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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 13 02:06AM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-11-06, 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 7, Round 7 - Entertainment - Hollywood Scandals In light of recent events occurring in the entertainment world, here is a round on famous Hollywood scandals of the past. 1. Perhaps the first Hollywood scandal occurred in the 1920s when this comedian allegedly raped an aspiring actress in a hotel room after a party, rupturing her bladder. She died and he was charged with manslaughter, but acquitted. 2. In 1943 this Hollywood star, best known for his roles as "Robin Hood" and "Peter Blood", was accused of statutory rape by two underage girls. He, too, was acquitted of all charges. Who is this actor? 3. This film director pleaded guilty to having sex with an underage girl in 1977 at Jack Nicholson's house. He fled to Europe before sentencing. Who is he? 4. This film director would leave his girlfriend in 1992 because he was having an affair. The problem was, it was with his adopted daughter. He was also accused of molesting his other adopted daughter, Dylan Farrow. Who is he? 5. This actor was at the Democratic National Convention in Atlanta in 1988 when he met two girls and took them back to his hotel room. After filming the night's activities, the girls would make away with the camera and all of the actor's money. Who was this actor? 6. This actor was found dead in his hotel in Bangkok at age 72 in what was at first assumed to be suicide by hanging. Turns out it was a mishap during an autoerotic-asphyxiation session. Who was he? 7. Perhaps the first celebrity tell-all, "Mommie Dearest" centers on this actress and how she was emotionally abusive towards her adopted daughter, the author of the book. It would be made into a movie starring Faye Dunaway. Who is the subject of the book? 8. Perhaps the first true Hollywood love triangle scandal saw Elizabeth Taylor stealing Debbie Reynolds's husband in 1958 after her own husband Mike Todd had died in a plane crash. What rock-and-roller was Debbie's husband? 9. He was known as the father of the Western, and had a hand in over 300 films. While partying on William Randolph Hearst's yacht to celebrate his 44th birthday, he died prematurely -- of a heart attack, it was said. But some believe that there something more sinister afoot, and that he was actually shot and killed. Who was he? 10. This actress drowned while vacationing on Catalina Island with her husband Robert Wagner and then co-star Christopher Walken. The circumstances were odd, though, and some thought that she was murdered by her husband as he was jealous of her relationship with Walken. Who was she? * Game 7, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Collecting We tell you what they collect; you give the term for the person, from the handout: | Arctophile | Falerist | Pannapictagraphist | Bibliophile | Helixophilist | Philatelist | Brolliologist | Lepidopterist | Philographist | Cartomaniac | Memomagnetist | Plangonologist | Conchologist | Numismatist | Vexillologist | Deltiologist | Oologist | Virtuoso | Discophile | Palaeontologist | 1. Comic books. 2. Military medals, badges, and pins. 3. Birds' eggs. 4. Works of art, or curios. 5. Postcards. 6. Coins. 7. Stamps. 8. Flags. 9. Dolls. 10. Corkscrews. -- Mark Brader | "My mind is like a steel trap; it snaps closed Toronto | and is almost impossible to pry open" msb@vex.net | --Michael Wares My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Dec 12 01:50PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:Q7adnZAN-ZXPkrDHnZ2dnUU7- > you name the book. > 1. Published 1719. "Wrecked on a Desert Island", "Friday's > Education", "Visit of the Mutineers". Long John Silver > 2. Published 1894. "Kaa's Hunting", "Tiger! Tiger!", "Shiv and > the Grasshopper". Jungle Book > 3. Published 1838. "The Burglary", "The Flight of Sikes", > "Fagin's Last Night Alive". Oliver Twist > 4. Published 1911. "The Shadow", "The Never-Bird", "Wendy's Story". Peter Pan > 5. Published 1898. "The Eve of War", "The Heat Ray", "The Fighting > Begins". War of the Worlds > 6. Published 1869. "At Full Steam", "The Nautilus", "An Underwater > Forest". 