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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 06 10:08PM -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 7 - Entertainment - Alfred Hitchcock's Movie Cameos Alfred Hitchcock appeared for a brief moment in most of the films he directed. We give you the year the movie was released and describe the cameo; you give the title. 1. 1959: On the street, just missing a bus as the doors close in his face, after his screen credit appears. 2. 1960: On the street wearing a cowboy hat, seen through an office window as the female lead comes through the door. 3. 1943: His back to the camera, playing cards with a winning hand, on the train to Santa Rosa. 4. 1955: Sitting next to Cary Grant on a bus. 5. 1958: In a gray suit, carrying a musical instrument case, walking across the camera, in front of Gavin Elster's shipbuilding business. 6. 1963: Leaving a pet shop with two Sealyham terriers (his own). 7. 1946: At the big party in Claude Rains's mansion, drinking champagne. 8. 1954: Seen looking into a window from across the courtyard, winding a clock. 9. 1951: Boarding a train with a large musical instrument case. 10. 1944: In before-and-after photos in a newspaper ad for "Reduco, the Obesity Slayer". * Game 4, Round 8 - Canadiana - Ontario Breweries Craft beers have taken off over the past several years. Let's see how much you know about the brews produced in Ontario. We will give you the location of the brewery in the province and two or three of the brewery's beers. You name the brewery. 1. Toronto (Etobicoke, to be exact): Pompous Ass, Lake Effect, Canuck Pale Ale. 2. Toronto: Fish Eye, Augusta Ale. 3. Hamilton: Rhyme, Reason and Ransack the Universe. 4. Hamilton: Headstock, Naughty Neighbour, Bolshevik Bastard. 5. Bracebridge: Mad Tom IPA, Detour. 6. Barrie: Hoptical Illusion, Smashbomb Atomic IPA. 7. Toronto: Fracture, Downtown Brown, Boneshaker. 8. Toronto: Conductor's Ale, Brakeman's Session Ale. 9. Toronto: Maris, Eephus, Sunlight Park. 10. Toronto: 100th Meridian, Lemon Tea Beer. -- Mark Brader, Toronto "VAX 3 in 1 carpet care -- now 129.95 pounds" msb@vex.net My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 06 10:07PM -0500 Mark Brader: > The pace of high technology seems to get faster and faster each > year. Here, we bring you some trivia and past highlights of > high tech. This was the hardest round in the original game, and the fifth-hardest of the entire season. > Computer", as he is credited with inventing the first mechanical > computer and envisioning the forerunner of the modern computer > and its capabilities. Who is he? Charles Babbage. 4 for Joshua, Peter, Erland, Dan Tilque, Gareth, Dan Blum, Calvin, Marc, Bruce, and Pete. > born in 1815 and died in 1852. For <answer 1>'s digital-computer > prototype, she created a program that many feel earned her the > distinction of the world's first computer programmer. Name her. Ada King, Countess of Lovelace. (Accepting Lovelace, King, or for good measure her maiden name, Byron.) 4 for Joshua, Peter, Erland, Dan Tilque, Gareth, Dan Blum, Calvin, Marc, and Bruce. A decent 1-hour British documentary about her, "Calculating Ada", coincidentally showed up on TVOntario a couple of days before this set was posted. > developed by the US military and computer researchers that > initially linked a few American universities with one another. > What was it called? ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network). (I scored "DARPAnet" as almost correct; ARPA was renamed DARPA, D for Defense, after work on the network began.) 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Gareth, Dan Blum, Calvin, and Marc. 3 for Erland, Bruce, and Pete. > 4. What major video game company originally made playing cards > and was founded in 1889? Nintendo. 4 for Joshua, Peter, Erland, Dan Blum, and Pete. 3 for Calvin. > 5. There is only one US state whose name can be typed on *one row* > of a traditional English QWERTY keyboard. Without looking at > your keyboard, which state is it? Alaska. 4 for Joshua, Peter, Erland, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Marc, Bruce, and Pete. > 6. In the 1930s a keyboard was created that many feel is superior > to the standard QWERTY keyboard. It was named after its > American creator. What is it called? Dvorak keyboard. 