Monday, December 12, 2016

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 11 updates in 3 topics

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
 
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"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
 
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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...
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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
 
 
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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.)
 
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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. :-)
--
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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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