| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 21 11:19PM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-10-24, 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 5, Round 7 - Entertainment - TV Workplaces We give you the name of the workplace, or the main setting of the principal characters, in a popular TV show. You name the show. For example, we say "the 4077th MASH" and you say "M*A*S*H". Or, perhaps more likely, we say "Seattle Grace--Mercy West Hospital" and you say "Grey's Anatomy". *Note*: The name of the workplace may have changed during the run of the show. We'll generally provide only one name. 1. Sterling Cooper. 2. Lockhart Gardner. 3. William McKinley High School. There are three possible answers. 4. WJM-TV. 5. The California Institute of Technology ("Caltech"). 6. The 99th Precinct. 7. The Stratford Inn. 8. Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital. 9. Dunder-Mifflin or Wernham-Hogg. 10. NBC. * Game 5, Round 8 - Sports - Le Coq Sportif: French Athletes In each case, name the person described. 1. This tennis star won 7 Grand Slam titles as one of the "Four Musketeers" who dominated 1920s tennis. His nickname was "The Crocodile". 2. Born in Montreal, this former tennis star is a citizen of France, Canada, and the US. A 4-time grand slam winner in both singles and doubles, she won the 1995 Australian and the 2000 French Open singles championships. She retired in 2008. 3. Retired soccer forward, the all-time record goal scorer for Arsenal of the Premier League, spent the final couple of years of his career playing for New York of MLS. Involved in a hand-ball controversy in 2010 when his illegal goal resulted in Ireland missing out on the World Cup. 4. One of France's most illustrious soccer stars, this Algerian-born midfielder played for Juventus and Real Madrid among other teams, and led France to victory in the 1998 World Cup. He still gives Marco Materazzi a headache. 5. This center played for the Chicago Bulls from 2007 to 2016 and has signed with the New York Knicks for the current season. Born in New York, he is a French citizen through his father, a former top tennis star. 6. A 4-time Formula 1 driving champion (1985, '86, '89, '93), his nickname is "The Professor". After retiring as a driver, he bought his own team in 1997 and named it after himself. The team had some good results, but was disbanded in 2002, $30,000,000 in debt. 7. A World Cup downhill skier who dominated the sport in the 1960s, he was a triple Olympic champion, winning all three alpine events at the 1968 winter games. 8. Nicknamed "Le Roi", this midfielder captained the French team in the 1982 World Cup and the '84 European Championships. His brilliant playmaking continued in retirement as he dribbled his way to the presidency of UEFA and a run for the head of FIFA. He is currently under suspension and investigation by that body. 9. A French-American figure skater, she is a 3-time world silver medalist and 5-time European champion. She is the only figure skater to land a backflip on one skate blade in competition, an illegal move she completed at the 1998 Winter Games. 10. A 2-time Olympic bronze medalist (1994 and 1998) and a 2-time world medalist, this skater's signature move, illegal in amateur competition, is a spin followed by a drop to his knees. -- Mark Brader, Toronto Don't put all your X in one window. msb@vex.net -- Peter Neumann My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jan 22 05:31AM > * Game 5, Round 7 - Entertainment - TV Workplaces > 1. Sterling Cooper. Mad Men > 4. WJM-TV. The Mary Tyler Moore Show > 5. The California Institute of Technology ("Caltech"). The Big Bang Theory > 6. The 99th Precinct. Brooklyn Nine-Nine > 7. The Stratford Inn. Newhart > 8. Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital. House > 9. Dunder-Mifflin or Wernham-Hogg. The Office > 10. NBC. 30 Rock > 7. A World Cup downhill skier who dominated the sport in the 1960s, > he was a triple Olympic champion, winning all three alpine > events at the 1968 winter games. Killy -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jan 22 07:31AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:OO-dnS-jYfRQ3RnFnZ2dnUU7- > We give you the name of the workplace, or the main setting of the > principal characters, in a popular TV show. You name the show. > 1. Sterling Cooper. "Mad Men" > 4. WJM-TV. "Mary Tyler Moore" > 5. The California Institute of Technology ("Caltech"). "The Big Bang Theory" > 7. The Stratford Inn. "Newhart" > 8. Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital. "House, M.D." > 9. Dunder-Mifflin or Wernham-Hogg. "The Office" > 10. NBC. "30 Rock" > 1. This tennis star won 7 Grand Slam titles as one of the "Four > Musketeers" who dominated 1920s tennis. His nickname was > "The Crocodile". Lacoste > Canada, and the US. A 4-time grand slam winner in both singles > and doubles, she won the 1995 Australian and the 2000 French > Open singles championships. She retired in 2008. Pierce > midfielder played for Juventus and Real Madrid among other > teams, and led France to victory in the 1998 World Cup. > He still gives Marco Materazzi a headache. Zidane > and has signed with the New York Knicks for the current season. > Born in New York, he is a French citizen through his father, > a former top tennis star. Noah > 7. A World Cup downhill skier who dominated the sport in the 1960s, > he was a triple Olympic champion, winning all three alpine > events at the 1968 winter games. Killy > medalist and 5-time European champion. She is the only figure > skater to land a backflip on one skate blade in competition, > an illegal move she completed at the 1998 Winter Games. Bonaly -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Jan 22 10:30AM Mark Brader wrote: > Note: The name of the workplace may have changed during the run > of the show. We'll generally provide only one name. > 1. Sterling Cooper. Mad Men > 2. Lockhart Gardner. > 3. William McKinley High School. There are three possible answers. Glee > 4. WJM-TV. > 5. The California Institute of Technology ("Caltech"). Big Bang Theory > 6. The 99th Precinct. NYPD Blue > 7. The Stratford Inn. > 8. Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital. House > 9. Dunder-Mifflin or Wernham-Hogg. The Office > 10. NBC. Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip > 1. This tennis star won 7 Grand Slam titles as one of the "Four > Musketeers" who dominated 1920s tennis. His nickname was > "The Crocodile". Henri Cochet > Canada, and the US. A 4-time grand slam winner in both singles > and doubles, she won the 1995 Australian and the 2000 French > Open singles championships. She retired in 2008. Mary Pierce > his career playing for New York of MLS. Involved in a hand-ball > controversy in 2010 when his illegal goal resulted in Ireland > missing out on the World Cup. Thierry Henry > midfielder played for Juventus and Real Madrid among other > teams, and led France to victory in the 1998 World Cup. > He still gives Marco Materazzi a headache. Zinedine Zidane > and has signed with the New York Knicks for the current season. > Born in New York, he is a French citizen through his father, > a former top tennis star. Noah > he bought his own team in 1997 and named it after himself. > The team had some good results, but was disbanded in 2002, > $30,000,000 in debt. Alain Prost > 7. A World Cup downhill skier who dominated the sport in the 1960s, > he was a triple Olympic champion, winning all three alpine > events at the 1968 winter games. Jean-Claude Killy > His brilliant playmaking continued in retirement as he dribbled > his way to the presidency of UEFA and a run for the head of FIFA. > He is currently under suspension and investigation by that body. Michel Platini > 10. A 2-time Olympic bronze medalist (1994 and 1998) and a 2-time > world medalist, this skater's signature move, illegal in amateur > competition, is a spin followed by a drop to his knees. Peter Smyth |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jan 21 02:10AM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: > 1. Franklin Roosevelt authorized funding of $2,000,000,000 in > December 1941 to build the first nuclear weapon. What was the > name of the project to create an atomic bomb? Manhattan Project > 2. September 1942 saw the commencement of <answer 1>. Which > military officer was given the job of heading up the project? Grove ?? > 3. Although <answer 1> was led by the US, two other countries > also contributed to the development the atomic bomb as part of > the project. Name either. UK > 5. Provide either of the names given to the two designs of nuclear > devices that were used in the bomb-drops on Hiroshima and > Nagasaki. Fat Man > previous question. Gur obzo pbqranzrq "Yvggyr Obl" hfrq > henavhz