- QFTCI5EP Game 9, Rounds 9-10: Broadway, March challenge - 2 Updates
- QFTCI5EP Game 10, Rounds 2-3: Indian cities, sci.orgs. - 2 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #498 - 1 Update
- Rotating Quiz #264 - 1 Update
| Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Aug 11 08:17PM -0700 On Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at 12:25:51 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > for Best Play. One of his works that won a Best Play Tony was > "Death of a Salesman". What was the other? Hint: It concerns > evil doings in Salem, Massachusetts. "The Crucible" > Named Desire". What is the title of the play that he won his > other Pulitzer for? Hint: Its characters include Margaret > (better known as Maggie), her husband Brick, and Big Daddy. "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" > by Samuel Beckett, John Lennon, Sam Shepard, Jules Feiffer, > and Edna O'Brien, among others, it also featured a great deal > of nudity. What was it called? "Oh! Calcutta" > 1993 movie starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell. What is > the title of this last play and movie? It might actually be > a stage hit, unlike the three first-mentioned adaptations. "Groundhog Day" > title ever of any production on the Great White Way -- an amazing > 26 words! Give the full title if you like, but it's better > known by a much-shortened 2-word title, and that will suffice. "The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat As Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum at Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade" > the talents of the early 20th-century ragtime and jazz pioneer > pianist who composed "King Porter Stomp", "Wolverine Blues", and > "Black Bottom Stomp." Name either the musical or its subject. Scott Joplin? > Ancona is the capital of the Italian region of Marche ["MARK-eh"]. > Here are two questions about the capitals of other regions of Italy. > D1. What northern Italian city is the capital of Lombardy? Salo? > E2. Which tallest and heaviest species of penguin is endemic > to Antarctica and is the only penguin species to breed in > the Antarctic winter? Emperor Penguins > F1. Fredric March won his first Academy Award when he starred > in the 1931 film adaptation of which Robert Louis Stevenson > novella? "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" > co-starred with Myrna Loy in which film about three US > servicemen readjusting to life after returning from the > Second World War? "The Best Years of Our Lives" |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 12 01:34AM -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*)". And now Game 9 is over and the winner is JOSHUA KREITZER. Hearty congratulations, sir! > In 2006 another Canadian production -- a parody of 1920s musicals > -- was the toast of Broadway and won five Tony Awards. What is > its title? "The Drowsy Chaperone". 4 for Joshua. > was a sensation off-Broadway but couldn't deliver its earlier > excitement when it moved to Broadway. Name either the title > of the musical or that president. "Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson". "Jackson" was sufficient. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Marc, Erland, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Joshua. > for Best Play. One of his works that won a Best Play Tony was > "Death of a Salesman". What was the other? Hint: It concerns > evil doings in Salem, Massachusetts. "The Crucible". 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Marc, Calvin, Pete, Joshua, and Jason. > Named Desire". What is the title of the play that he won his > other Pulitzer for? Hint: Its characters include Margaret > (better known as Maggie), her husband Brick, and Big Daddy. "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof". 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Calvin, Joshua, and Jason. > by Samuel Beckett, John Lennon, Sam Shepard, Jules Feiffer, > and Edna O'Brien, among others, it also featured a great deal > of nudity. What was it called? "Oh! Calcutta!" 4 for Peter, Marc, Erland, Pete, Joshua, and Jason. > 1993 movie starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell. What is > the title of this last play and movie? It might actually be > a stage hit, unlike the three first-mentioned adaptations. "Groundhog Day". 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Marc, Calvin, Pete, Joshua, and Jason. > title ever of any production on the Great White Way -- an amazing > 26 words! Give the full title if you like, but it's better > known by a much-shortened 2-word title, and that will suffice. "The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade" -- or "Marat/Sade". 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Joshua, and Jason (who did give the full title). > the talents of the early 20th-century ragtime and jazz pioneer > pianist who composed "King Porter Stomp", "Wolverine Blues", and > "Black Bottom Stomp." Name either the musical or its subject. "Jelly's Last Jam", Jelly Roll Morton. 