| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 02 11:05PM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2003-02-24, 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. * Game 6, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - Common Factors For each question we'll give you three or more people or things, and you'll tell us what specific feature they most notably have in common. For example, if we said "the Ontario towns of Preston, Weston, and York", you would say, "they were all merged into larger municipalities". Some leniency will be given; in particular, if you give an answer that is overly specific and for this reason applies to only some of the set, it will be accepted. 1. George Burns, Alanis Morissette, Ralph Richardson, and Annie Sprinkle. 2. Joe DiMaggio, James Dougherty, Arthur Miller, and -- allegedly -- Robert Slatzer. 3. Andre Dawson, Alfredo Griffin, Eric Hinske, and Carl Morton. 4. The movies "The Bridge on the River Kwai" (1957), "Planet of the Apes" (1968), and "Le Point de mire" (1977) (or in English, "Focal Point"). 5. Archibald Butt, who was the aide to the US president; Jacques Futrelle, who wrote mysteries; Benjamin Guggenheim, mining heir, smelting magnate, and playboy; Wallace Hartley, who was a bandleader; and Isidor Straus, who owned the Macy's store. 6. Ernst Alexanderson, John Logie Baird, Philo Farnsworth, Francis Jenkins, Paul Nipkow, and Vladimir Zworykin. 7. Ralph Ellison, H.F. Saint, and H.G. Wells. 8. John Bardeen, Marie Curie, Linus Pauling, Frederick Sanger, and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. 9. Steve Bowers, Gordon Sumner, and the sword of Frodo Baggins. 10. This was originally an audio question, and as usual, the audio clip is no longer available. But perhaps you can answer it from the following approximate reconstruction. Read the following and name the thing in common: [A man sings] You don't need money, don't take fame Don't need no credit card to ride this train It's strong and it's sudden and it's cruel sometimes But it might just save your life [A woman sings] 'Cause I am your lady And you are my man Whenever you reach for me I'll do all that I can [A different man sings] I'll protect you from the hooded claw Keep the vampires from your door When the chips are down I'll be around With my undying, death-defying Love for you * Game 6, Round 6 - Arts - The Line King In this round you'll be asked to identify the subject or subject matter of a drawing by Al Hirschfeld, the famed caricaturist who died """recently""" at the age of 99. Please see the handout at: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/o6/6/hirschfeld.pdf I've rearranged the round in order of the handout. There were 7 decoys, which are thus interspersed with the others; identify these people if you like for fun, but for no points. 1. Name the musical group. 2. This image was clipped from a larger one showing the cast of a well-known 1960s TV show. Name the show. 3. Name the religious leader. 4. Name the movie and TV actor portrayed in this minimalist rendition. 5. This man was an actor, writer, director, and producer, and dabbled in cinematography, art direction, costume design, and film editing. In short, he contained multitudes. Name him. 6. (decoy: French performer) 7. (decoy: actor) 8. (decoy: actress) 9. Here are two characters from a popular series of movies from the 1930s and 1940s. Name the *movie series*. 10. Name this actor and patriarch. 11 (decoy: actor and actress, not a couple) 12. Name the American playwright. 13 (decoy: actor) 14. These three characters are from *what 1959 movie*? 15. (decoy: actor and actress couple) 16. (decoy: singer/actress) 17. This man is not as well known as some others in this round, but we're quite sure that you've all heard of him. Name him. -- Mark Brader | "Earthmen learned how to send ships through space, and msb@vex.net | so initiated human history, though I suppose there was Toronto | previous history on Earth." -- Jack Vance, "Emphyrio" My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jan 03 06:13AM > * Game 6, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - Common Factors > 1. George Burns, Alanis Morissette, Ralph Richardson, and Annie > Sprinkle. played God in a movie > 2. Joe DiMaggio, James Dougherty, Arthur Miller, and -- allegedly -- > Robert Slatzer. married Marilyn Monroe > 4. The movies "The Bridge on the River Kwai" (1957), "Planet of > the Apes" (1968), and "Le Point de mire" (1977) (or in English, > "Focal Point"). based on books by Pierre Boule > 6. Ernst Alexanderson, John Logie Baird, Philo Farnsworth, Francis > Jenkins, Paul Nipkow, and Vladimir Zworykin. claimed to have invented television > 7. Ralph Ellison, H.F. Saint, and H.G. Wells. wrote a novel titled "(The) Invisible Man" > 8. John Bardeen, Marie Curie, Linus Pauling, Frederick Sanger, > and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. won two Nobel Prizes > 9. Steve Bowers, Gordon Sumner, and the sword of Frodo Baggins. called "Sting" > clip is no longer available. But perhaps you can answer it from > the following approximate reconstruction. Read the following > and name the thing in common: written for movies in the 