- Rotating Quiz 285 - Literature - Result - 5 Updates
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| Joe <joe@oxtedonline.com>: Mar 26 09:10PM +0100 On 2018-03-21 08:08:30 +0000, Joe said: > Welcome to Rotating Quiz 285. That seems to be all the entries and it turned out to be harder than I thought it would be. First novels. I give you the title and publication date of a well known author's first novel, you supply the author's name. Nobody got any of these which did surprise me. Certainly Conrad and Lawrence are staples of any foundation Eng. Lit. course. 1) Almayer's Folly (1895) Joseph Conrad 2) The White Peacock (1911) D H Lawrence 3) Cup of Gold (1929) John Steinbeck First Names. I give you the name by which a writer is best known, you supply their first name. 4) Lord Byron George Both the Dans got this 5) Harper Lee Nelle 6) Salman Rushdie Ahmed Pseudonyms. I give you the real name of a well known author, you supply their pen name. 7) Eric Arthur Blair George Orwell Everybody got this. 8) David Cornwell John Le Carre Dan Blum, Marc and Mark got this 9) Francois-Marie Arouet Voltaire Singleton for Mark Fictional languages. In which books were the following fictional languages introduced? 10) Newspeak 1984 Everybody got this. 11) Nadsat A Clockwork Orange Dan Blum, Marc and Mark got this. 12) Lapine Watership Down Marc got this. Any French speakers that did not get this, hang your heads in shame. Literary mash-ups. I give you two authors, you supply the titles of one work by each in which the last word or words of the first form the first word or words of the second. e.g. Mitchell/Grahame would be 'Gone with the Wind in the Willows'. 13) Greene/Easton Ellis The Quiet American Psycho Marc and Mark got this 'The Ugly American' was by Eugene Burdick and William Lederer 14) Moore/Gray Stupid White Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus 15) Kerouac/Boyle On the Road to Wellville The last five questions are about books that became songs. Please supply the name of the well known band or solo artiste that recorded the following. Bonus point for the album on which the song first appeared. Album in parentheses. 16) Rime of the Ancient Mariner Iron Maiden (Powerslave) 17) Lord of the Flies (two possible answers - one point for each) Iron Maiden (The X Factor) Nosferatu (Lord of the Flies) Sorry, can't accept Tasavallan Presidentti. Too obscure. 18) Tom Sawyer Rush (Moving Pictures) Dan Blum and Erland got this. Bonus point to Erland for the album title. 19) Bell Jar The Bangles (Everything) Nobody got this 20) All Quiet on the Western Front Elton John (Jump Up) Nobody got this. Dan Blum Mark Dashevsky Peter Smyth Mark Brader Erland Dan Tilque 1 2 3 4 1 1 5 6 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 1 1 1 9 1 10 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 12 1 13 1 1 14 15 16 17 18 1 2 19 20 6 6 2 6 4 3 So we have a three-way tie between Dan Blum, Marc and Mark. If I've got this right Mark was the only one to answer Q9 and Marc the only one to get Q12. As Marc posted first I declare Marc Dashevsky the winner. If, in the highly likely event of a mistake on my part, feel free to complain. Otherwise over to Marc. -- "To err, as they say, is human. To forgive is divine. To err by withholding your forgiveness until it's too late is to become divinely fucked up." ― Jonathan Tropper, The Book of Joe |
| Joe <joe@oxtedonline.com>: Mar 26 09:14PM +0100 On 2018-03-26 20:10:55 +0000, Joe said: > On 2018-03-21 08:08:30 +0000, Joe said: Damn, that didn't come out as planned. -- "To err, as they say, is human. To forgive is divine. To err by withholding your forgiveness until it's too late is to become divinely fucked up." ― Jonathan Tropper, The Book of Joe |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 26 04:42PM -0500 John Masters: > Damn, that didn't come out as planned. I think you meant: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 TOTALS Marc Dashevsky 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Mark Brader 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Dan Blum 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 Dan Tilque 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Erland Sommarskog 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 Peter Smyth 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 3 1 6 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 With Marc winning, as you say, on the second tiebreaker. Well done, Marc! -- Mark Brader | "On our campus the UNIX system has proved to be not Toronto | only an effective software tool, but an agent of msb@vex.net | technical and social change within the University." | -- John Lions, 1979 |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Mar 26 05:25PM -0500 In article <XYudnUktE5TG9CTHnZ2dnUU7-T3NnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > Peter Smyth 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 > 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 3 1 6 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 > With Marc winning, as you say, on the second tiebreaker. Well done, Marc! Let's see what I can come up with in a day or to. -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Joe <joe@oxtedonline.com>: Mar 27 07:44AM +0100 On 2018-03-26 21:42:51 +0000, Mark Brader said: > Peter Smyth 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 > 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 3 1 6 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 > With Marc winning, as you say, on the second tiebreaker. Well done, Marc! Thanks Mark. -- "To err, as they say, is human. To forgive is divine. To err by withholding your forgiveness until it's too late is to become divinely fucked up." ― Jonathan Tropper, The Book of Joe |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 26 11:45PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on the dates indicated below, and should be interpreted accordingly. If any answers have changed due to newer news, you are still expected to give the answers that were correct on that date. 