 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 12 Song# TT ______________________________________________________________________________ GOLDEN OLDIES LYRICS QUIZ #356 ANSWERS: Answers are in the form: #number) Artist: "Title" (chart year) [peak Pop] {peak R&B} <xxx>...<yyy> where: "peak Pop" = Peak position achieved on the weekly Billboard Pop chart. "peak R&B" = Peak position on the weekly Billboard Rhythm & Blues chart. (Billboard didn't publish an R&B chart between 11/30/63 and 1/23/65, so recordings in that interval show peak R&B of {n/c} ("no chart").) "xxx",...,"yyy" = prior GOLQ(s) in which the song appeared, if any. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- And every now and then I spend my time at rhyme and verse And curse those faults in me #01) Association, The: "Along Comes Mary" (1966) [7] {-} <15><130><287> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shSosvrNjlc Gary Paxton was recording engineer for this song, as he was for their #1 hit "Cherish." Our vacation time has come to an end Now I gotta get back to my studies again And make good grades so I can pass #02) Bonds, Gary (U.S.): "School Is In" (1961) [28] {-} <130><319> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7WTCvLtjOU You couldn't call him handsome But he's loaded with style Always wears a t-shirt And a great big smile #03) Bonnie Lou: "Daddy-O" (1955/56) [14] {-} <-> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzaXbtqSs5w She passed away 12/8/15 at 91. Primarily a country artist; this rockabilly number was her one pop-chart crossover hit. One day, little girl The sadness will leave your face As soon as you've won Your fight to get justice done #04) Campbell, Glen: "True Grit" (1969) [35] {-} <-> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paiDJESO-vw Theme song from the movie, in which Campbell co-starred. And these few precious days I'll spend with you These precious days I'll spend with you #05) Durante, Jimmy: "September Song" (1963) [51] {-} <234><284> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkWn4--RmEk (Walter Huston, 1938) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsMaaKaAaBQ (Durante, 1963) Song was introduced by Walter Huston in 1938, in the Broadway musical "Knickerbocker Holiday." Yeah, double beatin' Keep repeatin' #06) Ellis, Shirley: "The Nitty Gritty" (1963/64) [8] {8} <67> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19NsKJ8LP4g The fellas all tell me You're not very pretty They tell me to go out With Jane or Betty #07) Hamilton, George, IV: "High School Romance" (1957) [80] {-} <-> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xf77kQA7hu4 I'll be alone each and every night While you're away, don't forget to write #08) Happenings, The: "See You In September" (1966) [3] {-} <177><251> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPEt7FYenVc (Tempos, 1959) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3btExaaFG8 (Happenings, 1966) Originally a hit in 1959 for The Tempos. I concur with Bob Miranda of The Happenings, who recalled that his group considered the original version "sort of a slow Cha-Cha ... a great song and kind of a bad record." Dale L.: "Best group from New Jersey that didn't include Frankie Valli." Someone to hold Someone to love Someone to cherish From heaven above #09) Innocents, The: "Honest I Do" (1960) [28] {-} <82><297> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wTYB_F11Ns Produced by Gary Paxton. The many ways you speak of love, I've heard before But it sounds so good every time Please say the part I love just once more Darling, I'm so glad you're mine #10) John, Little Willie: "Talk To Me, Talk To Me" (1958) [20] {5} <48><109> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QO0dyBC9Yrw (Little Willie John, 1958) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iybd4vM--gM (Joe Seneca, 1960) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYVOX34RvvQ (Sunny & Sunglows, 1963) Written by Joe Seneca, who recorded his own version in 1960. The song was a big hit again in 1963 for Sunny & The Sunglows (as "Talk To Me"). Seneca also wrote "Break It To Me Gently". I don't need sunny skies for things I have to do 'Cause I stay home the whole day long and think of you #11) King, Carole: "It Might As Well Rain Until September" (1962) [22] {-} <25><88><271> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qISV2HaPpZU (Carole King, 1962) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4ytEdjahZI (Bobby Vee, 1963) Recorded as a demo, intended for Bobby Vee. Bobby eventually recorded it, releasing it in 1963 as an LP track. Cloudy waters cast no reflection Images of beauty lie there stagnant Vibrations bounce in no direction But lie there shattered into fragments #12) Mamas & The Papas, The: "Twelve Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming To The Canyon)" (1967) [20] {-} <58><233> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xa7NWRJjPQ Before you ask some girl for her hand, now Keep your freedom for as long as you can, now #13) Miracles, The, (featuring Bill "Smokey" Robinson): "Shop Around" (1960/61) [2] {1} <10><153><292> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNnF8_g-ReI (Detroit "A1" version) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QV60P_NmFs (Detroit "A2" version) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQGXa3FiXKM (national hit "L1" version) There were two briefly-released versions in the Detroit area, before Berry Gordy decided to record it a 3rd time with a more upbeat pop feel. The Detroit versions are known by their label suffix numbers of A1 & A2, with the hit version tagged as L1. I saw you standing there I saw your big brown eyes And loved your raven hair #14) Paul & Paula: "First Day Back At School" (1963) [60] {-} <179> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMS-1ZlZuko From my laboratory in the castle east To the master bedroom where the vampires feast The ghouls all came from their humble abodes To get a jolt from my electrodes #15) Pickett, Bobby "Boris", and The Crypt-Kickers: "Monster