- Rotating Quiz 284 - ANSWERS - 6 Updates
- QFTCIBP Current Events 7-8 answers - 4 Updates
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Mar 17 01:28PM +0100 Erland Sommarskog (esquel@sommarskog.se) writes: Rotating Quiz 284 and "Joe" stomps the field! Joe, rotating quiz 285 is yours! Here are the answers, and individual scores at the end. > 1) Bus driver Venezuela (Nicolás Maduro) (If think that country has been thrown under the bus, that might be the reason.) > 2) Chocolate king Ukraine (Petro Poroshenko) (Poroshenko is an oligarch who made his fortune from the chocolatery Roshen [Poro-Roshen-ko], which earned him this nick name.) > 3) Eye surgeon Syria (Bashar Al-Assad) (Reading Wikipedia, he might not ever have worked as such, only conducted post-graduate studies in the field.) > 4) Intelligence officer Russia (Vladimir Putin) > 5) Investment banker France (Emmanuel Macron) > 6) PhD in Physical Chemistry Germany (Angela Merkel) > 7) Professional football player Liberia (George Weah) (Clubs he played for includes Chelsea, Man City and Milan.) (When researching possible questions for this part, I learnt that Turkey's Erdogan played football semiprofessionally in youth. While a far cry from Weah, I would have approved Turkey had anyone answered that.) > 8) Welder Yes, those who hedged with Sweden for everything they did not know were right. Our Stefan Löfven started as a welder. He got involved in the local union, and by time he advanced to be the leader of the national union for metal workers. When the Social Democrates were in urgent need of a new leader after having deposed a trainwreck, he was persuaded to step forward. > Part 2: > 1) Le quattro stagioni Antonio Vivaldi > 2) * St Matthew Passion Johann Sebastian Bach > 3) Eine kleine Nacthmusik Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart At least the initials were required. Mozart alone does not make clear whether you are referring to Leopold or Wolfgang Amadeus. > 4) Sinfonia eroica Ludwig van Beethoven ObTrivia: Which was the "hero" that Beethoven originally had in mind? > 5) * Trout Quintet Franz Schubert > 6) An der schönen blauen Donau Johann Strauss II II or similar was required. There are no less than three of them. > 7) * Pictures at an Exhibition Modest Mussorgsky > 8) * Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Pathétique Piotr Tschaikovsky > 9) * Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World" Antonin Dvorak > 10) Finlandia Jean Sibelius I'm happy to see that so many knows this wonderful tribute to our eastern neighbour. > 11) Also sprach Zarathustra Richard Strauss > 12) Le sacre du printemps Igor Stravinsky > 13) Concierto de Aranjuez Joaquín Rodrigo I did not approve of Rodriquez, since that is a different surname. > 14) Fanfare for the Common Man Aaron Copeland > 15) Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra Benjamin Britten > 16) 4'33'' John Cage There is a live album with Frank Zappa where someone calls out for the Allman Brothers song "Whippin' Post". Zappa says that they don't know the song, but asks the guy if he can hum a few bars of it. There are some seconds of silence and then Zappa says "Judging from the way you sang it, it must be a John Cage composition", obviously alluding to 4'33''. (By the way, Zappa would actually later record and perform "Whippin' Post".) Here are the individual scores, best read with a fixed font. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Dan B 2 2 Marc D 2 Mark B 2 Joe 2 2 2 2 Peter S 2 2 2 Dan T 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Dan B 1 1 1 1 1 1 Marc D 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Mark B 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Joe 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Peter S 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Dan T 1 1 1 Part 1 Part 2 Total Dan B 4 6 10 Marc D 2 8 10 Mark B 0 9 9 Joe 6 13 19 Peter S 4 7 11 Dan T 0 3 3 |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 17 08:50AM -0500 Erland Sommarskog: > > 1) Le quattro stagioni > Antonio Vivaldi (Grr. Why'd he have to title the thing in a language where they can't tell a season from a station?) > Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart > At least the initials were required. Mozart alone does not make clear > whether you are referring to Leopold or Wolfgang Amadeus. Objection! You said that rule only applied if the other composer was *well-known*. Same complaint for Johann Strauss without a number. > ObTrivia: Which was the "hero" that Beethoven originally had in mind? Napoleon. Which means Napoleon Bonaparte. -- Mark Brader | "I think it's safe to say that no person can hope to Toronto | achieve basic life competence without consulting my msb@vex.net | work on a regular basis." -- Cecil Adams My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Mar 17 05:33PM +0100 > Objection! You said that rule only applied if the other composer was > *well-known*. Same complaint for Johann Strauss without a number. While W.A. is far more famous than his father, Leopold Mozart is still not an obscure composer. As a matter of fact, when I looked up a work, he was mentioned as the possible composer (although the work in question is traditionally attributed to Haydn.) I will have to admit that I don't know that much about Strauss the elder than he existed, and I did not know about the third when I looked him up on Wikipedia. Then again, before a recent Toronto pub quiz where we told that "Bach" was not a sufficient answer, I was not aware of any other composer with that name. >> ObTrivia: Which was the "hero" that Beethoven originally had in mind? > Napoleon. Which means Napoleon Bonaparte. Correct. And when I say "originally" is because Beethoven got very upset and disappointed when Napoleon crowned himself emperor. