Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 20 updates in 5 topics

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 28 12:35AM -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, Round 4 - Canadiana - Western Canada
 
This is a round about the four provinces west of Ontario.
(Provinces only, not territories.)
 
(And how does that fit the movie theme for Game 6? Why, simple:
they are the four provinces *closest to Hollywood*!)
 
1. According to the Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics, what was
the third-largest city in the province by 2011 census population?
 
2. According to Municipal Affairs Alberta, what was the
third-largest city by population in the province as of 2015?
 
3. Michel Trudeau died in November 1998 after he was swept into a
lake in southeastern British Columbia as a result of an
avalanche. The youngest son of Pierre Trudeau was only 23.
Name the *lake*.
 
4. The Alberta floods in 2013 were described as the worst in
the history of the province. In this community, southeast of
Calgary, all 13,000 residents were ordered to leave their homes.
Name the community.
 
5. This colorful politician resigned as premier of British Columbia
in 1991 over a conflict-of-interest controversy involving
the sale of his Fantasy Gardens flower garden and theme park.
Name him.
 
6. This BC broadcaster has had a career spanning 50 years as a TV
news anchor and on radio, including time at CKNW. From 1969 to
1985, he also hosted the national finals of "Reach for the Top".
Who is he?
 
7. The current premier of Manitoba was also a federal MP for
8 years. Back in 1998, he made an unsuccessful bid for the
leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada.
Name him.
 
8. This NDP politician was premier of Saskatchewan from 1991
to 2001. After he left office, he was named the head of a
Royal Commission on the future of health care in Canada.
 
9. Nearly 20 people from this small Manitoba community, located on
the border with Saskatchewan, went on to play in the NHL,
including Bobby Clarke and tough guy Ken Baumgartner. Name the
town.
 
10. From 2000 to 2009, with Health Canada's approval, a private
company operated an underground "growth chamber" in <answer 9>
to supply medical marijuana. What is the name of this company?
 
 
* Game 6, Round 6 - Science - Impossible Scenarios in Movies
 
Many impossible scenarios appear in movies, allegedly for the sake
of a good story. Let's see if you can identify *why* the moments
in film that follow are scientifically impossible. In each case,
explain the reason in a sentence or so, in layman's terms.
 
1. In "Star Wars", TIE fighters in space shoot laser cannons whose
shots look like giant glowing arrows.
 
2. Also in "Star Wars", invisible shields protect against lasers.
Hint: Laser beams are made of light.
 
3. "Star Wars" again. The sound a TIE fighter makes in space is
the mix of an elephant bellow with a car driving on a wet road.
 
4. In The Matrix, living humans are kept as a massive electricity
generating system.
 
5. In "Batman", the Caped Crusader and Vicki Vale fall from a
church tower, but Batman saves them by throwing a grappling hook.
After falling about 200-300 feet, they stop, and he is holding
the grappling rope with one hand.
 
6. In "Waterworld", Kevin Costner's character has developed gills,
which implies that he has evolved in response to a changing
environment.
 
7. Also in "Waterworld", the sea level has risen about 25,000 feet
and almost all of Earth is underwater.
 
8. In "Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back", the Millennium
Falcon's hyper-drive fails and they must travel from the Hoth
system to the Bespin system at sub-light speeds.
 
9. In "2001: A Space Odyssey", Dave survives a brief
depressurization by taking a deep breath and holding it.
 
10. In too many action movies to name, the villain throws a lit
cigarette into a pool of gasoline to blow up a car, building,
etc.
 
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Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jun 28 03:35AM -0700

Mark Brader wrote:
> they are the four provinces *closest to Hollywood*!)
 
> 1. According to the Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics, what was
> the third-largest city in the province by 2011 census population?
 
Moose Jaw
 
 
> 2. According to Municipal Affairs Alberta, what was the
> third-largest city by population in the province as of 2015?
 
Red Deer
 
> the border with Saskatchewan, went on to play in the NHL,
> including Bobby Clarke and tough guy Ken Baumgartner. Name the
> town.
 
