Sunday, June 10, 2018

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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 10 12:48AM -0500

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-03-26,
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 10, Round 2 - Literature - Pen Names
 
Some authors have been known to use pen names, or pseudonyms, for
a variety of reasons. In each case, we'll give you their real name
and some other information and you provide us with their pen name.
In some cases they used more than one pen name -- if we don't
specify otherwise, any one of them is acceptable.
 
1. Her real name was Amandine-Aurore-Lucile Dupin, Baronne Dudevant.
Born in 1804, she was a French novelist and memoirist. She had
a relationship with Chopin and wrote "A Winter in Majorca",
which described the period that they spent on the island.
Some of her other novels include "La Mare au diable", "Indiana",
"Lélia", "Mauprat", and "Consuelo".
 
2. Her real name was Baroness Karen Christenze von Blixen-Finecke,
or Karen Blixen. Born in 1885, she was a Danish author who is
best known for "Out of Africa" and "Babette's Feast", both of
which have been adapted into Oscar-winning motion pictures.
 
3. Her real name was Alice Bradley Sheldon. Born in 1915, she was
an American science-fiction author of short stories and novellas.
It was not publicly known until 1977 that she was a woman.
Her 1976 novella "Houston, Houston, Do You Read?" won both the
Nebula Award and the Hugo Award for Best Novella.
 
4. She was born Eleanor Marie Robertson in 1950, but is best known
as Nora Roberts, a prolific writer of romance novels and the
first author to be inducted into the Romance Writers of America
Hall of Fame. Under what pen name does she write futuristic
crime novels, including the "in Death" series?
 
5. His real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. Born in 1832, he
was an English writer, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon,
and photographer.
 
6. His real name is Daniel Handler. Born in 1970, he is an American
writer and musician. He wrote his popular series of books under
a pseudonym to present them as memoirs by an acquaintance of
the main characters. What pseudonym?
 
7. His real name was Hector Hugh Munro, or H.H. Munro for short.
He was born in 1870 and is considered a master of the short
story. Along with "The Chronicles of Clovis", "Beasts and
Super-Beasts" is one of his best-known works. It was his
final collection of stories before his death in World War I,
and several of its stories (in particular "The Open Window")
are reprinted frequently in anthologies.
 
The last three authors are best-known under their real names,
but have used pseudonyms in addition.
 
8. Stephen King is his real name, but his publishers didn't feel
that enough of the public would buy more than one novel per
year from a single author. So what pen name did he use for
number of novels?
 
9. Robert Anson Heinlein was his real name. His most notable works
include "Stranger in a Strange Land" and "Starship Troopers".
Similarly to King, he wrote stories under various pseudonyms
so that two or three could be published in a single magazine.
 
10. Harry Norman Turtledove is his real name. Born in 1949, he's
an American novelist, best known for his work in the genres of
historical fiction, alternate history, and other fantasy and
science fiction. He won the Hugo Award for Best Novella in
1994 for "Down in the Bottomlands". In 1979, his first two
novels were published under a pseudonym because his editor
did not think people would believe the name "Turtledove".
He has recently begun publishing historical novels under a
second pseudonym.
 
 
* Game 10, Round 3 - Geography - Neighbors
 
For questions #1-2, we'll give you the name of three US states
and you name the only state that borders all three. For example,
if we said New York, Ohio, and Maryland, you would say Pennsylvania.
 
1. Colorado, Missouri, South Dakota.
2. California, Oregon, Utah.
 
Questions #3-4 work the same way, only instead of US states,
the places are Ontario municipalities.
 
3. Niagara-on-the-Lake, Pelham, Welland.
4. Leeds & the Thousand Islands, Loyalist, South Frontenac.
 
And for #5-10, it's countries.
 
5. Iraq, Jordan, Turkey.
6. Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar.
7. Libya, Niger, Sudan.
8. Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe.
9. Brazil, Colombia, Guyana.
10. Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador.
 
--
Mark Brader "Those who do not study history
Toronto are condemned to repeat the course"
msb@vex.net (after George Santayana)
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jun 10 06:14AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:ub2dnUZJzbEFJoHGnZ2dnUU7-
> which described the period that they spent on the island.
> Some of her other novels include "La Mare au diable", "Indiana",
> "Lélia", "Mauprat", and "Consuelo".
 
George Sand

> or Karen Blixen. Born in 1885, she was a Danish author who is
> best known for "Out of Africa" and "Babette's Feast", both of
> which have been adapted into Oscar-winning motion pictures.
 
Isak Dinesen
 
> It was not publicly known until 1977 that she was a woman.
> Her 1976 novella "Houston, Houston, Do You Read?" won both the
> Nebula Award and the Hugo Award for Best Novella.
 
