| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 15 02:45AM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-02-12, 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 Bill Psychs 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 5, Round 7 - Sports - Well-Chosen #1 Drafts These questions will cover NHL players who were drafted #1 overall and immediately lived up to that promise by winning the Calder Memorial Trophy for rookie of the year. Given a brief description, name the player. 1. Drafted in 2016 by the Toronto Maple Leafs, he is also the first player in modern NHL history to score 4 goals in his NHL debut. 2. Drafted in 2004 by the Washington Capitals, this left-winger has a wicked shot. Over the course of his career, he has won a record 6 Rocket Richard Trophies as the league's leading goal-scorer. 3. Drafted in 2013 by the Colorado Avalanche, this center also won gold with Team Canada at the 2015 IIHF World Championship. 4. Drafted in 2014 by the Florida Panthers, this defenseman finished his rookie season with 12 goals and 27 assists. 5. Drafted in 2007 by the Chicago Blackhawks, this right-winger went on to win the Conn Smythe Trophy, the Art Ross Trophy, and the Hart Memorial Trophy. 6. Drafted in 1984 by the Pittsburgh Penguins, this center went on to become one of the best players of all time -- in spite of a number of health problems, including Hodgkin's lymphoma. 7. Drafted in 1995 by the Ottawa Senators, this defenseman suffered a severe eye injury while playing for the Maple Leafs. Despite this, he eventually returned to the NHL and won the Bill Masterton Trophy for perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to ice hockey. 8. Drafted in 1981 by the Winnipeg Jets, this center is now the head coach of the Barrie Colts in the OHL. 9. Drafted in 1978 by the Minnesota North Stars, this center later played for Montreal, and served as general manager of the Phoenix Coyotes from 1996 to 2000. 10. Drafted in 1973 by the New York Islanders, this defenseman was a key part of four Stanley Cup wins with the Islanders. He also was the first defenseman to score 1,000 points over his career. * Game 5, Round 8 - Literature - Roald Dahl's Childrens Stories Name each of these novels or short stories. 1. A young orphan boy is forced to live with his two cruel aunts, Spiker and Sponge. Later, he joins a ragtag group of human-sized, talking invertebrates. 2. The main character lives underground beside a tree with his wife and four children. He steals food from nearby farms in order to feed his family. 3. At the start of the novel, a malnourished 11-year-old boy lives in poverty in a tiny house with his parents and 4 grandparents. 4. A young English boy and his father, William, live in a Gypsy caravan and fix cars for a living. They also poach pheasants. 5. A hideous, vindictive, and spiteful couple live together in a brick house without windows. They continuously play nasty practical jokes on each other. 6. The book starts with a young girl named Sophie lying in bed in an orphanage. Unable to sleep, she catches a glimpse of a very tall man walking in the street. 7. While an 8-year-old boy's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kranky, are out running errands, his grandmother bosses him around and bullies him. Later in the story, she grows to a tremendous size. 8. Billy is a young boy who has always dreamed of owning a sweet shop. He befriends the inhuman workers of the Ladderless Window-Cleaning Company. 9. A 7-year-old British boy goes to live with his Norwegian grandmother after his parents are killed in a car accident. Later in the novel, he is transformed into a mouse. 10. A 5½-year-old girl lives a small Buckinghamshire village where she is often ill-treated or neglected by her parents. She is also a voracious reader. -- Mark Brader "A clarification is not to make oneself clear. Toronto It is to PUT oneself IN the clear." msb@vex.net -- Lynn & Jay, "Yes, Prime Minister" My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 15 02:43AM -0500 Mark Brader: > young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious > nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have > kidnapped her child. "Blue Velvet". 4 for Dan Blum, Jason, and Joshua. > 2. 1993, Juliette Binoche, Julie Delpy. A woman struggles to find > a way to live her life after the death of her husband and child. "Blue" or "Three Colors: Blue". 4 for Joshua. > 3. 