- QFTCICR19 Game 9, Rounds 7-8: movie/TV friends, Grey Cup - 2 Updates
- QFTCICR19 Game 9, Rounds 4,6: management, characters - 3 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #563 - 3 Updates
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 11 12:28AM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-04-01, 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 9, Round 7 - Entertainment - Movie/TV Friends We name a the movie or TV show, and one character; you name the person's best friend or the specific friend described. Where we give only a first name, nickname, or similar in the question, you can do the same in answering. 1. "Clueless", Cher. 2. "Community", Troy. The friend is a talk show co-host. 3. "Parks and Recreation", Leslie. The friend is a nurse. 4. "Absolutely Fabulous", Patsy. 5. "Fried Green Tomatoes", Ruth. 6. "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", Ferris. 7. "Boy Meets World", Cory's best (female) friend. 8. "Toy Story", Woody. We don't mean the human friend. 9. "Top Gun", Maverick's best friend and flight partner at the start of the movie. 10. "Back to the Future", Marty McFly's friend and main accomplice in time travel. * Game 9, Round 8 - Canadiana Sports - Grey Cup 101 With apologies to the experts out there. Where a team is asked for, either the city (or whatever) or the team name will do, like "Toronto" or "Maple Leafs". 1. Within a year on either side, when was the first Grey Cup match played? 2. Please decode the rot13 only after you have completed the previous question. Gur Terl Phc va 2018 jnf abg gur bar-uhaqerq-gragu, nf lbh jbhyq rkcrpg sebz gur cerivbhf nafjre. Jung ahzore jnf vg? 3. The Calgary Stampeders won in 2018 -- who did they beat? 4. The Grey Cup was named after Albert Grey, the fourth Earl Grey. What was his job in <answer 1>? 5. Due to weather conditions, what nickname was given to the 1962 Grey Cup game, held at Toronto's Exhibition Stadium? 6. The 1975 game was held in Calgary. Despite the cold weather, what incident happened during the national anthem? 7. In 1995 which team unusually won the Grey Cup, beating the Calgary Stampeders 37-20? 8. The Grey Cup was stolen in 1969 from the offices of the Ottawa Rough Riders. It was later found in a locker in which hotel? 9. Which team has made the most Grey Cup appearances? 10. The all-time record for attendance at a Grey Cup game was 68,318, in 1977. In what stadium? -- Mark Brader | "Rleadse negiifu uoug assount 'u somrletiing the fogm... Toronto | We arologiize fog anu iinsonneniiense." msb@vex.net | --Seen in spam My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: May 11 05:43AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:m5mdnVQJNpMQwEvBnZ2dnUU7- > give only a first name, nickname, or similar in the question, > you can do the same in answering. > 1. "Clueless", Cher. Dionne > 2. "Community", Troy. The friend is a talk show co-host. Abed > 3. "Parks and Recreation", Leslie. The friend is a nurse. Ann > 5. "Fried Green Tomatoes", Ruth. Idgie > 6. "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", Ferris. Cameron > 7. "Boy Meets World", Cory's best (female) friend. Topanga > 8. "Toy Story", Woody. We don't mean the human friend. Buzz Lightyear (I assume this is the intended answer, but they were more rivals than friends for most of the film) > 9. "Top Gun", Maverick's best friend and flight partner at the > start of the movie. Iceman > 10. "Back to the Future", Marty McFly's friend and main accomplice > in time travel. Doc Brown > team name will do, like "Toronto" or "Maple Leafs". > 1. Within a year on either side, when was the first Grey Cup > match played? 1921; 1924 > the previous question. Gur Terl Phc va 2018 jnf abg gur > bar-uhaqerq-gragu, nf lbh jbhyq rkcrpg sebz gur cerivbhf > nafjre. Jung ahzore jnf vg? 103rd > 4. The Grey Cup was named after Albert Grey, the fourth Earl Grey. > What was his job in <answer 1>? Governor-General of Canada > 5. Due to weather conditions, what nickname was given to the 1962 > Grey Cup game, held at Toronto's Exhibition Stadium? Fog Bowl > 10. The all-time record for attendance at a Grey Cup game was > 68,318, in 1977. In what stadium? Olympic Stadium -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: May 10 02:19PM On Tue, 07 May 2019 23:02:21 -0500, Mark Brader wrote: > * Game 9, Round 6 - Science - Management Science > 1. Standard management textbooks tell us that a manager should be > doing four functions. Name any *two*. encouraging and mentoring > 2. When an employee hears information from an unofficial source, > the employee is said to have heard it where? thru the grapevine > 4. Used in process improvement, this term was introduced by Motorola > in 1980. It refers to achieving success 99.99966% of the time. What > term are we referring to? 6 sigma > 6. The CIO is an important role in the executive layer of > management. Because of its challenges it is jokingly referred to as > "Career Is Over". What does CIO actually stand for? Chief Information Officer > 8. What term is used when a manager spells out in minute detail > everything that needs to be done, leaving their subordinates little > or no opportunity to use their own judgement to complete a task? micromanaging > In each case we name the year, the author, and one character that the > author created for the book; you give the title. > 1. 1960, John Updike, "Rabbit" Angstrom. Rabbit Run > 3. 1920, Edith Wharton, Newland Archer. > 4. 1926, Ernest Hemingway, Jake Barnes. > 5. 