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 17 01:52PM -0500 Mark Brader: > > Objection! You said that rule only applied if the other composer was > > *well-known*. Same complaint for Johann Strauss without a number. Erland Sommarskog: > While W.A. is far more famous than his father, Leopold Mozart is still > not an obscure composer. Well, there are gradations *between* "obscure" and "well-known". > I will have to admit that I don't know that much about Strauss the elder > than he existed... In fact "Jeopardy!" had a question this week where they identified the composer they had in mind as "Johann Strauss the younger". So I guess some people *have* heard of the first one. > Then again, before a recent Toronto pub quiz where we told that "Bach" > was not a sufficient answer, I was not aware of any other composer with > that name. But you were *told* that "Bach" wasn't sufficient; you didn't have to guess. Oh well. Your RQ, your rules. -- Mark Brader | In order that there may be no doubt as to which is the Toronto | bottom and which is the top ... the bottom of each msb@vex.net | warhead [will] immediately be labeled with the word TOP. --British Admiralty regulation, c.1968 My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Mar 18 06:18AM >> 14) Fanfare for the Common Man > Aaron Copeland A pedant writes: Copland > sang it, it must be a John Cage composition", obviously alluding to > 4'33''. (By the way, Zappa would actually later record and perform > "Whippin' Post".) That's the bit that precedes "Montana (Whipping Floss)" on one of the YCDTOSA volumes, right? I don't know which one, because I know it from the YCDTOSA Sampler, which is the only YCDTOSA that came out on vinyl. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Mar 18 11:06AM +0100 >>> 14) Fanfare for the Common Man >> Aaron Copeland > A pedant writes: Copland Thanks Gareth for the correction! As Gareth surely knows, but maybe not everyone else, this piece has been interpreted by Emerson, Lake & Palmer who also covered "Hoe-Down" from his ballet "Roedeo". What I also forgot to mention in the answer slate is that Miles Davis did a most wonderful interpretation of "Concierto de Aranjuez" on his album "Sketches of Spain". > That's the bit that precedes "Montana (Whipping Floss)" on one of the > YCDTOSA volumes, right? I don't know which one, because I know it from > the YCDTOSA Sampler, which is the only YCDTOSA that came out on vinyl. Correct. It is from Volume 2 in the series, which is entirely devoted to a performance in Helsinki 1974. (Which I believe is the same concert from which the guitar solo on "Inca Roads" on the original release of "One Size Fits All" is taken.) I recall that I read about this on Wikipedia, where they suggested that you actually hear something and that Zappa would be alluding to a complete different piece of John Cage. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 17 08:44AM -0500 Dan Tilque: > I guessed this one right. I don't see *any* slate of answers posted by you. If you posted it, email it to me and it will be scored. > (Yes, it was an outright guess.) Good guessing. -- Mark Brader | I'm just protesting at it. ("against it" might have been better, Toronto | but that would have involved typing five more letters, so in the msb@vex.net | interests of speed and economy I didn't do that.) --Paul Wolff |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Mar 17 04:16PM Mark Brader wrote: > it to me and it will be scored. > > (Yes, it was an outright guess.) > Good guessing. According to the timestamps, Dan's answers were posted six days before you posted the questions, which may explain why you didn't see them! Subject: Re: QFTCIBP Current Events 7-8 Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2018 23:13:24 -0800 Message-ID: <p8aej2$fe2$1@dont-email.me> Peter Smyth |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 17 01:54PM -0500 Dan Tilque: >>> I guessed this one right. Mark Brader: >> it to me and it will be scored. >>> (Yes, it was an outright guess.) >> Good guessing. Peter Smyth: > According to the timestamps, Dan's answers were posted six days before > you posted the questions, In that case, *very* good guessing! :-) > which may explain why you didn't see them! Right, postings with that error are likely to not be blocked from propagation. I'm still waiting for an emailed copy. -- Mark Brader | "I do have an idea ... based on the quite obvious fact Toronto | that the number two is ridiculous and can't exist." msb@vex.net | -- Ben Denison (Isaac Asimov, "The Gods Themselves") |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 17 08:09PM -0500 Okay, I now have Dan Tilque's answer slate. I'll repeat the entire answers posting, minus the comments I previously showed after some questions. > snack had died. He created it in 1964 in Winnipeg, and > eventually his partner sold the business to Pillsbury. What is > the name of this snack food? Pizza Pop. > 2. What is the name of the White House Communications Director > who resigned this week? Hope Hicks. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Marc, Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > 3. Following a dramatic shift in position, Donald Trump said to > Republicans: "They have great power over you people. They have > less power over me." Which organization was Trump referring to? National Rifle Association. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Marc, Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > 4. Trump announced import tariffs on two products this week. > Name either. Steel, aluminum. 4 for everyone -- Erland, Peter, Dan Blum, Marc, Jason, Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > temporarily reversed, bringing a frigid system from Asia to > the west. What have meteorologists -- or newscasters, at least > -- been calling this system? The Beast from the East. 4 for Peter. > the party to protest their leader, Martine Ouellet. How are > these now-independent members collectively referring to > themselves? Groupe parlementaire Québécois. > 7. Eric Hoskins, Ontario Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, > resigned on Monday. What new role is he taking on, which was > announced on Tuesday? Chair of the federal advisory council working toward a national pharmacare program. (Anything along these lines was acceptable.) > 8. On Thursday, Ontario's ban on the door-to-door sale of some > products and services came into effect -- name any one of the > things affected. Air cleaners, air conditioners, air purifiers, duct cleaning, furnaces, water filters, water heaters, water purifiers, water softeners, water treatment devices. > 9. What Ontario city was subject to a hooded mob that broke windows > and threw rocks and eggs on Saturday night? Hamilton. 4 for Dan Tilque. > 10. The 2018 federal budget was released on Tuesday. Within > $1,000,000,000, what is the projected federal deficit for the > 2018-19 fiscal year? $18,100,000,000. (Accepting $17,000,000,000 to $19,100,000,000, as that's what was done in the original game. Apparently what they really did was to allow a rounded total within the indicated range.) > 1. On Saturday, residents of <answer 9 above> gathered to > show support for businesses vandalized by anarchists last week. > On what *street*? Locke St. > the race did receive a record number of votes, over 40% higher > than the previous record from 2002. Within 2,000, how many > votes were cast? 64,053. (Accepting 62,000 to 66,100, as was done in the original game -- cf. answer 10 above). > newly announced tariffs on <answer 4 above>. After meeting > with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, he is apparently set to > exempt another country. Which one? Australia. 4 for Erland, Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete. > 4. Due to [concerns] about their use of electricity, Colin Read has > proposed an 18-month moratorium on cryptocurrency mining farms > in the city where he is mayor -- Plattsburgh, in what US state? New York. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 5. The Paralympic Winter Games opened this week. Who was Canada's > flag-bearer? Brian McKeever. > 6. As of the close of play on Saturday, Canada had 4 medals in > those games. One was gold -- in what sport? Alpine skiing. (Mac Marcoux won the visually-impaired downhill skiing.) 4 for Peter. 2 for Pete. > country's second-highest military commander, relating to > documents leaked in 2015 about naval puchases. Name this > commander. Vice-Admiral Mark Norman. > drug by 5,455% and was dubbed the "Pharma Bro" for his loutish > behavior. This past week he was convicted of securities fraud. > and sentenced to 7 years in prison. What's his name? Martin Shkreli. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Jason, Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > 9. The RCMP named a new commissioner, the first woman to be > appointed permanently to the position. Who? Brenda Lucki. > minor-league deal with an invitation to major-league spring > training. He spent time last season with the New York Yankees, > Chicago White Sox, and Houston Astros. Who? Tyler Clippard. Scores, if there are now no errors: GAMES-> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BEST SIX Pete Gayde 12 12 22 24 4 12 12 10 94 Dan Blum 20 8 15 20 6 4 12 12 87 Joshua Kreitzer 18 12 8 19 7 4 12 12 81 Dan Tilque 8 12 8 16 8 4 16 8 68 Marc Dashevsky 12 4 8 16 -- -- 12 8 60 Peter Smyth 8 12 12 4 -- -- 8 8 52 Erland Sommarskog 12 7 4 8 4 8 12 4 51 Bruce Bowler -- -- 12 12 16 8 -- -- 48 Jason Kreitzer -- -- -- -- -- -- 4 4 8 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Every new technology carries with it an opportunity msb@vex.net | to invent a new crime" -- Laurence A. Urgenson My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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