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea > 7. Published 1922. "Calypso", "Cyclops", "Penelope". Ulysses > 8. Published 1957. "The John Galt Line", "Miracle Metal", "The > Utopia of Greed". Atlas Shrugged > and Eat Girl", "Taking an Uzi to the Gym".. > 10. Published 1995. "The Clock of the Time Dragon", "The Birth > of a Witch", "Galinda". Wicked > only 10 teams. Name *any* of the original ten teams. You must > give the full original name, like "Houston Colt .45s" rather > than "Houston Astros". Los Angeles Galaxy > 2. 2017 saw the addition of two new teams into the league. > Name either one. Atlanta United > erpbeq sbe zbfg tbnyf naq nffvfgf va gur yrnthr, naq jba gur > ZIC njneq va 2009 cynlvat sbe gur YN Tnynkl. Ur jnf pncgnva > sbe gur HF angvbany grnz sbe 2 lrnef nf jryy. Anzr uvz. Landon Donovan > League, pitting the top teams of the continent against each > other. What is the common abbreviation used for the *organizing > body* of soccer in North and Central America and the Caribbean? CONCACAF > 6. This player entered the league for Toronto in 2015, and would > lead the league in goals and assists and win the MLS MVP award > that year. Who is he? Giovinco > 7. In what year, exactly, did Toronto enter the league? 2008; 2009 > used to scare away the seagulls. What type of animal is Bitchy? > 9. The Inebriatti, the Kings in the North, the Original 109, > and the Red Patch Boys are all what, in relation to Toronto FC? Supporters groups > this other MLS team. They played hotly contested matches > in both the previous two playoffs. What other team is this? > Full name required. Montreal Impact Pete Gayde |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 13 02:04AM -0600 Mark Brader: > see my 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". > * Game 6, Round 4 - Literature - Chapter 2, Verse 2 (That was supposed to say Game 7, of course.) > Verse". Now, once again, we give the year and the titles of a few > of the chapters within a novel, or stories within a collection -- > you name the book. In the original game this was the easiest round, and it was tied for second-easiest of the entire season with Game 3, Round 6, the sports round on organizing bodies by acronym. The easiest round of the whole season was Game 4, Round 8, on eponyms. There was a 3-way tie for fourth-easiest: Game 1, Round 7, "A Date with the Grim Reaper"; Game 3, Round 7, "Their Last Film Role"; and one that you haven't seen yet. > 1. Published 1719. "Wrecked on a Desert Island", "Friday's > Education", "Visit of the Mutineers". "Robinson Crusoe" (by Daniel Defoe). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Erland, Peter, Dan Tilque, Jason, Calvin, Bruce, and Marc. > 2. Published 1894. "Kaa's Hunting", "Tiger! Tiger!", "Shiv and > the Grasshopper". "The Jungle Book" (by Rudyard Kipling). 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Joshua, Erland, Peter, Dan Tilque, Jason, Calvin, Bruce, Marc, and Pete. > 3. Published 1838. "The Burglary", "The Flight of Sikes", > "Fagin's Last Night Alive". "Oliver Twist" (by Charles Dickens). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Peter, Dan Tilque, Jason, Calvin, Bruce, Marc, and Pete. There used to be a team in the Canadian Inquisition called All Over Twisted, and as you know, there's one today called Bill Psychs. The fact that one of the pubs where we play is called the Artful Dodger might have something to do with that. > 4. Published 1911. "The Shadow", "The Never-Bird", "Wendy's Story". "Peter Pan" (by J.M. Barrie). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Peter, Dan Tilque, Jason, Calvin, Bruce, Marc, and Pete. > 5. Published 1898. "The Eve of War", "The Heat Ray", "The Fighting > Begins". "War of the Worlds" (by H.G. Wells). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Peter, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Marc, and Pete. > 6. Published 1869. "At Full Steam", "The Nautilus", "An Underwater > Forest". "Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea" (by Jules Verne, English title). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Peter, Dan Tilque, Jason, Bruce, Marc, and Pete. > 7. Published 1922. "Calypso", "Cyclops", "Penelope". "Ulysses" (by James Joyce). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Pete. > 8. Published 1957. "The John Galt Line", "Miracle Metal", "The > Utopia of Greed". "Atlas Shrugged" (by Ayn Rand). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Jason, Marc, and Pete. > 9. Published 1991. "At Another New Restaurant", "Tries to Cook > and Eat Girl", "Taking an Uzi to the Gym".. "American Psycho" (by Bret Easton Ellis). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Jason. > 10. Published 1995. "The Clock of the Time Dragon", "The Birth > of a Witch", "Galinda". "Wicked" (by Gregory Maguire). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Peter, and Pete. > only 10 teams. Name *any* of the original ten teams. You must > give the full original name, like "Houston Colt .45s" rather > than "Houston Astros". Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew, D.C. United, Dallas Burn, Kansas City Wiz, Los Angeles Galaxy, New England Revolution, New York / New Jersey MetroStars, San Jose Clash, Tampa Bay Mutiny. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Peter, Marc, and Pete. 2 for Calvin. > 2. 2017 saw the addition of two new teams into the league. > Name either one. Atlanta United FC, Minnesota United FC. 4 for Dan Tilque and Pete. > record for most goals and assists in the league, and won the > MVP award in 2009 playing for the LA Galaxy. He was captain > for the US national team for 2 years as well. Name him. Landon Donovan. 4 for Joshua, Peter, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Pete. > 4. A few weeks ago we asked you about the award for the top place > in the league in the regular season, known as the Supporters' > Shield. What is the trophy for *last* place known as? The Wooden Spoon. 4 for Calvin. > League, pitting the top teams of the continent against each > other. What is the common abbreviation used for the *organizing > body* of soccer in North and Central America and the Caribbean? CONCACAF. 4 for Joshua, Peter, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Pete. 3 for Erland. > 6. This player entered the league for Toronto in 2015, and would > lead the league in goals and assists and win the MLS MVP award > that year. Who is he? Sebastian Giovinco. 4 for Pete. > 7. In what year, exactly, did Toronto enter the league? 2007. 2 for Peter. > 8. Toronto's mascot is called Bitchy, and is a real-life animal > used to scare away the seagulls. What type of animal is Bitchy? Harris hawk. > 9. The Inebriatti, the Kings in the North, the Original 109, > and the Red Patch Boys are all what, in relation to Toronto FC? Fan clubs. 4 for Joshua, Peter, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > this other MLS team. They played hotly contested matches > in both the previous two playoffs. What other team is this? > Full name required. Montreal Impact. 4 for Dan Tilque and Pete. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 7 ROUNDS-> 2 3 6 7 TOTALS TOPICS-> Can Geo Lit Spo Dan Tilque 4 40 32 20 96 Joshua Kreitzer 0 39 40 16 95 Pete Gayde 3 19 32 28 82 Peter Smyth 0 32 28 18 78 Dan Blum 8 28 40 0 76 Marc Dashevsky 0 36 28 4 68 "Calvin" 0 25 24 14 63 Erland Sommarskog 4 36 8 7 55 Jason Kreitzer 0 20 28 0 48 Bruce Bowler -- -- 20 0 20 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "I'm pleased to have my own pothole number..." msb@vex.net | --Claudia Bloom My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Dec 12 08:55PM +0100 >> 12 What links the previous 11 answers? > None of them have the letter X in them. (Well, it's true!) Not if Peter's answers is correct. :-) |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Dec 12 08:55PM +0100 > 1 Which Australian rock band had hits with "April Sun in Cuba" > (1977) and "Are You Old Enough?" (1978)? Easybeats > 4 What is the official language of Suriname? Dutch > 5 What is the largest internal organ in the human body? Liver > 6 Which ethno-linguistic group, native to Europe and Asia, is > classified into East, West and South? Slavic > 7 What word of Greek origin refers to (among other meanings) the > complete final destruction of the world, as described in the book of > Revelation. Armageddon > 8 A famous painting by Jacques-Louis David shows which leader > crossing the Alps on horseback? Hanibal > 9 What is the official language of Andorra? Catalan > 10 What was the nickname of American jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker? Bird |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Dec 12 08:52PM > 3 What links Bob Hope, Henry Winkler, Dwight Eisenhower, James Watson and Billy Graham? golf > 4 What is the official language of Suriname? Dutch > 5 What is the largest internal organ in the human body? liver > 6 Which ethno-linguistic group, native to Europe and Asia, is classified into East, West and