| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 17 12:17AM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2020-03-02, 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 7, Round 4 - Entertainment - Really Rotten Kids in the Movies 1. What is the first name of Linda Blair's character in "The Exorcist"? 2. In the 2002 movie "The Ring", what is the first name of the little girl with long brown hair and a white nightgown who possesses supernatural powers that enable her to burn gruesome images into people's minds? 3. Name the actress who played the adoptive mother of the Son of Satan in the 1976 movie "The Omen". 4. In the Japanese "Ju-on" franchise, Toshio -- characterized by his pitch-black eyes, pale skin, and the haunting meowing sound he makes -- enacts a curse which states that when someone dies amidst rage and intense wrath, those feelings remain at the death site and kills whoever it touches. Name the 2004 American *remake* of "Ju-on". For the remaining questions, in each case name the movie. 5. In this 1980 movie, two little girls in powder-blue dresses, white knee-socks, and black Mary Jane shoes invite Danny to "Come play with us. Come and play with us, Danny. Forever and ever." 6. In this 1972 movie, Billy Redden plays Lonnie, a backwoods mountain boy with a skinny frame, large head, almond shaped eyes, and prodigious musical talent. 7. In this 1956 movie, a pigtailed blonde in a pinafore dress murders the schoolmate who beat her out for a penmanship medal, incinerates the caretaker by setting his bedding ablaze, and meets her end when struck by a bolt of lightning. 8. In this 1989 movie, reanimated toddler Gage Creed says, "I brought you something, Mommy", before killing her with a scalpel. 9. In this 2009 movie, 9-year-old Esther kills an injured pigeon, purposely breaks her own arm, sets a treehouse on fire, and kills a nun with a hammer. 10. In this 1984 movie, a malevolent entity known as "He Who Walks Behind the Rows entices the children of Gatlin, Nebraska to ritually murder all the adults in the town to ensure a successful harvest. * Game 7, Round 6 - Sports - Baseball Players by Injury In each case we will name the player and describe how he got injured while *not* playing baseball, or in some cases, how he allegedly did. And you simply give his picture letter from the 2-page handout: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-6/injury.pdf 1. Glenallen Hill, who suffers from arachnophobia, had a nightmare about spiders, jumped out of bed, crashed through a glass table, and fell down the stairs. 2. Yoenis Cespedes fractured his right ankle in a violent fall into a hole on his ranch in Florida. Later, it was reported that the injury had really occurred during an interaction with a wild boar. 3. Wade Boggs bruised his ribs while pulling on his cowboy boots. 4. George Brett broke his toe at home after rushing from the kitchen to the TV to watch Bill Buckner at bat. 5. Madison Bumgarner sprained his pitching shoulder and bruised some ribs in a dirt-bike mishap with some relatives. 6. Kendrys Morales belted a grand slam to end the game, and broke his left ankle in the resulting celebration at home plate. 7. Tom Glavine threw up airplane food and broke his rib. 8. John Smoltz denies that he burned his chest by ironing a shirt while he was wearing it. 9. Rickey Henderson suffered frostbite in August after falling asleep with an ice pack on his foot. 10. Sammy Sosa sneezed so hard he sprained a ligament in his lower back. So there were 5 decoys. If you like, decode the rot13 and identify the remaining players for fun, but for no points. 11. Ivapr Pbyrzna oebxr uvf yrt jura gur tnzr jnf qrynlrq ol enva ng Ohfpu Fgnqvhz. Gur fgnqvhz fgnss fgnegrq gur zrpunavfz gb haebyy gur gnecnhyva bire gur svryq, ohg jura crbcyr fubhgrq gb Pbyrzna gb trg bhg bs gur jnl, ur pbhyqa'g urne gurz bire gur pebjq, naq jnf eha bire ol jung jnf nsgrejneq xabja nf "gur zna-rngvat gnec". 12. Yneel Jnyxre frcnengrq uvf fubhyqre juvyr svfuvat. 13. Geribe Onhre phg uvf cvaxvr svatre juvyr ercnvevat uvf qebar. 