4 for Joshua, Peter, Erland, Dan Tilque, Gareth, Dan Blum, Marc, Bruce, and Pete. > 7. The first actual smartphone was produced in 1992, long before > the iPhone. It was called the Simon Personal Communicator and > was developed by what company? IBM. 4 for Peter and Bruce. > 8. When the predecessor to Facebook was developed in 2003 by Mark > Zuckerberg and three fellow Harvard University students, it > had another name. What was it called? Facemash. > the first to showcase almost all of the fundamental elements > of modern personal computing in a single system, including > the mouse. Years later this presentation was dubbed what? The Mother of All Demos, as you will remember from Round 11 of my knockout contest MSBKO5 last year. 4 for Gareth and Dan Blum. 3 for Erland. > 10. In 1979 this company became the first to offer electronic mail > capabilities and technical support to personal computer users. > Name it. CompuServe. 4 for Dan Blum and Marc. > an animal. From the year published and some facts, name the book. > 1. 1970: Written by Richard Bach, this bestselling "new thought" > novel explores the spiritual growth of a bird. "Jonathan Livingston Seagull". 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Gareth, Dan Blum, Jason, and Marc. > 2. 2010: This novel relates one dog's journey and multiple > reincarnations. A movie adaption is currently in theatres. "A Dog's Purpose" (by W. Bruce Cameron). 4 for Joshua, Gareth, and Bruce. > 3. 1903: This adventure/survival novel is primarily set in the > Yukon and was first serialized in the "Saturday Evening Post". "The Call of the Wild" (by Jack London). 4 for Joshua, Peter, Dan Tilque, Jason, Calvin, Marc, Bruce, and Pete. > 4. 1952: This classic young-adult book tells the story of a special > pig and his best friend. "Charlotte's Web" (by E.B. White). 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Gareth, Dan Blum, Jason, Calvin, Marc, Bruce, and Pete. > 5. 2015: This Canadian novel involves a group of Toronto animals > who are affected by a bet between Hermes and Apollo. "Fifteen Dogs" (by André Alexis). > 6. 1877: Another young adult classic, this horse tale by Anna > Sewell is one of the bestselling books of all time. "Black Beauty". 4 for Joshua, Peter, Dan Tilque, Gareth, Dan Blum, Jason, Calvin, Marc, and Bruce. > 7. 1977: This Richard Adams novel tells the tale of two escapees > from the research station ARSE (Animal Research, Science and > Experimental). "The Plague Dogs". 4 for Joshua. > 8. 1982: This children's novel follows the experiences of Joey > during World War I, and inspired a play and an Oscar-nominated > movie released in 2011. "War Horse" (by Michael Morpurgo).. 4 for Joshua, Gareth, and Calvin. > a feline introduce the fundamentals of Buddhism while telling > her story. Name the first book in the series written by > David Michie. "The Dalai Lama's Cat". > York Times bestseller list. Enzo narrates this story of his > racecar-driver owner and his preparations to become human in > the next life. "The Art of Racing in the Rain". Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 4 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS TOPICS-> Can His Sci Lit Dan Blum 0 28 32 12 72 Joshua Kreitzer 0 19 24 28 71 Marc Dashevsky 0 24 24 16 64 Gareth Owen 0 13 20 20 53 Dan Tilque 4 12 20 16 52 Pete Gayde 6 8 19 8 41 Peter Smyth 0 8 24 8 40 Bruce Bowler -- -- 23 16 39 Erland Sommarskog 0 11 26 0 37 "Calvin" -- -- 15 16 31 Jason Kreitzer 0 4 0 16 20 -- Mark Brader | "Don't be silly. A pedant is something you hang Toronto | round your neck, or else you hang them by the neck." msb@vex.net | --Rob Bannister My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 06 09:53PM -0500 Mark Brader: > 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. Exactly as in RQ 251, there were 7 entrants -- in fact, they were the same 7 -- so each question was worth LCM(1,2,3,4,5,6,7) = 420 points, divided equally between everyone who got it. > hinting at. > If you look in the right place you can find a hint to the theme > which all answers must fit. The hint was in my response to the RQ 257 results, when Dan Blum wrote that I "may set RQ #258 at his convenience" and I replied "Roger wilco". As everyone no doubt knows, this is old-time airplane radio talk; "Roger" was "R" in some old spelling alphabet and means "message Received", and "wilco" means will comply". And as I wrote those words I came up with the theme of this quiz. All questions in the first group, which was #1-18, asked for people or fictional characters named Roger; and in the second group, all answers (or to be exact the required part) start with "Wilco". I thought two of the Wilco questions were absurdly hard, but that didn't keep Stephen Perry from scoring on them. Which he did not even need in order to WIN THIS QUIZ. Hearty congratulations! > 1. This American New Wave writer won multiple Hugos, including > one for "Lord of Light". Roger Zelazny. 