Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 3 updates in 2 topics

Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Apr 29 01:38PM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:TK2dnWmJJLZBD1vBnZ2dnUU7-
 
> 1. 1974: The story of an acerbic 1960s comic whose groundbreaking,
> no-holds-barred style and social commentary was often deemed
> by the Establishment as too obscene for the public.
 
"Lenny," Bob Fosse

> 2. 1971: Shot in black-and-white and set in a dying Texas town,
> this was the film debut of Cybill Shepherd, who the director
> had discovered; they went on to have an 8-year relationship.
 
"The Last Picture Show," Peter Bogdanovich
 
> 3. 1974: This Italian-American director made the first sequel ever
> to win an Academy Award for Best Picture.
 
"The Godfather Part II," Francis Ford Coppola

> 4. 1973: Set in the world of small-time New-York hoodlums and
> gangsters was this director's first of many collaborations with
> Robert De Niro.
 
"Mean Streets," Martin Scorsese
 
> 5. 1975: At nearly 3 hours, this movie features a huge cast of
> 24 main characters. It's set in the South in the "capital of
> country music".
 
"Nashville," Robert Altman

> 6. 1974: A neo-film-noir mystery, nominated for 11 Academy Awards,
> was this director's last movie made in the US before he fled the
> country to avoid being imprisoned for unlawful sex with a minor.
 
"Chinatown," Roman Polanski
 
> all five major Academy Awards (Best Picture, Actor in Lead Role,
> Actress in Lead Role, Director and Screenplay). It was this
> Czech director's second movie made in the US.
 
"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," Milos Forman

> became the first R-rated movie to win the Academy Award for
> Best Picture. Two years later, the same person would direct
> one of the most famous horror movies of all time.
 
"The French Connection," William Friedkin
 
> 9. 1976: A political drama based on the 1974 non-fiction book of the
> same name by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, the two journalists
> investigating the Watergate scandal for the "Washington Post".
 
"All the President's Men," Alan J. Pakula

> use of drugs that suppress emotions. This was the director's
> debut. He later founded a company using part of the same name,
> to assure high-quality audio in movie theaters.
 
"THX 1138," George Lucas

> * Game 8, Round 8 - Canadiana History - Dates in Canadian History.
 
> In case case, tell us what happened that day. Where applicable,
> be specific. There will be some leniency in scoring.
 
I was going to skip this round, but I figured I could attempt a few
questions.
 
> 3. 1967-04-27.
 
Expo 67 opens in Montreal
 
> 9. 1976-07-17.
 
Summer Olympics start in Montreal
 
> 10. 1995-10-30.
 
Liberals led by Chretien win general election while Kim Campbell's
Progressive Conservatives lose big
 
--
Joshua Kreitzer
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tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Apr 29 01:45PM


> 2. 1971: Shot in black-and-white and set in a dying Texas town,
> this was the film debut of Cybill Shepherd, who the director
> had discovered; they went on to have an 8-year relationship.
 
The Last Picture Show by Peter Bogdanovich
 
> 3. 1974: This Italian-American director made the first sequel ever
> to win an Academy Award for Best Picture.
 
The Godfather Part II by Francis Ford Coppola
 
> 4. 1973: Set in the world of small-time New-York hoodlums and
> gangsters was this director's first of many collaborations with
> Robert De Niro.
 
Taxi Driver by Martin Scorsese
 
> 5. 1975: At nearly 3 hours, this movie features a huge cast of
> 24 main characters. It's set in the South in the "capital of
> country music".
 
Nashville by Robert Altman
 
> 6. 1974: A neo-film-noir mystery, nominated for 11 Academy Awards,
> was this director's last movie made in the US before he fled the
> country to avoid being imprisoned for unlawful sex with a minor.
 
Chinatown by Roman Polanski
 
> use of drugs that suppress emotions. This was the director's
> debut. He later founded a company using part of the same name,
> to assure high-quality audio in movie theaters.
 
THX-1138 by George Lucas
 
--
_______________________________________________________________________
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>: Apr 29 01:11PM +0200

> Erland didn't mention the hat trick, but correctly described how
> one of the three goals was controversial. Now controversial goals
> are not exactly unknown in soccer,
 
There are indeed many goals in the history of football that have caused a
lot of discussion after the game. It surely happens about every week
somwewhere. But in most cases, the discussion dies within a few days. Very
few goals keep on living in this sense. The only other I can think of on
the top of my head is "the hand of God", scored by Maradona in 1986 -
against England.
 
> and I don't think the specific
> details are sufficiently notable to treat this as the "only player
> to have done it".
 
The only one to have done it a final on overtime (well, I think "extra time"
is the correct name) Which I did say in my answer.
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Monday, April 29, 2019

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 2 updates in 2 topics

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 29 12:59AM -0500

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-03-25,
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 8, Round 7 - Entertainment - Landmark 1970s American Cinema
 
For each movie, you must name the title *and* the director.
 
1. 1974: The story of an acerbic 1960s comic whose groundbreaking,
no-holds-barred style and social commentary was often deemed
by the Establishment as too obscene for the public.
 
2. 1971: Shot in black-and-white and set in a dying Texas town,
this was the film debut of Cybill Shepherd, who the director
had discovered; they went on to have an 8-year relationship.
 
3. 1974: This Italian-American director made the first sequel ever
to win an Academy Award for Best Picture.
 
4. 1973: Set in the world of small-time New-York hoodlums and
gangsters was this director's first of many collaborations with
Robert De Niro.
 
5. 1975: At nearly 3 hours, this movie features a huge cast of
24 main characters. It's set in the South in the "capital of
country music".
 
6. 1974: A neo-film-noir mystery, nominated for 11 Academy Awards,
was this director's last movie made in the US before he fled the
country to avoid being imprisoned for unlawful sex with a minor.
 
7. 1975: comedy-drama based on a Ken Kesey novel. This movie won
all five major Academy Awards (Best Picture, Actor in Lead Role,
Actress in Lead Role, Director and Screenplay). It was this
Czech director's second movie made in the US.
 
