| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 10 03:56AM -0600 Mark Brader: > skilled gunfighter during his time with the Wild Bunch and the > Hole-in-the-Wall Gang, but you probably know him better by a > different soubriquet. What's that? Sundance Kid. 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, and Pete. 3 for Joshua. > he was simply paying initial investors with the investments > of later investors -- and pocketing a large share for himself. > This type of con is now named after him. What's his name? Charles Ponzi. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Erland, Calvin, Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > being hired by other crime syndicates to assassinate whoever > the gangs thought needed killing. The group was responsible > for as many as 1,000 contract killings. What was it called? Murder Inc. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > Las Vegas. Legend has it that the reason he was whacked by > the Mob in 1947 was because he spent too much money upgrading > the Flamingo Hotel to his high standard. Who is #15? Bugsy Siegel. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. A much shorter version of this question, with the man's initials given rather than his photo, was a $1,600 question on "Jeopardy!" on 2018-11-23. > is also somewhere on the handout. Which number is he? *Hint*: > his handout picture was taken when he was 24, about 6 months > before he and Bonnie were killed. #4. 3 for Calvin. 2 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > 6. Jesse James was one of the most successful Wild West outlaws, > committing a large number of train robberies before being killed > by Robert Ford in 1882. #8. 4 for Dan Blum. 3 for Calvin. 2 for Joshua. > 7. Lucky Luciano was the first boss of the Genovese crime family > and is considered the father of modern American organized crime. #3. 4 for Pete. 3 for Calvin. > 8. John Dillinger was the second man to be named Public Enemy #1; > he robbed 24 banks and four police stations, and escaped from > jail twice. #5. 4 for Pete. 2 for Joshua. > of dollars, but many of the details of that confession -- such > as the now-legendary "Murder Hotel", designed to let him kill > guests in their sleep -- were fabricated, or very likely so. #16. 4 for Dan Blum. 3 for Joshua. > 10. Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd was named Public Enemy #1 after > Dillinger was shot to death by federal agents in 1934; Floyd was > killed by the FBI less than 6 months later. Which number is he? #14. 3 for Dan Blum. 2 for Joshua and Pete. > And if you like, decode the rot13 to see who the 7 decoys were, > and give their photo numbers for fun, but for no points. Nobody tried these. > 11. Butch Cassidy. #13. > 12. Ma Barker. #2. > 13. Machine Gun Kelly. #17. > 14. Meyer Lansky. #7. > 15. Al Capone. #18. > 16. John Wesley Hardin. #10. > 17. Bumpy Johnson. #6. > horizontally from back to front across the larynx, these vibrate, > modulating the flow of air being expelled from the lungs during > phonation. What are they? Vocal cords (or folds). 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque. Spelling not: they're *cords*! A "chord" is a musical sound. > It also performs an important function in respiration: as it > contracts, the volume of the thoracic cavity increases and air > is drawn into the lungs. Name it. Diaphragm. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > cartilages of the larynx. A consonantal sound or "stop", common > in many languages, is produced by obstructing airflow across it. > What is this opening called? Exact answer required. Glottis. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, and Joshua. > throat is opened and relaxed by raising the velum, like at > the beginning of a yawn. The velum also has a different, > more common, 2-word name. What is it? Soft palate. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > pulsating change of pitch. It is used to add expression to > vocal and instrumental music. In well-produced singing it occurs > naturally. Distortions of it are known as a bleat or a wobble. Vibrato. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete. > greater amplitude at specific frequencies. In singing, the > different areas where this may occur are in the chest, mouth, > nose, and head. What is this phenomenon called? Resonance. I accepted "sympathetic vibration". 