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tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Nov 28 03:21PM > Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Empire State > Building. """It's""" one-way southbound, so you have to visit > them in that order.   5th Avenue   > the National Museum of Natural History on the other side of > the Mall. Please identify the building we want by either its > specific function or its nickname.   Smithsonian "Castle"   > and on its south by Birdcage Walk. It """extends""" west > almost to Buckingham Palace, and east almost to Whitehall. > Name the park.   Hyde Park   > the Seine, you """will""" pass the Eiffel Tower and then enter > this park, which extends almost to the ?cole Militaire. > Name the park.   Tuileries   > three years until the ice released the ship. Name *either* > the explorer or the ship, which was later used on the first > expedition to reach the South Pole.   Amundsen   > But what you have to tell us is who made the *first* claim, > which enjoyed only brief acceptance before it was dismissed > as fraudulent.   Byrd; Peary   > to fly over the North Pole? (He was the navigator on the > flight.) Again, this claim has been generally accepted, but > is disputed by some.   Byrd   > most of them returning no information whatever about the fate > of this man or his party, but contributing greatly to knowledge > of the Arctic islands and passages.   Franklin   > 9. In 1910 Roald Amundsen committed a significant act of deception > that made it possible for him to reach the South Pole first. > What was it?   announced that he was launching an expedition to some other location   -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."

Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Nov 28 05:28PM +0100 > But using my knowledge of common street/plaza names in Argentina I > try Plaza de 25 Mayo.   After having looked it up, I see that I did not arrive too far from the correct answer, but just in case Mark gets the idea, I like to point out that my answer is not "almost correct", but simply wrong. When checking the map, I noticed that there is a Rua de 25 Mayo which starts at the square in question.

Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Nov 28 06:52PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:V4qdna7NhO1RIFzCnZ2dnUU7- > Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Empire State > Building. """It's""" one-way southbound, so you have to visit > them in that order.   5th Avenue   > the National Museum of Natural History on the other side of > the Mall. Please identify the building we want by either its > specific function or its nickname.   Smithsonian Castle > and on its south by Birdcage Walk. It """extends""" west > almost to Buckingham Palace, and east almost to Whitehall. > Name the park.   Hyde Park   > But what you have to tell us is who made the *first* claim, > which enjoyed only brief acceptance before it was dismissed > as fraudulent.   Cook   > 9. In 1910 Roald Amundsen committed a significant act of deception > that made it possible for him to reach the South Pole first. > What was it?   announced that he was planning to go to the North Pole -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com

Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Nov 29 12:44AM -0800 On 11/27/20 7:02 PM, Mark Brader wrote: > Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Empire State > Building. """It's""" one-way southbound, so you have to visit > them in that order.   5th Ave   > the National Museum of Natural History on the other side of > the Mall. Please identify the building we want by either its > specific function or its nickname.   Air and Space Museum   > and on its south by Birdcage Walk. It """extends""" west > almost to Buckingham Palace, and east almost to Whitehall. > Name the park.   Hyde Park   > Vancouver, or if you go in almost any direction from Granville > Island, you """will""" reach different parts of the same body > of water. Name that body of water.   Burrard Inlet   > three years until the ice released the ship. Name *either* > the explorer or the ship, which was later used on the first > expedition to reach the South Pole.   Amundsen   > to fly over the North Pole? (He was the navigator on the > flight.) Again, this claim has been generally accepted, but > is disputed by some.   Perry   > most of them returning no information whatever about the fate > of this man or his party, but contributing greatly to knowledge > of the Arctic islands and passages.   Franklin   > completed the journey in 1942, and followed this with a return > trip westward. Name *either* the captain, or the ship, or the > organization that owned it.   RCMP     -- Dan Tilque

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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 27 09:02PM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2003-02-03, and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written by members of the Usual Suspects, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the correct answers in about 3 days.   For further information, including an explanation of the """ notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".     I wrote both of these rounds.     * Game 3, Round 4 - Geography - Urban Landmarks   Read these carefully: where compass directions are used, sometimes they """are""" the direction *from* the landmark *to* adjacent places, and sometimes the other way, whichever was more convenient.   1. In New York, name the road that """connects""" the Guggenheim Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Empire State Building. """It's""" one-way southbound, so you have to visit them in that order.   2. In Montreal, this one-way westbound road """parallels""" the eastbound Rue Ste-Catherine; from the Université de Québec campus it """takes""" you to the Place des Arts, Eaton Centre (or Centre Eaton), and Westmount Square. Name the road.   3. In Rome, this plaza, or piazza, """sits""" north of the Victor Emmanuel II monument and has the Via Del Corso leading north from it. On the west side of the plaza """are""" a palace of the same name and the church of San Marco. Name the plaza.   4. In Washington, grouped together on the south side of the Mall from west to east """are""" the Freer Gallery, the Austin M. Sackler Gallery, the African Art museum, and the Arts & Industries museum. Identify the building that sits just north of the middle of this group; north of it, in turn, """is""" the National Museum of Natural History on the other side of the Mall. Please identify the building we want by either its specific function or its nickname.   5. In London, this park """is""" bounded on its north by The Mall, and on its south by Birdcage Walk. It """extends""" west almost to Buckingham Palace, and east almost to Whitehall. Name the park.   6. In Buenos Aires, name the plaza that """is""" bordered by the Casa Rosada (the Presidential Palace) on the east, and the Cathedral on the north. A street with the same name as the plaza """starts""" at its west side and """extends""" to the Plaza del Congreso.   7. In Sydney, give the name of the main ferry dock (and its local train station) on the city side of the harbor. """It's""" a short walk southwest from the Opera House, or southeast from the Rocks and the south end of the Harbour Bridge.   8. In Vienna, from this complex of buildings, if you go southwest across the Ring you """will""" find the Museum of Fine Art (Kunsthistorisches Museum) and the Museum of Natural History (Naturhistorisches Museum). To the west """is""" the Volksgarten, and on its northeast side, the complex itself """includes""" the Spanish Riding School (Spanische Hofreitschule). Name the complex.   9. In Vancouver, if you go south from BC Place or GM Place, or if you go northeast from the Macmillan Space Centre and Museum of Vancouver, or if you go in almost any direction from Granville Island, you """will""" reach different parts of the same body of water. Name that body of water.   10. In Paris, if you go southeast from the Trocadéro Gardens across the Seine, you """will""" pass the Eiffel Tower and then enter this park, which extends almost to the École Militaire. Name the park.     * Game 3, Round 6 - History - Polar Explorers   This round is about Arctic and Antarctic explorations in the 19th and 20th centuries. In the interest of fair credit, we point out that every one of the journeys in this round involved a team or crew of men, often sizable numbers of them; but in the interest of convenience, we will mostly speak as if the expedition leaders had traveled alone.   1. After sailing from Norway to Siberia in 1893, this explorer got his specially designed ship trapped deliberately in the oceanic pack ice, whose drift he hoped would take him near the North Pole. Instead it went mainly westward, over 1,000 miles in three years until the ice released the ship. Name *either* the explorer or the ship, which was later used on the first expedition to reach the South Pole.   2. In 1909 two explorers each claimed to have been the first to reach the North Pole. The second of these claims was generally accepted at the time, although it's been disputed in later years. But what you have to tell us is who made the *first* claim, which enjoyed only brief acceptance before it was dismissed as fraudulent.   3. According to those who reject *both* of the claims from 1909, the North Pole was not reached by travel over the ice until 1968. Name *either* the man who did it then, or his mode of travel.   4. Which expedition leader claimed in 1926 to have been the first to fly over the North Pole? (He was the navigator on the flight.) Again, this claim has been generally accepted, but is disputed by some.   5. Name the explorer, then aged 59, who in 1845 set out with two shiploads of men in search of the Northwest Passage, and never returned. Numerous search expeditions were then conducted, most of them returning no information whatever about the fate of this man or his party, but contributing greatly to knowledge of the Arctic islands and passages.   6. During the search for <answer 5>, this explorer traveling from the west came within sight of a location that had previously been reached from the east, thus confirming one relatively direct route of the Northwest Passage: from Baffin Bay via Lancaster Sound, Barrow Strait, Viscount Melville Sound -- and a strait named for him, passing north of Banks Island. Name him.   7. The first expedition to actually traverse the Northwest Passage reached Alaska's north coast in 1905 and the Pacific in 1906. In between, the leader traveled 500 miles inland to reach a telegraph office and send word of his success -- collect. Name *either* this explorer or his ship, which is now in the same museum as the <answer 1 ship>.   8. The first ship to traverse the Northwest Passage *eastward* completed the journey in 1942, and followed this with a return trip westward. Name *either* the captain, or the ship, or the organization that owned it.   9. In 1910 Roald Amundsen committed a significant act of deception that made it possible for him to reach the South Pole first. What was it?   10. One of those who failed to reach the South Pole before Amundsen was Ernest Shackleton. In 1914 he returned to Antarctica only to see his ship, ironically named "Endurance", crushed by ice; his rescue of the entire crew was a truly heroic feat of skill, strength, and leadership. But his original goal in this ambitious expedition was to be the first to do what?   -- Mark Brader | "Warning! Drinking beer, wine or spirits during Toronto | pregnancy can harm your baby." (City of Toronto msb@vex.net | notice in restaurant washrooms--men's and women's)   My text in this article is in the public domain.

Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Nov 28 11:17AM +0100 > Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Empire State > Building. """It's""" one-way southbound, so you have to visit > them in that order.   I believe they have a street called "Broadway" in that town, so I try thta. > the National Museum of Natural History on the other side of > the Mall. Please identify the building we want by either its > specific function or its nickname.   Don't know much about Washington, but they have something called "White House", haven't they? I try that.   > and on its south by Birdcage Walk. It """extends""" west > almost to Buckingham Palace, and east almost to Whitehall. > Name the park.   Regent's Park > Cathedral on the north. A street with the same name as the > plaza """starts""" at its west side and """extends""" to the > Plaza del Congreso.   I was actually trying to recollect the name of the avenue the other day, but realized that it had fallen out of my mind. But at least is *not* San Martín - that street is four blocks up to the right from the plaza.   But using my knowledge of common street/plaza names in Argentina I try Plaza de 25 Mayo.   > the Volksgarten, and on its northeast side, the complex > itself """includes""" the Spanish Riding School (Spanische > Hofreitschule). Name the complex.   Stefansplatz > Vancouver, or if you go in almost any direction from Granville > Island, you """will""" reach different parts of the same body > of water. Name that body of water.   False Creek > the Seine, you """will""" pass the Eiffel Tower and then enter > this park, which extends almost to the École Militaire. > Name the park.   Champs de Mars > three years until the ice released the ship. Name *either* > the explorer or the ship, which was later used on the first > expedition to reach the South Pole.   Nansen