8. 1971: A gritty crime movie that, in the era of MPAA ratings,
became the first R-rated movie to win the Academy Award for
Best Picture. Two years later, the same person would direct
one of the most famous horror movies of all time.
 
9. 1976: A political drama based on the 1974 non-fiction book of the
same name by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, the two journalists
investigating the Watergate scandal for the "Washington Post".
 
10. 1971: US science-fiction movie set in a dystopian future where
the populace is controlled through android police and mandatory
use of drugs that suppress emotions. This was the director's
debut. He later founded a company using part of the same name,
to assure high-quality audio in movie theaters.
 
 
* Game 8, Round 8 - Canadiana History - Dates in Canadian History.
 
In case case, tell us what happened that day. Where applicable,
be specific. There will be some leniency in scoring.
 
1. 1982-03-29.
2. 1885-11-07.
3. 1967-04-27.
4. 1919-05-15.
5. 1917-04-09.
6. 1988-09-22.
7. 1970-10-16.
8. 1972-09-28.
9. 1976-07-17.
10. 1995-10-30.
 
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "C and C++ are two different languages.
msb@vex.net That's UK policy..." -- Clive Feather
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 29 12:58AM -0500

Mark Brader:
 
> *Note*: Abbreviations are acceptable in some cases. If you want
> to try answering with an abbreviation, go ahead, and after the
> round you can find out whether you need to go back and expand it.
 
This was the hardest round in the original game and the 5th-hardest
of the entire season.
 
> perceptions of inkblots are recorded and then analyzed using
> psychological interpretation and/or complex algorithms intended
> to detect underlying thought disorders. Name the test.
 
Rorschach. 4 for Calvin, Joshua, Dan, and Pete. 3 for Erland.
 
> categorize people on four basic criteria, which are combined
> to form a type. The test is based in part on Jung's theories
> on how humans experience the world. Name the categorization.
 
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). 4 for Dan.
 
> educated in the school system instead of consigned to asylums
> for life. Give *either* the original name of the test or the
> American name.
 
Binet-Simon, Stanford-Binet. 4 for Joshua and Dan.
 
> general intellectual ability. It provides separate Verbal
> Comprehension, Visual-Spatial, Fluid Reasoning, Working Memory,
> and Processing Speed index scores. Name it.
 
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children. ("Wechsler" or "WISC"
was required.)
 
> often underestimate their abilities and the abilities of other
> high performers. The effect is named for the two researchers
> who discovered it: who?
 
David Dunning, Justin Kruger. 4 for Joshua and Dan.
 
> of test-takers. Some argue that better nutrition worldwide has
> had an effect, but the reason in not fully known. The effect
> is named after the researcher who uncovered it: who?
 
James R. Flynn.
 
> intelligence not captured in standardized tests. It consists
> of self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and
> social skills. What's it called?
 
Emotional intelligence. 4 for Calvin, Joshua, Dan, and Pete.
 
> and accurate screening tool. Donald Trump was proud to have
> passed this test on his physical last year, thus showing that
> he was not demented. Name the test.
 
Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA).
 
> problems in unique and novel situations, the other to the ability
> to use knowledge acquired through past learning or experience.
> Name *either*.
 
Fluid intelligence (cf. question 4), crystallized intelligence.
 
> audio sounds. Some researchers do not agree that these apps
> are of any use. By what name, as a group, do these apps and
> software go by?
 
Brain training.
 
If you gave a different answer to this and think it was also correct,
please cite evidence.
 
 
> * Game 8, Round 6 - Sports - World Cup Soccer
 
> 1. Geoff Hurst is the only player to have done *what* in World
> Cup soccer? Be sufficiently specific.
 
Scored a *hat-trick in the final game*. (For England in 1966.)
4 for Calvin, Erland, and Pete.
 
Erland didn't mention the hat trick, but correctly described how
one of the three goals was controversial. Now controversial goals
are not exactly unknown in soccer, and I don't think the specific
details are sufficiently notable to treat this as the "only player
to have done it". However, I think if this answer went to a protest
in our league it would probably be accepted, so I'm accepting it here.
 
For what it's worth, see this report of a computer analysis 50 years later:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3384366/anykey.html
 
> 2. Pelé brought Brazil to victory in World Cup soccer three times.
> Name *any one* of the years *and any one* of the host countries
> for these three competitions.
 
1958, 1962, 1970; Sweden, Chile, Mexico. 4 for Calvin, Erland
(the hard way), and Pete.
 
> 3. FIFA is the organization which runs the World Cup Soccer
> Competition. What *city* is it based in?
 
Zurich. 4 for Calvin.
 
> 4. The World Cup was inaugurated in 1930, and the host country
> won it that year. Which country was that?
 
Uruguay. 4 for Calvin, Joshua, Erland, and Pete. 3 for Dan.
 
> 5. Which country hosted the 1994 World Cup?
 
US. 4 for Calvin, Joshua, Erland, and Pete.
 
> 6. The 2026 World Cup competition will be hosted by three countries.
> Name *all three*.
 
US, Canada, Mexico. 4 for Calvin, Joshua, Erland, and Pete.
 
> 7. The number of qualifying countries in the World Cup tournament
> was 16 until 1982. But in 1938, only 15 actually played. Why?
 
Austria and Germany had both qualified, but then Germany absorbed
Austria in the Anschluß. 4 for Dan, Erland, and Pete.
 
> 8. Name *either* of the two stadiums that each have hosted the
> World Cup final match *more than once*.
 
Maracanã (Rio de Janeiro, 1950 and 2014), Azteca (Mexico City,
1970 and 1986). 4 for Calvin, Joshua, Erland, and Pete.
 
In the original game, Olympiastadion was a third acceptable answer.
But in fact two *different* German stadiums of that name have held
the event -- in Munich in 1974, and in 2006 in Berlin.
 
> individually in international soccer. But only once have all
> four qualified for the World Cup tournament in the same year.
> When was that?
 
