- QFTCIMI520 Game 5, Rounds 7-8: best directors, WHA - 3 Updates
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- Calvin's Quiz #597 - 2 Updates
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 26 12:06AM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2020-02-10, 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 MI5 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 5, Round 7 - Entertainment - Best Directors These questions are about Oscar-winning directors, but we won't ask for their names. In each case we'll give you an alphabetical list of their movies that were nominated for Best Director but *didn't* win, and the dates of one or two movies of theirs that *did* win Best Director. For questions #1-5, you *name the movie* that won. For example, if we said "Didn't win for 'Avatar'; did win, 1997", you would think of James Cameron and answer "Titanic". Note that the year given is the year of the movie, not the award ceremony. 1. Didn't win for "Fargo" or "True Grit"; did win, 2007. 2. Didn't win for "Apocalypse Now", "The Godfather", or "The Godfather Part III"; did win, 1974. 3. Didn't win for "Frost/Nixon"; did win, 2001. 4. Didn't win for "The Aviator", "Gangs of New York", "Goodfellas", "Hugo", "The Irishman", "The Last Temptation of Christ", "Raging Bull", or "The Wolf of Wall Street"; did win, 2006. 5. Didn't win for "Chinatown" or "Tess"; did win, 2002. Questions #6-10 work the same way, except you must name *either one of the two movies* that won. 6. Didn't win for "Brief Encounter", "Doctor Zhivago", "Great Expectations", "A Passage to India", or "Summertime"; did win, 1957 and 1962. 7. Didn't win for "Double Indemnity", "Sabrina", "Some Like It Hot", "Stalag 17", "Sunset Blvd.", or "Witness for the Prosecution"; did win, 1945 and 1960. 8. Didn't win for "Letters from Iwo Jima" or "Mystic River"; ; did win, 1992 and 2004. 9. Didn't win for "America America", "East of Eden", "A Streetcar Named Desire"; did win, 1947 and 1954. 10. Didn't win for "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial", "Lincoln", "Munich", "Raiders of the Lost Ark"; did win, 1993 and 1998. * Game 5, Round 8 - Sports - The WHA Remember the 1970s? Then you surely have not forgotten the World Hockey Association. These questions are about WHA teams and prominent WHA players. Last name will do for the players, but teams must be identified by both the city and the name, like "Toronto Argonauts". 1. The WHA sought to bring major-league hockey to cities that lacked it, including some in climates not apparently conducive to winter sports. Which originally announced Florida franchise with a daunting avian name never, in fact, played a game? After completing this question, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh fnvq "Zvnzv Rntyrf", jr arrq nabgure jbeq. Cyrnfr tb onpx naq fhccyl vg. 2. Another originally announced team, the Dayton Arrows -- spelled A-R-R-O-W-S -- moved before the inaugural season began in 1972. What team did the Dayton Arrows become? 3. The San Francisco Sharks also moved before play was underway, to become one of the Canadian franchises and a future NHL team. Which still-missed team was this? 4. By far the biggest star to join the WHA at its inception was Bobby Hull. Which WHA team did he join? 5. From 1973 to 1976, the team formerly known as the Ottawa Nationals and the Ontario Nationals played at Varsity Arena and Maple Leaf Gardens as the Toronto Toros. In 1976 the Toros moved south but managed to retain both their alliteration and their species identification. What did the Toronto Toros become? 6. The Toros signed a few former Toronto Maple Leafs, including two star forwards who played in the 1972 "Summit Series" against the USSR. Name either. 7. From 1973 to 1979, first the <answer 2> and then the New England Whalers had three players simultaneously with the same surname. What was that name? 8. Which scrappy Boston Bruins forward was signed to a $2,600,000 US contract by the Philadelphia Blazers in 1972, allegedly making him the highest-paid pro athlete in the world? 9. The New England Whalers won the first WHA championship in 1972. Much to the embarrassment of the league, the trophy was not ready in time for the deciding game. What was the name of that not-yet-extant cup? 10. All not-so-good things come to an end. The WHA folded in 1979, and four of its teams were ushered into the NHL for the 1979-80 season. They're all still active, but only one has remained continuously in its original city and retains its name from WHA days. Which franchise is this? -- Mark Brader | "You read war books -- people shooting each other, Toronto | people bombing each other, people torturing each msb@vex.net | other. I like to look at people doing, uh, naughty | things to each other!" -- Ria, "Butterflies" My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Apr 26 