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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 27 08:59PM -0600 Mark Brader: > though there may be more than one in the corresponding picture. > Your job, of course, will be to identify the picture by number.   > 1. Clave (two syllables there).   #18. (That's not a wiener in the right hand, it's a striker. The clave is in the left hand.) 4 for Pete.   > 2. Djembe.   #24 (so to speak). 4 for Pete.   > 3. Maraca.   #6. 4 for Pete, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Erland.   > 4. Snare drum.   #9. 4 for Pete and Erland. 3 for Joshua.   > 5. Sleighbell.   #19. 4 for Pete, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Erland.   > number, and name the instrument. "Drum" by itself will not be > sufficient for any answer.   > 6. Identify number twelve.   (Chinese or Oriental) gong. 4 for Pete, Dan Blum, and Erland.   > 7. Number one is what?   Spoon. 4 for Pete and Dan Blum.   > 8. How about fourteen?   Conga. 4 for Pete and Erland.   > 9. Instrument number eleven; note that it has metal keys.   Vibraphone or vibraharp. 4 for Erland.   > 10. And number twenty-one, finally.   Bodhran (or Irish or Celtic drum -- both words required -- but not accepting Murphy's Irish stout!). 4 for Pete, Dan Blum, and Erland.     > rot13 to see the names of those instruments (again, in the singular) > and in each case give the picture number for fun, but for no points.   > 11. Chime.   #15. Pete got this.   > 12. Finger cymbal.   #20. Pete, Joshua, and Erland got this.   > 13. Cowbell.   #5. Pete, Joshua, and Erland got this.   > 14. Triangle.   #17. Pete and Joshua got this.   > 15. Bass drum.   #22 (so to speak). Pete and Erland got this.   > 16. Bongo.   #2. Pete and Erland got this.   > 17. Ratchet.   #10. Pete got this.   In 2008 I didn't give people the opportunity to try the decoys, but I listed them in the answers posting that time around, and in that list I said this was #19. Obviously not, since #19 is the sleighbell. Fixed now.   > 18. Timbale.   #13. Pete got this.   > 19. Timpani or kettle drum.   #16. Pete and Erland got this.   > 20. Washboard.   #3. Pete, Joshua, and Erland got this.   > 21. Guiro.   #4. Pete got this.   > 22. Casaba (or afuche or afoxe).   #7. Pete got this.   > 23. Electronic drum kit.   #23 (so to speak). Pete, Joshua, and Erland got this.   > 24. Tambourine.   #8. Pete, Joshua, and Erland got this.       > 1. Which voluptuous actress was cast as King Zog of Albania in a > segment of the 1987 film "Aria" that was directed by her husband, > Nicholas Roeg?   Theresa Russell. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.   > 2. In "Orlando", based on the book by Virginia Woolf, the title > character mysteriously changes sex from male to female. > Who portrays Orlando?   Tilda Swinton. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.   > for his flamboyant personality and well-received autobiography, > was in his 80s when he took on the role of Queen Elizabeth I. > Name him.   Quentin Crisp. 4 for Joshua.   > 4. In which 1959 movie did Peter Sellers play Tully Bascombe, > Prime Minister Count Mountjoy, and Grand Duchess Gloriana XII?   "The Mouse That Roared". I accepted "The Mouse Who Roared" as close enough. So, 4 for Joshua (the hard way) and Dan Tilque.   > 5. Which actress played an Asian man in "The Year of Living > Dangerously" in 1982, despite being neither male nor Asian?   Linda Hunt. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.   > 6. Peter Pan was played by which woman in three TV-movies, in 1955, > 1956, and 1960?   Mary Martin. 4 for Pete, Dan Blum, and Joshua.   > is played by Australian actor Barry Humphries, who also """has""" > a regular gig playing a more famous female character. Name this > *other* character.   Dame Edna Everage. ("Dame Edna" or "Edna Everage" was sufficient. I'm not sure whether he's still playing the character or not.) 4 for Pete, Dan Blum, and Joshua.   > 8. Which actor played eight roles in the 1949 movie "Kind Hearts > and Coronets", one of them, Lady Agatha, being female?   Sir Alec Guinness. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.   > 9. In a 1989 time-travel flick, the same actor plays a man, his son, > and his daughter Marlene. Name the actor.   Michael J. Fox (in "Back to the Future Part II"). 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.   > 10. We may be cheating a little on this question, but in which 1982 > movie did John Lithgow play a male-to-female transsexual?   "The World According to Garp". 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.     Scores, if there are no errors:   GAME 3 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> Art Ent Dan Blum 20 32 52 Joshua Kreitzer 7 40 47 Pete Gayde 36 8 44 Erland Sommarskog 28 0 28 Dan Tilque 4 4 8   -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Domine, defende nos msb@vex.net | Contra hos stupidos DOS!" -- after A. D. Godley   My text in this article is in the public domain.

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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 26 11:52PM -0600 I just realized I posted the answers and game scores for Game 2, Rounds 9-10, without adding "answers" to the Subject line. If anybody who was playing missed them, they should look back at my last posting in the thread. -- Mark Brader, Toronto "More importantly, Mark is just plain wrong." msb@vex.net -- John Hollingsworth

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Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Nov 25 08:56AM -0800 On 11/24/20 12:31 PM, Mark Brader wrote:   > 1. Clave (two syllables there). > 2. Djembe. > 3. Maraca.   20   > 4. Snare drum.   13   > 5. Sleighbell.   19   > 8. Ubj nobhg sbhegrra? > 9. Vafgehzrag ahzore ryrira; abgr gung vg unf zrgny xrlf. > 10. Naq ahzore gjragl-bar, svanyyl.   bass drum   > Name him.   > 4. In which 1959 movie did Peter Sellers play Tully Bascombe, > Prime Minister Count Mountjoy, and Grand Duchess Gloriana XII?   The Mouse that Roared     -- Dan Tilque

Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Nov 25 08:32PM +0100 > * Game 3, Round 2 - Arts - Percussion Instruments   > 1. Clave (two syllables there).   15   > 2. Djembe.   4   > 3. Maraca.   6   > 4. Snare drum.   9   > 5. Sleighbell.   19   > 6. Vqragvsl ahzore gjryir.   Gong   > 7. Ahzore bar vf jung?   Nutcracker   > 8. Ubj nobhg sbhegrra?   Congas   > 9. Vafgehzrag ahzore ryrira; abgr gung vg unf zrgny xrlf.   Vibraphone   > 10. Naq ahzore gjragl-bar, svanyyl.   Bodhran   > 11. Puvzr. > 12. Svatre plzony.   20   > 13. Pbjoryy.   5   > 14. Gevnatyr.   15   > 15. Onff qehz.   22   > 16. Obatb.   2   > 17. Engpurg.   7   > 18. Gvzonyr.   24   > 19. Gvzcnav be xrggyr qehz.   16   > 20. Jnfuobneq.   3   > 21. Thveb.   10   > 22. Pnfnon (be nshpur be nsbkr).   13   > 23. Ryrpgebavp qehz xvg.   23   > 24. Gnzobhevar.   8

