- QFTCI5EP Game 1, Rounds 9-10: opening lines, CR - 6 Updates
- QFTCI5EP Game 1, Rounds 7-8 answers: unreliable narrators and Trump - 3 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #484 - 1 Update
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 03 09:43PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-01-16, 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 5 Easy Pieces 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 1, Round 9 - Entertainment - Movie Opening Lines Name the movies that begin with these classic lines. 1. 1996: "Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a fucking big television. Choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin openers." 2. 1990: "As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster. To me, being a gangster was better than being President of the United States." 3. 1940: "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again." 4. 1970: "What can you say about a 25-year-old girl who died? That she was beautiful and brilliant? That she loved Mozart and Bach, the Beatles, and me?" 5. 1987: "I am Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, your senior drill instructor. From now on, you will speak only when spoken to, and the first and last words out of your filthy sewers will be 'Sir!' Do you maggots understand that?" 6. 2000: "So where are you? You're in some motel room. You just... you just wake up and you're in... in a motel room. There's the key. It feels like maybe it's just the first time you've been there, but perhaps you've been there for a week, 3 months. It's ... it's kinda hard to say. I don't... I don't know. It's just an anonymous room." 7. 1986: "The key to faking out the parents is the clammy hands. It's a good non-specific symptom; I'm a big believer in it." 8. 2001: "Once upon a time, there was a lovely princess. But she had an enchantment upon her of a fearful sort, which could only be broken by love's first kiss. She was locked away in a castle guarded by a terrible fire-breathing dragon. Many brave knights had attempted to free her from this dreadful prison, but none prevailed. She waited in the dragon's keep, in the highest room of the tallest tower, for her true love, and true love's first kiss." 9. 1986: "I was 12 going on 13 the first time I saw a dead human being. It happened in the summer of 1959: a long time ago -- but only if you measure in terms of years." 10. 2001: "It all began on New Year's Day in my 32nd year of being single. Once again, I found myself on my own, and going to my mother's annual turkey-curry buffet. Every year she tries to fix me up with some bushy-haired, middle-aged bore, and I feared this year would be no exception." ** Game 1, Round 10 - Acronymic Challenge Round * A. Sports: CFL A1. What American star player, a wide receiver from Notre Dame who was projected to be chosen first overall in the 1991 NFL draft, instead signed before it with the Canadian Football League's Toronto Argonauts? A2. After the demise of the Montreal Alouettes in 1981, Charles Bronfman revived football in Montreal the following year with a new team. What was the team called? * B. Science: CDC B1. Founded as the Communicable Disease Center in 1946, and succeeding a Second World War US national disease defense program, this agency went through a number of name changes, including Center for Disease Control and the current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- though we stll say CDC for short. But *what disease*, one that's still a problem today, was this agency initially dedicated to controlling? B2. From 1957 to 1972, the CDC had control of a controversial experiment that began in 1932. How is it known and what subject was being studied? * C. History: FLQ C1. The origins of the Front de libération du Québec go back to the early 1960s. In that decade, they blew up hundreds of a certain thing. What thing? C2. In 1968 this FLQ member published a very controversial book titled "Nègres blancs d'Amérique". What is his name? * D. Literature: RLS D1. Which historical novel by Robert Louis Stevenson tells the story of David Balfour's pursuit of his inheritance, and his alliance with Alan Breck Stewart during the Jacobite troubles in Scotland? D2. Which Stevenson novel opens during the Jacobite rebellion and is told from the memoirs of Efraim Mackellar? * E. Entertainment: CBC E1. Name the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. drama series about drug trafficking among Mennonites that premiered on January 9. E2. Name the CBC comedy series that premiered on January 10 and featured a bare-breasted woman in the opening scene. * F. Geography: PRK Okay, it's really the DPRK, but that's not a TLA! F1. What line of latitude was intended to provide the southern border of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea? F2. To the north and northeast, the PRK is bordered by Russia and China. Name one of the rivers that form parts of this border. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Defendant's speech ends in long sentence" msb@vex.net | --Minneapolis Tribune, February 25, 1981 My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: May 04 03:51AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:3PednXG_sOvICJfEnZ2dnUU7- > a family. Choose a fucking big television. Choose washing > machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin > openers." "Trainspotting" > 2. 