Sunday, May 06, 2018

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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 05 10:31PM -0500

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-03-05,
and should be interpreted accordingly.
 
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Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
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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 7, Round 4 Entertainment: EGOT Winners
 
These are people who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, *and*
a Tony Award. We generally won't give the details of all of
the awards. In each case, name the person we're talking about.
Notes: In the Oscars, we are counting a Best Picture as a personal
win for the *producer*. And in the Tonys, "Best Play" means
"best non-musical play".
 
1. This winner is a director, writer, and actor. His Oscar is
for Best Original Screenplay for "The Producers" and his
Tonys are for Best Original Score and Best Musical, also for
"The Producers".
 
2. This actress, comedienne, and talk-show host is the first
African-American EGOT winner. Her Oscar is for "Ghost", one
of her Emmys is for "The View", and her Tony is for "Thoroughly
Modern Millie".
 
3. This winner is primarily a producer. His Oscar is for Best
Picture for "No Country for Old Men"; his Grammy is for "The
Book of Mormon: Original Broadway Cast Recording"; and his Tony
awards include Best Play for "Doubt", Best Musical for "The
Book of Mormon", and Best Revival of a Play for "Hello, Dolly!"
 
4. This winner was a composer, conductor, and music arranger.
His Oscar was for "A Little Night Music"; Emmy for "Night of
100 Stars"; Grammy for "No One is Alone"; and Tony for "Titanic".
 
5. She was the first Hispanic EGOT winner, with an Oscar for "West
Side Story", Emmy for "The Muppet Show", Grammy for "The Electric
Company", and Tony for "The Ritz".
 
6. He was the oldest EGOT winner, with an Oscar for "Arthur"
in 1981, Emmy for "Summer's Lease", Grammy for "Ages of Man",
and Tony for Best Director for "Big Fish, Little Fish" in 1961.
 
7. She was the first to complete the cycle posthumously. Her Oscar
win was for "Roman Holiday" and her Tony was for "Ondine".
 
8. This director took the longest time to complete an EGOT win,
at 51 years. His Oscar was for Best Director for "The Graduate"
and his Emmy was for Best Director for a Miniseries, Movie or
Special for "Angels in America".
 
For questions #9-10, the people are also Pulitzer Prize winners --
making the PEGOT!
 
9. This PEGOT winner was an American composer with over 900 songs
and 43 Broadway musicals. He was the first EGOT winner and
had successful partnerships with both Lorenz Hart and Oscar
Hammerstein.
 
10. This PEGOT winner was also an American composer and conductor.
Some of his wins include Best Original Dramatic Score for "The
Way We Were"; Pulitzer for "A Chorus Line"; and Best Original
Score for "Sophie's Choice". Two of his Emmy awards were for
music direction of Barbra Streisand specials.
 
 
* Game 7, Round 6 - History - "Traitor!"
 
The following people were charged with various forms of treason.
Not all of them were guilty.
 
1. He participated in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, which was an
attempt to assassinate James I of England. He is now the best
known of the group who were convicted of treason and executed.
 
2. He was a general during the American Revolutionary War, who
fought for the American Continental Army and later defected to
the British. His name is now a byword for traitor.
 
3. This French soldier was suspected of passing information to the
Germans in 1894. He was arrested, court-martialed for treason,
and sentenced to life imprisonment on Devil's Island in French
Guiana. In 1906, he was officially exonerated by a military
commission.
 
4. This English army officer and Member of Parliament was a
participant in the Rye House Plot of 1683. The plan to
assassinate King Charles II of England failed, and he was
executed for treason.
 
5. He was an American-born, Anglo-Irish Fascist politician, and
a Nazi propaganda broadcaster to the United Kingdom during World
War II with the nickname "Lord Haw-Haw". He was the second-last
person to be executed for treason in the United Kingdom.
 
6. She was an American who participated in English-language
propaganda broadcasts transmitted by Radio Tokyo to Allied
soldiers during World War II. In 1949, she was tried and
convicted on one count of treason. Give her name *or* the
nickname used for her at the time. She was pardoned in the
1970s.
 