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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 24 02:31PM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2003-02-03, and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written by members of the Usual Suspects, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the correct answers in about 3 days.   For further information, including an explanation of the """ notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".     I did not write these rounds.     * Game 3, Round 2 - Arts - Percussion Instruments   The questions in this round refer to the 2-page handout at:   http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/o3/2/dum.pdf   Note that some of the picture numbers are below the pictures, some are above, some are beside, and one row of numbers seems to have disappeared altogether! Please consider the last row of pictures (on page 2) to be #22-24 from left to right.   For the first five questions, you will be provided with the name of a percussion instrument. We will write it in the singular even though there may be more than one in the corresponding picture. Your job, of course, will be to identify the picture by number.   1. Clave (two syllables there). 2. Djembe. 3. Maraca. 4. Snare drum. 5. Sleighbell.   For questions #6-10, please decode the rot13 to see the picture number, and name the instrument. "Drum" by itself will not be sufficient for any answer.   6. Vqragvsl ahzore gjryir. 7. Ahzore bar vf jung? 8. Ubj nobhg sbhegrra? 9. Vafgehzrag ahzore ryrira; abgr gung vg unf zrgny xrlf. 10. Naq ahzore gjragl-bar, svanyyl.     Now, there were 12 decoys. If you like, please decode this further rot13 to see the names of those instruments (again, in the singular) and in each case give the picture number for fun, but for no points.   11. Puvzr. 12. Svatre plzony. 13. Pbjoryy. 14. Gevnatyr. 15. Onff qehz. 16. Obatb. 17. Engpurg. 18. Gvzonyr. 19. Gvzcnav be xrggyr qehz. 20. Jnfuobneq. 21. Thveb. 22. Pnfnon (be nshpur be nsbkr). 23. Ryrpgebavp qehz xvg. 24. Gnzobhevar.     * Game 3, Round 3 - Entertainment - Casting Against Gender   This round deals with movies in which women have been cast as men, and vice versa. The same movie may be mentioned more than once.   1. Which voluptuous actress was cast as King Zog of Albania in a segment of the 1987 film "Aria" that was directed by her husband, Nicholas Roeg?   2. In "Orlando", based on the book by Virginia Woolf, the title character mysteriously changes sex from male to female. Who portrays Orlando?   3. <answer 2> was not the only person playing a character of the opposite sex in "Orlando". This occasional actor, better known for his flamboyant personality and well-received autobiography, was in his 80s when he took on the role of Queen Elizabeth I. Name him.   4. In which 1959 movie did Peter Sellers play Tully Bascombe, Prime Minister Count Mountjoy, and Grand Duchess Gloriana XII?   5. Which actress played an Asian man in "The Year of Living Dangerously" in 1982, despite being neither male nor Asian?   6. Peter Pan was played by which woman in three TV-movies, in 1955, 1956, and 1960?   7. In the 2002 film "Nicholas Nickelby", the role of Mrs. Crummles is played by Australian actor Barry Humphries, who also """has""" a regular gig playing a more famous female character. Name this *other* character.   8. Which actor played eight roles in the 1949 movie "Kind Hearts and Coronets", one of them, Lady Agatha, being female?   9. In a 1989 time-travel flick, the same actor plays a man, his son, and his daughter Marlene. Name the actor.   10. We may be cheating a little on this question, but in which 1982 movie did John Lithgow play a male-to-female transsexual? -- Mark Brader | "What a strange field. Studying beings instead of mathematics. Toronto | Could lead to recursive problems in logic." msb@vex.net | -- Robert L. Forward (The Flight of the Dragonfly)   My text in this article is in the public domain.

Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Nov 24 10:32PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:E5WdnQalkZ418CDCnZ2dnUU7- > though there may be more than one in the corresponding picture. > Your job, of course, will be to identify the picture by number.   > 1. Clave (two syllables there).   18   > 2. Djembe.   24   > 3. Maraca.   6   > 4. Snare drum.   9   > 5. Sleighbell.   19   > number, and name the instrument. "Drum" by itself will not be > sufficient for any answer.   > 6. Vqragvsl ahzore gjryir.   Gong   > 7. Ahzore bar vf jung?   Spoons   > 8. Ubj nobhg sbhegrra?   Congas   > 9. Vafgehzrag ahzore ryrira; abgr gung vg unf zrgny xrlf.   Xylophone   > 10. Naq ahzore gjragl-bar, svanyyl.   Irish drum   > rot13 to see the names of those instruments (again, in the singular) > and in each case give the picture number for fun, but for no points.   > 11. Puvzr.   15   > 12. Svatre plzony.   20   > 13. Pbjoryy.   5   > 14. Gevnatyr.   17   > 15. Onff qehz.   22   > 16. Obatb.   2   > 17. Engpurg.   10   > 18. Gvzonyr.   13   > 19. Gvzcnav be xrggyr qehz.   16   > 20. Jnfuobneq.   3   > 21. Thveb.   4   > 22. Pnfnon (be nshpur be nsbkr).   7   > 23. Ryrpgebavp qehz xvg.   23   > 24. Gnzobhevar.   8   > Prime Minister Count Mountjoy, and Grand Duchess Gloriana XII?   > 5. Which actress played an Asian man in "The Year of Living > Dangerously" in 1982, despite being neither male nor Asian?   Haing Ngor     > 6. Peter Pan was played by which woman in three TV-movies, in 1955, > 1956, and 1960?   Mary Martin   > is played by Australian actor Barry Humphries, who also """has""" > a regular gig playing a more famous female character. Name this > *other* character.   Dame Edna Everedge   > and his daughter Marlene. Name the actor.   > 10. We may be cheating a little on this question, but in which 1982 > movie did John Lithgow play a male-to-female transsexual?   Pete Gayde

tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Nov 24 11:00PM > * Game 3, Round 2 - Arts - Percussion Instruments   > 1. Clave (two syllables there).   15; 7   > 2. Djembe.   14; 4   > 3. Maraca.   6   > 4. Snare drum.   13   > 5. Sleighbell.   19   > 6. Vqragvsl ahzore gjryir.   gong   > 7. Ahzore bar vf jung?   spoons   > 9. Vafgehzrag ahzore ryrira; abgr gung vg unf zrgny xrlf.   glockenspiel   > 10. Naq ahzore gjragl-bar, svanyyl.   bodhran     > 1. Which voluptuous actress was cast as King Zog of Albania in a > segment of the 1987 film "Aria" that was directed by her husband, > Nicholas Roeg?   Theresa Russell   > 2. In "Orlando", based on the book by Virginia Woolf, the title > character mysteriously changes sex from male to female. > Who portrays Orlando?   Tilda Swinton   > 4. In which 1959 movie did Peter Sellers play Tully Bascombe, > Prime Minister Count Mountjoy, and Grand Duchess Gloriana XII?   Being There   > 5. Which actress played an Asian man in "The Year of Living > Dangerously" in 1982, despite being neither male nor Asian?   Linda Hunt   > 6. Peter Pan was played by which woman in three TV-movies, in 1955, > 1956, and 1960?   Mary Martin   > is played by Australian actor Barry Humphries, who also """has""" > a regular gig playing a more famous female character. Name this > *other* character.   Dame Edna   > 8. Which actor played eight roles in the 1949 movie "Kind Hearts > and Coronets", one of them, Lady Agatha, being female?   Alec Guinness   > 9. In a 1989 time-travel flick, the same actor plays a man, his son, > and his daughter Marlene. Name the actor.   Michael J. Fox   > 10. We may be cheating a little on this question, but in which 1982 > movie did John Lithgow play a male-to-female transsexual?   The World According to Garp   -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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>: Nov 25 05:47AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:E5WdnQalkZ418CDCnZ2dnUU7- > though there may be more than one in the corresponding picture. > Your job, of course, will be to identify the picture by number.   > 1. Clave (two syllables there).   15; 19   > 2. Djembe.   4   > 3. Maraca.   6   > 4. Snare drum.   9; 2   > 5. Sleighbell.   1   > number, and name the instrument. "Drum" by itself will not be > sufficient for any answer.   > 6. Vqragvsl ahzore gjryir.   cymbal   > 9. Vafgehzrag ahzore ryrira; abgr gung vg unf zrgny xrlf.   glockenspiel   > rot13 to see the names of those instruments (again, in the singular) > and in each case give the picture number for fun, but for no points.   > 12. Svatre plzony.   20   > 13. Pbjoryy.   5   > 14. Gevnatyr.   17   > 20. Jnfuobneq.   3 . > 23. Ryrpgebavp qehz xvg.   23   > 24. Gnzobhevar.   8   > 1. Which voluptuous actress was cast as King Zog of Albania in a > segment of the 1987 film "Aria" that was directed by her husband, > Nicholas Roeg?   Theresa Russell   > 2. In "Orlando", based on the book by Virginia Woolf, the title > character mysteriously changes sex from male to female. > Who portrays Orlando?   Tilda Swinton > for his flamboyant personality and well-received autobiography, > was in his 80s when he took on the role of Queen Elizabeth I. > Name him.   Quentin Crisp   > 4. In which 1959 movie did Peter Sellers play Tully Bascombe, > Prime Minister Count Mountjoy, and Grand Duchess Gloriana XII?   "The Mouse That Roared"; "The Mouse Who Roared" > 5. Which actress played an Asian man in "The Year of Living > Dangerously" in 1982, despite being neither male nor Asian?   Linda Hunt   > 6. Peter Pan was played by which woman in three TV-movies, in 1955, > 1956, and 1960?   Mary Martin > is played by Australian actor Barry Humphries, who also """has""" > a regular gig playing a more famous female character. Name this > *other* character.   Dame Edna Everage   > 8. Which actor played eight roles in the 1949 movie "Kind Hearts > and Coronets", one of them, Lady Agatha, being female?   Alec Guinness   > 9. In a 1989 time-travel flick, the same actor plays a man, his son, > and his daughter Marlene. Name the actor.   Michael J. Fox > 10. We may be cheating a little on this question, but in which 1982 > movie did John Lithgow play a male-to-female transsexual?   "The World According to Garp"   -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com