James Tiptree Jr.

> first author to be inducted into the Romance Writers of America
> Hall of Fame. Under what pen name does she write futuristic
> crime novels, including the "in Death" series?
 
J.D. Robb

> 5. His real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. Born in 1832, he
> was an English writer, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon,
> and photographer.
 
Lewis Carroll
 
> writer and musician. He wrote his popular series of books under
> a pseudonym to present them as memoirs by an acquaintance of
> the main characters. What pseudonym?
 
Lemony Snicket

> final collection of stories before his death in World War I,
> and several of its stories (in particular "The Open Window")
> are reprinted frequently in anthologies.
 
Saki
 
> that enough of the public would buy more than one novel per
> year from a single author. So what pen name did he use for
> number of novels?
 
Richard Bachman

> and you name the only state that borders all three. For example,
> if we said New York, Ohio, and Maryland, you would say Pennsylvania.
 
> 1. Colorado, Missouri, South Dakota.
 
Nebraska
 
> 2. California, Oregon, Utah.
 
Nevada

> And for #5-10, it's countries.
 
> 5. Iraq, Jordan, Turkey.
 
Syria
 
> 6. Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar.
 
Thailand
 
> 7. Libya, Niger, Sudan.
 
Chad
 
> 8. Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe.
 
Botswana
 
> 9. Brazil, Colombia, Guyana.
 
Venezuela
 
> 10. Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador.
 
Peru
 
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Jun 10 09:22AM

Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> 5. His real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. Born in 1832, he
> was an English writer, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon,
> and photographer.
Lewis Carroll
> writer and musician. He wrote his popular series of books under
> a pseudonym to present them as memoirs by an acquaintance of
> the main characters. What pseudonym?
Lemony Snicket
> final collection of stories before his death in World War I,
> and several of its stories (in particular "The Open Window")
> are reprinted frequently in anthologies.
Saki
> and you name the only state that borders all three. For example,
> if we said New York, Ohio, and Maryland, you would say Pennsylvania.
 
> 1. Colorado, Missouri, South Dakota.
Nebraska
> 2. California, Oregon, Utah.
Nevada
> 4. Leeds & the Thousand Islands, Loyalist, South Frontenac.
 
> And for #5-10, it's countries.
 
> 5. Iraq, Jordan, Turkey.
Syria
> 6. Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar.
Thailand
> 7. Libya, Niger, Sudan.
Chad
> 8. Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe.
Botswana
> 9. Brazil, Colombia, Guyana.
Ecuador, Venezuela
> 10. Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador.
Peru
 
Peter Smyth
Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Jun 09 06:39PM -0700

On Thursday, June 7, 2018 at 12:19:58 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> Well, that might help in this round full of famous Irish-Canadians.
 
> 1. In one province, St. Patrick's Day is observed as a government
> holiday. Which Province?
Saskatchewan
 
> * A. Connecting Rivers
 
> We give you two cities; you name the river that connects them.
 
> A1. Omaha and St. Louis.
Missouri
 
> * B. Who Came Next?
 
> B1. Who succeeded Earl Warren as Chief Justice of the US
> Supreme Court?
William Rehnquist
> B2. Who succeeded Boutros Boutros-Ghali as Secretary-General
> of the United Nations?
Kofi Annan
> Daddy, daddy, you bastard, I'm through.
 
> C2. Do not go gentle into that good night.
> Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Dylan Thomas
> Cranston all played on screen?
 
> D2. What role have Ethan Hawke, Kenneth Branagh, and Mel Gibson
> all played on screen?
Henry VIII
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 10 12:46AM -0500

Mark Brader:
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
 
Game 9 is over and the winner is JOSHUA KREITZER. Hearty congratulations!
 
> Well, that might help in this round full of famous Irish-Canadians.
 
> 1. In one province, St. Patrick's Day is observed as a government
> holiday. Which Province?
 
Newfoundland and Labrador. "Newfoundland" was sufficient.
 
> 2. The St. Patrick's Day Parade in Montreal is one of the oldest
> in North America. Within 20 years, when did it begin?
 
1824 (accepting 1804-44).
 
> He was instrumental in enshrining educational rights for
> Catholics as a minority group in the Canadian Constitution.
> In 1868, he was assassinated in Ottawa. Who was he?
 
D'Arcy McGee.
 
> 4. The 12th prime minister of Canada, in office from November 1948
> to June 1957, had an Irish-Canadian mother. Name him.
 
Louis St-Laurent.
 
> 5. Both parents of the 21st prime minister of Canada were of
> Irish descent. Name this prime minister.
 
Paul Martin. (PM 2003-06.)
 
> 6. He was the 29th premier of Quebec, from 2003 to 2012, and
> before that, the deputy prime minister of Canada. His mother
> was an Irish Quebecker. Name him.
 