7. He was the third Vice-President of the United States, and
killed Alexander Hamilton in a famous duel. He was also arrested
on charges of treason in 1807, and later acquitted.
 
8. He was an American religious leader and the founder of Mormonism
and the "Latter Day Saints" movement. He was charged with
treason against the state of Missouri and imprisoned in an
Illinois jail. A mob stormed the jail and shot him to death
while he was trying to escape by a window.
 
9. He was a Canadian politician, a founder of the province of
Manitoba, and a political leader of the Métis people of the
Canadian Prairies. He was executed for treason in 1885.
 
10. The last Queen of France before the French Revolution, she
was found guilty of high treason and executed in 1793.
 
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"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: May 06 08:58AM

Mark Brader wrote:
 
> for Best Original Screenplay for "The Producers" and his
> Tonys are for Best Original Score and Best Musical, also for
> "The Producers".
Mel Brooks
> African-American EGOT winner. Her Oscar is for "Ghost", one
> of her Emmys is for "The View", and her Tony is for "Thoroughly
> Modern Millie".
Whoopi Goldberg
 
> 6. He was the oldest EGOT winner, with an Oscar for "Arthur"
> in 1981, Emmy for "Summer's Lease", Grammy for "Ages of Man",
> and Tony for Best Director for "Big Fish, Little Fish" in 1961.
John Gielgud
> 7. She was the first to complete the cycle posthumously. Her Oscar
> win was for "Roman Holiday" and her Tony was for "Ondine".
Audrey Hepburn
> and 43 Broadway musicals. He was the first EGOT winner and
> had successful partnerships with both Lorenz Hart and Oscar
> Hammerstein.
Richard Rodgers
 
> 1. He participated in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, which was an
> attempt to assassinate James I of England. He is now the best
> known of the group who were convicted of treason and executed.
Guy Fawkes
> a Nazi propaganda broadcaster to the United Kingdom during World
> War II with the nickname "Lord Haw-Haw". He was the second-last
> person to be executed for treason in the United Kingdom.
William Joyce
> treason against the state of Missouri and imprisoned in an
> Illinois jail. A mob stormed the jail and shot him to death
> while he was trying to escape by a window.
Joseph Smith
> Canadian Prairies. He was executed for treason in 1885.
 
> 10. The last Queen of France before the French Revolution, she
> was found guilty of high treason and executed in 1793.
Marie Antoinette
 
Peter Smyth
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: May 06 11:06AM +0200


> 1. He participated in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, which was an
> attempt to assassinate James I of England. He is now the best
> known of the group who were convicted of treason and executed.
 
Guy Fawkes

> and sentenced to life imprisonment on Devil's Island in French
> Guiana. In 1906, he was officially exonerated by a military
> commission.
 
Dreuffys

> 10. The last Queen of France before the French Revolution, she
> was found guilty of high treason and executed in 1793.
 
Marie Antoinette
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 05 10:30PM -0500

Mark Brader:
> you must give the full name (like "Edmonton Oilers").
 
> 1. 1979. Beat the Baltimore Orioles in 7 games. Willie Stargell
> was the series MVP.
 
Pittsburgh Pirates. 4 for Dan Tilque, Pete, and Joshua.
 
> 2. 1983. Beat the Philadelphia Phillies in 5 games in what was
> dubbed the I-95 Series for the highway connecting the two
> nearby cities.
 
Baltimore Orioles. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Joshua.
 
> 3. 1993. Beat the Philadelphia Phillies in 6 games. The series
> ended on a home run.
 
Toronto Blue Jays. 4 for Pete.
 
> 4. 1999. Lost to the New York Yankees in 4 games. Coached by
> Bobby Cox.
 
Atlanta Braves. 4 for Pete, Joshua, and Jason.
 
> 5. 2001. Beat the New York Yankees in 7 games. Luis Gonzalez
> got the series-winning hit off Mariano Rivera.
 
Arizona Diamondbacks. 4 for Pete.
 
> 6. 2009. Beat the Philadelphia Phillies in 6 games. Hideki Matsui
> was the series MVP.
 
New York Yankees. ("Yankees" was required.) 4 for Pete.
 
