- QFTCI5EP Game 6, Rounds 2-3: translated titles, LA locations - 2 Updates
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- RQ #260 - Third Sunday In June - 1 Update
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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 24 10:23PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-02-27, 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 6 was announced as a theme game on the subject of movies, but in some categories the theme was applied very loosely. * Game 6, Round 2 - Entertainment - Foreign Movie Titles For each question, we will translate back into English three of the foreign-language titles used for a certain movie. You give its original title in English. Actually, Google Translate was used to do the translations into English, so there may be some things lost in translation -- but, after all, that is sort of the point. 1. 1994, prison drama: "Dreams of Liberty" (Latin America), "The Condemned" (Germany), "Life Imprisonment" (Spain). 2. 1994, neo-noir black comedy: "Violent Times" (Latin America), "Wastepaper" (Georgia), "Trash" (Slovenia). 3. 1997, romantic comedy: "Something has Changed" (Italy), "Better is Impossible" (Latin America), "For the Worst and for the Best" (France). 4. 1966, Western: "Two Glorious Scoundrels" (Austria), "Three Men in Conflict" (Brazil), "The Magnificent Rogues" (United Kingdom). 5. 2010, science fiction: "The Origin" (Latin America), "Beginning" (Czech Republic), "Source" (Slovenia). 6. 2009, comedy: "What Happened Yesterday"? (Argentina), "Very Bad Trip" (France), "If You Drink, Do Not Marry" (Brazil). 7. 1977, romantic comedy: "Two Strange Lovers" (Argentina), "The City Neurotic" (Germany), "Neurotic Fiancée, Nervous Bride" (Brazil). 8. 1978, musical: "Vaseline" (Mexico), "Brilliantine" (French Canada), "Pomade" (Hungary). 9. 2004, science fiction drama: "Forget Me Not!" (Austria), "Forget About Me!" (Spain), "If You Leave Me, I Delete You" (Italy). 10. 2000, crime comedy: "Pigs and Diamonds" (Latin America, Germany), "Bully" (Bulgaria), "Bluff" (Hungary). * Game 6, Round 3 - Geography - Los Angeles Movie Locations In each case, either the answer or the question relates to a location in L.A. Unless instructed otherwise, name the movie. 1. William Holden is a scriptwriter in this 1950 movie and is found floating in a swimming pool in a mansion located on this famous street. 2. Lana Turner was reputed to have been "discovered" in *which iconic L.A. pharmacy*? 3. Directed by David Lynch, this 2001 surrealistic thriller is about an amnesiac woman who seeks help finding her life with an aspiring actress. 4. This 1975 film was directed by John Schlesinger from Nathaniel West's bitter novel of down-and-outs in the movie world. It ends with a horrifying scene in an apocalyptic movie premier set at Grauman's Chinese Theater and stars Donald Sutherland. 5. This low-budget 1967 counter-culture-era exploitation movie was inspired by the actions following the real-life closing of Pandora's Box, a tiny hippy club. It seeks to capture youthful rebellion, LSD culture, and garage rock. 6. Set in South Central L.A., this 1991 teen gang drama stars Ice Cube, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Angela Bassett; it was directed by John Singleton. 7. William Friedkin directed this 1985 thriller, with Willem Defoe as a deadly counterfeiter and William Peterson as the compromised cop. It also features a terrorist attack at the Beverly Hilton and a wrong-way car chase on the Terminal Island Freeway. 8. Based on Bret Easton Ellis's debut novel, the 1987 movie version of this essential piece of L.A. fiction has Robert Downey, Jr., as a whacked-out drug addict among the swimming pools of L.A., from Bel Air to Malibu. 9. Quentin Tarantino's 1997 adaptation of Elmore Leonard's "Rum Punch" is set in the gritty South Bay region of L.A. and stars Pam Grier. 10. This quintessential 1946 L.A. film noir, all shot on a Warner Brothers back lot, was directed by Howard Hawks from a Raymond Chandler novel. It is perhaps more shadowy and dreamlike than plot-driven. The movie stars Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. -- Mark Brader, Toronto "As always, breakfast recapitulated msb@vex.net phylogeny." -- Spider Robinson My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jun 25 05:31AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:r-idnR5wsrYosdLEnZ2dnUU7- > its original title in English. > 1. 1994, prison drama: "Dreams of Liberty" (Latin America), > "The Condemned" (Germany), "Life Imprisonment" (Spain). "The Shawshank Redemption" > 2. 1994, neo-noir black comedy: "Violent Times" (Latin America), > "Wastepaper" (Georgia), "Trash" (Slovenia). "Pulp Fiction" > 3. 1997, romantic comedy: "Something has Changed" (Italy), "Better > is Impossible" (Latin America), "For the Worst and for the Best" > (France). "As Good as It Gets" > 4. 