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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 24 02:28PM -0600 Mark Brader: > and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information... > see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from > the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".   Well, this Game 2 has the closest result I have ever seen in QFTCI, even though only 6 people were playing. JOSHUA KREITZER AND DAN TILQUE (listed in random order) have *tied* for the win -- 1 point ahead of third-place Dan Blum!   That's if there are no errors, of course; please check carefully to see if I've gotten it wrong.     > I wrote one of these rounds and half of the other.   I wrote the science round and pairs A-C of the challenge round.       > 1. This unit measures the force needed to accelerate a 1 kilogram > mass to a speed of 1 meter per second in 1 second. That is, > 1 kilogram meter per second squared equals 1 of what unit?   Newton. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.   > 2. Similarly in CGS metric, 1 gram centimeter per second squared > equals 1 of what force unit?   Dyne. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. 3 for Pete.   > consumes how much energy, or equivalently, does how much work? > That is, 1 <answer 2> times 1 centimeter, or simply 1 <answer 2> > centimeter, equals 1 of what energy unit?   Erg. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque.   > 4. And correspondingly in SI, 1 <answer 1> meter equals 1 of what > energy unit?   Joule. 4 for Joshua, Erland, and Dan Tilque.   > 5. This unit of power, or the rate of energy consumption, is equal to > 1 joule divided by 1 second; that is, it's 1 joule per second.   Watt. 4 for Joshua, Erland, and Dan Tilque.   > 6. And which two commonly used electrical units can be multiplied > together to produce 1 <answer 5>? Name *both*.   Ampere (accepting "amp"), volt. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.   > 7. If you *divide* the same two units, the right way around, the > result equals 1 of which resistance unit?   Ohm. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete.   > 8. The amount of charge delivered by a 1 ampere current flowing for > 1 second, or in other words 1 ampere times 1 second, equals 1 of > what charge unit?   Coulomb. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.   > 9. <answer 8> divided by 1 volt equals 1 of which unit of capacitance?   Farad. 4 for Erland and Dan Tilque.   > 10. Finally, this frequency unit is simply the reciprocal of 1 second.   Hertz. (Also becquerel, in the context of radioactive decays.) 4 for everyone.       > * A. Formerly Undivided Countries   > A1. Within 1 year, when did Slovakia separate from the Czech > Republic?   1993 (accepting 1992-94), as you should remember from Game 6 of the last season I posted. 4 for everyone.   > A2. In 1905, Norway held a referendum on the question of > separating from Sweden. It passed. Within 5 percentage > points, how many percent voted yes?   99.9501% (accepting 94.95% to, ah, 104.9501%; to be exact, the vote was 368,208-184). 4 for Erland. I was rather delighted to see that one entrant tried 94% and was too low.     > * B. Subway Stations by Location   > B1. What station on the Yonge-University-Spadina Line """has""" its > only entrance on Crescent Rd.?   Rosedale. (Still true, but the Y-U-S Line is now called Line 1, Yonge-University.)   > B2. What station on the Yonge-University-Spadina Line """has""" its > only entrance on Shaftesbury Av.?   Summerhill. (Still true.)       > C1. This notorious corporate name is a German abbreviation for > a phrase meaning "dye consortium", or more precisely, > "community of interest of the dye industry".   I.G. Farben (from "Interessengemeinschaft Farbenindustrie"). 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque.   > based on the Greek for "dry writing"; then this was reduced > to a 5-letter brand name; then in 1961 this brand name became > the new name of the company. What was that brand name?   Xerox (from "xerography"). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.     > * D. Operatic Terminology   > D1. Which term is used for the text of an opera, both spoken > and sung words? Translated, it means "little book".   Libretto. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, and Pete.   > D2. What is the name for the simultaneous translation of an > opera's <answer D1> projected above the stage? We want the > trade name used by the Canadian Opera Company.   Surtitles (since we asked for the trade name, the exact answer was required). 4 for Pete.     > correct up to and including the 2020 game.)   > E1. Which goaltender has the record for most All-Star games > played?   Glenn Hall (13 games -- still the record). 3 for Pete.   > E2. Name either of the two players tied for most career All-Star > game *assists*, with 13 each.   2003 answer: Raymond Bourque, Mark Messier. 2020 answer: Joe Sakic (with 16).     > * F. Naval Battles   > F1. What was Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar?   "Victory". 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.   > and capture Port Moresby. Name the aircraft-carrier battle, > fought that month, which forced the invasion fleet to > turn back.   Battle of the Coral Sea. 4 for Dan Tilque.     Scores, if there are no errors:   GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> Spo Geo Mis Ent Lit Sci Cha FIVE Joshua Kreitzer 24 26 8 40 22 24 12 136 Dan Tilque 28 28 4 20 8 40 20 136 Dan Blum 32 21 25 28 22 28 20 135 Erland Sommarskog 20 36 -- 4 0 32 16 108 Pete Gayde 23 31 20 12 15 11 15 104 Bruce Bowler 28 0 -- 16 16 -- -- 60   -- Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net "History tells us that the Boston 'T' Party was succeeded the next day by the Boston 'U' Party, where American rebels yanked all the extraneous U's out of words like 'colour' and threw them into Boston Harbour. Harbor. Whatever." --Adam Beneschan My text in this article is in the public domain.