1958. (Hosted in Sweden, and Brazil won.) 4 for Joshua and Erland.
 
> 10. In a major controversy, the player Zinedine Zidane head-butted
> Marco Materazzi in a World Cup final match. Name *both* teams
> competing, *and* the year.
 
France, Italy, 2006. 4 for Erland and Pete.
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Lit Geo Sci Spo
Joshua Kreitzer 32 40 16 20 108
"Calvin" 24 27 8 28 87
Erland Sommarskog 0 32 3 36 71
Dan Blum 15 18 20 7 60
Pete Gayde 0 16 8 32 56
 
--
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Toronto | The choice was made the day you took your oath."
msb@vex.net | --Dan Duddy, New York Fire Department
 
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Sunday, April 28, 2019

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 1 update in 1 topic

Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Apr 27 07:53PM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:1JudnWfiU_gDB1_BnZ2dnUU7-
> perceptions of inkblots are recorded and then analyzed using
> psychological interpretation and/or complex algorithms intended
> to detect underlying thought disorders. Name the test.
 
Rorshach
 
> intelligence not captured in standardized tests. It consists
> of self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and
> social skills. What's it called?
 
Emotional intelligence
 
> problems in unique and novel situations, the other to the ability
> to use knowledge acquired through past learning or experience.
> Name *either*.
 
Emotional intelligence
 
 
> * Game 8, Round 6 - Sports - World Cup Soccer
 
> 1. Geoff Hurst is the only player to have done *what* in World
> Cup soccer? Be sufficiently specific.
 
Scored 3 goals in a World Cup final
 
 
> 2. Pelé brought Brazil to victory in World Cup soccer three times.
> Name *any one* of the years *and any one* of the host countries
> for these three competitions.
 
1958, Sweden
 
 
> 3. FIFA is the organization which runs the World Cup Soccer
> Competition. What *city* is it based in?
 
Lausanne
 
 
> 4. The World Cup was inaugurated in 1930, and the host country
> won it that year. Which country was that?
 
Uruguay
 
 
> 5. Which country hosted the 1994 World Cup?
 
USA
 
 
> 6. The 2026 World Cup competition will be hosted by three countries.
> Name *all three*.
 
USA, Mexico, Canada
 
 
> 7. The number of qualifying countries in the World Cup tournament
> was 16 until 1982. But in 1938, only 15 actually played. Why?
 
Austria was annexed by Germany
 
 
> 8. Name *either* of the two stadiums that each have hosted the
> World Cup final match *more than once*.
 
Maracana
 
> individually in international soccer. But only once have all
> four qualified for the World Cup tournament in the same year.
> When was that?
 
1982; 1986
 
 
> 10. In a major controversy, the player Zinedine Zidane head-butted
> Marco Materazzi in a World Cup final match. Name *both* teams
> competing, *and* the year.
 
France, Italy, 2006
 
 
Pete Gayde
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Saturday, April 27, 2019

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 4 updates in 2 topics

Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Apr 27 03:58AM

Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in
 
> 1 Which instrument is played by the leader of an orchestra?
 
Violin
 
> 2 What colour is the artificial surface that the Australian Open
> tennis tournament has used 2008?
 
Green
 
> 3 In fashion, accordion, box,
> cartridge and honeycomb are varieties of what?
 
Hats
 
> 4 Which Irish
> satirist's works include "The Rivals" (1775), and "The School for
> Scandal" (1777)?
 
Swift
 
> 5 Nicknamed the 'Cowboy Capital of The World',
> Dodge City is located in which US state?
 
Kansas
 
> 6 Which 2015 Pixar film
> features Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness?
> 7 Most NFL games are played on which day of the week?
 
Sunday
 
> 8 What rate of GST is charged in New Zealand?
 
10 percent
 
> 9 Which Canadian city hosts the world's largest rodeo?
 
Calgary
 
> 10 Who was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis on
> 4th April 1968?
 
Martin Luther King, Jr.
 
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Apr 26 01:25PM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:1JudnWfiU_gDB1_BnZ2dnUU7-
> perceptions of inkblots are recorded and then analyzed using
> psychological interpretation and/or complex algorithms intended
> to detect underlying thought disorders. Name the test.
 
Rorschach test

> educated in the school system instead of consigned to asylums
> for life. Give *either* the original name of the test or the
> American name.
 
Stanford-Binet IQ test

> often underestimate their abilities and the abilities of other
> high performers. The effect is named for the two researchers
> who discovered it: who?
 
Dunning and Kruger

> intelligence not captured in standardized tests. It consists
> of self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and
> social skills. What's it called?
 
emotional intelligence

> * Game 8, Round 6 - Sports - World Cup Soccer
 
> 3. FIFA is the organization which runs the World Cup Soccer
> Competition. What *city* is it based in?
 
Geneva
 
> 4. The World Cup was inaugurated in 1930, and the host country
> won it that year. Which country was that?
 
Uruguay
 
> 5. Which country hosted the 1994 World Cup?
 
USA

> 6. The 2026 World Cup competition will be hosted by three countries.
> Name *all three*.
 
USA, Canada, and Mexico
 
> 8. Name *either* of the two stadiums that each have hosted the
> World Cup final match *more than once*.
 
Maracana

> individually in international soccer. But only once have all
> four qualified for the World Cup tournament in the same year.
> When was that?
 
1958
 
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Apr 26 05:05PM

> perceptions of inkblots are recorded and then analyzed using
> psychological interpretation and/or complex algorithms intended
> to detect underlying thought disorders. Name the test.
 
Rorschach
 
> categorize people on four basic criteria, which are combined
> to form a type. The test is based in part on Jung's theories
> on how humans experience the world. Name the categorization.
 
Myers-Brigg
 
> educated in the school system instead of consigned to asylums
> for life. Give *either* the original name of the test or the
> American name.
 
Stanford-Binet
 
> often underestimate their abilities and the abilities of other
> high performers. The effect is named for the two researchers
> who discovered it: who?
 
