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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 01 01:28AM -0500 Arrgh. This is a repost of Rotating Quiz #258 to correct a couple of errors that I spotted right after posting the quiz a few minutes ago. One is a minor typo, but I also got someone's name wrong. Sorry about that. At least I spotted it quickly this time. As I was saying, I'd like to thank Dan Blum for running RQ 257 and for choosing questions that enabled me to win. The winner of this contest, in turn, will be the first choice to set RQ 259. As usual, please answer only from your own knowledge and post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single posting, quoting the questions you are answering and placing your answers below each one. Entries must be posted by 2:22:22 PM Toronto time (zone -4) on Tuesday, 2017-06-06. That gives you 5 days and about 12 hours from the time of posting. For this contest I'll go back to the scoring that I used in RQ 251, meaning that the hardest questions people can answer will probably be the ones that decide the contest. That is, each question is worth the same number of points -- whatever is the smallest number that allows scoring in integers -- but those points will be *divided equally* between all entrants who get it right. For example, say there are 4 entrants. Then each question will be worth 12 points, and if you are the only one to answer it correctly, you get all 12. In this case if 2 people answer correctly, they each get 6 points; if 3 do, they each get 4; and if all 4 get it, that's 3 points each. In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be the entrant who answered the *fewest* questions correctly to reach the tie score, and the second tiebreaker will be who posted first. There are 22 questions in this quiz, but I hope a lot of them will be easy. They are listed in random order within each of two groups, but I won't tell you how what question number starts the second group. Note that some questions will provide details, but not necessarily the most relevant ones; others will just be hints. In either case, you must name whoever, or whatever, it is that I'm describing or hinting at. A hint to the theme that all answers must fit is available if you can guess where to look for it. 1. This American New Wave writer won multiple Hugos, including one for "Lord of Light". 2. This executive was the other title character of Michael Moore's first documentary. 3. This 91-year-old has hundreds of movies (or TV-movies or direct-to-video movies) credited to him as a producer or director, including "Death Race 2000" in 1975, and 4 sequels or remakes up to this year's "Death Race 2050". While his career has been described as "Six Decades of Schlock", people who have worked with him have included Martin Scorsese, Jack Nicholson, Peter Bogdanovich, Francis Ford Coppola, James Cameron, and Ron Howard. 4. In the original novel he was censored, but in the movie he was framed. 5. "For you are beautiful, and I have loved you dearly, more dearly than the spoken word can tell." 6. Dallas player, MVP of the VIth event. 7. 61*. 8. He was the first to tile the plane aperiodically with only two different tiles, using a pattern with fivefold symmetry about its center. 9. When he wasn't chosen to succeed Walter Cronkite as anchorman for the main CBS newscast, this man moved to NBC. For about a year their newscast was co-anchored by Tom Brokaw in New York and him in Washington. 10. This 13th-century Englishman was a Renaissance man before there was a Renaissance. He advocated that science should be based on experiment; he worked in philosophy, astronomy, alchemy, and math; he conceived machines that would not be practical for centuries; but his work in optics was particularly important. 11. If you were married to Brigitte Bardot, wouldn't you make at least a couple of movies starring her? 12. Some say GOAT. 13. Until recently he was the only person to have run Fox "News". 14. He was a regular on "The Mothers-in-Law" until he was fired for demanding the studio pay him the amount specified in his contract; but fans of the original "Star Trek" may best remember him as Harry Mudd. 15. Who he? 16. Dead, now dead. 17. The fat one, who worked for the Sun-Times. 18. He held a world record for 46 days in 1954. 19. This British writer, now living in Colorado, specializes in the subject of bicycle racing. Several of his books are about Lance Armstrong; another is "World of Cycling". 20. This "alternative rock" band was formed in 1994 by former members of Uncle Tupelo. Singer Jeff Tweedy has been with them ever since. Albums include "Blue Sky Blue" and "Star Wars". 21. At the end of "The Lord of the Rings", Sam marries Rose Cotton. In the appendices you may learn that her brother known as Jolly, and her uncle known as Will, actually both had the same name. What was it? 22. An Iron Maiden he. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Jargon leakage is getting to be a real problem; msb@vex.net | sb should do sth about it." --R.H. Draney My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jun 01 03:18AM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > 1. This American New Wave writer won multiple Hugos, including > one for "Lord of Light". Roger Zelanzy > 2. This executive was the other title character of Michael Moore's > first documentary. Roger Smith > Ron Howard. > 4. In the original novel he was censored, but in the movie he > was framed. Roger Rabbit > 5. "For you are beautiful, and I have loved you dearly, more dearly > than the spoken word can tell." > 6. Dallas player, MVP of the VIth event. Roger Staubach > 7. 61*. Roger Maris > 8. He was the first to tile the plane aperiodically with only > two different tiles, using a pattern with fivefold symmetry > about its center. Roger Penrose > for the main CBS newscast, this man moved to NBC. For about a > year their newscast was co-anchored by Tom Brokaw in New York > and him in Washington. Roger Mudd > on experiment; he worked in philosophy, astronomy, alchemy, > and math; he conceived machines that would not be practical > for centuries; but his work in optics was particularly important. Roger Bacon > least a couple of movies starring her? > 12. Some say GOAT. > 13. Until recently he was the only person to have run Fox "News". Roger Ailes > contract; but fans of the original "Star Trek" may best remember > him as Harry Mudd. > 15. Who he? Woger > 16. Dead, now dead. Roger Moore > 17. The fat one, who worked for the Sun-Times. Roger Ebert > 18. He held a world record for 46 days in 1954. Roger Bannister > In the appendices you may learn that her brother known as Jolly, > and her uncle known as Will, actually both had the same name. > What was it? I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess Roger. -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 31 09:36PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-02-06, 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 4, Round 2 - Canadiana Sports - Early Toronto Blue Jays In honor of the Toronto Blue Jays' 40th anniversary this year, here's some trivia about the team in its early years -- you know, before St. Bautista arrived. As usual, where a team is asked for, the city name is sufficient only if it is the only major-league team in that city. 1. Which team did the Blue Jays face at home in their first Major League Baseball game on 1977-04-07? 2. During that first game, which American first baseman and designated hitter, picked up by the Jays in the 1976 expansion draft, hit the first two home runs in Jays franchise history, helping Toronto to a 9-5 win? 3. Despite the team's last-place finish in 1979, which Blue Jays shortstop was named the co-winner of the American League Rookie of the Year award? 4. In 1980 this first baseman became the first Jay to hit 30 home runs in a season. After his retirement in 1982, he spent 5 years as a coach in the Blue Jays' farm system and 2 years as a coach for another former team, the Kansas City Royals. Who is he? 5. In what year did the Blue Jays' new retractable-roofed home, SkyDome, open in the mid-season? 6. Who is the only Blue Jay pitcher to throw a no-hitter, accomplishing the feat in 1990 against the Cleveland Indians? 7. After the 1991 season ended, the Blue Jays acquired which pitcher, who had led the Minnesota Twins to victory in the World Series that year by pitching a complete 10-inning shutout in Game 7 and had been named the World Series MVP? 8. In 1993 three Blue Jays finished 1-2-3 in the American League batting average race -- the first time three teammates had done so in 100 years. They were Robbie Alomar, Paul Molitor, and who else? 9. Game 4 of the 1993 World Series remains the highest-scoring game in the history of the Series. The home team was up 14-9 in the top of the 8th inning when the Blue Jays rallied to score 6 runs on hits from Paul Molitor, Tony Fernández, Rickey Henderson, and Devon White, and take game 15-14. Who were their opponents? 10. Before the 1995 season, which long-time Blue Jays general manager resigned and handed the reins of the team to Toronto native Gord Ash? * Game 4, Round 3 - History - Contraception 1. Condoms have been around since at least the 16th century but were used primarily to prevent disease, not pregnancy. Aside from animal intestines, name any one of the materials primarily used in Europe or Asia before 1844. 2. Pessaries were a common ancient form of birth control. Typical ingredients included honey, acacia gum, and plant matter. What *is* a pessary, in this context? 3. Name the biblical character in Genesis who practised the withdrawal method and was slain by God as a result. 4. Many plants used in ancient Greece have been found to have contraceptive properties. What royally named common weed is still used for birth control in India today? 5. The invention of vulcanized rubber in 1844 paved the way for reliable condoms. It also resulted in what other birth-control device, in the 1880s? 6. A British cleric and scholar who wrote "An Essay on the Principle of Population" became the inspiration for a group, established in 1877, which promoted contraception and was closely tied to the feminist movement. Name this scholar. 