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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 25 01:29AM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-10-02, 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 Smith & Guessin' 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 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". * Game 3, Round 7 - Entertainment - Last Film Roles In each case name the relevant actor or actress. Surnames are sufficient for all answers. 1. This two-time Oscar winner got a Razzie for her last movie role, in the movie adaptation of "The Flintstones". She died in 2011 at age 79. 2. While he was known primarily as a silent-era comedian, his last film role was as Erronius in "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum". He died in 1966 at age 70. 3. This actor's last role was "Giant". He died in 1955 age 24 after getting in a car accident. 4. Her last film role was "The Misfits"; she died at age 36 in 1962 due to a drug overdose. 5. This comedian's last film was "Canadian Bacon". The actor died in 1994 at age 43 of a heart attack 6. This comedian's last film role was alongside Dan Aykroyd in "Neighbors". He died in 1982 at age 33 from combined drug intoxication. 7. When this actor died in 2008 at age 28, he had not yet completed filming "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus", so director Terry Gilliam and friends of the deceased actor had to reshoot certain scenes to make it more coherent. Name the actor. 8. His last role was in the third "Night at the Museum" movie, playing president Theodore Roosevelt. He passed away at age 63 in 2014. 9. His last film role was in "Network". He died in 1977 at age 60. 10. His last role was in "The Harder They Fall". He passed away in 1957 at age 57. * Game 3, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Japan-Ese We described the actual Japanese meaning of a Japanese word commonly used in the English language; you give that word. 1. Tray gardening. 2. Empty orchestra. 3. Great prince or high commander. 4. Empty hand. 5. Picture letter. 6. Human-pulled wagon. 7. Japanese knight. 8. Finger pressure. 9. Divine wind. 10. Head or chief. -- Mark Brader "It is hard to be brave", said Piglet, sniffing Toronto slightly, "when you're only a Very Small Animal." msb@vex.net -- A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Oct 24 09:46AM -0500 In article <MpqdnQUZTO9B2nHEnZ2dnUU7-XvNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > was stranded after a failed expedition to Mars. On his return > to Earth 25 years later, he tries to learn the customs, but > then realizes he has special powers. Stranger In A Strange Land > him of his fortune for him to have, and after careful planning > Dantès seeks revenge on the man who wronged him. The novel's > title describes Dantès's position at the end of the story. The Count of Montechristo > taken in by the French clergy. He falls in love with a local > gypsy and tries to save her life after she is sentenced to > death by the jealous Frollo. The Hunchback of Notre Dame > during World War II. To treat his injuries, he is taken to an > Italian monastery serving as a hospital, and over the course > of the novel we learn of his past before and during the war. The English Patient > local named Charles Smithson, and depending on the ending of > the book (there are three), they may or may not live happily > ever after. The French Lieutenant's Woman > the work of supposed double agent Hans-Dieter Mundt. Over the > course of his mission he learns its true nature, leading to > him question the morality and ultimate goal of each spy agency. The Spy Who Came In From The Cold > Africa, who is sentenced to death after killing an Arab in > Algiers. The novel revolves around his thoughts while waiting > in prison. The Stranger > black nationalist Ras the Destroyer, he distrusts them. He tries > to hide from them by disguising himself, but once riots erupt in > Harlem, he ends up killing Ras before being locked in a coal bin. Invisible Man -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com |
| Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Oct 24 04:24PM -0700 On Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 3:25:21 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > taken in by the French clergy. He falls in love with a local > gypsy and tries to save her life after she is sentenced to > death by the jealous Frollo. The Hunchback of Notre Dame > Africa, who is sentenced to death after killing an Arab in > Algiers. The novel revolves around his thoughts while waiting > in prison. The Stranger > The sports for #1-6 are contested at the summer Olympic Games. > 1. FEI. > 2. FIBA ["FEE-ba"]. Basketball > 3. FIFA ["FEE-fa"]. Soccer/Football |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 25 01:26AM -0500 Mark Brader: > was stranded after a failed expedition to Mars. On his return > to Earth 25 years later, he tries to learn the customs, but > then realizes he has special powers. "Stranger in a Strange Land" (by Robert Heinlein). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, Gareth, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Marc. > honesty. In this novel, the protagonist Andrew Wiggin travels > to the planet of Lusitania, and while there performs this > role twice. "Speaker for the Dead" (by Orson Scott Card). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, Gareth, and Dan Tilque. > him of his fortune for him to have, and after careful planning > Dantès seeks revenge on the man who wronged him. The novel's > title describes Dantès's position at the end of the story. "The Count of Monte Cristo" (by Alexandre Dumas père). 