- Rotating Quiz #268: Drink to the Foam - 2 Updates
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Sep 18 04:01AM This is Rotating Quiz #268. Entries must be posted by Sunday, September 24th, 2017 at 11 PM (Eastern Daylight Time). 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 which affects the answers but not the scoring. If the answer is the name of a person who is commonly known by a personal name and surname, the surname must be provided; if any other part of the name is provided it must be correct or the answer will not score. (The same rule applies if the answer contains the names of multiple people). If the answer is not the name of a person the entire name of the entity must be provided. Each correct answer is worth 2 points, or 1 if it's almost correct somehow. 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 American comedian hosted a number of similar television shows at the height of his career, starting with a local Detroit show in 1953. One of his trademarks was a variety of puppet characters such as White Fang and Pookie the Lion; the other was getting hit in the face by a pie. 2. This American reality show contestant is best known for winning the first season of Survivor, although he has since appeared on other shows. More recently he served prison time for tax evasion. 3. This alcohol brand, primarily known for bourbon, began in Kentucky in 1795 although it did not acquire its current name until some time later. It is currently owned by Suntory Holdings. 4. This botanical term refers to edible objects produced by woody plants; soft <answer 4> includes things such as drupes and (true) berries, while hard <answer 4> includes things such as acorns. 5. This longest-serving American Secretary of State was instrumental in founding the United Nations, the charter for which was drafted by him and his staff in 1943. He received the 1945 Nobel Peace Prize for this and other work. 6. This self-proclaimed "King of All Media" was an early "shock jock," locally in Washington DC and New York City in the early 1980s and syndicated nationally from 1986-2005. Since then he has been heard on SiriusXM and was a judge on America's Got Talent for several seasons. 7. This German city is the capital of and largest city in Schleswig-Holstein. Because of its location on the Baltic Sea it is a maritime hub. It hosts the <answer 7> Regatta (or <answer 7> week), the largest sailing event in the world, every June. It was made the base for the Prussian/German Baltic fleet in 1865 and was the site of the sailor's mutiny that sparked the revolution that toppled the Kaiser. 8. This English man and American woman were an extremely famous pair of ballroom dancers and dance teachers in the early 20th century; they are credited with popularizing numerous dances such as the foxtrot and the female half of the couple was a major fashion icon. Their career was cut short by the male half's service in World War I and subsequent death on a training flight. They are probably best known today for the 1939 movie The Story of <answer 8> which starred Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. 9. This fictional American counter-intelligence agent is the protagonist of 27 novels by Donald Hamilton, beginning with Death of a Citizen and ending with The Damagers. In the 1960s four movies ostensibly based on the books were produced, but they were spoofs starring Dean Martin and had little actual relation to the books. 10. This card game was developed from a version of Whist over a number of iterations in the early 20th century. In its final form it was extremely popular in the US in the 1930s and 40s, with one survey indicating that 44% of households played it at some point. While it declined in popularity after that, it is still played in the US and many other countries. -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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): Sep 18 01:58AM -0500 Dan Blum: > 1953. One of his trademarks was a variety of puppet characters such as > White Fang and Pookie the Lion; the other was getting hit in the face > by a pie. ANCHOR? > 2. This American reality show contestant is best known for winning the > first season of Survivor, although he has since appeared on other > shows. More recently he served prison time for tax evasion. Richard HATCH. > 3. This alcohol brand, primarily known for bourbon, began in Kentucky > in 1795 although it did not acquire its current name until some time > later. It is currently owned by Suntory Holdings. *Jack* Daniels. > 4. This botanical term refers to edible objects produced by woody > plants; soft <answer 4> includes things such as drupes and (true) > berries, while hard <answer 4> includes things such as acorns. BINNACLE? > in founding the United Nations, the charter for which was drafted by > him and his staff in 1943. He received the 1945 Nobel Peace Prize for > this and other work. (After... well, see signature quote.) Cordell HULL. > locally in Washington DC and New York City in the early 1980s and > syndicated nationally from 1986-2005. Since then he has been heard on > SiriusXM and was a judge on America's Got Talent for several seasons. Howard *Stern*. > base for the Prussian/German Baltic fleet in 1865 and was the site of > the sailor's mutiny that sparked the revolution that toppled the > Kaiser. *Kiel*. (GROAN!) > death on a training flight. They are probably best known today for the > 1939 movie The Story of <answer 8> which starred Fred Astaire and > Ginger Rogers. Vernon and Irene CASTLE. > Citizen and ending with The Damagers. In the 1960s four movies > ostensibly based on the books were produced, but they were spoofs > starring Dean Martin and had little actual relation to the books. Matt *Helm*. > indicating that 44% of households played it at some point. While it > declined in popularity after that, it is still played in the US and > many other countries. Contract *bridge*. Late 19th and early 20th, actually. Block capitals are the ones I got after identifying the theme. "?" indicates random guesses. -- Mark Brader "Three minutes' thought would suffice to Toronto find this out; but thought is irksome and msb@vex.net three minutes is a long time." --A.E. Housman My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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