1951, J.D. Salinger, Phoebe Caulfield. Catcher in the Rye > 8. 1922, James Joyce, Molly Bloom. > 9. 1964, Margaret Laurence, Hagar Shipley. > 10. 1985, Larry McMurtry, Augustus McCrae. Lonesome Dove |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: May 10 06:07PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:H-adnQPqxPFQyU_BnZ2dnUU7- > * Game 9, Round 6 - Science - Management Science > 1. Standard management textbooks tell us that a manager should be > doing four functions. Name any *two*. Salary and performance review > 2. When an employee hears information from an unofficial source, > the employee is said to have heard it where? Through the grapevine; Under the table > 3. In an organization what term is used to describe the ability > of a manager to influence or control others? The same term is > used in engineering and physics with another meaning. Catalyst > 4. Used in process improvement, this term was introduced by Motorola > in 1980. It refers to achieving success 99.99966% of the time. > What term are we referring to? 5 nines > 6. The CIO is an important role in the executive layer of > management. Because of its challenges it is jokingly referred > to as "Career Is Over". What does CIO actually stand for? Chief Information Officer > everything that needs to be done, leaving their subordinates > little or no opportunity to use their own judgement to complete > a task? Micromanagement > 9. Which management scientist / psychologist defined a hierarchy of > 5 needs which allows employees in an organization to be motivated > in their workplace? Demming > 2. 1992, Michael Ondaatje, Hana. > 3. 1920, Edith Wharton, Newland Archer. > 4. 1926, Ernest Hemingway, Jake Barnes. All Quiet on the Western Front; The Old Man and the Sea > 5. 1951, J.D. Salinger, Phoebe Caulfield. Catcher in the Rye > 6. 1942, Albert Camus, Meursault. > 7. 1927, Virginia Woolf, Mrs. Ramsay. > 8. 1922, James Joyce, Molly Bloom. Ulysses > 9. 1964, Margaret Laurence, Hagar Shipley. > 10. 1985, Larry McMurtry, Augustus McCrae. Pete Gayde |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 11 12:18AM -0500 Mark Brader: > see my 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". > * Game 9, Round 6 - Science - Management Science Errr... would you believe Round 4? > 1. Standard management textbooks tell us that a manager should be > doing four functions. Name any *two*. Planning, organizing, leading, controlling. 3 for Erland. I didn't like this question at all; it presumes familiarity with which books are "standard management textbooks" and further presumes that all of them agree with each other as to this exact list of functions. But I decided to score it based on the list of answers originally accepted, at least to start with. It you were ruled wrong and can make a case for multiple textbooks supporting your answer, please do. I think delegating is related to organizing, so I decided to score the answer of leading and delegating as almost correct. None of the other answers given were close enough to accept barring protests. > 2. When an employee hears information from an unofficial source, > the employee is said to have heard it where? On the grapevine, or around the water cooler. 4 for Calvin, Erland, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Bruce. 2 for Pete. > 3. In an organization what term is used to describe the ability > of a manager to influence or control others? The same term is > used in engineering and physics with another meaning. Power. > 4. Used in process improvement, this term was introduced by Motorola > in 1980. It refers to achieving success 99.99966% of the time. > What term are we referring to? Six sigma. 4 for Calvin, Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Bruce. > is greater than the sum of the individual parts? For example, > if one employee takes one hour to do a task, two employees will > take less than 1/2 hour to do the same task. Synergy or marginal utility. 4 for Calvin, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. At the original game, I made a comment to the effect of "So if you can produce a baby using one woman in 9 months, using 9 women you can do it in one month?" And one of my (male) teammates promptly volunteered to try the experiment. > 6. The CIO is an important role in the executive layer of > management. Because of its challenges it is jokingly referred > to as "Career Is Over". What does CIO actually stand for? Chief Information Officer. 4 for everyone -- Calvin, Dan Blum, Erland, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, and Pete. > in management, expresses the idea that it is detrimental to an > organization if employees go over their manager, or a manager > talks to individuals reporting to his subordinates? Chain of command. 4 for Calvin, Dan Blum, and Joshua. > everything that needs to be done, leaving their subordinates > little or no opportunity to use their own judgement to complete > a task? Micromanagement. 4 for everyone. > 9. Which management scientist / psychologist defined a hierarchy of > 5 needs which allows employees in an organization to be motivated > in their workplace? Abraham Maslow. 