| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 12 02:08PM -0600 Sorry, just realized I forgot to post this when I did the previous set of answers. It was a difficult day. These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-10-17, 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 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 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". ** Game 4, Round 9 - Canadiana - Canadian Music-Makers In each case, name the composer, conductor, or performer. 1. Born in Ottawa in 1958, this pianist is associated mainly with the music of Bach, but she has also recorded Scarlatti, Liszt, Fauré, and Debussy. A Companion of the Order of Canada, she currently lives in London, England. 2. Born in 1938 to immigrant Greek parents, this soprano sang 41 different roles in a 36-year career at the Metropolitan Opera. Among her many film appearances: Violetta in Zeffirelli's "La Traviata". 3. Who wrote the *music* for "O Canada"? 4. Who is music director of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra? 5. This American-born violinist has been a Canadian citizen since 1988. From 1981 to 2014 she was musical director of the Toronto-based Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. 6. This organist/composer who live 1880-1968 described himself as "English by birth; Canadian by adoption; Irish by extraction; Scotch by absorption". He wrote more than half a dozen operas and hundreds of pieces of choral music for St. Mary Magdalene church in Toronto. 7. This Armenian-Canadian soprano, born in 1974, is the winner of four consecutive Juno Awards. She can be heard singing "Evenstar" on the soundtrack of "Lord of the Rings: the Two Towers". Her numerous opera roles include Cleopatra in the Canadian Opera Company's production of Handel's "Julius Caesar". 8. In the same COC production, this Canadian countertenor sang the role of Tolomeo. Born in 1969, he has made more than 100 recordings. The University of Toronto recently appointed him to the position of Head of Early Music and Professor of Voice. 9. This tenor made over a dozen recordings between 1992 and 2001, most frequently in Wagnerian roles. He has performed at the closing ceremonies of two Winter Olympics, and currently works as a CBC Radio host. 10. At Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, more people ask the way to his grave than to any other. A few bars of Bach are engraved on his marker. ** Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge Round - The Long and the Short of It Your categories are: A. Long & Short Musicians B. Long & Short Wars C. Long & Short Oscar-Winners D. Long & Short Literature E. Shortstops F. Long Lives * A. Long & Short Musicians Name them. A1. Legendary 6'7" British blues singer. Elton John and Rod Stewart both got their starts in 1960s bands led by him. A2. American sax player, born 1933, member of Miles Davis Quintet, founder of Weather Report; collaborator with Joni Mitchell, Steely Dan, and many others. * B. Long & Short Wars B1. The shortest war in modern history is considered to be the Anglo-Zanzibar War of 1896, with a duration under 45 minutes. The second-shortest was fought by Israel in 1967 against Egypt, Syria, Jordan, and Iraq. What was the duration of that war? B2. June 2016 saw a ceasefire that will hopefully end the modern world's longest-running civil war, one that originated in the 1960s. The treaty was signed in Havana by President Juan Manuel Santos and rebel leader Rodrigo Londono, a.k.a. "Timochenko". Name the country. * C. Long & Short Oscar Winners C1. What is the longest film to win the Oscar for Best Picture? C2. The shortest performance to win an acting Oscar was put in by Beatrice Straight, who took home the Best Supporting Actress award despite being on screen for only 5 minutes 2 seconds. Name the 1976 film. * D. Long & Short Literature D1. At 4,024 lines and nearly 30,000 words, what is Shakespeare's longest play? D2. At two words, it is the shortest verse in the English Bible. What are the two words? * E. Shortstops E1. The starting shortstop for the American League in the 2016 All-Star game, he was born in Aruba. Name him. E2. Five shortstops have been recognized as World Series MVP. Name *any* of them. * F. Science: Long Lives F1. The oldest recorded fish, Hanako, died in Japan in 1977 at the age of 226. What kind of fish was she? F2. Jonathan, born in the Seychelles, is reputed to be the longest currently living terrestrial animal at 182. He's lived since 1882 at the official residence of the Governor of St. Helena. What kind of animal is Jonathan? -- Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net "But even though