Flin Flon
 
> explain the reason in a sentence or so, in layman's terms.
 
> 1. In "Star Wars", TIE fighters in space shoot laser cannons whose
> shots look like giant glowing arrows.
 
There's not enough dust particles in space to reflect some of the light
to the side to make the shots visible.
 
 
> 2. Also in "Star Wars", invisible shields protect against lasers.
> Hint: Laser beams are made of light.
 
Invisible things don't stop light; you need something opaque, or better
yet, reflective.
 
 
> 3. "Star Wars" again. The sound a TIE fighter makes in space is
> the mix of an elephant bellow with a car driving on a wet road.
 
Sound doesn't transmit through a vacuum.
 
 
> 4. In The Matrix, living humans are kept as a massive electricity
> generating system.
 
It would take far more energy to keep the humans living than they would
generate.
 
> church tower, but Batman saves them by throwing a grappling hook.
> After falling about 200-300 feet, they stop, and he is holding
> the grappling rope with one hand.
 
After falling that far, they'd be going so fast there's no way he could
stop them even with two hands.
 
 
> 6. In "Waterworld", Kevin Costner's character has developed gills,
> which implies that he has evolved in response to a changing
> environment.
 
Individuals don't evolve biologically. It would take many generations to
do that.
 
 
> 7. Also in "Waterworld", the sea level has risen about 25,000 feet
> and almost all of Earth is underwater.
 
There isn't that much water on Earth.
 
 
> 8. In "Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back", the Millennium
> Falcon's hyper-drive fails and they must travel from the Hoth
> system to the Bespin system at sub-light speeds.
 
They'd die of old age travelling between star systems at sub-light speeds.
 
 
> 9. In "2001: A Space Odyssey", Dave survives a brief
> depressurization by taking a deep breath and holding it.
 
You can't hold your breath against that much pressure difference.
 
(Although holding one's breath in that situation is not necessary. After
losing pressure, you get 10 to 15 seconds of consciousness to do
something to repressurize. Arthur C. Clarke used that fact here (in the
book, anyway) and in one other story whose name I can't remember.)
 
 
> 10. In too many action movies to name, the villain throws a lit
> cigarette into a pool of gasoline to blow up a car, building,
> etc.
 
Liquid gasoline isn't explosive; you can extinguish a match by dipping
it in gasoline. (Gas fumes, on the other hand, ...)
 
 
 
--
Dan Tilque
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jun 28 01:24AM

This is Rotating Quiz #261. Entries must be posted by Monday, July
10th, 2017 at 11 PM (Eastern Daylight Time). (I will be on vacation
starting this Sunday for a week and didn't want to end it that early.)
 
Usual rules: no looking anything up, no discussion, etc. The winner
gets to create the next RQ.
 
Please post your answers to all questions in a single followup in the
newsgroup, quoting the questions and placing your answer below each
one. Only one answer is allowed per question.
 
This quiz has a theme but it affects the questions rather than the
answers; this will make sense when you see the questions (I hope). A
correct answer is worth 1 point; I am not going to worry about
spelling, but if an answer is misspelled to the point I can't be sure
it is correct, it won't count. All answers are peoples' names. Only
the last name is required, but if any other part is given it must be
correct or the answer won't count.
 
In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be whoever scored the most
points on the hardest questions (defined post-facto as the ones which
the fewest people got any points on). Second tiebreaker will be
posting order.
 
1. This Romantic composer, music critic, and author of "The Nutcracker
and the Mouse King" (among other fiction) can tell you when the flight
from Kaliningrad to Berlin is due to land.
 
2. This early 20th-century English author is these days best known for
his children's stories, but he shot down many a Fokker in his day.
 
3. This 19th-century American entrepreneur and showman may think
you're a sucker but will still help you exercise that bad knee.
 
4. This American author of an iconic novel about teenagers was
extremely reclusive for much of his life, which must have made it hard
to practice law.
 
