| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 22 04:18AM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-03-04, 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 3 days. All questions were written by members of the Cellar Rats 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 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". * Game 5, Round 7 - Entertainment - The Oscars 1. Who was the first actor to win Best Actor in a Leading Role in *two consecutive years*? 2. In the awards for 1966, Vanessa Redgrave and her sister Lynn were both nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Name *either* of the two movies. 3. Name *both* actors who have won Oscars for playing the role of Vito Corleone. 4. Who has won the Best Director Oscar the most times? 5. "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" is one of three movies to win 11 Academy Awards each. Name *either* of the other two. 6. Edith Head won 8 Oscars -- in what category? 7. This 1981 film won Best Actor and Best Actress for its leads, and the man's real-life daughter, who co-starred, was nominated for her supporting role. Name the movie. 8. To date only one person has won both an Oscar and a Nobel Prize: who? 9. At the Academy Awards for 2016, the presenters for Best Picture were given a second copy of the envelope for Best Actress, resulting in the wrong winner being announced. The presenters were an actor and actress who had co-starred in a 1967 movie. Name *either* of them. 10. The song "Que Sera Sera" won an Oscar. What movie was it in? * Game 5, Round 8 - Literature - Top 20 These fiction and non-fiction books have recently been featured in the New York Times Top 20 list. (That's how they put it in the original game -- I don't know if it means they were bestsellers or were recommendations selected by reviewers.) 1. "Brief Answer to Big Questions" is a collection of articles from which recently deceased scientist? 2. "Leadership" by Doris Kearns Goodwin details the challenges faced by four US presidents. Name *any two* of the four. 3. In the book "Origin", symbology professor Robert Langdon reconnects with one of his first students. Who is the author? 4. This Kevin Kwan novel is the third book in the "Crazy Rich Asians" trilogy. Name it. 5. "The President is Missing" describes the challenges facing President Jonathan Duncan, a Gulf War veteran and a widower. Name *either one* of the two authors. 6. "Ship of Fools" argues that the ruling class in the US is out of touch with everyday citizens. Name the Fox anchor who wrote it. 7. "The Next Person You Meet in Heaven" by Mitch Albom is a sequel to which book? 8. "Killers of the Flower Moon" is a non-fictional account of a murder spree on Native American people in the 1920s -- in which state? 9. Name the book by James Carreyou which describes the controversial company Theranos and its founder Elizabeth Holmes, who tried to come up with a better way to do blood testing? 10. "The Reckoning" describes the events which take place when a decorated World War II veteran kills a pastor inside a Mississippi church. Who is the author? -- Mark Brader "The world little knows or cares the storm through Toronto which you have had to pass. It asks only if you msb@vex.net brought the ship safely to port." -- Joseph Conrad My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 22 04:16AM -0500 Mark Brader: > see my 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". > * Game 5, Round 4 - Sports - NBA Coaches This was the hardest round in the original game. > For questions #1-8, in each case name the person described. > 1. This former NBA player and coach holds the record for the most > combined championships: 2 as a player and 11 as a coach. Phil Jackson (New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers). The 2 championships as a player include one season that he actually missed due to an injury. 4 for Joshua, Calvin, and Pete. > 2. This former Boston Celtics president coached the team to > 9 championships from 1957 to 1966. Red Auerbach. 4 for Joshua, Calvin, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > leagues of the US, this man took over as coach of the San Antonio > Spurs in 1996. He has led them to a winning record in 21 out > of 21 complete seasons so far, and won 5 championships with them. Gregg Popovich. 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque. > all-star game 9 times. He was the first North American sports > figure to win a championship as a player, an assistant coach, > a head coach, and an executive. Pat Riley. (Also played for San Diego Rockets and Phoenix Suns; also coached New York Knicks.) 4 for Joshua, Calvin, and Pete. > one as an assistant coach in 1981, and 2 as head coach in 1984 > and 1986. Hint: His name sounds like the title of a Grateful > Dead song. K.C. Jones. (Also assistant coach for L.A. Lakers' championship in 1972.) 4 for Joshua. > professional sports and the first black coach to win > a major-league championship. In 2011 he received the > Presidential Medal of Freedom from Barack Obama. Bill Russell. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > NBA championships in 1989 and 1990, then led the US "Dream Team" > to the gold medal at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. The NBA's > lifetime-achievement award in coaching is named after him. Chuck Daly. > the Spurs, then 3 times as a coach with the Warriors. In 2015 > he broke the NBA record for the most regular-season wins as a > coach, then in 2016 he broke it again. Steve Kerr. (67 wins in 2014-15, 73 in 2015-16. The season is 82 games long.) > He was 101 years old when he died in 2017. Which team did he > lead to 5 championships from 1949 (when they were in the BAA) > until 1954? Minneapolis Lakers. 4 for Joshua and Pete. > from 1997 until 2000, winning the Coach of the Year award in > 1998, and leading them to their only NBA Finals appearance > in 2000? Indiana Pacers. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 1. Physics: Which ancient physicist is credited with saying, > "Give me a lever long enough and a place to stand, and I can > move the Earth"? Archimedes. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, Calvin, and Dan Tilque. > 2. Metallurgy: Most incandescent light bulbs have filaments made > of what metal? Tungsten. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, Calvin, Dan Tilque, and Pete. Essentially the same question was asked on "Jeopardy!" three days after the original game. > 3. Geology: The ruby and the sapphire are both forms of what > mineral? Corundum. (Not carborundum.) 4 for Bruce. > 4. What is the named, unprefixed SI unit of electric charge? > (For example, if we had asked for pressure we would want the > pascal, not the kilopascal and not the kg/m·s².) Coulomb. 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque. > 5. Anatomy: Which famous Flemish anatomist of the 16th century is > known as the founder of modern human anatomy? Vesalius. 4 for Dan Blum. > 6. Space: According to one reckoning, the first time a man-made > object left the solar system was in 2012. It was launched > in 1977. Name it. Voyager 1. (See also http://xkcd.com/1189/ and, of course -- spoiler for the movie rot13'd -- "Fgne Gerx: Gur Zbgvba Cvpgher" (1979).) 4 for Dan Blum and Pete. 3 for Calvin. > 7. Physics: The proposal of the atomic theory of matter by a > scientist (as opposed to an ancient philosopher) was by which > British chemist and physicist in 1803? John Dalton. > 8. Microbiology: The father of modern microbiology is considered > to be Antonie van Leeuwenhoek ["LAY-ven-huck"]. What device > did he improve? Microscope (lenses). 4 for everyone. > 9. Medicine: Hyperlordosis is an overly accentuated curve in what > part of the body? The spine in the lower back. (Accepting either part.) 4 for everyone. > 10. Medicine: Paresthesia is a tingling, pricking, or numb sensation > that usually arises in the extremities. What is it commonly > called? "Pins and needles", or the extremity "going to sleep". 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Calvin, Dan Tilque, and Pete. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS TOPICS-> His Geo Spo Sci Joshua Kreitzer 23 35 32 20 110 Dan Tilque 20 32 16 24 92 Pete Gayde 23 22 24 20 89 "Calvin" 11 38 12 23 84 Dan Blum 12 20 0 28 60 Erland Sommarskog 8 28 -- -- 36 Bruce Bowler -- -- 0 24 24 -- Mark Brader, Toronto It's all Henry's fault. msb@vex.net -- Geoff Collyer My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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