- QFTCISG Game 4, Rounds 4,6: top 10 lit, Olympian actors - 2 Updates
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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 03 02:01AM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-10-16, 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 4, Round 4 - Literature - The Top Ten In the recent book "The Top Ten: Writers Pick Their Favorite Books", edited by J. Peder Zane, 125 authors such as Norman Mailer, Stephen King, Annie Proulx, and Jonathan Franzen each give their 10 personal favorite books, and an overall consensus ranking is derived. We will name or describe one or more characters from a book ranking high on the list, and sometimes give additional information; you name that book. In some cases we will omit part of a character's name as it would be too helpful. 1. Various member of the Rostov, Kuragin and Bezukhov families. 2. Guildenstern. 3. Humbert Humbert. 4. Count Alexei Vronsky, Prince Stepan Oblonsky, Count Alexei Alexandrovich <omitted>. (Based on the consensus list, this one is the #1 ranked book of all time.) 5. Widow Douglas, Miss Watson, "Pap", Jim, Buck Grangerford. 6. Marcel, the narrator; Charles Swann; Gilberte Swann; Comtesse de Marsantes; Basin, Duke De Geurmantes. Published 1913-27. 7. Emma <omitted>, Charles <omitted>, Rodolphe Boulanger, Leon Dupuis. Published 1856. 8. Nick Carraway, Daisy Fay Buchanan, Jordan Baker. 9. Dorothea Brooke, Tertius Lydgate, Mary Garth. Published 1871-72 and subtitled "A Study of Provincial Life". 10. José Arcadio Buendía, Úrsula Iguarán, Jose Arcadio II (Segundo). Published 1967. * Game 4, Round 6 - Sports - Olympians, Mostly Actors This week's sports round deals with Olympic athletes who achieved a degree of fame in another field. Questions #1-8 concern Olympic athletes who were also actors or acresses -- some more successful than others. 1. Basketball star Michael Jordan played in the Olympics in 1984 and 1992. Name the 1996 movie in which he starred with that Oscar-winning rabbit, Bugs Bunny. 2. Speaking of 1996 movies starring basketball players, name the flick which starred Shaquille O'Neal as a 5,000-year-old genie who appears from a magic boom-box to grant a boy three wishes. 3. Name the NBA star who played himself in "Trainwreck", a 2015 comedy which starred Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, Brie Larson, and Tilda Swinton. 4. Leaving basketball, the real trivia buffs among you may know that Hillary Wolf played Macaulay Culkin's sister in the first two "Home Alone" movies. She then left acting for sports, competing for the US in the 1996 and 2000 Olympics -- in which martial-art sport? 5. Now to swimming. Name the 5-time Olympic champion swimmer who gained even greater fame by playing Tarzan in 12 movies. 6. Still with swimming, name the 1932 Olympic champ who later starred in more than 100 movies. He is the only actor to have played all three of Tarzan, Flash Gordon, and Buck Rogers. 7. Harold Sakata won an Olympic silver medal for the US in weightlifting in 1948. But he's best remembered as one of the tougher villains James Bond has faced. Name Sakata's character in a 1964 Bond film. 8. Bruce Jenner, now Caitlyn Jenner, won the 1976 Olympic decathlon. He also won the 1980 Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor -- in which disastrous comedy film starring the Village People? 9. Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss competed for the US as rowers in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. They haven't acted in movies, but they did appear as *characters* in a movie. They are now venture capitalists, thanks in part to the millions they were paid in a lawsuit over a web site they co-founded at Harvard in 2004. Name *either* that web site *or* the 2010 film in which they were portrayed. 10. The last question has no movie connection. A Yale University team won the 1924 Olympic men's eights rowing title. That team included a future pediatrician who wrote one of the best-selling books of all time, "Baby and Child Care", first published in 1946. Name him. -- Mark Brader, Toronto "I seem to have become a signature quote." msb@vex.net -- David Keldsen My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Nov 03 09:17AM Mark Brader wrote: > name that book. In some cases we will omit part of a character's > name as it would be too helpful. > 1. Various member of the Rostov, Kuragin and Bezukhov families. War and Peace > 2. Guildenstern. Hamlet > 4. Count Alexei Vronsky, Prince Stepan Oblonsky, Count Alexei > Alexandrovich <omitted>. (Based on the consensus list, this > one is the #1 ranked book of all time.) War and Peace > 5. Widow Douglas, Miss Watson, "Pap", Jim, Buck Grangerford. > 6. Marcel, the narrator; Charles Swann; Gilberte Swann; Comtesse > de Marsantes; Basin, Duke De Geurmantes. Published 1913-27. In Search of Lost Time > 1. Basketball star Michael Jordan played in the Olympics in 1984 > and 1992. Name the 1996 movie in which he starred with that > Oscar-winning