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, Gareth, and Marc. > taken in by the French clergy. He falls in love with a local > gypsy and tries to save her life after she is sentenced to > death by the jealous Frollo. "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (that's Quasimodo; by Victor Hugo). 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, Dan Tilque, Pete, Marc, and Jason. 3 for Erland. 2 for Gareth. > during World War II. To treat his injuries, he is taken to an > Italian monastery serving as a hospital, and over the course > of the novel we learn of his past before and during the war. "The English Patient" (by Michael Ondaatje). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, Gareth, Calvin, Dan Tilque, and Marc. > local named Charles Smithson, and depending on the ending of > the book (there are three), they may or may not live happily > ever after. "The French Lieutenant's Woman" (by John Fowles). 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, Gareth, Pete, and Marc. > the work of supposed double agent Hans-Dieter Mundt. Over the > course of his mission he learns its true nature, leading to > him question the morality and ultimate goal of each spy agency. "The Spy who Came in From the Cold" (by John le Carré). 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Gareth, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Marc. > Bond sets off to the Caribbean to kill the title character -- > Francisco Scaramanga, a Cuban assassin responsible for the > deaths of a number of British agents. "The Man with the Golden Gun". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, Gareth, and Calvin. > Africa, who is sentenced to death after killing an Arab in > Algiers. The novel revolves around his thoughts while waiting > in prison. "The Stranger", also titled "The Outsider" (by Albert Camus). 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Marc, and Jason. 2 for Gareth. > black nationalist Ras the Destroyer, he distrusts them. He tries > to hide from them by disguising himself, but once riots erupt in > Harlem, he ends up killing Ras before being locked in a coal bin. "Invisible Man" (by Ralph Ellison). I accepted "The Invisible Man". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, and Marc. > the sport. Most instances of the letter F stand for Federation, > while I generally equals International -- although not necessarily > in English. This was the easiest round in the original game. > The sports for #1-6 are contested at the summer Olympic Games. > 1. FEI. Equestrian. (Not fencing, which is FIE.) 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, Gareth, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Calvin. > 2. FIBA ["FEE-ba"]. Basketball. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, Gareth, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Jason. > 3. FIFA ["FEE-fa"]. Soccer (or Association football, both words or an adequate description required). 4 for Peter, Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Jason. > 4. FIG. Gymnastics. 4 for Peter, Erland, Joshua, Stephen, Gareth, Calvin, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 5. FINA ["FEE-na"]. Aquatics (swimming and diving; "swimming" was sufficient). 4 for Peter, Erland, Joshua, Stephen, Gareth, Calvin, and Pete. > 6. IAAF. Athletics (or track and field). 4 for Peter, Erland, Joshua, Stephen, Gareth (the hard way), Calvin, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > And #7-10 would be seen at the Winter Olympics. > 7. FIL. Luge. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, Gareth, Calvin, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Erland. > 8. FIS. Skiing. I scored "alpine skiing" as almost correct. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, Gareth, Calvin, Dan Tilque, and Pete. 3 for Erland. > 9. ISU. Skating. I scored "speed skating" as almost correct. 4 for Peter, Joshua, Stephen, and Pete. 3 for Erland. 2 for Gareth and Calvin. > 10. WCF. Curling. 4 for Peter, Erland, Joshua, Stephen, Gareth, Calvin, and Pete. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 3 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS TOPICS-> Can Geo Lit Spo Joshua Kreitzer 8 32 36 40 116 Peter Smyth 8 29 4 40 81 Stephen Perry -- -- 40 40 80 "Calvin" 9 26 8 37 80 Dan Tilque 4 24 20 28 76 Dan Blum 7 16 32 20 75 Gareth Owen -- -- 32 34 66 Erland Sommarskog 0 28 7 29 64 Pete Gayde 0 9 16 32 57 Marc Dashevsky -- -- 32 0 32 Jason Kreitzer 0 4 8 8 20 -- Mark Brader | "If one were to believe the bulk of our mail, one Toronto | would conclude that about every part of our anatomy msb@vex.net | (even those we don't possess) is the wrong size..." --LWN My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 25 01:27AM -0500 [Reposting to correct the subject line] Mark Brader: > was stranded after a failed expedition to Mars. On his return > to Earth 25 years later, he tries to learn the customs, but > then realizes he has special powers. "Stranger in a Strange Land" (by Robert Heinlein). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, Gareth, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Marc. > honesty. In this novel, the protagonist Andrew Wiggin travels > to the planet of Lusitania, and while there performs this > role twice. "Speaker for the Dead" (by Orson Scott Card). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, Gareth, and Dan Tilque. > him of his fortune for him to have, and after careful planning > Dantès seeks revenge on the man who wronged him. The novel's > title describes Dantès's position at the end of the story. "The Count of Monte Cristo" (by Alexandre Dumas père). 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, Gareth, and Marc. > taken in by the French clergy. He falls in love with a local > gypsy and tries to save her life after she is sentenced to > death by the jealous Frollo. "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (that's Quasimodo; by Victor Hugo). 