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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 29 01:04PM -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 8, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - Multiple Professions These questions are about individuals who achieved recognition, positive or otherwise, in more than one professional field. 1. William Shockley earned wide notoriety in the 1960s and 1970s for his racial beliefs. But in 1956 he shared a Nobel Prize in Physics for developing what? 2. Which Prime Minister of Poland remains better known as a concert pianist? 3. Which prominent politician opened a supper club, Le Vaisseau d'Or, in Montreal's Windsor Hotel in 1969? 4. Which decorated American war hero pursued a career as a B-movie actor, taking the lead role in his own life story? 5. Martin Luther, a religious reformer, dabbled in music. What was his greatest musical hit, still in use today in most Protestant denominations? 6. Moe Berg gathered intelligence for the OSS, the predecessor of the CIA, during World War II. How was he employed in the 1920s and early 1930s? 7. Which Tory MP and ambassador to the Czech Republic first made headlines in Canada as a figure skater? 8. George Bernard Shaw is best remembered as a playwright. But what profession did he pursue in the late 1880s and early 1890s under the pseudonym Corno di Bassetto? 9. Which author of plays featuring the character Vanek also served as the first President of the Czech Republic? 10. Which defensive end for the New York Giants pursued a media career on "Good Morning America" and other television shows? * Game 8, Round 6 - History - Architectural World Heritage Sites Please see the 2-page handout at: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/8-6/whs.pdf Each picture shows a World Heritage Site, or a major part of one; we will give you some additional details and all you have to do is name the *modern-day country* where it is found. In the original game the mistake was made of presenting the round in order of the handout, so I didn't have to re-sort it for you here. There were 5 decoys, which I've also interspersed with the others in order of the handout; name those countries if you like for fun, but for no points. 1. Photo A. Site of one of the seven ancient Christian churches of Asia, this Roman building was a public library begun in the time of Hadrian. 2. Photo B (decoy). 3. Photo C (decoy). 4. Photo D. Built entirely without nails, this Buddhist temple was founded in 778. The present buildings date from 1633. 5. Photo E. This stone city was constructed in the 11th century was abandoned in the 15th century. 6. Photo F. Begun in the 14th century, this complex has suffered from fire several times, with the most recent reconstruction dating to 1702. The foreign merchants who used this building were expelled from the country in 1754. 7. Photo G (decoy). 8. Photo H. This colonial mining town and regional capital was designated in its entirety due to its Baroque architecture. The municipality was the most populous in Latin America, in the 18th century. 9. Photo I. A royal residence from 1732, this building contains 1,500 rooms and 117 staircases, all in the Elizabethan Baroque style. (No, that is not a typo!) 10. Photo J. This medieval city remains a major center of Islamic culture and learning. A legendary city, it was a center for the trade in both salt and gold. Remember, we need the name of the country. 11. Photo K. This chapel completed in 1215 is part of the monastery complex begun by Gregory the Illuminator. 12. Photo L. This is the largest Buddhist temple complex in the world, built in the 9th century by the Sailendra dynasty. 13. Photo M. This church honoring St. George was dug out of the living rock, as they say, in the late 12th century. 14. Photo N (decoy). 15. Photo O (decoy). -- 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. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: May 29 08:53PM +0200 > 1. William Shockley earned wide notoriety in the 1960s and 1970s > for his racial beliefs. But in 1956 he shared a Nobel Prize > in Physics for developing what? Transistor > 9. Which author of plays featuring the character Vanek also served > as the first President of the Czech Republic? Vaclav Havel > 1. Photo A. Site of one of the seven ancient Christian churches > of Asia, this Roman building was a public library begun in the > time of Hadrian. Turkey > 4. Photo D. Built entirely without nails, this Buddhist temple > was founded in 778. The present buildings date from 1633. Thailand > 5. Photo E. This stone city was constructed in the 11th century > was abandoned in the 15th century. Peru > from fire several times, with the most recent reconstruction > dating to 1702. The foreign merchants who used this building > were expelled from the country in 1754. "This building"? Which of the buildings in the picture are they referring to? The picture looks like it could be from Norway. > was designated in its entirety due to its Baroque architecture. > The municipality was the most populous in Latin America, in > the 18th century. Bolivia > 9. Photo I. A royal residence from 1732, this building contains > 1,500 rooms and 117 staircases, all in the Elizabethan Baroque > style. (No, that is not a typo!) France > culture and learning. A legendary city, it was a center for > the trade in both salt and gold. Remember, we need the name > of the country. Iran > 11. Photo K. This chapel completed in 1215 is part of the monastery > complex begun by Gregory the Illuminator. Germany > 12. Photo L. This is the largest Buddhist temple complex in the > world, built in the 9th century by the Sailendra dynasty. Thailand > 13. Photo M. This church honoring St. George was dug out of the > living rock, as they say, in the late 12th century. Ukraine |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): May 29 08:35PM > 1. William Shockley earned wide notoriety in the 1960s and 1970s > for his racial beliefs. But in 1956 he shared a Nobel Prize > in Physics for developing what? transistors > 2. Which Prime Minister of Poland remains better known as a > concert pianist? Paderewski > 3. Which prominent politician opened a supper club, Le Vaisseau > d'Or, in Montreal's Windsor Hotel in 1969? Pierre Trudeau > 4. Which decorated American war hero pursued a career as a B-movie > actor, taking the lead role in his own life story? Audie Murphy > 5. Martin Luther, a religious reformer, dabbled in music. What was > his greatest musical hit, still in use today in most Protestant > denominations? A Mighty Fortress is our Lord > 6. Moe Berg gathered intelligence for the OSS, the predecessor of > the CIA, during World War II. How was he employed in the 1920s > and early 1930s? baseball player > 9. Which author of plays featuring the character Vanek also served > as the first President of the Czech Republic? Vaclav Havel > 10. Which defensive end for the New York Giants pursued a media > career on "Good Morning America" and other television shows? Frank Gifford > 1. Photo A. Site of one of the seven ancient Christian churches > of Asia, this Roman building was a public library begun in the > time of Hadrian. Turkey > 4. Photo D. Built entirely without nails, this Buddhist temple > was founded in 778. The present buildings date from 1633. Bhutan; Japan > 5. Photo E. This stone city was constructed in the 11th century > was abandoned in the 15th century. Zimbabwe > from fire several times, with the most recent reconstruction > dating to 1702. The foreign merchants who used this building > were expelled from the country in 1754. Russia; Poland > was designated in its entirety due to its Baroque architecture. > The municipality was the most populous in Latin America, in > the 18th century. Bolivia > 9. Photo I. A royal residence from 1732, this building contains > 1,500 rooms and 117 staircases, all in the Elizabethan Baroque > style. (No, that is not a typo!) Germany; France > culture and learning. A legendary city, it was a center for > the trade in both salt and gold. Remember, we need the name > of the country. Mali > 11. Photo K. This chapel completed in 1215 is part of the monastery > complex begun by Gregory the Illuminator. France; Germany > 12. Photo L. This is the largest Buddhist temple complex in the > world, built in the 9th century by the Sailendra dynasty. Thailand > 13. Photo M. This church honoring St. George was dug out of the > living rock, as they say, in the late 12th century. Israel; Lebanon -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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>: May 30 12:39AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:X7SdnUqAO6Az00zDnZ2dnUU7- > 1. William Shockley earned wide notoriety in the 1960s and 1970s > for his racial beliefs. But in 1956 he shared a Nobel Prize > in Physics for developing what? transistor > 2. Which Prime Minister of Poland remains better known as a > concert pianist? Paderewski > 3. Which prominent