Wednesday, May 23, 2018

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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 22 01:22PM -0500

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-03-12,
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 8, Round 7 - Sports - NBA Centers
 
In the NBA, the center is traditionally the biggest man on the
court. Recently, centers who can also shoot and pass have become
more common, but dunks and blocks will never go out of style.
The following are all notable NBA centers. In all cases, name
the player.
 
1. This player was nicknamed "the Admiral" based on his prior
service as an officer in the United States Navy. He played
his entire career for the San Antonio Spurs. He also was a
10-time NBA All-Star and the 1995 NBA MVP.
 
2. This Serbian player was the first player born and trained
outside the United States to play in over 1,000 games in the NBA.
Forward P.J. Brown claimed that he also might have been the best
of all time at flopping. He is currently the vice president
of basketball operations and general manager of the Sacramento
Kings.
 
3. He is the NBA's all-time leading scorer with 38,387 points.
Originally known as Lew Alcindor, he played 20 seasons in the
NBA for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers.
 
4. He is the only player to score 100 points in a single NBA game.
 
5. He was the only player to block more shots than he scored points
over the course of his career. He is a Sudanese-American who
is also tied for the title of tallest player in the history of
the NBA at 7'7" (231 cm).
 
6. He is the only player born outside of the US to have led the
NBA in All-Star voting. He was selected by the Houston Rockets
as the first overall pick in the 2002 NBA draft.
 
7. This player was nicknamed "The Dunking Dutchman". He was drafted
by the Indiana Pacers with the second overall pick in the 1988
NBA draft and spent his entire professional career with the team.
He is the most successful Dutch basketball player ever.
 
8. This player was the first NBA player to record at least
20 points, 20 rebounds, and 10 blocks in a single game off
the bench. He is a 7'6" tall (229 cm) German-American who also
had a role as one of the NBA stars in the film "Space Jam".
 
9. This player was known for taunting his opponents by waving
his index finger after a successful block. He is a Congolese-
American who won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award four
times, and is second all-time in registered blocks, behind only
Hakeem Olajuwon.
 
10. This player is one of only three players to win NBA MVP,
All-Star game MVP, and Finals MVP awards in the same year,
in 2000. In addition to his basketball career, he has released
four rap albums, with his first one going platinum. His acting
career has met with less success.
 
 
* Game 8, Round 8 - Canadiana Geography - Toronto Region Municipalities
 
This map
 
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/8-8/muni.pdf
 
shows the administrative borders of lower-tier and single-tier
municipalities in the Toronto region. For each question, we'll
give you the number on the map and the name of its mayor. You name
the place.
 
I've rearranged the round in numerical sequence, so the 2 decoys
are interspersed with the other questions. Answer the decoys if
you like for fun, but for no points.
 
1. Fred Eisenberger.
2. Gordon Krantz.
3. Rob Burton.
4. Linda Jeffrey.
5. Allan Thompson.
6. Maurizio Bevilacqua.
7. David Barrow.
8. Frank Scarpitti.
9 (decoy).
10 (decoy).
11. Steve Parish.
12. John Henry.
 
13. If you want to show off, for no points, also name as many of
the unnumbered municipalities as you can. You don't have to
say which is which.
 
--
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tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): May 22 07:33PM

> of all time at flopping. He is currently the vice president
> of basketball operations and general manager of the Sacramento
> Kings.
 
Zlatjic
 
> 3. He is the NBA's all-time leading scorer with 38,387 points.
> Originally known as Lew Alcindor, he played 20 seasons in the
> NBA for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers.
 
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
 
> 4. He is the only player to score 100 points in a single NBA game.
 
Michael Jordan; Wilt Chamberlain
 
> over the course of his career. He is a Sudanese-American who
> is also tied for the title of tallest player in the history of
> the NBA at 7'7" (231 cm).
 
Hakeem Olajuwon; Manute Bol
 
> 6. He is the only player born outside of the US to have led the
> NBA in All-Star voting. He was selected by the Houston Rockets
> as the first overall pick in the 2002 NBA draft.
 
Yao Ming
 
> American who won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award four
> times, and is second all-time in registered blocks, behind only
> Hakeem Olajuwon.
 
Manute Bol
 
> in 2000. In addition to his basketball career, he has released
> four rap albums, with his first one going platinum. His acting
> career has met with less success.
 
Shaquille O'Neal
 
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_______________________________________________________________________
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Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 22 05:53PM -0700

On Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at 4:23:01 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> service as an officer in the United States Navy. He played
> his entire career for the San Antonio Spurs. He also was a
> 10-time NBA All-Star and the 1995 NBA MVP.
 