1980s > * Game 6, Round 6 - Arts - The Line King > 1. Name the musical group. The Rolling Stones > 2. This image was clipped from a larger one showing the cast of > a well-known 1960s TV show. Name the show. Star Trek > 3. Name the religious leader. Billy Graham > 4. Name the movie and TV actor portrayed in this minimalist > rendition. John Lithgow > 5. This man was an actor, writer, director, and producer, and > dabbled in cinematography, art direction, costume design, > and film editing. In short, he contained multitudes. Name him. Orson Welles > 9. Here are two characters from a popular series of movies from > the 1930s and 1940s. Name the *movie series*. Thin Man > 10. Name this actor and patriarch. Henry Fonda > 12. Name the American playwright. Neil Simon > 14. These three characters are from *what 1959 movie*? Some Like It Hot > 17. This man is not as well known as some others in this round, > but we're quite sure that you've all heard of him. Name him. Al Hirschfeld -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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>: Jan 03 07:25AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:07udnXU8LtsozWzCnZ2dnUU7- > municipalities". > 1. George Burns, Alanis Morissette, Ralph Richardson, and Annie > Sprinkle. people who have played God in movies > 2. Joe DiMaggio, James Dougherty, Arthur Miller, and -- allegedly -- > Robert Slatzer. Marilyn Monroe's husbands > 4. The movies "The Bridge on the River Kwai" (1957), "Planet of > the Apes" (1968), and "Le Point de mire" (1977) (or in English, > "Focal Point"). based on works by Pierre Boulle > Futrelle, who wrote mysteries; Benjamin Guggenheim, mining > heir, smelting magnate, and playboy; Wallace Hartley, who was > a bandleader; and Isidor Straus, who owned the Macy's store. people who died in the Titanic disaster > 6. Ernst Alexanderson, John Logie Baird, Philo Farnsworth, Francis > Jenkins, Paul Nipkow, and Vladimir Zworykin. pioneers in the invention of television > 7. Ralph Ellison, H.F. Saint, and H.G. Wells. writers of books with "Invisible Man" in the title > 8. John Bardeen, Marie Curie, Linus Pauling, Frederick Sanger, > and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. winners of multiple Nobel Prizes > 9. Steve Bowers, Gordon Sumner, and the sword of Frodo Baggins. known by the name "Sting" > When the chips are down I'll be around > With my undying, death-defying > Love for you songs titled "The Power of Love" > died """recently""" at the age of 99. Please see the handout at: > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/o6/6/hirschfeld.pdf > 1. Name the musical group. Aerosmith > 2. This image was clipped from a larger one showing the cast of > a well-known 1960s TV show. Name the show. "Star Trek" > 3. Name the religious leader. Billy Graham > 5. This man was an actor, writer, director, and producer, and > dabbled in cinematography, art direction, costume design, > and film editing. In short, he contained multitudes. Name him. Zero Mostel > 7. (decoy: actor) Tom Selleck > 8. (decoy: actress) Meryl Streep > 9. Here are two characters from a popular series of movies from > the 1930s and 1940s. Name the *movie series*. "The Thin Man" > 10. Name this actor and patriarch. Henry Fonda > 12. Name the American playwright. Lillian Hellman > 14. These three characters are from *what 1959 movie*? "Some Like It Hot" > 15. (decoy: actor and actress couple) Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall > 16. (decoy: singer/actress) Bette Midler > 17. This man is not as well known as some others in this round, > but we're quite sure that you've all heard of him. Name him. Al Hirschfeld -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jan 03 11:33AM +0100 > * Game 6, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - Common Factors > 8. John Bardeen, Marie Curie, Linus Pauling, Frederick Sanger, > and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. Nobel laureates > clip is no longer available. But perhaps you can answer it from > the following approximate reconstruction. Read the following > and name the thing in common: Love songs > * Game 6, Round 6 - Arts - The Line King > 1. Name the musical group. The Rolling Stones > 5. This man was an actor, writer, director, and producer, and > dabbled in cinematography, art direction, costume design, > and film editing. In short, he contained multitudes. Name him. Orson Welles > 17. This man is not as well known as some others in this round, > but we're quite sure that you've all heard of him. Name him. Al Hirschfeld |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 02 11:03PM -0600 Mark Brader: > the record""", including 6 ladies' singles titles. In 1972 she > was the first woman to be named "Sportsperson of the Year" by > "Sports Illustrated". Billie Jean King. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. Martina Navratilova now holds the Wimbledon record for ladies' singles titles with 9, and is tied on the other record at 20. > In their opening match at the 2003 Cricket World Cup, he led > the West Indies team with a game-winning century against host > nation South Africa. Brian Lara. > at the 1963 and 1971 Pan American Games. She was Canada's > flag-bearer at the opening ceremonies of the 1976 Montreal > Olympics. Abigail "Abby" Hoffman. > and two with the Canadiens. He was appointed to the Senate > in 1998 and """is""" one of six NHL All-Stars """being""" > honored in 2003 on stamps by Canada Post. Frank Mahovlich. See: http://images.postagestampguide.com/images/17435/frank-mahovlich-canada-stamp.jpg As for the Senate, apparently his political position agreed with his hockey position, since he was appointed by Jean Chrétien's Liberal government. He served until reaching the age limit of 75 in 2013 and is still alive. > 5. The first Chinese-Canadian CFL player, this fullback was > nicknamed the "China Clipper", and was voted Canada's Athlete > of the Year in 1955. Normie Kwong. > 6. This right-handed pitcher's birth date is listed as 1906-07-07. > He joined the Cleveland Indians in 1948, making him the oldest > rookie ever in Major League Baseball. Leroy "Satchel" Paige. He'd been playing baseball professionally since 1927 -- but that was in the Negro leagues. 4 for Pete, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. I didn't think about it until now, but this record may actually no longer belong to Paige. Last month the MLB decided to recognize the Negro leagues as major leagues for purposes of baseball records; so I guess what Paige now has is only the record for the oldest rookie in *what was recognized at the time* as a major baseball league. > Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player and > a coach. """This year""" marks his record 30th season as an > NBA head coach. Name him. Lenny Wilkens. 4 for Joshua. Wilkens extended his record to 32 seasons before retiring and still holds it. There are now two more people who have made the Hall of Fame both as a player and a coach: Bill Sharman (2004) and Tom Heinsohn (2015). > when she captured the 1993 Belmont Stakes aboard Colonial Affair. > She was the first woman elected to thoroughbred racing's Hall > of Fame in 2000. Julie Krone. 4 for Joshua. She's still the only female jockey to win a Triple Crown race or make the Hall of Fame, but five women are now in the Hall of Fame in other categories. > 9. Known by the nickname "Cha-Cha", in 1965 she became the first > woman Top Fuel drag racer in the National Hot Rod Association. Shirley Muldowney. 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, and Joshua. > to land a triple axel at a major international competition, > the 1989 World Championships in Paris, where she captured the > gold medal. Midori Ito. 4 for Pete and Joshua. > to other TV shows, real or fictional. > 1. Which Bonnie Hunt sitcom """features""" a fictional talk show > called "Morning Chicago"? "Life with Bonnie". (Ended in 2004. Not "The Bonnie Hunt Show", a different sitcom whose title was later reused for a talk show.) > 2. "American Dreams", a period drama set in 1960's Philadelphia, > """recreates""" music performed on *which real-life program*? "American Bandstand". ("American Dreams" ended in 2005.) 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, and Joshua. > 3. Name the fictional TV news magazine in which Murphy Brown > appeared weekly. 2003 answer: "FYI". 2020 answer: That or "Murphy in the Morning". ("Murphy Brown" originally ended in 1998 but was revived for one season in 2018.) 4 for Joshua. > 4. What are the *call letters* of the TV station where Mary Richards > worked on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"? Exact answer required > (ignoring any suffix like "-TV"). WJM. 4 for Pete. > 5. Which CBC comedy was set at Pyramid Productions, home of fake > series "Beaver Creek" and "Sword of Damocles"? "Made in Canada". Also accepting the US title "The Industry". (It ended in 2002.) > 6. *Who wrote and directed* the CBC series "The Newsroom"? He also > played fictional news director George Findlay in that show and > several others. Ken Finkleman. > 7. This cable series starred Brian Kerwin as Rob Malone, head of > programming for the low-rated LGT Network. Name it. "Beggars and Choosers". > 8. Which comedy-drama created by Aaron Sorkin looked behind the > scenes at the Continental Sports Channel? "Sports Night". 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > 9. This absurdly violent cat and mouse duo appear on the "Krusty > the Clown Show", which itself is a show within a show, namely > "The Simpsons". Name that cat and mouse. Itchy and Scratchy (or "Worker and Parasite", which replaced "Itchy and Scratchy" in one episode). 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, and Joshua. > 10. Which sci-fi parody on "The Muppet Show" starred the crew of > the spaceship Swinetrek: Captain Hogthrob, First Mate Miss Piggy, > and Dr. Strangepork? "Pigs in Space". 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Pete, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> Spo Ent Joshua Kreitzer 24 20 44 Pete Gayde 12 16 28 Dan Blum 8 16 24 Dan Tilque 8 4 12 -- Mark Brader "Great things are not done by those Toronto who sit down and count the cost msb@vex.net of every thought and act." --Daniel Gooch My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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