they probably certainly know that you probably wouldn't, they don't certainly know that although you probably wouldn't there's no probability that you certainly would." -- Sir Humphrey Appleby ("Yes, Prime Minister") on nuclear deterrence My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jan 12 08:37PM > 41 different roles in a 36-year career at the Metropolitan Opera. > Among her many film appearances: Violetta in Zeffirelli's > "La Traviata". Maria Callas > 10. At Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, more people ask the way to his grave > than to any other. A few bars of Bach are engraved on his > marker. Glenn Gould > The second-shortest was fought by Israel in 1967 against > Egypt, Syria, Jordan, and Iraq. What was the duration of > that war? six days > the 1960s. The treaty was signed in Havana by President > Juan Manuel Santos and rebel leader Rodrigo Londono, > a.k.a. "Timochenko". Name the country. Peru > * C. Long & Short Oscar Winners > C1. What is the longest film to win the Oscar for Best Picture? Cleopatra; Titanic > put in by Beatrice Straight, who took home the Best > Supporting Actress award despite being on screen for > only 5 minutes 2 seconds. Name the 1976 film. Kramer vs Kramer; Taxi Driver > * D. Long & Short Literature > D1. At 4,024 lines and nearly 30,000 words, what is Shakespeare's > longest play? Hamlet > D2. At two words, it is the shortest verse in the English Bible. > What are the two words? Jesus wept > * E. Shortstops > E2. Five shortstops have been recognized as World Series MVP. > Name *any* of them. Banks > * F. Science: Long Lives > F1. The oldest recorded fish, Hanako, died in Japan in 1977 at > the age of 226. What kind of fish was she? moray eel; sturgeon > longest currently living terrestrial animal at 182. > He's lived since 1882 at the official residence of the > Governor of St. Helena. What kind of animal is Jonathan? tortoise -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Jan 12 09:38PM > A1. Legendary 6'7" British blues singer. Elton John and Rod > Stewart both got their starts in 1960s bands led by him. Long John Baldry > A2. American sax player, born 1933, member of Miles Davis > Quintet, founder of Weather Report; collaborator with Joni > Mitchell, Steely Dan, and many others. Wayne Shorter > The second-shortest was fought by Israel in 1967 against > Egypt, Syria, Jordan, and Iraq. What was the duration of > that war? Six Days > the 1960s. The treaty was signed in Havana by President > Juan Manuel Santos and rebel leader Rodrigo Londono, > a.k.a. "Timochenko". Name the country. Colombia? > * C. Long & Short Oscar Winners > C1. What is the longest film to win the Oscar for Best Picture? Greed. Titanic. > put in by Beatrice Straight, who took home the Best > Supporting Actress award despite being on screen for > only 5 minutes 2 seconds. Name the 1976 film. Nope > * D. Long & Short Literature > D1. At 4,024 lines and nearly 30,000 words, what is Shakespeare's > longest play? Hamlet > D2. At two words, it is the shortest verse in the English Bible. > What are the two words? Jesus Wept > * E. Shortstops > E1. The starting shortstop for the American League in the 2016 > All-Star game, he was born in Aruba. Name him. Francisco Lindor > E2. Five shortstops have been recognized as World Series MVP. > Name *any* of them. Derek Jeter > * F. Science: Long Lives > F1. The oldest recorded fish, Hanako, died in Japan in 1977 at > the age of 226. What kind of fish was she? Shark > longest currently living terrestrial animal at 182. > He's lived since 1882 at the official residence of the > Governor of St. Helena. What kind of animal is Jonathan? Giant Turtle |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Jan 12 01:47PM -0800 On Thursday, January 12, 2017 at 3:08:10 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > Sorry, just realized I forgot to post this when I did the previous > set of answers. It was a difficult day. sorry to hear that. of course, this could be anything from a death in the family to your wife bidding 4 clubs. > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-10-17, > and should be interpreted accordingly. noted > with the music of Bach, but she has also recorded Scarlatti, > Liszt, Fauré, and Debussy. A Companion of the Order of Canada, > she currently lives in London, England. hewitt > 41 different roles in a 36-year career at the Metropolitan Opera. > Among her many film appearances: Violetta in Zeffirelli's > "La Traviata". stratas? > 3. Who wrote the *music* for "O Canada"? lavallee? > 4. Who is music director of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra? peter oundjian > 5. This American-born violinist