| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 30 10:33PM -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 7 - Arts - Famous Photographers Please see the handout at: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/G6R7/photo.jpg We name the photographer and you pick out the photo they took. (Wasn't this a theme game on the subject of movies? Well, moviemaking is a sort of photography, isn't it?) 1. Ansel Adams. 2. Walker Evans. 3. Annie Liebovitz. 4. Robert Mapplethorpe. 5. Yousuf Karsh. 6. Dorothea Lange. 7. Margaret Bourke-White. 8. Weegee. 9. Diane Arbus. 10. Cindy Sherman. So there were 5 decoys. Decode the rot13 if you'd like to see the remaining photographers and pick out the photos they took for fun, but for no points. 11. Rqjneq Fgrvpura. 12. Oreravpr Noobgg. 13. Uryzhg Arjgba. 14. Eboreg Senax. 15. Rqjneq Znccyrgubecr. * Game 6, Round 8 - Sports - California Sports (Again, California is where Hollywood is, so...) Answers do not repeat. 1. The Los Angeles Rams returned to L.A last year, more than 20 years after the franchise relocated to another US city. Where were the Rams based from 1994 to 2015? 2. This National Football League team announced earlier this year that it too is moving to Los Angeles. Name the city where the team has been located. 3. This minor-league hockey team, based in San Diego, resumed operations for the third time in its history in 2015. Its first incarnation was from 1966 to 1974 when its star was Willie O'Ree, the first black player in the NHL. What has remained the same through all this is the team's name. What is it? 4. This former NHL team had colorful uniforms and a colorful name. What was the team's name from 1970 to 1976? 5. The Golden State Warriors are one of the best teams in basketball, winning 73 games in the regular season last year before losing in the NBA finals to LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Which California city is their home court located in? 6. The general manager of the NBA team known as the Kings has been criticized widely for the recent trade of star player DeMarcus Cousins. Which California city are the Kings based in? 7. The trade of Wayne Gretzky from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings in 1988 remains one of the most infamous in NHL history. Four other players were also part of that deal. Name any of the *other* players traded that day. 8. The owners of the Kings and Oilers at the time of the trade both went on to criminal convictions. The L.A. owner eventually spent 13 months in jail for fraud. The Oilers owner was convicted by a California court in 2010 of perjury, though he never spent time in jail. Name either person. 9. The Los Angeles Angels baseball team isn't actually based in L.A. In what city is Angels Stadium located? 10. The L.A. Dodgers play their home games at Dodger Stadium. It is also known by this other name, which refers to a shallow L-shaped canyon, next to the stadium. The area got its name from a land owner who moved there from New Mexico in the 1830s. What is this alternative name for Dodger Stadium? Happy Canada Day, all. -- Mark Brader | It is so alpha that Jean-Luc Godard is filming there. Toronto | It is so alpha that it's 64-bit RISC from the 1990s... msb@vex.net | It's so alpha that when you turn it sideways, | it looks like an ox... -- Nick Mathewson My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jul 01 04:31AM > * Game 6, Round 7 - Arts - Famous Photographers > 1. Ansel Adams. 6 > 2. Walker Evans. 14; 9 > 3. Annie Liebovitz. 8; 11 > 4. Robert Mapplethorpe. 12; 15 > 5. Yousuf Karsh. 10 > 6. Dorothea Lange. 1; 3 > 7. Margaret Bourke-White. 2; 7 > 8. Weegee. 11; 3 > 9. Diane Arbus. 5; 15 > 10. Cindy Sherman. 11; 8 > 1. The Los Angeles Rams returned to L.A last year, more than > 20 years after the franchise relocated to another US city. > Where were the Rams based from 1994 to 2015? St. Louis > 2. This National Football League team announced earlier this year > that it too is moving to Los Angeles. Name the city where the > team has been located. Oakland; Baltimore > basketball, winning 73 games in the regular season last year > before losing in the NBA finals to LeBron James and the Cleveland > Cavaliers. Which California city is their home court located in? Fresno; Anaheim > 6. The general manager of the NBA team known as the Kings has been > criticized widely for the recent trade of star player DeMarcus > Cousins. Which California city are the Kings based in? Sacramento > spent 13 months in jail for fraud. The Oilers owner was > convicted by a California court in 2010 of perjury, though he > never spent time in jail. Name either person. Michael Milken > 9. The Los Angeles Angels baseball team isn't actually based in L.A. > In what city is Angels Stadium located? Anaheim; Pasadena -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jul 01 05:47AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:Ta-dndNlA_CEhcrEnZ2dnUU7- > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/G6R7/photo.jpg > We name the photographer and you pick out the photo they took. > 1. Ansel Adams. 6 > 2. Walker Evans. 9; 2 > 3. Annie Liebovitz. 11; 15 > 4. Robert Mapplethorpe. 8 > 5. Yousuf Karsh. 10 > 6. Dorothea Lange. 5 > 7. Margaret Bourke-White. 9; 2 > 8. Weegee. 14 > 9. Diane Arbus. 1 > 10. Cindy Sherman. 