politician opened a supper club, Le Vaisseau > d'Or, in Montreal's Windsor Hotel in 1969? Pierre Trudeau > 4. Which decorated American war hero pursued a career as a B-movie > actor, taking the lead role in his own life story? Audie Murphy > 5. Martin Luther, a religious reformer, dabbled in music. What was > his greatest musical hit, still in use today in most Protestant > denominations? "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God" > 6. Moe Berg gathered intelligence for the OSS, the predecessor of > the CIA, during World War II. How was he employed in the 1920s > and early 1930s? baseball player > 8. George Bernard Shaw is best remembered as a playwright. But what > profession did he pursue in the late 1880s and early 1890s > under the pseudonym Corno di Bassetto? music critic > 9. Which author of plays featuring the character Vanek also served > as the first President of the Czech Republic? Havel > 10. Which defensive end for the New York Giants pursued a media > career on "Good Morning America" and other television shows? Michael Strahan > 1. Photo A. Site of one of the seven ancient Christian churches > of Asia, this Roman building was a public library begun in the > time of Hadrian. Turkey > 4. Photo D. Built entirely without nails, this Buddhist temple > was founded in 778. The present buildings date from 1633. Japan > from fire several times, with the most recent reconstruction > dating to 1702. The foreign merchants who used this building > were expelled from the country in 1754. Taiwan > was designated in its entirety due to its Baroque architecture. > The municipality was the most populous in Latin America, in > the 18th century. Brazil > 9. Photo I. A royal residence from 1732, this building contains > 1,500 rooms and 117 staircases, all in the Elizabethan Baroque > style. (No, that is not a typo!) Russia > culture and learning. A legendary city, it was a center for > the trade in both salt and gold. Remember, we need the name > of the country. Mali > 11. Photo K. This chapel completed in 1215 is part of the monastery > complex begun by Gregory the Illuminator. Georgia; Armenia > 12. Photo L. This is the largest Buddhist temple complex in the > world, built in the 9th century by the Sailendra dynasty. Cambodia; Thailand > 13. Photo M. This church honoring St. George was dug out of the > living rock, as they say, in the late 12th century. Greece; Cyprus > 14. Photo N (decoy). Jordan -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: May 30 04:40AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:X7SdnUqAO6Az00zDnZ2dnUU7- > 1. William Shockley earned wide notoriety in the 1960s and 1970s > for his racial beliefs. But in 1956 he shared a Nobel Prize > in Physics for developing what? Transistor > 2. Which Prime Minister of Poland remains better known as a > concert pianist? Paderewski > 3. Which prominent politician opened a supper club, Le Vaisseau > d'Or, in Montreal's Windsor Hotel in 1969? Trudeau > 4. Which decorated American war hero pursued a career as a B-movie > actor, taking the lead role in his own life story? Audie Murphy > 5. Martin Luther, a religious reformer, dabbled in music. What was > his greatest musical hit, still in use today in most Protestant > denominations? A Mighty Fortress Is Our God > 6. Moe Berg gathered intelligence for the OSS, the predecessor of > the CIA, during World War II. How was he employed in the 1920s > and early 1930s? Baseball player > 7. Which Tory MP and ambassador to the Czech Republic first made > headlines in Canada as a figure skater? Cranston > 8. George Bernard Shaw is best remembered as a playwright. But what > profession did he pursue in the late 1880s and early 1890s > under the pseudonym Corno di Bassetto? Singer > 9. Which author of plays featuring the character Vanek also served > as the first President of the Czech Republic? Havel > 10. Which defensive end for the New York Giants pursued a media > career on "Good Morning America" and other television shows? Strahan > 1. Photo A. Site of one of the seven ancient Christian churches > of Asia, this Roman building was a public library begun in the > time of Hadrian. Turkey > 2. Photo B (decoy). France > 3. Photo C (decoy). Spain > 4. Photo D. Built entirely without nails, this Buddhist temple > was founded in 778. The present buildings date from 1633. Japan > 5. Photo E. This stone city was constructed in the 11th century > was abandoned in the 15th century. United States > from fire several times, with the