5. This early 20th-century English author of upper-class humor may not
be entirely suitable for children.
 
6. This 20th-century Swiss artist known for his bizarre biomechanical
paintings and sculptures can explain your vacation policy to you.
 
7. This American musician known as "The King of the Blues" might shoot
your eye out.
 
8. This Chinese-American architect might ping you on Facebook Chat or
ICQ.
 
9. This 20th-century Dutch artist known for his tessellations also
recorded a number of hip-hop tracks.
 
10. This 20th-century English author best known for his Napoleonic
naval novels can explain how to construct a binary tree.
 
 
 
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jun 27 07:21PM -0700

On Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at 11:24:52 AM UTC+10, Dan Blum wrote:
 
> 1. This Romantic composer, music critic, and author of "The Nutcracker
> and the Mouse King" (among other fiction) can tell you when the flight
> from Kaliningrad to Berlin is due to land.
 
Strauss?
 
> 2. This early 20th-century English author is these days best known for
> his children's stories, but he shot down many a Fokker in his day.
 
Dahl
 
> 3. This 19th-century American entrepreneur and showman may think
> you're a sucker but will still help you exercise that bad knee.
 
Fields
 
> 4. This American author of an iconic novel about teenagers was
> extremely reclusive for much of his life, which must have made it hard
> to practice law.
 
Salinger
 
> 5. This early 20th-century English author of upper-class humor may not
> be entirely suitable for children.
 
Wodehouse
Dunno about "early"- he died in 1975 and worked right to the end.
 
> 6. This 20th-century Swiss artist known for his bizarre biomechanical
> paintings and sculptures can explain your vacation policy to you.
 
Escher
 
> 7. This American musician known as "The King of the Blues" might shoot
> your eye out.
 
Handy

> 8. This Chinese-American architect might ping you on Facebook Chat or
> ICQ.
 
Pei
 
> 9. This 20th-century Dutch artist known for his tessellations also
> recorded a number of hip-hop tracks.
 
nope
 
> 10. This 20th-century English author best known for his Napoleonic
> naval novels can explain how to construct a binary tree.
 
Forester
 
cheers,
calvin
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 27 11:58PM -0500

Dan Blum:
> This quiz has a theme but it affects the questions rather than the
> answers; this will make sense when you see the questions (I hope).
 
I was completely stumped at first and put it aside for a couple of
hours. About 2 minutes after coming back to it, I got the answer
to #4 -- one that will continue to puzzle solvers in some countries,
I think -- and realized what you were doing. Clever idea.
 
> 1. This Romantic composer, music critic, and author of "The Nutcracker
> and the Mouse King" (among other fiction) can tell you when the flight
> from Kaliningrad to Berlin is due to land.
 
I can't see what two letters the hint is indicating here, and I don't
know the answer. I'll guess Tchaikovsky.

> 2. This early 20th-century English author is these days best known for
> his children's stories, but he shot down many a Fokker in his day.
 
Milne.

> 3. This 19th-century American entrepreneur and showman may think
> you're a sucker but will still help you exercise that bad knee.
 
Barnum.

> 4. This American author of an iconic novel about teenagers was
> extremely reclusive for much of his life, which must have made it hard
> to practice law.
 
Salinger.

> 5. This early 20th-century English author of upper-class humor may not
> be entirely suitable for children.
 
Wodehouse.

> 6. This 20th-century Swiss artist known for his bizarre biomechanical
> paintings and sculptures can explain your vacation policy to you.
 
Giger.

> 7. This American musician known as "The King of the Blues" might shoot
> your eye out.
 
King.

> 8. This Chinese-American architect might ping you on Facebook Chat or
> ICQ.
 
Pei.

> 9. This 20th-century Dutch artist known for his tessellations also
> recorded a number of hip-hop tracks.
 
Escher.

> 10. This 20th-century English author best known for his Napoleonic
> naval novels can explain how to construct a binary tree.
 
I guess this is the guy who wrote "Master and Commander", but I don't
remember his name and again I don't get the hint, perhaps because
I already know how to construct a binary tree. I'll try O'Connor.
 