Robinson
 
> of all time at flopping. He is currently the vice president
> of basketball operations and general manager of the Sacramento
> Kings.
 
Divacs
 
> 3. He is the NBA's all-time leading scorer with 38,387 points.
> Originally known as Lew Alcindor, he played 20 seasons in the
> NBA for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers.
 
Kareem Abdul Jabbar
 
> 4. He is the only player to score 100 points in a single NBA game.
 
Chamberlain
 
> over the course of his career. He is a Sudanese-American who
> is also tied for the title of tallest player in the history of
> the NBA at 7'7" (231 cm).
 
Bol
 
> 6. He is the only player born outside of the US to have led the
> NBA in All-Star voting. He was selected by the Houston Rockets
> as the first overall pick in the 2002 NBA draft.
 
Olajuwon
 
> in 2000. In addition to his basketball career, he has released
> four rap albums, with his first one going platinum. His acting
> career has met with less success.
 
O'Neal
 

> * Game 8, Round 8 - Canadiana Geography - Toronto Region Municipalities
 
I think not.
 
cheers,
calvin
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: May 22 08:49PM -0700

Mark Brader wrote:
> service as an officer in the United States Navy. He played
> his entire career for the San Antonio Spurs. He also was a
> 10-time NBA All-Star and the 1995 NBA MVP.
 
Tim Duncan
 
 
> 3. He is the NBA's all-time leading scorer with 38,387 points.
> Originally known as Lew Alcindor, he played 20 seasons in the
> NBA for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers.
 
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
 
 
> 4. He is the only player to score 100 points in a single NBA game.
 
Wilt Chamberlain
 
 
> 6. He is the only player born outside of the US to have led the
> NBA in All-Star voting. He was selected by the Houston Rockets
> as the first overall pick in the 2002 NBA draft.
 
Yao Ming
 
> 4. Linda Jeffrey.
> 5. Allan Thompson.
> 6. Maurizio Bevilacqua.
 
York
 
> 9 (decoy).
> 10 (decoy).
> 11. Steve Parish.
 
Scarborough
 
 
--
Dan Tilque
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: May 23 05:01AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:7KWdneZKUaKd_ZnGnZ2dnUU7-
> service as an officer in the United States Navy. He played
> his entire career for the San Antonio Spurs. He also was a
> 10-time NBA All-Star and the 1995 NBA MVP.
 
David Robinson
 
> 3. He is the NBA's all-time leading scorer with 38,387 points.
> Originally known as Lew Alcindor, he played 20 seasons in the
> NBA for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers.
 
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

> 4. He is the only player to score 100 points in a single NBA game.
 
Wilt Chamberlain
 
> over the course of his career. He is a Sudanese-American who
> is also tied for the title of tallest player in the history of
> the NBA at 7'7" (231 cm).
 
Manute Bol

> by the Indiana Pacers with the second overall pick in the 1988
> NBA draft and spent his entire professional career with the team.
> He is the most successful Dutch basketball player ever.
 
Smits
 
> 20 points, 20 rebounds, and 10 blocks in a single game off
> the bench. He is a 7'6" tall (229 cm) German-American who also
> had a role as one of the NBA stars in the film "Space Jam".
 
Schrempf
 
> in 2000. In addition to his basketball career, he has released
> four rap albums, with his first one going platinum. His acting
> career has met with less success.
 
Shaquille O'Neal

 
> * Game 8, Round 8 - Canadiana Geography - Toronto Region
Municipalities
> municipalities in the Toronto region. For each question, we'll
> give you the number on the map and the name of its mayor. You name
> the place.
 
I'll have to pass on this round.
 
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 22 05:48PM -0700

On Monday, May 21, 2018 at 2:38:29 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> "Calvin":
> > 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 41 Mark Brader
 
Oops.
 
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 518
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 40 Gareth Owen
0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 37 Mark Brader
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 8 37 Dan Blum
1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 7 31 Pete Gayde
1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 6 30 Erland S
1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 5 26 Dan Tilque
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
3 3 4 4 6 3 6 3 6 5 43 72%
 
 
cheers,
calvin
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 22 01:20PM -0500

Mark Brader:
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
 
 
> * Game 8, Round 4 - Literature - Posthumously Published Authors
 
> All works in this round were published posthumously.
 
This was the hardest round in the original game, and the 5th-hardest
of the entire season.
 
> 1. Name *any one* of the four works by Jane Austen that were
> published posthumously.
 
"Northanger Abbey", "Persuasion", "Sanditon", "Lady Susan".
4 for Peter and Joshua. 3 for Calvin.
 
