- QFTCIWSS Game 10, Rounds 4-6 answers: translations, Fantasia, TO churches - 4 Updates
- QFTCIWSS Game 10, Rounds 7-8: outlaws, singing - 5 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #547 - 3 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #546 - 2 Updates
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Dec 06 02:42PM > > of a young cancer patient falling in love with an amputee. > > It was adapted into a massive hit film. > "The Fault in our Stars". 4 for Dan Blum. I actually said "The World in our Stars." -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 06 12:44PM -0600 Mark Brader: > > > of a young cancer patient falling in love with an amputee. > > > It was adapted into a massive hit film. > > "The Fault in our Stars". 4 for Dan Blum. Dan Blum: > I actually said "The World in our Stars." 3, then. Scores, if there are now no errors: GAME 10 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 5 6 BEST TOPICS-> Geo Lei Lit Aud Can THREE Joshua Kreitzer 24 27 36 26 9 89 Dan Blum 20 35 31 13 2 86 Pete Gayde 19 32 24 30 3 86 Dan Tilque 20 32 16 4 4 68 Erland Sommarskog 20 28 8 0 0 56 "Calvin" -- -- 15 6 0 21 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "If gravity stops working, a power cut is msb@vex.net | the least of your problems." -- David Bell My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Dec 07 04:44AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:F-GdnbbdiNHlnJTBnZ2dnUU7- >> This time I have no information about the two decoys. > Joshua and Calvin identified the music for #8 as "The Sorcerer's > Apprentice" by Paul Dukas, which I'm sure is correct. For the record, the music for the other decoy, #11, with the toy soldier and ballerina, was Piano Concerto No. 2 by Dmitri Shostakovich. (I didn't remember that segment from "Fantasia 2000" and had to look it up after the answers were posted.) -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 07 12:09AM -0600 Mark Brader: >>> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10-5/fanta.pdf Joshua Kreitzer: > and ballerina, was Piano Concerto No. 2 by Dmitri Shostakovich. (I didn't > remember that segment from "Fantasia 2000" and had to look it up after the > answers were posted.) Thanks. -- Mark Brader, Toronto "The cure of the typo has struck again." msb@vex.net --Peter Young |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 06 05:04AM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-07-30, 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 10, Round 7 - History - Outlaws We've given you a 2-page handout: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10-7/croox.pdf with 18 very, very bad people on it -- outlaws, crime bosses, bank robbers, murderers, and crooks -- all of them American. Questions #1-4 will ask you about a specific photo: 1. #1 is Harry Longabaugh, who developed a reputation for being a 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? 2. The man in #9, a swindler, is nowadays known for the con he invented, wherein he convinced his marks that he could make them a fortune by purchasing postal reply coupons in Italy in bulk, and then selling them in America for a massive profit. In fact, 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? 3. #12 is Louis "Lepke" Buchalter, the only mob boss in American history to receive the death penalty. Buchalter is remembered primarily for running a crime syndicate which had one purpose: 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? 4. Although Buchalter became the primary boss of <answer 3>, he was only a sub-boss when it was founded by the man in photo #15, who was already a prominent figure in the Jewish mob. This man then became a key figure in the Mob's expansion into 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? For questions #5-10, you must give the photo number for the person we describe. 5. Many of you have probably already guessed that photo #11 is Bonnie Parker, the infamous bank robber. Her lover Clyde Barrow 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. 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. 7. Lucky Luciano was the first boss of the Genovese crime family and is considered the father of modern American organized crime. 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. 9. H.H. Holmes is the first documented American serial killer, with at least nine confirmed victims in Toronto, Chicago, and Boston between 1890 and 1894. Holmes claimed to have killed many more in a confession which he sold to newspapers for thousands 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. 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? 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. 11. Ohgpu Pnffvql. 12. Zn Onexre. 13. Znpuvar Tha Xryyl. 14. Zrlre Ynafxl. 15. Ny Pncbar. 16. Wbua Jrfyrl Uneqva. 17. Ohzcl Wbuafba. * Game 10, Round 8 - Science - The Science of Singing Turns out it's more complicated than just opening your mouth and having music come out of it. Who knew? 1. Composed of twin infoldings of mucous membrane stretched 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? 2. This sheet of internal skeletal muscle extends across the bottom of the thoracic cavity, and separates the thoracic cavity, containing the heart and lungs, from the abdominal cavity. 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. 3. This opening is between the vocal cords and the arytenoid 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. 4. The velum is the tissue constituting the back of the roof of the mouth. A higher singing range can be attained when the 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? 5. This term refers to a musical effect consisting of a regular, 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. 6. In physics, this is a phenomenon in which a vibrating system or external force drives another system to oscillate with 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? 