--
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"Omit needless code! Omit needless code! Omit needless code!"
-- Chip Salzenberg (after Strunk & White)
 
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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 28 12:04AM -0500

(After looking up two answers.)
 
Mark Brader:
> I can't see what two letters the hint is indicating here...
 
Arrgh. Oh well, I wouldn't've gotten this one even if I had guessed
that it didn't fit the pattern.
 
> I guess this is the guy who wrote "Master and Commander"...
 
Well, sheesh. How many of that type of author *are* there?
 
Good contest, Dan.
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Mark Brader "The best you can write will be the best you are.
Toronto Every sentence is the result of a long probation."
msb@vex.net -- Henry David Thoreau, 1841
 
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"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Jun 28 08:14AM

Dan Blum wrote:
 
> his children's stories, but he shot down many a Fokker in his day.
 
> 3. This 19th-century American entrepreneur and showman may think
> you're a sucker but will still help you exercise that bad knee.
PT Barnum
> to practice law.
 
> 5. This early 20th-century English author of upper-class humor may not
> be entirely suitable for children.
PG Wodehouse
> paintings and sculptures can explain your vacation policy to you.
 
> 7. This American musician known as "The King of the Blues" might shoot
> your eye out.
BB King
> 8. This Chinese-American architect might ping you on Facebook Chat or
> ICQ.
IM Pei
> 9. This 20th-century Dutch artist known for his tessellations also
> recorded a number of hip-hop tracks.
MC Escher
> 10. This 20th-century English author best known for his Napoleonic
> naval novels can explain how to construct a binary tree.
CS Forrester
 
Peter Smyth
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jun 28 01:41AM -0700

Dan Blum wrote:
> from Kaliningrad to Berlin is due to land.
 
> 2. This early 20th-century English author is these days best known for
> his children's stories, but he shot down many a Fokker in his day.
 
A A Milne
 
 
> 3. This 19th-century American entrepreneur and showman may think
> you're a sucker but will still help you exercise that bad knee.
 
P T Barnum
 
 
> 4. This American author of an iconic novel about teenagers was
> extremely reclusive for much of his life, which must have made it hard
> to practice law.
 
J D Salinger
 
 
> 5. This early 20th-century English author of upper-class humor may not
> be entirely suitable for children.
 
T S Eliot ??
 
> paintings and sculptures can explain your vacation policy to you.
 
> 7. This American musician known as "The King of the Blues" might shoot
> your eye out.
 
B B King
 
 
> 8. This Chinese-American architect might ping you on Facebook Chat or
> ICQ.
 
I M Pei
 
 
> 9. This 20th-century Dutch artist known for his tessellations also
> recorded a number of hip-hop tracks.
 
M C Escher
 
 
> 10. This 20th-century English author best known for his Napoleonic
> naval novels can explain how to construct a binary tree.
 
C S Forester
 
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Dan Tilque
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jun 27 12:29PM

> 1 Which US state is home to the Vikings (NFL), Twins (MLB), and Timberwolves (NBA) sports teams?
 
Minnesota
 
> 3 Aboard which ship did Jason search for the golden fleece?
 
Argos
 
> 4 Robert Mitchum and Gregory Peck co-starred in which 1962 psychological thriller?
 
Cape Fear
 
> 5 Tom Cruise's breakout role came as Joel Goodson in which 1983 Paul Brickman film?
 
Risky Business
 
> 6 Which foodstuff is extracted from the root of the cassava plant which is native to Brazil?
 
taro
 
> 7 Which letter of the alphabet transforms an Italian luxury fashion house into a Russian newspaper?
 
v
 
> 8 Which royal is currently the Duke of York?
 
Prince Andrew
 
> 10 Which 8 letter word is both a Beatles' album and a Cluedo murder weapon?
 
revolver
 
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Bruce <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Jun 27 02:18PM

On Mon, 26 Jun 2017 16:12:23 -0700, Calvin wrote:
 
> 1 Which US state is home to the Vikings (NFL), Twins (MLB), and
> Timberwolves (NBA) sports teams?
 