Dunning-Kruger
 
> intelligence not captured in standardized tests. It consists
> of self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and
> social skills. What's it called?
 
emotional intelligence
 
> audio sounds. Some researchers do not agree that these apps
> are of any use. By what name, as a group, do these apps and
> software go by?
 
brainware
 
> * Game 8, Round 6 - Sports - World Cup Soccer
 
> 4. The World Cup was inaugurated in 1930, and the host country
> won it that year. Which country was that?
 
Uruguay; Argentina
 
> 7. The number of qualifying countries in the World Cup tournament
> was 16 until 1982. But in 1938, only 15 actually played. Why?
 
one had been annexed by Germany
 
--
_______________________________________________________________________
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Apr 26 08:57PM +0200

> perceptions of inkblots are recorded and then analyzed using
> psychological interpretation and/or complex algorithms intended
> to detect underlying thought disorders. Name the test.
 
Rosach

> * Game 8, Round 6 - Sports - World Cup Soccer
 
> 1. Geoff Hurst is the only player to have done *what* in World
> Cup soccer? Be sufficiently specific.
 
Shot a ball that went from the bar of the goal to the line below - and
got it approved as a goal. And it was on overtime. In a final.

> 2. Pelé brought Brazil to victory in World Cup soccer three times.
> Name *any one* of the years *and any one* of the host countries
> for these three competitions.
 
1958 (Sweden), 1962 (Chile), 1970 (Mexico)

> 3. FIFA is the organization which runs the World Cup Soccer
> Competition. What *city* is it based in?
 
Lausanne
 
> 4. The World Cup was inaugurated in 1930, and the host country
> won it that year. Which country was that?
 
Uruguay
 
> 5. Which country hosted the 1994 World Cup?
 
South Canada, eh I mean USA.
 
 
> 6. The 2026 World Cup competition will be hosted by three countries.
> Name *all three*.
 
Canada, South Canada, and Even More Southern Canada (also known as
Mexico).

> 7. The number of qualifying countries in the World Cup tournament
> was 16 until 1982. But in 1938, only 15 actually played. Why?
 
Anschluss. That is Austria had qualified, but by the time it
considered itself to be part of Germany.
 
And the country to benefit from this was Sweden.

> 8. Name *either* of the two stadiums that each have hosted the
> World Cup final match *more than once*.
 
Azteca (and the stadium in Rio de Janeiro which a momentary lapse of
not recalling the exact letter order prevents me from naming.)
 
 
> individually in international soccer. But only once have all
> four qualified for the World Cup tournament in the same year.
> When was that?
 
1958

> 10. In a major controversy, the player Zinedine Zidane head-butted
> Marco Materazzi in a World Cup final match. Name *both* teams
> competing, *and* the year.
 
That incident seem popular to ask about in Toronto!
 
France and Italy in 2006.
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Friday, April 26, 2019

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 4 updates in 2 topics

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 26 12:43AM -0500

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-03-25,
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 8, Round 4 - Science - Intelligence and Personality Testing.
 
*Note*: Abbreviations are acceptable in some cases. If you want
to try answering with an abbreviation, go ahead, and after the
round you can find out whether you need to go back and expand it.
 
1. In a test developed by a Swiss psychiatrist, a subject's
perceptions of inkblots are recorded and then analyzed using
psychological interpretation and/or complex algorithms intended
to detect underlying thought disorders. Name the test.
 
2. In the 1940s a self-report questionnaire was designed to
categorize people on four basic criteria, which are combined
to form a type. The test is based in part on Jung's theories
on how humans experience the world. Name the categorization.
 
3. This test developed by French psychologists was updated at an
American university. it was intended to identify mental
retardation in schoolchildren, so that they could be properly
educated in the school system instead of consigned to asylums
for life. Give *either* the original name of the test or the
American name.
 
4. This test generates a full-scale IQ representing a child's
general intellectual ability. It provides separate Verbal
Comprehension, Visual-Spatial, Fluid Reasoning, Working Memory,
and Processing Speed index scores. Name it.
 
5. This psychological effect details a cognitive bias in which
people of low ability mistakenly assess their cognitive ability
as greater than it is. Conversely, people of high ability
often underestimate their abilities and the abilities of other
high performers. The effect is named for the two researchers
who discovered it: who?
 
6. Average scores on standardized tests have been increasing for
the last 100 years, especially from 1955 to 1965. Almost
globally, the increase is mostly seen in the lowest quartile
of test-takers. Some argue that better nutrition worldwide has
had an effect, but the reason in not fully known. The effect
is named after the researcher who uncovered it: who?
 
7. Daniel Goleman popularized the concept of an aspect of
intelligence not captured in standardized tests. It consists
of self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and
social skills. What's it called?
 
8. A 10-minute quiz designed by an immigrant to Canada, used to
assess cognitive impairment. It is very useful as an inexpensive
and accurate screening tool. Donald Trump was proud to have
passed this test on his physical last year, thus showing that
he was not demented. Name the test.
 
9. Current cognitive researches use two concepts to categorize
intelligence. One refers to the ability to reason and solve
problems in unique and novel situations, the other to the ability
to use knowledge acquired through past learning or experience.
Name *either*.
 
10. Recently apps and software have been trending that claim to
improve or preserve working memory, and processing speed,
and general cognitive health. Usually they involve games or
audio sounds. Some researchers do not agree that these apps
are of any use. By what name, as a group, do these apps and
software go by?
 
After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Gur dhrfgvbaf
jurer na nooerivngvba jnf npprcgnoyr jrer ahzoref gjb, sbhe,
naq rvtug. Vs lbh tnir na nooerivngvba ba nal bgure nafjre,
cyrnfr tb onpx naq fhofgvghgr gur rkcnafvba.
 
 
* Game 8, Round 6 - Sports - World Cup Soccer
 
1. Geoff Hurst is the only player to have done *what* in World
Cup soccer? Be sufficiently specific.
 
2. Pelé brought Brazil to victory in World Cup soccer three times.
Name *any one* of the years *and any one* of the host countries
for these three competitions.
 