most recent reconstruction > dating to 1702. The foreign merchants who used this building > were expelled from the country in 1754. Denmark > 7. Photo G (decoy). Syria > was designated in its entirety due to its Baroque architecture. > The municipality was the most populous in Latin America, in > the 18th century. Mexico > 9. Photo I. A royal residence from 1732, this building contains > 1,500 rooms and 117 staircases, all in the Elizabethan Baroque > style. (No, that is not a typo!) Russia > culture and learning. A legendary city, it was a center for > the trade in both salt and gold. Remember, we need the name > of the country. Mali > 11. Photo K. This chapel completed in 1215 is part of the monastery > complex begun by Gregory the Illuminator. Israel > 12. Photo L. This is the largest Buddhist temple complex in the > world, built in the 9th century by the Sailendra dynasty. Indonesia > 13. Photo M. This church honoring St. George was dug out of the > living rock, as they say, in the late 12th century. Ethiopia > 14. Photo N (decoy). Jordan > 15. Photo O (decoy). Pete Gayde |
| Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: May 29 12:24PM On Thu, 28 May 2020 15:17:45 -0700, Calvin wrote: > 1 Which US vehicle company has a bulldog as its symbol? mack trucks > 2 Unlike hypertrophic scars which do not grow beyond the boundaries of > the original wound, what abnormal proliferation of scar tissue extends > beyond the immediate site of the trauma? keyloid > 3 Renaissance artist Lorenzo Ghiberti's famous bronze doors, called > "The Gates of Paradise" by Michelangelo, are located in which Italian > city? Florence > foxhole and an unexploded land mine? > 5 "A boy's best friend is his mother" was the tagline to which 1960 > movie? psycho > 6 Which fictional character who appears in both book and film series was > originally known as Sméagol? "precious" > 7 Which Major League Baseball team got its nickname from its fans > avoiding potentially lethal trolley cars on their way to home games? Dodgers > 8 In the game of pool, what colour is the eight ball? Black > 9 In the 1913 novel and various film adaptions, Miss Jane Porter of > Baltimore, Maryland marries which iconic fictional character? Tarzan > 10 Most commonly used on social media, what five words does the > abbreviation ICYMI most commonly stand for? in case you missed it |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: May 29 08:39PM +0200 > 4 Which movie, winner of the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in > 2001, features two opposing soldiers (a Bosnian Serb and a Bosniak), a > foxhole and an unexploded land mine? No man's land > 8 In the game of pool, what colour is the eight ball? Black |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: May 30 04:23AM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 3 Renaissance artist Lorenzo Ghiberti's famous bronze doors, called > "The Gates of Paradise" by Michelangelo, are located in which Italian > city? Florence > Bosniak), a foxhole and an unexploded land mine? > 5 "A boy's best > friend is his mother" was the tagline to which 1960 movie? Psycho > 6 Which > fictional character who appears in both book and film series was > originally known as Sméagol? Gollum > 7 Which Major League Baseball team > got its nickname from its fans avoiding potentially lethal trolley > cars on their way to home games? Dodgers > 8 In the game of pool, what colour is the eight ball? Black > iconic fictional character? > 10 Most commonly used on social media, > what five words does the abbreviation ICYMI most commonly stand for? In case you missed it > cheers, > calvin Pete Gayde |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 29 01:02PM -0500 Mark Brader: > where all three are found. > Note: I have rendered all station names in ISO 8859-1; in some > cities other characters would appear in their primary form. In the original game they were provided in the equivalent of ASCII, so I've given you a little extra help here. > 1. Schönbrunn, Stephansplatz, Rochusgasse. Vienna. 4 for Calvin, Erland, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > 2. Parc Nou, El Prat Estació, Catalunya. Barcelona. 4 for everyone -- Calvin, Dan Blum, Erland, Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > 3. Baixa-Chiado, Campo Grande, Martim Moniz. Lisbon. 4 for Erland and Pete. 3 for Joshua. > 4. Tagore Garden, Jangpura, Nehru Place. Delhi (accepting New Delhi). 4 for Pete and Dan Tilque. 3 for Calvin. 