has been a Canadian citizen > since 1988. From 1981 to 2014 she was musical director of the > Toronto-based Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. julie lemon?? > Scotch by absorption". He wrote more than half a dozen operas > and hundreds of pieces of choral music for St. Mary Magdalene > church in Toronto. willan > "Evenstar" on the soundtrack of "Lord of the Rings: the Two > Towers". Her numerous opera roles include Cleopatra in the > Canadian Opera Company's production of Handel's "Julius Caesar". no idea > the role of Tolomeo. Born in 1969, he has made more than 100 > recordings. The University of Toronto recently appointed him > to the position of Head of Early Music and Professor of Voice. no idea > most frequently in Wagnerian roles. He has performed at the > closing ceremonies of two Winter Olympics, and currently works > as a CBC Radio host. ben heppner > 10. At Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, more people ask the way to his grave > than to any other. A few bars of Bach are engraved on his > marker. glenn gould (you can find it under the spruce) > Name them. > A1. Legendary 6'7" British blues singer. Elton John and Rod > Stewart both got their starts in 1960s bands led by him. long john baldry > A2. American sax player, born 1933, member of Miles Davis > Quintet, founder of Weather Report; collaborator with Joni > Mitchell, Steely Dan, and many others. wayne shorter > The second-shortest was fought by Israel in 1967 against > Egypt, Syria, Jordan, and Iraq. What was the duration of > that war? 6 days > the 1960s. The treaty was signed in Havana by President > Juan Manuel Santos and rebel leader Rodrigo Londono, > a.k.a. "Timochenko". Name the country. colombia > * C. Long & Short Oscar Winners > C1. What is the longest film to win the Oscar for Best Picture? gone with the wind > put in by Beatrice Straight, who took home the Best > Supporting Actress award despite being on screen for > only 5 minutes 2 seconds. Name the 1976 film. network > * D. Long & Short Literature > D1. At 4,024 lines and nearly 30,000 words, what is Shakespeare's > longest play? hamlet (it's a guess, I've never seen the original hand written copy) > D2. At two words, it is the shortest verse in the English Bible. > What are the two words? Jesus wept. > * E. Shortstops > E1. The starting shortstop for the American League in the 2016 > All-Star game, he was born in Aruba. Name him. xander bogaerts > E2. Five shortstops have been recognized as World Series MVP. > Name *any* of them. bucky dent ; derek jeter > * F. Science: Long Lives > F1. The oldest recorded fish, Hanako, died in Japan in 1977 at > the age of 226. What kind of fish was she? koi > longest currently living terrestrial animal at 182. > He's lived since 1882 at the official residence of the > Governor of St. Helena. What kind of animal is Jonathan? giant tortoise swp |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Jan 12 04:58PM -0600 In article <uaKdnQ3Jh9W5f-rFnZ2dnUU7-VXNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > Name them. > A1. Legendary 6'7" British blues singer. Elton John and Rod > Stewart both got their starts in 1960s bands led by him. Long John Baldry > A2. American sax player, born 1933, member of Miles Davis > Quintet, founder of Weather Report; collaborator with Joni > Mitchell, Steely Dan, and many others. Wayne Shorter > The second-shortest was fought by Israel in 1967 against > Egypt, Syria, Jordan, and Iraq. What was the duration of > that war? 6 days > the 1960s. The treaty was signed in Havana by President > Juan Manuel Santos and rebel leader Rodrigo Londono, > a.k.a. "Timochenko". Name the country. Colombia > * C. Long & Short Oscar Winners > C1. What is the longest film to win the Oscar for Best Picture? Lawrence of Arabia > longest play? > D2. At two words, it is the shortest verse in the English Bible. > What are the two words? Me God. > All-Star game, he was born in Aruba. Name him. > E2. Five shortstops have been recognized as World Series MVP. > Name *any* of them. Derek Jeter > * F. Science: Long Lives > F1. The oldest recorded fish, Hanako, died in Japan in 1977 at > the age of 226. What kind of fish was she? carp > longest currently living terrestrial animal at 182. > He's lived since 1882 at the official residence of the > Governor of St. Helena. What kind of animal is Jonathan? tortoise -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 12 03:23PM -0800 On Friday, January 13, 2017 at 6:08:10 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > ** Game 4, Round 9 - Canadiana - Canadian Music-Makers Pass > The second-shortest was fought by Israel in 1967 against > Egypt, Syria, Jordan, and