3 > 1. The Los Angeles Rams returned to L.A last year, more than > 20 years after the franchise relocated to another US city. > Where were the Rams based from 1994 to 2015? St. Louis > 2. This National Football League team announced earlier this year > that it too is moving to Los Angeles. Name the city where the > team has been located. San Diego > incarnation was from 1966 to 1974 when its star was Willie O'Ree, > the first black player in the NHL. What has remained the same > through all this is the team's name. What is it? Conquistadors > 4. This former NHL team had colorful uniforms and a colorful name. > What was the team's name from 1970 to 1976? Oakland Golden Seals > basketball, winning 73 games in the regular season last year > before losing in the NBA finals to LeBron James and the Cleveland > Cavaliers. Which California city is their home court located in? San Jose; San Francisco > 6. The general manager of the NBA team known as the Kings has been > criticized widely for the recent trade of star player DeMarcus > Cousins. Which California city are the Kings based in? Sacramento > spent 13 months in jail for fraud. The Oilers owner was > convicted by a California court in 2010 of perjury, though he > never spent time in jail. Name either person. Cooke (?) > 9. The Los Angeles Angels baseball team isn't actually based in L.A. > In what city is Angels Stadium located? Anaheim > L-shaped canyon, next to the stadium. The area got its name > from a land owner who moved there from New Mexico in the 1830s. > What is this alternative name for Dodger Stadium? Chavez Ravine -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jul 01 03:21AM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > * Game 6, Round 7 - Arts - Famous Photographers Disappointed. I thought it would be about Kimball Kinnison. > (Wasn't this a theme game on the subject of movies? Well, > moviemaking is a sort of photography, isn't it?) > 1. Ansel Adams. 6 > 2. Walker Evans. > 3. Annie Liebovitz. > 4. Robert Mapplethorpe. 12 > 1. The Los Angeles Rams returned to L.A last year, more than > 20 years after the franchise relocated to another US city. > Where were the Rams based from 1994 to 2015? St Louis > 2. This National Football League team announced earlier this year > that it too is moving to Los Angeles. Name the city where the > team has been located. San Diego > basketball, winning 73 games in the regular season last year > before losing in the NBA finals to LeBron James and the Cleveland > Cavaliers. Which California city is their home court located in? Oakland > 6. The general manager of the NBA team known as the Kings has been > criticized widely for the recent trade of star player DeMarcus > Cousins. Which California city are the Kings based in? Sacramento > never spent time in jail. Name either person. > 9. The Los Angeles Angels baseball team isn't actually based in L.A. > In what city is Angels Stadium located? Anaheim -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 30 04:38PM -0500 Mark Brader: >>> 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. Erland Sommarskog: >> So wasn't that what happened in Pakistan last week? Mark Brader: > This is one type of disaster that's occurred several times in recent > years, but news reports understandly tend to focus on the outcome > rather than the specific details of ignition. Thinking further about this, I suspect that the difference may be the amount of spilled fuel and the length of time it was there. In the real-life disasters this meant that a large amount of vapor had time to accumulate and mix with the air above it. Not the case in the typical movie scenario. -- Mark Brader | this take Toronto | "If is shall really to msb@vex.net | flying I never it." | -- Piglet ("Winnie-the-Pooh", A.A. Milne) My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jun 30 11:22PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:TeGdnao01IC93c7EnZ2dnUU7- > 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? Flin Flon; Moosejaw > 2. According to Municipal Affairs Alberta, what was the > third-largest city by population in the province as of 2015? Flin Flon; Moosejaw > the border with Saskatchewan, went on to play in the NHL, > including Bobby Clarke and tough guy Ken Baumgartner. Name the > town. Flin Flon > 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. There is no sound in space > 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. The force of the fall would sever his hand > environment. > 7. Also in "Waterworld", the sea level has risen about 25,000 feet > and almost all of Earth is underwater. There is not enough water in the world to cover it to 25,000 feet > 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. Depressurization would force the breath out of you > 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. Gasoline burns but doesn't explode Pete Gayde |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 30 10:31PM -0500 Mark Brader: > (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*!) This was the hardest round in the original game, and tied for second-hardest of the entire season (tied with Game 3, Round 6, about the richest artists.) > 1. According to the Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics, what was > the third-largest city in the province by 2011 census population? Prince Albert. (At 35,129, just ahead of Moose Jaw's 33,274.) > 2. According to Municipal Affairs Alberta, what was the > third-largest city by population in the province as of 2015? Red Deer. (At 100,807, ahead of Lethbridge's 94,800.) 