sbe vgf qrgbangvba. Jung zngrevny jnf hfrq sbe gur > "Sng Zna" qrivpr? plutonium > 7. What name was given to the B-29 Superfortress airplane that > dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima? Enola Gay > 8. In September 1957, the first underground nuclear weapon test > was conducted in the US. Either name the specific location, > or else just the state, where the test took place. Nevada > Crossroads took place in July 1946 in the Marshall Islands > to determine the effect of nuclear explosions on warships. > Name the specific location where those tests took place. Bikini Atoll > 10. In what year did the Soviet Union conduct its first successful > atomic-weapon detonation test? 1949 > them were not, of course, actually in English. > 1. Name the hero who was slain by Achilles, then dragged by his > ankles around the walls of Troy, in Homer's "Iliad". Ajax > 2. In the 9th book of Homer's "Odyssey", the hero Odysseus has a > close encounter with Polyphemus, the son of Poseidon. What type > of being is Polyphemus? octopus > composed circa 2100 BC, tells the story of the hero's friendship > with the wild man Enkidu, and his quest for knowledge of > eternal life. Name the epic. Gilgamesh > of the cattle raids of Queen Maeve against the warrior Cuchulainn > ["Coo-hull-in"}. Of which country is the "Tain" the national > epic? Ireland > 5. Which epic poem introduced the word "Pandemonium" to the English > language? In the poem, it designates the capital of all demons. Paradise Lost > Inferno and Purgatory by the poet he most admired, then > through Paradise by the woman he adored. Name either one of > these guides. Cicero > 7. Virgil's great epic begins with the words: "Arms and the man > I sing, who first made way, predestined exile, from the Trojan > shore to Italy..." Name the poem *or* its hero. Aeneid > is perfidiously cut down in the Pyrenean pass of Roncesvaux > ["Ron-se-voe"] -- or Roncesvalles ["RON-s'z-vails"], as we > call it hereabouts. Name the poem *or* the knight. Roland -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 21 11:17PM -0600 Mark Brader: > 1. Franklin Roosevelt authorized funding of $2,000,000,000 in > December 1941 to build the first nuclear weapon. What was the > name of the project to create an atomic bomb? Manhattan Project. (Also accepting Manhattan District or Development of Substitute Materials; and I accepted plain "Manhattan" since "project" was in the question.) 4 for everyone -- Peter, Dan Blum, Don, Bruce, Joshua, Marc, Pete, Gareth, Calvin, Erland, and Dan Tilque. > 2. September 1942 saw the commencement of <answer 1>. Which > military officer was given the job of heading up the project? Maj.Gen. Leslie R. Groves. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. 3 for Dan Tilque. > 3. Although <answer 1> was led by the US, two other countries > also contributed to the development the atomic bomb as part of > the project. Name either. UK, Canada. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Don, Joshua, Marc, Pete, Gareth, Calvin (the hard way), Erland, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Bruce. > name that was used for the specific *location* of the detonation, > or else give the name used at that time for the *military area* > where it was located. Ground Zero, Alamogordo Bombing Range. 3 for Bruce and Joshua. In the original game the expected answer was just Alamogordo. This is actually the name of a town about 60 miles from Ground Zero, which still exists and has not been blown up, and I'm not accepting it. Today the military area -- I don't know if it has the same boundaries as before -- is the White Sands Missile Range; you were asked for the name at the time, but I'll accept that as almost correct. See also the signature quote, which was *not*, as they usually are in QFTCI, chosen randomly from my collection. Los Alamos is where the bomb was *developed*. > 5. Provide either of the names given to the two designs of nuclear > devices that were used in the bomb-drops on Hiroshima and > Nagasaki. Little Boy, Fat Man. 4 for Dan Blum, Don, Bruce (the hard way), Joshua, Marc, Gareth, Calvin, and Dan Tilque. > previous question. The bomb codenamed "Little Boy" used > uranium for its detonation. What material was used for the > "Fat Man" device? Plutonium. 