| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 10 02:24AM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-09-30, and should be interpreted accordingly. On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty. Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup, based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal the correct answers in about 3 days. All questions were written by members of the Red Smarties 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 2019-10-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". * Game 3, Round 2 - Sports - Homer at the Bat "Homer at the Bat" was, of course, Episode 17 of Season 3 of "The Simpsons". It featured 9 iconic real-life Major League Baseball players who were purchased by nuclear-power-plant magnate Mr. Burns as ringers for his staff's baseball team. Unfortunately, most of them then suffered comical fates that made them unfit to play in the championship game. We give you a few clues, and their fate on the show; you name the player in each case. 1. Star pitcher for the Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays, he gets put on the DL for behaving like a chicken due to a hypnotist's incompetence. 2. Los Angeles Dodgers catcher from 1980 to 1992, he is hospitalized due to radiation poisoning after taking a blue-collar role at the power plant. 3. A Yankees first baseman from 1982 to 1985, he is kicked off the team by Mr. Burns for not shaving off his sideburns. In real life, he would later stir up controversy over his haircut and the Yankees' strict grooming regulations. 4. 1981 and 1988 World Series champion second baseman for the Dodgers, he is arrested by the Springfield Police and put in jail for every unsolved murder in New York City. 5. A St. Louis Cardinals shortstop from 1982 to 1996, this "Wizard" meets an apt end as he disappears in the "Springfield Mystery Spot" while taking in the tourist attractions around town. 6. This Red Sox and Yankees third baseman played from 1982 to 1997 and was a 12-time All-Star; and legend has it he drank 107 beers on a road-trip flight. He gets knocked unconscious by Barney at Moe's Tavern after an argument over whether Pitt the Elder or Lord Palmerston was the greatest British prime minister. 7. This 4-time World Series champion with the Mets and Yankees played right field for 16 seasons. The opposing team's fans would regularly chant his first name in a jeering chorus. In the episode, this player ends up being the only star fit to play. 8. This outfielder is one of only 29 players to have played in 4 calendar decades -- from 1989 until 2010. This Mariners, Reds, and White Sox player is a 14-time All-Star and winner of 8 Gold Gloves. He develops gigantism after overdosing on a brain and nerve tonic provided to the team by Mr. Burns. 9. This outfielder and designated hitter played 1985-2001, and won World Series with the A's and the Yankees. He was later caught up in the steroid controversy, naming other players who took steroids with him. In the episode, he is too burdened rescuing a woman and her possessions from a house fire to make the championship game. 10. Mr. Burns's roster for his "Dream Team" was originally somewhat different; the only problem was that most of them had been dead for decades. The shortstop that Mr. Burns wanted played nearly his entire career with the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1900 to 1917. He was nicknamed "the Flying Dutchman" due to his superb speed and German heritage. His baseball card is among the rarest and most expensive ones -- only about 57 copies are known to exist. * Game 3, Round 3 - History/Geography - Nations that No Longer Exist 1. This African nation declared independence in 1967 but survived less than 3 years, during which time nearly 2,000,000 civilians died from starvation in the resulting war. The lead singer of the Dead Kennedys incorporated this nation's name into his stage name. 2. In 1963, this African territory briefly gained independence as a constitutional monarchy, but this independence lasted only a month before a bloody war ended it. Years earlier, Freddie Mercury was born in this territory. 3. This country split peacefully into two in 1993, 4 years after the Velvet Revolution brought an end to Communist rule. 4. This New England state was an independent nation, with its own constitution, from 1777 until joining the US in 1791. It even briefly considered joining Canada instead. 5. This kingdom was an independent monarchy for nearly 100 years before it was overthrown by the US Marines for the benefit of a private citizen. 6. This nation-empire was the largest Catholic-led empire since the fall of Rome, and lasted until the end of the World War I. Most of its territory was split into four countries, two of which themselves no longer exist either. 7. This empire was one of the largest on Earth, at its peak spanning parts of the Middle East, North Africa, and Eastern Europe. It was dissolved with the Treaty of Sèvres. 8. This former island nation is now a dependency. Its ruling body, the Tynwald, claims to be the oldest continuous parliamentary body in the world. The island is notable for having no national speed limit. 9. This former nation famously produced the Trabant, a car made primarily of Duroplast plastic. 