1990: "As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a > gangster. To me, being a gangster was better than being > President of the United States." "Goodfellas" > 3. 1940: "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again." "Rebecca" > 4. 1970: "What can you say about a 25-year-old girl who died? > That she was beautiful and brilliant? That she loved Mozart > and Bach, the Beatles, and me?" "Love Story" > instructor. From now on, you will speak only when spoken to, > and the first and last words out of your filthy sewers will be > 'Sir!' Do you maggots understand that?" "Full Metal Jacket" > you've been there, but perhaps you've been there for a week, > 3 months. It's ... it's kinda hard to say. I don't... > I don't know. It's just an anonymous room." "Memento" > 7. 1986: "The key to faking out the parents is the clammy hands. > It's a good non-specific symptom; I'm a big believer in it." "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" > but none prevailed. She waited in the dragon's keep, in the > highest room of the tallest tower, for her true love, and true > love's first kiss." "Shrek" > 9. 1986: "I was 12 going on 13 the first time I saw a dead human > being. It happened in the summer of 1959: a long time ago -- > but only if you measure in terms of years." "Stand by Me" > to my mother's annual turkey-curry buffet. Every year she > tries to fix me up with some bushy-haired, middle-aged bore, > and I feared this year would be no exception." "Bridget Jones's Diary" > Dame who was projected to be chosen first overall in the > 1991 NFL draft, instead signed before it with the Canadian > Football League's Toronto Argonauts? Ismail > A2. After the demise of the Montreal Alouettes in 1981, Charles > Bronfman revived football in Montreal the following year > with a new team. What was the team called? Montreal Alouettes > B2. From 1957 to 1972, the CDC had control of a controversial > experiment that began in 1932. How is it known and what > subject was being studied? Tuskegee expeiment -- syphilis > C1. The origins of the Front de libération du Québec go back > to the early 1960s. In that decade, they blew up hundreds > of a certain thing. What thing? mailboxes; police cars > Okay, it's really the DPRK, but that's not a TLA! > F1. What line of latitude was intended to provide the southern > border of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea? 38 degrees north > F2. To the north and northeast, the PRK is bordered by Russia > and China. Name one of the rivers that form parts of this > border. Yalu River -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): May 04 04:03AM > a family. Choose a fucking big television. Choose washing > machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin > openers." Fight Club > 2. 1990: "As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a > gangster. To me, being a gangster was better than being > President of the United States." Goodfellas > 4. 1970: "What can you say about a 25-year-old girl who died? > That she was beautiful and brilliant? That she loved Mozart > and Bach, the Beatles, and me?" Love Story > instructor. From now on, you will speak only when spoken to, > and the first and last words out of your filthy sewers will be > 'Sir!' Do you maggots understand that?" Full Metal Jacket > 7. 1986: "The key to faking out the parents is the clammy hands. > It's a good non-specific symptom; I'm a big believer in it." Ferris Bueller's Day Off > but none prevailed. She waited in the dragon's keep, in the > highest room of the tallest tower, for her true love, and true > love's first kiss." Shrek > 9. 1986: "I was 12 going on 13 the first time I saw a dead human > being. It happened in the summer of 1959: a long time ago -- > but only if you measure in terms of years." Stand By Me > to my mother's annual turkey-curry buffet. Every year she > tries to fix me up with some bushy-haired, middle-aged bore, > and I feared this year would be no exception." Bridget Jones' Diary > for Disease Control and Prevention -- though we stll say CDC > for short. But *what disease*, one that's still a problem > today, was this agency initially dedicated to controlling? malaria > B2. From 1957 to 1972, the CDC had control of a controversial > experiment that began in 1932. How is it known and what > subject was being studied? Tuskegee Experiment to study syphillis > Okay, it's really the DPRK, but that's not a TLA! > F1. What line of latitude was intended to provide the southern > border of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea? 49 degrees north > F2. To the north and northeast, the PRK is bordered by Russia > and China. Name one of the rivers that form parts of this > border. Yalu -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 03 09:44PM -0700 On Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 12:43:38 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > 2. 1990: "As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a > gangster. To me, being a gangster was better than being > President of the United States." Goodfellas > 3. 