14. Pny Evcxra We. oebxr uvf abfr jura Eboregb Ureanaqrm sryy vagb vg qhevat n cubgb fubbg orsber gur Nyy-Fgne Tnzr. 15. Fnyinqbe Crerm gber n xarr yvtnzrag pneelvat yhttntr hcfgnvef. -- Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net | "If the enemy is in range, so are you." My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: May 17 06:44AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:UomdnbOUguV-VV3DnZ2dnUU7- > * Game 7, Round 4 - Entertainment - Really Rotten Kids in the Movies > 1. What is the first name of Linda Blair's character in "The > Exorcist"? Regan > little girl with long brown hair and a white nightgown who > possesses supernatural powers that enable her to burn gruesome > images into people's minds? Samara > dies amidst rage and intense wrath, those feelings remain at > the death site and kills whoever it touches. Name the 2004 > American *remake* of "Ju-on". "The Grudge" > 5. In this 1980 movie, two little girls in powder-blue dresses, > white knee-socks, and black Mary Jane shoes invite Danny to "Come > play with us. Come and play with us, Danny. Forever and ever." "The Shining" > 6. In this 1972 movie, Billy Redden plays Lonnie, a backwoods > mountain boy with a skinny frame, large head, almond shaped eyes, > and prodigious musical talent. "Deliverance" > murders the schoolmate who beat her out for a penmanship medal, > incinerates the caretaker by setting his bedding ablaze, and > meets her end when struck by a bolt of lightning. "The Bad Seed" > 8. In this 1989 movie, reanimated toddler Gage Creed says, > "I brought you something, Mommy", before killing her with > a scalpel. "Pet Sematary" > 9. In this 2009 movie, 9-year-old Esther kills an injured pigeon, > purposely breaks her own arm, sets a treehouse on fire, and > kills a nun with a hammer. "Orphan" > Behind the Rows entices the children of Gatlin, Nebraska > to ritually murder all the adults in the town to ensure a > successful harvest. "Children of the Corn" > 1. Glenallen Hill, who suffers from arachnophobia, had a nightmare > about spiders, jumped out of bed, crashed through a glass table, > and fell down the stairs. I; G > a hole on his ranch in Florida. Later, it was reported that > the injury had really occurred during an interaction with a > wild boar. M; L > 3. Wade Boggs bruised his ribs while pulling on his cowboy boots. D > 4. George Brett broke his toe at home after rushing from the > kitchen to the TV to watch Bill Buckner at bat. H > 5. Madison Bumgarner sprained his pitching shoulder and bruised > some ribs in a dirt-bike mishap with some relatives. N > 6. Kendrys Morales belted a grand slam to end the game, and broke > his left ankle in the resulting celebration at home plate. G; M > 7. Tom Glavine threw up airplane food and broke his rib. E > 8. John Smoltz denies that he burned his chest by ironing a shirt > while he was wearing it. O > 9. Rickey Henderson suffered frostbite in August after falling > asleep with an ice pack on his foot. F > 10. Sammy Sosa sneezed so hard he sprained a ligament in his > lower back. A > the remaining players for fun, but for no points. > 14. Pny Evcxra We. oebxr uvf abfr jura Eboregb Ureanaqrm sryy vagb > vg qhevat n cubgb fubbg orsber gur Nyy-Fgne Tnzr. J -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 17 12:14AM -0500 Mark Brader: > * Game 7, Round 2 - Geography - European Second-Largest Cities > We name a European country, and you name its second-largest city > by population. All answers are according to worldatlas.com. In all 10 of these countries, the largest city is the capital (at least according to citypopulation.de, which agrees with all the answers shown here). > 1. United Kingdom. Birmingham. 4 for Calvin, Dan Blum, Erland, Pete, and Bruce. > 2. France. Marseille. 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque. 2 for Pete. > 3. Italy. Milan. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Erland, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Calvin. > 4. Russia. St. Petersburg. 4 for Calvin, Joshua, Dan Blum, Erland, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Pete. > 5. Germany. Hamburg. 4 for Calvin, Dan Tilque, and Bruce. 3 for Pete. > 6. Spain. Barcelona. 