- QFTCIMM16 Game 9, Rounds 2-3: big 3, multi-aged characters - 1 Update
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- Calvin's Quiz #477 - 1 Update
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 07 12:39AM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-11-21, 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 9, Round 2 - Literature - The "Big 3" of Science Fiction Unless specified otherwise, name the work -- and the *full title* will be required. * The first 3 questions are about Arthur C. Clarke novels. 1. A peaceful invasion of Earth by the mysterious Overlords results in a massive leap in human evolution. Name the 1953 book. 2. Name the 1968 novel, developed concurrently with the film, involving the discovery of an alien monolith on the Moon. 3. A 1973 novel describing the imminent arrival in near-Earth space of a large asteroid, named for a Hindu god -- which turns out to actually be an alien spaceship. * Now, Isaac Asimov. 4. In 1941 Asimov wrote what is described as the "most famous science-fiction story of all time", about a world that has only known day and which is dreading the coming of darkness. Name the novella. 5. Asimov's most famous series, comprising 7 books, features the fictional science of psychohistory, developed by Hari Seldon and used to help create a galaxy-spanning empire. Name the series. 6. Give the title of the 1950 book of short stories featuring artificial humans with positronic brains. An unfortunate Will Smith film sharing the same title was released in 2004. * Finally, Robert Heinlein. 7. Name the 1961 book about a human named Valentine Michael Smith, raised by Martians, who returns to Earth. 8. This Heinlein book was turned into a Paul Verhoeven film in 1997 about space marines fighting insectoid aliens. 9. Another film adaptation from 1994, starring Donald Sutherland and about parasitic alien slugs taking over human brains, was adapted from the 1951 Heinlein novel of the same title. 10. Heinlein coined a few words which have passed into common English usage. In <answer 7> he describes a Martian word which means to understand something so fully as to become one with it. What is the word? ** Game 9, Round 3 - Entertainment - Actors Young and Old Whether due to time travel, flashbacks, or simply to stories that span many years, the same character sometimes appears in the same movie at greatly different ages, and then may be played by two or more different actors or actresses. Here are 10 questions about movies where this was done. 1. In the third movie in this series, Josh Brolin plays the character at a young age; Tommy Lee Jones plays the character at an older age. Name the series. 2. In this 1986 hit, Wil Wheaton plays the character at a young age; Richard Dreyfuss, as a grown man. Name the movie. 3. In this 2003 Tim Burton fantasy, Ewan McGregor plays the character as a young man. Albert Finney plays him on his deathbed. Name the movie. 4. Through time travel, Joseph Gordon-Levitt's character meets his future self, and it is Bruce Willis. Name the movie. 5. In the third movie in this series, Rob Lowe plays a young man, and Robert Wagner plays the same character 30 years older. Name the series. 6. For her role in this movie, Gloria Stuart became the oldest person ever to receive an Oscar nomination for acting. Kate Winslet played her character at a younger age. Name the movie. 7. Leonard Nimoy as Spock comes face to face with his younger self in "Star Trek" (2009). Who plays the younger version? 8. In "The Debt" (2010), Jessica Chastain plays a Mossad agent chasing a Nazi war criminal in 1965. Who plays the same character 30 years older? 9. Gena Rowlands plays the character at an advanced age in the 2004 romance "The Notebook". What Canadian actress plays the same character in flashback? 10. Harrison Ford plays the lead in "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade". But what late actor plays Indy at a younger age in the same movie? -- Mark Brader | "...very satisfying -- it's like the erosion geology edition Toronto | of the electromagnetic spectrum chart." msb@vex.net | --Randall Munroe My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Bruce <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Mar 06 02:23PM On Fri, 03 Mar 2017 23:34:15 -0600, Mark Brader wrote: > accepted for full points. > 1. Verb, meaning to elaborate or expound an argument excessively. > 2. Adjective, meaning engaged to be married. Betrothed > 3. Verb, meaning to lament; express regret or sorrow. Bemoan > 4. Verb, meaning to initiate amicable relations. > 5. Adjective, meaning intellectually or morally ignorant. > 6. Verb, meaning to plague or afflict. Beset > 7. Verb, meaning to