- QFTCIWSS Final, Round 6: Arts & Literature - 2 Updates
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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 28 07:59PM -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*)". Just for fun, here are the decorative illustrations that you would have seen if you were doing the audio round: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-5/r.jpg http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-5/t1.jpg http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-5/t2.jpg http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-5/t3.jpg http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-5/t4.jpg http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-5/t5.jpg And now: ** Final, Round 6 - Arts & Literature (For all the snobs who won't admit they watch "American Ninja Warrior" every week.) http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-6/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. * Publishers (AKA the people that half the people in this league work for.) http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-6/t1.jpg As the publishing industry faces increasing conglomerization, the imprint is still the basis of the book business. We'll give you clues and perhaps some of a publisher's imprints; you name the global publishing behemoth. 1. *This publisher* was founded in New York in 1924, with the publication of a crossword book. One of the "Big 5" of North American publishers, this company has the same name it did in 1924, it has gone through multiple changes of ownership via mergers and acquisitions. It is currently a division of CBS Corporation, and publishes bestsellers under imprints such as Scribner, Pocket, Touchstone, and Atria, as well as its own name. 2. *This New-York-based publisher* is the second-largest in the English-speaking world. Its main division was founded in 1817, but that company merged with another company in 1990 to form this current behemoth. It has long been the book publishing arm of the News Corp. empire, and publishes under imprints such as Avon, Dey Street, Ecco, and William Morrow, in addition to its own name and its corporate cousin Harlequin. 3. Hachette Book Group is the publishing arm of Lagardère, the French entertainment mega-corporation. *This imprint*, Hachette's most prestigious (and Time Warner Books' primary publishing imprint until Hachette bought TWB in 2001) was founded as an independent publisher in Boston in 1837. It published the works of Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, and Daniel Webster, and "Bartlett's Familiar Quotations", the 18th edition of which is currently available. * Renaissance Sculpture (Much like classical sculpture, except with fewer togas.) http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-6/t2.jpg Michelangelo may be the most famous, but there are many others who weren't exactly slouches! Three questions about sculptors active either during the Renaissance or Baroque periods of sculpture. 4. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-6/sculp/4.jpg *This artist*'s David was sculpted c.1440-60 in bronze. 5. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-6/sculp/5.jpg *This sculpture*, in the Mannerist (or Late Renaissance) style, was created by Flemish artist Jean de Boulogne -- better known by his Italianized name, Giambologna. It has been displayed since 1583 in the open-air gallery Loggia dei Lanzi in Florence's Piazza del Signoria. 6. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-6/sculp/6.jpg *This artist*'s Medusa was sculpted circa 1640 in marble. * Indigenous Authors http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-6/t3.jpg Indigenous writers are, the world over, now becoming more recognized than ever for their achievements. 7. *This Ojibway novelist*, playwright, and journalist from the Curve Lake First Nations in Ontario was a finalist for the Governor General's award in Fiction for his 2010 debut novel "Motorcycles and Sweetgrass". His most recent fiction is a collection of First-Nations-inspired science-fiction stories, "Take Me to Your Chief". 8. A member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, *this writer*'s award-winning fiction reflects aspects of her German, French, and Ojibwa heritage; she often sets her works in North Dakota. Her works include "The Master Butchers Singing Club", "The Round House", and "LaRose". 9. *This teacher and academic writer* is from the Kelly Lake Cree Nation community in British Columbia. Her debut novel "Birdie" was a national bestseller and was selected for the 2016 "Canada Reads" competition on CBC. * Tony Best Play Winners (Remember how we did that round about Tony-award-winning musicals? Like that, except no music.) http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-6/t4.jpg Although musicals get more attention, non-musical plays -- or as they call them, "plays" -- are the other half of the Tony Awards, and the Best Play award has been awarded to some of the greatest stage works in modern history (like "Death of a Salesman", pictured). Three questions about some of these plays. 10. The 1982 award for Best Play went to David Edgar for *this adaptation* of a Dickens novel. At 8.5 hours long, it was performed on consecutive evenings, or an early matinee and evening with a dinner break. It starred Roger Rees (later featured in "Cheers"), who won the Tony for Best Actor in a Play for his performance. 11. The first woman to win the Tony Award for Best New Play was Wendy Wasserstein, who in 1989 also won the Pulitzer Prize for *this comedy*, which quickly entered the zeitgeist. It even influenced the original name of a famous sitcom (although that name was quickly changed). 12. Tom Stoppard has won 4 Tony Awards for Best Play, more than any other playwright. His first was in 1968, for *this absurdist, existential tragi-comedy*. * Modern Dance (Because everybody who did ancient dance is dead already.) http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-6/t5.jpg Dancers, musicians, trainers, and choreographers continue to push and explore the boundaries of what can be communicated through dance. Three questions about modern modern dance. 13. Based in Montreal, and born of an athletic family (both parents were Olympic skiers and her brother a 10-year NHL veteran), *this dancer, choreographer, and activist* is a laureate of the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards for Lifetime Artistic Achievement. She received the Order of Canada in 2013. In 2011 she mounted a passionate defense of the arts in an infamous interview with the now-defunct Sun News Network. 14. *This American dance icon* was born in 1941 and founded her own company in 1965. She has choreographed more than 160 works, including TV specials, movies, full-length ballets, and 4 Broadway shows. She was named a Kennedy Center Honoree in 2008 and has 19 honorary doctorates. 