4 for Calvin, Dan Blum, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Bruce. 3 for Pete. 2 for Joshua. > 7. Greece. Thessaloniki (Saloniki). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Erland, and Pete. > 8. Poland. Krakow. 4 for Calvin, Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Pete. > 9. Portugal. (O)Porto. 4 for Calvin, Dan Blum, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 10. Sweden. Gothenburg (Göteborg). 4 for Erland and Dan Tilque. 3 for Calvin and Pete. > The 1837 rebellions were uprisings in Upper and Lower Canada against > the oligarchic governments of the day, in which the elected chamber > was subject to being overruled by an appointed Executive Council. This was the hardest round in the original game. > still commemorated by the name of a community now included in > Bradford West Gwillimbury, and the name of a golf course just > north of Aurora. Who? Sir Francis Bond Head. (Two-word surname required.) > tradition by refusing to resign and call new elections upon > the death of the reigning sovereign. Who had died, leaving > the throne to Queen Victoria? King William IV. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. > who monopolized the high-salaried government offices in Upper > Canada. Following the election of 1836, the newspaper changed > its name to "The Constitution". Who *owned* it? William Lyon Mackenzie. (Mayor of Toronto in 1834, leader of the Upper Canada rebellion in 1837, and of course, grandfather of Prime Minister W.L.M. King.) > 4. Armed rebellions broke out first in Lower Canada. Who was the > main leader, from Montebello, Quebec? (Hint: Justin Trudeau's > riding bears his name.) Louis-Joseph Papineau. > 5. What was the meeting point for the armed rebels who assembled > outside Toronto on 1837-12-04? Now in Toronto, for many years > the site was home to Postal Station K. Montgomery's Tavern. (At Yonge St. and Montgomery Av., a few blocks from my house.) In keeping with the original game, you had to make clear that this was not Montgomery's *Inn*. The latter is an unrelated historical site -- named for a different Montgomery -- that also existed in 1837, and this one still exists; it's about 8 miles away at Dundas St. and Montgomery *Rd.* -- a few blocks from both of my two most recent previous homes before my present one! > Mackenzie quickly reached the US, where he declared himself > head of the "Republic of Canada". What island upstream from > the Niagara Falls was selected as the home base of this republic? Navy I. (It's just northwest of Grand I., in the Canadian part of the river, and thus within the modern city of Niagara Falls, Ontario.) > 7. In a small village in Lower Canada, government forces trapped > numerous "Patriotes" in the local church, then burnt it down > with the rebels inside. Where did this atrocity take place? St-Eustache. > were found guilty of treason and publicly hanged in Toronto. > Their monument can be seen in the Toronto Necropolis. > Name either. Samuel Lount, Peter Matthews. > 9. Another hundred or so rebels from Upper Canada were found guilty > and sent as unwilling guests of Her Majesty on a one-way trip. > To which unpleasant destination did they go? Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania; accepting either). Rebels from *Lower* Canada were transported to Sydney. > not allowed to be bygones, though. What notable event followed > the controversial passage of the Rebellion Losses Bill of 1849, > which allowed claims for both loyalists and reformers? Burning of the Parliament Buildings in Montreal. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 7 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> Geo Can Dan Tilque 32 4 36 Dan Blum 28 4 32 "Calvin" 30 0 30 Pete Gayde 29 0 29 Erland Sommarskog 28 0 28 Joshua Kreitzer 22 4 26 Bruce Bowler 12 0 12 -- Mark Brader | Are governments capable of evil? Yes, of course they are. Toronto | All institutions are. But they're MORE capable of incompetence. msb@vex.net | (That's good! I should post that.) --Sherlock Holmes (Craig Sweeney, "Elementary") My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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