1966, Western: "Two Glorious Scoundrels" (Austria), "Three Men > in Conflict" (Brazil), "The Magnificent Rogues" (United Kingdom). "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" > 5. 2010, science fiction: "The Origin" (Latin America), "Beginning" > (Czech Republic), "Source" (Slovenia). "Inception" > 6. 2009, comedy: "What Happened Yesterday"? (Argentina), "Very > Bad Trip" (France), "If You Drink, Do Not Marry" (Brazil). "The Hangover" > 7. 1977, romantic comedy: "Two Strange Lovers" (Argentina), > "The City Neurotic" (Germany), "Neurotic Fiancée, Nervous Bride" > (Brazil). "Annie Hall" > 8. 1978, musical: "Vaseline" (Mexico), "Brilliantine" (French > Canada), "Pomade" (Hungary). "Grease" > 9. 2004, science fiction drama: "Forget Me Not!" (Austria), "Forget > About Me!" (Spain), "If You Leave Me, I Delete You" (Italy). "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" > 10. 2000, crime comedy: "Pigs and Diamonds" (Latin America, > Germany), "Bully" (Bulgaria), "Bluff" (Hungary). "Snatch" > 1. William Holden is a scriptwriter in this 1950 movie and is > found floating in a swimming pool in a mansion located on this > famous street. "Sunset Blvd." > 2. Lana Turner was reputed to have been "discovered" in *which > iconic L.A. pharmacy*? Schwab's > 3. Directed by David Lynch, this 2001 surrealistic thriller is > about an amnesiac woman who seeks help finding her life with > an aspiring actress. "Mulholland Drive" > West's bitter novel of down-and-outs in the movie world. It ends > with a horrifying scene in an apocalyptic movie premier set at > Grauman's Chinese Theater and stars Donald Sutherland. "The Day of the Locust" > 6. Set in South Central L.A., this 1991 teen gang drama stars > Ice Cube, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Angela Bassett; it was directed > by John Singleton. "Boyz N the Hood" > as a deadly counterfeiter and William Peterson as the compromised > cop. It also features a terrorist attack at the Beverly Hilton > and a wrong-way car chase on the Terminal Island Freeway. "To Live and Die in L.A." > of this essential piece of L.A. fiction has Robert Downey, Jr., > as a whacked-out drug addict among the swimming pools of L.A., > from Bel Air to Malibu. "Less Than Zero" > 9. Quentin Tarantino's 1997 adaptation of Elmore Leonard's "Rum > Punch" is set in the gritty South Bay region of L.A. and stars > Pam Grier. "Jackie Brown" > Brothers back lot, was directed by Howard Hawks from a Raymond > Chandler novel. It is perhaps more shadowy and dreamlike than > plot-driven. The movie stars Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. "The Big Sleep" -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Jun 24 10:58AM -0700 On Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at 9:11:19 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > ** Game 5, Round 9 - Literature - Comic Book Villains > 1. Black Manta is the arch-foe of what DC superhero, soon to appear > on movie screens? Aquaman > what Marvel superhero? > 3. Who is Green Lantern's arch-nemesis? He appeared in the Ryan > Reynolds movie bomb. Sinestro > 1960s to menace the Fantastic Four, before being deactivated? > He had the same name and powers as the Fantastic Four member. > 6. Who was the first female villain in comics? Catwoman? > 7. Brainiac, General Zod, and Mr. Mxyzptlk opposed what comic > book hero? Superman > 8. New Gods was a DC comic created by Jack Kirby that appeared > in 1971. The head bad guy was Darkseid. He was the one of > the inspirations for what movie villain? Darth Vader > 9. The Crimson Dynamo, the Mandarin, the Melter, and (most > important) Thanos first menaced what Marvel superhero? Spider-Man > 10. What super *team* did Zemo oppose? The X-Men? > E1. This Swedish pop group had one of the best-selling debut > albums of all time. Their 1992 release featured the hits > "All That She Wants" and "The Sign". Name the group. Ace of Base > "Powerslave" featured the singles "Aces High" and "Two > Minutes to Midnight". They'll make a stop in Toronto > this July. Name the group. Iron Maiden > F2. This fictional Jack was created by Tom Clancy and appears > in many of his novels, starting with "The Hunt for Red > October". Name this *character*. Jack Ryan |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Jun 24 09:35PM -0500 In article <BLKdnUhUrc-shNbEnZ2dnUU7-V_NnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > 6. Who was the first female villain in comics? > 7. Brainiac, General Zod, and Mr. Mxyzptlk opposed what comic > book hero? Superman > * B. Mr. Spayed and Neutered > B1. What long-running game show did Bob Barker host for > 18 years before joining "The Price is Right" in 1972? Truth Or Consequences > B2. From 1967 to 1988, Barker hosted what annual televised event? Rose Bowl Parade > * C. Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend > C1. Diamond is the birthstone for which month? July > C2. The word diamond comes from the Greek word "adamas". > What does "adamas" mean? unchanging > E1. This Swedish pop group had one of the best-selling debut > albums of all time. Their 1992 release featured the hits > "All That She Wants" and "The Sign". Name the group. Ace of Base > F2. This fictional Jack was created by Tom Clancy and appears > in many of his novels, starting with "The Hunt for Red > October". Name this *character*. Jack Ryan -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 24 10:21PM -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*)". Game 5 is over and Stephen Perry has returned from null-space to whomp the field. Hearty congratulations and welcome back to QFTCI! > ** Game 5, Round 9 - Literature - Comic Book Villains This was the hardest round in the original game. > 1. Black Manta is the arch-foe of what DC superhero, soon to appear > on movie screens? Aquaman. 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, Gareth, and Jason. > 2. The Absorbing Man, Mr. Hyde, the Midgard Serpent, the Human > Cobra, and the Destroyer are all enemies of, principally, > what Marvel superhero? Thor. 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > 3. Who is Green Lantern's arch-nemesis? He appeared in the Ryan > Reynolds movie bomb. Sinestro. 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, Gareth, and Jason. > 4. Shiwan Khan was the arch-nemesis of what pulp hero and comic > book hero, who also had a movie starring Alec Baldwin? The Shadow. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Stephen. > a hero in Marvel Comics #1 (October 1939), then came back in the > 1960s to menace the Fantastic Four, before being deactivated? > He had the same name and powers as the Fantastic Four member. The Human Torch. 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, and Gareth. > 6. Who was the first female villain in comics? Catwoman (Selina Kyle -- or "the Cat", her name in her earliest appearances starting in 1940). 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, Dan Tilque, Gareth, Pete, and Jason. > 7. Brainiac, General Zod, and Mr. Mxyzptlk opposed what comic > book hero? Superman. (Also accepting Supergirl, if you think "hero" includes women.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, Stephen, Dan Tilque, Gareth, Pete, Jason, and Marc. > 8. New Gods was a DC comic created by Jack Kirby that appeared > in 1971. The head bad guy was Darkseid. He was the one of > the inspirations for what movie villain? Darth Vader. 4 for Dan Blum, Gareth, and Jason. > 9. The Crimson Dynamo, the Mandarin, the Melter, and (most > important) Thanos first menaced what Marvel superhero? Iron Man. 4 for Stephen and Gareth. 3 for Dan Blum. > 10. What super *team* did Zemo oppose? The Avengers. (Also accepting S.H.I.E.L.D.) 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, and Gareth. > F. Literature: Jacks in Paperbacks > Play cards! > * A. Scotties Tournament of Hearts For anyone still lost, it's the Canadian women's curling championship. > A1. What Southern Ontario city is hosting the 2017 Scotties > Tournament of Hearts, being held from February 16 to 26? St. Catharines. 4 for Stephen. > A2. At the 2016 tournament which province's team, led by skip > Chelsea Carey, emerged victorious? Hint: They had home-ice > advantage. Alberta. 4 for Stephen. 3 for Joshua. > * B. Mr. Spayed and Neutered (Referring to one of his pet causes -- pun intended.) > B1. What long-running game show did Bob Barker host for > 18 years before joining "The Price is Right" in 1972? "Truth or Consequences". 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Stephen, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Marc. > B2. From 1967 to 1988, Barker hosted what annual televised event? The Miss USA beauty pageant. 4 for Stephen and Pete. > * C. Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend > C1. Diamond is the birthstone for which month? April. 4 for Stephen and Pete. 2 for Calvin and Gareth. > C2. The word diamond comes from the Greek word "adamas". > What does "adamas" mean? Invincible or indestructible. I accepted "unbreakable" or "unconquerable", but not "hard" or "unchanging". 4 for Dan Blum and Stephen (the hard way). 2 for Calvin. > Party supporters. Sir John A. Macdonald was its first > honorary president, and Mike Harris and Brian Mulroney are > currently members. Name it. Albany Club. 4 for Stephen. > includes writers, architects, artists, designers, musicians, > and actors. The Group of Seven members were among its > past luminaries. Name it. Arts and Letters Club. 4 for Stephen. > E1. This Swedish pop group had one of the best-selling debut > albums of all time. Their 1992 release featured the hits > "All That She Wants" and "The Sign". Name the group. Ace of Base. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Calvin, Bruce, Erland, Stephen, Gareth, Jason, and Marc. > "Powerslave" featured the singles "Aces High" and "Two > Minutes to Midnight". They'll make a stop in Toronto > this July. Name the group. Iron Maiden. 