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > For the purposes of Western classical choral singing, however, > voices are usually classified into just four categories. > Name *all four*. Soprano, alto, tenor, bass. 4 for Erland, Joshua, and Pete. The others are baritone (which two people guessed in place of one of the basic four -- no points for that), mezzo-soprano, and countertenor. > they reach puberty. The male voice typically deepens an octave, > while the female voice usually deepens by just a few notes. > What's it called? Change, break, or mutation of the voice. 4 for Erland. > closure of the <answer 3>, thus emitting a low frequency popping > or rattling sound. Its use is often criticized, especially > in women. Vocal fry. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > This tuning allows singers to appear to produce more than one > pitch at the same time. By what 2-word name is overtone singing > more commonly known? Throat singing. 4 for Dan Blum. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 10 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> Geo Lei Lit Aud Can His Sci FIVE Dan Blum 20 35 31 13 2 29 32 147 Joshua Kreitzer 24 27 36 26 9 26 32 147 Pete Gayde 19 32 24 30 3 18 16 123 Dan Tilque 20 32 16 4 4 12 12 92 Erland Sommarskog 20 28 8 0 0 4 20 80 "Calvin" -- -- 15 6 0 17 0 38 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "I can't tell from this... whether you're msb@vex.net | a wise man or a wise guy." --Ted Schuerzinger My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Dec 10 11:29PM +0100 >> while the female voice usually deepens by just a few notes. >> What's it called? > Change, break, or mutation of the voice. 4 for Erland. This question illustrates that while some languages has a word for something, others has not. I answered in Swedish, since it is a well-known word in Swedish, but I had no idea what the word coujld be in English. When I looked it up, I was surprised to find that there was no word at all, but only an expression. Furthermore, I found that my own answer was not entirely on the mark. I answered "målbrott", but the dictionary entry was "målbrottet", that is "'the' målbrott". Normally a dictionary has the indefinite form of a noun, but this word is only used in definite form. The literal translation of "målbrott" would be "voice break". |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 11 12:52AM -0600 Erland Sommarskog: > that is "'the' målbrott". Normally a dictionary has the indefinite > form of a noun, but this word is only used in definite form. > The literal translation of "målbrott" would be "voice break". Doesn't matter. Unless the question is asking for exact wording, the addition or removal of a leading "the" won't affect your score. -- Mark Brader "I cannot reply in French, but I will Toronto type English very slowly and loudly." msb@vex.net --Lars Eighner |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Dec 03 01:38AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:_fydnToc8uJgDJ7BnZ2dnUU7- > 1. Swedish: "A Man without Scruples". This American classic was > published in 1925 and tells the tale of an extremely wealthy > man who is "unscrupulous" in his romantic pursuits. "The Great Gatsby" > 2. French: "The Best of All Worlds". The content of this dystopian > novel, published in 1932, is not reflected in the upbeat French > title. "Brave New World" > 3. Japanese: "The Angry Raisins". This title is a far cry from > the actual meaning of this 1939 American classic. "The Grapes of Wrath" > 4. French: "Animals Everywhere!" Not surprisingly, the English > author was not happy with this translation of his 1945 novel > and suggested some alternates. "Animal Farm" > something in translation. The Chinese title bears no resemblance > to the original title or the plot. Note: we need the title of > the story itself, not the collection containing it. "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption" > 6. Italian: "If You Leave Me, I Delete You". This was supposed > to be a literature round, but a movie seems to have slipped in -- > it stars Jim Carrey and explores lost memories and lost love. "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" > 8. Norwegian: "Bridge to the Afterlife". The translated title > actually serves to spoil the ending of this 1977 Katherine > Paterson novel about children creating a kingdom of imagination. "Bridge to Terebithia" > 9. Swedish: "Men Who Hate Women". The original Swedish title of > Stieg Larsson's first book in his famous trilogy had a remarkably > different title than the English title you probably recognize. "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" > edition of W.P. Kinsella's 1982 novel that was also the source > for the movie "Field of Dreams". But this time we do need the > book title. "Shoeless Joe" > on the 2-page handout: > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10-5/fanta.pdf > 1. "Dance of the Hours" by Amilcare Ponchielli. 