- QFTCIWSS Final, Round 2: History - 2 Updates
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- Calvin's Quiz #546 - 1 Update
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 14 12:56AM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-08-07, 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*)". ** Final, Round 2 - History (No psychohistory allowed.) http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/r.jpg Throughout the Final game, in all cases name the person or thing *emphasized*, whether it is asked for in the form of a question or not. Also, throughout the game, any illustrations not connected with a particular question are just for fun. By the way, this was the illustration for fun for the current-events round: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-1/r.jpg * 1927 ("23 skidoo" and so forth.) http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/t1.jpg 1927 was an especially tumultuous year in historical terms -- so much so that the author Bill Bryson has written a critically acclaimed book only about events which happened in one country in one season of that year. Here are three questions about things that happened in 1927. 1. *This movie*, starring Clara Bow and Charles Rodgers, won the Best Picture award (as we now call it) in 1929 at the Academy Awards, even though it was released in 1927. It was the first American film to feature a male/male kiss and the first widely released American film to feature any nudity, and it grossed over $3,000,000 US in domestic box office. 2. *These Italian anarchists*, famous for being convicted of first-degree murder based on testimony that was mostly either faulty or recanted, were executed on 1927-08-22 after exhausting all of their appeals. 3. The Nanchang Uprising took place on 1927-08-01, in response to the Kuomintang's crackdown on the Chinese Communist Party in Shanghai on April 12, which resulted in an estimated 5,000 deaths. The Nanchang Uprising is now considered the beginning of the Chinese Civil War, as well as the birth of *this organization*, which considers August 1 to be its anniversary. * Pirates! (Not the hacker kind.) http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/t2.jpg Although we seem to all enjoy movies about pirates, the truth is that the "Golden Age of Piracy" only lasted from 1650 to 1726, and that this era encompasses three specific and mostly unrelated historical eras: the buccaneer age, the Indian Ocean Pirate Round, and the final age of piracy following the War of Spanish Succession. Here is one question about each of these eras. *Hint*: None of the answers is "Blackbeard". 4. The buccaneer age of 1650 to 1680 was characterized by buccaneers working as mercenaries under the flags of the English, French, and Dutch, preying on Spanish fleets and ports. The most famous of these buccaneers was *this captain*, a Welshman who raided Puerto Principe, Porto Bello, Maracaibo, and Panama City. He was later knighted by Charles II and eventually made Lieutenant-Governor of Jamaica. 5. The Pirate Round was so named because pirates preyed on the route from Europe to the East Indies, where Portuguese and British ships went "round" the Cape of Good Hope and the southern tip of Africa to trade in India and the East Indies. The most famous of the Pirate Round pirates was *this captain*, who is famous for his legendary buried treasure (which spawned the common idea of buried pirate treasure), and for his protestations that he was a legal privateer at his trial in 1701 that led to his execution. 6. The final and most famous age of piracy was in the Caribbean following the War of the Spanish Succession, as thousands of suddenly unemployed British navy men turned to piracy. An exception was *this captain*, known as the "Gentleman Pirate" because he was a wealthy landowner who, for reasons nobody has ever been able to explain, simply decided to become a pirate in 1717 -- commissioning his own pirate ship to do so. He sailed with Blackbeard on two occasions, but failed to become a successful pirate captain and was hanged in 1718. * The Cost of Living (It's a lot.) http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/t3.jpg For each question in this round, we'll give you prices of several common goods. Within 4 years, you tell us the year of those prices. *Note:* Unfortunately, these are all US prices; they are shown in US dollars, and the gallons are US gallons. 7. Average cost of a new house: $14,975. A dozen eggs: 38¢. A movie ticket: $1.50. A loaf of bread: 22¢. *When?* 8. Average cost of a new car: $4,785. A gallon of gasoline: 65¢. A pound of coffee: $2.25. A first-class postage stamp: 13¢. *When?* 9. Tuition at Harvard University for one year: $600. A pound of ground beef: 53¢. Average cost of a rental apartment for one month: $80. A gallon of milk: 97¢. *When?* * Shipwrecks (Honestly, people will just leave a ship lying about any old place.) http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/t4.jpg Most of the time when a boat sinks we never see it again, but sometimes we're lucky enough to discover shipwrecks decades or even centuries later, and are able to scavenge historical artifacts for the public to view. Here are some questions about these wrecks. 10. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/wrex/10.jpg *This battleship* was the flagship of the Japanese navy during World War II, and is the heaviest and most heavily-armed ship ever built. It was sunk in 1945 while traveling to Okinawa with orders to beach itself and defend the island. The wreck's discovery was confirmed in 1984. 11. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/wrex/11.jpg We didn't have a Blackbeard question in the Pirates triple, so here's one now. *This ship* was Blackbeard's flagship during his reign of piracy; he ran it aground in 1718 while fleeing British pursuers. The wreck was discovered in 1996 off the coast of North Carolina; since then, many artifacts have been recovered from the ship, including 31 cannons, and the wreck has been designated a national heritage site. 12. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/wrex/12.jpg The Mary Rose was a carrack in Henry VIII's navy, which sank in 1545, north of the Isle of Wight, after 33 years of service. The wreck was discovered in 1971, and in a mammoth project, the entire wreck was transported from the sea floor to *this city*, where a museum was built to house the wreck and the innumerable Tudor-era artifacts found with it. * Old-Timey Retailers (No Amazon for us! Take that, Jeff Bezos!) http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/t5.jpg Some retailers have been in business a very, very long time. Here are questions about some of the oldest retailers still operating today. Sorry, no coupons. 