- QFTCICR19 Game 7, Rounds 9-10: bad news, Ireland challenge - 3 Updates
- QFTCICR19 Game 8, Rounds 2-3: place-name titles and unusual borders - 2 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #559 - 2 Updates
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Apr 23 01:01AM > before Congress, and is shortly due to start a prison sentence > on charges of bank fraud, tax fraud, and lying to Congress > under oath. Michael 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. Scaramucci > 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. Michael 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. Bill Maher > 10. This Special Counsel to the FBI is currently investigating > Russian interference in the 2016 federal election. Robert Mueller > 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 Athletic Association > * B. Entertainment > B1. Name the 1952 movie where John Wayne plays an American > boxer who returns to his native Ireland. The Quiet Man > manuscript describing the New Testament was drawn up in a > Columban monastery around 800. By what name is it usually > known? Book of Kells > C2. Which Dublin-born author is known for writing the novel > "Dracula"? Bram Stoker > * E. History > E1. Name the battle in 1690 where William of Orange defeated > the deposed English King James II. Battle of the Boyne > 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 -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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): Apr 22 10:05PM -0500 Mark Brader: > and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information > see my 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". Game 7 is over and has been won by PETE GAYDE. Hearty congratulations! > round as it was in the original game, so some details may be out > of date, but you must still give the answers that were correct > when the round was originally played. This was the easiest round in the original game, and the 5th-easiest in the entire season, excluding audio rounds. > before Congress, and is shortly due to start a prison sentence > on charges of bank fraud, tax fraud, and lying to Congress > under oath. Michael Cohen. 4 for Pete and Dan. Michael Flynn is to be sentenced for lying to the FBI, not to Congress, and not for fraud. > 2. Currently Trump's secretary of state, he was initially appointed > by Trump as the director of the CIA. Mike Pompeo. 4 for Joshua, Pete, Erland, and Dan. > 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 (Stephanie Clifford; accepting either name). 4 for Pete, Calvin, and Dan. > 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. Sean Spicer. 4 for Pete. > 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. 4 for Joshua, Pete, and Dan. > other member of his administration also actively promotes it, > with public meetings with key members of NASA and others involved > in the program? Vice-President Mike Pence. 4 for Pete and Dan. > 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. Michael Moore. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Pete, Erland, Calvin, and Dan. > 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. Bill Maher. 4 for Joshua, Pete, and Dan. > 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. Jim Acosta. 4 for Joshua and Pete. > 10. This Special Counsel to the FBI is currently investigating > Russian interference in the 2016 federal election. Robert Mueller. 4 for everyone. > * A. Sports > A1. Stephen Roche is the only Irishman to have won *which > sports contest*? Tour de France. 4 for Pete, Erland, and Calvin. > 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 Athletic Association. 4 for Joshua, Pete, Calvin, and Dan. 3 for Erland. If you had been asked this question regarding their name in Irish, as Erland suggested, the answer would have been that CLG stands for Cumann Lúthchleas Gael. Incidentally, it took a fair bit of poking around to find that information on their web site -- it's almost entirely in English, which is still the de facto national language of Ireland. > * B. Entertainment > B1. Name the 1952 movie where John Wayne plays an American > boxer who returns to his native Ireland. "The Quiet Man". 4 for Joshua, Pete, and Dan. > 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". 4 for Joshua, Pete, and Calvin. > manuscript describing the New Testament was drawn up in a > Columban monastery around 800. By what name is it usually > known? The Book of Kells. 4 for Joshua, Calvin, and Dan. > C2. Which Dublin-born author is known for writing the novel > "Dracula"? Bram Stoker. 4 for Joshua, Pete, Calvin, and Dan. 3 for Erland. > * D. Geography > D1. The largest lake in the British Isles is in Northern Ireland. > Name it. Lough Neagh. > 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. Monaghan, Cavan, Donegal. 4 for Calvin. Leinster and Munster are two of the *other* three traditional provinces of Ireland, none of which went into Northern Ireland. (The fourth is Connaught or Connacht.) > * E. History > E1. Name the battle in 1690 where William of Orange defeated > the deposed English King James II. Battle of the Boyne. 4 for Joshua, Calvin, and Dan. The Battle of Hastings was in England, when William I defeated and killed the English King Harold. And it was in 1066! > 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. 4 for Joshua, Pete, and Dan. > * F. Miscellaneous > F1. In what year was the Guinness brewery established? 1759. 2 for Pete. At the original game, in my game most of us felt this was an absurdly hard question -- until one of my teammates pointed out that the answer was *visible on the wall* in the room where we were playing, in the form of one of these mirrors: http://www.houseofguinness.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Guinness-Mirror.jpg I don't know how many of the other pubs that the league uses would have such an advertisement, though. Maybe most of them, but as we just saw, it's not something I'd pay attention to. > 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? Bushmills. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 7 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> His Can Lit Aud Sci Spo Ent Mis Cha SEVEN Pete Gayde 24 4 16 0 28 36 28 40 26 198 Joshua Kreitzer 16 8 36 4 36 4 23 24 28 171 "Calvin" 28 0 16 0 35 0 19 12 28 138 Erland Sommarskog -- -- 4 4 31 0 12 12 10 73 Dan Blum 12 0 -- -- -- -- -- 32 24 68 Dan Tilque -- -- 8 0 36 -- -- -- -- 44 -- Mark Brader | "Continuing to be predictable, I looked at Wikipedia Toronto | and saw that some people agree with you msb@vex.net | and some don't." --Jerry Friedman My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Apr 23 09:26AM +0200 > around to find that information on their web site -- it's almost > entirely in English, which is still the de facto national language > of Ireland. It certainly is. I just thought that an organisation with that focus would have a name in Gaelic only. But as you say, English is the de facto language in Ireland. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 22 10:09PM -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 2 - Literature - Place Names in the Title All answers are novels, which were later made into movies, that have a *real place name* in the title. In each case give the title. 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. 2. 1924, by E.M. Forster. Set against the backdrop of the British Raj and the Indian independence movement in the 1920s. Characters include Dr. Aziz, Cyril Fielding, Mrs. Moore, and Miss Adela Quested. 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. 4. 2008, an epistolary historical novel by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. Set in 1946, it consists of letters written between a female journalist and several members of a club. She becomes caught up in the mystery of the club's founder, 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. 5. 1981, by John Irving. A long tale detailing a quirky family of seven: the parents Win and Mary, and the children Frank, Franny, John, Lilly, and Egg. Other characters include Freud and a pet bear. 6. 1971 novel by Hunter S. Thompson, illustrated by Ralph Steadman. 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. 7. This novel by Dennis Lehane revolves around three boys who grow up as friends in Boston. One of them is abducted by child molesters and is emotionally shattered by his experience. 25 years later, a murder occurs, and all three men are caught up in the investigation. 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. 9. A 1933 memoir by George Orwell with the theme of poverty in the big cities. It covers the near-destitution of casual labor in restaurant kitchens, and is also a travelogue of (low) life on the road, hostel accommodations, and characters living on the margin. 10. 1958, by Graham Greene. A black comedy that makes fun of MI6 and their willingness to believe reports from local informants. 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. * Game 8, Round 3 - Geography - Bordering on the Ridiculous These questions are about anomalous or oddball borders and 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. 2. What country has the shortest coastline in the world? 3. Andorra is jointly ruled by a Spanish bishop and the French president. What is its official language? 4. In 1993 this country became landlocked as a result of one of its former provinces becoming an independent nation. Name the landlocked country. 5. The island of Borneo includes part of Indonesia, part of Malaysia, and all of which other country? 6. Name the largest landlocked country in the world (by area). 7. Alaska is the most northerly state in the US. What is the second-most northerly? 8. The small border town of Baarle-Hertog (population 2,300) is complicated in that the border is not a line drawn through or near the town. Instead it contains many enclaves each belonging to one of the two bordering countries. Name both of these countries. 9. Goa was a Portuguese colony in India. Within a year on either side, when did it become part of India? 10. Name *either one* of the two Spanish exclaves that interrupt the coast of Morocco. -- Mark Brader | Peter Neumann on Y2K: Toronto | This problem gives new meaning to "going out on msb@vex.net | a date" (which many systems will do on 1/1/00). My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| 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 -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Apr 23 12:56AM > 2 What links the hit songs "Smells Like Teen Spirit", "Achy Breaky Heart", "Born This Way", "Like a Virgin", "Money for Nothing" and "Beat It", among many others? Al Yankovic has parodied them > 3 Which complex yet ubiquitous natural structures have variously been defined as "never-ending patterns", "a non-regular geometric shape that has the same degree of non-regularity on all scales", and "seemingly-irregular shapes formed by repeated subdivisions of a basic form"? fractals > 4 Which national symbol appears on the coat of arms of the Republic of Ireland? harp > 5 In which religion are Shiva and Vishnu major gods? Hinduism > 6 Singers Leonard Cohen and Celine Dion are/were of what nationality? Canadian > 8 By area, what is the second largest state in the USA? Texas > 9 Which Australian actress portrayed Samantha Stevens in the 2005 film version??of 'Bewitched'? Nicole Kidman -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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): Apr 22 09:54PM -0500 Dan Blum: > Al Yankovic has parodied them (Applause) -- Mark Brader | In order that there may be no doubt as to which is the Toronto | bottom and which is the top ... the bottom of each msb@vex.net | warhead [will] immediately be labeled with the word TOP. --British Admiralty regulation, c.1968 |
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