3. FIFA is the organization which runs the World Cup Soccer
Competition. What *city* is it based in?
 
4. The World Cup was inaugurated in 1930, and the host country
won it that year. Which country was that?
 
5. Which country hosted the 1994 World Cup?
 
6. The 2026 World Cup competition will be hosted by three countries.
Name *all three*.
 
7. The number of qualifying countries in the World Cup tournament
was 16 until 1982. But in 1938, only 15 actually played. Why?
 
8. Name *either* of the two stadiums that each have hosted the
World Cup final match *more than once*.
 
9. The four countries comprising the United Kingdom -- England,
Wales, Scotland,and Northern Ireland -- have all competed
individually in international soccer. But only once have all
four qualified for the World Cup tournament in the same year.
When was that?
 
10. In a major controversy, the player Zinedine Zidane head-butted
Marco Materazzi in a World Cup final match. Name *both* teams
competing, *and* the year.
 
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "There is no Planet B."
msb@vex.net -- Emmanuel Macron
 
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Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Apr 26 02:28AM -0700

On Friday, April 26, 2019 at 3:44:04 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:

> perceptions of inkblots are recorded and then analyzed using
> psychological interpretation and/or complex algorithms intended
> to detect underlying thought disorders. Name the test.
 
Rorschach
 
> categorize people on four basic criteria, which are combined
> to form a type. The test is based in part on Jung's theories
> on how humans experience the world. Name the categorization.
 
Kubler-Ross
 
> intelligence not captured in standardized tests. It consists
> of self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and
> social skills. What's it called?
 
Emotional Intelligence
 
 
> * Game 8, Round 6 - Sports - World Cup Soccer
 
> 1. Geoff Hurst is the only player to have done *what* in World
> Cup soccer? Be sufficiently specific.
 
Score a hat-trick in the final.
 
> 2. Pelé brought Brazil to victory in World Cup soccer three times.
> Name *any one* of the years *and any one* of the host countries
> for these three competitions.
 
1970 Mexico
 
> 3. FIFA is the organization which runs the World Cup Soccer
> Competition. What *city* is it based in?
 
Zurich
 
> 4. The World Cup was inaugurated in 1930, and the host country
> won it that year. Which country was that?
 
Uruguay
 
> 5. Which country hosted the 1994 World Cup?
 
USA
 
> 6. The 2026 World Cup competition will be hosted by three countries.
> Name *all three*.
 
USA, Canada, Mexico
 
> 7. The number of qualifying countries in the World Cup tournament
> was 16 until 1982. But in 1938, only 15 actually played. Why?
 
Was that the one where India pulled out late when they weren't permitted to play in bare feet?
 
> 8. Name *either* of the two stadiums that each have hosted the
> World Cup final match *more than once*.
 
Maracana
 
> individually in international soccer. But only once have all
> four qualified for the World Cup tournament in the same year.
> When was that?
 
1966
 
> 10. In a major controversy, the player Zinedine Zidane head-butted
> Marco Materazzi in a World Cup final match. Name *both* teams
> competing, *and* the year.
 
Brazil v. France 1998
 
cheers,
calvin
Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Apr 26 04:55AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:25ydnQdD_qh-HCPBnZ2dnUU7-
> coastlines of countries.
 
> 1. Italy is unique in having two independent nations totally within
> its boundaries. One is the Vatican or Holy See. Name the other.
 
San Marino
 
 
> 2. What country has the shortest coastline in the world?
 
Monaco
 
 
> 4. In 1993 this country became landlocked as a result of one of
> its former provinces becoming an independent nation. Name the
> landlocked country.
 
Serbia
 
 
> 5. The island of Borneo includes part of Indonesia, part of
> Malaysia, and all of which other country?
 
Brunei
 
 
> 6. Name the largest landlocked country in the world (by area).
 
Sudan
 
 
> 7. Alaska is the most northerly state in the US. What is the
> second-most northerly?
 
Maine
 
> or near the town. Instead it contains many enclaves each
> belonging to one of the two bordering countries. Name both
> of these countries.
 
Netherlands and Belgium
 
> side, when did it become part of India?
 
> 10. Name *either one* of the two Spanish exclaves that interrupt
> the coast of Morocco.
 
Tangiers
 
 
Pete Gayde
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 26 12:42AM -0500

Mark Brader:
 
> 1. 1964, a cult classic by Hubert Selby Jr. Set among the Brooklyn
> lower class in the 1950s, it portrays drug use, street violence,
> gang rape, homosexuality, and transvestism.
 
"Last Exit to Brooklyn" (the movie version was in 1989). 4 for Calvin
and Joshua.
 
> British Raj and the Indian independence movement in the 1920s.
> Characters include Dr. Aziz, Cyril Fielding, Mrs. Moore, and
> Miss Adela Quested.
 
"A Passage to India" (movie 1983). 4 for Calvin and Joshua.
 
> 3. A semi-autobiographical 1943 novel by Betty Smith. An
> impoverished but aspirational adolescent girl and her
> family live in the inner city during the 1910s and '20s.
 
"A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" (movie 1945, TV-movie 1974). 4 for Dan
and Joshua.
 
> who was arrested and sent to a prison in France by the Germans
> and has yet to return home. The members of the club are raising
> the missing woman's child until she returns.
 
"The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" (movie 2018).
(Guernsey was required, but you could be approximate on the rest.)
 
> seven: the parents Win and Mary, and the children Frank, Franny,
> John, Lilly, and Egg. Other characters include Freud and a
> pet bear.
 
"The Hotel New Hampshire" (movie 1984). 4 for Joshua. 3 for Dan.
 
> Characters Raoul Duke and his attorney Dr. Gonzo chase the
> American Dream through a drug-induced haze, all the while
> ruminating on the failure of the 1960s countercultural movement.
 
"Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" (movie 1998). 4 for Calvin
and Joshua.
 
> molesters and is emotionally shattered by his experience.
> 25 years later, a murder occurs, and all three men are caught
> up in the investigation.
 
"Mystic River" (movie 2003). 4 for Dan and Joshua.
 