4 for Joshua. > 2007, the most any non-musical play has ever won. Its Czech-born > British author has had many other Broadway and West End > successes. Who is he? Tom Stoppard. 4 for Peter, Calvin, and Joshua. > "The Producers" was also tied for most nominations -- 15 -- > with "Billy Elliot". Lee Hall wrote the book and lyrics for > "Billy Elliot". Who wrote its music? Elton John. 4 for Peter and Joshua. As Joshua Kreitzer noticed, the unnecessary information included in this question is self-contradictory. "The Producers" does hold the record for the most Tonys, but the correct number is 12, not 16. Incidentally, the 15 nominations were in only 12 categories -- 5 different cast members were nominated -- so unless there was a tie, 12 Tonys was the most it *could* have won. > dunk by Lorenzo Charles. The team it beat was dubbed Phi > Slamma Jamma and featured NBA Hall of Famers Clyde Drexler > and Akeem Olajuwon. Name the losing college. University of Houston. 4 for Joshua. > another huge upset, beating Georgetown and future NBA > star Patrick Ewing. The winning team was coached by he > charismatic Rollie Massimino. Name the winning school. Villanova. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Joshua. > * B. History: [When the] Saints [Go Marching In] > According to Catholics, who is the patron saint of... > B1. ...travelers? St. Christopher. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Marc, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Pete. > B2. ...lost articles and missing persons? St. Anthony. 4 for Dan Tilque and Pete. > * C. Literature: March Hare ("Alice's Adventures in Wonderland") > C1. Who stands trial for the theft of the tarts? Knave of Hearts. I scored "Jack of Hearts" as almost correct, since that phrase is the modern name of the same card but is not the one used in the book. 4 for Dan Blum. 3 for Dan Tilque. > C2. When Alice plays croquet, what is she given to use as > a mallet? Flamingo. (And the ball is a hedgehog.) 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, and Calvin. > Ancona is the capital of the Italian region of Marche ["MARK-eh"]. > Here are two questions about the capitals of other regions of Italy. > D1. What northern Italian city is the capital of Lombardy? Milan. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Erland, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Pete, and Joshua. 2 for Peter. > D2. What city is the capital of Sicily? Palermo. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Erland, Calvin, Pete, and Joshua. > E1. Which archipelago in the Pacific Ocean, 1,000 km off the > coast of Ecuador, is home to the northernmost penguin > colonies? Galápagos Islands. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Marc, Erland, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Pete, and Joshua. > E2. Which tallest and heaviest species of penguin is endemic > to Antarctica and is the only penguin species to breed in > the Antarctic winter? Emperor penguin. 4 for everyone -- Peter, Dan Blum, Marc, Erland, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Pete, Joshua, and Jason. > F1. Fredric March won his first Academy Award when he starred > in the 1931 film adaptation of which Robert Louis Stevenson > novella? "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde". 4 for Marc, Joshua, and Jason. 2 for Calvin. > co-starred with Myrna Loy in which film about three US > servicemen readjusting to life after returning from the > Second World War? "The Best Years of Our Lives". 4 for Marc, Pete, Joshua, and Jason. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 9 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> His Sci Ent Geo Spo Can Art Cha SIX Joshua Kreitzer 36 2 33 20 8 4 40 32 169 Marc Dashevsky 36 28 12 16 12 0 24 28 144 Dan Blum 33 9 0 21 8 0 20 32 123 Pete Gayde 24 21 12 12 16 0 16 32 121 "Calvin" 27 13 0 17 12 0 16 26 111 Dan Tilque 36 0 4 12 12 0 4 27 95 Peter Smyth 16 0 15 12 8 0 24 18 93 Erland Sommarskog -- -- 12 16 12 0 8 16 64 Jason Kreitzer 16 0 -- -- 8 0 20 12 56 Bruce Bowler 32 19 -- -- -- -- -- -- 51 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "It's easier to deal with 'opposite numbers' msb@vex.net | when you know you cannot trust them." --Chess My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 11 11:53PM -0500 I'll score the last set of Game 9 in a couple of hours, and those questions remain open until then. These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-03-27, 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 10, Round 2 - Geography - Cities in India We will give you the name of a city in India, and sometimes a former name in parentheses. You will answer with that city's number on the handout map: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/G10R2/map.jpg 1. Mumbai (Bombay). 2. Kolkata (Calcutta). 3. Bhopal. 4. Hyderabad. 5. Jaipur. 6. Lucknow. 7. Bengaluru (Bangalore). 8. Agra. 9. Ahmedabad. 