- QFTCI5EP Final, Round 9: Sports - 6 Updates
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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 18 01:40PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-04-04, 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 10-12 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*)". ** Final, Round 9 - Sports * Tennis Nicknames From the superhero-ish nickname and the years they played professionally, name the tennis star. Note: The nickname we give may not be the only one they were known by. 1. "The Punisher" (1988-2006). 2. "The Terminator" (1978-94). 3. "Ice Man" (1973-83, 1991-93). * NHL Scoring Lines For each of these legendary NHL scoring lines, give the nickname that the line was known by. 4. Buffalo Sabres: Gilbert Perrault, Rick Martin, Rene Robert. 5. Detroit Red Wings: Ted Lindsay, Sid Abel, Gordie Howe. 6. Toronto Maple Leafs: Harvey "Busher" Jackson, Joe Primeau, Charlie Conacher. * Sports/Literature Mash-Ups Each of these is a before-and-after formed by combining the names of a well-known athlete and an accomplished writer. For example, if we had been combining mountaineers' names with politicians', we might have asked you to identify "Sir Edmund Hillary Clinton". Full names are required, i.e. answers are at least 3 words each. 7. 1960s/70s NBA point guard Hall of Famer, one of the greatest players of his era; and the author of the "Deptford Trilogy". 8. San Jose Sharks center who got his 1,000th career assist this year; and the Pulitzer-winning playwright of "Our Town". 9. Australian golfer who was the runner up in eight "majors"; and the late, crusty author of "Tough Guys Don't Dance". * Player Lists In each case name the sport played by all four. 10. Jack Johnson, Mike Johnson, Chad Johnson, Eric Johnson. 11. Ricky Hatton, Bernard Hopkins, Peter Quillan, Roy Jones. 12. Adam Loewen, Justin Morneau, John Axford, Eric Gagne. * Corporate Names of Stadiums Virtually every professional sports stadium or arena nowadays sells its naming rights to a corporation. We name the stadium and provide a picture; you just name the city where it is. 13. Rogers Place: <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/GFR9/arena1.jpg> 14. Rogers Arena: <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/GFR9/arena2.jpg> 15. TD Garden: <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/GFR9/arena3.jpg> -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "This is as 'real' as your so-called life gets!" msb@vex.net | "Q Who", ST:TNG, Maurice Hurley My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Sep 18 06:57PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:TuSdnZh-5qKTjl3EnZ2dnUU7- > professionally, name the tennis star. Note: The nickname we > give may not be the only one they were known by. > 1. "The Punisher" (1988-2006). Sampras > 2. "The Terminator" (1978-94). Lendl > 3. "Ice Man" (1973-83, 1991-93). Connors > For each of these legendary NHL scoring lines, give the nickname > that the line was known by. > 4. Buffalo Sabres: Gilbert Perrault, Rick Martin, Rene Robert. The French Connection > 5. Detroit Red Wings: Ted Lindsay, Sid Abel, Gordie Howe. The Production Line > year; and the Pulitzer-winning playwright of "Our Town". > 9. Australian golfer who was the runner up in eight "majors"; > and the late, crusty author of "Tough Guys Don't Dance". Greg Norman Mailer > * Player Lists > In each case name the sport played by all four. > 10. Jack Johnson, Mike Johnson, Chad Johnson, Eric Johnson. Boxing > 11. Ricky Hatton, Bernard Hopkins, Peter Quillan, Roy Jones. Ice Hockey > 12. Adam Loewen, Justin Morneau, John Axford, Eric Gagne. Baseball > sells its naming rights to a corporation. We name the stadium > and provide a picture; you just name the city where it is. > 13. Rogers Place: <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/GFR9/arena1.jpg> Ottawa; Hamilton > 14. Rogers Arena: <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/GFR9/arena2.jpg> Hamilton; Ottawa > 15. TD Garden: <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/GFR9/arena3.jpg> Boston Pete Gayde |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Sep 18 08:13PM > ** Final, Round 9 - Sports > * Tennis Nicknames > 1. "The Punisher" (1988-2006). Connors; McEnroe > 2. "The Terminator" (1978-94). Borg > 3. "Ice Man" (1973-83, 1991-93). Connors; McEnroe > * Sports/Literature Mash-Ups > 7. 