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Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Nov 23 10:59PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:H5adndBMCt8zJyXCnZ2dnUU7-   > 1. This unit measures the force needed to accelerate a 1 kilogram > mass to a speed of 1 meter per second in 1 second. That is, > 1 kilogram meter per second squared equals 1 of what unit?   Dyne; Erg     > 2. Similarly in CGS metric, 1 gram centimeter per second squared > equals 1 of what force unit?   Dyne; Erg   > energy unit?   > 5. This unit of power, or the rate of energy consumption, is equal to > 1 joule divided by 1 second; that is, it's 1 joule per second.   Dyne; Erg     > 6. And which two commonly used electrical units can be multiplied > together to produce 1 <answer 5>? Name *both*.   Volt and Watt     > 7. If you *divide* the same two units, the right way around, the > result equals 1 of which resistance unit?   Ohm     > 8. The amount of charge delivered by a 1 ampere current flowing for > 1 second, or in other words 1 ampere times 1 second, equals 1 of > what charge unit?   Watt     > 9. <answer 8> divided by 1 volt equals 1 of which unit of capacitance?   Coulomb     > 10. Finally, this frequency unit is simply the reciprocal of 1 second.   Hertz     > * A. Formerly Undivided Countries   > A1. Within 1 year, when did Slovakia separate from the Czech > Republic?   1994     > A2. In 1905, Norway held a referendum on the question of > separating from Sweden. It passed. Within 5 percentage > points, how many percent voted yes?   94; 83     > * D. Operatic Terminology   > D1. Which term is used for the text of an opera, both spoken > and sung words? Translated, it means "little book".   Libretto     > D2. What is the name for the simultaneous translation of an > opera's <answer D1> projected above the stage? We want the > trade name used by the Canadian Opera Company.   Surtitles   > correct up to and including the 2020 game.)   > E1. Which goaltender has the record for most All-Star games > played?   Hall; Worsley     > E2. Name either of the two players tied for most career All-Star > game *assists*, with 13 each.   Gretzky; Gordie Howe   > and capture Port Moresby. Name the aircraft-carrier battle, > fought that month, which forced the invasion fleet to > turn back.   Pete Gayde

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tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Nov 21 03:52PM > 1. This unit measures the force needed to accelerate a 1 kilogram > mass to a speed of 1 meter per second in 1 second. That is, > 1 kilogram meter per second squared equals 1 of what unit?   newton   > 2. Similarly in CGS metric, 1 gram centimeter per second squared > equals 1 of what force unit?   dyne   > consumes how much energy, or equivalently, does how much work? > That is, 1 <answer 2> times 1 centimeter, or simply 1 <answer 2> > centimeter, equals 1 of what energy unit?   erg   > 4. And correspondingly in SI, 1 <answer 1> meter equals 1 of what > energy unit?   watt   > 6. And which two commonly used electrical units can be multiplied > together to produce 1 <answer 5>? Name *both*.   volt and ampere   > 7. If you *divide* the same two units, the right way around, the > result equals 1 of which resistance unit?   ohm   > 8. The amount of charge delivered by a 1 ampere current flowing for > 1 second, or in other words 1 ampere times 1 second, equals 1 of > what charge unit?   coulomb   > 9. <answer 8> divided by 1 volt equals 1 of which unit of capacitance?   coulomb   > 10. Finally, this frequency unit is simply the reciprocal of 1 second.   hertz     > * A. Formerly Undivided Countries   > A1. Within 1 year, when did Slovakia separate from the Czech > Republic?   1994   > A2. In 1905, Norway held a referendum on the question of > separating from Sweden. It passed. Within 5 percentage > points, how many percent voted yes?   56     > C1. This notorious corporate name is a German abbreviation for > a phrase meaning "dye consortium", or more precisely, > "community of interest of the dye industry".   IG Farben   > based on the Greek for "dry writing"; then this was reduced > to a 5-letter brand name; then in 1961 this brand name became > the new name of the company. What was that brand name?   Xerox   > * D. Operatic Terminology   > D1. Which term is used for the text of an opera, both spoken > and sung words? Translated, it means "little book".   libretto   > * F. Naval Battles   > F1. What was Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar?   HMS Victory   > and capture Port Moresby. Name the aircraft-carrier battle, > fought that month, which forced the invasion fleet to > turn back.   Midway   -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."

Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Nov 21 10:05AM -0800 On 11/20/20 10:58 PM, Mark Brader wrote:   > 1. This unit measures the force needed to accelerate a 1 kilogram > mass to a speed of 1 meter per second in 1 second. That is, > 1 kilogram meter per second squared equals 1 of what unit?   newton     > 2. Similarly in CGS metric, 1 gram centimeter per second squared > equals 1 of what force unit?   dyne   > consumes how much energy, or equivalently, does how much work? > That is, 1 <answer 2> times 1 centimeter, or simply 1 <answer 2> > centimeter, equals 1 of what energy unit?   erg     > 4. And correspondingly in SI, 1 <answer 1> meter equals 1 of what > energy unit?   joule     > 5. This unit of power, or the rate of energy consumption, is equal to > 1 joule divided by 1 second; that is, it's 1 joule per second.   watt     > 6. And which two commonly used electrical units can be multiplied > together to produce 1 <answer 5>? Name *both*.   amp, volt     > 7. If you *divide* the same two units, the right way around, the > result equals 1 of which resistance unit?   ohm     > 8. The amount of charge delivered by a 1 ampere current flowing for > 1 second, or in other words 1 ampere times 1 second, equals 1 of > what charge unit?   coulomb     > 9. <answer 8> divided by 1 volt equals 1 of which unit of capacitance?   farad     > 10. Finally, this frequency unit is simply the reciprocal of 1 second.   herz     > * A. Formerly Undivided Countries   > A1. Within 1 year, when did Slovakia separate from the Czech > Republic?   1993     > A2. In 1905, Norway held a referendum on the question of > separating from Sweden. It passed. Within 5 percentage > points, how many percent voted yes?   87     > C1. This notorious corporate name is a German abbreviation for > a phrase meaning "dye consortium", or more precisely, > "community of interest of the dye industry".   IG Farben   > based on the Greek for "dry writing"; then this was reduced > to a 5-letter brand name; then in 1961 this brand name became > the new name of the company. What was that brand name?   Xerox   > game *assists*, with 13 each.   > * F. Naval Battles   > F1. What was Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar?   Victory   > and capture Port Moresby. Name the aircraft-carrier battle, > fought that month, which forced the invasion fleet to > turn back.   Battle of the Coral Sea   -- Dan Tilque