2 for Erland and Joshua. > 5. Göztepe, Merter, Topkapi-Ulubatli. Istanbul. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque. In proper Turkish writing, both instances of I in this question are dotless. > 6. Pulaski, Logan Square, Jackson. Chicago. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete. Since Chicago mostly names its stations after cross streets and allows the names to repeat on different lines, it actually has four Pulaski stations and two Jackson stations. > 7. Hasan Abad, Hossein Abad, Zam Zam. Tehran. 4 for Pete. > 8. Castle Hill, Tallawong, Chatswood. Sydney. 4 for Dan Tilque. 3 for Joshua and Pete. > 9. Lufthavnen, Ørestad, Trianglen. Copenhagen. 4 for Erland, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 10. Cristóbal Colón, San José de la Estrella, San Pablo. Santiago. > filthy, raggedy Peter Pan figure, all decked out in clothes > much too big for him and a huge fantastic hat. He steals > every scene he's in -- not to mention quite a few valuables. Jack Dawkins (or the Artful Dodger; in "Oliver Twist"). 4 for Calvin, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete. One of the pubs where the Canadian Inquisition plays is named the Artful Dodger. Accordingly, one of the current teams in the league, as you've seen, is named Bill Psychs, and they replaced a previous team that was named All Over Twisted. > annual expenditure nineteen nineteen six, result happiness. > Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds > ought and six, result misery." Wilkins Micawber. (In "David Copperfield", of course.) 4 for Calvin and Joshua. > among the British public that umbrellas were colloquially > referred to by her name, as she carried one with "particular > ostentation". Sarah Gamp. 4 for Calvin. > MP for Coketown, a Utilitarian, and the patron of a model > school which teaches only facts and roots out all imagination > and emotion. Thomas Gradgrind. 4 for Calvin. > actually survived, and when the truth threatens to come out, > the mother runs away, certain that her husband will hate her. > She dies outside a cemetery. Lady Dedlock. 4 for Calvin. > transported to Australia where he becomes a wealthy sheep farmer. > This wealth allows him to become Pip's secret benefactor and > author of his great expectations. Abel Magwitch. (Yes, in "Great Expectations".) 4 for Joshua. > 7. This villain, a wicked employer and heartless miser, is allowed > to repent and see the error of his ways via a very disturbed > night's sleep. Ebenezer Scrooge. (In "A Christmas Carol", as if you didn't know.) 4 for Calvin, Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > 8. This villain is a criminal and an incredibly ugly fellow whose > "repulsive face was obscured by matted red hair". His extremely > negative portrayal led to Dickens being accused of anti-Semitism. Fagin. ("Oliver Twist" again.) 4 for Calvin, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete. > a man who was only after her money. She had all clocks stopped > the moment she learned of her betrayal and continues living in > her decaying mansion wearing her wedding dress and only one shoe. Miss Havisham. ("Great Expectations" again.) 4 for Calvin, Dan Blum, and Joshua. > Revolution, and encrypted in her knitting the names of those she > condemned to death by spreading lies. At the end of the novel, > she is killed by her own pistol. Therese Defarge. (In "A Tale of Two Cities".) 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. 3 for Pete. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> Geo Lit Joshua Kreitzer 24 28 52 Pete Gayde 31 15 46 "Calvin" 11 32 43 Dan Blum 12 20 32 Dan Tilque 24 4 28 Erland Sommarskog 22 0 22 -- Mark Brader | "I do not think about things that I do not think about." Toronto | "Do you ever think about things that you *do* think about?" msb@vex.net | --Inherit the Wind, Lawrence & Lee My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 29 01:05PM -0500 Sorry, for the answers see my previous posting in the thread, where I forgot to change the subject line. I'll just repeat the table of scores, if there are no errors: GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> Geo Lit Joshua Kreitzer 24 28 52 Pete Gayde 31 15 46 "Calvin" 11 32 43 Dan Blum 12 20 32 Dan Tilque 24 4 28 Erland Sommarskog 22 0 22 -- Mark Brader | "...what can be asserted without evidence Toronto | can also be dismissed without evidence." msb@vex.net | --Christopher Hitchens My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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