rabbit, Bugs Bunny. Space Jam > two "Home Alone" movies. She then left acting for sports, > competing for the US in the 1996 and 2000 Olympics -- in which > martial-art sport? Judo, Taekwondo > 5. Now to swimming. Name the 5-time Olympic champion swimmer who > gained even greater fame by playing Tarzan in 12 movies. Weismuller > 6. Still with swimming, name the 1932 Olympic champ who later > starred in more than 100 movies. He is the only actor to have > played all three of Tarzan, Flash Gordon, and Buck Rogers. Weismuller > weightlifting in 1948. But he's best remembered as one of the > tougher villains James Bond has faced. Name Sakata's character > in a 1964 Bond film. Oddjob > a lawsuit over a web site they co-founded at Harvard in 2004. > Name either that web site or the 2010 film in which they > were portrayed. The Social Network > included a future pediatrician who wrote one of the best-selling > books of all time, "Baby and Child Care", first published > in 1946. Name him. Spock Peter Smyth |
| Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Nov 02 06:36PM -0700 On Tuesday, October 31, 2017 at 1:31:03 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > former ruling party, including cabinet ministers, were jailed > or fined after dummy companies provided receipts for false > expense claims. Name the province. Alberta? > hydroponic greenhouse to grow cucumbers. Among the problems > was that those cucumbers were more expensive than those already > sold in grocery stores. Name the province. Newfoundland and Labrador > province's north. With little oversight, the Austrian stole > about 1/3 of the $93,000,000 that the province poured into > the project. Name this province. Manitoba? > 5. Name the Ontario town where 7 people died in 2000 when E. coli > bacteria contaminated the water supply. Richmond Hills |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Nov 02 08:27PM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > equipment. Many of the allegations centered on a computer > salesman (who was the brother of a Toronto Maple Leafs player) > and a city councillor. Name either of them. Ford > is, including metropolitan counties.) > 1. County of Cornwall; Bristol Channel; county of Somerset; county > of Dorset; English Channel. Hint: its largest city is Plymouth. Devon > 2. County of Lancashire; Greater Manchester; county of Cheshire; > Dee Estuary; Irish Sea. Hint: its largest city is Liverpool. Merseyside > The next two are about provinces of Belgium. > 3. A country also named <answer 3>; France; provinces of Namur > and Liège, Belgium. Luxembourg > 4. Netherlands; provinces of Limburg, Flemish Brabant, and East > Flanders, Belgium. Hint: it includes Belgium's largest city, > which is also named <answer 4>. Brussels > The next two are about states of Germany. > 5. State of Brandenburg, Germany. (That is, this state surrounds > the one you want.) Berlin > 6. Czechia; Austria; Switzerland; states of Baden-Württemberg, > Hesse, Thuringia (Thüringen), and Saxony (Sachsen), Germany. > Hint: it is the country's largest state by area. Bavaria > The next two are about countries in Asia. > 7. China; Tajikistan; Uzbekistan; Kazakhstan. Kyrgyzstan > 8. Caspian Sea; Kazakhstan; Uzbekistan; Afghanistan; Iran. Tajikistan > islands are omitted from the lists of bordering places. > 9. Sardinia; Corsica; Ligurian Sea; mainland Italy; Sicily; Strait > of Sicily; Tunisia; the main Mediterranean Sea. Tyrrhenian Sea -- Dan Tilque |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Nov 03 04:37AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:t9GdnbQlK9gMl2XEnZ2dnUU7- > former ruling party, including cabinet ministers, were jailed > or fined after dummy companies provided receipts for false > expense claims. Name the province. Saskatchewan; Manitoba > hydroponic greenhouse to grow cucumbers. Among the problems > was that those cucumbers were more expensive than those already > sold in grocery stores. Name the province. New Brunswick; Nova Scotia > province's north. With little oversight, the Austrian stole > about 1/3 of the $93,000,000 that the province poured into > the project. Name this province. Alberta; Saskatchewan > 5. Name the Ontario town where 7 people died in 2000 when E. coli > bacteria contaminated the water supply. London; Kitchener > other questions. Arj Oehafjvpx'f ovttrfg svnfpb pnzr va > gur 1970f, jura gur cebivapr oyrj zber guna $20,000,000 ba > qrirybczrag bs n fcbegf pne jvgu thyy-jvat qbbef. Anzr gur pne. Delorean > The next two are about provinces of Belgium. > 3. A country also named <answer 3>; France; provinces of Namur > and Liège, Belgium. Luxembourg > 4. Netherlands; provinces of Limburg, Flemish Brabant, and East > Flanders, Belgium. Hint: it includes Belgium's largest city, > which is also named <answer 4>. Antwerp > The next two are about states of Germany. > 5. State of Brandenburg, Germany. (That is, this state surrounds > the one you want.) Berlin > 6. Czechia; Austria; Switzerland; states of Baden-Württemberg, > Hesse, Thuringia (Thüringen), and Saxony (Sachsen), Germany. > Hint: it is the country's largest state by area. Bavaria > The next two are about countries in Asia. > 7. China; Tajikistan; Uzbekistan; Kazakhstan. Kyrgyzstan > 8. Caspian Sea; Kazakhstan; Uzbekistan; Afghanistan; Iran. Turkmenistan > of Sicily; Tunisia; the main Mediterranean Sea. > 10. Mainland Italy; Adriatic Sea; Albania; Greece; the main > Mediterranean Sea. Pete Gayde |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 03 02:00AM -0500 Mark Brader: > former ruling party, including cabinet ministers, were jailed > or fined after dummy companies provided receipts for false > expense claims. Name the province. Saskatchewan. (Grant Devine's government, PC.) 3 for Joshua and Pete. > hydroponic greenhouse to grow cucumbers. Among the problems > was that those cucumbers were more expensive than those already > sold in grocery stores. Name the province. Newfoundland (accepting its later name, Newfoundland & Labrador). (Brian Peckford's government, PC; greenhouse by Sprung Enviroponics.) 4 for Jason. > 3. Name the BC premier who was forced to resign in 1991 over > conflict-of-interest charges related to his sale of a > Vancouver-area amusement park called Fantasy Gardens. Bill Vander Zalm (SC). > province's north. With little oversight, the Austrian stole > about 1/3 of the $93,000,000 that the province poured into > the project. Name this province. Manitoba. (Duff Roblin's government, PC; Alexander Kasser; Churchill Forest Industries mill, The Pas.) 4 for Jason. 3 for Dan Blum. 2 for Joshua. > 5. Name the Ontario town where 7 people died in 2000 when E. coli > bacteria contaminated the water supply. Walkerton. About half the town's population got sick. They had hired a man to run the water system who was better at finding ways to avoid the trouble of doing the mandatory water-safety tests than at actually doing them. Mike Harris's PC provincial government was blamed for lax oversight and this helped the party lose the next election. > of spending scandals. They included using government planes > for personal travel and building a private penthouse in a > government building. Allison Redford, PC. > equipment. Many of the allegations centered on a computer > salesman (who was the brother of a Toronto Maple Leafs player) > and a city councillor. Name either of them. Dash Domi (brother of Tie), Tom Jakobek. > illegal contributions to political parties (not just Liberals). > Name that insider, who later wrote a book about the affair, > and two novels. Patricia (Patti) Starr. > 9. Name the New Brunswick premier charged in 1984 with possession > of marijuana. Richard Hatfield, PC. > other questions. New Brunswick's biggest fiasco came in > the 1970s, when the province blew more than $20,000,000 on > development of a sports car with gull-wing doors. Name the car. The Bricklin (SV-1). (Hatfield's government.) According to a 2012 news report, Canada Post later issued a stamp commemorating the car, and the Canadian mint produced a high-priced commemorative coin, and both of these sold better than the car itself did. Of course, the car was never sold *in* Canada... > is, including metropolitan counties.) > 1. County of Cornwall; Bristol Channel; county of Somerset; county > of Dorset; English Channel. Hint: its largest city is Plymouth. Devon. 4 for Erland, Peter, and Dan Tilque. > 2. County of Lancashire; Greater Manchester; county of Cheshire; > Dee Estuary; Irish Sea. Hint: its largest city is Liverpool. Merseyside. 4 for Peter and Dan Tilque. > The next two are about provinces of Belgium. > 3. A country also named <answer 3>; France; provinces of Namur > and Liège, Belgium. Luxembourg. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Erland, Peter, Dan Tilque, and Pete. I learned about this province when I was driving back to my hotel in Germany after seeing the 1999 total solar eclipse in France. I had never been to Luxembourg and decided to go that way, and was quite surprised when I passed the unstaffed border crossing to leave France and the signs informed me that I had just entered Belgium. A more careful glance at the map cleared things up, though. > 4. Netherlands; provinces of Limburg, Flemish Brabant, and East > Flanders, Belgium. Hint: it includes Belgium's largest city, > which is also named <answer 4>. Antwerp. 4 for Joshua, Peter, and Pete. > The next two are about states of Germany. > 5. State of Brandenburg, Germany. (That is, this state surrounds > the one you want.) Berlin. 4 for Joshua, Eland, Peter, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 6. Czechia; Austria; Switzerland; states of Baden-Württemberg, > Hesse, Thuringia (Thüringen), and Saxony (Sachsen), Germany. > Hint: it is the country's largest state by area. Bavaria (Bayern). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Erland, Peter, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > The next two are about countries in Asia. > 7. China; Tajikistan; Uzbekistan; Kazakhstan. Kyrgyzstan. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Pete. 3 for Peter. > 8. Caspian Sea; Kazakhstan; Uzbekistan; Afghanistan; Iran. Turkmenistan. 4 for Marc, Erland, and Pete. 2 for Peter. > islands are omitted from the lists of bordering places. > 9. Sardinia; Corsica; Ligurian Sea; mainland Italy; Sicily; Strait > of Sicily; Tunisia; the main Mediterranean Sea. Tyrrhenian Sea. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 10. Mainland Italy; Adriatic Sea; Albania; Greece; the main > Mediterranean Sea. Ionian Sea. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 4 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> Can Geo Joshua Kreitzer 5 24 29 Peter Smyth 0 29 29 Dan Tilque 0 28 28 Pete Gayde 3 24 27 Erland Sommarskog 0 24 24 Dan Blum 3 16 19 Jason Kreitzer 8 0 8 Marc Dashevsky 0 4 4 -- Mark Brader, Toronto Don't put all your X in one window. msb@vex.net -- Peter Neumann My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Nov 02 08:46PM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > Cubs all entered the two league championship series leading > to this week's World Series. What makes this so unique and > lucrative for baseball? The teams are in the 5 largest metro areas > of Muslim-majority countries. Name *any three* of the six. > (Note: North Korea and Venezuela were also affected by the > executive order but are outside the scope of the court case.) Yemen, Iran, Libya > government contends it is not discriminating against Muslim > women, because what non-religious item would also have to be > removed to receive government services under the new act? hats > 4. In Japan, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party coalition won > another election victory last week. Name the prime minister > who consequently will soon become Japan's longest-serving one. Abe -- Dan Tilque |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Nov 03 04:49AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:3LSdnUfWQc2LlmXEnZ2dnUU7- > Cubs all entered the two league championship series leading > to this week's World Series. What makes this so unique and > lucrative for baseball? The 4 most populous cities in the US > signature C Series plane to another aircraft manufacturer. > Which company has agreed to take over this venture in the hope > of new aerospace revenue for the next two decades? Boeing; Airbus > of Muslim-majority countries. Name *any three* of the six. > (Note: North Korea and Venezuela were also affected by the > executive order but are outside the scope of the court case.) Iran, Syria, Chad > 9. In one of the biggest terrorist attacks so far in 2017, > 276 people were killed and hundreds more injured by a truck > bomb. Name the *city and country* where this took place. Mogadishu, Somalia > 1. He played Benson in a hit TV comedy from 1979 to 1986, and > he voiced Rafiki in "The Lion King". He died last week at 89. > Who was he? Guillaume > 2. This piano-playing rock-and-roller from New Orleans is best > known for his cover of the 1940 song "Blueberry Hill". He also > died last week at 89. Name him. Fats Domino > 3. An African leader has his controversial appointment as a > goodwill ambassador for the World Health Organization rescinded > after widespread protests. Name him. Mugabe > 4. In Japan, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party coalition won > another election victory last week. Name the prime minister > who consequently will soon become Japan's longest-serving one. Abe > 5. The new US ambassador to Canada, Kelly Craft, who is married to > a coal billionaire, made the news with what statement soon > after taking office? CO2 is good > 6. The manager of the New York Yankees was fired last week after > 10 years on the job, including a World Series victory in 2009. > Name him. Girardi > anniversary year. "Canada C3" ("C3" as in "coast to coast to > coast") was the temporary name of the ship used for this journey; > what is its usual name? Pete Gayde |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 03 01:58AM -0500 Mark Brader: > Cubs all entered the two league championship series leading > to this week's World Series. What makes this so unique and > lucrative for baseball? The expected answer was that the teams represented the four largest urban areas in the US, and therefore the largest TV markets. In fact, as far as I can see, Houston is not #4, but #5 to #7 depending on how the boundaries are drawn; I'm accepting anything giving the general idea. 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Joshua, Peter, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > on sexual harassment in the entertainment industry, two more > entertainment personalities, this time from Canada, have resigned > or been removed from their positions. Name either one. Gilbert Rozon ("Just for Laughs" founder), Eric Salvail (TV and radio star and producer in Quebec). > a new government this week. She is 37 years old and assumed > Labour's leadership in August. Elections on September 23 > were inconclusive. Name her. Jacinda Ardern. > the government's controversial decision to cancel two gas-fired > power plants before the 2011 election. Name either one of the > two staffers. David Livingston (chief of staff), Laura Miller (deputy chief of staff). > The number of students affected by the strike has been variously > reported as all the way from 220,000 to 500,000, depending on > who is counted, but how many colleges are involved, within 3? 