10. This nation had Königsberg as its capital from 1525 until 1701; the city is now known as Kaliningrad. Although its practical independence ended earlier, the nation was not formally abolished until 1947-02-25. -- Mark Brader | "Well, in difficult circumstances, sacrifices do Toronto | have to be made -- especially by ordinary people." msb@vex.net | --Sir Humphrey ("Yes, Prime Minister" (2013), Lynn & Jay) My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 10 02:22AM -0600 Mark Brader: >> been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see >> my 2019-10-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian >> Inquisition (QFTCI*)". And Game 2, otherwise known as the battle of the Dans, is over with DAN BLUM the winner! Hearty congratulations! > * Game 2, Round 9 - Sports - Boxers' Nicknames This was the hardest round in the original game. > 1. Which boxer has been known as "the Louisville Lip"? Muhammad Ali (formerly Cassius Clay; accepting either one, but both names required). 4 for Calvin and Dan Tilque. > 2. Which boxer has been nicknamed "Iron"? Mike Tyson. 4 for Dan Blum and Calvin. > he was forced to eat to get down to 400 pounds to enter an > amateur boxing competition. He also kind of looks like one. > What was his nickname? Butterbean. 4 for Calvin. > 4. This boxer won Olympic gold at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics > when he was 19, earning him the nickname "the Golden Boy > of Boxing". Name him. Oscar de la Hoya. 4 for Calvin. > moment in the ring came when he knocked out former and future > world champion Emile Griffith in 1963. Give his real name or > his nickname. Rubin "Hurricane" Carter. Outside the ring, he is most famous for spending 20 years in prison following a murder conviction that was finally overturned as unjust. > heavyweight champion. He holds victories over Mike Tyson, > George Foreman, and Larry Holmes, earning the nickname he has. > What is that? "The Real Deal". 4 for Calvin. > The fight, dubbed "The Fight of the Century", was his finest > moment and sent Ali to the hospital with a broken jaw. Give the > boxer's name, *including* his nickname. Smokin' Joe Frazier. 4 for Calvin. > Mahogany Mauler", "the Chocolate Chopper", "the Coffee-Colored > KO King", "the Safari Sandman" -- and one that actually stuck. > What was that? "The Brown Bomber". 4 for Dan Blum and Calvin. > 9. His nickname is "money", although some would say he probably > can't spell it. Who? Floyd Mayweather Jr. 4 for Calvin. Claims that he's illiterate were at best exaggerated. > 10. This heavyweight fought Muhammad Ali twice, and lost twice. > Nonetheless, Ali called him "the toughest guy I ever fought" > and gave him the nickname "the Washer Woman". Who was he? George Chuvalo. > title "Garden District". The next year it was made into > a movie starring Katharine Hepburn, Elizabeth Montgomery, > and Montgomery Clift. "Suddenly, Last Summer". > A2. This novel by Herman Raucher tells the story of Hermie and > Dorothy, and was made into a 1971 movie starring Gary Grimes > and Jennifer O'Neill. "Summer of '42". > Game", she was married to Jack Klugman and had a recurring > role as Blanche Madison opposite him on "The Odd Couple". > What was her first name? Brett. > Somers was born in 1946 in California. She's best known > for her roles as Chrissy Snow and Carol Foster Lambert. > What's her first name? Suzanne. (In "Three's Company" (1977-81) and "Step by Step" (1991-98).) 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. > C1. For November, consider *this country*, home to the Rose > City of Petra (a UNESCO World Heritage site) and the Cave > Bar (the world's oldest bar). Jordan. 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Erland. > in Nusa Penida, surfing at Nusa Dua, or for some drier > activities, visit the island's zoo and breakfast with an > orangutan or play in the mud with an elephant. Bali. (In Indonesia.) 4 for Dan Blum. 3 for Calvin. > D1. "The Boys of Summer" was covered by the Ataris, DJ Sammy, > and Night Ranger, but the original was released in 1984 by > this artist. Name him. Don Henley. 4 for Dan Blum and Calvin. > D2. "School's Out (for the Summer)" was covered by pop duo > Daphne and Celeste, Gwar, and Krokus, but the original was > released in 1972 by this artist. Name him. Alice Cooper. 4 for Erland and Calvin. See also Erland's comment, which I suppose is correct. > He played third base and was a designated hitter for the > Seattle Mariners from 1987 through 2004, and later a batting > coach for them from 2015 through 2018. Name Him. Edgar Martinez. > Orioles from 1991 to 2000, and then the New York Yankees > from 2001 to 2008. He holds the AL record for having won > at least 11 games in 17 different seasons. Name him. Mike Mussina. > by General John Hood's Confederate forces for the 1864-07-22 > battle to neutralize an important supply and rail center > for the Confederacy. Atlanta. 4 for Calvin and Dan Tilque. 3 for Dan Blum. > and 10,300 soldiers dead. The battle ended in something > of a stalemate, but Lee's northern invasion was stopped, > so to that extent it was a win for the Union. Antietam (or Sharpsburg -- see Round 9 of the last Final). 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, and Dan Tilque. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> His Can Ent Lit Sci Mis Spo Cha SIX Dan Blum 39 0 23 36 24 24 8 23 169 Dan Tilque 36 24 0 32 35 16 4 16 159 "Calvin" 19 0 14 12 16 24 32 23 128 Bruce Bowler 24 4 -- -- 28 19 -- -- 75 Erland Sommarskog 24 4 0 4 15 11 0 7 65 Pete Gayde 28 0 -- -- 16 12 -- -- 56 Joshua Kreitzer 40 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- 40 -- Mark Brader | "But [he] had already established his own reputation Toronto | as someone who wrote poetry that mentioned the el." msb@vex.net | --Al Kriman My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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