| Pete Gayde <pete.gayde@gmail.com>: Jan 18 06:24PM -0600 Mark Brader wrote: > guerrillas in 1942? In retaliation, the Germans destroyed the > town of Lidice and killed most of its inhabitants. Name the > present-day *country*. Slovakia > when a truce was brokered by the British. The British-backed > side finally won. In what present-day country did these events > take place? Croatia > 4. A BBC radio broadcast on 1940-06-18 is sometimes said to be the > opening call for underground resistance against Nazi Germany. > Who made this broadcast? DeGaulle > 5. An armed revolt against militarized SS units lasted -- > astonishingly -- from April 19 to May 16, 1943. Where did this > event take place? Be specific. Warsaw Ghetto > the same name. > 1. Louis Wu; Teela Brown; Nessus; Speaker-to-Animals. Name the > *series*. Ringworld > 2. Genly Ai; Estraven; Argaven XV; Lord Tibe. Name the *novel*. > 3. Valentine Michael Smith; Jubal Harshaw; Jill Boardman; > Ben Caxton. Name the *novel*. Slaughterhouse 5 > 5. Henry Dorsett Case; Molly (sometimes known as Molly Millions); > the Finn; Armitage; Wintermute. Name the *novel*. > 6. Arthur Dent; Marvin; Trillian. Name the *series*. Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy > service). They appear in *two novels; name either*. > 10. Andrew Wiggin; Colonel Graff; Valentine Wiggin. Name the > *series*. Pete Gayde |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 18 11:18PM -0600 Mark Brader: > guerrillas in 1942? In retaliation, the Germans destroyed the > town of Lidice and killed most of its inhabitants. Name the > present-day *country*. 2003 answer: Czech Republic. 2020 answer: Czechia. Wrong answer: Czechoslovakia. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Erland. > when a truce was brokered by the British. The British-backed > side finally won. In what present-day country did these events > take place? Greece. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Erland. > Germany and sometimes fighting Germany. The remnants of his > army kept fighting until they were wiped out in the 1950s. > Again, in what present-day country did these events take place? Ukraine. 4 for Erland. > 4. A BBC radio broadcast on 1940-06-18 is sometimes said to be the > opening call for underground resistance against Nazi Germany. > Who made this broadcast? Charles de Gaulle. 4 for Dan Blum and Pete. See: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10339678 In 1992 I was walking along a street in southern France and was surprised to see a wall plaque showing a shorter version of the same speech, without any context to indicate why it was displayed there in particular. Looking it up later, I learned that this version of the speech had been published a couple of months after the broadcast. The plaque looked very much like this, but without the English-translation inset at the bottom: http://i.pinimg.com/736x/82/9b/7a/829b7ac475d91423ca02ad602beddcd2--gaulle-.jpg > 5. An armed revolt against militarized SS units lasted -- > astonishingly -- from April 19 to May 16, 1943. Where did this > event take place? Be specific. The Warsaw Ghetto (both key words required). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Pete. The Germans won, of course. This is not to be confused with the *following* year's rebellion in Warsaw, where the Poles tried to drive out the Germans as soon as the Soviets were in position to help them -- only what the Soviets did instead was to wait nearby until the Germans had won again, and *then* move in and take over. > notables nearly succeeded in assassinating Hitler in his bunker > on 1944-07-20. Name the officer who actually planted the > bomb and then flew to Berlin to proclaim a coup d'état. Claus Graf von Stauffenberg. I used this one again on 2007-01-29 in my round on failed assassinations, posted here on 2020-07-12 as part of RQFTCI07. As I mentioned then, the bomb was in a briefcase and killed four people at the meeting, but Hitler was saved by the heavy table that someone had pushed it under. ObMovie: "Valkyrie" (2008). > from a prisoner of war camp, joined the French Resistance, > and was captured and tortured by the Gestapo. Later he became > Charles de Gaulle's culture minister. What is his name? André Malraux. > 8. Name either one of the two partisan leaders who fought inside > occupied Europe and then formed internationally recognized > national governments after the war. The answers we originally wanted were Yugoslavia's Tito (a.k.a. Josip Broz) and Albania's Enver Hoxha ["HO-ja"], who remained in Europe during the occupation, but Charles de Gaulle of France is also correct, so this is the third question in this round related to him. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. > partisans captured this man disguised in a German private's > uniform and reportedly carrying a collection of African crown > jewels. They shot him dead the next day. Who was he? Benito Mussolini. > certain symbol to show support for the Allies. The symbol became > so popular that German counter-propaganda adopted it, too -- the > Nazis even put it up on the Eiffel Tower. What is this symbol? "V" (for victory). Sorry, Dan Tilque, the Nazis did not put two fingers up on the tower. See: http://rarehistoricalphotos.com/eiffel-tower-nazi-occupation-1940/ > the same name. > 1. Louis Wu; Teela Brown; Nessus; Speaker-to-Animals. Name the > *series*. "Ringworld" (by Larry Niven), or the larger series it's part of, "Known Space". 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 2. Genly Ai; Estraven; Argaven XV; Lord Tibe. Name the *novel*. "The Left Hand of Darkness" (by Ursula K. LeGuin). 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. > 3. Valentine Michael Smith; Jubal Harshaw; Jill Boardman; > Ben Caxton. Name the *novel*. "Stranger in a Strange Land" (by Robert A. Heinlein). 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. > 4. Paul Atreides; his mother, Jessica; Baron Harkonnen; Gurney > Halleck; Duncan Idaho. Name the *series*. "Dune" (by Frank Herbert). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. > 5. Henry Dorsett Case; Molly (sometimes known as Molly Millions); > the Finn; Armitage; Wintermute. Name the *novel*. "Neuromancer" (by William Gibson). 