Minnesota
 
> 2 Irene Heron, Montague Dartie and Prosper Profond are characters
> from which John Galsworthy trilogy?
 
Forsyth Saga
 
> 3 Aboard which ship did Jason search for the golden fleece?
 
Argo
 
> 4 Robert Mitchum and Gregory Peck co-starred in which 1962
> psychological thriller?
 
Cape Fear
 
> 5 Tom Cruise's breakout role came as Joel Goodson in which 1983 Paul
> Brickman film?
 
Risky Business
 
> 6 Which foodstuff is extracted from the root of the cassava plant
> which is native to Brazil?
 
Tapioca
 
> 7 Which letter of the alphabet transforms an Italian luxury fashion
> house into a Russian newspaper?
 
V (prada -> pravda)

> 8 Which royal is currently the Duke of York?
 
Andrew
 
> 9 Which hit song of 1968 includes the following line: "I'll be
> sittin' when the evenin' comes"?
 
(Sittin On) The Dock Of The Bay
 
 
> 10 Which 8 letter word is both a Beatles' album
> and a Cluedo murder weapon?
 
Revolver
Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Jun 27 11:00AM -0500

In article <QpadnUXHBbglZszEnZ2dnUU7-cHNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says...
> > 10 Which 8 letter word is both a Beatles' album and a Cluedo
> > murder weapon?
 
> "Revolver". Or to some, "Revolverdo". :-)
 
!!!
 
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Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jun 27 09:48PM

Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in
 
> 1 Which US state is home to the Vikings (NFL), Twins (MLB), and
> Timberwolves (NBA) sports teams?
 
Minnesota
 
> 2 Irene Heron, Montague Dartie
> and Prosper Profond are characters from which John Galsworthy trilogy?
> 3 Aboard which ship did Jason search for the golden fleece?
 
Argo
 
> 4 Robert Mitchum and Gregory Peck co-starred in which 1962
> psychological thriller?
 
Cape Fear
 
> 5 Tom Cruise's breakout role came as Joel
> Goodson in which 1983 Paul Brickman film?
 
Risky Business
 
> Brazil?
> 7 Which letter of the alphabet transforms an Italian
> luxury fashion house into a Russian newspaper?
 
V
 
> 8 Which royal is currently the Duke of York?
 
Prince Harry
 
> 9 Which hit song of 1968 includes the
> following line: "I'll be sittin' when the evenin' comes"?
 
Sitting on the Dock of the Bay
 
> 10 Which
> 8 letter word is both a Beatles' album and a Cluedo murder weapon?
 
Revolver
 
 
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"Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>: Jun 28 12:30AM -0400

On 2017-06-26, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which US state is home to the Vikings (NFL), Twins (MLB), and Timberwolves (NBA) sports teams?
 
Minnesota
 
> 2 Irene Heron, Montague Dartie and Prosper Profond are characters from which John Galsworthy trilogy?
 
"The Forsyte Saga"
 
> 3 Aboard which ship did Jason search for the golden fleece?
 
Argo
 
> 4 Robert Mitchum and Gregory Peck co-starred in which 1962 psychological thriller?
 
Cape Dear
 
> 5 Tom Cruise's breakout role came as Joel Goodson in which 1983 Paul Brickman film?
 
"Top Gun"
 
> 6 Which foodstuff is extracted from the root of the cassava plant which is native to Brazil?
 
Tapioca
 
> 7 Which letter of the alphabet transforms an Italian luxury fashion house into a Russian newspaper?
 
V
 
> 8 Which royal is currently the Duke of York?
 
Prince Andrew
 
> 9 Which hit song of 1968 includes the following line: "I'll be sittin' when the evenin' comes"?
 
"Sitting on the Dock of the Bay"
 
> 10 Which 8 letter word is both a Beatles' album and a Cluedo murder weapon?
 