> 7. 2011. Lost to the St. Louis Cardinals in 7 games. In Game 6
> the team was twice one strike away from winning the Series.
 
Texas Rangers. 4 for Pete.
 
> 8. 2013. Beat the St. Louis Cardinals in 6 games. David Ortiz
> was the series MVP.
 
Boston Red Sox. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Pete, Joshua, and Jason.
 
> 9. 2014. Beat the Kansas City Royals in 7 games, the third of
> three wins in consecutive even-numbered years.
 
San Francisco Giants. 4 for Pete and Joshua.
 
> 10. 2016. Beat the Cleveland Indians in 7 games, ending a
> championship drought.
 
Chicago Cubs. ("Cubs" was required.) 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Pete,
and Joshua.
 
 
> originates from Indonesia. It is a common protein source for
> vegetarians and vegans, and can be used as a meat substitute
> in many dishes such as hamburgers.
 
Tempeh. 3 for Joshua.
 
> 2. This is a variety of fermented, lightly effervescent sweetened
> black or green tea drinks. It is produced by fermenting tea
> using a SCOBY -- "symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast".
 
Kombucha. 4 for Dan Blum and Erland.
 
> sometimes rice, barley, or other ingredients. The result is
> a thick paste with a variety of uses. You will probably know
> it as the base for a common Japanese soup.
 
Miso. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Erland, Pete, and Joshua. 3 for Calvin.
 
> 4. This staple of Korean cuisine is traditional side dish made
> from salted and fermented vegetables, most commonly napa cabbage
> and Korean radishes, with a variety of seasonings.
 
Kimchi. 4 for Calvin, Dan Blum, Bruce, Erland, Dan Tilque, Pete,
and Joshua.
 
> with Bacillus subtilis. It is known for its powerful smell,
> strong flavor, and slimy texture. It is typically eaten on
> rice as a breakfast food.
 
Natto. 4 for Dan Blum.
 
> it is filled with a potato mixture and served hot along with
> sambar and chutney. However, it can have a wide variety of
> fillings and uses.
 
Dosa. 4 for Dan Blum.
 
> lactic acid bacteria. It is common across Central and Eastern
> European cuisines. The English name is borrowed from German
> where it means literally "sour herb" or "sour cabbage".
 
Sauerkraut. 4 for Calvin, Dan Blum, Peter, Bruce, Erland, Dan Tilque,
Pete, and Joshua.
 
> name by the McIlhenny Company. The peppers are ground into a
> mash and fermented in barrels for up to three years. The mash
> is then strained, mixed with vinegar, and bottled.
 
Tabasco sauce. 4 for Calvin, Dan Blum, Peter, Bruce, Erland, Pete,
and Joshua.
 
> ingredients, including vinegar, molasses, anchovies, and
> tamarind extract. It was originally created by the chemists
> John Wheeley Lea and William Henry Perrins sometime in the 1830s.
 
Worcestershire sauce. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Bruce, Pete, and Joshua.
3 for Calvin.
 
> It is made from a fermented paste of the main ingredient, roasted
> grain, brine, and Aspergillus oryzae or Aspergillus sojae molds.
> It has a wide variety of uses. You might dip your sushi into it.
 
Soy sauce. 4 for Calvin, Dan Blum, Bruce, Dan Tilque, Pete,
and Joshua. 3 for Erland.
 
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
GAME 7 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Spo Sci
Pete Gayde 40 24 64
Joshua Kreitzer 24 27 51
Dan Blum 12 36 48
Bruce Bowler 0 24 24
Erland Sommarskog 0 23 23
"Calvin" 0 22 22
Peter Smyth 8 12 20
Dan Tilque 8 12 20
Jason Kreitzer 8 0 8
 
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Mark Brader, Toronto | "Rarely is the question asked:
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My text in this article is in the public domain.
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: May 05 04:10PM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:WeqdnYLKVYMuq3DHnZ2dnUU7-
> calls it) in the world is now that of Guangzhou (Canton) --
> and this *metropolitan-area population* is how many times that
> of Mexico City, the largest in the Americas?
 
2.7
 
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
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