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, Dan Tilque, Pete, Marc, and Jason. 3 for Erland. 2 for Gareth. > during World War II. To treat his injuries, he is taken to an > Italian monastery serving as a hospital, and over the course > of the novel we learn of his past before and during the war. "The English Patient" (by Michael Ondaatje). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, Gareth, Calvin, Dan Tilque, and Marc. > local named Charles Smithson, and depending on the ending of > the book (there are three), they may or may not live happily > ever after. "The French Lieutenant's Woman" (by John Fowles). 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, Gareth, Pete, and Marc. > the work of supposed double agent Hans-Dieter Mundt. Over the > course of his mission he learns its true nature, leading to > him question the morality and ultimate goal of each spy agency. "The Spy who Came in From the Cold" (by John le Carré). 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Gareth, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Marc. > Bond sets off to the Caribbean to kill the title character -- > Francisco Scaramanga, a Cuban assassin responsible for the > deaths of a number of British agents. "The Man with the Golden Gun". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, Gareth, and Calvin. > Africa, who is sentenced to death after killing an Arab in > Algiers. The novel revolves around his thoughts while waiting > in prison. "The Stranger", also titled "The Outsider" (by Albert Camus). 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Marc, and Jason. 2 for Gareth. > black nationalist Ras the Destroyer, he distrusts them. He tries > to hide from them by disguising himself, but once riots erupt in > Harlem, he ends up killing Ras before being locked in a coal bin. "Invisible Man" (by Ralph Ellison). I accepted "The Invisible Man". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, and Marc. > the sport. Most instances of the letter F stand for Federation, > while I generally equals International -- although not necessarily > in English. This was the easiest round in the original game. > The sports for #1-6 are contested at the summer Olympic Games. > 1. FEI. Equestrian. (Not fencing, which is FIE.) 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, Gareth, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Calvin. > 2. FIBA ["FEE-ba"]. Basketball. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, Gareth, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Jason. > 3. FIFA ["FEE-fa"]. Soccer (or Association football, both words or an adequate description required). 4 for Peter, Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Jason. > 4. FIG. Gymnastics. 4 for Peter, Erland, Joshua, Stephen, Gareth, Calvin, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 5. FINA ["FEE-na"]. Aquatics (swimming and diving; "swimming" was sufficient). 4 for Peter, Erland, Joshua, Stephen, Gareth, Calvin, and Pete. > 6. IAAF. Athletics (or track and field). 4 for Peter, Erland, Joshua, Stephen, Gareth (the hard way), Calvin, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > And #7-10 would be seen at the Winter Olympics. > 7. FIL. Luge. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, Gareth, Calvin, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Erland. > 8. FIS. Skiing. I scored "alpine skiing" as almost correct. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, Gareth, Calvin, Dan Tilque, and Pete. 3 for Erland. > 9. ISU. Skating. I scored "speed skating" as almost correct. 4 for Peter, Joshua, Stephen, and Pete. 3 for Erland. 2 for Gareth and Calvin. > 10. WCF. Curling. 4 for Peter, Erland, Joshua, Stephen, Gareth, Calvin, and Pete. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 3 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS TOPICS-> Can Geo Lit Spo Joshua Kreitzer 8 32 36 40 116 Peter Smyth 8 29 4 40 81 Stephen Perry -- -- 40 40 80 "Calvin" 9 26 8 37 80 Dan Tilque 4 24 20 28 76 Dan Blum 7 16 32 20 75 Gareth Owen -- -- 32 34 66 Erland Sommarskog 0 28 7 29 64 Pete Gayde 0 9 16 32 57 Marc Dashevsky -- -- 32 0 32 Jason Kreitzer 0 4 8 8 20 -- Mark Brader | "If one were to believe the bulk of our mail, one Toronto | would conclude that about every part of our anatomy msb@vex.net | (even those we don't possess) is the wrong size..." --LWN My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 24 06:44PM -0500 Mark Brader: >> nomination with a job offer in order to get him to step aside. >> Name *either one* of the two Liberals on trial. > Gerry Lougheed, Patricia Sorbara. The trial ended this week when the defense moved that the prosecution had not made a case; the judge agreed and directed a not-guilty verdict. One writer's commentary here: http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2017/10/24/ontarios-liberals-make-legal-history-in-sudbury-bribery-trial-cohn.html -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Unfortunately, real life is usually msb@vex.net | not a movie." --Al Kriman My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Oct 24 09:52AM -0500 In article <osj6i8$c98$1@reader2.panix.com>, tool@panix.com says... > agreed. The brother gets an army and invades, as one does. Please give > the usual English title. > 7. This is the first sequel to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. The Godfather II > annual power generation (in 2016, anyway). > 10. In World War II the Allied Operation Neptune was an > appropriately-named phase of what larger operation? D-Day -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com |
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