> 8. An Australian historical novel by Joan Lindsay, set in 1900.
> A group of female students at a boarding school vanish while
> on an outing.
 
"Picnic at Hanging Rock" (movie 1975). 4 for Dan, Calvin, and Joshua.
 
> in restaurant kitchens, and is also a travelogue of (low) life
> on the road, hostel accommodations, and characters living on
> the margin.
 
"Down and Out in Paris and London" (documentary movie "Down and
Out", 2010). 4 for Calvin and Joshua.
 
> It also shows that when the pay is better than that of local
> jobs, the unintended consequence may be that "informants"
> will keep a story going to keep the money coming.
 
"Our Man in Havana" (movie 1959). 4 for Calvin.
 
 
> coastlines of countries.
 
> 1. Italy is unique in having two independent nations totally within
> its boundaries. One is the Vatican or Holy See. Name the other.
 
San Marino. 4 for everyone -- Dan, Erland, Calvin, Joshua, and Pete.
 
> 2. What country has the shortest coastline in the world?
 
Monaco (about 4 km -- as always this depends on how you measure, but
if straightened out, it'd be less than 3 km or just over 2 miles).
4 for Calvin, Joshua, and Pete.
 
The country is aligned lengthwise along the coast and none of it
extends as much as a mile inland. It's very different from the case
of Bosnia and Herzegovina, whose coastline of about 20 km or 12 miles
-- the next-shortest, squeezed in between Croatia's two mainland
coastal sections -- forms only about 1% of the country's perimeter.
 
> 3. Andorra is jointly ruled by a Spanish bishop and the French
> president. What is its official language?
 
Catalan. 4 for Erland and Joshua. 3 for Dan.
 
> 4. In 1993 this country became landlocked as a result of one of
> its former provinces becoming an independent nation. Name the
> landlocked country.
 
Ethiopia. (Eritrea left.) 4 for Erland, Calvin, and Joshua.
 
When Serbia & Montenegro split into its two constituent parts,
Serbia became landlocked, but that was in 2006 and Montenegro was
formerly a division of Yugoslavia, not of Serbia.
 
> 5. The island of Borneo includes part of Indonesia, part of
> Malaysia, and all of which other country?
 
Brunei. 4 for everyone.
 
> 6. Name the largest landlocked country in the world (by area).
 
Kazakhstan. 4 for Erland, Calvin, and Joshua.
 
Mongolia is next-largest, but more than 40% smaller than Kazakhstan;
Uzbekistan ranks about 15th. Sudan is not landlocked (it kept all
of the Red Sea coast when South Sudan split off).
 
> 7. Alaska is the most northerly state in the US. What is the
> second-most northerly?
 
Minnesota. 4 for Joshua.
 
Due to a quirk of history whose explanation I will repeat on request,
the state has a northward extension into Lake of the Woods, including
a peninsula on the lake's Manitoba side.
 
The next four states west along the border -- North Dakota, Montana,
Idaho, and Washington -- are tied for third place. Michigan and
Maine are right out.
 
 
> or near the town. Instead it contains many enclaves each
> belonging to one of the two bordering countries. Name both
> of these countries.
 
Belgium, Netherlands (accepting Holland). 4 for everyone.
 
In this area there are even enclaves nested one inside the other.
There used to be one border area in the world that was even more
complicated -- with enclaves nested up to *three* deep -- which was
between India and Bangladesh, but this was rationalized by treaty
in 2015.
 
> 9. Goa was a Portuguese colony in India. Within a year on either
> side, when did it become part of India?
 
1961 (accepting 1960-62). 4 for Erland and Joshua. 3 for Dan.
 
> 10. Name *either one* of the two Spanish exclaves that interrupt
> the coast of Morocco.
 
Ceuta, Melilla. 4 for Erland (the hard way) and Joshua.
3 for Calvin.
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Lit Geo
Joshua Kreitzer 32 40 72
"Calvin" 24 27 51
Dan Blum 15 18 33
Erland Sommarskog 0 32 32
Pete Gayde 0 16 16
 
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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 21 05:38AM -0500

Mark Brader:
> > ...But what do the letters GAA stand for?

Erland Sommarskog:
> (I would expect it to have a name in Irish, but that cannot be the
> answer in an Toronto pub. Which I'm glad for, since I don't know Irish.)
 
It does (the initials are CLG), it isn't, so am I, and neither do I.
--
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Toronto | without having their motives questioned."
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Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Apr 20 09:48PM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:itCdnV6A19Wq-ifBnZ2dnUU7-
> before Congress, and is shortly due to start a prison sentence
> on charges of bank fraud, tax fraud, and lying to Congress
> under oath.
 
Cohen
 
 
> 2. Currently Trump's secretary of state, he was initially appointed
> by Trump as the director of the CIA.
 
Pompeo
 
 
> 3. Name the adult-film actress who says she was paid $130,000 in
> hush money not to disclose a 2006 affair she had with Trump.
 
Stormy Daniels
 
 
> 4. Trump's first White House communications director, he caused
> controversy at his first press conference regarding his claims
> about the size of Trump's inauguration crowd.
 
Spicer
 
> in the White House as counselor to the President. In contrast
> with her articulate and tireless support of the president, her
> husband has been unusually outspoken in his criticism of Trump.
 
Kellyanne Conway
 
> other member of his administration also actively promotes it,
> with public meetings with key members of NASA and others involved
> in the program?
 
Pence
 
 
> 7. While the latest documentary by this filmmaker and author,
> "Fahrenheit 11/9", is highly critical of Trump, it also reserves
> some pointed criticism for the Obama administration.
 
Moore
 
> has a show with HBO. He often mocks Trump's hairstyle and at
> one point asked for a birth certificate to prove that Trump's
> father was not an orange-haired orangutan.
 
Maher
 
 
> 9. He is chief White House correspondent for CNN. After many
> testy encounters with Trump, his access to the White House was
> temporarily barred in November 2018.
 