105 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Gareth, and Stephen. > 2. This executive was the other title character of Michael Moore's > first documentary. Roger Smith. ("Roger & Me". "Me" was Moore, and Smith was the CEO of GM at the time.) 140 for Dan Tilque, Marc, and Stephen. > worked with him have included Martin Scorsese, Jack Nicholson, > Peter Bogdanovich, Francis Ford Coppola, James Cameron, and > Ron Howard. Roger Corman. 105 for Dan Blum, Marc, Gareth, and Stephen. > 4. In the original novel he was censored, but in the movie he > was framed. Roger Rabbit. 60 for everyone -- Dan Tilque, Peter, Dan Blum, Marc, Gareth, Calvin, and Stephen. > 5. "For you are beautiful, and I have loved you dearly, more dearly > than the spoken word can tell." Roger Whittaker. (Singer; lyrics from "The Last Farewell".) 210 for Marc and Stephen. > 6. Dallas player, MVP of the VIth event. Roger Staubach. (The reference is to Super Bowl VI). 105 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Gareth, and Stephen. > 7. 61*. Roger Maris. (The reference is to his record for the most home runs in a season, but a season that was longer than the one when Babe Ruth set the previous record at 60.) 84 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Marc, Gareth, and Stephen. > 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. (See <http://mathworld.wolfram.com/PenroseTiles.html>.) 70 for Dan Tilque, Peter, Dan Blum, Marc, Gareth, and Stephen. > 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. 140 for Dan Tilque, Marc, and Stephen. Chuckle points to Gareth for "Roger Sthesauraus". > 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. 70 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Marc, Gareth, Calvin, and Stephen. > 11. If you were married to Brigitte Bardot, wouldn't you make at > least a couple of movies starring her? Roger Vadim. ("...And God Created Woman" and "Plucking the Daisy", both in 1956; and three more movies after their divorce in 1957.) 105 for Dan Blum, Gareth, Calvin, and Stephen. > 12. Some say GOAT. Roger Federer. ("Greatest" tennis player "Of All Time".) 140 for Peter, Gareth, and Stephen. > 13. Until recently he was the only person to have run Fox "News". Roger Ailes. 84 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Marc, Gareth, and Stephen. > 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. Roger C. Carmel. 420 for Stephen. > 15. Who he? Roger Daltrey. (Singer and prime founder of the Who.) 420 for Stephen. > 16. Dead, now dead. Roger Moore. (Reference to "Bond, James Bond" and his recent demise.) 105 for Dan Tilque, Peter, Dan Blum, and Stephen. > 17. The fat one, who worked for the Sun-Times. Roger Ebert. (Gene Siskel of the Tribune was the thin one.) 70 for Dan Tilque, Peter, Dan Blum, Marc, Gareth, and Stephen. > 18. He held a world record for 46 days in 1954. Roger Bannister. (Running 1 mile in 3:59:59.4. Then John Landy did it in 3:57.9, offically rounded up to 3:58.0.) 60 for everyone. > 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". John Wilcockson. 420 for Stephen. > 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". Wilco. 210 for Gareth and Stephen. > 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? Wilcome Cotton. (See Appendix C.) 420 for Stephen. > 22. An Iron Maiden he. Dennis Wilcock. (Read it the same way as #15.) 210 for Gareth and Stephen. To keep the width of the score table reasonable, I'll arbitrarily split it after question 12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Stephen Perry 105 140 105 60 210 105 84 70 140 70 105 140 Gareth Owen 105 0 105 60 0 105 84 70 0 70 105 140 Marc Dashevsky 0 140 105 60 210 0 84 70 140 70 0 0 Dan Tilque 105 140 0 60 0 105 84 70 140 70 0 0 Dan Blum 105 0 105 60 0 105 84 70 0 70 105 0 Peter Smyth 0 0 0 60 0 0 0 70 0 0 0 140 "Calvin" 0 0 0 60 0 0 0 0 0 70 105 0 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 TOTALS Stephen Perry 84 420 420 105 70 60 420 210 420 210 3,753 Gareth Owen 84 0 0 0 70 60 0 210 0 210 1,478 Marc Dashevsky 84 0 0 0 70 60 0 0 0 0 1,093 Dan Tilque 84 0 0 105 70 60 0 0 0 0 1,093 Dan Blum 84 0 0 105 70 60 0 0 0 0 1,023 Peter Smyth 0 0 0 105 70 60 0 0 0 0 505 "Calvin" 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0 0 0 295 And now it's over to Stephen for RQ 259. If you please, sir... -- Mark Brader A real Canadian science-fiction plot would be Toronto about whether alien visitors were a federal or msb@vex.net a provincial responsibility. --Duncan Thornton My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jun 06 06:49PM -0700 On Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at 6:04:51 PM UTC+10, Erland Sommarskog wrote: > >> in it? > > New Hampshire > And Kent-ucky! Nice get! :-) Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 488 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 9 53 Gareth Owen 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 9 55 Mark Brader 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 9 56 Dan Blum 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 8 52 Peter Smyth 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 6 42 Pete Gayde 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 38 Bruce Bowler 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 40 Erland S 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 33 Marc Dashevsky 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 25 Dan Tilque - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 8 7 4 9 7 5 2 3 9 4 58 64% cheers, calvin |