Jean Charest.
 
> 7. In November 2015 she was appointed by Justin Trudeau as Minister
> of Environment and Climate Change. Her father was an Irish
> dentist. Name her.
 
Catherine Mary McKenna.
 
> of the Red River Settlement to Canada. He persecuted many
> Métis in Winnipeg and he was one of a group that attacked Lower
> Fort Garry. He was later captured and executed by Louis Riel.
 
Thomas Scott.
 
> who launched the "Persons Case", contending that women could be
> "persons" and therefore eligible to sit in the Senate. She is
> best known by her married name. What is it?
 
Nellie McClung.
 
> 10. Many Irish came to Montreal in the 1840s to help build the
> first bridge to reach the city from the mainland. What is the
> name of this bridge, which is still in use today?
 
Victoria Bridge.
 
Since nobody scored on this round, it never happened and this game
will be based on your best 6 out of 8 rounds, namely Rounds 2, 4,
5, 3, 6, 7, 8, and 10.
 
 
> ** Game 9, Round 10 - Connected Challenge Round
 
This was the easiest round in the original game.
 
> * A. Connecting Rivers
 
> We give you two cities; you name the river that connects them.
 
> A1. Omaha and St. Louis.
 
Missouri R. 4 for Pete, Erland, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Jason.
 
> A2. Cambridge and Paris. In Ontario, that is.
 
Grand R.
 
 
> * B. Who Came Next?
 
> B1. Who succeeded Earl Warren as Chief Justice of the US
> Supreme Court?
 
The other Warren -- Warren Burger. (In 1969.) 4 for Dan Blum,
Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
 
> B2. Who succeeded Boutros Boutros-Ghali as Secretary-General
> of the United Nations?
 
Kofi Annan. (In 1997.) 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Pete, Erland,
Joshua, Calvin, Dan Tilque, and Jason.
 
 
> They are dancing and stamping on you.
> They always knew it was you.
> Daddy, daddy, you bastard, I'm through.
 
Sylvia Plath. ("Daddy".) 4 for Joshua.
 
> C2. Do not go gentle into that good night.
> Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
 
Dylan Thomas. (First line is the title.) 4 for Dan Blum, Pete,
Joshua, Calvin, Dan Tilque, and Jason.
 
 
> * D. Same-Role Actors
 
> D1. What role have Liev Schreiber, Woody Harrelson, and Bryan
> Cranston all played on screen?
 
Lyndon Johnson ("LBJ" was acceptable, but "Johnson" was insufficient).
(In "Lee Daniels' The Butler" (2013), "LBJ" (2016), and "All the Way"
(2016 TV-movie) respectively.) 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
 
> D2. What role have Ethan Hawke, Kenneth Branagh, and Mel Gibson
> all played on screen?
 
Hamlet. (Yes, in "Hamlet" in each case -- the 2000, 1996, and 1990
versions respectively.) 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, and Joshua.
 
 
> * E. Relocated Teams
 
> E1. What US city did the Calgary Flames franchise move from?
 
Atlanta. 4 for Pete, Erland, and Joshua.
 
> E2. Name either of the two US cities where the now-Oakland
> Athletics were previously based.
 
Philadelphia, Kansas City. 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, Joshua,
and Dan Tilque.
 
 
> cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin? It is a continuously growing
> series of distributed records that cannot be altered unless
> there is collusion of the majority of the network.
 
Blockchain. 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, Erland, Joshua, Calvin,
and Dan Tilque.
 
> F2. Who is the invention of <answer F1> and bitcoin attributed
> to?
 
Satoshi Nakamoto. 4 for Erland.
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
GAME 9 ROUNDS-> 2 4 5 3 6 7 8 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Art Geo Aud Ent His Spo Sci Cha SIX
Joshua Kreitzer 17 31 20 32 32 20 20 40 175
Dan Blum 30 20 20 16 28 27 26 28 159
Pete Gayde 29 28 40 20 16 0 7 24 157
Erland Sommarskog 0 36 20 0 12 4 4 24 100
"Calvin" 22 19 20 12 12 -- -- 12 97
Dan Tilque 0 28 8 12 16 4 8 24 96
Peter Smyth 0 24 20 4 20 12 12 -- 92
Jason Kreitzer 4 8 12 20 16 20 0 12 88
 
--
Mark Brader | "I don't care HOW you format char c; while ((c =
Toronto | getchar()) != EOF) putchar(c); ... this code is
msb@vex.net | a bug waiting to happen from the outset." -- Doug Gwyn
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Jun 09 12:34PM +0100


> Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 521
> 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 7 23 Peter Smyth
> 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 7 25 Gareth Owen
 
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