Revolver
 
--
Chris F.A. Johnson
"Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>: Jun 28 02:36AM -0400

On 2017-06-28, Chris F.A. Johnson wrote:
> On 2017-06-26, Calvin wrote:
...
Robert Mitchum and Gregory Peck co-starred in which 1962 psychological thriller?
 
> Cape Dear
 
Typo. Should be: "Cape Fear"
 
 
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Chris F.A. Johnson
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 28 02:39AM -0500

Chris Johnson:
> > Cape Dear
 
> Typo. Should be: "Cape Fear"
 
Hmm. On a QWERTY keyboard, "Rear", "Tear", and "Gear" would also be
possible typos for "Fear" formed by hitting an adjacent key instead
of F. Only "Cear" and "Vear" would be non-words.
 
I wonder what's the greatest number of commonly used words that can be
formed by starting with a particular word and then replacing the same
letter with all the different letters on adjacent keys. Here we have
a set of 5, counting the original word as well; the maximum would be 7.
 
I did some searching using the /usr/share/dict/words file on this
machine, just changing the first letter of each word, but there are
too many uncommon words in that list. The search found several sets
of the maximum 7 words, but all of them involved uncommon words.
Here they are. (The "original" word in each set is shown first.)
 
gatter - batter fatter hatter tatter vatter yatter
 
fain - cain dain gain rain tain vain
fare - care dare gare rare tare vare
fent - cent dent gent rent tent vent
gade - bade fade hade tade vade yade
gare - bare fare hare tare vare yare
gell - bell fell hell tell vell yell
gest - best fest hest test vest yest
gill - bill fill hill till vill yill
 
fag - cag dag gag rag tag vag
fan - can dan gan ran tan van
fee - cee dee gee ree tee vee
fog - cog dog gog rog tog vog
fum - cum dum gum rum tum vum
gan - ban fan han tan van yan
gat - bat fat hat tat vat yat
 
Vatter, tain, vare, gan, bleagh! Would anyone like to look for such
sets using common words only, and varying any one of the letters?
The "original" letter must of course be one of S, D, F, H, or J.
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Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Jun 27 08:12PM +0100


> 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
 
> (France).
 
> 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).
 
Source Code?
 
> 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 Boulevard
 
> 2. Lana Turner was reputed to have been "discovered" in *which
> iconic L.A. pharmacy*?
 
Nighthawk
 
> 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
 
> 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.
 
??? Sounds right up my street
 
> 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 In Da 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.
 
Sorceror?
 
> 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
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 28 12:08AM -0500

Stephen Perry:
> I am doing these now while I have the chance, and on the off chance
> that Mark will bring back a rare entries contest...
 
No chance. Too few people around these days.
--
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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 28 12:31AM -0500

Mark Brader:
> after all, that is sort of the point.
 
> 1. 1994, prison drama: "Dreams of Liberty" (Latin America),
> "The Condemned" (Germany), "Life Imprisonment" (Spain).
 
"The Shawshank Redemption". 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, Calvin,
Bruce, Pete, Marc, Jason, and Gareth. 3 for Dan Tilque.
 
> 2. 1994, neo-noir black comedy: "Violent Times" (Latin America),
> "Wastepaper" (Georgia), "Trash" (Slovenia).
 
"Pulp Fiction". 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, Pete, Jason,
and Gareth.
 
> 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 for Joshua and Stephen.
 
> 4. 1966, Western: "Two Glorious Scoundrels" (Austria), "Three Men
> in Conflict" (Brazil), "The Magnificent Rogues" (United Kingdom).
 
"The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly". 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Calvin,
Dan Tilque, Bruce, Jason, and Gareth.
 
> 5. 2010, science fiction: "The Origin" (Latin America), "Beginning"
> (Czech Republic), "Source" (Slovenia).
 
"Inception". 4 for Joshua and Stephen.
 
> 6. 2009, comedy: "What Happened Yesterday"? (Argentina), "Very
> Bad Trip" (France), "If You Drink, Do Not Marry" (Brazil).
 
