| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 10 05:03PM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-07-23, 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 4 days. All questions were written by members of What She Said 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 2018-07-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". * Game 9, Round 2 - History - 1998 Many interesting things happened in 1998. Here are 10 questions about when you were 20 years younger than you are now, and you probably had less back pain. 1. This right-wing news-aggregator web site, which began in 1995 as a political gossip page, attained prominence in January 1998 when it was the first to report what came to be known as the Lewinsky scandal, alleging that "Newsweek" had turned down the story. Name it. 2. In January, the domestic terrorist known as the Unabomber pleaded guilty to 10 counts of illegally transporting, mailing, and using bombs, and 3 counts of murder. He is currently serving 8 life sentences without the possibility of parole. What is his name? 3. Also in January, 19 European nations agreed to forbid what new scientific process, due to ethical concerns? 4. In April, a major development in the Northern Ireland peace process was reached when this agreement was made in Belfast. It was later approved by Irish voters in two referendums. What is it called? 5. In May, the wreck of the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown was found. It had been sunk in 1942 in the battle for, and its wreck was found about 200 miles (300 km) from, which atoll in the North Pacific? 6. In July, at a conference in Rome, 120 countries voted to create a permanent institution to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes. What is it called? 7. On September 9, this St. Louis Cardinals first baseman hit his 62nd home run of the season, breaking Roger Maris's 37-year-old record. He would finish the season with 70 dingers. Who? 8. The top-grossing movie of 1998 was "Armageddon". It featured the song "Don't Wanna Miss a Thing", which was nominated for both an Oscar and a Grammy. *Which band* performed the song? *Hint*: A child of one of its members appeared in the film. 9. This Japanese film director died in September 1998, at the age of 88. He first achieved major international recognition after winning the Golden Lion at the 1952 Venice Film Festival for his film "Rashomon". 10. This longtime major-league baseball sportscaster, who died in February 1998, called games for both the Chicago White Sox and the Cubs, as well as the St. Louis Cardinals. He was known for his catchphrase "Holy Cow!" His singular style was parodied on "Saturday Night Live" by Will Ferrell. Name him. After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh whfg fnvq gur fpvragvsvp cebprff jnf pybavat, cyrnfr tb onpx naq or zber fcrpvsvp. * Game 9, Round 3 - Sports - Minor-League Baseball Affiliates In honor of last week's Major League Baseball All-Star game, here's a round about teams that might have a future All-Star player on them -- or not. We'll name a major-league team, and you name their minor-league affiliate that appears on the following handout: | Akron Rubberducks | Inland Empire 66ers | Albuquerque Isotopes | Jupiter Hammerheads | Beloit Snappers | Kannapolis Intimidators | Buffalo Bisons | Memphis Redbirds | Charlotte Stone Crabs | Omaha Storm Chasers | Corpus Christi Hooks | Pensacola Blue Wahoos | Florida Fire Frogs | Portland Sea Dogs | Frisco Roughriders | Richmond Flying Squirrels | Harrisburg Senators | San Antonio Missions | Hillsboro Hops | Toledo Mud Hens | Hickory Crawdads | Tulsa Drillers 1. Toronto Blue Jays. 2. Detroit Tigers. 3. St. Louis Cardinals. 4. Washington Nationals. 5. Cleveland Indians. 6. Miami Marlins. 7. Texas Rangers. 8. Kansas City Royals. 9. Boston Red Sox. 10. San Diego Padres. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Most people are other people. Their thoughts msb@vex.net | are someone else's opinions..." --Oscar Wilde My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Nov 10 11:14PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:qMGdnaxzXKss_nrGnZ2dnUU7- > it was the first to report what came to be known as the Lewinsky > scandal, alleging that "Newsweek" had turned down the story. > Name it. Drudge Report > and using bombs, and 3 counts of murder. He is currently > serving 8 life sentences without the possibility of parole. > What is his name? Ted Kaczynski > 3. Also in January, 19 European nations agreed to forbid what new > scientific process, due to ethical concerns? cloning human beings > process was reached when this agreement was made in Belfast. > It was later approved by Irish voters in two referendums. > What is it called? Good Friday Agreement > found. It had been sunk in 1942 in the battle for, and its > wreck was found about 200 miles (300 km) from, which atoll in > the North Pacific? Midway Atoll > 6. In July, at a conference in Rome, 120 countries voted to create > a permanent institution to prosecute individuals for genocide, > crimes against humanity, and war crimes. What is it called? International Criminal Court > 7. On September 9, this St. Louis Cardinals first baseman hit his > 62nd home run of the season, breaking Roger Maris's 37-year-old > record. He would finish the season with 70 dingers. Who? Mark McGwire > the song "Don't Wanna Miss a Thing", which was nominated for > both an Oscar and a Grammy. *Which band* performed the song? > *Hint*: A child of one of its members appeared in the film. Aerosmith > of 88. He first achieved major international recognition after > winning the Golden Lion at the 1952 Venice Film Festival for > his film "Rashomon". Akira Kurosawa > the Cubs, as well as the St. Louis Cardinals. He was known for > his catchphrase "Holy Cow!" His singular style was parodied on > "Saturday Night Live" by Will Ferrell. Name him. Harry Caray > After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh whfg > fnvq gur fpvragvsvp cebprff jnf pybavat, cyrnfr tb onpx naq or > zber fcrpvsvp. V znqr vg zber fcrpvsvp, ohg V qba'g xabj vs V qvq fb pbeerpgyl. > them -- or not. We'll name a major-league team, and you name their > minor-league affiliate that appears on the following handout: > 1. Toronto Blue Jays. Buffalo Bisons > 2. Detroit Tigers. Toledo Mud Hens > 3. St. Louis Cardinals. Memphis Redbirds > 4. Washington Nationals. Harrisburg Senators > 5. Cleveland Indians. Akron Rubberducks > 6. Miami Marlins. Jupiter Hammerheads > 7. Texas Rangers. San Antonio Missions; Tulsa Drillers > 8. Kansas City Royals. Omaha Storm Chasers > 9. Boston Red Sox. Portland Sea Dogs > 10. San Diego Padres. Inland Empire 66ers -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Nov 10 06:22PM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: > it was the first to report what came to be known as the Lewinsky > scandal, alleging that "Newsweek" had turned down the story. > Name it. Drudge Report > and using bombs, and 3 counts of murder. He is currently > serving 8 life sentences without the possibility of parole. > What is his name? Ted Kaczinsky > 3. Also in January, 19 European nations agreed to forbid what new > scientific process, due to ethical concerns? experiments on human embryos > process was reached when this agreement was made in Belfast. > It was later approved by Irish voters in two referendums. > What is it called? Good Friday Agreement > found. It had been sunk in 1942 in the battle for, and its > wreck was found about 200 miles (300 km) from, which atoll in > the North Pacific? Midway > 7. On September 9, this St. Louis Cardinals first baseman hit his > 62nd home run of the season, breaking Roger Maris's 37-year-old > record. He would finish the season with 70 dingers. Who? Mcgwire > the Cubs, as well as the St. Louis Cardinals. He was known for > his catchphrase "Holy Cow!" His singular style was parodied on > "Saturday Night Live" by Will Ferrell. Name him. Harry Caray > 8. Kansas City Royals. > 9. Boston Red Sox. > 10. San Diego Padres. Hillsboro Hops -- Dan Tilque |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Nov 11 05:34AM > it was the first to report what came to be known as the Lewinsky > scandal, alleging that "Newsweek" had turned down the story. > Name it. The Drudge Report > and using bombs, and 3 counts of murder. He is currently > serving 8 life sentences without the possibility of parole. > What is his name? Kascinsky > 3. Also in January, 19 European nations agreed to forbid what new > scientific process, due to ethical concerns? human cloning > process was reached when this agreement was