> of the young Hollywood mogul Monroe Stahr (inspired by the life
> of boy-genius Irving Thalberg) and is an expose of the studio
> system in its heyday.
 
"The Last Tycoon", also titled "The Love of the Last Tycoon".
 
> 3. Name the author of "The Double Tongue", which tells the story of
> the Pythia, the priestess of Apollo at Delphi.
 
William Golding.
 
> 4. Name the Swedish author of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"
> series -- all three original books in this series were published
> posthumously.
 
Stieg Larsson. 4 for Erland, Peter, and Calvin.
 
> 5. Name the author of "A Confederacy of Dunces", whose mother wrote
> to editors to have her son's work published after he committed
> suicide.
 
John Kennedy Toole. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
 
> and his family. The story takes place in a country house in
> England just before the Second World War on the day of the
> annual pageant.
 
"Between the Acts."
 
> 7. Name Mikhail Bulgakov's book that was written during Stalin's
> regime but not published as a book until 1967. The story
> features a visit by the devil to Moscow.
 
"The Master and Margarita". 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
 
> 8. Name Agatha Christie's posthumous book, which is set in the
> 1930s and features Miss Marple aiding a young couple who choose
> to uncover events in the wife's past life.
 
"Sleeping Murder".
 
Along with "Curtain", featuring Hercule Poirot, this was one of two
books Christie wrote during the early 1940s with the intent that they
would be be set aside and published posthumously for the benefit of
her heirs. Once she had retired she decided there was no reason to
delay publication any further, but then she died before the second
one actually appeared.
 
> 9. Name *any one* of the three books by Ian Fleming that were
> published posthumously.
 
"The Man with the Golden Gun", "Octopussy", "The Living Daylights".
2 for Joshua.
 
> the story of Eugene Pota, a prominent writer who, in his old
> age, is struggling for that last piece of fiction that could
> be his magnum opus, or at least on par with his earlier writings.
 
Joseph Heller.
 
 
> http://www.sporcle.com/games/jakethegoldfish/posthumously-published-novels-by-author-clickable
 
> which was published on the site one week after the original game.
 
 
> * Game 8, Round 6 - Miscellaneous - Billy West
 
This was really a second Entertainment round, but I didn't think
of changing the category tag before posting it. I will change it
for purposes of the score table.
 
 
> 1. Billy provided voices for both title characters of this
> animated show about an unstable chihuahua and a dimwitted cat.
> Name the show.
 
"The Ren and Stimpy Show". 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
 
> 2. Billy voiced the title character of this animated show about
> the misadventures of an 11- and later 12-year-old boy. He also
> voiced the show's bully, Roger. Name the show.
 
"Doug". 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
 
> 3. Billy voices multiple characters in "Futurama", Matt Groening's
> follow-up to "The Simpsons". Name *any one* of them.
 
Philip J. Fry, Professor Farnsworth, Zapp Brannigan, Dr. Zoidberg.
4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
 
> 4. Billy voices the red one of what colorful candy-coated chocolates
> made by Mars?
 
M&M's. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
 
> 5. Billy voiced Buzz, the mascot for what General Mills cereal?
 
Honey Nut Cheerios. (Full answer required.) 4 for Joshua
and Dan Tilque.
 
> 6. Billy voiced Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd in what 1996 basketball
> movie?
 
"Space Jam". 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
 
> 7. Billy was the narrator, and also the voice of Harvey the Wonder
> Hamster, in a short-lived musical-comedy TV show in 1997-98.
> Name the show.
 
"The Weird Al Show".
 
> voiced a famous baseball player and a famous martial artist,
> both of associated with curses and both deceased. Name either
> of them.
 
Babe Ruth, Bruce Lee. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
 
> 9. Billy provided multiple character voices for a notable
> "shock jock" talk-radio show. Name the show.
 
"The Howard Stern Show". 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, and Joshua.
 
> 10. Billy was a top contender to voice this "Scooby Doo" character
> after Casey Kasem retired in 2009, but lost the role to Matthew
> Lillard. Name the character.
 
Shaggy Rogers. (Accepting first or last name.) 4 for Dan Blum
and Joshua.
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Can Ent Lit Ent
Joshua Kreitzer 20 32 14 36 102
Dan Blum 8 16 8 32 64
Dan Tilque 12 16 4 12 44
Jason Kreitzer 0 36 -- -- 36
Bruce Bowler 12 16 -- -- 28
Peter Smyth -- -- 8 12 20
"Calvin" 0 12 7 0 19
Erland Sommarskog 8 4 4 0 16
 
--
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Toronto | that which can be adequately explained
msb@vex.net | by marketing" --John Hopkin
 
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