1940: "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again." Rebecca > instructor. From now on, you will speak only when spoken to, > and the first and last words out of your filthy sewers will be > 'Sir!' Do you maggots understand that?" Full Metal Jacket > you've been there, but perhaps you've been there for a week, > 3 months. It's ... it's kinda hard to say. I don't... > I don't know. It's just an anonymous room." Memento > 7. 1986: "The key to faking out the parents is the clammy hands. > It's a good non-specific symptom; I'm a big believer in it." Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Breakfast Club > but none prevailed. She waited in the dragon's keep, in the > highest room of the tallest tower, for her true love, and true > love's first kiss." Sleeping Beauty? > for Disease Control and Prevention -- though we stll say CDC > for short. But *what disease*, one that's still a problem > today, was this agency initially dedicated to controlling? Malaria, Dengue Fever > troubles in Scotland? > D2. Which Stevenson novel opens during the Jacobite rebellion > and is told from the memoirs of Efraim Mackellar? Kidnapped > Okay, it's really the DPRK, but that's not a TLA! > F1. What line of latitude was intended to provide the southern > border of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea? 38 degrees north > F2. To the north and northeast, the PRK is bordered by Russia > and China. Name one of the rivers that form parts of this > border. cheers, calvin |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: May 04 06:44AM +0100 > a family. Choose a fucking big television. Choose washing > machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin > openers." Trainspotting (can't even read this without i) mentally taking on Ewan MacGregor's accent ii) hearing the opening drum part of "Lust For Life") > 2. 1990: "As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a > gangster. To me, being a gangster was better than being > President of the United States." Goodfellas > 3. 1940: "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again." Rebecca > 4. 1970: "What can you say about a 25-year-old girl who died? > That she was beautiful and brilliant? That she loved Mozart > and Bach, the Beatles, and me?" Love Story > instructor. From now on, you will speak only when spoken to, > and the first and last words out of your filthy sewers will be > 'Sir!' Do you maggots understand that?" Full Metal Jacket > you've been there, but perhaps you've been there for a week, > 3 months. It's ... it's kinda hard to say. I don't... > I don't know. It's just an anonymous room." Memento > 7. 1986: "The key to faking out the parents is the clammy hands. > It's a good non-specific symptom; I'm a big believer in it." American Psycho > but none prevailed. She waited in the dragon's keep, in the > highest room of the tallest tower, for her true love, and true > love's first kiss." Shrek > 9. 1986: "I was 12 going on 13 the first time I saw a dead human > being. It happened in the summer of 1959: a long time ago -- > but only if you measure in terms of years." Stand By Me > to my mother's annual turkey-curry buffet. Every year she > tries to fix me up with some bushy-haired, middle-aged bore, > and I feared this year would be no exception." Bridget Jones' Diary |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: May 04 01:42AM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > 4. 1970: "What can you say about a 25-year-old girl who died? > That she was beautiful and brilliant? That she loved Mozart > and Bach, the Beatles, and me?" Love Story > instructor. From now on, you will speak only when spoken to, > and the first and last words out of your filthy sewers will be > 'Sir!' Do you maggots understand that?" A Few Good Men > for Disease Control and Prevention -- though we stll say CDC > for short. But *what disease*, one that's still a problem > today, was this agency initially dedicated to controlling? yellow fever > B2. From 1957 to 1972, the CDC had control of a controversial > experiment that began in 1932. How is it known and what > subject was being studied? Tunguskee experiment, syphilis > Okay, it's really the DPRK, but that's not a TLA! > F1. What line of latitude was intended to provide the southern > border of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea? 38th > F2. To the north and northeast, the PRK is bordered by Russia > and China. Name one of the rivers that form parts of this > border. Yalu -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 03 09:42PM -0500 Mark Brader: > Unreliable narrators have had a long tradition in literature. > They're characters whose credibility has been compromised and > whose telling of the tale should be suspect. This was the hardest round in the original game, and the fourth-hardest of the entire season. > 1. Joseph Conrad employed the same unreliable narrator in four of > his works of fiction: "Heart of Darkness", "Lord Jim", "Youth", > and "Chance". What is his name? Charles Marlow. 4 for Gareth. > 2. Emily Brontė's Wuthering Heights has two unreliable narrators. > Name one of them. (First or last name.) Ellen "Nelly" Dean, Mr. Lockwood (his first name is never revealed). 4 for Gareth. > 3. Oskar Matzerath, who's confined in a mental hospital, is the > narrator of one of the novels of the German writer Gunter Grass. > What is the title (in English) of that novel? "The Tin Drum". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Marc, and Gareth. > of one of British writer Julian Barnes's novels, is tormented by > memories of his adulterous wife, whose life support he shut off. > What is the title of that novel? "Flaubert's Parrot". 3 for Gareth. > 5. Husband and wife Nick and Amy serve as dual unreliable narrators > in this bestselling Gillian Flynn novel. What is its title? "Gone Girl". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Gareth. 2 for Calvin. > named Christine Lucas, whose husband may or may not be malevolent. > Perhaps one morning when she awakes, she'll discover the truth. > What is the novel's title? "Before I Go to Sleep". 4 for Gareth. > most surprising unreliable narrators in literature. He's half > Native American and appears to be deaf and mute. What is > his name? Chief Bromden. 3 for Jason. > 8. The narrator of Daphne du Maurier's "Rebecca" labors under a > mysterious and gross misapprehension. Who is the narrator? > Be sufficiently specific. The second Mrs. de Winter. ("Second" was required; again, the rest of her name is never revealed.) 4 for Joshua and Gareth. > Quaker John Dowell says, "This is the saddest story I have > ever heard". Dowell is either a master manipulator of facts > or a supremely gullible fellow. What is the novel's title? "The Good Soldier". 4 for Calvin. > 10. Crime novels often employ unreliable narrators. US writer > Jim Thompson frequently did so. Two of his novels feature > psychopathic lawmen as unreliable narrators. Name either novel. "The Killer Inside Me", "Pop. 1280". 2 for Gareth. > 1. In the late 1980s, this satirical New-York-based magazine > referred to Trump as a "short-fingered vulgarian". Name the > magazine. "Spy". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Jason. > Deal" as a "former journalist" once the book came out. Last year > the ghostwriter publicly regretted his work on the 1987 book > and spoke out against Trump. Name him. Tony Schwartz. > 3. Trump always says to buy American, but only one of his three > wives was born in the United States. Give her maiden name. Marla Maples. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Jason, and Pete. > 4. Family man Trump has fathered at least five children with three > different women. What is the first name of the daughter he > fathered with <answer 3>? Tiffany. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete. > 5. Trump has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for six of his business > properties since 1991. Name any one of these six properties. > The full name must be exact. Plaza Hotel, Trump Castle, Trump Entertainment Resorts, Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts, Trump Plaza & Casino, Trump Taj Mahal. 4 for Joshua and Pete. > chefs who withdrew from planned restaurants in his new Washington > hotel because of his comments about Mexican immigrants. > Name either chef / restaurant owner. José Andrés, Geoffrey Zakarian. > 7. Trump's son-in-law was admitted to Harvard in 1998, shortly > after his New Jersey real-estate developer father donated > $2,500,000 to the university. Name the son-in-law. Jared Kushner. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Marc, and Pete. > to 2 years in prison in 2005 for tax evasion, witness tampering, > and illegal campaign contributions. Who was the *US attorney* > in charge of that prosecution? Chris Christie (now governor of New Jersey). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > In 2010, though, private citizen Trump had a different view. > What did he say then about what should be done to those > responsible for WikiLeaks? Be sufficiently specific. "I think it's disgraceful, there should be like death penalty or something." (Any reference to execution was sufficient, but "killed" was insufficiently specific.) > a notorious rape. They were later exonerated, but Trump said > last year that he still thinks they're guilty. What name is > used to refer to these wrongly convicted individuals? Central Park Five. I decided to score any reference to Central Park as almost correct, so: 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete. 3 for Joshua and Marc. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 1 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> His Geo Sci Spo Lit Mis FOUR Joshua Kreitzer 28 28 27 15 12 27 110 Peter Smyth 20 27 16 28 -- -- 91 Gareth Owen -- -- 24 24 29 0 77 Dan Blum 22 4 20 8 8 24 74 Dan Tilque 19 8 24 12 0 16 71 "Calvin" 22 14 8 22 6 0 66 Pete Gayde 28 6 -- -- 0 20 54 Marc Dashevsky 16 12 -- -- 4 7 39 Erland Sommarskog 18 0 4 16 -- -- 38 Bruce Bowler 16 20 -- -- -- -- 36 Jason Kreitzer -- -- 4 4 3 8 19 -- Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net | "Well, *somebody* had to say it." My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 03 09:34PM -0700 On Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 12:42:20 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > > Jim Thompson frequently did so. Two of his novels feature > > psychopathic lawmen as unreliable narrators. Name either novel. > "The Killer Inside Me", "Pop. 1280". 2 for Gareth. 5 singletons for Gareth must be some sort of record! cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 04 02:30AM -0500 Mark Brader: >>> 6... "Before I Go to Sleep". 4 for Gareth. >>> 9... "The Good Soldier". 