1972, Richard Burton, Raquel Welch. During World War I, a > pilot that everybody envies as a "lady-killer" actually is one -- > after he beds the women he's after, he murders them. "Bluebeard". "The Blue Max" was indeed a movie about a WW1 pilot, played by George Peppard, but the only people his character kills are enemy aviators, as he's driven by his ambition to earn a medal. > 4. 1988, Christopher Walken, Matthew Broderick. During World War > II, a group of young recruits go through boot camp in > Mississippi. From the play by Neil Simon. "Biloxi Blues". 4 for Dan Blum, Jason, and Joshua. > 5. 1990, Denzel Washington, Spike Lee. Jazz trumpeter Bleek Gilliam > makes questionable decisions in his professional and romantic > lives. "Mo' Better Blues". 4 for Jason and Joshua. > 6. 1998, John Goodman. Elwood must reunite the old band, with a > few new members, and go on another mission from God. "Blues Brothers 2000". 4 for Dan Blum, Jason, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 7. 2010, Michelle Williams, Ryan Gosling. The relationship of a > contemporary married couple is charted as it evolves over a > span of years, by cross-cutting between time periods. "Blue Valentine". 4 for Joshua. > from the Army, Chad Gates defies his parents' wishes for him > to work at the family business and instead goes to work as a > tour guide at his girlfriend's agency. "Blue Hawaii". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > searching for a cure to Alzheimer's disease at an isolated > research facility, become prey when intelligent sharks begin > to fight back. "Deep Blue Sea". 4 for Joshua. > make a simple life together, unaware that sexual maturity will > eventually intervene. (Okay, so maybe this one *is* that kind > of movie.) "The Blue Lagoon". 4 for Dan Blum, Jason, Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > of childhood-rash-causing diseases", but is better known by > what other name, referring to the rash that often develops on > the face? Slapped-cheek (or -face) syndrome. > 2. Unlike the similar-sounding bovine disease, this common childhood > ailment is most commonly caused by a coxsackie virus. Hand, foot, and mouth disease. (Not "foot and mouth" or "hoof and mouth" -- that's the cows' one.) > 3. Most of us know the woeful tale of the Velveteen Rabbit. > Luckily, scarlet fever isn't as scary as it once was. > Name the bacteria that causes this troublesome illness. Streptococcus. "Strep" was sufficient. 4 for Dan Blum. > least a pox party for your closest friends and neighbors to > share the virus and get it over with. Name the virus that > causes this itchy childhood ailment. Varicella zoster. The full answer was required. It is a herpes virus but that is too non-specific. > cough, gets its name from the whooping sound that comes at > the end of a hacking cough. What is the medical term for this > bacterial infection? Pertussis. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 6. A rubulavirus infection can affect the parotid glands, leading > to painful swelling. What is this viral disease, which is no > longer common today, better known as? Mumps. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Joshua, and Pete. Crib sheet for next time: rubella = German measles. rubeola = measles. rubula = virus family causing mumps. I am not making this up. > 7. It's an urban myth that you can get pink-eye if someone expels > intestinal gas on your pillow. Well, never mind that; what is > the medical term for pink-eye? Conjunctivitis. 4 for Peter, Joshua, and Pete. > a serious disease, it is believed about 20% of people in the > US at one point in time become infected with this parasite. > What is it more commonly known as? Pinworm. 4 for Dan Tilque. > a punch and destroy every sleeve and shirt cuff in its wake. > It's not king of the castle, but rhinoviruses sure make their > presence known. What are they more commonly known as? Common cold. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > in school. Sharing is caring... unless it's hats, combs, > and hair accessories. What are these parasitic insects more > commonly known as? (Head) lice. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS TOPICS-> Geo His Ent Sci Joshua Kreitzer 32 26 36 20 114 Dan Blum 25 28 20 20 93 Dan Tilque 28 16 12 16 72 Peter Smyth 24 12 0 16 52 Pete Gayde 23 13 4 12 52 Erland Sommarskog 27 16 -- -- 43 Marc Dashevsky 20 20 -- -- 40 Jason Kreitzer -- -- 20 0 20 -- Mark Brader "The matryoshka limit: It is impossible Toronto to nest more than six HO layouts." msb@vex.net --Randall Munroe My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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