4 for Calvin, Dan Blum, and Joshua. > 10. What term is used to describe an organization where an > individual may report to two or more people, for example a > functional manager and a product manager? Matrix organization. *I* got this one right in the original game because the first employer I worked for after graduation claimed, in my hiring interview, to be using this method -- but in practice I found myself reporting to only one person. (Not a problem, I liked her, but it came across rather as a case of "in theory there is no difference between theory and practice, but in practice there is a difference.") > In each case we name the year, the author, and one character that > the author created for the book; you give the title. > 1. 1960, John Updike, "Rabbit" Angstrom. "Rabbit, Run". 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Bruce. 3 for Calvin and Dan Blum. > 2. 1992, Michael Ondaatje, Hana. "The English Patient". 4 for Joshua. > 3. 1920, Edith Wharton, Newland Archer. "The Age of Innocence". 4 for Joshua. > 4. 1926, Ernest Hemingway, Jake Barnes. "The Sun Also Rises". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 5. 1951, J.D. Salinger, Phoebe Caulfield. "The Catcher in the Rye". 4 for Calvin, Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, and Pete. > 6. 1942, Albert Camus, Meursault. "L'Étranger", known in English as "The Stranger" or "The Outsider". 4 for Calvin. > 7. 1927, Virginia Woolf, Mrs. Ramsay. "To the Lighthouse". 4 for Joshua. > 8. 1922, James Joyce, Molly Bloom. "Ulysses". 4 for Calvin, Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 9. 1964, Margaret Laurence, Hagar Shipley. "The Stone Angel". > 10. 1985, Larry McMurtry, Augustus McCrae. "Lonesome Dove". 4 for Joshua and Bruce. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 9 ROUNDS-> 2 4 6 TOTALS TOPICS-> His Sci Lit Joshua Kreitzer 32 24 32 88 Dan Blum 40 24 15 79 Dan Tilque 32 20 16 68 Bruce Bowler 32 16 12 60 Pete Gayde 40 10 8 58 "Calvin" -- 28 15 43 Erland Sommarskog 16 15 0 31 -- Mark Brader "Without nuclear weapons we will be nothing Toronto more than a rich, powerful Canada...." msb@vex.net -- A Walk in the Woods, by Lee Blessing My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: May 10 02:34AM -0700 On 5/9/19 9:33 PM, Calvin wrote: > 1 Chinese basketballer Yao Ming played eight seasons with which NBA team? Houston Rockets > 2 What four-letter word can mean essentials for living, to store in a regular place, to remain in good condition, or to protect? save ?? > 3 In which year did the Soviet Union launch the Sputnik 1 satellite? 1957 > 4 Which is the only Semitic language that is an official language of the European Union? Maltese > 5 Which Rolling Stones hit features in the film "Full Metal Jacket", and the TV series "Tour of Duty" and "Westworld", among others? > 6 In cooking, which term refers to the intermingling of fat between the lean of beef? > 7 The Vistula river runs through which European capital city? Poland > 8 Based on the most unlikely premise, which six-film series stars Ian Ziering and Tara Reid as Fin Shepard and April Wexler? > 9 Dermatology is a branch of medicine dealing with the function and diseases of which human organ? skin > 10 What terms describes a mutually benefits of an ongoing relationship between two organisms of different species living in close proximity? For example, the clownfish and sea anemone. symbiosis -- Dan Tilque |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): May 10 01:47PM > 1 Chinese basketballer Yao Ming played eight seasons with which NBA team? Rockets > 2 What four-letter word can mean essentials for living, to store in a regular place, to remain in good condition, or to protect? keep > 3 In which year did the Soviet Union launch the Sputnik 1 satellite? 1957 > 4 Which is the only Semitic language that is an official language of the European Union? Maltese > 6 In cooking, which term refers to the intermingling of fat between the lean of beef? marbling > 7 The Vistula river runs through which European capital city? Prague > 8 Based on the most unlikely premise, which six-film series stars Ian Ziering and Tara Reid as Fin Shepard and April Wexler? Sharknado > 9 Dermatology is a branch of medicine dealing with the function and diseases of which human organ? skin > 10 What terms describes a mutually benefits of an ongoing relationship between two organisms of different species living in close proximity? For example, the clownfish and sea anemone. commensalism -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: May 10 02:10PM On Thu, 09 May 2019 21:33:58 -0700, Calvin wrote: > 1 Chinese basketballer Yao Ming played eight seasons with which NBA > team? > 2 What four-letter word can mean essentials for living, to store in a > regular place, to remain in good condition, or to protect? > 3 In which year did the Soviet Union launch the Sputnik 1 satellite? 1959? > 4 Which is the only Semitic language that is an official language of the > European Union? > 5 Which Rolling Stones hit features in the film "Full Metal Jacket", and > the TV series "Tour of Duty" and "Westworld", among others? > 6 In cooking, which term refers to the intermingling of fat between the > lean of beef? barding > 7 The Vistula river runs through which European capital city? > 8 Based on the most unlikely premise, which six-film series stars Ian > Ziering and Tara Reid as Fin Shepard and April Wexler? > 9 Dermatology is a branch of medicine dealing with the function and > diseases of which human organ? Skin > 10 What terms describes a mutually benefits of an ongoing relationship > between two organisms of different species living in close proximity? > For example, the clownfish and sea anemone. symbiosis |
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