7. In vocal pedagogy, most voice types are grouped into seven major categories according to pitch range and other characteristics. For the purposes of Western classical choral singing, however, voices are usually classified into just four categories. Name *all four*. 8. This phenomenon is the deepening of the voice of people as 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? 9. This voice register, also known as pulse phonation, is the lowest vocal register and is produced when air passes through a loose closure of the <answer 3>, thus emitting a low frequency popping or rattling sound. Its use is often criticized, especially in women. 10. Overtone singing is a type of singing where the singer manipulates the <answer 6> created as air travels from the lungs by changing the shape of their mouth, larynx, and pharynx. 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? -- Mark Brader First, the next time you buy a house, get one that msb@vex.net costs exactly $100,000. It makes the math easier. Toronto -- John Gilmer My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Dec 06 02:50PM > 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? The Sundance Kid > 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? Ponzi > 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 Incorporated > 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 > 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. 7; 4 > 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 > 7. Lucky Luciano was the first boss of the Genovese crime family > and is considered the father of modern American organized crime. 18 > 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. 17; 3 > 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 > 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; 13 > 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 > 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 > 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 > 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 > 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 > 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? sympathetic vibration > For the purposes of Western classical choral singing, however, > voices are usually classified into just four categories. > Name *all four*. soprano, alto, tenor, baritone > closure of the <answer 3>, thus emitting a low frequency popping > or rattling sound. Its use is often criticized, especially > in women. vocal fry > 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 -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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>: Dec 06 09:38PM +0100 > 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? Ponzi > 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. 10 > 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. 17 > 7. Lucky Luciano was the first boss of the Genovese crime family > and is considered the father of modern American organized crime. 15 > 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. 7 > 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. 3 > 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? 4 > 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 chords > 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 > 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. Tremolo > 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 > For the purposes of Western classical choral singing, however, > voices are usually classified into just four categories. > Name *all four*. Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass > 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? "Målbrott" in Swedish. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Dec 06 04:50PM -0800 On Thursday, December 6, 2018 at 9:04:30 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > 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? The Sundance Kid > 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? Ponzi > 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? Casa Nostra? > 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? Schultz, Greene > 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, 9 > 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, 10 > 7. Lucky Luciano was the first boss of the Genovese crime family > and is considered the father of modern American organized crime. 3, 9 > 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. 17, 14 > 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. 13, 14 > 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? 9 > * Game 10, Round 8 - Science - The Science of Singing Pass cheers, calvin |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Dec 07 04:40AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:Euqdnbfh4cmkn5TBnZ2dnUU7- > 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; Butch Cassidy > 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? Ponzi > 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. > 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 > 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. #14; #4 > 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. #10; #8 > 7. Lucky Luciano was the first boss of the Genovese crime family > and is considered the father of modern American organized crime. #18 > 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. #3; #5 > 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; #8 > 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? #7; #14 > 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 > 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 > 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 > 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 > 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 > 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 > For the purposes of Western classical choral singing, however, > voices are usually classified into just four categories. > Name *all four*. soprano, alto, tenor, bass > closure of the <answer 3>, thus emitting a low frequency popping > or rattling sound. Its use is often criticized, especially > in women. vocal fry -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Dec 06 04:39PM -0800 1 Who co-starred with Doris Day in the 1959 romantic comedy 'Pillow Talk'? 