4 for Calvin. >>> 10... "The Killer Inside Me", "Pop. 1280". 2 for Gareth. "Calvin": > 5 singletons for Gareth must be some sort of record! Hah, interesting point. Well done Gareth! That's not something I usually look at or keep statistics on, but Calvin piqued my curiosity there, so I've just been doing some manual data-massaging. The results are somewhat unreliable because I was simply working from the text of each of my postings since 2008 when I started doing QFTCI. I assumed that the format the scores for each question would be what it usually is, likewise for the subject lines, and so on. Also, if I posted any corrections to the originally posted results, those would be missed. Also, I had to decide what counts as a "singleton". Based on Calvin's precedent above, I decided that it was any question where only one entrant scored points, no matter how many. So an "almost correct" answer on your second of two guesses, for 1 point, was just as good as the normal 4 points (or 6 on a bonus round), so long as no one else got any points. Okay, then, with those caveats... Gareth's 5 singletons on one round is the highest in the history of QFTCI -- for anyone except Stephen Perry, who broke his own record less than 2 months ago. On 2017-03-19, I posted the results to QFTCIMM16 Game 9, Round 9, originally played 2016-11-21. It was the hardest round in the original game and one of the hardest of the entire season. Only one question was answered by anyone except Stephen -- but Stephen scored a perfect round, thus including 9 singletons! The previous record had stood for 4 years. On 2013-01-07 I posted the results of QFTCIWSSSG Game 5, Round 9, originally played 2012-06-04. Stephen got a perfect score on that round too, and this included 8 singletons. For the record before *that*, I posted the results on 2012-08-03. QFTCIFFF Game 5, Round 2, was originally played on 2012-02-27. Stephen only got 8 right on that round, but only one correct answer was given by *anyone* else, so that was 7 singletons. And Stephen has had 7 singletons on two other occasions since then. But it's clear where his advantage is: he knows his Canadiana better than anyone else here. All five of the rounds I just mentioned were Canadiana rounds. The 9 was on "Canadian Fiction on Film", the 8 was on "Canadian Inventors", and the three 7's were on "African-Canadians", "Toronto Streets", and "Canadian Capitals". Because of the manual work involved, I didn't look to see how many times Stephen has had 6 singletons -- though I did quasi-accidentally spot a couple of pairs of current-events rounds where he got 5 singletons on one round and 6 on the other. Now, so far I've only mentioned standard-length rounds. But in questions from Finals, with 15 per round, Stephen has *another* three sets of 7 singletons, and nobody else comes close. This time only one is a Canadiana round, too. The triples in that round were: * The Yukon and Literature * Prime Ministers of Canada * Toronto Music Festivals * Charities and Non-Profit Organizations in Canada * Newfoundland Premiers Not Named Joey or Danny But Stephen also got 7 singletons on two "Arts & Literature" rounds from Finals. The triples in *those* rounds were: * Posthumous Publishing * Museum Collections * Canadian Award Statuettes * Canadian Photographers * Born in 1912 * Decomposing Composers * Book Covers * Subway Smut * Ballet Terms * Flemish Painters Now you know, or at least, you know as well as I do. -- Mark Brader | "...it is happening a lot to me recently. almost Toronto | as if my beliefs are no longer strong enough msb@vex.net | to counter reality." --Stephen Perry My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| ArenEss <areness1@yahoo.com>: May 03 09:20AM -0500 On Thu, 27 Apr 2017 21:41:19 -0700 (PDT), Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote: >1 Paisley Park was both the estate and record label of which late American singer? Prince >2 Which 17th century pirate became Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica and now lends his name to a brand of rum? Captain Morgan >3 Fakes of which historical object were so common that in the 16th century John Calvin could claim there were enough to build an entire ship!? Cross of the Crucifiction >4 At 35 years, which astronaut holds the record for the greatest time between space flights? John Glenn >5 Which Russian word describes three horses harnessed side-by-side drawing a carriage? Troika >6 Common examples from science include Schrodinger's cat and Einstein's special theory of relativity. What two-word term commonly refers to the "intentional, structured process of intellectual deliberation in order to speculate, within a specifiable problem domain, about potential consequences"? >7 Which fictional newspaper does Clark Kent work for? Daily Planet >8 What does the abbreviation VJ stand for in relation to a common construction technique? Vertical Joints >9 Denis Compton represented which country in international cricket? England >10 Involving around 250,000 troops and with at least 70,000 casualties it was possibly the deadliest single day in the history of warfare. The Napoleonic Wars battle of 7 September 1812 took place near, and is named after, which Russian village? >cheers, >calvin ArenEss |
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