4 > 2. "The Rite of Spring" by Igor Stravinsky. 10 > 3. "The Pines of Rome" by Ottorino Respighi. 1; 3 > 4. "Carnival of the Animals" by Camille Saint-Saens. 12 > Please decode the rot13 for questions #5-8 and in each case, > name the *composer* of the music for the indicated scene. > 8. Vzntr frira qrcvpgf gur uhfgyr naq ohfgyr bs Arj Lbex Pvgl. Gershwin > 9. Frireny bs Orrgubira'f flzcubavrf unir avpxanzrf nf jryy nf > ahzoref. Gur avagu vzntr vf sebz n fprar fpberq gb bar bs gurz. > Jung vf gung avpxanzr? "Pastoral Symphony" > 10. Vzntr svir qrcvpgf gur svany frdhrapr va gur bevtvany "Snagnfvn" > -- n qrzba njnxravat ng avtug gb jernx unibp. Vg jnf fpberq > gb n snzbhf cvrpr bs zhfvp ol Zbqrfg Zhffbetfxl. Anzr gur cvrpr. "Night on Bald Mountain" > This time I have no information about the two decoys. #8 is "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" by Paul Dukas. > 1. This synagogue, located at 1700 Bathurst St., is the > largest Conservative Jewish congregation in North America, > with approximately 6,000 members. What is its name? Beth Shalom > designed in the Byzantine style, and completed in 1948. > Which *country*'s Canadian branch of Orthodox Christianity does > St. Volodymyr's serve? Ukraine > for services in June 1853. An Anglican parish, it is home to the > oldest congregation in the city. (Hence "Church St."!) Within > 10 years, when was the parish of St. James first established? 1823; 1802 > United Church, and later the Church of the Nazarene, before > bring purchased by *which religious group* that it now serves > as a temple? Sikhs; Hindus > 18 months and consists of 24,000 pieces of hand-carved Italian > carrara marble, Turkish limestone, and Indian pink stone. > The mandir is a traditional place of worship for *what religion*? Hinduism; Sikhism -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Dec 04 12:11AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:_fydnToc8uJgDJ7BnZ2dnUU7- > 1. Swedish: "A Man without Scruples". This American classic was > published in 1925 and tells the tale of an extremely wealthy > man who is "unscrupulous" in his romantic pursuits. The Great Gatsby > 2. French: "The Best of All Worlds". The content of this dystopian > novel, published in 1932, is not reflected in the upbeat French > title. Brave New World > 3. Japanese: "The Angry Raisins". This title is a far cry from > the actual meaning of this 1939 American classic. Grapes of Wrath > 4. French: "Animals Everywhere!" Not surprisingly, the English > author was not happy with this translation of his 1945 novel > and suggested some alternates. Animal Farm > something in translation. The Chinese title bears no resemblance > to the original title or the plot. Note: we need the title of > the story itself, not the collection containing it. The Shawshank Redemption > 8. Norwegian: "Bridge to the Afterlife". The translated title > actually serves to spoil the ending of this 1977 Katherine > Paterson novel about children creating a kingdom of imagination. Bridge to Terabithia > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10-5/fanta.pdf > Note that all numbers are *below* the illustrations. > 1. "Dance of the Hours" by Amilcare Ponchielli. 4 > 2. "The Rite of Spring" by Igor Stravinsky. 5 > 3. "The Pines of Rome" by Ottorino Respighi. 3; 12 > 4. "Carnival of the Animals" by Camille Saint-Saens. 12; 7 > name the *composer* of the music for the indicated scene. > 5. Vzntr ahzore fvk vf sebz n fprar jurer Qbanyq Qhpx erranpgf > gur fgbel bs Abnu'f Nex. Grofe > 6. Vzntr bar vf sebz n fprar qrcvpgvat ahzrebhf frdhraprf fpberq > gb guvf pbzcbfre'f zhfvp. Tchaikovsky > 7. Gur frpbaq vzntr vf sebz gur bcravat frdhrapr bs "Snagnfvn", > juvpu jnf na nofgenpg cvrpr bs navzngvba. J. S. Bach > 8. Vzntr frira qrcvpgf gur uhfgyr naq ohfgyr bs Arj Lbex Pvgl. Gershwin > 9. Frireny bs Orrgubira'f flzcubavrf unir avpxanzrf nf jryy nf > ahzoref. Gur avagu vzntr vf sebz n fprar fpberq gb bar bs gurz. > Jung vf gung avpxanzr? Pastoral > 10. Vzntr svir qrcvpgf gur svany frdhrapr va gur bevtvany "Snagnfvn" > -- n qrzba njnxravat ng avtug gb jernx unibp. Vg jnf fpberq > gb n snzbhf cvrpr bs zhfvp ol Zbqrfg Zhffbetfxl. Anzr gur cvrpr. Night on Bald Mountain > designed in the Byzantine style, and completed in 1948. > Which *country*'s Canadian branch of Orthodox Christianity does > St. Volodymyr's serve? Ukrainian; Russian > for services in June 1853. An Anglican parish, it is home to the > oldest congregation in the city. (Hence "Church St."