1960s/70s NBA point guard Hall of Famer, one of the greatest > players of his era; and the author of the "Deptford Trilogy". Oscar Robinson Davies > 9. Australian golfer who was the runner up in eight "majors"; > and the late, crusty author of "Tough Guys Don't Dance". Greg Norman Mailer > * Player Lists > 10. Jack Johnson, Mike Johnson, Chad Johnson, Eric Johnson. boxing; football > 11. Ricky Hatton, Bernard Hopkins, Peter Quillan, Roy Jones. rugby; cricket > 12. Adam Loewen, Justin Morneau, John Axford, Eric Gagne. hockey; football > * Corporate Names of Stadiums > 13. Rogers Place: <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/GFR9/arena1.jpg> Toronto; Ottawa > 14. Rogers Arena: <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/GFR9/arena2.jpg> Ottawa; Toronto > 15. TD Garden: <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/GFR9/arena3.jpg> Boston -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Sep 18 03:23PM -0500 In article <TuSdnZh-5qKTjl3EnZ2dnUU7-LPNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > give may not be the only one they were known by. > 1. "The Punisher" (1988-2006). > 2. "The Terminator" (1978-94). Lendl > 3. "Ice Man" (1973-83, 1991-93). Borg > year; and the Pulitzer-winning playwright of "Our Town". > 9. Australian golfer who was the runner up in eight "majors"; > and the late, crusty author of "Tough Guys Don't Dance". Greg Norman Mailer > * Player Lists > In each case name the sport played by all four. > 10. Jack Johnson, Mike Johnson, Chad Johnson, Eric Johnson. football (American) > 11. Ricky Hatton, Bernard Hopkins, Peter Quillan, Roy Jones. > 12. Adam Loewen, Justin Morneau, John Axford, Eric Gagne. baseball > 13. Rogers Place: <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/GFR9/arena1.jpg> > 14. Rogers Arena: <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/GFR9/arena2.jpg> > 15. TD Garden: <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/GFR9/arena3.jpg> Boston -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 18 11:16PM +0200 > professionally, name the tennis star. Note: The nickname we > give may not be the only one they were known by. > 1. "The Punisher" (1988-2006). Ander Agassi > 2. "The Terminator" (1978-94). Boris Becker > 3. "Ice Man" (1973-83, 1991-93). Ilie Nastase > * Player Lists > In each case name the sport played by all four. > 10. Jack Johnson, Mike Johnson, Chad Johnson, Eric Johnson. Boxing (You must have drooled when you got this question, four Johnsons!) > 11. Ricky Hatton, Bernard Hopkins, Peter Quillan, Roy Jones. Basketball > 12. Adam Loewen, Justin Morneau, John Axford, Eric Gagne. American football > 13. Rogers Place: <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/GFR9/arena1.jpg> Vancouver > 14. Rogers Arena: <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/GFR9/arena2.jpg> Vancouver -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Sep 19 07:54AM Mark Brader wrote: > professionally, name the tennis star. Note: The nickname we > give may not be the only one they were known by. > 1. "The Punisher" (1988-2006). Pete Sampras > 2. "The Terminator" (1978-94). John McEnroe > 3. "Ice Man" (1973-83, 1991-93). Bjorn Borg > year; and the Pulitzer-winning playwright of "Our Town". > 9. Australian golfer who was the runner up in eight "majors"; > and the late, crusty author of "Tough Guys Don't Dance". Greg Norman Mailer > * Player Lists > In each case name the sport played by all four. > 10. Jack Johnson, Mike Johnson, Chad Johnson, Eric Johnson. Baseball > 11. Ricky Hatton, Bernard Hopkins, Peter Quillan, Roy Jones. Boxing > 12. Adam Loewen, Justin Morneau, John Axford, Eric Gagne. Ice Hockey > 13. Rogers Place: <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/GFR9/arena1.jpg> > 14. Rogers Arena: <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/GFR9/arena2.jpg> > 15. TD Garden: <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/GFR9/arena3.jpg> Peter Smyth |
| Bruce Bowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Sep 18 02:12PM On Mon, 18 Sep 2017 04:01:05 +0000, Dan Blum wrote: > Usual rules: no looking anything up, no discussion, etc. The winner gets > to create the next RQ. In the unlikely event I win, I will defer to the next to set the next RQ > 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. Soupy *Sales* > 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. Jim *Beam* > 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. *mast* (was going to say fruit, but that doesn't fit the theme, then it came to me) > 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* > 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. *Kiel* (guess, based on theme) > 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. *bridge* |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 