| Bruce <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Jun 06 01:55PM On Mon, 05 Jun 2017 21:09:55 -0700, Calvin wrote: > 1846? > 2 Which actor played the title role in the 1986 David Cronenberg film > "The Fly"? Jeff Goldblum > 3 The "Annals" and the "Histories" are the two major surviving works of > which Roman historian and senator (c. 56 - 117 AD)? > 4 Which character did Alan Alda play in the TV series "M*A*S*H"? Hawkeye Pierce > 5 What flavouring is used in Frangelico liqueur? Hazelnuts > 6 Which major conflict began at Fort Sumpter and ended four years later > at Appomattox? The U.S. "civil" war > 7 Angola and Mozambique are former colonies of which European nation? France > 8 Paula Radcliffe is the current world record holder in which athletic > event? > 9 A vexillologist is an expert in what? Flags |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Jun 06 09:11AM -0500 In article <yNadnW4KMfK3s6vEnZ2dnUU7-RHNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > > 2 Which actor played the title role in the 1986 David Cronenberg > > film "The Fly"? > Goldberg. All those Jewish names sound alike. -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jun 06 02:13PM > Only 9 this week. > 1 Controversial laws concerning which commodity were introduced in Britain by the Importation Act 1815, and repealed by the Importation Act 1846? grain a.k.a. corn > 2 Which actor played the title role in the 1986 David Cronenberg film "The Fly"? Jeff Goldblum > 3 The "Annals" and the "Histories" are the two major surviving works of which Roman historian and senator (c. 56 - 117 AD)? Tacitus > 4 Which character did Alan Alda play in the TV series "M*A*S*H"? Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce > 6 Which major conflict began at Fort Sumpter and ended four years later at Appomattox? American Civil War > 7 Angola and Mozambique are former colonies of which European nation? Portugal > 9 A vexillologist is an expert in what? flags -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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): Jun 06 12:19PM -0500 Mark Brader: > > Goldberg. Marc Dashevsky: > All those Jewish names sound alike. "Iceberg, Goldberg, what's the difference?" -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "(And then there were the mtimes. msb@vex.net | Oh, the mtimes...)" --Steve Summit |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Jun 06 07:15PM +0100 > 1 Controversial laws concerning which commodity were introduced in > Britain by the Importation Act 1815, and repealed by the Importation > Act 1846? Corn? > 2 Which actor played the title role in the 1986 David Cronenberg film > "The Fly"? Jeff Goldblum > 3 The "Annals" and the "Histories" are the two major surviving works > of which Roman historian and senator (c. 56 - 117 AD)? Cicero? > 4 Which character did Alan Alda play in the TV series "M*A*S*H"? Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce > 5 What flavouring is used in Frangelico liqueur? Orange > 6 Which major conflict began at Fort Sumpter and ended four years > later at Appomattox? US Civil War > 7 Angola and Mozambique are former colonies of which European nation? Portugal > 8 Paula Radcliffe is the current world record holder in which athletic > event? Marathon > 9 A vexillologist is an expert in what? Puzzles |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jun 06 08:39PM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 3 The "Annals" and the "Histories" are > the two major surviving works of which Roman historian and senator (c. > 56 - 117 AD)? Cato > 4 Which character did Alan Alda play in the TV series "M*A*S*H"? Hawkeye Pierce > 5 What flavouring is used in Frangelico liqueur? > 6 Which major conflict began at Fort Sumpter and ended four years > later at Appomattox? U.S. Civil War > 7 Angola and Mozambique are former colonies > of which European nation? Portugal > 8 Paula Radcliffe is the current world > record holder in which athletic event? Marathon > 9 A vexillologist is an expert in what? Flags > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > http://www.avg.com Pete Gayde |
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