Acosta
 
 
> 10. This Special Counsel to the FBI is currently investigating
> Russian interference in the 2016 federal election.
 
Mueller
 
 
> * A. Sports
 
> A1. Stephen Roche is the only Irishman to have won *which
> sports contest*?
 
Tour de France
 
> barring membership to members of the British Forces as well
> those who played or attended any non-Irish games, such as
> rugby or soccer. But what do the letters GAA stand for?
 
Gaelic Athletics Association
 
 
> * B. Entertainment
 
> B1. Name the 1952 movie where John Wayne plays an American
> boxer who returns to his native Ireland.
 
The Quiet Man
 
 
> B2. Name the 1996 movie starring Liam Neeson and Julia Roberts
> that describes events in the life of the person who would
> be the first prime minister of an independent Ireland.
 
Michael Collins
 
> known?
 
> C2. Which Dublin-born author is known for writing the novel
> "Dracula"?
 
Stoker
 
 
> D2. Six counties of of the traditional province of Ulster
> now form Northern Ireland. Name any one of the *other*
> three counties of Ulster, in the republic of Ireland.
 
Leinster; Munster
 
 
> * E. History
 
> E1. Name the battle in 1690 where William of Orange defeated
> the deposed English King James II.
 
Hastings
 
 
> E2. Born in New York to an Irish mother and Spanish father, this
> person became both Prime Minister and President of Ireland.
> Who?
 
Eamon De Valera
 
 
> * F. Miscellaneous
 
> F1. In what year was the Guinness brewery established?
 
1756; 1759
 
 
> F2. On the north coast of Country Antrim in Northern Ireland,
> near the Giant's Causeway, is which village that gives its
> name to a well-known Whiskey distillery?
 
Glenfiddich
 
 
Pete Gayde
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Apr 23 03:46AM


> 3. A semi-autobiographical 1943 novel by Betty Smith. An
> impoverished but aspirational adolescent girl and her
> family live in the inner city during the 1910s and '20s.
 
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
 
> seven: the parents Win and Mary, and the children Frank, Franny,
> John, Lilly, and Egg. Other characters include Freud and a
> pet bear.
 
The New Hampshire Hotel
 
> molesters and is emotionally shattered by his experience.
> 25 years later, a murder occurs, and all three men are caught
> up in the investigation.
 
Mystic River
 
> 8. An Australian historical novel by Joan Lindsay, set in 1900.
> A group of female students at a boarding school vanish while
> on an outing.
 
Picnic at Hanging Rock
 
 
> * Game 8, Round 3 - Geography - Bordering on the Ridiculous
 
> 1. Italy is unique in having two independent nations totally within
> its boundaries. One is the Vatican or Holy See. Name the other.
 
San Marino
 
> 2. What country has the shortest coastline in the world?
 
Bosnia and Herzegovina
 
> 3. Andorra is jointly ruled by a Spanish bishop and the French
> president. What is its official language?
 
Catalan; Spanish
 
> 4. In 1993 this country became landlocked as a result of one of
> its former provinces becoming an independent nation. Name the
> landlocked country.
 
Serbia
 
> 5. The island of Borneo includes part of Indonesia, part of
> Malaysia, and all of which other country?
 
Brunei
 
> 6. Name the largest landlocked country in the world (by area).
 
Mongolia; Uzbekistan
 
> 7. Alaska is the most northerly state in the US. What is the
> second-most northerly?
 
Michigan
 
> or near the town. Instead it contains many enclaves each
> belonging to one of the two bordering countries. Name both
> of these countries.
 
Belgium and Netherlands
 
> 9. Goa was a Portuguese colony in India. Within a year on either
> side, when did it become part of India?
 
1960; 1965
 
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Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Apr 18 07:08PM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:y5KdnWW_5dyqxyvBnZ2dnUU7-
> *winning team*.
 
> 1. In 2003 the NY Yankees were favored to win. Which opponent
> defeated them in 6 games?
 
Marlins
 
 
> 2. The 1995 World Series, which team defeated the favorite Cleveland
> Indians in 6?
 
Atlanta Braves
 
 
> 3. The 1988 Oakland Athletics were favored to win the World Series,
> but they lost in 4 straight games. Who beat them?
 
Cincinnati Reds
 
 
> 4. Once again in 1990, the Oakland A's were favored to win it all
> but lost in 4 straight games. Who were their opponents, whose
> José Rijo won the Series MVP award?
 
Cincinnati Reds
 
 
> 5. The 1987 World Series, the St. Louis Cardinals were the
> favorites, but the underdog won the series in 7 games.
> Which team won this series?
 
Minnesota Twins
 
 
> 6. In 1985 which team found their first World Series win, defeating
> the heavily favored St. Louis Cardinals in 7 games?
 
Kansas City Royals
 
 
> 7. In 1974 the lopsided favorite was the Los Angeles Dodgers.
> They lost the series in 5 games. Who defeated them?
 
Oakland Athletics
 
 
> 8. In 1954 the Cleveland Indians were odds-on favorites to win
> the World Series, but were skunked 4 games to none by which team?
 
New York Giants
 
 
> 9. The 1945 Chicago Cubs were favored to win the World Series but
> lost -- and never made the Series again for the rest of the
> century. Which team defeated them in 7 games?
 
Detroit Tigers
 
 
> 10. In 1906 the NL favorite Chicago Cubs were an odds-on favorite
> to win. Which AL team stole the World Series 4 games to 2?
 
Chicago White Sox
 
> querellée par sa mère". The ballet was originally choreographed
> to music based on popular French airs. (1789, Bordeaux.)
> Answer in French.
 
La Fille Mal Garde
 
> Greek antiquity, ending with a scene of graphic sexual desire,
> which was highly controversial at the time of its premiere
> (in 1912).
 
Daphnis and Chloe
 
 
> 3. Prince Siegfried falls in love with Swan Odette. An Evil
> Magician creates a rival Swan Odile to trick the Prince into
> marriage. (1877, Bolshoi Ballet.)
 