10. Nagpur. So there were 7 decoys, but no list of them was supplied to me. Decode the rot13 if you would like to see the list of what cities I think they are, and identify them on the map for fun, but for no points. 11. Yhquvnan. 12. Fheng. 13. Puraanv (Znqenf). 14. Char. 15. Vaqber. 16. Cngan. 17. Xnache. * Game 10, Round 3 - Science - Scientific Organizations From the clues, name the scientific organization, agency, or institute. It might be Canadian, foreign, or international in nature. Except as noted you must give the *full name* of the organization in each case -- acronyms are not sufficient. 1. This Canadian government agency is a leading player in supporting industrial innovation to clients and partners and providing scientific and technical services. It also brings you the official 1:00 time signal. 2. A Crown corporation, it is the country's largest nuclear science laboratory. It developed the CANDU reactor. 3. This astrophysics institute is affiliated with <answer 1> and is based in Victoria. It is named for a German-Canadian physicist and chemist who won a Nobel Prize in 1971. His name will be sufficient. 4. It is the national organization for provincial and territorial associations that regulate the engineering profession in Canada. The organization changed its name in 2007 as part of a rebranding exercise. What is its current name? 5. This high-profile US government agency is well known, and its exploits have been featured in Hollywood films, including one directed by Ron Howard. It is best known by its acronym. But what is the full name of this agency? 6. Nearly 150 scientists who went on to be sole or shared winners of Nobel Prizes received funding from this large US government agency established in the late 1800s. Its focus is on medical research and it has an annual budget of $32,000,000,000. 7. A not-for-profit British organization, it received its Royal Charter in 1848. Its stated goal is to advance excellence in the chemical sciences. 8. This organization was established in 1922 in Brussels with 13 member countries, including Canada. Its goal is to promote international cooperation in physics. 9. Founded by scientists and students at MIT in 1969, this non-profit organization lobbies for scientific research to be focused on solving environmental and social problems. 10. This international environmental group has member organizations in 75 countries, including Canada. It was founded in 1971 and calls itself the world's largest grassroots environmental network. -- Mark Brader "All this government stuff, in other words, Toronto is not reading matter, but prefabricated msb@vex.net parts of quarrels." -- Rudolf Flesch My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Aug 12 05:23AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:3cGdnZnFAdRdFBPEnZ2dnUU7- > number on the handout map: > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/G10R2/map.jpg > 1. Mumbai (Bombay). 9 > 2. Kolkata (Calcutta). 2 > 3. Bhopal. 5; 6 > 4. Hyderabad. 3 > 5. Jaipur. 11; 15 > 6. Lucknow. 11; 15 > 7. Bengaluru (Bangalore). 8; 16 > 8. Agra. 17; 12 > 9. Ahmedabad. 1; 11 > 10. Nagpur. 4; 13 > its exploits have been featured in Hollywood films, including > one directed by Ron Howard. It is best known by its acronym. > But what is the full name of this agency? National Aeronautics and Space Administration (I wonder if this question is much tougher than its writer thought it was.) > of Nobel Prizes received funding from this large US government > agency established in the late 1800s. Its focus is on medical > research and it has an annual budget of $32,000,000,000. National Institutes of Health -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>: Aug 11 06:03PM -0400 On 2017-08-10, Calvin wrote: > 1 Which legendary character of English folklore is a more dangerous man than the Sheriff of Nottingham? A hired assassin who tries to kill Robin Hood, he is also a rival for Maid Marion's love. Guy of Gisborne > 2 In which sport can misconduct see a player receive a yellow, red or green card? Football (a.k.a. soccer) > 3 The city of Malaga is located in which European country? Spain > 4 Who directed "Bridge on the River Kwai" (1957) and "Lawrence of Arabia" (1962)? David Lean > 5 The Eightfold Path and the Four Noble Truths are important concepts in which religion? Buddhism > 6 In the Tour de France, which rider wears the polka dot jersey? > 7 In which US city was the 1987 Brian de Palma film 'The Untouchables' set? Chicago > 8 Which Chilean General overthrew Salvador Allende in 1973? Pinochet > 9 Though first released in 1976, the dystopian rock song "Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)" has undergone something of a revival this year. Which American singer-songwriter wrote and originally recorded it? > 10 Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote the music for "Evita", but who wrote the lyrics? Sondheim -- Chris F.A. Johnson |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Aug 11 09:23AM -0500 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Panzer 6. Scorpio 7. 8. 9. 10. |
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