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| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Dec 11 11:31AM > 1. This Parisian cafe was frequented by Camus, Picasso, Brecht, > and many others. An eponymous French literary prize has been > awarded since 1933. Name the cafe. Left Banke > 2. Somerset Maugham wrote a number of stories and plays in this > hotel that he claimed stood "for all the fables of the exotic > East". It now has a suite named after him. Name the hotel. Raffles > 3. Whose statue will you find leaning against the bar at the > El Floridita? Hemingway > 4. Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley, Alexander Woollcott et al. met > regularly for lunch from 1919 to 1929 in which New York hotel? Algonquin > for discussion and critique. Tolkien read "The Lord of the > Rings" there, and C.S. Lewis read "Out of the Silent Planet". > What was the name of their little group? Now, you see this is what we need - more questions about pubs in which I was a regular quiz master in the early '90s, as it was less than 50 yards from my front door. (Didn't drink in the Bird & Baby much, as you had to walk past the Lamb & Flag to get there) The Inklings > regularly at the Cheshire Cheese on Fleet St., London. As one > of the founders put it, "We read our poems to one another and > talked criticism and drank a little wine"; who was that? Wilde > famous playwright, who lunched there so often that Edvard Munch > painted him reading a newspaper in the cafe. Which famous > playwright? Ibsen > Voltaire in the Holländische Meierei ["Hol-LEND-ish-uh > MY-er-eye"], a popular tavern located in a seedy section > of Zürich. This marked the birth of what art movement? Dada > 9. Who wrote her first blockbuster novel in the Elephant House > Tea and Coffee Shop in Edinburgh? Rowling > main character of his most famous novel -- and as do hundreds > of tourists on their annual literary pilgrimage. Who was > the writer? Joyce > * Game 2, Round 6 - Canadiana - Classic Toronto Dining Pass |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Dec 11 02:36PM > 1. This Parisian cafe was frequented by Camus, Picasso, Brecht, > and many others. An eponymous French literary prize has been > awarded since 1933. Name the cafe. Deux Magots > 3. Whose statue will you find leaning against the bar at the > El Floridita? Ernest Hemingway > 4. Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley, Alexander Woollcott et al. met > regularly for lunch from 1919 to 1929 in which New York hotel? Algonquin > for discussion and critique. Tolkien read "The Lord of the > Rings" there, and C.S. Lewis read "Out of the Silent Planet". > What was the name of their little group? The Inklings > regularly at the Cheshire Cheese on Fleet St., London. As one > of the founders put it, "We read our poems to one another and > talked criticism and drank a little wine"; who was that? Yeats; Eliot > famous playwright, who lunched there so often that Edvard Munch > painted him reading a newspaper in the cafe. Which famous > playwright? Henrik Ibsen > Voltaire in the Holl?ndische Meierei ["Hol-LEND-ish-uh > MY-er-eye"], a popular tavern located in a seedy section > of Z?rich. This marked the birth of what art movement? dada > 9. Who wrote her first blockbuster novel in the Elephant House > Tea and Coffee Shop in Edinburgh? J. K. Rowling > main character of his most famous novel -- and as do hundreds > of tourists on their annual literary pilgrimage. Who was > the writer? James Joyce; Richler -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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>: Dec 11 03:08PM Mark Brader wrote: > famous playwright, who lunched there so often that Edvard Munch > painted him reading a newspaper in the cafe. Which famous > playwright? Ibsen > of Zürich. This marked the birth of what art movement? > 9. Who wrote her first blockbuster novel in the Elephant House > Tea and Coffee Shop in Edinburgh? JK Rowling > main character of his most famous novel -- and as do hundreds > of tourists on their annual literary pilgrimage. Who was > the writer? James Joyce Peter Smyth |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Dec 11 03:40PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:24idndFN8tR0nNDFnZ2dnUU7- > That is, places where writers ate and drank. > 3. Whose statue will you find leaning against the bar at the > El Floridita? Ernest Hemingway > 4. Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley, Alexander Woollcott et al. met > regularly for lunch from 1919 to 1929 in which New York hotel? Algonquin Hotel > for discussion and critique. Tolkien read "The Lord of the > Rings" there, and C.S. Lewis read "Out of the Silent Planet". > What was the name of their little group? The Inklings > famous playwright, who lunched there so often that Edvard Munch > painted him reading a newspaper in the cafe. Which famous > playwright? Ibsen > Voltaire in the Holländische Meierei ["Hol-LEND-ish-uh > MY-er-eye"], a popular tavern located in a seedy section > of Zürich. This marked the birth of what art movement? dada > 9. Who wrote her first blockbuster novel in the Elephant House > Tea and Coffee Shop in Edinburgh? J.K. Rowling > main character of his most famous novel -- and as do hundreds > of tourists on their annual literary pilgrimage. Who was > the writer? James Joyce > of meat, the Corona, the Country Style, and the Blue Cellar > Room were all located near Bloor and Brunswick. And they all > featured the cuisine of *which country*? USA; Germany -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Dec 11 10:26PM +0100 > 3. Whose statue will you find leaning against the bar at the > El Floridita? When in doubt answer Hemmingway. > famous playwright, who lunched there so often that Edvard Munch > painted him reading a newspaper in the cafe. Which famous > playwright? Henrik Ibsen > Voltaire in the Holländische Meierei ["Hol-LEND-ish-uh > MY-er-eye"], a popular tavern located in a seedy section > of Zürich. This marked the birth of what art movement? Art Deco > * Game 2, Round 6 - Canadiana - Classic Toronto Dining Ok, I think I stop reading there. -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Dec 11 10:34PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:24idndFN8tR0nNDFnZ2dnUU7- > East". It now has a suite named after him. Name the hotel. > 3. Whose statue will you find leaning against the bar at the > El Floridita? Ernest Hemingway > famous playwright, who lunched there so often that Edvard Munch > painted him reading a newspaper in the cafe. Which famous > playwright? Ibsen > Voltaire in the Holländische Meierei ["Hol-LEND-ish-uh > MY-er-eye"], a popular tavern located in a seedy section > of Zürich. This marked the birth of what art movement? Art Deco; Art Nouveau > 9. Who wrote her first blockbuster novel in the Elephant House > Tea and Coffee Shop in Edinburgh? J, K. Rowling > main character of his most famous novel -- and as do hundreds > of tourists on their annual literary pilgrimage. Who was > the writer? Stevenson; Burroughs > 5. For a lot of kids, this place at 54 The Esplanade provided their > first taste of "real Eye-talian" food. Located in a converted > warehouse, seating 600 since 1971. Spaghetti Factory > of meat, the Corona, the Country Style, and the Blue Cellar > Room were all located near Bloor and Brunswick. And they all > featured the cuisine of *which country*? Pete Gayde |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 11 06:18PM -0600 Gareth Owen: > Now, you see this is what we need - more questions about pubs in which > I was a regular quiz master in the early '90s, as it was less than > 50 yards from my front door... Yes, well, if you were still posting questions from your games here... -- Mark Brader | "I wish to inform you now that the square peg is now Toronto | in square whole and can be voguish for that your msb@vex.net | payment is being processed..." --seen in spam |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Dec 11 11:34PM -0600 In article <24idndFN8tR0nNDFnZ2dnUU7-RvNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > East". It now has a suite named after him. Name the hotel. > 3. Whose statue will you find leaning against the bar at the > El Floridita? Ernest Hemingway > 4. Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley, Alexander Woollcott et al. met > regularly for lunch from 1919 to 1929 in which New York hotel? Algonquin -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Dec 11 10:23PM +0100 > "Eate" is, of course, Spanish for "east". And "s" is slightly east of "a" on the keyboard. (Sorry about that, but given how picky Mark can be about spelling it was impossible to resist.) -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 11 06:14PM -0600 Mark Brader: >> "Eate" is, of course, Spanish for "east". Erland Sommarskog: > And "s" is slightly east of "a" on the keyboard. Yea, I juat bet it waa impoaaible to reaiat. You might say the correct letter got easten. :-) -- Mark Brader, Toronto "Unjutsly malinged? I think not." msb@vex.net -- Ross Howard |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Dec 11 09:03PM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 1 Which actor portrayed lawyer Tom Hagen in the Godfather films? > 2 Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker comprised which rock > group? Cream > 3 Which word can refer to either a fruit or calcium oxide > (CaO)? > 4 Which car manufacturer's logo features three diamonds? Mitsubishi > 5 The Hittites were an ancient Anatolian people whose empire > centred on the city of Hattusa located in which modern-day country? Jordan > 6 What is the most widely spoken language in Switzerland? German > 7 Which hit song of 1973 includes the following line: "Clowns to > the left of me, Jokers to the right"? Stuck in the Middle With You > 8 What was the title of > American relationship counsellor John Gray's 1992 best-seller? I'm OK, You're OK > 9 Founded in 1876 in Baltimore and named after its benefactor, > which US university is often known by the acronym JHU? Johns Hopkins > 10 Idi Amin died in 2003 in which Middle-East country? Iran > I'm away for a week so this won't be marked before 19 December. > cheers, > calvin Pete Gayde |
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