Iraq. What was the duration of > that war? 6 day war > the 1960s. The treaty was signed in Havana by President > Juan Manuel Santos and rebel leader Rodrigo Londono, > a.k.a. "Timochenko". Name the country. Colombia > * C. Long & Short Oscar Winners > C1. What is the longest film to win the Oscar for Best Picture? The Godfather Part 2 > put in by Beatrice Straight, who took home the Best > Supporting Actress award despite being on screen for > only 5 minutes 2 seconds. Name the 1976 film. Jaws? > * D. Long & Short Literature > D1. At 4,024 lines and nearly 30,000 words, what is Shakespeare's > longest play? Henry V, Julius Caesar > D2. At two words, it is the shortest verse in the English Bible. > What are the two words? Jesus wept. > All-Star game, he was born in Aruba. Name him. > E2. Five shortstops have been recognized as World Series MVP. > Name *any* of them. Ripken? > longest currently living terrestrial animal at 182. > He's lived since 1882 at the official residence of the > Governor of St. Helena. What kind of animal is Jonathan? Tortoise cheers, calvin |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jan 12 10:46PM -0300 > A2. American sax player, born 1933, member of Miles Davis > Quintet, founder of Weather Report; collaborator with Joni > Mitchell, Steely Dan, and many others. Wayne Shorter > The second-shortest was fought by Israel in 1967 against > Egypt, Syria, Jordan, and Iraq. What was the duration of > that war? Six days > the 1960s. The treaty was signed in Havana by President > Juan Manuel Santos and rebel leader Rodrigo Londono, > a.k.a. "Timochenko". Name the country. Colombia > C1. What is the longest film to win the Oscar for Best Picture? Out of Africa (Well, probably not, but I do remember that I found it looooong] > longest currently living terrestrial animal at 182. > He's lived since 1882 at the official residence of the > Governor of St. Helena. What kind of animal is Jonathan? Turtle |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jan 12 07:19PM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: > The second-shortest was fought by Israel in 1967 against > Egypt, Syria, Jordan, and Iraq. What was the duration of > that war? 6 days > the 1960s. The treaty was signed in Havana by President > Juan Manuel Santos and rebel leader Rodrigo Londono, > a.k.a. "Timochenko". Name the country. Peru > * C. Long & Short Oscar Winners > C1. What is the longest film to win the Oscar for Best Picture? Lawrence of Arabia > * D. Long & Short Literature > D1. At 4,024 lines and nearly 30,000 words, what is Shakespeare's > longest play? Hamlet > D2. At two words, it is the shortest verse in the English Bible. > What are the two words? Jesus wept. > * F. Science: Long Lives > F1. The oldest recorded fish, Hanako, died in Japan in 1977 at > the age of 226. What kind of fish was she? sturgeon > longest currently living terrestrial animal at 182. > He's lived since 1882 at the official residence of the > Governor of St. Helena. What kind of animal is Jonathan? turtle -- Dan Tilque |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jan 13 06:56AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:uaKdnQ3Jh9W5f-rFnZ2dnUU7- > 10. At Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, more people ask the way to his grave > than to any other. A few bars of Bach are engraved on his > marker. Glenn Gould (?) > Name them. > A1. Legendary 6'7" British blues singer. Elton John and Rod > Stewart both got their starts in 1960s bands led by him. Long John Baldry; Long John Daldry > A2. American sax player, born 1933, member of Miles Davis > Quintet, founder of Weather Report; collaborator with Joni > Mitchell, Steely Dan, and many others. Wayne Shorter > The second-shortest was fought by Israel in 1967 against > Egypt, Syria, Jordan, and Iraq. What was the duration of > that war? 6 days > the 1960s. The treaty was signed in Havana by President > Juan Manuel Santos and rebel leader Rodrigo Londono, > a.k.a. "Timochenko". Name the country. Colombia > * C. Long & Short Oscar Winners > C1. What is the longest film to win the Oscar for Best Picture? "Gone with the Wind" > put in by Beatrice Straight, who took home the Best > Supporting Actress award despite being on screen for > only 5 minutes 2 seconds. Name the 1976 film. "Network" > * D. Long & Short Literature > D1. At 4,024 lines and nearly 30,000 words, what is Shakespeare's > longest play? "Hamlet" (?) > D2. At two words, it is the shortest verse in the English Bible. > What are the two words? "Jesus wept" > longest currently living terrestrial animal at 182. > He's lived since 1882 at the official residence of the > Governor of St. Helena. What