7. Name the American feminist who was jailed for distributing contraceptives in 1916 and who popularized the phrase "birth control". 8. Enovid was the first birth-control pill approved for sale in the United States, but it was only approved for menstrual disorders. In fact, the company never marketed it as a contraceptive, but by the time it was approved for that use, almost 500,000 women had already used it. Within one year either way, when was it initially approved? 9. The first IUD was developed in 1909 and was made from silkworm gut. The first modern T-shaped IUD was developed in the 1960s, and with some minor changes, is still in use today. What is the main spermicidal material used in this IUD? 10. Ernst Gräfenberg invented the first "ring contraceptive", made of silver filaments. His work was suppressed during the Nazi regime on the grounds that it was a threat to Aryan women. But what *other* controversial discovery was named after Dr. Gräfenberg in 1981? -- Mark Brader "To err is human, but to really mess things up Toronto you need a timetable planner!" msb@vex.net -- Richard Porter My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jun 01 04:50AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:LPidneNGdoU54LLEnZ2dnUU7- > only if it is the only major-league team in that city. > 1. Which team did the Blue Jays face at home in their first Major > League Baseball game on 1977-04-07? Detroit Tigers; Cleveland Indians > 5. In what year did the Blue Jays' new retractable-roofed home, > SkyDome, open in the mid-season? 1991; 1992 > * Game 4, Round 3 - History - Contraception > 3. Name the biblical character in Genesis who practised the > withdrawal method and was slain by God as a result. Onan > of Population" became the inspiration for a group, established > in 1877, which promoted contraception and was closely tied to > the feminist movement. Name this scholar. Malthus > 7. Name the American feminist who was jailed for distributing > contraceptives in 1916 and who popularized the phrase "birth > control". Sanger > but by the time it was approved for that use, almost 500,000 > women had already used it. Within one year either way, when > was it initially approved? 1957; 1960 > regime on the grounds that it was a threat to Aryan women. > But what *other* controversial discovery was named after > Dr. Gräfenberg in 1981? G spot -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jun 01 06:35AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:LPidneNGdoU54LLEnZ2dnUU7- > only if it is the only major-league team in that city. > 1. Which team did the Blue Jays face at home in their first Major > League Baseball game on 1977-04-07? Cleveland; Boston > designated hitter, picked up by the Jays in the 1976 expansion > draft, hit the first two home runs in Jays franchise history, > helping Toronto to a 9-5 win? Rusty Staub > for another former team, the Kansas City Royals. Who is he? > 5. In what year did the Blue Jays' new retractable-roofed home, > SkyDome, open in the mid-season? 1991; 1992 > pitcher, who had led the Minnesota Twins to victory in the World > Series that year by pitching a complete 10-inning shutout in > Game 7 and had been named the World Series MVP? Jack Morris > batting average race -- the first time three teammates had > done so in 100 years. They were Robbie Alomar, Paul Molitor, > and who else? Carter > score 6 runs on hits from Paul Molitor, Tony Fernández, Rickey > Henderson, and Devon White, and take game 15-14. Who were > their opponents? Pittsburgh; Philadelphia > 2. Pessaries were a common ancient form of birth control. > Typical ingredients included honey, acacia gum, and plant matter. > What *is* a pessary, in this context? Spermicide > 7. Name the American feminist who was jailed for distributing > contraceptives in 1916 and who popularized the phrase "birth > control". Sanger > but by the time it was approved for that use, almost 500,000 > women had already used it. Within one year either way, when > was it initially approved? 1961; 1964 > regime on the grounds that it was a threat to Aryan women. > But what *other* controversial discovery was named after > Dr. Gräfenberg in 1981? G spot Pete Gayde |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jun 01 02:54AM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > only if it is the only major-league team in that city. > 1. Which team did the Blue Jays face at home in their first Major > League Baseball game on 1977-04-07? Red Sox > for another former team, the Kansas City Royals. Who is he? > 5. In what year did the Blue Jays' new retractable-roofed home, > SkyDome, open in the mid-season? 2015 > batting average race -- the first time three teammates had > done so in 100 years. They were Robbie Alomar, Paul Molitor, > and who else? Olerud > were used primarily to prevent disease, not pregnancy. > Aside from animal intestines, name any one of the materials > primarily used in Europe or Asia before 1844. sheep skin > What *is* a pessary, in this context? > 3. Name the biblical character in Genesis who practised the > withdrawal method and was slain by God as a result. Onan > of Population" became the inspiration for a group, established > in 1877, which promoted contraception and was closely tied to > the feminist movement. Name this scholar. Malthus > but by the time it was approved for that use, almost 500,000 > women had already used it. Within one year either way, when > was it initially approved? 1960 > regime on the grounds that it was a threat to Aryan women. > But what *other* controversial discovery was named after > Dr. Gräfenberg in 1981? G-spot -- Dan Tilque |
| Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: May 31 03:06PM -0700 On Sunday, May 28, 2017 at 10:24:25 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > her protest? > 9. In 1957, what became the first British colony in Africa to > achieve independence? Ghana > Christopher Columbus. She was granted the title "Servant > of God" by the Catholic Church in 1974, 470 years after > her death. Name her. Isabella > her family during the first two decades of the 20th century. > The novel is split into 5 parts, covering different stages > of their lives. "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" > 6 parts, each prefaced by a passage from the Bible. A film > adaptation was released in 1989, starring Jennifer Jason > Leigh and Stephen Lang. Name the novel. "Last Exit to Brooklyn" > * D. Sports: Harlem Globetrotters > D1. Which jazz standard, written in 1925, later became the > theme song for the Harlem Globetrotters? "Sweet Georgia Brown" > Harlem Globetrotters. Over that period, this team won only > 6 times, losing more than 13,000 games to the Globetrotters. > Give the full name of this hapless opposing team. The Washington Generals > contiguous US. > E1. #2 in length at about 75 miles (120 km) is Padre Island, > which lies in the Gulf of Mexico. Which state is it in? Texas |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 31 09:34PM -0500 Mark Brader: > and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information > see my 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". well, Game 3 is over and JOSHUA KREITZER has walked away with it! Hearty congratulations, sir! > After some preparatory steps beforehand, in what year did > Britain finally decimalize its money? The country's "Daily Mail" > newspaper said the nation lost its soul that year. 1971. 4 for Peter, Joshua, and Erland. 3 for Calvin. 2 for Gareth. > 2. England won its first and only FIFA World Cup in London's old > Wembley Stadium in what year? 1966. 4 for Calvin, Gareth, Peter, Joshua, Erland, and Pete. > 3. Britain abolished the death penalty for murder in 1965, but not > for two other crimes. They still remained on the statute books > until 1998 as punishable by death. Name either one of the two. Treason, piracy with violence. 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Marc, Peter, Joshua, Erland, and Pete. 3 for Gareth. > 4. Ending centuries of on-again, off-again hostility and conflict, > the Entente Cordiale was signed in 1904 between Britain and > what country? France. As Calvin said, there's a clue in the name. 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Marc, Gareth, Peter, Joshua, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 5. At what battle in 1916 during the First World War were tanks > introduced by the British? Somme. 4 for Peter and Erland. 3 for Calvin. > 6. The first transatlantic transmission of *what* took place in > 1928, between London and New York? Television. (Using John Logie Baird's mechanical scanning system.) > 7. In 1945 Britain's Labour Party won a majority of seats in > Parliament for the first time, defeating Winston Churchill's > government. Who succeeded Churchill as prime minister? Clement Attlee. 4 for Calvin, Gareth, Peter, Joshua, and Erland. > It appeared that she was trying to grab a horse owned by King > George V and plant a flag on it. What was the subject of > her protest? The right for women to vote. 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Marc, Gareth, Peter, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 9. In 1957, what became the first British colony in Africa to > achieve independence? Gold Coast, which became Ghana. (Accepting either name.) 4 for Erland and Jason. 3 for Dan Tilque. 1 for Calvin. As Calvin pointed out, the question was defective. Apparently it was really asking about the first *direct* transition from colonial to independent status. But in 1910 South Africa was reorganized from a group of separate British colonies into a single "dominion", as had been done earlier in Canada and Australia. At the time dominion status was basically an intermediate level between colonial status and independence, and in each of these cases it led to actual independence later (for South Africa, by 1934). But none of the pre-1910 *colonies* became independent. Still, I am scoring "South Africa" as almost correct and treating Calvin's comment as a second guess for this purpose. Egypt had also become fully independent before 1957 (which is why the Suez crisis the previous year was possible), but it gained that status later than South Africa; also, although under British control, it was never officially considered a colony. So, while it's close to being close, I am not accepting that answer. The other guesses were just wrong, though. Tanganyika became independent in 1961, Zanzibar, and Kenya in_1963, and the first two merged to form Tanzania in 1964. > 10. One of the seminal treatises of the 20th century, "The General > Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money", was published in > 1936, challenging classical economics. Who was its author? John Maynard Keynes ["Kanes"]. 