scold, rebuke, criticize. Belittle > 8. Adjective, used for goods made to order, especially clothing. Bespoke > 9. Adjective, meaning under an obligation or debt. Beholden > 10. Adjective, used of a sailing ship deprived of wind and thus > unable to move. Becalmed |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Mar 06 10:31AM -0600 In article <ELCdnY4_l4ZKzCfFnZ2dnUU7-SnNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > you name the "be-" word. Note: only the correct part of speech > will be accepted for full points. > 1. Verb, meaning to elaborate or expound an argument excessively. belabor > 2. Adjective, meaning engaged to be married. betrothed > 3. Verb, meaning to lament; express regret or sorrow. bemoan > 4. Verb, meaning to initiate amicable relations. befriend > 5. Adjective, meaning intellectually or morally ignorant. benighted > 6. Verb, meaning to plague or afflict. bedevil > 7. Verb, meaning to scold, rebuke, criticize. berate > 8. Adjective, used for goods made to order, especially clothing. bespoke > 9. Adjective, meaning under an obligation or debt. bedebted? > 10. Adjective, used of a sailing ship deprived of wind and thus > unable to move. becalmed > * C. Sports: Major League Soccer > Name the city for each of these MLS teams. > C1. Earthquakes. San Francisco > C2. Fire. Atlanta > * D. Canadiana: Largest Cities by Area > D1. The 4 largest Canadian cities by area are found in which > province? Saskatchewan > * E. History: Italian City-States > E1. Name the city which was the seat of power for the Medici > family. Florence > of which country? > * F. Literature: Fictional Cities > F1. Name the largest city and capital of the planet Dune. Arrakis -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Mar 06 07:27PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:ELCdnY4_l4ZKzCfFnZ2dnUU7- > will be accepted for full points. > 1. Verb, meaning to elaborate or expound an argument excessively. > 2. Adjective, meaning engaged to be married. Betrothed > 3. Verb, meaning to lament; express regret or sorrow. Bemoan > 4. Verb, meaning to initiate amicable relations. Befriend > 5. Adjective, meaning intellectually or morally ignorant. Besotted > 6. Verb, meaning to plague or afflict. Bedevil > 7. Verb, meaning to scold, rebuke, criticize. Belittle > 8. Adjective, used for goods made to order, especially clothing. Bespoke > 9. Adjective, meaning under an obligation or debt. Beholden > For each of these soap operas, what city is it set in? > A1. "The Young and the Restless". > A2. "All My Children". Pine Valley > * B. Geography: African Capitals > B1. Name the capital city of Malawi. Kigali > B2. Name the capital city of Burundi. Kigali > * C. Sports: Major League Soccer > Name the city for each of these MLS teams. > C1. Earthquakes. San Jose > C2. Fire. Chicago > * D. Canadiana: Largest Cities by Area > D1. The 4 largest Canadian cities by area are found in which > province? Yukon; Alberta > D2. Which provincial capital is largest by *area*? Winnipeg; Regina > * E. History: Italian City-States > E1. Name the city which was the seat of power for the Medici > family. Florence > E2. In 1525, Milan came under the control of the Hapsburg line -- > of which country? France; Spain > F2. Name the fictional New York (state) city that's the > setting for a number of Kurt Vonnegut novels, including > "Slaughterhouse-Five", "Cat's Cradle", and "Player Piano". Pete Gayde |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 07 12:35AM -0600 Mark Brader: > and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information > see my 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". Game 8 is over and the winner is DON PIVEN. Hearty congratulations! > you name the "be-" word. Note: only the correct part of speech > will be accepted for full points. > 1. Verb, meaning to elaborate or expound an argument excessively. Belabor. 4 for Dan Blum, Don, Peter, Joshua, Jason, Dan Tilque, and Marc. > 2. Adjective, meaning engaged to be married. Betrothed. 4 for Dan Blum, Don, Peter, Joshua, Jason, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Bruce, Marc, and Pete. > 3. Verb, meaning to lament; express regret or sorrow. Bemoan or bewail. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Don, Peter, Joshua, Jason, Dan Tilque, Bruce, Marc, and Pete. > 4. Verb, meaning to initiate amicable relations. Befriend. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Don, Peter, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Marc, and Pete. > 5. Adjective, meaning intellectually or morally ignorant. Benighted. 4 for Dan Blum, Don, Dan Tilque, and Marc. > 6. Verb, meaning to plague or afflict. Bedevil or beset. 