4 for Dan Blum, Don, Bruce, Joshua, Marc, Pete, Gareth, Calvin, Erland, and Dan Tilque. > 7. What name was given to the B-29 Superfortress airplane that > dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima? Enola Gay. (The pilot's mother's first and middle name.) 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Don, Bruce, Joshua, Marc, Pete, Gareth, Calvin, and Dan Tilque. > 8. In September 1957, the first underground nuclear weapon test > was conducted in the US. Either name the specific location, > or else just the state, where the test took place. Rainier (Mesa), Nevada. 4 for Dan Blum, Don, Bruce, Joshua, Calvin, Erland, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Pete and Gareth. 2 for Peter. > Crossroads took place in July 1946 in the Marshall Islands > to determine the effect of nuclear explosions on warships. > Name the specific location where those tests took place. Bikini Atoll. 4 for Dan Blum, Don, Bruce, Joshua, Marc, Pete, Gareth, Calvin, Erland, and Dan Tilque. > 10. In what year did the Soviet Union conduct its first successful > atomic-weapon detonation test? 1949. 4 for Peter, Bruce, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Joshua. > them were not, of course, actually in English. > 1. Name the hero who was slain by Achilles, then dragged by his > ankles around the walls of Troy, in Homer's "Iliad". Hector. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > 2. In the 9th book of Homer's "Odyssey", the hero Odysseus has a > close encounter with Polyphemus, the son of Poseidon. What type > of being is Polyphemus? Cyclops. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Marc, Gareth, and Calvin. > composed circa 2100 BC, tells the story of the hero's friendship > with the wild man Enkidu, and his quest for knowledge of > eternal life. Name the epic. "The Epic of Gilgamesh". The last word was sufficient. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua, Marc, Gareth, and Dan Tilque. > of the cattle raids of Queen Maeve against the warrior Cuchulainn > ["Coo-hull-in"}. Of which country is the "Tain" the national > epic? Ireland. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Don, Joshua, Marc, Gareth, Calvin, and Dan Tilque. > 5. Which epic poem introduced the word "Pandemonium" to the English > language? In the poem, it designates the capital of all demons. "Paradise Lost" (by John Milton). 4 for Dan Blum, Don, Joshua, Gareth, and Dan Tilque. > Inferno and Purgatory by the poet he most admired, then > through Paradise by the woman he adored. Name either one of > these guides. Virgil, Beatrice (Beatrix). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Gareth (the hard way), and Calvin. 2 for Peter. > 7. Virgil's great epic begins with the words: "Arms and the man > I sing, who first made way, predestined exile, from the Trojan > shore to Italy..." Name the poem *or* its hero. "Aeneid", Aeneas. 4 for Dan Blum, Don, Joshua, Marc, Pete, Gareth, and Dan Tilque. > 8. This Renaissance English epic is a thinly veiled tribute to > Elizabeth I, and won the author a princely pension-for-life > from the appreciative monarch. Name the poem or the poet. "The Faerie Queene" by Edmund Spenser. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > 9. This national epic relates the triumphs of real-life mercenary > warrior Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar and his exile from his home > country of Castile. "El cantar de mio Cid". The last word was sufficient. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, and Gareth. > is perfidiously cut down in the Pyrenean pass of Roncesvaux > ["Ron-se-voe"] -- or Roncesvalles ["RON-s'z-vails"], as we > call it hereabouts. Name the poem *or* the knight. "La Chanson de Roland" ("The Song of Roland"), and yes, his name's Roland. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Gareth, Erland, and Dan Tilque. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS TOPICS-> Sci Geo His Lit Joshua Kreitzer 20 40 38 40 138 Dan Tilque 32 40 35 20 127 Don Piven 32 40 28 12 112 Dan Blum 8 28 32 40 108 Bruce Bowler 36 28 34 0 98 Marc Dashevsky 16 36 24 16 92 Peter Smyth 20 40 18 10 88 "Calvin" 0 39 28 12 79 Pete Gayde 8 32 23 8 71 Erland Sommarskog 8 36 20 4 68 Gareth Owen -- -- 27 32 59 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "No weapons of any kind are allowed on msb@vex.net | White Sands Missile Range" -- U.S. Army My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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