- QFTCIWSS Game 3, Rounds 7-8: AIDS crisis, comic artists - 1 Update
- Calvin's Quiz #532 - 2 Updates
| Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Aug 20 03:02PM -0700 On Saturday, August 18, 2018 at 11:40:32 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > referred to by a different acronym, GRID, before researchers > realized that it was not limited to gay men. What did GRID > stand for? Gay-Related Immune Disease > a doctor threatened with eviction from his home because he > was treating AIDS patients. Within one year, when was that > lawsuit filed? 1985 > his allies and he was ousted from the organization in 1983. > He later wrote "The Normal Heart", a semi-autobiographical play > about the early days of the crisis. Name him. Larry Kramer > new activist group whose goals were explicitly political. > They organized many successful protests against the FDA, the > CDC, and the Catholic Church (among others). Name the group. ACT UP > community attempted to bar him from returning to school in 1985. > His family was threatened and his home shot at. He died of > AIDS-related complications in 1988. Who was he? Ryan White > got AIDS, and Trump dumped him after learning this. In 1986 > he was disbarred for unethical acts as a lawyer, and he died > of the disease less than 6 weeks later. Name him. Roy Cohn > with the deadly toll of AIDS on society. As of 2016, it is the > largest piece of communal art in the world and weighs 54 tons. > What *type* of artwork is it? AIDS Quilt > went on to the unprecedented step of mailing an informational > package to every household in the United States about HIV and > AIDS transmission. Name this Surgeon-General. Dr. Everett C. Koop > 1. Jack Kirby: probably the most influential superhero comic artist > of all time, he co-created Captain America, the Hulk, Black > Panther, and the original X-Men, among others. 10. > 2. Steve Ditko: the co-creator of Spider-Man, known both for his > psychedelic landscapes and his weird libertarian political > beliefs. 2. > 3. Jim Aparo: DC Comics' most important and reliable artist of > the 1970s and '80s, and considered one of the iconic Batman > artists. 13. > 4. George Perez: Most famous for his runs on "The Avengers", "Crisis > on Infinite Earths", and "Wonder Woman", Perez's neo-classical > superhero style has made him a fan favorite for over forty years. 11 > 5. Darwyn Cooke: this Torontonian artist won numerous Eisner, > Harvey, and Joe Schuster awards for his elegant, cartoony style. 9 > 6. Jeff Smith: also a Harvey and Eisner winner, best known for his > long-form masterwork "Bone", but also happy to work on corporate > properties. 5 > to Watch Out For", she has since published two graphic novels > about her childhood, one of which was adapted into a Tony-award > winning play. 4 > 8. Jillian Tamaki: Winner of the Caldecott Award and a Governor- > General's Award for children's illustration, she works primarily > with her writer sister Mariko. 7 > 9. Mike Mignola: Best known for creating properties which have > spawned numerous successful movies, his style has been described > as "German expressionism meets Jack Kirby". 8 > 10. Fiona Staples: This Calgarian is considered one of the best > artists working today, on books such as Saga and the recent > reboot of "Archie". 14 |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Aug 20 01:50PM > 1 Named for the dramatic art form where they are traditionally worn, which style of women???s gloves extend beyond the elbow? opera > 2 Antony Gormley's Angel of The North??is located in which English city? York > 3 What is the alliterative two-word term for an inclined frame on front of a railroad locomotive for throwing obstacles off the track? cow catcher > 4 What two-word name is shared by a US TV character of the 1970s and 80s, and the very short cut-off jeans she regularly wore? Daisy Duke > 5 Three dimensional objects with only one side are named for which German mathematician? Moebius > 6 Which actress portrayed psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi on the TV series 'The Sopranos'? Bracco > 7 Which US pop star (b. 1980) had hits with 'Genie in a Bottle' and 'What a Girl Wants'? Christina Aguilera > 8 'Beano' is an alternative name for which popular game of chance? Bingo > 9 Which American singer-songwriter's first album 'Jagged Little Pill' was released in 1995? Alanis Morrisette > 10 Which girl's name is also a term for an excessively cheerful or optimistic person? Pollyanna -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Aug 20 11:20PM +0200 > 2 Antony Gormley's Angel of The North is located in which English > city? Leicester > 5 Three dimensional objects with only one side are named for which > German mathematician? Gauss > 9 Which American singer-songwriter's first album 'Jagged Little > Pill' was released in 1995? Tori Amos |
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