4 for Dan Blum, Don, Jason, Dan Tilque, Bruce, Marc, and Pete. > 7. Verb, meaning to scold, rebuke, criticize. Berate. 4 for Dan Blum, Don, Jason, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Marc. > 8. Adjective, used for goods made to order, especially clothing. Bespoke. 4 for Dan Blum, Don, Peter, Joshua, Calvin, Bruce, Marc, and Pete. 3 for Dan Tilque. > 9. Adjective, meaning under an obligation or debt. Beholden. 4 for Dan Blum, Don, Joshua, Bruce, and Pete. > 10. Adjective, used of a sailing ship deprived of wind and thus > unable to move. Becalmed. 4 for Dan Blum, Don, Peter, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Bruce, and Marc. > system can similarly become unable to move if they stop exactly > on a discontinuity in the third rail. What adjective -- no, it > does *not* start with "be-" -- describes that situation? Gapped. Peter got this. > ** Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Cities This was the hardest round in the original game and the 2nd-hardest of the entire season. > * A. Entertainment: Soap Operas > For each of these soap operas, what city is it set in? > A1. "The Young and the Restless". Genoa City. > A2. "All My Children". Pine Valley. 4 for Pete. > * B. Geography: African Capitals > B1. Name the capital city of Malawi. Lilongwe. 4 for Peter. > B2. Name the capital city of Burundi. Bujumbura. 4 for Erland, Peter, and Joshua. > * C. Sports: Major League Soccer > Name the city for each of these MLS teams. > C1. Earthquakes. San Jose. 4 for Erland, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Pete. > C2. Fire. Chicago. 4 for Dan Blum, Don, Peter, Joshua, Jason, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Pete. > * D. Canadiana: Largest Cities by Area > D1. The 4 largest Canadian cities by area are found in which > province? Quebec. 4 for Erland and Don. 3 for Joshua. > D2. Which provincial capital is largest by *area*? Edmonton. 4 for Don. 3 for Calvin. > * E. History: Italian City-States > E1. Name the city which was the seat of power for the Medici > family. Florence. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Don, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Marc, and Pete. > E2. In 1525, Milan came under the control of the Hapsburg line -- > of which country? Spain. 4 for Erland and Dan Tilque. 2 for Pete. > * F. Literature: Fictional Cities > F1. Name the largest city and capital of the planet Dune. Arrakeen. (Arrakis is wrong -- that *is* the planet, another name for it. See the specially selected non-random signature quote.) 4 for Don and Dan Tilque. > F2. Name the fictional New York (state) city that's the > setting for a number of Kurt Vonnegut novels, including > "Slaughterhouse-Five", "Cat's Cradle", and "Player Piano". Ilium. 4 for Don. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> Geo Spo Sci Ent His Mis Cha FIVE Don Piven 36 19 40 -- -- 40 24 159 Dan Blum 28 6 35 35 16 40 8 154 Joshua Kreitzer 34 20 19 40 16 24 15 137 Dan Tilque 32 16 32 8 16 35 20 135 Pete Gayde 35 26 28 19 16 24 18 132 "Calvin" 35 23 16 0 14 20 15 109 Bruce Bowler 16 24 40 -- -- 24 0 104 Peter Smyth 20 24 24 -- -- 24 12 104 Erland Sommarskog 36 19 -- 0 8 8 20 91 Marc Dashevsky -- -- 40 -- -- 36 4 80 Jason Kreitzer -- -- -- 28 16 20 4 68 -- Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net "The recent explosion of tourism has ruined the planet Arrakis for me forever." -- Spider Robinson My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| ArenEss <areness1@yahoo.com>: Mar 06 08:48AM -0600 On Wed, 1 Mar 2017 19:57:23 -0800 (PST), Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote: >1 Which colour is traditionally associated with Protestantism? Orange >2 Which fictional character's published diaries include "The Wilderness Years" (1993) and "The Cappuccino Years" (1999)? Bridget Jones >3 What is the SI unit of acceleration? metre per second squared >4 Which song contains these lyrics: "Big ones, small ones, some as big as your head / Give them a twist a flick of the wrist / That's what the showman said."? I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts >5 Which 1987 Steven Spielberg film is largely set in a Japanese internment camp during WWII? Empire of the Sun >6 "Sandy" is most commonly a diminutive of which male forename? >7 Which poem traditionally attributed to Homer deals with the events surrounding the Trojan War? Iliad >8 Which four-letter colloquial term describes a parliament where no single political party (or bloc of allied parties) has an absolute majority of seats? >9 "Canucks" is a slang term for natives of which country? Canada >10 The Brooklyn Bridge connects Brooklyn to which other New York borough? Manhattan >cheers, >calvin ArenEss |
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