2 What is a person most likely to purchase when visiting London's Savile Row? 3 In 1867 who first said "Politics is the art of the possible"? 4 Which British theatrical company is also known as the RSC? 5 Which 1797 poem by Johann Goethe was the inspiration for a musical composition by Paul Dukas that appears in the 1940s Disney film 'Fantasia'? 6 Why was Muhammad Ali stripped of his World Heavyweight title in 1967? 7 What was the surname of the brothers who gave the world's first commercial cinema screening in Paris in 1895? 8 The adrenal, thyroid and pituitary glands are components of which bodily system? 9 What European city does Schiphol airport serve? 10 in 1976 which Asian country became to host a F1 Grand Prix? cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 06 07:01PM -0600 "Calvin": > 1 Who co-starred with Doris Day in the 1959 romantic comedy > 'Pillow Talk'? Rock Hudson. > 2 What is a person most likely to purchase when visiting > London's Savile Row? Nothing, they can't afford the men's clothes sold there and are just window-shopping. > 3 In 1867 who first said "Politics is the art of the possible"? Disraeli? > 4 Which British theatrical company is also known as the RSC? Royal Shakespeare Company. > 5 Which 1797 poem by Johann Goethe was the inspiration for a > musical composition by Paul Dukas that appears in the 1940s > Disney film 'Fantasia'? ObQFTCI: "The Sorcerer's Apprentice"? > 6 Why was Muhammad Ali stripped of his World Heavyweight title in 1967? He was convicted of draft-dodging. > 7 What was the surname of the brothers who gave the world's first > commercial cinema screening in Paris in 1895? Appropriately, lumičre. > 8 The adrenal, thyroid and pituitary glands are components of > which bodily system? Endocrine. > 9 What European city does Schiphol airport serve? Amsterdam. > 10 in 1976 which Asian country became to host a F1 Grand Prix? Japan? -- Mark Brader "I love talking about nothing. Toronto It's the only thing I know anything about." msb@vex.net --Lord Goring (Oscar Wilde: An Ideal Husband) My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Dec 07 01:28AM > 1 Who co-starred with Doris Day in the 1959 romantic comedy 'Pillow Talk'? Rock Hudson > 2 What is a person most likely to purchase when visiting London???s Savile Row? clothing > 3 In 1867 who first said "Politics is the art of the possible"? Clausewitz > 4 Which British theatrical company is also known as the RSC? Royal Shakespeare Company > 6 Why was Muhammad Ali stripped of his World Heavyweight title in 1967? protesting the draft > 9 What European city does Schiphol airport serve? Amsterdam > 10 in 1976 which Asian country became to host a F1 Grand Prix? Japan -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Dec 06 04:38PM -0800 On Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at 2:56:13 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 1 What two words does the chemistry term pH stand for? Potential of Hydrogen. Also accepting power or the German potenz. > 2 What distinguishes spermatophytes (a.k.a. phanerogams or phenogamae) from other varieties of plant life? Accepting any answer involving seeds or spores. > 3 Which style of cuisine includes quesadillas and chimichangas? Mexican or Tex-Mex > 4 Which 3 homophones make the list of the 200 most commonly used English words? To, too, two > 5 Which animated British TV series is set in Soggy Bottom Farm? Shaun the Sheep No-one got this but Peppa Pig was a good guess. is it even broadcast in North America? https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0983983/ > 6 Which character was portrayed by Anne Bancroft in the 1967 film 'The Graduate'? Mrs Robinson She appears not to have a first name > 7 Which hit song of 1965 includes the following line: When I'm drivin' in my car, and the man comes on the radio? Satisfaction > 8 According to the floor tilers' maxim, no room is ever… what? Square > 9 Which Swedish scientist formalised binomial nomenclature, the system of naming species with a two-word Latin name? Carl Linnaeus (aka Linne) > 10 Made with coconut milk, potatoes and nuts, Massaman curry originated in which Asian country? Thailand Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 546 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 8 32 Bruce Bowler 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 7 28 Mark Brader 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 5 20 Erland S 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 5 21 Pete Gayde 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 5 23 Dan Blum 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 18 Dan Tilque - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 2 4 6 3 0 5 3 3 5 3 34 57% Congratulations Bruce. cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 06 06:58PM -0600 "Calvin": > > 4 Which 3 homophones make the list of the 200 most commonly used English words? > To, too, two Really! When I saw people trying "there, their, they're", I was sure that was going to be the right answer. I would not have thought that "two" would be so common (and I also don't think "to" really qualifies as a homophone of it). -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "This man must be very ignorant, for he answers msb@vex.net | every question he is asked." -- Voltaire My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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