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 in a single followup to the newsgroup, 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 Bill Psychs and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped and/or edited by me. The posting and tabulation of current-events questions is independent of the concurrent posting of other rounds. For further information see my 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". * Game 9 (2018-03-19), Round 1 - Current Events 1. Greece indefinitely suspended its soccer league on Monday, a day after the owner of PAOK Thessaloniki marched onto the field following a disputed goal at the end of a match. What about his action triggered the league suspension? 2. The North American bid for the 2026 FIFA World Cup includes 23 candidate host cities. After Vancouver withdrew its submission at the last-minute over concerns about FIFA's demands, three Canadian cities remain on that host-city-candidate list. Name *two* of the three. 3. Although plagued by bugs in the app, a new ride-sharing service was set to launch in Toronto on Friday, catering to women only. What is the name of this service? 4. The Belgian king and queen kicked off a week-long state visit in Ottawa this week. For a planned tree-planting ceremony, officials narrowly avoided a hitch relating to the tree planted by Her Majesty Queen Fabiola in 1977. What was the cause of this potential problem? 5. On Tuesday, US President Trump took to Twitter once again, this time to publicly and unceremoniously fire Rex Tillerson as the US Secretary of State. Trump nominated CIA Director Mike Pompeo to replace Tillerson. According to the tweet, who is replacing Pompeo as director of the CIA, the first female to hold this position? 6. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has picked a Métis lawyer to sit in the Senate and represent Ontario -- the first Indigenous person appointed to the Red Chamber from that province. Name Parliament's newest independent Senator. 7. What theoretical physicist, perhaps the best-known of his time, died this week? 8. Which French couturier, a pioneer of ready-to-wear fashion, who designed Audrey Hepburn's little black dress for "Breakfast at Tiffany's", died this week at age 91? 9. The Canadian national DNA databank program launched an expansion this week to include the collection of DNA relating to which of people? 10. A global study released this week evaluated 11 brands of bottled water bought in 9 countries. What type of contaminant was found in 93% of the tested bottles? After completing this round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh whfg fnvq "cynfgvp" sbe gur ynfg dhrfgvba, cyrnfr tb onpx naq or zber fcrpvsvp. * Game 10 (2018-03-26), Round 1 - Current Events 1. Which animal, the world's last male of its kind, was put down on Monday? Two females are still alive, and scientists hope to save the subspecies from extinction through in-vitro fertilization. 2. The Toronto Blue Jays announced their opening day starting pitcher on Tuesday. It will be the first time in his 10-year career that he will start on opening day. Who is he? 3. Which former French president was placed in custody on Tuesday as part of an investigation into allegations that he received millions of euros in illegal campaign financing from the regime of the late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi? 4. Billionaire Wall Street financier Peter Peterson died on Tuesday of natural causes. He was 91. What was the name of the private equity firm that he co-founded? It combines the meanings of the German word "schwarz" and the Greek word "petros", relating to the two founders' names. 5. A pod of dolphins was trapped by sea ice in a shallow harbor in Trinity Bay. They were eventually freed with the help of excavators that were used to dig out the ice. Name the town where the harbor is located. 6. A new study involving scientists from around the world suggests that there are more than 79,000 tonnes of ocean plastic in a 1,600,000 km² (600,000 sq.mi.) area of the North Pacific Ocean. What is this often referred to as? 7. A Canadian woman won gold in women's singles at the world figure skating championships in Milan on Friday. The 22-year-old from Marystown, Newfoundland, scored 150.50 points for her "Black Swan" routine, to finish with 223.23 points overall. Name her. 8. Canadian mathematician Robert Langlands has been awarded a prize for developing a "grand unified theory of mathematics". The prize, sometimes referred to as the Nobel prize of math, was created by the government of Norway in 2003 and comes with a cash award of more than $1,000,000. Name the prize. 9. US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he would replace national security adviser H.R. McMaster with a former UN Ambassador and current Fox News commentator. Name him. 10. The World War II veteran who founded Toys'R'Us six decades ago and transformed it into an iconic piece of Americana died Thursday at age 94. Name him. After completing this round, please decode this rot13: Vs lbh whfg fnvq "euvabprebf" ("euvab" vf npprcgnoyr) ba gur svefg dhrfgvba, cyrnfr tb onpx naq or zber fcrpvsvp. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "The brain is amazing when it's amazing, with msb@vex.net | apologies to Robert Biddle." --Steve Summit My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Bruce Bowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Mar 26 03:25PM On Sun, 25 Mar 2018 01:06:51 -0500, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. Until 2008, the EU had a law that prevented the sale of one > vegetable and one fruit if it had an extreme or unsightly curvature. > Name *either* item. Banana > 2. Since 2011, the EU has prohibited manufacturers of bottled > drinking water from labeling their product with anything suggesting > that consumption of the product does what? promote health > 3. Although not enforced, as of 2011 sufferers of what illness > face driving bans in the EU? blindness (:-) > weight and not how? > 5. In the EU it is legal to eat this type of animal *unless* > it is your pet. What animal? Horse > their product "jam" if it contained over 60% sugar. Products with > 50-60% sugar and products with under 50% sugar had different > designations. Name either designation. Preserves > 8. As part of the general push to cut energy usage, as of 2014, > what common household appliance could only have a motor with a > maximum of 1600 watts -- later reduced further to 900 watts? Hair dryer > 9. In 2014, news reports insisted that as part of its environmental > laws, the EU was requiring cows to wear what item? This was *not* an > actual EU law. Diapers > 10. Apparently as a health and safety concern, the EU supposedly > tried to ban some barmaids from having too much what? Cleavage > A1. Found in sheltered areas such as bays, bayous, lagoons, > and estuaries, what landform is a coastal wetland that is formed > from deposits? saltmarsh > A2. Found in deserts, what landform is created through the > evaporation of a water pool such as a pond or larger body? These > flat expanses of ground usually shine white under the sun. salt flats > the arches of the foot either never develop or collapse, with the > entire sole of the foot coming into complete or near-complete > contact with the ground? flat feet > curvature when viewed from the side. Viewed from the back, the > spine is supposed to be straight. What is the name for the > condition where the spine curves when viewed from the back? scoliosis > * D. Staying On Pitch > D1. In musical notation, what does a flat do? lowers tone by a half step > override the designated key, it is called an accidental. > A flat is one type of an accidental. Name *either* of the other > two. sharp > husband of Queen Victoria. It was the capital of the District of > Saskatchewan, until the province of that name was formed in 1905. > Name the city. Alberta > E2. One of the largest land mammals in North America is the > official mammal emblem of Manitoba. What is it? You must give > the exact name of this subspecies. plains buffalo > recently, as a popular project for school children, paper > versions of the main character are mailed around the world to > collect adventures. What is the title of the book? Flat Stanley > F2. Described as a boy band, this country music trio was formed > in Columbus OH in 1999. Among their hits are "Bless the Broken > Road" and "I'm Movin' On". Name this band. Rascal Flatts |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Mar 26 04:19PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:le6dnd-RALbmoSrHnZ2dnUU7- > 1. Until 2008, the EU had a law that prevented the sale of one > vegetable and one fruit if it had an extreme or unsightly > curvature. Name *either* item. Tomato > face driving bans in the EU? > 4. In 2010, it was proposed that food would have to be sold by > weight and not how? By volume > it is your pet. What animal? > 6. What fruit cannot be advertised for sale as a laxative, due to > a lack of evidence of its effectiveness? Prune > their product "jam" if it contained over 60% sugar. Products > with 50-60% sugar and products with under 50% sugar had different > designations. Name either designation. Jelly > 8. As part of the general push to cut energy usage, as of 2014, > what common household appliance could only have a motor with > a maximum of 1600 watts -- later reduced further to 900 watts? Hair dryer > *not* an actual EU law. > 10. Apparently as a health and safety concern, the EU supposedly > tried to ban some barmaids from having too much what? Hair > A1. Found in sheltered areas such as bays, bayous, lagoons, > and estuaries, what landform is a coastal wetland that is > formed from deposits? Delta > and festivals, this land was the site of a historic battle > in September of 1759. Name this historic area within the > Battlefields Park of Quebec City. Plains of Abraham > the arches of the foot either never develop or collapse, > with the entire sole of the foot coming into complete or > near-complete contact with the ground? Flat footedness > the back? > * D. Staying On Pitch > D1. In musical notation, what does a flat do? Takes a note down one half step > override the designated key, it is called an accidental. > A flat is one type of an accidental. Name *either* of the > other two. Natural > husband of Queen Victoria. It was the capital of the > District of Saskatchewan, until the province of that name > was formed in 1905. Name the city. Alberta > E2. One of the largest land mammals in North America is the > official mammal emblem of Manitoba. What is it? You must > give the exact name of this subspecies. Canadian Bison > for school children, paper versions of the main character > are mailed around the world to collect adventures. What is > the title of the book? Flat Stanley > F2. Described as a boy band, this country music trio was formed > in Columbus OH in 1999. Among their hits are "Bless the > Broken Road" and "I'm Movin' On". Name this band. Rascal Flats Pete Gayde |
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