"The Hangover". 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, Calvin, Jason,
and Gareth.
 
> 7. 1977, romantic comedy: "Two Strange Lovers" (Argentina),
> "The City Neurotic" (Germany), "Neurotic Fiancée, Nervous Bride"
> (Brazil).
 
"Annie Hall". 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, Calvin, Pete, Marc,
Jason, and Gareth.
 
> 8. 1978, musical: "Vaseline" (Mexico), "Brilliantine" (French
> Canada), "Pomade" (Hungary).
 
"Grease". 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Tilque, Bruce, Marc, Jason,
and Gareth.
 
> 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". 4 for Joshua, Stephen,
Dan Blum, Marc, and Gareth.
 
> 10. 2000, crime comedy: "Pigs and Diamonds" (Latin America,
> Germany), "Bully" (Bulgaria), "Bluff" (Hungary).
 
"Snatch". 4 for Joshua, Stephen, and Gareth. 2 for Calvin.
 
 
 
> 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." 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, Calvin, Marc,
Jason, and Gareth.
 
> 2. Lana Turner was reputed to have been "discovered" in *which
> iconic L.A. pharmacy*?
 
Schwab's Drugstore. 4 for Joshua and Marc.
 
> 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" 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, Jason, and Gareth.
 
> 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". 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Marc, and Gareth.
 
As Stephen noted, the reference to Grauman's was anachronistic;
it was Mann's Chinese Theater from 1973 until the original name
was restored in 2001. And it's not the current name either; in
2013 it was renamed again, becoming the TCL Chinese Theater.
 
As nobody noted, that word is spelled "premiere". Sorry, I didn't
notice the error.
 
> 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.
 
"Riot on Sunset Strip". 4 for Stephen.
 
> 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". 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, Marc, Jason,
and Gareth.
 
> 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." 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, and Marc.
 
As Dan_Blum noted, Peterson's character is not actually a cop;
he's a Secret Service agent Sorry about that; I haven't seen this one.
 
> 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". 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Jason, and Gareth.
 
> 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". 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, Marc, Jason,
and Gareth.
 
> 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". 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, Marc, and Gareth.
 
Three entrants guessed "The Maltese Falcon". You guys need to see
it again. Not only is Lauren Bacall not in that movie, but neither
is Los Angeles (well, except as a continuity error in the fire scene).
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Ent Geo
Joshua Kreitzer 40 36 76
Stephen Perry 40 36 76
Gareth Owen 32 28 60
Jason Kreitzer 24 20 44
Dan Blum 20 24 44
Marc Dashevsky 16 28 44
"Calvin" 18 4 22
Pete Gayde 12 0 12
Bruce Bowler 12 0 12
Dan Tilque 11 0 11
 
--
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Toronto that works fine on your computer but crashes
msb@vex.net on your customer's machine." -- Dan Pop
 
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Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jun 27 08:22PM +0200

> awarded. It's not a description, it's the name of the competition.
 
> The person who is winning it is called the leader of the Points
> Classification.
 
See also
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classement_par_points_du_Tour_de_France
I can't but see that Gareth knows what he's talking about.
 
 
 
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jun 27 07:05PM -0700


> > Points alone is not specific enough as the polka dot is also awarded on a points basis.
 
> Sure it is (as is the FA Premier League and my local dominoes league).
 
> But the green jersey competition is *called* the Points Classification. That's the correct name of the competition for which the green jersey is awarded. It's not a description, it's the name of the competition.
 
So it is :-)
 
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 491
1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 9 46 Gareth Owen
0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 7 40 Peter Smyth
1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 7 46 Chris Johnson
1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 6 40 Mark Brader
1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 5 35 Pete Gayde
1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 5 35 Marc Dashevsky
0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 5 36 Dan Blum
0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 24 Erland S
0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4 28 Bruce Bowler
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
5 5 2 3 8 7 6 6 9 1 52 58%
 
cheers,
calvin
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