4 for Dan Tilque. > lake in southeastern British Columbia as a result of an > avalanche. The youngest son of Pierre Trudeau was only 23. > Name the *lake*. Kokanee Lake. > the history of the province. In this community, southeast of > Calgary, all 13,000 residents were ordered to leave their homes. > Name the community. High River. > in 1991 over a conflict-of-interest controversy involving > the sale of his Fantasy Gardens flower garden and theme park. > Name him. Bill Vander Zalm. > 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? Bill Guest. The expected answer was wrong in the original game. This was called to attention in our game when *two* of the players, one on each side, said so and explained that they had been *in* the national finals during that period. > 8 years. Back in 1998, he made an unsuccessful bid for the > leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. > Name him. Brian Pallister. > 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. Roy Romanow. > the border with Saskatchewan, went on to play in the NHL, > including Bobby Clarke and tough guy Ken Baumgartner. Name the > town. Flin Flon. 4 for Dan Tilque and Pete. > 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? Prairie Plant Systems. > 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. In the original game, this was the easiest round of the game, and also of the entire season if audio rounds are excluded. I had to make a lot of judgement calls here; those decisions are final. > 1. In "Star Wars", TIE fighters in space shoot laser cannons whose > shots look like giant glowing arrows. Lasers wouldn't be visible in space, since there is nothing to reflect the light. Also, since laser beams move at the speed of light, you wouldn't see them moving. 4 for Dan Tilque, Bruce, Dan Blum, and Gareth. 2 for Erland. > 2. Also in "Star Wars", invisible shields protect against lasers. > Hint: Laser beams are made of light. Anything that you can see through also lets light through it and wouldn't protect you. Yeah, like you needed a hint. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Marc, Erland, Gareth, Calvin, and Joshua. > 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 requires a medium to travel through. And also, as Gareth said, elephants can't drive. 4 for everyone -- Dan Tilque, Bruce, Dan Blum, Marc, Erland, Gareth, Calvin, Joshua, Jason, and Pete. > 4. In The Matrix, living humans are kept as a massive electricity > generating system. They would require more energy to be kept alive than they would generate. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Erland, Gareth, and Joshua. > 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. Nobody's hand can exert that much force. If it could grip the rope hard enough to stop the fall, it would have been ripped off his body. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Marc, Erland, Gareth, Calvin, and Pete. 3 for Bruce. > 6. In "Waterworld", Kevin Costner's character has developed gills, > which implies that he has evolved in response to a changing > environment. Evolution affects future generations, not individuals in their lifetimes; and it works by small changes to what is already there, not by creating whole new organs. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Marc, Erland, and Joshua. 3 for Gareth. > 7. Also in "Waterworld", the sea level has risen about 25,000 feet > and almost all of Earth is underwater. There is only enough ice on the planet for its melting to raise the sea level by a few hundred feet. 4 for Dan Tilque, Bruce, Dan Blum, Marc, Erland, Gareth, Calvin, Joshua, and Pete. > 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. It would take years. 4 for Dan Tilque, Bruce, Dan Blum, Marc, Erland, Gareth, Calvin, and Joshua. > 9. In "2001: A Space Odyssey", Dave survives a brief > depressurization by taking a deep breath and holding it. A brief depressurization is survivable, but he would need to exhale. Retaining full air pressure would in his lungs would rupture them. 4 for Bruce, Marc, Erland, Gareth, and Calvin. 3 for Dan Tilque and Pete. Exactly the same mistake was made once in an episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" -- by the ship's doctor, yet. > 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 is not that easy to ignite and would extinguish the cigarette before the cigarette would ignite the gasoline vapor, and it's only when there's a suitable amount of vapor, or a fine spray, mixed with air that it can be explosive. 4 for Dan Tilque, Bruce, Dan Blum, Marc, Gareth, Calvin, and Pete. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS TOPICS-> Ent Geo Can Sci Joshua Kreitzer 40 36 0 24 100 Gareth Owen 32 28 0 39 99 Dan Blum 20 24 0 36 80 Stephen Perry 40 36 -- -- 76 Marc Dashevsky 16 28 0 32 76 Dan Tilque 11 0 8 39 58 "Calvin" 18 4 0 28 50 Jason Kreitzer 24 20 0 4 48 Bruce Bowler 12 0 0 27 39 Pete Gayde 12 0 4 19 35 Erland Sommarskog -- -- 0 34 34 -- Mark Brader, Toronto "For want of a bit the loop was lost..." msb@vex.net -- Steve Summit My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jul 01 10:29AM +0200 > the real-life disasters this meant that a large amount of vapor had > time to accumulate and mix with the air above it. Not the case in > the typical movie scenario. And I guess it wasn't exactly cold on this day in Pakistan. That is, the warmer it is, the more vapours. And also, in this accident there was a lot more of gasoline than just a "pool". -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
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