24 (accepting 21-27). 2 for Dan Blum. The original version of this question asked for the number of students affected, within 20,000 -- drawing quite a few protests. I figured the best thing to do was flip it around and ask how many colleges. > 6. Three men died in Fernie, BC, last week as they worked at the > town's memorial arena. it is believed the deaths may be the > first of their kind in Canada. What was the cause of death? Poisoning from an ammonia leak. Ammonia is used as a refrigerant in many of the 2,500 hockey rinks in Canada. > signature C Series plane to another aircraft manufacturer. > Which company has agreed to take over this venture in the hope > of new aerospace revenue for the next two decades? Airbus Group. 2 for Pete. > of Muslim-majority countries. Name *any three* of the six. > (Note: North Korea and Venezuela were also affected by the > executive order but are outside the scope of the court case.) Chad, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria, Yemen. 4 for Marc, Joshua, Erland, Peter, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 9. In one of the biggest terrorist attacks so far in 2017, > 276 people were killed and hundreds more injured by a truck > bomb. Name the *city and country* where this took place. Mogadishu, Somalia. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, and Pete. > government contends it is not discriminating against Muslim > women, because what non-religious item would also have to be > removed to receive government services under the new act? Dark sunglasses. 4 for Dan Blum. > 1. He played Benson in a hit TV comedy from 1979 to 1986, and > he voiced Rafiki in "The Lion King". He died last week at 89. > Who was he? Robert Guillaume. 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete. > 2. This piano-playing rock-and-roller from New Orleans is best > known for his cover of the 1940 song "Blueberry Hill". He also > died last week at 89. Name him. Fats (or Antoine) Domino. 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Joshua, Erland, Peter, and Pete. > 3. An African leader has his controversial appointment as a > goodwill ambassador for the World Health Organization rescinded > after widespread protests. Name him. Robert Mugabe. 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Joshua, Peter, and Pete. > 4. In Japan, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party coalition won > another election victory last week. Name the prime minister > who consequently will soon become Japan's longest-serving one. Shinzo Abe. (A youngster for this round so far -- he's a mere 63. Mugabe is 93.) 4 for everyone -- Marc, Dan Blum, Joshua, Erland, Peter, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 5. The new US ambassador to Canada, Kelly Craft, who is married to > a coal billionaire, made the news with what statement soon > after taking office? On the topic of climate change: "I think that both sides have their own results, from their studies, and I appreciate and I respect both sides of the science." 4 for Dan Blum. > 6. The manager of the New York Yankees was fired last week after > 10 years on the job, including a World Series victory in 2009. > Name him. Joe Girardi. 4 for Marc and Pete. > in South Korea. Our figure skaters won gold medals in two > events at Skate Canada. Name *either* the women's singles > winner *or both* members of the winning ice-dancing team. Kaetlyn Osmond, Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir. > 8. What prominent author and feminist activist spoke in Toronto > last week at Branksome Hall, a private girls' school? Gloria Steinem. > 9. Alberta's newly formed United Conservative Party elected a new > leader this past Saturday. Who? Jason Kenney. > anniversary year. "Canada C3" ("C3" as in "coast to coast to > coast") was the temporary name of the ship used for this journey; > what is its usual name? "Polar Prince". Scores, if there are no errors: GAMES-> 1 2 3 4 5 6 BEST FOUR Pete Gayde 14 15 20 28 14 20 83 Joshua Kreitzer 20 20 20 16 8 16 76 Dan Blum 15 19 12 20 14 20 74 Marc Dashevsky 12 12 20 16 8 20 68 Peter Smyth 20 15 16 12 8 12 63 Bruce Bowler 7 20 8 16 -- -- 51 Erland Sommarskog 12 12 4 19 8 8 51 Dan Tilque 11 12 8 16 8 4 47 Jason Kreitzer -- -- 4 12 -- -- 16 -- Mark Brader | "UNIX are quality sectional bookcases, made of solid oak. Toronto | Open or glass-fronted, in three sizes and three finishes, msb@vex.net | UNIX gives unapproached flexibility." | -- Daily Mail Ideal Home Book, 1951-52 My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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