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Gareth, Joshua, Erland, and Dan Tilque. > Harlem Globetrotters > Long Islands > Classic Cocktails This was the easiest round in the original game. > Christopher Columbus. She was granted the title "Servant > of God" by the Catholic Church in 1974, 470 years after > her death. Name her. Isabella (of Castile). 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Calvin, Marc, Gareth, Peter, Joshua, Erland, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Jason. > (When did she find the time?) As the wife of George III, > she also gave birth to 15 children; 13 of them survived > to adulthood. Who was she? Charlotte (of Mecklenburg-Strelitz). 4 for Joshua. > known for their distinct coat color, which is golden brown > with a white mane. Both Mr. Ed and Trigger were of this > breed. Name the breed. Palomino. 4 for Dan Blum and Marc. > from the original Palouse horse, named for the Palouse > River, which flows through Washington (state) and Idaho. > What is the breed called? Appaloosa. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, and Dan Tilque. > her family during the first two decades of the 20th century. > The novel is split into 5 parts, covering different stages > of their lives. "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn". 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Joshua, Pete, and Jason. > 6 parts, each prefaced by a passage from the Bible. A film > adaptation was released in 1989, starring Jennifer Jason > Leigh and Stephen Lang. Name the novel. "Last Exit to Brooklyn". Although most of the words were there, considering that we're talking about a title I did not think "Last Exit: Brooklyn" or "No Exit Til Brooklyn" were close enough. So, 4 for Calvin, Marc, Gareth, Joshua, and Jason. > * D. Sports: Harlem Globetrotters > D1. Which jazz standard, written in 1925, later became the > theme song for the Harlem Globetrotters? "Sweet Georgia Brown". 4 for Calvin, Marc, Gareth, Joshua, Pete, and Jason. > Harlem Globetrotters. Over that period, this team won only > 6 times, losing more than 13,000 games to the Globetrotters. > Give the full name of this hapless opposing team. Washington Generals. 4 for Calvin, Marc, Gareth, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Jason. > contiguous US. > E1. #2 in length at about 75 miles (120 km) is Padre Island, > which lies in the Gulf of Mexico. Which state is it in? Texas. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Peter, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Jason. 3 for Calvin. 2 for Gareth. > coast of North Carolina between the Atlantic Ocean and > Pamlico Sound. Name this sandy island, a favorite with > kite-surfers and birdwatchers alike. Hatteras I. 4 for Erland and Dan Tilque. > 5 parts American whiskey and 1 part of another liquor, > plus a dash of Angostura bitters, and is garnished with a > maraschino cherry. What is the second liquor in this recipe? Sweet vermouth. Both words were required. 2 for Calvin. > cognac, 2 parts lemon juice, and 1 part Cointreau or Triple > Sec, garnished with a twist of lemon. What is the name of > this classic cocktail? Sidecar. 4 for Calvin. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 3 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> Can Spo Geo Art Sci Ent His Cha SIX Joshua Kreitzer 6 0 28 20 23 24 28 28 151 Dan Blum 5 0 24 8 20 12 16 20 100 "Calvin" -- -- 16 16 4 8 31 25 100 Gareth Owen -- -- -- -- 28 27 25 18 98 Peter Smyth -- -- 24 16 16 0 28 8 92 Marc Dashevsky 0 0 20 0 20 4 12 32 88 Dan Tilque -- -- 20 0 16 0 15 20 71 Erland Sommarskog -- -- 28 0 -- -- 32 8 68 Pete Gayde -- -- -- -- 28 4 16 20 68 Jason Kreitzer 0 4 16 0 12 4 4 24 64 -- 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. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jun 01 06:55AM >> kite-surfers and birdwatchers alike. > Well, unless it is that unhabited southermost island, I've been there, > but remember the name of all islands? I go with Hatteras. After writing this, I had to look this up. Bodie Island is certainly longer than Hatteras, but there is a catch: it is not an island, but a peninsula. According to Wikipedia, it was an island until 1811 when a hurricane closed the outlet that made it an island. At that time, there was no Hatteras Island - it was part of Bodie Island. The hurricane that separated Hatteras from Bodie was in 1846. -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 01 03:28AM -0500 Erland Sommarskog: > hurricane closed the outlet that made it an island. At that time, there > was no Hatteras Island - it was part of Bodie Island. The hurricane > that separated Hatteras from Bodie was in 1846. You will no doubt recall this question (written by me) and answer from QFTCI16's Final, Round 10: | > * C. Geography History | | > C1. Today the main island of the Toronto Islands is variously | > called Toronto Island or Centre Island. But in the 19th | > century, it was called the Peninsula. What changed it? | | The low-lying isthmus at its eastern end was destroyed by a storm | (in 1858). I did not actcept "it got cut off from the mainland" | as sufficient. | | [in 1834] http://www.biographi.ca/bioimages/original.3559.jpg | [in 1889] http://static.torontopubliclibrary.ca/da/images/MC/maps-r-152.jpg | [in 2001] http://i810.photobucket.com/albums/zz28/tangledline_bucket/map2001.jpg Evidently there was a lot of that sort of thing going on around then. :-) -- Mark Brader "A hundred billion is *not* infinite Toronto and it's getting less infinite all the time!" msb@vex.net -- Isaac Asimov, "The Last Question" My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 01 01:28AM -0500 <XeednTq4Be69L7LEnZ2dnUU7-XXNnZ2d@giganews.com> was cancelled from within trn. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 01 01:20AM -0500 This is Rotating Quiz #258. I'd like to thank Dan Blum for running RQ 257 and for choosing questions that enabled me to win. The winner of this contest, in turn, will be the first choice to set RQ 259. As usual, please answer only from your own knowledge and post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single posting, quoting the questions you are answering and placing your answers below each one. Entries must be posted by 2:22:22 PM Toronto time (zone -4) on Tuesday, 2017-06-06. That gives you 5 days and about 12 hours from the time of posting. For this contest I'll go back to the scoring that I used in RQ 251, meaning that the hardest questions people can answer will probably be the ones that decide the contest. That is, each question is worth the same number of points -- whatever is the smallest number that allows scoring in integers -- but those points will be *divided equally* between all entrants who get it right. For example, say there are 4 entrants. Then each question will be worth 12 points, and if you are the only one to answer it correctly, you get all 12. In this case if 2 people answer correctly, they each get 6 points; if 3 do, they each get 4; and if all 4 get it, that's 3 points each. In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be the entrant who answered the *fewest* questions correctly to reach the tie score, and the second tiebreaker will be who posted first. There are 22 questions in this quiz, but I hope a lot of them will be easy. They are listed in random order within each of two groups, but I won't tell you how what question number starts the second group. Note that some questions will provide details, but not necessarily the most relevant ones; others will just be hints. In either case, you must name whoever, or whatever, it is that I'm describing or hinting at. A hint to the theme that all answers must fit is available if you can guess where to look for it. 1. This American New Wave writer won multiple Hugos, including one for "Lord of Light". 2. This executive was the other title character of Michael Moore's first documentary. 3. This 91-year-old has hundreds of movies (or TV-movies or direct-to-video movies) credited to him as a producer or director, including "Death Race 2000" in 1975, and 4 sequels or remakes up to this year's "Death Race 2050". While his career has been described as "Six Decades of Schlock", people who have worked with him have included Martin Scorsese, Jack Nicholson, Peter Bogdanovich, Francis Ford Coppola, James Cameron, and Ron Howard. 4. In the original novel he was censored, but in the movie he was framed. 5. "For you are beautiful, and I have loved you dearly, more dearly than the spoken word can tell." 6. Dallas player, MVP of the VIth event. 7. 61*. 8. He was the first to tile the plane aperiodically with only two different tiles, using a pattern with fivefold symmetry about its center. 9. When he wasn't chosen to succeed Walter Cronkite as anchorman for the main CBS newscast, this man moved to NBC. For about a year their newscast was co-anchored by Tom Brokaw in New York and him in Washington. 10. This 13th-century Englishman was a Renaissance man before there was a Renaissance. He advocated that science should be based on experiment; he worked in philosophy, astronomy, alchemy, and math; he conceived machines that would not be practical for centuries; but his work in optics was particularly important. 11. If you were married to Brigitte Bardot, wouldn't you make at least a couple of movies starring her? 12. Some say GOAT. 13. Until recently he was the only person to have run Fox "News". 14. He was a regular on "The Mothers-in-Law" until he was fired for demanding the studio pay him the amount specified in his contract; but fans of the original "Star Trek" may best remember him as Harry Mudd. 15. Who he? 16. Dead, now dead. 17. The fat one, who worked for the Sun-Times. 