Swan Lake
 
 
> 4. Based on an E.T. Hoffman story. A young girl's Christmas
> toys come to life and she has an exhilarating adventure.
> (St. Petersburg, 1892.)
 
The Nutcracker
 
 
> 5. A magical glowing bird arrives from a faraway land, which is
> both a blessing and a bringer of doom to its captor. (1910,
> Paris.)
 
The Firebird
 
> nobleman. The girl dies of heartbreak, and the nobleman must
> face the otherworldly consequences of his careless seduction.
> (1841, Paris.)
 
Coppelia
 
> into believing her magical scarf will capture the beautiful
> sylph. He unknowingly does this thus destroying the sylphs
> wings causing her death. (1832.) Answer in French.
 
Les Sylphides
 
> dressing as the doll, pretending to make it come to life and
> ultimately saving him from an untimely end at the hands of
> the inventor. (1870.)
 
Coppelia
 
> and great surge of the creative power of Spring". The work
> lacks a specific plot or narrative, and can be considered a
> succession of choreographed episodes. (1913.)
 
Rite of Spring
 
 
Pete Gayde
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 19 07:23PM -0500

Mark Brader:
> *winning team*.
 
> 1. In 2003 the NY Yankees were favored to win. Which opponent
> defeated them in 6 games?
 
Florida Marlins. 4 for Pete.
 
> 2. The 1995 World Series, which team defeated the favorite Cleveland
> Indians in 6?
 
Atlanta Braves. ("Atlanta" was required.) 4 for Pete.
 
> 3. The 1988 Oakland Athletics were favored to win the World Series,
> but they lost in 4 straight games. Who beat them?
 
Los Angeles Dodgers. (Full name required.)
 
> 4. Once again in 1990, the Oakland A's were favored to win it all
> but lost in 4 straight games. Who were their opponents, whose
> José Rijo won the Series MVP award?
 
Cincinnati Reds. 4 for Pete.
 
> 5. The 1987 World Series, the St. Louis Cardinals were the
> favorites, but the underdog won the series in 7 games.
> Which team won this series?
 
Minnesota Twins. 4 for Pete.
 
> 6. In 1985 which team found their first World Series win, defeating
> the heavily favored St. Louis Cardinals in 7 games?
 
Kansas City Royals. ("Royals" was required.) 4 for Pete.
 
> 7. In 1974 the lopsided favorite was the Los Angeles Dodgers.
> They lost the series in 5 games. Who defeated them?
 
Oakland Athletics ("Oakland" was required; accepting "Oakland A's").
4 for Joshua and Pete.
 
> 8. In 1954 the Cleveland Indians were odds-on favorites to win
> the World Series, but were skunked 4 games to none by which team?
 
New York Giants. (Full name required.). 4 for Pete.
 
> 9. The 1945 Chicago Cubs were favored to win the World Series but
> lost -- and never made the Series again for the rest of the
> century. Which team defeated them in 7 games?
 
Detroit Tigers. 4 for Pete.
 
> 10. In 1906 the NL favorite Chicago Cubs were an odds-on favorite
> to win. Which AL team stole the World Series 4 games to 2?
 
Chicago White Sox. ("White Sox" required.) 4 for Pete.
 
> Canadiens"), please go back and supply the complete name. Answers
> not listed in this note will be accepted if correct and do not
> need any additional information.
 
The original question-setters did not specify what form of team
names had to be given, but I thought this was the best way to do it.
 
 
> querellée par sa mčre". The ballet was originally choreographed
> to music based on popular French airs. (1789, Bordeaux.)
> Answer in French.
 
"La Fille mal gardée". 4 for Pete.
 
> Greek antiquity, ending with a scene of graphic sexual desire,
> which was highly controversial at the time of its premiere
> (in 1912).
 
"Afternoon of a Faun". 4 for Joshua.
 
> 3. Prince Siegfried falls in love with Swan Odette. An Evil
> Magician creates a rival Swan Odile to trick the Prince into
> marriage. (1877, Bolshoi Ballet.)
 
"Swan Lake". 4 for everyone -- Calvin, Joshua, Erland, and Pete.
 
> 4. Based on an E.T. Hoffman story. A young girl's Christmas
> toys come to life and she has an exhilarating adventure.
> (St. Petersburg, 1892.)
 
"The Nutcracker". 4 for Calvin, Joshua, and Pete.
 
> 5. A magical glowing bird arrives from a faraway land, which is
> both a blessing and a bringer of doom to its captor. (1910,
> Paris.)
 
"The Firebird". 4 for Calvin, Erland, and Pete.
 
> nobleman. The girl dies of heartbreak, and the nobleman must
> face the otherworldly consequences of his careless seduction.
> (1841, Paris.)
 
"Giselle".
 
> into believing her magical scarf will capture the beautiful
> sylph. He unknowingly does this thus destroying the sylphs
> wings causing her death. (1832.) Answer in French.
 
"La Sylphide". 4 for Pete.
 
> dressing as the doll, pretending to make it come to life and
> ultimately saving him from an untimely end at the hands of
> the inventor. (1870.)
 
"Coppelia". 4 for Joshua and Pete.
 
> 9. A love triangle and a meditation on class in 19th-century Russia.
> This ballet takes its name from an Alexander Pushkin novel.
> (1965, Stuttgart Ballet.)
 
"Onegin". 3 for Calvin and Joshua.
 
> and great surge of the creative power of Spring". The work
> lacks a specific plot or narrative, and can be considered a
> succession of choreographed episodes. (1913.)
 
"The Rite of Spring". 4 for everyone.
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
GAME 7 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> His Can Lit Aud Sci Spo Ent FIVE
Pete Gayde 24 4 16 0 28 36 28 132
Joshua Kreitzer 16 8 36 4 36 4 23 119
"Calvin" 28 0 16 0 35 0 19 98
Erland Sommarskog -- -- 4 4 31 0 12 51
Dan Tilque -- -- 8 0 36 -- -- 44
Dan Blum 12 0 -- -- -- -- -- 12
 
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Toronto It's spawned a new interjection!"
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