13. In business since 1818-04-07, *this men's clothier* is one of the oldest continuously operating companies in the United States. The merchant is famous for introducing ready-to-wear men's suits to American customers. It launched its first full-scale women's department in 1976. 14. *This department store chain*, the oldest mid- to high-range chain of its type in the United States, was founded in 1826. It was the first store to present dramatic Christmas windows filled with holiday displays rather than merchandise. It has been a subsidiary of the Hudson's Bay Co. since 2008. 15. *This luxury skin and hair care retailer* first opened in the East Village of New York City in 1851, when it was called Brunswick Apotheke. Its signature musk oil was developed in 1921. Some of its other long-successful products are the Blue Astringent Herbal Lotion and the Creme de Corps. And that original East Village location is still open! -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Damn! Damn! Damn! Er, I mean thanks, Mark." msb@vex.net | --Steve Ball My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Dec 14 10:40AM +0100 > A movie ticket: $1.50. > A loaf of bread: 22¢. > *When?* 1930 > A pound of coffee: $2.25. > A first-class postage stamp: 13¢. > *When?* 1958 > Average cost of a rental apartment for one month: $80. > A gallon of milk: 97¢. > *When?* 1910 > It was the first store to present dramatic Christmas windows > filled with holiday displays rather than merchandise. It has > been a subsidiary of the Hudson's Bay Co. since 2008. Nordstrom |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 14 12:51AM -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*)". Game 10 is over and JOSHUA KREITZER wins. Congratulations! We will next proceed to the rounds from the Final, generally of 15 questions each, to be posted singly. > 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. I am also accepting Marine Jahan, who did the, y'know, *actual dancing* for her, and this without screen credit. But I did not think I could treat "Beal" as almost correct since I'm scoring based on sounds and Jessica Biel is a different actress. 4 for Dan Blum. > 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. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Pete, and Joshua. > 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. 4 for Pete and Joshua. 3 for Dan Blum. > "Step Up". Of his performance in 2015's "Magic Mike XXL", > writer Roxane Gay wrote: "I wanted to hug every part of him > with my mouth." Name him. Channing Tatum (also accepting Charming Potato). 4 for Joshua. > Irving Berlin, and is perhaps best known for its "cheek-to-cheek" > dance routine, with Rogers wearing an elaborate ostrich-feather > dress. "Top Hat". 4 for Joshua. > 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. "The Red Shoes". 4 for Joshua. > "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". 4 for Pete and Joshua. 2 for Calvin. > 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". 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 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. "Strictly Ballroom". 4 for Calvin and Joshua. > odd, became a national craze. It was remade in English in 2004, > starring Richard Gere and Jennifer Lopez. Both versions have > the same title in English -- what is it? "Shall We Dance?" 4 for Joshua. > ** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge - Color My World > A colorful challenge round to cap off a colorful season -- every > answer mentions a color. This was the third-easiest round in the original game -- and, yes, it was also the third-easiest round of the season! > severe case of this disease -- which helped his colleague, > Walter Reed, prove that mosquitoes were responsible for > its spread. Name the disease. Yellow fever. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Erland, Calvin, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 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 or black plague. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Erland, Calvin, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. One entrant forgot that a color was required. > 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. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Pete, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > California Angels and the Florida Marlins. He is a Gold > Glove winner and is now working as a batting coach for the > Buffalo Bisons. Devon White. > 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? The White Cliffs of Dover. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Bruce, Pete, Erland, Calvin, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 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. The Blue Nile. 4 for Bruce, Pete, Erland, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Dan Blum and Calvin. > 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. 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, and Joshua. 3 for Bruce. > 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. The goldfinch. (Novel by Donna Tartt.) > 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". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > society featuring a subculture of extreme youth violence. > The book is partially written in a Russian-influenced argot > called Nadsat. "A Clockwork Orange". 4 for everyone. > 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". 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Calvin, and Joshua. > 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". 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, and Joshua. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 10 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> Geo Lei Lit Aud Can His Sci Ent Cha SEVEN Joshua Kreitzer 24 27 36 26 9 26 32 36 40 223 Dan Blum 20 35 31 13 2 29 32 15 39 201 Pete Gayde 19 32 24 30 3 18 16 12 16 155 Dan Tilque 20 32 16 4 4 12 12 4 28 124 Erland Sommarskog 20 28 8 0 0 4 20 0 20 100 "Calvin" -- -- 15 6 0 17 0 10 31 79 Bruce Bowler -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4 31 35 -- Mark Brader, Toronto "'Run me,' Alice?" msb@vex.net -- Tom Neff My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Dec 13 06:20PM -0800 On Thursday, December 13, 2018 at 2:48:46 PM UTC+10, Dan Tilque wrote: > ordinary conversation, I understand the most common would be "I". > Not that I think this makes the answer wrong. But it could be different > depending on which one you chose. There is no definitive source, but I worded the question in such a way as to be supported by several such lists. cheers, calvin |
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