Mash" (1962,1970,1973) [1,91,10] {9,-,-} <17><249> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eumcRG03lqI Produced by Gary Paxton, who also played keyboards on the recording. This was the first release (and only significant hit) on Paxton's Garpax label. One of these early mornings, yeah Gonna be wipin' your weepin' eyes #16) Pickett, Wilson: "Mustang Sally" (1966/67) [23] {6} <134><286> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPBOXOtBUE0 (Mack Rice) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qmg9U_UpL6M (Young Rascals) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DszPvJBTstM (Wilson Pickett) Written and first recorded in 1965 by Mack Rice, who died 6/27/16 at 82. Prior to Wilson Pickett's hit version, the song was released by The Young Rascals, as the B-side to their #1 hit "Good Lovin'." Although Pickett kept Mack's 1965 Mustang, the Rascals updated Sally's ride to a '66. Rice also co-wrote (with Luther Ingram) the 1971 Staple Singers hit "Respect Yourself." Although it's always crowded You still can find some room For broken-hearted lovers To cry there in the gloom #17) Presley, Elvis: "Heartbreak Hotel" (1956) [1] {3} <77><162><302> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9BLw4W5KU8 Scotty Moore, Elvis' longtime guitarist, died 6/28/16 at 84. Delphi: "With the great Chet Atkins on acoustic guitar, Floyd Cramer on piano, and Gordon Stoker of the Jordanaires, who would later join Elvis as backup singers for the next 14 years." Gone are the clouds That darkened your sky Gone are the tears I used to cry #18) Reeves, Martha, & The Vandellas: "(We've Got) Honey Love" (1969) [56] {27} <144> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlc4trtPJmo I walked on over, and I asked her to dance Thinkin' maybe later on, we'll make romance #19) Roe, Tommy: "Sweet Pea" (1966) [8] {-} <46><274> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=121PRxqIFQs Written by Roe, produced by Gary Paxton. Gary also produced another of Tommy's hits, "Hooray for Hazel." All my life, I've been shortchanged Without your love, baby, it's a crying shame And now I know what the fellas are talking about When they say that they been turned out #20) Sam & Dave: "I Thank You" (1968) [9] {4} <45><286> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzzYljtW148 (A-side) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTaxwnhUb-o (B-side: "Wrap It Up") The B-side, "Wrap It Up," was later a hit for Archie Bell (1970) and The Fabulous Thunderbirds (1986). She was wearin' ginchy garments And her sweater fit her tight Her imported shoedebakers Meant some leopard lost a fight #21) Skip & Flip: "Fancy Nancy" (1959) [71] {-} <125> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KT1hZ4xt0gg I could never decipher the 3rd line above, until recently encountering the period slang "slip your ChevroLEGS into your SHOEdebakers" to refer to walking in lieu of driving. (For you car buffs, the last Studebaker rolled off the assembly line around 50 years ago, in March 1966.) When the duo of Clyde Battin & Gary Paxton were signed by Brent Records, they were given the monicker Skip & Flip; reportedly, these were the names of the poodles belonging to label owner Bob Shad. The birds are singing and the children are playing There's plenty of work and the bosses are paying Not a sad word should a young heart be saying But fun is a bore and with money I'm poor #22) Temptations, The: "Since I Lost My Baby" (1965) [17] {4} <73><194> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4-IXl5-GOo He flirted every step of the way I could hear every word he'd say My resistance was getting low And my feelings started to show My heart started pumpin', blood pressure jumpin' #23) Velvelettes, The: "He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'" (1965) [64] {21} <93> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wVujRCXuZg (Velvelettes, 1965) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09LF_IE-ph0 (Bananarama, 1982) The 1982 version by Bananarama (as "Really Saying Something") bubbled under at #108, but I recall it got a lot of FM & MTV exposure. To every word of love I heard you whisper The raindrops seemed to play a sweet refrain #24) Washington, Dinah: "September In The Rain" (1961) [23] {5} <-> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fC69Xf3UL7s (Guy Lombardo, 1937) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDnVrrjhOt8 (Dinah Washington) Originally a hit for Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians in 1937, featuring his brother Carmen's vocals. Baby, I know we got troubles 'Cause these ain't easy times Seems this whole world's gone crazy #25) Yarbrough, Glenn: "It's Gonna Be Fine" (1965) [54] {-} <-> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7_8G2TTxVc Glenn died 8/11/16 at 86. After fronting The Limeliters for four years, he went solo. His biggest hit was "Baby The Rain Must Fall"; this was his follow-up, and only other charting song. ------------ Tie-Breakers ------------ I want it (I want it) when the lights are low I want it (I want it) just before you go I want it (I want it) because I love you so |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Oct 03 02:41PM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 1 In musical notation, how many lines are in a stave? 5 > 2 In which country did Barack Obama live from the age of 6 to 10? Indonesia > author wrote the screenplay for the 1967 James Bond film "You Only > Live Twice"? > 5 In medicine, for what does the abbreviation "MRI" stand for? Magnetic Resonance Imaging > 6 The Frankfurt Galaxy, Barcelona Dragons and Scottish > Claymores competed in which defunct sports league? European Football League > 7 Which 1954 > film won eight Oscars, including Best Actor for Marlon Brando? On The Waterfront > 8 How long is one period of play in a standard ice hockey match? 20 minutes > 9 Which form of traditional medicine draws on "meridian theory"? > 10 Which comic strip duo were created by Bill Watterson? Calvin and Hobbes > cheers, > calvin Pete Gayde |
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