made in Belfast. > It was later approved by Irish voters in two referendums. > What is it called? Good Friday Accord > found. It had been sunk in 1942 in the battle for, and its > wreck was found about 200 miles (300 km) from, which atoll in > the North Pacific? Midway > 6. In July, at a conference in Rome, 120 countries voted to create > a permanent institution to prosecute individuals for genocide, > crimes against humanity, and war crimes. What is it called? International Court of Justice > the song "Don't Wanna Miss a Thing", which was nominated for > both an Oscar and a Grammy. *Which band* performed the song? > *Hint*: A child of one of its members appeared in the film. Aerosmith > of 88. He first achieved major international recognition after > winning the Golden Lion at the 1952 Venice Film Festival for > his film "Rashomon". Akira Kurosawa > the Cubs, as well as the St. Louis Cardinals. He was known for > his catchphrase "Holy Cow!" His singular style was parodied on > "Saturday Night Live" by Will Ferrell. Name him. Harry Caray > | Hillsboro Hops | Toledo Mud Hens > | Hickory Crawdads | Tulsa Drillers > 1. Toronto Blue Jays. Pensacola Blue Wahoos > 2. Detroit Tigers. Beloit Snappers > 3. St. Louis Cardinals. Memphis Redbirds > 4. Washington Nationals. Harrisburg Senators; Richmond Flying Squirrels > 5. Cleveland Indians. Toledo Mud Hens; Akron Rubberducks > 6. Miami Marlins. Florida Fire Frogs; Jupiter Hammerheads > 7. Texas Rangers. Corpus Christi Hooks; Tulsa Drillers > 8. Kansas City Royals. Omaha Storm Chasers > 9. Boston Red Sox. Portland Sea Dogs > 10. San Diego Padres. San Antonio Missions -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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>: Nov 11 07:49AM +0100 > it was the first to report what came to be known as the Lewinsky > scandal, alleging that "Newsweek" had turned down the story. > Name it. Breitnart > 3. Also in January, 19 European nations agreed to forbid what new > scientific process, due to ethical concerns? Gene manipulation. > process was reached when this agreement was made in Belfast. > It was later approved by Irish voters in two referendums. > What is it called? The Good Friday treaty. > 6. In July, at a conference in Rome, 120 countries voted to create > a permanent institution to prosecute individuals for genocide, > crimes against humanity, and war crimes. What is it called? ICC > of 88. He first achieved major international recognition after > winning the Golden Lion at the 1952 Venice Film Festival for > his film "Rashomon". Kurosawa |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 10 05:01PM -0600 Mark Brader: > and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information > see my 2018-07-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". So Game 8 is over and the winner is JOSHUA KREITZER. Hearty congratulations! > 1. El Caganer ["cah-gah-NAY"] is a traditional Catalonian addition > to the Nativity scene which dates back over 300 years: it is > a figurine of a peasant doing a specific activity. Doing what? Defecating! 4 for Bruce and Joshua. > 2. Eating Kentucky Fried Chicken as a Christmas Day meal has become > a widely practiced tradition in which country? Japan. 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Joshua, and Pete. 2 for Bruce. > 3. In the animated TV special "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer", > what is the name of Rudolph's dogsled-driving prospector friend? Yukon Cornelius. 4 for Bruce, Joshua, and Pete. > 4. What is the proper title of the song commonly known as "Chestnuts > Roasting on an Open Fire"? "The Christmas Song". Also accepting "Merry Christmas to You". 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 5. During his life, St. Nicholas was the Bishop of Myra. In what > present-day country is Myra located? Turkey. (The modern town on the site is Demre.) 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Erland, Calvin, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. 2 for Pete. > 6. Which English leader outlawed Christmas in 1647? Oliver Cromwell. "Cromwell" was sufficient. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Calvin, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 7. Who was the first British monarch to broadcast a Christmas > message to his or her subjects via radio? King George V. (In 1932.