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RQFTCI03 Game 2 Rounds 9-10: coherent metric, challenge round

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 21 12:58AM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2003-01-27, and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written by members of the Usual Suspects, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the correct answers in about 3 days.   For further information, including an explanation of the """ notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".     I wrote one of these rounds and half of the other.     ** Game 2, Round 9 - Science - The Coherence of Metric Measure   In both the SI and the CGS versions of the metric system, many of the units of measure can be expressed in terms of the multiplication or division of other units of measure, with no numerical constants other than 1 involved. In each case, name the unit being expressed.   None of the answers will involve scaling prefixes such as kilo- or micro-. Some answers may be mentioned in subsequent questions without being edited out.   1. This unit measures the force needed to accelerate a 1 kilogram mass to a speed of 1 meter per second in 1 second. That is, 1 kilogram meter per second squared equals 1 of what unit?   2. Similarly in CGS metric, 1 gram centimeter per second squared equals 1 of what force unit?   3. A force of 1 <answer 2> exerted over a distance of 1 centimeter consumes how much energy, or equivalently, does how much work? That is, 1 <answer 2> times 1 centimeter, or simply 1 <answer 2> centimeter, equals 1 of what energy unit?   4. And correspondingly in SI, 1 <answer 1> meter equals 1 of what energy unit?   5. This unit of power, or the rate of energy consumption, is equal to 1 joule divided by 1 second; that is, it's 1 joule per second.   6. And which two commonly used electrical units can be multiplied together to produce 1 <answer 5>? Name *both*.   7. If you *divide* the same two units, the right way around, the result equals 1 of which resistance unit?   8. The amount of charge delivered by a 1 ampere current flowing for 1 second, or in other words 1 ampere times 1 second, equals 1 of what charge unit?   9. <answer 8> divided by 1 volt equals 1 of which unit of capacitance?   10. Finally, this frequency unit is simply the reciprocal of 1 second.     ** Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round   * A. Formerly Undivided Countries   A1. Within 1 year, when did Slovakia separate from the Czech Republic?   A2. In 1905, Norway held a referendum on the question of separating from Sweden. It passed. Within 5 percentage points, how many percent voted yes?     * B. Subway Stations by Location   B1. What station on the Yonge-University-Spadina Line """has""" its only entrance on Crescent Rd.?   B2. What station on the Yonge-University-Spadina Line """has""" its only entrance on Shaftesbury Av.?     * C. Corporate Etymology   C1. This notorious corporate name is a German abbreviation for a phrase meaning "dye consortium", or more precisely, "community of interest of the dye industry".   C2. First a new technology was named with a 10-letter word based on the Greek for "dry writing"; then this was reduced to a 5-letter brand name; then in 1961 this brand name became the new name of the company. What was that brand name?     * D. Operatic Terminology   D1. Which term is used for the text of an opera, both spoken and sung words? Translated, it means "little book".   D2. What is the name for the simultaneous translation of an opera's <answer D1> projected above the stage? We want the trade name used by the Canadian Opera Company.     * E. NHL All-Star Game   These questions deal with individual player records up to and including the 2002 NHL All-Star Game. (You may now give answers correct up to and including the 2020 game.)   E1. Which goaltender has the record for most All-Star games played?   E2. Name either of the two players tied for most career All-Star game *assists*, with 13 each.     * F. Naval Battles   F1. What was Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar?   F2. In May 1942 the Japanese launched a plan to invade what was then Australian territory on the island of New Guinea, and capture Port Moresby. Name the aircraft-carrier battle, fought that month, which forced the invasion fleet to turn back.   -- Mark Brader | "If communication becomes impossible, it is expected that Toronto | both parties will... notify the other that communication msb@vex.net | has become impossible..." --memo to university staff   My text in this article is in the public domain.

Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Nov 21 08:22AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:H5adndBMCt8zJyXCnZ2dnUU7-   > 1. This unit measures the force needed to accelerate a 1 kilogram > mass to a speed of 1 meter per second in 1 second. That is, > 1 kilogram meter per second squared equals 1 of what unit?   newton > 2. Similarly in CGS metric, 1 gram centimeter per second squared > equals 1 of what force unit?   newton   > consumes how much energy, or equivalently, does how much work? > That is, 1 <answer 2> times 1 centimeter, or simply 1 <answer 2> > centimeter, equals 1 of what energy unit?   joule > 4. And correspondingly in SI, 1 <answer 1> meter equals 1 of what > energy unit?   joule   > 5. This unit of power, or the rate of energy consumption, is equal to > 1 joule divided by 1 second; that is, it's 1 joule per second.   watt   > 6. And which two commonly used electrical units can be multiplied > together to produce 1 <answer 5>? Name *both*.   volt and ampere > 7. If you *divide* the same two units, the right way around, the > result equals 1 of which resistance unit?   ohm   > 8. The amount of charge delivered by a 1 ampere current flowing for > 1 second, or in other words 1 ampere times 1 second, equals 1 of > what charge unit?   volt   > 9. <answer 8> divided by 1 volt equals 1 of which unit of capacitance?   ohm > 10. Finally, this frequency unit is simply the reciprocal of 1 second.   hertz   > * A. Formerly Undivided Countries   > A1. Within 1 year, when did Slovakia separate from the Czech > Republic?   1994 > A2. In 1905, Norway held a referendum on the question of > separating from Sweden. It passed. Within 5 percentage > points, how many percent voted yes?   93; 82 > based on the Greek for "dry writing"; then this was reduced > to a 5-letter brand name; then in 1961 this brand name became > the new name of the company. What was that brand name?   Xerox > * D. Operatic Terminology   > D1. Which term is used for the text of an opera, both spoken > and sung words? Translated, it means "little book".   libretto -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com

Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Nov 21 11:10AM +0100 > 1. This unit measures the force needed to accelerate a 1 kilogram > mass to a speed of 1 meter per second in 1 second. That is, > 1 kilogram meter per second squared equals 1 of what unit?   Newton > 4. And correspondingly in SI, 1 <answer 1> meter equals 1 of what > energy unit?   Joule > 5. This unit of power, or the rate of energy consumption, is equal to > 1 joule divided by 1 second; that is, it's 1 joule per second.   Watt > 6. And which two commonly used electrical units can be multiplied > together to produce 1 <answer 5>? Name *both*.   Volt and Ampère > 7. If you *divide* the same two units, the right way around, the > result equals 1 of which resistance unit?   Ohm > 8. The amount of charge delivered by a 1 ampere current flowing for > 1 second, or in other words 1 ampere times 1 second, equals 1 of > what charge unit?   Columb > 9. <answer 8> divided by 1 volt equals 1 of which unit of capacitance?   Farad > 10. Finally, this frequency unit is simply the reciprocal of 1 second.   Avis. Eh, I mean Hertz.     > * A. Formerly Undivided Countries   > A1. Within 1 year, when did Slovakia separate from the Czech > Republic?   1993 > A2. In 1905, Norway held a referendum on the question of > separating from Sweden. It passed. Within 5 percentage > points, how many percent voted yes?   100 > * B. Subway Stations by Location   > B2. What station on the Yonge-University-Spadina Line """has""" its > only entrance on Shaftesbury Av.?   Tottenham Court Road and Piccadilly Circus are both close to Shaftesbury Avenue as I call, but none the tube lines have that name. You are talking about a different city? :-) > * D. Operatic Terminology   > D1. Which term is used for the text of an opera, both spoken > and sung words? Translated, it means "little book".   Libretto > * F. Naval Battles   > F1. What was Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar?   Victory

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RQFTCI03 Game 2 Rounds 7-8 answers: movie characters, Robert Burns

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 21 12:56AM -0600 Mark Brader:   > 1. Name the 1994 movie at #3 on the list, behind only the first > "Godfather" and the second "Lord of the Rings". Two memorable > characters are Andy Dufresne and "Red" Redding.   "The Shawshank Redemption". (Now #1 on the list as of when I checked just after reposting the round; "The Godfather" is #2 and LOTR2 is now only #14.) 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete.   > 2. 13th on the list is a 1975 movie featuring characters Randle > Patrick McMurphy and Mildred Ratched. Name it.   "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest". (Now #18.) 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque.   > L.B. "Jeff" Jeffries, Lisa Carol Fremont, Lars Thorwald, and > a character whose name we never learn, but who is referred to > as Miss Lonelyheart?   "Rear Window". (Now all the way down to #52.) 4 for Joshua.   > 4. A 1995 movie scores #17. Where would you find Dean Keaton, > Dave Kujan ["KOO-yan"], Fred Fenster, and Mr. Kobayashi?   "The Usual Suspects". (Now #32.) 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque.   > 5. #42 is a 1941 movie with characters Brigid O'Shaughnessy, > Kasper Gutman, and Miles Archer. Name this classic movie.   "The Maltese Falcon". (No longer on the list at all!) 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.   > 6. Right behind it at #43 is a 1974 movie, and we hope you can > identify it from these two characters: Jake Gittes and Evelyn > Cross Mulwray. What film is this?   "Chinatown". (Now #153.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque.   > 7. 56th on the list is a second 1995 movie. In which film will > you find William Somerset, David Mills, Tracy Mills, and > John Doe?   "Se7en" (or "Seven"). (Now up to #20.) 4 for Joshua.   > 8. Movie #88 goes all the way back to 1933, but who could forget > Rufus T. Firefly, Mrs. Gloria Teasdale, and Ambassador Trentino > of Sylvania? In which movie would you find them?   "Duck Soup". (No longer on the list.) 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.   > 9. The 112th movie on the list is from 1957. Two of its characters > are Antonius Block... and Death. Name it.   "Det sjunde inseglet" (or "The Seventh Seal"). (Now #169.) 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, and Joshua.   > 10. In a 1966 movie, coming in at #180, the main characters have > simple names: Martha, George, Nick, and Honey. Tell us the > name of this film.   "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?". (No longer on the list.) 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.     > So deep in luve am I; > And I will luve thee still, my dear, > Till a' the seas gang dry.   (O my luve's like) "A Red, Red Rose". 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.   > 2. Name the Burns poem that begins:   > Wee, sleekit, cow'rin, tim'rous beastie, > O, what a panic's in thy breastie!   "To a Mouse" (on turning her up in her nest with the plough). 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.   > 3. This dish is customarily served at a Burns Day dinner. > Burns himself called it "Great chieftain o' the puddin' race." > By which name do we know it?   Haggis. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque.   > 4. <Answer 3> is traditionally accompanied by "neeps and tatties". > Give either food's name in English.   TurNIPS, poTAToes. 4 for Bruce (the hard way), Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque.   Dan Tilque said that he had coincidentally happened to see "neep" in his dictionary the same day he posted his answers.   > 5. In which city's George Square was a statue of Robert Burns > dedicated in 1877, on the anniversary of his birth?   Glasgow. 4 for Bruce. 3 for Pete. 2 for Dan Blum and Joshua.   > 6. The first statue of Robert Burns *outside* of Scotland, by John > Robert Steell, was unveiled in 1880 in which city?   New York. (It's in Central Park.)   > lends his name to a hat. It is a round woolen cap with a flat > baggy top much wider than the headband, typically with a pom-pom > in the centre.   Tam O'Shanter ("Tam" was sufficient). 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete.   > 8. This American fashion designer, who """claims""" to be a > descendant of Burns's family, combined plaid shirts with kilts > in his fall 1999 menswear collection.   Tommy Hilfiger. (Still alive and still true.)   > 9. This Scottish nationalist song was titled "Robert Bruce's March > to Bannockburn" by Burns, but it's better known by this name.   "Scots Wha Hae" (wi' Wallace bled).   > 10. Another famous song by Burns was sung by Sheena Wellington > for the reopening of Scottish Parliament in 1999. Give the > title.   "A Man's a Man For a' That" (either phrase was sufficient, or "Is There for Honest Poverty").     Scores, if there are no errors:   GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> Spo Geo Mis Ent Lit THREE Joshua Kreitzer 24 26 8 40 22 90 Dan Blum 32 21 25 28 22 85 Dan Tilque 28 28 4 20 8 76 Pete Gayde 23 31 20 12 15 74 Bruce Bowler 28 0 -- 16 16 60 Erland Sommarskog 20 36 -- 4 0 60   -- Mark Brader | "Nothing is more sacrosanct than our professional ethics. Toronto | Fortunately, I know a trick to get around them." msb@vex.net | --Niles Crane, "Frasier" (Ranberg & Flett-Giordano)   My text in this article is in the public domain.

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