18 11:09PM +0200 > 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. I say Jack Daniels, although I'm quite sure that's from Tennessee > 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 > 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 (coming straight from this week's game. We won 19-11.) -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 18 11:12PM +0200 >> 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* (guess, based on theme) Funny. This was the one answer I knew. And gave up all ambitions of finding a theme. There is exact one meaning I can make of up that letter combination, and that is the German city. Oh well. -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 18 05:34PM -0500 Erland Sommarskog: > Funny. This was the one answer I knew. And gave up all ambitions of finding > a theme. There is exact one meaning I can make of up that letter > combination, and that is the German city. Oh well. The reason I groaned is that the theme doesn't use that letter combination. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough." msb@vex.net | --Franklin Roosevelt |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 18 01:38PM -0500 Mark Brader: > from the description. > 1. He wrote the novel "Native Son" in 1940 and the memoir > "Black Boy" in 1945. Richard Wright. 4 for Joshua and Marc. > 2. She brought "A Raisin in the Sun" to Broadway in 1959. Lorraine Hansberry. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. > 3. His novel "Invisible Man" won the US National Book Award in 1953. Ralph Ellison. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Dan Blum, Marc, and Dan Tilque. > From each list of three novels by a Booker Prize winner, name > the author. > 4. "Flaubert's Parrot"; "England, England"; "Arthur and George". Julian Barnes. > 5. "The Comfort of Strangers"; "Atonement"; "Nutshell". Ian McEwan. 4 for Dan Blum. > 6. "The Unusual Life of Tristan Smith"; "Illywhacker"; "The Tax > Inspector". Peter Carey. > 7. See <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/GFR8/art1.jpg>, which is > "Woman I". This Dutch-American artist was noted for his series > of Woman paintings such as this one. William de Kooning. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Marc. > "White and Greens in Blue". This Russian-American painter was > known for his reds, but as you see here, he did some pretty > mean greens and blues, too. Mark Rothko. 4 for Marc. > 9. See <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/GFR8/art3.jpg>, which is > "The Seasons". One of the few female abstract expressionists, > she was married to Jackson Pollock. Lee Krasner. 4 for Joshua. > * Science-Fiction Book Covers > We give you the year and the cover art; you name the novel. > 10. From 1961: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/GFR8/book1.jpg "Stranger in a Strange Land". 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, and Dan Tilque. > 11. From 1932: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/GFR8/book2.jpg "Brave New World". 4 for Dan Blum and Marc. > 12. From 1960: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/GFR8/book3.jpg "A Canticle for Liebowitz". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. > * Clothing Designers > In each case, name either the designer or, if its name is different, > their company or brand. None of them are different. > New York designer heads a company with over $300 million in > annual revenue. Her first Toronto store opened last year at > Sherway Gardens. Eileen Fisher. > Its slogan is "Swedish design with a green soul." Its colorful > clothes have been described as "having forgiving cuts, if not > outright billowy". Gudrun-Sjödén. > and her first signature piece was called the "Sunburst Coat". > Her clothes are fixtures in major North American department > stores. Hilary Radley. Scores, if there are no errors: FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> Can Sci Ent Geo His Lit FOUR Stephen Perry -- 52 56 60 -- -- 168 Dan Blum 4 36 32 29 48 28 145 Joshua Kreitzer 12 16 44 43 28 24 139 Marc Dashevsky 12 40 -- 28 24 24 116 Dan Tilque 4 28 4 32 32 12 104 Peter Smyth -- 16 20 32 12 -- 80 Erland Sommarskog -- 8 -- 32 27 -- 67 "Calvin" -- 8 -- 35 14 -- 57 Gareth Owen -- -- 40 -- -- -- 40 Jason Kreitzer -- 0 28 -- -- -- 28 Pete Gayde 3 0 20 -- -- -- 23 -- Mark Brader "How can we believe that?" Toronto "Because this time it's true!" msb@vex.net -- Lynn & Jay: YES, PRIME MINISTER My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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