4 for Stephen, Gareth, and Jason. > F1. There are 21 novels in the popular Jack Reacher series. > Tom Cruise portrays Reacher in two films. Who is the > *author* of the series? Lee Child. 4 for Bruce, Stephen, and Gareth. > F2. This fictional Jack was created by Tom Clancy and appears > in many of his novels, starting with "The Hunt for Red > October". Name this *character*. Jack Ryan. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Calvin, Bruce, Stephen, Dan Tilque, Gareth, Jason, and Marc. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> Can Spo Ent Sci Geo Lit Cha FIVE Stephen Perry -- 40 36 40 40 36 48 204 Gareth Owen -- 36 36 24 8 32 18 146 Joshua Kreitzer 4 30 40 16 40 8 15 141 Dan Blum -- 4 28 22 32 39 12 133 Pete Gayde -- 40 16 23 40 8 12 131 Bruce Bowler -- 16 0 32 36 4 16 104 "Calvin" 0 23 31 27 7 0 12 100 Jason Kreitzer 0 16 16 16 24 20 12 92 Dan Tilque -- 8 8 20 40 12 8 88 Peter Smyth 4 31 8 0 24 -- -- 67 Erland Sommarskog -- 20 0 0 28 0 4 52 Marc Dashevsky 0 16 20 -- -- 4 12 52 -- Mark Brader | "... [A]toms and universes are the same. All the Toronto | world is recursive, and that's why we never msb@vex.net | know where to begin." -- Charles Goldfarb My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Jun 24 09:27PM -0500 In article <7KKdnbrHPaFSstrEnZ2dnUU7-XPNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > * Game 5, Round 7 - Science - Sharks > 1. Sharks have the most powerful jaws on the planet. How do they > differ from most other animals' jaws? They are made of cartilage rather than bone > 2. How many gill slits does a shark have on each side of its body? 3 > 3. What is the skeleton of a shark made of? cartilage > 4. What sense is 10,000 times keener in a shark than a human? smell > 5. This largest shark is a slow-moving filter feeder that feeds > almost exclusively on plankton. The largest confirmed individual > was 12.65 m long and weighed about 21 t. What is its name? whale shark > 6. This species, which can reach a length of 5 m, is named for the > dark vertical stripes found mainly on juveniles. The blunt-nosed > predator has a well-earned reputation for attacking people. tiger shark > 7. This group of sharks is known for the distinctive structure of > their heads. Their wide-set eyes give them a better visual > range than other sharks. hammerhead shark > tributaries. They are thought to be one of the three species > most likely to attack humans. They get their name from their > short, blunt snout. bull shark > Canadian provinces and territories and said Alberta, Manitoba, > and the Northwest Territories, the answer would be Saskatchewan. > 1. Utah, Idaho, Oregon. Nevada > 2. Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois. Iowa > 3. New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware. New Jersey > 4. South Dakota, Colorado, Iowa. Nebraska > 5. Indiana, Ohio, Illinois. Kentucky > 6. Kansas, Illinois, Oklahoma. Missouri > 7. Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas. New Mexico > 8. West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana. Ohio > 9. Ohio, Maryland, Kentucky. West Virginia > 10. Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee. Arkansas -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 24 10:12PM -0500 If Marc Dashevsky had posted his answers on time, I would have accepted his clever answer on the first question and he would have scored 24 points on Round 7 and 40 points on Round 8. -- Mark Brader | YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE CRAZY TO WORK HERE Toronto | WE'LL TRAIN YOU msb@vex.net | --Seen on "Help Wanted" sign My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Jun 24 09:43PM -0500 In article <87d19ywgws.fsf@gmail.com>, gwowen@gmail.com says... > 8) MPs for Oldham, Manchester Northwest, Dundee, Epping, Woodford, > Davyhulme & Stretford (at various points) > 9) Duetted on Unforgettable Nat "King" Cole and Natalie Cole > 10) #2 plus #6 > 11) Starred in Wall Street Nichael Douglas -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Jun 24 09:39PM -0500 In article <cad0db92-d262-46ff-b24a-10760e0bed30@googlegroups.com>, 334152@gmail.com says... > 1 Which 1951 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical features the songs "Shall We Dance?" and "Getting to Know You"? The King And I > 3 Fred Trueman represented which country in international cricket? > 4 Which Danish word has been variously translated as cosiness, wellbeing, the art of intimacy, and the absence of annoyance? > 5 Which chess piece is known as a Cavalier in French? knight > 6 Which famous author sometimes adopted the pen-name Boz? Charles Dickens > 7 Which fruit flavours Framboise liqueur? raspberry > 8 Which major conflict ran from 1853-56? > 9 A popular tourist attraction, the Ring of Kerry is located in which country? Ireland -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
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