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 8. Which country awarded citizenship to Santa Claus in 2008? Canada. 2 for Dan Blum. > 9. The shape of a candy cane was originally inspired by what? A shepherd's crook (staff, etc.) 4 for Bruce, Calvin, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. 3 for Dan Blum. > 10. In "A Christmas Story", the Old Man wins a "Major Award" > in a sweepstakes. What is it? Be specific. A lamp shaped like a woman's leg. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Joshua, and Pete. > For what is trivia, if not a garden of earthly delights? > * A. Plants that are Bad for You > Name them. As far as I can tell based on some quick searches, all of the plants given as answers to each of these questions is at least somewhat toxic either to people or to common pets, but not as toxic as specified in the questions. > A1. Widely cultivated for ornamental purposes, this flowering > shrub is so toxic that even its sap can give severe allergic > reactions. Oleander. > A2. Every part of this plant, prized for its delicate, scented > flowers and often used in bridal bouquets, is highly > poisonous. Lily of the valley. > B1. Which 1980 historical novel by an Italian semiotics > professor, set in a 14th-century Italian monastery, > brought worldwide fame to its author? "The Name of the Rose" (by Umberto Eco). 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > B2. This 1987 novel, set in 1940's Los Angeles and based on a > famous murder, brought author James Ellroy the literary > cred that his previous crime novels hadn't. Name it. "The Black Dahlia". 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, and Joshua. > C1. Within 4 years, when was the very first NHL hockey game > played at Maple Leaf Gardens? Hint: the Leafs lost to the > Black Hawks. 1931 (accepting 1927-35). 4 for Joshua and Pete. > building to bear that name. The location of the first is now > Madison Park, near the Flatiron Building. Within 8 years, > when was that first Madison Square Gardens built? 1879 (accepting 1871-87). 4 for Dan Blum. > D1. Located in southwest London, this UNESCO World Heritage > site was founded in 1840, and is approximately 300 acres > (or over 120 ha) in size. Name it. Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew ("Kew Gardens" was sufficient). 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Calvin, and Pete. > D2. Once the home of Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicholson, > now owned by the National Trust, this is one of the most > famous gardens in England, located in Kent. Name it. Sissinghurst. > * E. A Cinematic Bouquet > In each case, name the movie that has a flower in its title. > E1. 1989: Jessica Tandy, Morgan Freeman, and Dan Aykroyd. "Driving Miss Daisy". 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Calvin, Joshua, and Pete. > E2. 1989: Sally Field, Julia Roberts, and Dolly Parton. "Steel Magnolias". 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Calvin, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > F1. According to legend, King Nebuchadnezzar II built > which "wonder of the world" because his wife Queen Amyitis > ["am-ee-EYE-tis"] missed the hills of her homeland? Hanging Gardens of Babylon. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Bruce, Erland, Calvin, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > F2. According to several books of the Bible, it is said that > Jesus prayed here, and his disciples slept here, the night > before the Crucifixion. Where? Gethsemane. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Erland, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> His Sci Aud L+E Lei Ent Mis Cha SIX Joshua Kreitzer 28 0 40 24 28 40 36 28 200 Dan Blum 27 16 8 24 40 32 29 32 184 Dan Tilque 16 8 0 23 28 8 20 16 111 Pete Gayde 4 0 0 8 25 4 26 20 87 Bruce Bowler -- -- -- -- -- -- 26 20 46 "Calvin" -- -- -- -- -- -- 16 24 40 Jason Kreitzer -- -- -- -- 0 28 -- -- 28 Erland Sommarskog 4 -- -- -- -- -- 8 8 20 -- Mark Brader | "And I won't like [this usage] any better if you Toronto | produce examples from Shakespeare, Milton, Johnson ... msb@vex.net | Or, indeed, myself." --Mike Lyle My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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