05:25AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:e9-dnTRMoMtKizjDnZ2dnUU7- > win, and the dates of one or two movies of theirs that *did* win > Best Director. For questions #1-5, you *name the movie* that won. > 1. Didn't win for "Fargo" or "True Grit"; did win, 2007. "No Country for Old Men" > 2. Didn't win for "Apocalypse Now", "The Godfather", or > "The Godfather Part III"; did win, 1974. "The Godfather Part II" > 3. Didn't win for "Frost/Nixon"; did win, 2001. "A Beautiful Mind" > 4. Didn't win for "The Aviator", "Gangs of New York", "Goodfellas", > "Hugo", "The Irishman", "The Last Temptation of Christ", > "Raging Bull", or "The Wolf of Wall Street"; did win, 2006. "The Departed" > 5. Didn't win for "Chinatown" or "Tess"; did win, 2002. "The Pianist" > 6. Didn't win for "Brief Encounter", "Doctor Zhivago", "Great > Expectations", "A Passage to India", or "Summertime"; did win, > 1957 and 1962. "Lawrence of Arabia" > 7. Didn't win for "Double Indemnity", "Sabrina", "Some Like It Hot", > "Stalag 17", "Sunset Blvd.", or "Witness for the Prosecution"; > did win, 1945 and 1960. "The Apartment" > 8. Didn't win for "Letters from Iwo Jima" or "Mystic River"; ; > did win, 1992 and 2004. "Unforgiven" > 9. Didn't win for "America America", "East of Eden", "A Streetcar > Named Desire"; did win, 1947 and 1954. "On the Waterfront" > 10. Didn't win for "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", "E.T. > the Extra-Terrestrial", "Lincoln", "Munich", "Raiders of the > Lost Ark"; did win, 1993 and 1998. "Schindler's List" > 2. Another originally announced team, the Dayton Arrows -- spelled > A-R-R-O-W-S -- moved before the inaugural season began in 1972. > What team did the Dayton Arrows become? Houston Aeros > and Maple Leaf Gardens as the Toronto Toros. In 1976 the Toros > moved south but managed to retain both their alliteration and > their species identification. What did the Toronto Toros become? Birmingham Bulls > 1979-80 season. They're all still active, but only one has > remained continuously in its original city and retains its name > from WHA days. Which franchise is this? Winnipeg Jets -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Apr 26 11:40AM +0200 > 1979-80 season. They're all still active, but only one has > remained continuously in its original city and retains its name > from WHA days. Which franchise is this? Finally a question where I can at least dare a guess: Edmonton Oilers |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 26 12:04AM -0500 Mark Brader: > see my 2019-10-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". > * Game 5, Round 4 - Canadiana History - Notable Dates Before Confederation This was the hardest round in the original game. > 1. In June 1534, French explorers under the command of Jacques > Cartier celebrated this Canadian first at their camp of Brest > on Labrador's coast. What did they celebrate? A Roman Catholic mass. 4 for Dan Tilque. > 2. What settlement did Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve, > establish in 1642? Ville-Marie, now Montreal. (Accepting either.) 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > 3. On 1654-08-06, two fur traders began their westward journey. > Name *either one*. Médard Chouart des Groseilliers, Pierre-Esprit Radisson. (Or to schoolchildren when I was one, "gooseberries and radishes".) > 4. On 1679-08-07, after being granted permission to explore western > North America, which explorer launched the Griffon, the first > ship to navigate the Great Lakes? René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle. 4 for Stephen. > 5. On 1851-08-23, Canada's first official postage stamp was issued. > What image was on this three-penny stamp? A beaver. 4 for Stephen. 2 for Dan Tilque. See: http://img.src.ca/2015/04/23/635x357/150423_8n846_rci-m-stamp_sn635.jpg > 6. On 1749-07-09, which Governor of Nova Scotia announced the > establishment of Halifax? Edward Cornwallis. 4 for Stephen. > 7. On 1750-04-17, Fort Rouillé was built with the intention of > encouraging the Indigenous people to trade furs with the French. > The site of Fort Rouillé is now located in what city? Toronto. (It's on the CNE grounds, near the Scadding cabin.) 4 for Stephen. > 8. Who most famously died on 1759-09-13? Note: his rival, wounded > in the same battle, died the next day. British General James Wolfe. (Battle of the Plains of Abraham; his rival on the French side was General Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, the Marquis de Montcalm.) 4 for Stephen. 3 for Dan Blum. > 9. In which battle, occurring on 1812-10-13, was General Isaac > Brock killed? Queenston Heights. Stephen guessed "the first battle of the War of 1812". I would not have accepted that even if correct, but in fact, by this time, four months into the war, there had been quite a few military actions. In this chronology: http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/timeline/war-of-1812-timeline the first one identified as a "battle" was in August at Brownstown, Michigan. > 10. Which treaty was signed on 1814-12-24, ending the War of 1812 > and restoring the pre-war border with the US? Treaty of Ghent. 