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. > 6. Arthur Dent; Marvin; Trillian. Name the *series*. "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" (by Douglas Adams). "Hitchhiker's Guide" was sufficient. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete. It was a radio series originally, then a novel series, a TV series, a video game, a movie, and more -- Wikipedia has a list. Helen Mirren was involved, but only to the extent of providing a computer's voice in the movie. > 7. The Mule; Hari Seldon; Salvor Hardin; Bail Channis. Name the > *series*. "Foundation" (by Isaac Asimov). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Erland. > 8. Charlie Gordon; Miss Alice Kinnian; Professor Nemur; Dr. Strauss. > Name the *novel*. (Not the movie!) "Flowers for Algernon" (by Daniel Keyes) ("Charly" was the movie). 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. > 9. Major William Mandella; Marygay Potter (who was also in military > service). They appear in *two novels; name either*. "The Forever War", "Forever Free" (by Joe Haldeman). 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. > 10. Andrew Wiggin; Colonel Graff; Valentine Wiggin. Name the > *series*. "Ender's Game" or the "Ender" series (by Orson Scott Card). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 7 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS TOPICS-> Spo Sci His Lit Dan Blum 0 28 20 40 88 Dan Tilque 4 40 4 36 84 Joshua Kreitzer 4 28 12 20 64 Erland Sommarskog 7 39 12 4 62 Pete Gayde 8 4 8 8 28 -- Mark Brader | "I do have an idea ... based on the quite obvious fact Toronto | that the number two is ridiculous and can't exist." msb@vex.net | -- Ben Denison (Isaac Asimov, "The Gods Themselves") My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 18 11:40PM -0600 Mark Brader: > surprised to see a wall plaque showing a shorter version of the > same speech, without any context to indicate why it was displayed > there in particular... Afterthought: some other photos I took that day were probably taken from a street *named after de Gaulle*, so I guess that's where the plaque was too. I can't find it in Google Street View imagery today, though. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | A driver I know is getting uncomfortably close to msb@vex.net | earning the nickname "Crash". --Lee Ayrton My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 18 11:28PM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2003-03-03, 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 7, Round 7 - Geography - Place Names in Other Languages If it's Tuesday this must be Frankreich ["FRAHNK-rike"]. We'll give you the current name of a country in a language other than English. We'll also tell you which language it's in. You give the country's name in English. By the way, they are all UN member countries. For example: We say, "The language is German: the country is Frankreich." You say, "France". 1. The language is French: the country is Lettonie ["leh-toe-NEE"]. 2. The language is Hebrew: the country is Sefarad ["se-fa-RAD"]. 3. The language is Arabic: the country is al-Urdun ["al-oor-DOON"]. 4. The language is Latin: the country is Lusitania. 5. The language is Spanish: the country is Argelia ["ar-HAIL-ya"]. 6. The language is Arabic: the country is al-Hind. 7. The language is Spanish: the country is Paises Bajos ["pie-EE-sess-BA-hoce"]. 8. The language is German: the country is Griechenland ["GREE-shen-lahnt"]. 9. The language is Russian: the country is Khorvatiya ["khor-VAT-ee-yah"]. 10. The language is Russian: the country is Shveytsariya ["shvey-TSAR-ee-yah"]. * Game 7, Round 8 - Miscellaneous/History/Entertainment/Sleaze - 50 Ways to Kill Your Lover These questions all deal with people who were murdered -- at least allegedly -- by their supposed significant other. For monarchs you must give name and number if applicable. For other people you must give the surname they were known by, or if that appears in the question, then their first name. 1. The mother of all spousal murder cases is, of course, that of O.J. Simpson, who we hasten to add was never convicted of it in criminal court, though he was successfully sued, as civil court requires a lower standard of proof. The original criminal trial gave rise to a boatload of minor or transient celebrities. We'll ask you to name just one: the presiding judge. 2. John Simon Ritchie, better known as Sid Vicious, was charged in the 1978 murder of his girlfriend Nancy Spungen, but never brought to trial since he died of a drug overdose a few months later. At what venerable New York *location* did the murder take place? 3. The aforementioned Sid Vicious was played by Gary Oldman in the 1986 movie "Sid and Nancy"; a year later Oldman played the real-life victim of a domestic killing in another movie. Who was that? 4. The author of "The Complete Scarsdale Medical Diet" was murdered by his lover in 1980. Name either of the principals in this incident. 5. This English king, who probably had lovers of both sexes, was murdered in 1327, allegedly on the instigation of his wife Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer. Name and number required if applicable. 6. Comedian Phil Hartman's wife Bryn murdered him and then killed herself in May 1998. Her family launched a suit against the drug manufacturer Pfizer, claiming that her actions were caused by a medication she was taking -- even though both cocaine and alcohol were also found in her system. Which popular anti-depressant was she using? 7. Who (other than himself) was killed by Paul Snider on 1980-08-14? 8. Which Roman emperor was allegedly murdered by his wife Agrippina by being fed a dish of poison mushrooms? 9. On 1976-03-21, Andy Williams's ex-wife killed her then-lover. Name either her or her victim. 10. Actor Robert Blake """currently""" sits in jail awaiting trial for the murder of his wife. Name her. -- Mark Brader "The worst things may happen, including a program Toronto that works fine on your computer but crashes msb@vex.net on your customer's machine." -- Dan Pop My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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