| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Dec 17 05:52PM > ** Game 4, Round 7 - Literature - "Black" Literature > 2. Who wrote the children's novel "Black Beauty"? Anna Sewell > 3. What 19th-century French novelist wrote "The Red and the Black"? > His novels cover the period during and just after the Napoleonic > Wars. Stendahl > 5. "Black's" is the name of the standard dictionary in which > profession? law > 6. What book on a then recent military event, since made into a movie, > did journalist Mark Bowden publish in 1999? Black Hawk Down > 9. "The Souls of Black Folk", published in 1903, is a major study > of black history and culture in the US. Name the academic and > activist who wrote it. Dubois > 10. Name the James Ellroy novel that retells the 1947 murder of > a Hollywood actress. The title mentions the flower that was > her nickname. Black Dahlia > * B. Eurhopean Rhivers > B1. Of major cities that are on the Rhine -- including its > Dutch distributaries -- name the one nearest its mouth. Rotterdam > B2. Name the major city nearest the mouth of the Rh?ne. Marseilles > * C. Melancholic Literature > C2. Who wrote a poem in English called "Il Penseroso", addressed > to the goddess of melancholy? Swinburne; Rosetti > * D. Hot Lips > D2. Give the first and last names of the "MASH" character > nicknamed Hot Lips. Margaret Houlihan > E2. Name this movie, released in 1983. It is considered an > experimental movie and has no plot. It is subtitled "Life > out of Balance". Koyaanisqatsi > F1. Rev. John Foote was awarded the Victoria Cross for rescuing > and ministering to the wounded in August 1942... where? > (The country is not specific enough.) Dieppe > F2. Three World War I Victoria Cross winners -- Leo Clarke, > Fred Hall, and Robert Shankland -- all lived on Pine St., > since renamed Valour Rd., in which Canadian city? Halifax -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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>: Dec 17 08:50PM +0100 > 3. What 19th-century French novelist wrote "The Red and the Black"? > His novels cover the period during and just after the Napoleonic > Wars. Blue Öyster Cult Or did you say this was a litterature round? I thought it was rock'n'roll! > * B. Eurhopean Rhivers > B1. Of major cities that are on the Rhine -- including its > Dutch distributaries -- name the one nearest its mouth. Rotterdam > B2. Name the major city nearest the mouth of the Rhône. Marseilles > D1. Give the last name of the jazz and blues trumpeter and > vocalist whose nickname was Hot Lips. Louis Armstrong |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Dec 17 11:51PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:RvGdndfVFOIZb0fCnZ2dnUU7- > 3. What 19th-century French novelist wrote "The Red and the Black"? > His novels cover the period during and just after the Napoleonic > Wars. Zola > 4. Who wrote the memoir and exposé "Black Like Me"? Baldwin > 5. "Black's" is the name of the standard dictionary in which > profession? Bartending > 6. What book on a then recent military event, since made into a movie, > did journalist Mark Bowden publish in 1999? Blackhawk Down > 9. "The Souls of Black Folk", published in 1903, is a major study > of black history and culture in the US. Name the academic and > activist who wrote it. DuBois > 10. Name the James Ellroy novel that retells the 1947 murder of > a Hollywood actress. The title mentions the flower that was > her nickname. Black Dahlia > to win the 1951 Stanley Cup? > A2. Irvine "Ace" Bailey's playing career was ended by a hit > from which Bruins defenseman? Shore > mean a population of at least 500,000 (in 2003, not 2020). > B1. Of major cities that are on the Rhine -- including its > Dutch distributaries -- name the one nearest its mouth. Rotterdam > B2. Name the major city nearest the mouth of the Rhône. Marseille > * D. Hot Lips > D1. Give the last name of the jazz and blues trumpeter and > vocalist whose nickname was Hot Lips. Armstrong > D2. Give the first and last names of the "MASH" character > nicknamed Hot Lips. Margaret Houlihan > F1. Rev. John Foote was awarded the Victoria Cross for rescuing > and ministering to the wounded in August 1942... where? > (The country is not specific enough.) El Alamein, Egypt; London, England > F2. Three World War I Victoria Cross winners -- Leo Clarke, > Fred Hall, and Robert Shankland -- all lived on Pine St., > since renamed Valour Rd., in which Canadian city? Pete Gayde |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Dec 17 11:52PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:RvGdndfVFOIZb0fCnZ2dnUU7- > All questions in this round in some way involve the word "black" > -- either in the question or the answer. > 2. Who wrote the children's novel "Black Beauty"? Anna Sewell > 3. What 19th-century French novelist wrote "The Red and the Black"? > His novels cover the period during and just after the Napoleonic > Wars. Stendhal > 4. Who wrote the memoir and exposé "Black Like Me"? Griffin > 5. "Black's" is the name of the standard dictionary in which > profession? law > 6. What book on a then recent military event, since made into a movie, > did journalist Mark Bowden publish in 1999? "Black Hawk Down" > 8. What novelist and essayist wrote the autobiographical book > "Black Boy"? Wright > 9. "The Souls of Black Folk", published in 1903, is a major study > of black history and culture in the US. Name the academic and > activist who wrote it. Du Bois > 10. Name the James Ellroy novel that retells the 1947 murder of > a Hollywood actress. The title mentions the flower that was > her nickname. "The Black Dahlia" > mean a population of at least 500,000 (in 2003, not 2020). > B1. Of major cities that are on the Rhine -- including its > Dutch distributaries -- name the one nearest its mouth. Amsterdam > * D. Hot Lips > D2. Give the first and last names of the "MASH" character > nicknamed Hot Lips. Margaret Houlihan > consonants right. > E1. Name this movie, released in 2001. It is shot entirely in > Inuktitut and is also known as "The Fast Runner". "Atanarjuat" > E2. Name this movie, released in 1983. It is considered an > experimental movie and has no plot. It is subtitled "Life > out of Balance". "Koyaanisqatsi" -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Dec 18 01:47AM -0800 On 12/16/20 9:54 PM, Mark Brader wrote: > 3. What 19th-century French novelist wrote "The Red and the Black"? > His novels cover the period during and just after the Napoleonic > Wars. Hugo > 4. Who wrote the memoir and exposé "Black Like Me"? > 5. "Black's" is the name of the standard dictionary in which > profession? law > mean a population of at least 500,000 (in 2003, not 2020). > B1. Of major cities that are on the Rhine -- including its > Dutch distributaries -- name the one nearest its mouth. Rotterdam > B2. Name the major city nearest the mouth of the Rhône. Marseille > vocalist whose nickname was Hot Lips. > D2. Give the first and last names of the "MASH" character > nicknamed Hot Lips. Margaret Houlihan > F1. Rev. John Foote was awarded the Victoria Cross for rescuing > and ministering to the wounded in August 1942... where? > (The country is not specific enough.) Dieppe, France -- Dan Tilque |
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