kind of animal is Jonathan? tortoise -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 13 01:57AM -0600 Joshua Kreitzer: > Long John Baldry; Long John Daldry If you think one of those is correct, then you do better to pick only one as your answer -- either it's right and you get 4 points, or it's "almost correct" and you get 3. With your actual answer, if either one is right then you'll get 3 the hard way. Of course, if the actual answer is something like Long John Balder or Long John Dalder, that's different; then only *one* of your two answers will be almost correct, and you'll get 2 or 1, whereas if you picked only one of your two answers then you'd get 3 or 0. -- Mark Brader | "Oh, sure, you can make anything sound sleazy if you, Toronto | you know, tell it exactly the way it happened." msb@vex.net | -- Bruce Rasmussen: "Anything But Love" My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jan 12 11:39AM -0300 > border of New Hampshire where it protrudes into Quebec. By the way, > the Treaty of Paris (1783) simply referred to the stream in terms of > "the north-westernmost head of Connecticut-River". As they say back home "how hard can it be?" I had of course not heard of it, but given the context of a Toronto pub, I saw no reason why it would not be part of the Canadian border. Also, given the name it seemed likely that it would include a country with English as the main languages, why the only alternatve would be UK/Ireland. Assuming that is, thta placs like Belize and Guyana are just too obscure to qualify for the quiz. |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Jan 12 09:26AM -0800 On Thursday, January 12, 2017 at 12:27:34 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > > 1. Paraná. > Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil. 4 for Marc, Dan Tilque, Peter, Dan Blum, > Don, Pete, Calvin, Erland (the hard way), and Joshua. protest > > 8. Ubangi. > Central African Republic, DR Congo. 4 for Dan Blum. 2 for Pete > and Calvin. protest swp |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 12 01:53PM -0600 Mark Brader: >> border of New Hampshire where it protrudes into Quebec. By the way, >> the Treaty of Paris (1783) simply referred to the stream in terms of >> "the north-westernmost head of Connecticut-River". Erland Sommarskog: > As they say back home "how hard can it be?" > I had of course not heard of it, but given the context of a Toronto pub, > I saw no reason why it would not be part of the Canadian border. Well, I wish I'd figured that out when we *were* in a Toronto pub. > with English as the main languages, why the only alternatve would > be UK/Ireland. Assuming that is, thta placs like Belize and Guyana > are just too obscure to qualify for the quiz. It was a big empire. It could have been India or South Africa, for example. For that matter, it could have been the other US border (only I knew it wasn't, because only the Rio Grande part is river border). -- Mark Brader | "Define 'irritating'." Toronto | "Well, no, you look it up, Mr. Encyclopedia." msb@vex.net | "Well, I think you mean 'Mr. Dictionary'." --Paul Gross, DUE SOUTH My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 12 02:03PM -0600 Mark Brader: >>> 1. Paraná. >> Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil. 4 for Marc, Dan Tilque, Peter, Dan Blum, >> Don, Pete, Calvin, Erland (the hard way), and Joshua. Stephen Perry: > protest Hmm. I think what happened there is that everyone else but Stephen said Brazil, except for one entrant who was on the wrong continent, and I momentarily forgot that there were multiple correct answers. "Sorry about that, Chief." 4 for Stephen also. >> Central African Republic, DR Congo. 4 for Dan Blum. 2 for Pete >> and Calvin. > protest Sigh. The Mods missed that the Ubangi also forms part of the Congo-Congo border. Another 4 for Stephen, who therefore returns from his disappearance with a double perfect round. Scores, if there are now no errors: GAME 4 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> Spo Lit Ent His Geo Sci FOUR Joshua Kreitzer 8 40 40 26 11 20 126 Pete Gayde 32 23 31 8 27 16 113 Don Piven 16 40 -- -- 24 20 100 "Calvin" -- -- 20 38 20 21 99 Marc Dashevsky 12 32 -- -- 28 24 96 Dan Blum 4 20 20 22 27 23 92 Peter Smyth 12 24 16 35 16 16 91 Dan Tilque 4 23 8 12 20 28 83 Stephen Perry -- -- -- -- 40 40 80 Erland Sommarskog 8 4 -- -- 32 8 52 Gareth Owen 26 24 -- -- -- -- 50 -- Mark Brader "Just because the standard provides a cliff in Toronto front of you, you are not necessarily required msb@vex.net to jump off it." -- Norman Diamond My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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