- QFTCIMI520 Game 5, Rounds 7-8: best directors, WHA - 4 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #596 - 5 Updates
- QFTCIMI520 Game 5, Rounds 2-3: fictional places and young animals - 3 Updates
- coronavirus COVID-19 - 1 Update
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Apr 26 03:07PM > * Game 5, Round 7 - Entertainment - Best Directors > 1. Didn't win for "Fargo" or "True Grit"; did win, 2007. O Brother Where Art Thou? > 2. Didn't win for "Apocalypse Now", "The Godfather", or > "The Godfather Part III"; did win, 1974. The Godfather Part II > 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 Piano Player > 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 > 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? Seattle 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? Buffalo Bulls -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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 26 10:02AM -0700 On Sunday, April 26, 2020 at 1:06:36 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2020-02-10, > and should be interpreted accordingly. noted > 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. noted > 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. no country for old men (joel and ethan coen) > 2. Didn't win for "Apocalypse Now", "The Godfather", or > "The Godfather Part III"; did win, 1974. the godfather ii (francis ford coppola) > 3. Didn't win for "Frost/Nixon"; did win, 2001. a beautiful mind (ron howard) > 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 (martin scorsese) > 5. Didn't win for "Chinatown" or "Tess"; did win, 2002. the pianist (roman polanski) > Questions #6-10 work the same way, except you must name *either > one of the two movies* that won. noted > 6. Didn't win for "Brief Encounter", "Doctor Zhivago", "Great > Expectations", "A Passage to India", or "Summertime"; did win, > 1957 and 1962. the bridge on the river kwai > 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 lost weekend > 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 > * Game 5, Round 8 - Sports - The WHA > Remember the 1970s? yes, unfortunately > Then you surely have not forgotten the > World Hockey Association. try as I might > 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? orlando ducks > After completing this question, please decode the rot13: If you > said "Miami Eagles", we need another word. Please go back and > supply it. um, yeah, about that... > 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 > 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? quebec nordiques > 4. By far the biggest star to join the WHA at its inception was > Bobby Hull. Which WHA team did he join? winnepeg jets > 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 > 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. turk sanderson? > 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? howe > 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? bobby hull > 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? the world cup > 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? edmonton oilers > 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. swp |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Apr 26 09:10PM -0700 On Sunday, April 26, 2020 at 3:06:36 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > 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. 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. Gladiator > 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. Gangs of New York > 5. Didn't win for "Chinatown" or "Tess"; did win, 2002. Nope > 6. Didn't win for "Brief Encounter", "Doctor Zhivago", "Great > Expectations", "A Passage to India", or "Summertime"; did win, > 1957 and 1962. Laurence of Arabia, Bridge on the River Kwai > 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, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes > 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. Laurence of Arabia, Bridge on the River Kwai > 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 Nice idea for a round but it must have been difficult to play live. > * Game 5, Round 8 - Sports - The WHA Pass cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 27 12:09AM -0500 "Calvin": > Nice idea for a round but it must have been difficult to play live. Not that I recall. And as to difficulty, it was in the middle. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "'Other than they typo'? Oh, the irony!" msb@vex.net | --Stan Brown |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Apr 19 03:20AM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 1 Starring River Phoenix and Corey Feldman, which 1986 film > resulted in a reappearance in the Billboard charts for the Ben E. King > hit that shares its title? Stand by Me > Grey's father in the 1987 film Dirty Dancing and Detective Lennie > Briscoe in the TV series Law and Order? > 7 99/70 approximates the value of what mathematical constant? e > 8 Beginning with the letter > 'K', what slang term for a clumsy, awkward, or foolish person > originates from a Yiddish word for a type of wooden block? Klutz > 9 Following her win in the French Open, Ash Barty became for first > Australian woman to be ranked #1 in singles since which player 43 > years earlier? Court > 10 In the 1954 novel Lord Of The Flies by William > Golding what type of shell is passed around by the children that > signified they are allowed to speak? Conch > cheers, > calvin Pete Gayde |
| Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: Apr 21 04:34PM On Tue, 14 Apr 2020 21:55:22 -0700, Calvin wrote: > 1 Starring River Phoenix and Corey Feldman, which 1986 film resulted in > a reappearance in the Billboard charts for the Ben E. King hit that > shares its title? Stand By Me > 2 Carly Rae Jepsen's 2011 single Call Me Maybe was an international hit. > 3 Which Englishman (1934-2011) is the only boxer to have received a > knighthood? > 4 In the 1996 sci-fi movie Independence Day which actor played the role > of President Thomas J. Whitmore'? > 5 Which city has hosted the summer Olympics once, but the Olympic > equestrian events twice? Stockholm > 6 What US actor (1935-2004) portrayed Jennifer Grey's father in the 1987 > film Dirty Dancing and Detective Lennie Briscoe in the TV series Law and > Order? > 7 99/70 approximates the value of what mathematical constant? sqrt(2) > 8 Beginning with the letter 'K', what slang term for a clumsy, awkward, > or foolish person originates from a Yiddish word for a type of wooden > block? Klutz > first Australian woman to be ranked #1 in singles since which player 43 > years earlier? > 10 In the 1954 novel Lord Of The Flies by William Golding what type of > shell is passed around by the children that signified they are allowed > to speak? Conch |
| R. Ess <Chifan@yahoo.com>: Apr 21 12:31PM -0500 On Tue, 14 Apr 2020 21:55:22 -0700 (PDT), Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote: >1 Starring River Phoenix and Corey Feldman, which 1986 film resulted in a reappearance in the Billboard charts for the Ben E. King hit that shares its title? Stand By Me >2 Carly Rae Jepsen's 2011 single Call Me Maybe was an international hit. What is Jepsen's nationality? Canadian >3 Which Englishman (1934-2011) is the only boxer to have received a knighthood? Henry Cooper >4 In the 1996 sci-fi movie Independence Day which actor played the role of President Thomas J. Whitmore'? Bill Pullman >5 Which city has hosted the summer Olympics once, but the Olympic equestrian events twice? Los Angeles ? >6 What US actor (1935-2004) portrayed Jennifer Grey's father in the 1987 film Dirty Dancing and Detective Lennie Briscoe in the TV series Law and Order? Jerry Orbach >7 99/70 approximates the value of what mathematical constant? Square root of 2 ? >8 Beginning with the letter 'K', what slang term for a clumsy, awkward, or foolish person originates from a Yiddish word for a type of wooden block? Klutz >9 Following her win in the French Open, Ash Barty became for first Australian woman to be ranked #1 in singles since which player 43 years earlier? Goolagong >10 In the 1954 novel Lord Of The Flies by William Golding what type of shell is passed around by the children that signified they are allowed to speak? Conch shell ? ArenEss |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Apr 18 07:43PM -0700 On 4/14/20 9:55 PM, Calvin wrote: > 3 Which Englishman (1934-2011) is the only boxer to have received a knighthood? > 4 In the 1996 sci-fi movie Independence Day which actor played the role of President Thomas J. Whitmore'? > 5 Which city has hosted the summer Olympics once, but the Olympic equestrian events twice? Stockholm > 6 What US actor (1935-2004) portrayed Jennifer Grey's father in the 1987 film Dirty Dancing and Detective Lennie Briscoe in the TV series Law and Order? > 7 99/70 approximates the value of what mathematical constant? sqrt(2) > 8 Beginning with the letter 'K', what slang term for a clumsy, awkward, or foolish person originates from a Yiddish word for a type of wooden block? klutz > 9 Following her win in the French Open, Ash Barty became for first Australian woman to be ranked #1 in singles since which player 43 years earlier? Goolagong > 10 In the 1954 novel Lord Of The Flies by William Golding what type of shell is passed around by the children that signified they are allowed to speak? conch -- Dan Tilque |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Apr 26 04:18PM -0700 On Saturday, April 25, 2020 at 11:43:50 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > "Calvin": > > The average score is within the usual range but the standard deviation is not! > Indeed. Well done indeed! I'm not sure it's a virtue, but thanks anyway. cheers, calvin |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Apr 20 01:29PM > * Game 5, Round 2 - Literature - Homes and Castles in the Air > 2. Brideshead Castle. Evelyn Waugh > 3. Hill House. Shirley Jackson > 4. Blandings Castle. P. G. Wodehouse > 5. Wuthering Heights. Emily Bronte > 7. Tara. Margaret Mitchell > 8. Malfoy Manor. J. K. Rowling > 9. Bag End. J. R. R. Tolkien > * Game 5, Round 3 - Science - Young Animal Names > 1. Alligator. hatchling > 2. Hawk. fledgling > 3. Koala. cub > 4. Alpaca or llama. calf > 5. Pigeon. chick > 6. Swan. cygnet > 7. Clam. smolt; cria > 8. Hare. kit; pinkie > 9. Cicada. nymph > 10. Salmon. fingerling -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Apr 21 04:13AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:TrudnQC5k87jsADDnZ2dnUU7- > We name a fictional dwelling place; you name the author who > created it. > 1. Manderley. du Maurier > 3. Hill House. Jackson > 5. Wuthering Heights. Emily Bronte; Charlotte Bronte > 7. Tara. Mitchell > 8. Malfoy Manor. Rowling > 9. Bag End. Tolkien > After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh whfg > fnvq "Oebagr" be "Oebagė" sbe nal nafjre, avpr gel, ohg jr qb arrq > gur svefg anzr. Tb onpx naq fhccyl vg. Bxnl, ohg V'yy unir gb hfr gjb thrffrf sbe gung. > We'll give you the name of an adult animal; from the list on the > handout, you select the name given to that animal's young. > 1. Alligator. hatchling > 2. Hawk. fledgling > 3. Koala. cub; joey > 4. Alpaca or llama. cria > 5. Pigeon. squab > 6. Swan. cygnet > 7. Clam. pluteus > 8. Hare. leveret > 9. Cicada. nymph > 10. Salmon. smolt -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Apr 20 08:19PM +0200 > * Game 5, Round 2 - Literature - Homes and Castles in the Air > 5. Wuthering Heights. Kate Bush :-) > 6. Villa Villakula. Astrd Lindgren (And the name is originally Villa Villerkulla) > | Cria | Hatchling | Porcupette > | Cub | Joey | Poult > 1. Alligator. Squab > 2. Hawk. Elver > 3. Koala. Cria > 4. Alpaca or llama. Cub > 5. Pigeon. Chick > 6. Swan. Cygnet > 7. Clam. Poult > 8. Hare. Whelp > 9. Cicada. Larva > 10. Salmon. Fawn |
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