18. He held a world record for 46 days in 1954. 19. This British writer, now living in Colorado, specializes the subject of in bicycle racing. Several of his books are about Lance Armstrong; another is "World of Cycling". 20. This "alternative rock" band was formed in 1994 by former members of Uncle Tupelo. Singer John Tweedy has been with them ever since. Albums include "Blue Sky Blue" and "Star Wars". 21. At the end of "The Lord of the Rings", Sam marries Rose Cotton. In the appendices you may learn that her brother known as Jolly, and her uncle known as Will, actually both had the same name. What was it? 22. An Iron Maiden he. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Jargon leakage is getting to be a real problem; msb@vex.net | sb should do sth about it." --R.H. Draney My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jun 01 12:49AM Rotating Quiz #257 is over and the winner is Mark Brader on the first tiebreaker. He may set RQ #258 at his convenience. > the Illuminator. He is credited with converting his native country to > Christianity and is its patron saint. This country was the first to > officially adopt Christianity: name it. Armenia I honestly thought this was pretty widely known (the part about Armenia being first, not Gregory the Illuminator). Otherwise I would given another hint here, or made the quiz title a less-obscure reference. (I was not actually expecting the title to help anyone.) All the other answers are Armenians or of Armenian descent. > 2. This Soviet composer is best known for his ballets Gayane and > Spartacus, in particular a movement late in the former where the > dancers perform with swords. Aram Khachaturian If I had actually said "Sabre Dance," would anyone else have gotten it? > 3. This Soviet aircraft designer partnered with Mikhail Gurevich to > form a design bureau; the bureau was named for them but was generally > known as "MiG." Artem Mikoyan > child. He has had a very successful career as a children's > entertainer, with songs such as "Bananaphone" and "Baby Beluga." He is > also an environment activist and runs the Center for Child Honouring. Raffi > Actress in a Musical than anyone else and has won twice, for My > Favorite Year and Pippin. (Now we see who was paying attention the > other week.) Andrea Martin > was good friends with Andre Breton and one of his most famous (and > largest) paintings, The Liver is the Cock's Comb, was displayed at the > Surrealist's last show. He committed suicide in 1948. Arshile Gorky > 7. This Canadian is best known as a film director. Among his films are > The Sweet Hereafter, Chloe (his highest-grossing film), The Captive, > Ararat, and Felicia's Journey. Atom Egoyan > Cagney. His novel The Human Comedy was originally a screenplay and was > in fact made as a movie starring Mickey Rooney; <answer 8> won the > Oscar for best story for this. William Saroyan > 1975. She started her acting career in 1982 and did most of her best > acting work in the 80s, including winning an Oscar. She also has an > Emmy and a Grammy. Cher > others of the most 100 influential people of the 20th century, > according to International Who's Who. (And he was on the list > himself.) Yousuf Karsh Scores: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total ---------------------------------- Mark 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 5 Marc 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 5 Erland 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 Peter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Calvin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 31 09:31PM -0500 Dan Blum: > Rotating Quiz #257 is over and the winner is Mark Brader on the first > tiebreaker. Oh! This is Stephen's fault, I tell you. > He may set RQ #258 at his convenience. Roger wilco. -- Mark Brader (Douglas R.) Hofstadter's Law: Toronto "It always takes longer than you expect, even msb@vex.net when you take into account Hofstadter's Law." |
| Bruce <bbowler@bigelow.org>: May 31 01:39PM On Tue, 30 May 2017 18:13:34 -0700, Calvin wrote: > 1 Which Indian state, bounded by Maharashtra, Karnataka and the Arabian > Sea, is the smallest with an area of just 3,700 square km? Goa > 2 In metres per second squared, what is the value of "g", the > acceleration that the Earth imparts to objects on or near its surface > due to gravity (to one decimal place)? 9.8 > 3 The Passion Play is performed every 10 years in which German town? > 4 What is the only US State that has the name of an English county in > it? New Hampshire > 5 Which member of Monty Python directed the 1985 film "Brazil"? > 6 Which is the only mammal that can exist on an entirely liquid diet? vampire bat > 7 Which British nurse [1865-1915] helped some 200 Allied soldiers escape > 8 Which English author's works include "High > Fidelity" (1995) and "About a Boy" (1998)? > 9 What is measured using the SI unit ohms? resistance |
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