15. *This prolific choreographer* has created 18 ballets. He even conducts some performances of his own works -- when he isn't choreographing or directing operas for the Metropolitan Opera or for the Royal Opera at Covent Garden. He has 11 honorary doctorates, and in 1990 he co-founded the White Oaks Dance Project with Mikhail Baryshnikov. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "This one isn't close. It's not even close to msb@vex.net | being close." --Adam Beneschan My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Dec 29 04:26AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:MM6dnesjBZV0SbvBnZ2dnUU7- > mergers and acquisitions. It is currently a division of CBS > Corporation, and publishes bestsellers under imprints such as > Scribner, Pocket, Touchstone, and Atria, as well as its own name. Simon & Schuster; Random House > arm of the News Corp. empire, and publishes under imprints such > as Avon, Dey Street, Ecco, and William Morrow, in addition to > its own name and its corporate cousin Harlequin. HarperCollins > the works of Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, and Daniel > Webster, and "Bartlett's Familiar Quotations", the 18th edition > of which is currently available. Little, Brown (that's one guess with a comma in the middle of the name, not two guesses) > evening with a dinner break. It starred Roger Rees (later > featured in "Cheers"), who won the Tony for Best Actor in a > Play for his performance. "Nicholas Nickleby"; "The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby" > *this comedy*, which quickly entered the zeitgeist. It even > influenced the original name of a famous sitcom (although that > name was quickly changed). "The Heidi Chronicles" > 12. Tom Stoppard has won 4 Tony Awards for Best Play, more than > any other playwright. His first was in 1968, for *this > absurdist, existential tragi-comedy*. "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead" > works, including TV specials, movies, full-length ballets, > and 4 Broadway shows. She was named a Kennedy Center Honoree > in 2008 and has 19 honorary doctorates. Twyla Tharp -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 28 07:54PM -0600 Mark Brader: > old. Known as "the Greek Freak", he is the first player in > NBA history to end a season in the top 20 players for points, > rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks. Giannis Antetokounmpo. > 7th-youngest player in NBA history. He left the Raptors in > 2000 to sign with the Orlando Magic, but achieved his greatest > stardom with the Houston Rockets. Tracy McGrady. > trading him to Los Angeles, where he would play his entire > career, starting on 1996-11-03, when he became the third-youngest > NBA player in history. Kobe Bryant. 4 for Joshua and Pete. > currently with Texas. He started with Cleveland and pitched > for 8 years with the Anaheim Angels, but is better remembered > for more recent stints with the Mets and the Yankees. Bartolo Colon. > 15 games for the Seattle Mariners early in the season. > On Opening Day, he became the 20th player of all time to > record 5,000 putouts from his position. Ichiro Suzuki. 4 for Joshua and Pete. > decode the rot13 for an additional hint, but only after you have > finished with the previous two questions: At forty years of age, > he's four years younger than the other two geezers. Fernando Rodney. 4 for Dan Tilque and Pete. > Several types of carry may be practiced, including piggyback, > fireman's carry, and Estonian-style. The world championships > have been held annually in Sonkajärvi, Finland, since 1992. Wife-carrying. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Erland, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Bruce. > the UK, India, and Russia. This hybrid sport combines two > traditional one-on-one contests, so that competitors compete > in alternating rounds of a board game and a physical activity. Chess-boxing. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Bruce. > with the Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques > as the world governing body. The first world championship was > held in Canada in 1980. Underwater hockey. 4 for Pete. > of holding Barbadian-Australian dual citizenship. He excelled as > both a bowler and a batsman. *When did he play internationally?* > Name any year. 1954-74. 2 for Joshua. Pete just missed. > era has been called "The Age of Grace". Wikipedia has separate > pages for every single season of his career. *When did he > play internationally?* Name any year. 1872-1908. 4 for Dan Blum. 3 for Pete. Joshua just missed. > Bradman's career Test batting average of 99.94 has been cited > as the greatest achievement by any sportsman in any major sport. > *When did he play internationally?* Name any year. 1928-1948. 4 for Dan Blum. Joshua just missed again. > Maple Leafs, *this player* asked the team to give his retired > number to Ron Ellis, whose playing he admired. Ellis wore it for > the rest of his career, after which the number was "re-retired". Ace Bailey. Bailey had suffered a career-ending injury -- nobody would have been surprised if he'd died from it -- and the Leafs' policy from then until 2016 was to retire numbers only for that reason. > and was the first player from his birth country to be inducted > into the Hockey Hall of Fame. His #21 was "honored" in 2006, > and officially retired in 2016. Borje Salming. 4 for Erland and Pete. > served two terms in the House of Commons, from 1962 to 1965 -- > while playing for the Leafs. His #4 was officially retired > in 2016. Red Kelly. The resason why two terms was only 3 years -- actually a bit less -- was that this was the time of the successive minority governments under John Diefenbaker (PC) and Lester Pearson (L). Kelly (L) was the_MP for York West (more or less what's now called Humber_River -- Black Creek), but found he did not enjoy political life, partly because it kept him away from his family too much. For his reminiscence, see: http://www.revparl.ca/12/3/12n3_89e_zinterview.pdf (The Paul Martin mentioned in that article would be Paul Martin Sr., father of the similarly named 21st century prime minister.) Scores, if there are no errors: FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 TOTALS TOPICS-> His Ent Spo Dan Blum 38 22 16 76 Joshua Kreitzer 23 20 18 61 Pete Gayde 13 17 27 57 Bruce Bowler 20 8 8 36 "Calvin" 11 14 -- 25 Dan Tilque -- 4 12 16 Erland Sommarskog 0 0 8 8 -- Mark Brader, Toronto / "A computer makes it possible to do, in half an hour, msb@vex.net / tasks which were completely unnecessary to do before." My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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