South? Turks > 7 What word of Greek origin refers to (among other meanings) the complete final destruction of the world, as described in the book of Revelation. apocalypse > 8 A famous painting by Jacques-Louis David shows which leader crossing the Alps on horseback? Napoleon > 9 What is the official language of Andorra? Spanish > 10 What was the nickname of American jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker? Bird > 11 Which lieutenant colonel of the Soviet Air Defence Forces became known as "the man who single-handedly saved the world from nuclear war" for correctly assessing in 1983 that reports of incoming American missiles were a false positive? Petrov -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Dec 12 03:03PM -0800 Calvin wrote: > Hi everyone > usual rules- use your own knowledge only and post a single reply here within the next seven days. Good luck! > 1 Which Australian rock band had hits with "April Sun in Cuba" (1977) and "Are You Old Enough?" (1978)? Men at Work > 2 Which six-letter word can mean to wedge something, an alcoholic spirit, a cut or score the skin, or to decisively end? scotch > 3 What links Bob Hope, Henry Winkler, Dwight Eisenhower, James Watson and Billy Graham? > 4 What is the official language of Suriname? Dutch > 5 What is the largest internal organ in the human body? liver > 6 Which ethno-linguistic group, native to Europe and Asia, is classified into East, West and South? Slavic > 7 What word of Greek origin refers to (among other meanings) the complete final destruction of the world, as described in the book of Revelation. apocalypse > 8 A famous painting by Jacques-Louis David shows which leader crossing the Alps on horseback? Hannibal > 9 What is the official language of Andorra? Catalan > 10 What was the nickname of American jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker? > 11 Which lieutenant colonel of the Soviet Air Defence Forces became known as "the man who single-handedly saved the world from nuclear war" for correctly assessing in 1983 that reports of incoming American missiles were a false positive? > 12 What links the previous 11 answers? What 11 questions have never been in my kitchen? -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 12 06:47PM -0600 "Calvin": >>> 12 What links the previous 11 answers? Mark Brader: >> None of them have the letter X in them. (Well, it's true!) Erland Sommarskog: > Not if Peter's answers is correct. :-) Ah, but I was answering for *my* answers -- so *there*! :-) -- Mark Brader "All economic statistics are best seen as Toronto a peculiarly boring form of science fiction..." msb@vex.net --Paul Krugman |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Dec 12 01:57PM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 1 In 1908 who became the first black boxer to be world heavyweight > boxing champion? Jack Johnson > 2 In 1903 who became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize? Marie Curie > 3 Which country's secret intelligence service is > known as Mossad? Israel > 4 Which website's slogan is 'We Open Governments'? Wikileaks > 5 Josep Broz Tito was president of which country from 1943-1980? Yugoslavia > 6 Which animal appears on the state flag of California? Bear > 7 Name any TWO of the three locations which have > hosted the Winter Olympics on more than one occasion. Lake Placid, NY > 8 With the > slogan 'Rumour has it' and receiving over 300,000 hits per day, which > US website debunks/validates urban myths? Snopes > sometimes abbreviated to DCX? > cheers, > calvin Pete Gayde |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Dec 12 01:42PM +0100 > without crossing a finishing line?" That is, the question suggests that > there are varities of the sport where you don't pass a finishing line, > but it does not say that all competitions are like that. And in the light of this I note that Dan Tilque answered auto racing (when a race is called for rain or other conditions) So that is definitely valid answer. I would say that it is even more a valid answer than the expected answer, because the question plays a trick on the meaning of "cross". You reach a line, but you don't cross it, because it's solid. An event where you run for an alotted time, there is no line to cross. And when an event is called off prematurely, but there still is a winner, the finishing line is disregarded. |
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