!) Within > 10 years, when was the parish of St. James first established? 1740; 1761 > 18 months and consists of 24,000 pieces of hand-carved Italian > carrara marble, Turkish limestone, and Indian pink stone. > The mandir is a traditional place of worship for *what religion*? Sikh > Jura gung ohvyqvat jnf frireryl qnzntrq ol nabgure sver va 1895, > gurl erybpngrq gb 630 Fcnqvan Ni., jurer freivprf unir gnxra > cynpr fvapr 1909. Jung vf vgf anzr? Pete Gayde |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Dec 10 02:53PM > was "Flashdance", which was the third-highest-grossing movie > of any kind in 1983. In "Flashdance", *who plays Alex Owens*, > welder by day, exotic dancer by night? Jennifer Beals > the West! Co-starring in the movie, as an American tap dancer > who has defected to the USSR, was this actor and dancer, who > died in 2003. Who? Gregory Hines > and "Singin' in the Rain". Film critic Pauline Kael said of her: > "When she wraps her phenomenal legs around Astaire, she can be > forgiven everything." By what name is she best known? Cyd Charisse; Ginger Rogers > Irving Berlin, and is perhaps best known for its "cheek-to-cheek" > dance routine, with Rogers wearing an elaborate ostrich-feather > dress. Flying Down to Rio > "West Side Story". In this movie, he is prominently featured > in dance sequences around farm activities like woodchopping > and raising a barn. Oklahoma > Roy Scheider as an egomaniacal director and choreographer, > was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by > the Library of Congress. All That Jazz > 9. This Australian movie by Baz Luhrmann about the "Pan-Pacific > Grand Prix Dancing Championship" won the People's Choice award > at the 1992 Toronto International Film Festival. Moulin Rouge > severe case of this disease -- which helped his colleague, > Walter Reed, prove that mosquitoes were responsible for > its spread. Name the disease. yellow fever > resulted in the deaths of an estimated 75-200 million > people in Europe and Asia, the peak of which was in the > mid-14th century. What is it commonly known as? Black Death > Award and MVP Award in 1971 and is a six-time All-Star, > and one of five players to start in the All-Star Game for > both the American and National Leagues. Vida Blue > California Angels and the Florida Marlins. He is a Gold > Glove winner and is now working as a batting coach for the > Buffalo Bisons. Vida Blue > C1. This geological formation up to 350 feet (110 m) high forms > an 8-mile (13 km) section of the Kent coastline in England, > facing France. What is it called? White Cliffs of Dover > then curves west across Ethiopia and northwest into Sudan, > a total of at least 900 miles (1,450 km), before becoming > part of a larger river system. Name this specific river. Blue Nile; White Nile > its distinctive colored feet, which males display in an > elaborate mating ritual by lifting them up and down while > strutting before the female. blue-footed booby > North Carolina during the breeding season, and from just > south of the Canada-US border to Mexico during the winter. > It shares its name with a Pulitzer-prizewinning novel. blue jay > recounted his journey in the segregationist US Deep South. > Griffin temporarily darkened his skin to pass as a black > man and explore life from the other side of the color line. Black Like Me > society featuring a subculture of extreme youth violence. > The book is partially written in a Russian-influenced argot > called Nadsat. A Clockwork Orange > Depression, it tells the story of Cecilia, a clumsy waitress > who goes to the movies to escape her bleak life and lousy > marriage. The Purple Rose of Cairo > falls on hard times and has to move in with her working-class > sister in San Francisco. They're played by Cate Blanchett > and Sally Hawkins. Blue Jasmine -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: Dec 10 03:24PM On Mon, 10 Dec 2018 04:00:39 -0600, Mark Brader wrote: > "Flashdance", which was the third-highest-grossing movie of any kind > in 1983. In "Flashdance", *who plays Alex Owens*, welder by day, > exotic dancer by night? Beal? > West! Co-starring in the movie, as an American tap dancer who has > defected to the USSR, was this actor and dancer, who died in 2003. > Who? Hines? > case of this disease -- which helped his colleague, Walter Reed, > prove that mosquitoes were responsible for its spread. Name the > disease. Yellow fever > resulted in the deaths of an estimated 75-200 million people in > Europe and Asia, the peak of which was in the mid-14th century. > What is it commonly known as? The black death > Award in 1971 and is a six-time All-Star, > and one of five players to start in the All-Star Game for both > the American and National Leagues. Vida Blue > California Angels and the Florida Marlins. He is a Gold Glove > winner and is now working as a batting coach for the Buffalo > Bisons. Vida Blue > C1. This geological formation up to 350 feet (110 m) high forms > an 8-mile (13 km) section of the Kent coastline in England, > facing France. What is it called? White cliffs of Dover > then curves west across Ethiopia and northwest into Sudan, > a total of at least 900 miles (1,450 km), before becoming part of > a larger river system. Name this specific river. Blue Nile > Galapagos Islands. It is easily recognizable by its distinctive > colored feet, which males display in an elaborate mating ritual > by lifting them up and down while strutting before the female. Blue Boobie > Anthony Burgess. It's set in a near-future English society > featuring a subculture of extreme youth violence. The book is > partially written in a Russian-influenced argot called Nadsat. A Clockwork Orange > and Danny Aiello. Set in New Jersey during the Great Depression, > it tells the story of Cecilia, a clumsy waitress who goes to the > movies to escape her bleak life and lousy marriage. Purple Rose of Cairo |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Dec 11 03:25AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:7dqdnUUvDNDapJPBnZ2dnUU7- > was "Flashdance", which was the third-highest-grossing movie > of any kind in 1983. In "Flashdance", *who plays Alex Owens*, > welder by day, exotic dancer by night? Swayze > the West! Co-starring in the movie, as an American tap dancer > who has defected to the USSR, was this actor and dancer, who > died in 2003. Who? Hines > and "Singin' in the Rain". Film critic Pauline Kael said of her: > "When she wraps her phenomenal legs around Astaire, she can be > forgiven everything." By what name is she best known? Cyd Charisse > Irving Berlin, and is perhaps best known for its "cheek-to-cheek" > dance routine, with Rogers wearing an elaborate ostrich-feather > dress. High Society > extended ballet sequences. It is said that Gene Kelly was only > able to convince studio execs to allow ballet in "An American > in Paris" after making them watch this movie several times. Little Mermaid; Ugly Duckling > "West Side Story". In this movie, he is prominently featured > in dance sequences around farm activities like woodchopping > and raising a barn. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers > severe case of this disease -- which helped his colleague, > Walter Reed, prove that mosquitoes were responsible for > its spread. Name the disease. Malaria > resulted in the deaths of an estimated 75-200 million > people in Europe and Asia, the peak of which was in the > mid-14th century. What is it commonly known as? Bubonic Plague > Award and MVP Award in 1971 and is a six-time All-Star, > and one of five players to start in the All-Star Game for > both the American and National Leagues. Vida Blue > C1. This geological formation up to 350 feet (110 m) high forms > an 8-mile (13 km) section of the Kent coastline in England, > facing France. What is it called? White Cliffs of Dover > then curves west across Ethiopia and northwest into Sudan, > a total of at least 900 miles (1,450 km), before becoming > part of a larger river system. Name this specific river. Blue Nile > society featuring a subculture of extreme youth violence. > The book is partially written in a Russian-influenced argot > called Nadsat. A Clockwork Orange > falls on hard times and has to move in with her working-class > sister in San Francisco. They're played by Cate Blanchett > and Sally Hawkins. Pete Gayde |
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