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, Pete, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > We'll name all the countries and bodies of water that surround > another country (but not necessarily in order around the country); > you name the country that is surrounded. In the original game, this was tied with the current-events round for easiest round in the game. > 1. Libya, Sudan, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Nigeria, Niger. Chad. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Stephen, Calvin, Pete, and Joshua. > 2. Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Gulf of Thailand. Cambodia. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Erland, Stephen, Calvin, Pete, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 3. Atlantic Ocean, Guyana, French Guiana, Brazil. Suriname. 4 for everyone. > 4. Mediterranean Sea, Israel, Syria. Lebanon. 4 for everyone. > 5. China, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan. Kyrgyzstan. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Stephen, Pete, and Joshua. 2 for Calvin. > 6. Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Adriatic Sea. Bosnia & Herzogovina. I generously accepted Bosnia. 4 for everyone. > 7. Kosovo, Serbia, Greece, Bulgaria, Albania. North Macedonia (accepting the old name, Macedonia). 4 for everyone. > 8. Kenya, Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, > Central African Republic. South Sudan. 4 for everyone. > 9. Bangladesh, India, Laos, Thailand, China, Bay of Bengal, > Andaman Sea. Myanmar (accepting Burma). 4 for everyone. > 10. Mexico, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Gulf of Honduras, > Pacific Ocean. Guatemala. 4 for everyone. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS TOPICS-> Lit Sci Can Geo Stephen Perry 40 40 28 40 148 Joshua Kreitzer 23 30 4 40 97 Dan Blum 28 12 11 40 91 "Calvin" 30 16 0 38 84 Dan Tilque 16 8 14 32 70 Pete Gayde 16 8 4 40 68 Erland Sommarskog 4 4 0 40 48 -- Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net A century from now people will salute Cole Porter, Lerner and Lowe, Rodgers and Hammerstein, and Andrew Lloyd Webber, all in one basket. I wonder how Bach would have felt to know that the bizarre and futuristic music of Beethoven and Brahms would be lumped in with his? -- Guy Steele My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Apr 25 02:13PM > 1 In the NBA and NBL, teams are (in most cases) required to attempt a basket within how many seconds of gaining possession? 15 > 2 Which future US President had the misfortune to lose both his wife and his mother on the same day, 14 February 1884? Theodore Roosevelt > 3 Now in its 30th season, The Simpsons has surpassed which western drama for the most episodes of a prime-time, scripted TV series? Gunsmoke > 5 The Lass That Loved a Sailor is the alternative title of which Gilbert and Sullivan operetta? HMS Pinafore > 8 Which traditional??Japanese seasoning??is produced by??fermenting??soybeans??with salt and koji? soy sauce > 9 Which creature shares its name with the hollow in the top face of a brick which holds mortar? frog > 10 Which former world heavyweight champion is perhaps better known these days for his eponymous kitchen grills? George Foreman -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Apr 25 01:46PM -0700 On Friday, April 24, 2020 at 9:38:36 PM UTC-4, Calvin wrote: > 1 In the NBA and NBL, teams are (in most cases) required to attempt a basket within how many seconds of gaining possession? 24 > 2 Which future US President had the misfortune to lose both his wife and his mother on the same day, 14 February 1884? teddy roosevelt > 3 Now in its 30th season, The Simpsons has surpassed which western drama for the most episodes of a prime-time, scripted TV series? gunsmoke > 4 Ian Fraser Kilmister, better known as Lemmy, founded which British rock band? motorhead > 5 The Lass That Loved a Sailor is the alternative title of which Gilbert and Sullivan operetta? hms pinafore > 6 With over 65 billion messages sent per day, what is the world's most used, smart phone based, instant messaging service? > 7 Which word, derived from the Greek antonym for chaos, means an orderly, harmonious and systematic universe? cosmos > 8 Which traditional Japanese seasoning is produced by fermenting soybeans with salt and koji? miso > 9 Which creature shares its name with the hollow in the top face of a brick which holds mortar? frog > 10 Which former world heavyweight champion is perhaps better known these days for his eponymous kitchen grills? george foreman swp |
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